Posted by Lizeth ⎜ Aug 10, 2021 ⎜ Company Industry Products
NEW YORK, Aug. 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Q BioMed Inc. (OTCQB: QBIO), a commercial stage biotech company, announced today that it has recently entered into an exclusive distribution agreement with isoSolutions Marketing & Management Inc., a well-known distributor in Canada providing services and solutions to the nuclear medicine, radioisotope research, pharmaceutical, and medical device industries. Under the terms of the agreement, isoSolutions has received exclusive rights to distribute Strontium89 in Canada.
Strontium89 is an FDA-approved, non-opioid radiopharmaceutical indicated for the treatment of painful skeletal metastases caused by cancer and is agnostic of the primary tumor. Common primary tumors that metastasize to the bone include prostate, breast, and lung, as well as others.
In the Strontium89 pivotal trial, as many as 79% of patients had pain relief with Strontium89, and twice as many patients treated with Strontium89 had no pain for 3 months compared with placebo. Further, new pain sites were less frequent in patients treated with Strontium891,2. Please see Important Safety Information below.
Over ten million people around the world suffer from pain associated with metastatic cancer in the bone and may benefit from Strontium89. For nearly two years, there has been little to no access to this vital therapy. isoSolutions and Q BioMed will work together to increase the awareness of doctors and patients to the availability of Strontium89. Q BioMed is actively pursuing full regulatory and marketing approval for Strontium89 in Canada as well as in other markets worldwide.
Kristin Keller, Q BioMed Chief Commercial Officer, said, “With the improvement of cancer treatments, providing treatment options to patients suffering from painful skeletal metastases is becoming more and more important. We are happy to collaborate with isoSolutions and provide patients in Canada with Strontium89, a viable treatment for patients suffering from painful skeletal metastases caused by cancer.”
Arun Singh, isoSolutions Managing Director said: “For the last few years, we had several requests from doctors in Canada, asking for the availability of Strontium89; we are very happy to collaborate with QBioMed and bring Strontium89 to patients suffering from painful skeletal metastases caused by cancer to Canada.”
INDICATIONS AND IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION:
INDICATIONS AND USAGE
Strontium-89 Chloride Injection is not indicated for use in patients with cancer not involving bone.
Strontium-89 Chloride Injection should be used with caution in patients with platelet counts below 60,000 and white cell counts below 2,400.
Radiopharmaceuticals should only be used by physicians who are qualified by training and experience in the safe use and handling of radionuclides and whose experience and training have been approved by the appropriate government agency authorized to license the use of radionuclides.
Strontium-89 Chloride Injection, like other radioactive drugs, must be handled with care and appropriate safety measures taken to minimize radiation to clinical personnel.
In view of the delayed onset of pain relief, typically 7 to 20 days post injection, administration of Strontium-89 Chloride Injection to patients with very short life expectancy is not recommended.
A calcium-like flushing sensation has been observed in patients following a rapid (less than 30 second injection) administration.
Special precautions, such as urinary catheterization, should be taken following administration to patients who are incontinent to minimize the risk of radioactive contamination of clothing, bed linens and the patient’s environment.
Strontium-89 Chloride Injection is excreted primarily by the kidneys. In patients with renal dysfunction, the possible risks of administering Strontium-89 Chloride Injection should be weighed against the possible benefits.
PREGNANCY
Teratogenic effects. Pregnancy Category D. See Warnings section.
NURSING MOTHERS
Because Strontium-89 Chloride Injection acts as a calcium analog, secretion of Strontium-89 Chloride Injection into human milk is likely. It is recommended that nursing be discontinued by mothers about to receive intravenous Strontium-89 Chloride Injection. It is not known whether this drug is excreted in human milk.
PEDIATRIC USE
Safety and effectiveness in children below the age of 18 years have not been established.
ADVERSE REACTIONS
A single case of fatal septicemia following leukopenia was reported during clinical trials. Most severe reactions of marrow toxicity can be managed by conventional means.
A small number of patients have reported a transient increase in bone pain at 36 to 72 hours after injection. This is usually mild and self-limiting, and controllable with analgesics. A single patient reported chills and fever 12 hours after injection without long-term sequelae.
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Please see full Prescribing Information for Strontium-89 Chloride Injection.
References:
1. STRONTIUM CHLORIDE Sr-89 INJECTION, USP THERAPEUTIC [package insert]. Angleton, TX: IsoTherapeutics Group, LLC; 2020.
2. Porter AT, McEwan AJB, Powe JE, et al. Results of a randomized phase-III trial to evaluate the efficacy of strontium-89 adjuvant to local field external beam irradiation in the management of endocrine resistant metastatic prostate cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 1993;25(5):805-813.
About Q BioMed Inc.
Q BioMed Inc is a biotech acceleration and commercial stage company. Q BioMed is focused on licensing and acquiring undervalued biomedical assets in the healthcare sector. Q BioMed is dedicated to providing these target assets the strategic resources, developmental support, and expansion capital needed to ensure they meet their developmental potential, enabling them to provide products to patients in need‚Äè.
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About isoSolutions Marketing & Management Inc.
isoSolutions Marketing & Management Inc. is an authorized distributor and service provider, offering products, services and solutions to the nuclear medicine, radioisotope research, pharmaceutical and medical device industries and providing a connection to an extensive network of suppliers and resources.
You may visit www.isosolutions.com for further details.