MELBOURNE, Australia, Oct. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Telix Pharmaceuticals Limited (ASX: TLX, Telix, the Company) today announces that the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has approved the use of Illuccix® (kit for the preparation of 68Ga-PSMA-11[1] injection) to select patients for PSMA[2]-targeted radionuclide therapy.
Illuccix remains the only PSMA-PET[3] agent approved in Australia, manufactured to GMP[4] standards, and listed on the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) for imaging patients with prostate cancer. This label expansion means that it is now approved to select patients with metastatic prostate cancer for treatment with the only approved PSMA-targeted radionuclide therapy (Lu 177 vipivotide tetraxetan, or Pluvicto®[5]). To qualify for PSMA-targeted therapy, patients should be identified by PSMA imaging[6].
The information provided here is not subject to any editorial processing. It is prepared fully automatically and enriched with additional information and further research options. The aim of the content is to provide information seekers with the relevant information quickly and easily. A link back to the information provider and owner ensures that the data prepared here can be compared with the source information if required. The newsboard does not show information in real time. Please contact the exchange operator for this information if required. There is no claim to completeness. High availability cannot be guaranteed. If you notice any errors in the functionality, please let us know using the "Report a Bug" form below.
RAW DATA PROCESSING means that raw data is processed without changing the content. The data is supplemented to improve the interpretation of the information in terms of usability.
Note: The newswire cross-link panel at the top allows you to quickly and easily access additional sources of information. In the terminal view, the news is filtered at company level and enables targeted searches.
On behalf of the trading community, we would like to thank the operators of the trading venues for providing information services.