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Baxter + CTI marketing of pacritinib for Myelofibrosis
Baxter International Inc. and Cell Therapeutics, Inc. jointly announced that they have entered into an exclusive worldwide licensing agreement to develop and commercialize pacritinib. Pacritinib is a novel investigational JAK2/FLT3 inhibitor with activity against genetic mutations linked to Myelofibrosis, Leukemia and certain solid tumours. Pacritinib is currently in Phase III development for patients with Myelofibrosis, a chronic malignant bone marrow disorder. Under the terms of the agreement, Baxter gains exclusive commercialization rights for all indications for pacritinib outside the United States and Baxter and CTI will jointly commercialize pacritinib in the United States .