In Brief: Sonus Pharmaceuticals' EchoGen
Executive Summary
Sonus Pharmaceuticals' EchoGen: NDA submitted Aug. 12 for perflenapent emulsion, a fluorocarbon-based ultrasound contrast agent. Filing triggers $4 mil. milestone payment from U.S. marketer Abbott Labs. Sonus also recently earned a $3 mil. milestone payment from Daiichi, which will market and distribute product in Pacific Rim. According to Bothell, Wash.-based Sonus, EchoGen has a diagnostic sensitivity of 89%, specificity of 97%, a positive predictive value of 98%, negative predictive value of 84% and an overall accuracy of 92%...