Sun Pharma reaches settlement with Incyte Corporation, launches Leqselvi in U.S.

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd has announced that it has entered into a settlement and license agreement with Incyte Corporation regarding litigation related to LEQSELVI (deuruxolitinib).

“Under the terms of agreement, the parties will seek dismissal of the pending LEQSELVI litigation in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey and Sun and Incyte will mutually release each other of all claims that were raised or could have been raised in that litigation,” Sun Pharma said in a statement.

As a part of agreement, Incyte has granted to Sun a limited, non-exclusive license to U.S. Patent and certainother related patents with respect to oral deuruxolitinib for certain agreed-upon non-hematology-oncology indications including alopecia areata, in the U.S.

Sun will pay to Incyte an upfront amount, plus ongoing royalty payments until the expiry of the patents, in exchange for the settlement and license. “Other specific terms of the settlement and license agreement are Confidential,” Sun Pharma said.

After the settlement was reached, Sun Pharma has announced the launch of LEQSELVI 8 mg tablet in the United States for the treatment of severe alopecia areata. 

“The launch of LEQSELVI in the U.S. brings an effective, new treatment option for severe alopecia areata to eligible patients and the healthcare providers who treat them,” said Richard Ascroft, CEO, Sun Pharma North America.