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Decision date: 15 July 2026. Currency fields are presented in US$ millions as returned by the deal dataset. This is a screening memorandum, not legal, medical, patent or investment advice.
Approved
Highest phase
188
Registered trials
219
Result records
119
Matched deals
Advance diligence: development maturity and available evidence support continued investment, subject to indication-specific safety, IP, and commercial gates.
The central underwriting question is whether Dacarbazine can convert its Small molecule drug profile and DNA biology into clinically meaningful differentiation while preserving an investable safety, IP and commercial position.
| Asset | Dacarbazine (query alias: dacarbazine) |
|---|---|
| Modality / target | Small molecule drug; DNA; DNA inhibitors |
| Highest global status | Approved |
| Originator | Southern Research Institute, National Cancer Institute |
| Active developers | Accord Healthcare (Pty) Ltd. (South Africa), Sandoz AG, medac Gesellschaft für klinische Spezialpräparate mbH |
The MCP disease footprint includes Sarcoma, Pheochromocytoma, Malignant melanoma, metastatic. The highest-phase flag is a useful orientation point, but the licensing case depends on indication-level evidence and rights, not the global label alone.
| Registry | Phase | Status | Enrollment | Lead primary endpoint |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCT07671495 | Phase 2 | Completed | 278 | Recurrence-free survival |
| NCT07400302 | Phase 2 | Recruiting | 220 | Recurrence Free Survival |
| NCT07275216 | Phase 2 | Recruiting | 23 | Complete metabolic response (CMR) to pembrolizumab and gemcitabine (P-G) |
The trial set should be diligenced for randomization, comparator relevance, endpoint hierarchy, analysis population, multiplicity, geographic mix and readout timing. For early-stage studies, safety and dose selection can be as decision-critical as response rate.

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Not Applicable; n=31; evaluation: Negative. Reported fields: -; PM-OS(24 month) = 44.4 %
Phase 2; n=20; evaluation: Positive. Reported fields: ORR = 44.4 %
Phase 2; n=49; evaluation: not stated. Reported fields: Complete Remission Rate After Chemotherapy = 38 Participants ; -; -
These fields are structured evidence signals, not a substitute for statistical review. The next diligence pass should reconcile denominators, confidence intervals, follow-up, censoring, dose cohorts and treatment-emergent toxicity against the original abstract, registry and protocol.
Dacarbazine addresses Sarcoma, Pheochromocytoma, Malignant melanoma, metastatic. Commercial attractiveness rests on addressable biomarker-positive patients, treatment-line placement, duration, administration burden, pricing and displacement of entrenched standards. The modality—Small molecule drug—must demonstrate a benefit large enough to offset class-specific safety and operational costs.
The strongest market-validation signal in this screen is partner behavior: 119 matched transaction record(s) indicate that sophisticated counterparties have assigned strategic value to the asset or its rights. That does not establish net present value; probability of success, remaining R&D spend, royalties, cost sharing and territorial scope still need modeling.
Transaction-scope note: No direct asset-specific transaction was returned. The table below shows target-level comparable: DNA records as comparable precedents only.
| Date | Transaction | Phase at deal | Disclosed economics |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-26 | Oncopeptides signs agreement with Salus for distribution and commercialization of Pepaxti in Central and Eastern Europe | Approved | Financial terms not disclosed |
| 2026-03-12 | 梯瓦医药与南京正大维康达成战略合作,携手提升存达®在华可及性,进一步满足临床用药需求 | Approved | Financial terms not disclosed |
| 2025-12-22 | Handok signs Korea distribution deal for two Sanofi cancer drugs | Approved | Financial terms not disclosed |
Headline values are not directly comparable. Diligence should normalize upfront cash, equity, development and sales milestones, tiered royalties, opt-in mechanics, cost sharing, change-of-control clauses and geography.
No asset-specific patent-application milestone appeared in the returned milestone slice. That absence is not a freedom-to-operate conclusion; a dedicated family, claim, ownership, expiry, and legal-status search remains mandatory before signing.
The claim chart should separately test composition or sequence coverage, formulation and dosing, indication and biomarker claims, combinations, manufacturing know-how, prosecution history, term extensions and third-party blocking rights. Confirm that licensed patents, data and know-how track every granted territory and field.
Cross-functional diligence should also test CMC comparability, supply chain, pharmacovigilance, regulatory correspondence, data integrity, investigator concentration, partner obligations and change-of-control restrictions.
Advance diligence: development maturity and available evidence support continued investment, subject to indication-specific safety, IP, and commercial gates.
Required pre-signing gates: reproduce key efficacy analyses; complete an indication-specific safety review; run a full patent-family and freedom-to-operate search; model risk-adjusted economics by territory; and reconcile all rights, sublicenses and encumbrances.
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Data provenance: PatSnap Drug & Asset MCP, Clinical Trials MCP, and Company & Deal Intelligence MCP; accessed 15 July 2026. Counts and status fields may change as source records update.