Strong Cresemba® (isavuconazole) sales performance in Asia Pacific and China triggers milestone payment to Basilea

By: Basilea Pharmaceutica AG, Allschwil via GlobeNewswire

March 14, 2025 at 02:15 AM EDT

Allschwil, Switzerland, March 14, 2025

Basilea Pharmaceutica Ltd, Allschwil (SIX: BSLN), a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company committed to meeting the needs of patients with severe bacterial and fungal infections, announced today that the continued strong sales performance of the antifungal Cresemba^® (isavuconazole) by its license partner Pfizer Inc. in the Asia Pacific region and China exceeded the sales threshold triggering a USD 2.5 million milestone payment.

David Veitch, Basilea’s Chief Executive Officer, stated: “We are pleased with the strong sales performance from our partner Pfizer, resulting in this first sales milestone for the Asia Pacific and China region this year, which significantly surpasses previous sales milestones for the region. This underscores the continued progress in making Cresemba available to increasing numbers of patients suffering from life-threatening invasive mold infections in this region.”

The license agreement between Basilea and Pfizer for Cresemba covers Europe (excluding the Nordic countries) as well as China and 16 countries in the Asia Pacific region.

Cresemba is marketed in more than 70 countries. According to the latest available market data, total global in-market sales of Cresemba in the twelve-month period between October 2023 and September 2024 amounted to USD 533 million, a 20 percent growth year-on-year, making it the largest branded antifungal for invasive fungal infections worldwide.¹

About Cresemba^® (isavuconazole)

Cresemba, with the active ingredient isavuconazole, is an intravenous (i.v.) and oral azole antifungal. Basilea has entered into several license and distribution agreements for Cresemba covering approximately 115 countries. In China, the oral and intravenous formulations are approved for the treatment of adult patients with invasive aspergillosis and invasive mucormycosis. Isavuconazole is also approved in the European Union², the United Kingdom³, the United States (US)⁴ and several additional countries including in the Asia Pacific region.⁵

About Basilea

Basilea is a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company founded in 2000 and headquartered in Switzerland. We are committed to discovering, developing and commercializing innovative drugs to meet the needs of patients with severe bacterial or fungal infections. We have successfully launched two hospital brands, Cresemba for the treatment of invasive fungal infections and Zevtera for the treatment of bacterial infections. In addition, we have preclinical and clinical anti-infective assets in our portfolio. Basilea is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (SIX: BSLN). Please visit basilea.com.

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For further information, please contact:

Peer Nils Schröder, PhD Head of Corporate Communications & Investor Relations Basilea Pharmaceutica International Ltd, Allschwil Hegenheimermattweg 167b 4123 Allschwil Switzerland
Phone	+41 61 606 1102
E-mail	media_relations@basilea.com investor_relations@basilea.com

This press release can be downloaded from www.basilea.com.

References

IQVIA Analytics Link, September 2024. In-market sales reported as moving annual total (MAT) in US dollar.
European Public Assessment Report (EPAR) Cresemba: https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/medicines/human/EPAR/cresemba [Accessed: March 13, 2025]
Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) Cresemba: https://www.medicines.org.uk/emc/search?q=cresemba [Accessed: March 13, 2025]
Full US prescribing information: https://www.astellas.us/docs/cresemba.pdf [Accessed: March 13, 2025]
The registration status and approved indications may vary from country to country.

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