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Photocure - Solid growth in the US

Photocure has announced results for Q118 with 14% revenue growth compared to Q117. Revenue growth was particularly strong in the US market where Hexvix/Cysview sales increased 27% (up 36% on a constant-currency basis). Importantly, the company also announced that it has initiated the commercial launch of Hexvix/Cysview in the surveillance setting, which greatly expands the addressable market. There are an estimated 1.2–1.4m surveillance-related procedures per year, compared to 325,000 transurethral resection of bladder tumour (TURBT) procedures, where the company has historically been focused.
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PhotoCure ASA

Photocure is a Norwegian based specialty pharmaceutical company. Co. develops and commercializes solutions in several disease areas such as bladder cancer, colorectal cancer, HPV and precancerous lesions of the cervix, acne and other dermatologic conditions. Co. has one marketed product that Co. commercializes directly in the U.S. and the Nordic region is Hexvix®/Cysview®, for detection of bladder cancer.

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Maxim Jacobs

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