The first of two potential treatments for cancer on the list of notabledrugs gaining approval this quarter is Yondelis, developed by PharmaMar forpatients who have not responded to previous regimens in their treatment ofsoft tissue sarcoma. Yondelis is the first approved product from PharmaMar, aSpanish biotech specializing in cancer drugs derived from marine organisms andhas Orphan Drug status in both the EU and U.S., securing extended protectionagainst generic competition.