Merck licenses Chinese cancer drug

Merck signs up to $3.3 billion cancer drug deal with China-based LaNova
The deal allows Merck to take over development of privately held LaNova Medicines' LM-299, the companies said on Thursday. The drug candidate targets a protein called PD-1, which prevents the immune system from killing cancerous cells. It also curbs levels ...
Merck strikes $3.3B licensing deal for Chinese cancer drug
As Merck prepares for its blockbuster immunotherapy Keytruda to face generic competition, it’s investing in a new cancer drug from LaNova.
Merck licenses Chinese cancer drug, searching for next Keytruda blockbuster
In a move to safeguard the company’s dominant position in cancer, Merck said Thursday it will license a new cancer drug from LaNova Medicines, a Shanghai-based firm, for $588 million upfront and as much as $2.7 billion in potential milestone payments.
Merck to buy rights to Chinese cancer drug for up to $3.3B
Merck (NYSE:MRK) and LaNova Medicines announced Thursday an agreement under which the U.S. pharmaceutical giant is expected to obtain licensing rights to a cancer candidate known as LM-299 from the Chinese biotech in a deal worth up to $3.
Merck Snags Chinese Cancer Drug in Deal Worth Up to $3.3 Billion
Merck & Co. licensed an experimental cancer antibody from a closely held Chinese company in a deal worth $588 million upfront, plus as much as $2.7 billion in milestone payments.
Merck signs up to $3.3 bln cancer drug deal with China-based LaNova
Merck has signed a licensing agreement worth up to $3.3 billion with Shanghai-based LaNova Medicines to develop, make and sell an experimental cancer drug, the two companies said on Thursday.
Merck snags Chinese cancer drug for up to US$3.3 billion
MERCK & Co licenced an experimental cancer antibody from a closely held Chinese company in a deal worth US$588 million upfront, plus as much as US$2.7 billion in milestone payments. Read more at The Business Times.
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In a move to safeguard its dominant position in cancer treatments, Merck agreed to license a drug from a Chinese company
Merck Enters into Exclusive Global License for LM-299, An Investigational Anti-PD-1/VEGF Bispecific Antibody from LaNova Medicines Ltd.
Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, and LaNova Medicines Ltd. (LaNova), a privately held ...
Merck enters exclusive global license for LM-299
Merck (MRK) and LaNova Medicines, a privately held clinical-stage biotechnology company, announced that Merck has entered into an exclusive ...
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Merck Expands Oncology Pipeline By Securing License For LaNova Medicines' LM-299
Merck & Co Inc. (MRK) and LaNova Medicines Ltd., a privately held clinical-stage biotechnology company Thursday said Merck has ...