Astellas furthers oncology ambitions with $765 million Medivation deal
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Executive Summary
Astellas has acquired global rights to Medivation's investigational prostate cancer drug MDV3100, in an alliance worth up to $765 million in up-front and milestone payments to the US firm.
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