Sarepta’s $852m Summit Collaboration Could Enable DMD Drug Combinations
Executive Summary
Sarepta committed up to $562m for European and other rights to Summit’s lead DMD drug candidate ezutromid plus additional fees for other utrophin modulators in a deal announced on Oct. 4 that could enable combination therapy regimens.
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