Pfizer Reaffirms CV Disease Commitment With Deal For Akcea's ANGPTL3 Drug
Executive Summary
Pfizer agreed to pay $250m up front for worldwide rights to a Phase II drug that could target a broad population in cardiovascular disease. Scrip talked to Pfizer's head of internal medicine research about it.
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