Gilead Calls Forty Seven Buyout Complementary To Kite, Other IO Efforts
Executive Summary
Gilead will pay $4.9bn to acquire Forty Seven and its potential first-in-class anti-CD47 agent magrolimab. A fast-track development effort in myelodysplastic syndrome will be the initial focus for that asset.
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