Gilead Wagers $275m On Pionyr’s Myeloid Tuners
Executive Summary
Deal snapshot: Pionyr’s top two candidates are preclinical, but Gilead buys near 50% stake in the hope that myeloid tuners will work in combination with anti-PD-L1 agents in solid tumors.
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