Gilead Gets Option To Tizona's Novel HLA-G Checkpoint, Further Bulking Up Immune Checkpoint Arsenal
Executive Summary
The big biotech will pay $300m to acquire a 49.9% equity interest in the cancer immunotherapy startup with a buyout option. It is one of several immune checkpoints Gilead has secured access to this year.
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