Takeda Pays Big For De-Risked HutchMed CRC Drug
Executive Summary
The Japanese pharma agreed to pay $400m up front plus up to $730m in milestones for a colorectal cancer drug already on the market in China and nearing regulatory filings in the US, EU and Japan.
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