Prima Shifts Focus To LAG-3 After Immutep Deal
This article was originally published in PharmAsia News
Executive Summary
The Australian immuno-therapeutics developer Prima BioMed has had a change of focus in recent months since buying Paris-based Immutep in late 2014. Prima’s lead product used to be its CVac cancer vaccine, but it has now shifted strategic priority to an LAG-3 immune checkpoint receptor that came with the acquisition.
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