Daiichi Buys Rights To ArQule Cancer Drug Still In Trials
This article was originally published in PharmAsia News
Executive Summary
Daiichi Sankyo and ArQule of the United States have joined forces to develop cancer drugs, beginning with a $75 million investment. The upfront payment by Daiichi is for rights to ArQule's ARQ 197 c-Met inhibitor for liver and other cancers, now in clinical trials in the U.S. The purchase gives Daiichi rights only in China, Taiwan and South Korea, and not in Japan. Trials so far have shown effectiveness for the drug without severe side effects. (Click here for more - a subscription may be required