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AstraZeneca invests $2bn in Summit Therapeutics to co-develop cancer drugs

According to The Guardian Business, AstraZeneca is investing $2 billion in Summit Therapeutics to co-develop and test anti-cancer drugs, with plans to collaborate on a series of studies and to broaden the reach of its ADC portfolio alongside next-generation immunotherapies, including PD-1 targeting bispecifics.

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AstraZeneca invests $2bn in Summit Therapeutics to co-develop cancer drugs
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Key facts

  1. 01Deal amount is $2 billion.
  2. 02AstraZeneca and Summit Therapeutics will co-develop and test cancer drugs.
  3. 03They will collaborate on a series of studies testing their cancer treatments together.
  4. 04The strategy includes broadening the reach of AstraZeneca's ADC portfolio and combining with next-generation immunotherapies, including PD-1 targeting bispecifics.

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