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Ascentage Pharma Obtains an Option Payment of $100M from Takeda
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- Ascentage Pharma obtained an option payment of $100M on Jul 2, 2024, under an option to license agreement with Takeda for the development of BCR-ABL inhibitor, olverembatinib to treat chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) & other hematological malignancies
- As per the agreement, Ascentage Pharma will further get additional potential milestones, totaling up to ~$1.2B plus double-digit annual sales-based royalties
- The agreement also granted Takeda worldwide rights for the development & commercialization of olverembatinib across all regions excl. mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan and Russia. Before that Ascentage was solely handling its clinical development
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