Merck and Daiichi Sankyo Expand their Partnership to Include Development of MK-6070
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- Under the expanded partnership, both will jointly develop & commercialize Merck’s MK-6070 globally, excl. Japan, where Merck will exclusively handle its manufacturing & supply
- Merck will obtain $170M upfront & has satisfied contingent obligation from the original agreement. Both of them will share R&D and commercialization costs plus profits globally (excl. Japan) with Daiichi Sankyo getting sales-based royalty. R&D costs for MK-6070 + ifinatamab deruxtecan (I-DXd) will be shared as per the original agreement. Merck will record global MK-6070 sales
- MK-6070 (T-cell engager targeting DLL3) is currently under P-I/II study. The companies anticipate to assess MK-6070 with I-DXd for SCLC & in other potential combinations
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