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Debiopharm Enters a ~$267M Licensing Deal with Repare Therapeutics for Lunresertib

Shots: Debiopharm has entered into an exclusive global licensing agreement with Repare Therapeutics for lunresertib (PKMYT1 inhibitor) to treat difficult-to-treat solid tumors As per the deal, Repare will receive $10M upfront, ~$257M in clinical, regulatory, commercial & sales milestones, incl. $5M in near-term payments & net sales-based single-digit royalties Debiopharm will assume sponsorship of P-I (MYTHIC)…

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Otsuka Pharmaceutical Acquires CAN10 Immunology Program from Cantargia for ~$613M

Shots: Otsuka Pharmaceutical has entered into an agreement with Cantargia for the acquisition of all assets related to its P-I IL-1RAP antagonist program, CAN10 Otsuka Pharmaceutical will handle global development, regulatory approvals, manufacturing, & commercialization of CAN10. Otsuka has also acquired 3G5 as a backup antibody & holds exclusive negotiation right for next-gen IL-1RAP antibodies…

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BioAtla Presents Preliminary P-I Trial Data of BA3182 in Patients with Treatment Refractory Metastatic Adenocarcinoma at ESMO 2025

Shots: BioAtla has shared ongoing P-I dose-escalation trial data on BA3182 for treatment-refractory metastatic adenocarcinoma at ESMO 2025 As of June 20, 2025, 39 pts received BA3182 (QW) in the range of 0.0026 to 0.6mg with either 0, 1, or 2 priming doses, 4–7 days before treatment; 17 received IV doses (0.0026–0.032mg) & 22 received SC doses…

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PulseSight Therapeutics Reports First Patient Dosing with PST-611 in P-I (PST-611-CT1) Trial for Dry AMD/Geographic Atrophy 

Shots: PulseSight Therapeutics has dosed first pts in the P-I (PST-611-CT1) trial to assess safety & tolerability of PST-611 in humans The P-I single ascending dose study will evaluate safety & determine maximum tolerated dose of PST-611 for P-IIa trial in 6–12 pts with dry age-related macular degeneration/geographic atrophy pts, with preliminary results expected in…

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Brii Biosciences Enters a Licensing Deal with Joincare Pharmaceutical for BRII-693 to Treat Bacterial Infections

Brii Biosciences has entered into a license & technology transfer agreement with Joincare to develop & commercialize BRII-693 in the Greater China region As per the deal, Joincare will handle development, regulatory activities & commercialization of BRII-693 in Greater China in exchange for an upfront payment as well as development & commercial milestones, with net…

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HanchorBio Out-Licenses HCB101 to Shanghai Henlius Biotech For ~$202M

Shots: HanchorBio entered into an out-licensing agreement with Shanghai Henlius Biotech and granted exclusive rights to develop and commercialize HCB101 in Greater China, Southeast Asia, and MENA Under the terms and agreement, HanchorBio will receive $10M upfront and up to $192M in development and regulatory milestones, plus tiered royalties Henlius will also oversee development, production,…

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Neurocrine Biosciences Initiates P-I Study of NBIP-01435 to Treat CAH

Neurocrine initiated a P-I first-in-human study of NBIP-01435 to assess safety, PK/PD, tolerability, and immunogenicity in healthy adults via SC injection for the potential treatment of congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) NBIP-01435 (CRF1 antagonist) aims to improve androgen control and reduce glucocorticoid dosing. In Dec’24, the FDA approved Neurocrine's crinecerfont, an oral CRF1 antagonist, to treat…

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Libertas Bio Licenses Gusacitinib to Sanofi

Shots: Formation Bio reported that its subsidiary, Libertas Bio, has licensed gusacitinib, an oral dual JAK/SYK inhibitor, to Sanofi, which will investigate it in a new, previously unstudied indication through a P-I trial The deal could total up to €545M ($627.64M), including upfront and milestone payments, along with low to mid-teen royalties on future sales…

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Merck and Daiichi Sankyo Report First Patient Dosing with Ifinatamab DXd in P-III (IDeate-Prostate01) Trial for mCRPC

Shots: Merck & Daiichi Sankyo have dosed first pts with ifinatamab deruxtecan (I-DXd) in its P-III (IDeate-Prostate01) trial for metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC), which was initiated based on positive P-I/II (IDeate-PanTumor01) trial data The P-III (IDeate-Prostate01) trial will evaluate I-DXd (12mg/kg) vs docetaxel (75mg/m²) plus corticosteroid in ~1440 mCRPC pts, who progressed during or after…

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NextCure Signs a ~$745M Licensing Agreement with Simcere Zaiming for SIM0505

Shots: Simcere has granted NextCure exclusive global rights to develop, manufacture, & commercialize SIM0505 to treat solid tumors, excl. Greater China, where Simcere will retain its rights As per the deal, Simcere will receive ~$745M in upfront, development, regulatory & sales milestones, along with net sales-based royalties up to double-digits outside of Greater China. NextCure…

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