Deal Watch: Bristol, Janssen Keep The Heat High In Cancer Immunotherapy Deal-Making
Executive Summary
Bristol signs a licensing deal around CytomX’s Probody technology platform and becomes the third firm to set up a combination trial with Incyte’s IDO1 inhibitor. Janssen licenses novel immunotherapy candidates for prostate cancer from Aduro; Oncothyreon and Celldex arrange a combo trial in breast and ovarian cancer.
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