Amgen Planned Acquisition Of KAI Would Bring In Replacement For Sensipar

Amgen will get KAI’s late-stage-ready asset for a small upfront price and gives itself a logical line extension to its chronic kidney disease drug Sensipar.

Amgen Inc. announced April 10 that it plans to acquire KAI Pharmaceuticals Inc. The Big Biotech paid $315 million in cash for the South San Francisco, Calif., biotech with plans to move its lead compound into late-stage as soon as possible.

KAI is currently developing KAI-4169, a peptide agonist of the calcium sensing receptor being developed for treatment of secondary hyperparathyroidism...

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