Gilead’s dealmaking spree, part of biopharma’s “
blistering
” M&A this year, continued on Tuesday with a consummation of oncology and inflammation startup XinThera.
After deals for UK startup MiroBio, a Jounce antibody and Tmunity — while
passing on Pionyr
— Gilead is now further expanding beyond its
HIV products
with a biotech nearing the clinic with two oral small molecule PARP1 inhibitorsPARP1 inhibitors for various tumors. Part of the DNA-repairing enzyme family, PARP is targeted by the likes of AstraZeneca’s Lynparza and GSK and Tesaro’s Zejula, but dose-limiting toxicities limit their use.
Merck KGaA
,
Duke Street Bio
and others are interested in next-gen moves.
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