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Key Trends In Immuno-Oncology Dealmaking

 
• By Amanda Micklus

Big Pharma and Mid Pharma companies have signed over 200 immuno-oncology deals in the last five years, creating the most lucrative class in dealmaking, according to a recent Datamonitor Healthcare report. Bristol-Myers Squibb and Merck & Co. have led the charge, and the PD-L1/PD-1 target still dominates.

Between 2011 and 2015, Datamonitor Healthcare's Big Pharma and Mid Pharma peer sets, which include 27 companies (located outside of Japan) that have annual prescription sales of greater than $1 billion, signed 229 immuno-oncology deals, with transaction volume rising at a compound annual growth rate of 65%.

The dataset includes traditional licensing agreements where rights for a certain drug are exchanged, and also collaborative combination agreements in...

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