Medivation Gets $110M Upfront From Astellas In Prostate Cancer Collaboration

Medivation has been here before and apparently likes the terrain. In a deal similar to last year's partnership with Pfizer on Dimebon, the company announced on Oct. 27 that it will receive a $110 million upfront payment to collaborate with Astellas on the development and commercialization of its Phase III prostate cancer candidate MDV3100