Takeda Partners With Seattle Genetics On Lymphoma Candidate In Pivotal Trials

Just days after Seattle Genetics lost Roche/Genentech as a partner for dacetuzumab (SGN-40), a CD40 antibody in development for lymphomas and multiple myeloma, the company has a new Big Pharma partner to head into the new year with. Seattle Genetics and Takeda's Millennium oncology unit announced a licensing deal Dec. 15 for brentuximab vedotin (SGN-35), an antibody-drug conjugate in development for lymphomas