Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.'s high-priced deal with Nektar Therapeutics around developing NKTR-214 in multiple tumor types pushes a new mechanism into the limelight, suggesting potential for big changes in the immuno-oncology landscape.
Nektar/Bristol Deal May Shake Up Immuno-Oncology Landscape
The multibillion-dollar collaboration includes 20 studies, including two pivotal trials in renal cell carcinoma and non-small cell lung cancer that will start in the middle of the year.
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