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Caladrius Takes Former Baxalta Angina Program Off Shire's Hands

 
• By Lucie Ellis-Taitt

Shire has divested a cell therapy program for angina it picked up via the acquisition of Baxalta in 2016; Caladrius hopes to bring the Phase III treatment to the US market soon.

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Shire licenses angina cell therapy to Caladrius

Caladrius Biosciences Inc., a clinical-stage biopharma developing therapies for autoimmune and select cardiology indications, has acquired from Shire PLC a late-stage cell therapy program for refractory angina.

Caladrius has purchased the exclusive worldwide development and regulatory rights for Shire's CD34+ cell therapy program for the treatment of refractory angina

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