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GSK Makes ADC Pipeline Comeback With Mersana Deal

Pays $100m Upfront

 
• By Ayisha Sharma

The UK major has teamed up with the US biotech to develop the latter’s HER-2 targeted antibody-drug conjugate, a couple of years after the approval of Blenrep, in what is becoming an increasingly competitive space.  

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GSK Already Has One ADC Product On The Market For Multiple Myeloma • Source: Shutterstock

GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals Ltd. is diving back into antibody-drug conjugate R&D with new partner Mersana Therapeutics, Inc., paying $100m upfront to develop its preclinical ADC asset for HER-2 expressing tumors.

Under the terms of the deal, GSK will acquire an exclusive option to co-develop and commercialize Mersana’s XMT-2056 which targets...

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