What Seagen’s Pipeline Will Bring To Pfizer

Seagen’s pipeline includes 11 new molecular entities and would double Pfizer’s early-stage oncology clinical pipeline. A next-generation cytotoxic payload for ADCs is on the way too.

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Pfizer thinks Seagen's pipeline will deliver new "golden eggs" • Source: Shutterstock

While Pfizer Inc. certainly has its eye on the near-term revenue stream coming from Seagen Inc. ’s four commercial drugs with its proposed $43bn acquisition of the Seattle-based cancer drug developer, a key component of the deal is Seagen’s next-generation antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) and future potential for combinations.

Seagen represents a rare acquisition opportunity bringing Pfizer a commercial portfolio, a product pipeline and a platform technology. The company...

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