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...