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AstraZeneca To Partner With Quell In Buzzing Treg Field

Company Joins Peers In Investing In Regulatory T Cells

 
• By Andrew McConaghie

AstraZeneca has paid $85m upfront to develop Tregs against two autoimmune conditions, type 1 diabetes and inflammatory bowel disease

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AstraZeneca is to work with Quell Therapeutics to develop its Treg cell therapies in two autoimmune disease areas, paying out $85m upfront in a deal which could be worth well over $2bn.

The UK pharma company is currently enjoying huge success, most notably its small molecule cancer drug Tagrisso (osimertinib) and antibody...

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