Deal Snapshot: Merck said it would pay potentially more than $1.6bn for an exclusive global license for opevesostat for metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer.
Who: Merck & Co./Orion
What: The two companies are updating an agreement for the development of MK-5684/ODM-208 (opevesostat) from a collaboration involving co-development and...
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