AstraZeneca to buy biotech firm TeneoTwo for up to $1.27 billion
Reuters
Published Jul 05, 2022 07:24
Updated Jul 05, 2022 09:50
(Reuters) -AstraZeneca agreed to acquire biotechnology firm TeneoTwo Inc in a deal worth up to $1.27 billion on Tuesday, in a move to bolster its roster of therapies to treat blood cancers.
At the heart of the deal is the U.S.-based company's early stage experimental treatment for a form of Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, a type of cancer that involves the growth of abnormal white blood cells that can lead to the emergence of tumours.
The Anglo-Swedish drugmaker - whose key blood cancer drug Calquence generated sales of more than $1.2 billion last year - plans to acquire all outstanding equity of TeneoTwo for an upfront payment of $100 million, with additional milestone-related payments of up to $1.17 billion.
TeneoTwo's experimental drug, TNB-486, belongs to a class of bispecific antibodies that are engineered to redirect the immune system to recognise and kill cancer cells.
It is currently in a phase 1 trial in patients with B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, who have received 2 or more previous lines of therapy.
The transaction is likely to close in the third quarter of this year and is not expected to impact AstraZeneca (NASDAQ:AZN)'s 2022 outlook, the London-listed company said.
TeneoTwo Inc was spun off from Teneobio, which was bought by U.S. biotechnology company Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN) last year.
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