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Pfizer to acquire cancer-focused drugmaker Seagen in $43bn deal to expand oncology leadership
Pfizer is set to acquire Seagen for $43 billion in cash to boost its oncology drug pipeline and antibody-drug conjugate capabilities. Learn how the deal reshapes cancer therapeutics.
March 16, 2023
Seagen gets FDA accelerated approval for tucatinib, trastuzumab combo for colorectal cancer
American biotechnology company Seagen (formerly Seattle Genetics) has received accelerated approval from the US Food and Drug Administration…
January 21, 2023
Seattle Genetics signs $4.4bn worth oncology deals with Merck
US biotech company Seattle Genetics has secured deals worth up to $4.4 billion with Merck, that include two…
September 14, 2020
Takeda gets extended EC approval for ADCETRIS in sALCL
Takeda Pharmaceutical has secured extended approval for ADCETRIS (brentuximab vedotin) in the European Union to include the treatment…
May 17, 2020
PADCEV, KEYTRUDA combination for advanced bladder cancer gets FDA breakthrough therapy status
PADCEV, KEYTRUDA combination : Astellas Pharma and Seattle Genetics said that the combination of PADCEV (enfortumab vedotin-ejfv) and…
February 20, 2020
Astellas, Seattle Genetics bag Padcev FDA approval for advanced urothelial cancer
Padcev FDA approval : Astellas Pharma and Seattle Genetics have bagged accelerated approval from the US Food and…
December 19, 2019
EC approves ADCETRIS for treating CD30+ Stage IV Hodgkin lymphoma
The European Commission (EC) has officially expanded the approval of Takeda Pharmaceutical’s ADCETRIS (brentuximab vedotin) to include the…
February 11, 2019
Seattle Genetics’ Adcetris receives FDA approval for peripheral T-cell lymphoma
Seattle Genetics’ Adcetris, in combination with CHP chemotherapy, gains FDA approval for treating certain types of peripheral T-cell…
November 18, 2018
Seattle Genetics to acquire Cascadian Therapeutics for $614m to bolster oncology portfolio
Seattle Genetics, a leader in oncology biotechnology, has announced the acquisition of Cascadian Therapeutics for approximately $614 million,…
February 3, 2018