Merck’s latest Keytruda approval isn’t necessarily a huge one for the New Jersey drugmaker when it comes to sales. But it’s a big deal for Pfizer and Merck KGaA, maker of rival drug Bavencio.
Roche has paid €70 million ($81 million) upfront to buy Tusk Therapeutics. The takeover gives Roche control of an anti-CD25 antibody that depleted levels of regulatory T cells (Tregs) in preclinical tests.