Otsuka partly opts out of deal with Takara Bio for CAR gene therapies

9 November 2021
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Otsuka Pharmaceutical (TYO; 4578) has decided jointly with fellow Japanese firm Takara Bio (TYO: 4974) to terminate agreements on co-development and exclusive marketing of the drug candidates oncolytic virus HF10 (development code: TBI-1401, INN: canerpaturev and CD19-targeted CAR gene therapies (development code: TBI-1501).

Otsuka and Takara Bio will continue to co-develop NY-ESO-1 siTCR gene therapy product (development code: TBI-1301).

Oncolytic virus HF10

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