Sumitomo Pharma Co. Ltd. announced that it will sell off two more of its subsidiaries, Sumitomo Pharma (China) Co. Ltd. and Sumitomo Pharma Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. (and their subsidiaries), to Marubeni Global Pharma Corp. April 1, as the Japanese pharma continues restructuring efforts from last year.
Sumitomo Pharma Co. Ltd. announced that it will sell off two more of its subsidiaries, Sumitomo Pharma (China) Co. Ltd. and Sumitomo Pharma Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. (and their subsidiaries), to Marubeni Global Pharma Corp. April 1, as the Japanese pharma continues restructuring efforts from last year.
Immunogen Inc. leads a busy earnings season with numbers that pushed the stock (NASDAQ:IMGN) 30.3% higher on Feb. 12. The antibody-drug conjugates developer posted revenues of $132.3 million for 2020 compared to its $82.3 million in revenues for 2019, a 62.2% increase.
Thanks to Myovant Sciences GmbH’s potential $4.2 billion deal with Pfizer Inc. for recently approved Orgovyx (relugolix) in prostate cancer (PC), more physicians are going to be learning about [the compound] faster,” said chief commercial officer Adele Gulfo. “This is going to create huge demand.”
Following a priority review of Orgovyx (relugolix), an oral hormone therapy developed by Myovant Sciences GmbH, the FDA has approved the medicine for the treatment of adults with advanced prostate cancer. The first success among three indications for which Myovant has developed the gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) receptor agonist, the green light marks Myovant’s transformation into a commercial-stage company, SVB Leerink analyst Ami Fadia noted. Company shares (NYSE:MYOV) fell 4.5% to $23.61 following the Dec. 18 approval.
