Diving deep into CAR-T, Gilead forges $12B buyout deal for Kite Pharma
Gilead has forged the big, transformational buyout deal that everyone in the industry has been waiting for.
Gilead $GILD has agreed to buy CAR-T pioneer Kite Pharma $KITE — which is likely just months away from its first approval — for $11.9 billion in cash.
The buyout will instantly make Gilead a leader in adoptive cell therapy, going head-to-head against Novartis’ leading effort with CTL019. And in a call with analysts early Monday, Gilead execs underscored that while cell therapies would become the cornerstone of their work in oncology, the business development team is pursuing more pacts to build that segment of the pipeline.
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