Thanks to Coherus, another China-made PD-1 is making its way to the U.S. Can it find room in a crowded market?
Feb 2, 2021 10:50am Coherus BioSciences is shelling out $150 million upfront for U.S. and Canadian rights to Junshi Biosciences’ PD-1 inhibitor toripalimab. (Kritchanut/iStock/Getty Images Plus/Getty Images) On the heels of Novartis licensing BeiGene’s tislelizumab, another China-made PD-1 inhibitor has found itself a new U.S. collaborator in a company that’s just pivoting to immuno-oncology. Coherus BioSciences is shelling out $150 million upfront for U.S. and Canadian rights to Junshi Biosciences’ anti-PD-1 antibody toripalimab, which was first approved in China for previously treat...