
Massachusetts, USA-based cancer specialist Verastem (Nasdaq: VSTM) has announced an exclusive licensing deal with Japan’s Yakult Honsha (TYO: 2267), sending the firm’s shares up over 7% ahead of the opening bell in New York.
Yakult will develop and commercialize Verastem’s oral dual inhibitor duvelisib against oncology indications in Japan.
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