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2 March 2021PharmaRory O'Neill

Puma and CANBridge cancel licensing deal for $20m

Los Angeles company Puma Biotechnology and Beijing-based CANBridge Pharmaceuticals have cancelled a 2018 licensing deal which gave the latter exclusive rights to a breast cancer drug in China.

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