Pair of radiopharma deals sees Sanofi dive into 212Pb as ITM gets another 177Lu program

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Deals Report: A cardiometabolic deal for Novo Nordisk and updates from BMS-Immatics, Takeda-Innate, Moderna-Carisma and more

By BioCentury Staff

September 17, 2024 1:19 AM UTC

The growing enthusiasm for ɑ particle-emitting radiopharmaceuticals has expanded from actinium-225 cancer therapies to include those carrying the shorter-lived isotope lead-212. But no major pharma had done a deal for a lead-212 program until last week, when Sanofi licensed the radioisotope’s most advanced program. 

Sanofi (Euronext:SAN; NASDAQ:SNY) licensed AlphaMedix 212Pb-Dotamtate, a somatostatin receptor-targeted ɑ particle-emitting therapy from RadioMedix Inc. and Orano Med LLC, for $110 million up front and up to $242 million in milestones. …