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Amgen Inc. / Teneobio, Inc.

2021 · Acquisition/Merger · $2.5B · Complete

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Jun 01, 2021 ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03933735 Neutral

A Multicenter Open-Label Phase 1 Study of TNB-383B, a Bispecific Antibody, in Subjects With Relapsed or Refractory Multiple Myeloma. Sponsor: AbbVie. Phase…

Jun 15, 2021 Reuters Neutral

Amgen Inc. said on Tuesday it would buy Teneobio Inc. for up to $2.5 billion, including $900 million upfront and $1.6 billion in milestones, to strengthen its…

Jun 17, 2025 ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04740034 — AMG 340 (Terminated) Bearish

Phase 1 study of AMG 340 (formerly TNB-585), a PSMAxCD3 T-cell engager, in mCRPC. Overall status: TERMINATED. Why stopped: 'Sponsor strategic decision.' Study…

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Amgen acquired Newark-based Teneobio for $900M upfront in cash plus up to $1.6B in contingent milestone payments (total deal value up to ~$2.5B); the acquisition closed October 19, 2021. The deal added Teneobio's human heavy-chain-only antibody platform and bispecific T-cell engager technology to Amgen's bispecific franchise. The lead asset was TNB-585, a CD3xPSMA bispecific T-cell engager (renamed AMG 340 post-close) with a low-affinity CD3 arm engineered to mitigate cytokine release syndrome, in Phase 1 trials for metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC). POST-CLOSE OUTCOME: AMG 340 was discontinued — its Phase 1 mCRPC study (NCT04740034) was terminated for a 'sponsor strategic decision,' with study completion June 2024 and the trial marked terminated on ClinicalTrials.gov (last updated June 2025). ASCO 2024 data showed limited single-agent efficacy (4/41 PSA50 responses, not dose-dependent; no RECIST responses). The discontinuation of the deal's lead clinical asset means the acquisition's near-term value rests on Teneobio's platform and preclinical pipeline rather than TNB-585/AMG 340.

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