Pharma BD Deal Intelligence

Astellas Pharma Inc. / Seagen Inc.

2009 · Co-Development · $4.5B · Complete

Announcement Sentiment
92
Strongly positive
Outcome Score
95
Worked — the deal delivered on its rationale.

Astellas and Seattle Genetics (now Seagen) formed a global collaboration to develop enfortumab vedotin (Padcev), a Nectin-4 targeting ADC for urothelial cancer. The multi-year collaboration involved shared development costs and co-commercialization. Padcev was approved by FDA in 2019 and expanded to first-line use with Keytruda in 2023, generating >$3.4B in sales by 2024. Pfizer acquired Seagen in 2023 inheriting co-commercialization rights.

Did it work? Outcome assessment

Astellas / Seattle Genetics (Padcev collaboration): Achieved Stated Rationale (Score: 87/100)

Strategic verdict
Achieved Stated Rationale

Key facts

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