Pepper Bio has acquired rights to the G1 Therapeutics drug, lerociclib, which shows promise for the treatment of liver cancer. The deal does not cover radioprotective applications. Lerociclib is designed to block cancer-driving proteins CDK and CD6. G1 previously generated positive clinical data for the drug in breast cancer but decided against further development. Pepper Bio’s technology identified CDK4/6 as important targets for treating liver cancer.
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