Arena Pharmaceuticals (ARNA) is handing off one of its drug candidates to United Therapeutics (UTHR) in exchange for an eye-popping $800 million upfront payment, the company announced Thursday. The deal could ultimately be worth up to $1.2 billion.
United will receive most of the rights to ralinepag, which Arena has been testing for pulmonary arterial hypertension. The drug is currently in Phase 3 clinical trials.
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What if P3 trial results disappoint? Is this an $800m gamble or are there early indications that the drug will gain FDA approval?
This is what exactly Arena investors have been looking for. A win-win deal for both the companies. https://news.alphastreet.com/arena-pharmaceuticals-arna-stock-soars-on-agreement-with-united-therapeutics-uthr/