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Qiagen and Astellas Pharma to collaborate on companion diagnostics

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QIAGEN N.V. and Astellas Pharma Inc. will collaborate to develop and commercialize companion diagnostics paired with Astellas drugs for use in cancer and other diseases.

Two initial projects in the collaboration focus on oncology and aim to pair Qiagen diagnostics with Astellas compounds in early-stage clinical trials: ASP5878, a fibroblast growth factor receptor inhibitor, and ASP8273, an EGFR inhibitor. Financial terms were not disclosed.

The scope of the agreement is not restricted to certain sample types, platforms, indications or biomarkers, giving Astellas access to Qiagen’s assays based on PCR, next generation sequencing and multi-modal testing technologies using liquid and tissue biopsies.

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