Blueprint May Corner EGFR Exon Mutated Lung Cancer Market With Lengo Buyout

Lengo’s preclinical LNG-451, along with Blueprint’s BLU-945 and BLU-701, could create a portfolio of therapies covering 97% of non-small cell lung cancer cases involving EGFR exon mutations.

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Blueprint's buyout of Lengo adds a third NSCLC drug candidate

Blueprint Medicines Corporation acquired Lengo Therapeutics, a privately held biotech with an early-stage asset that combined with two of Blueprint’s own pipeline candidates could enable it to address roughly 97% of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) exon mutation-related lung cancer cases. The Cambridge, MA-based firm said on 29 November it has agreed in principle to acquire Lengo for $250m in cash up front plus up to $215m in potential approval and sales-based milestones.

Lengo’s preclinical LNG-451 is an oral precision therapy designed to address non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with EGFR exon 20...

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