Chinese-American biotech Huya Biosciences in-licensed a handful of early-stage treatments with potential in immuno-oncology, padding its pipeline behind a lead cancer therapy. The company is paying an undisclosed sum to China's Fudan University for the rest-of-world rights to some therapies that target the IDO pathway to help the immune system better attack malignancies. Huya said the deal is designed to augment its work on HBI-8000, an oral treatment that targets enzymes called HDACs, which play a role in regulating the growth of tumor cells. The drug is approved in China, and Huya has partnered with Eisai to develop it throughout Asia in a deal worth up to $270 million. More
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