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Eisai Acquires Four Oncology- Related Products From Ligand

December 1, 2006
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Oncology NEWS InternationalOncology NEWS International Vol 15 No 12
Volume 15
Issue 12

Eisai Inc., the US subsidiary of Tokyo-based Eisai Co. Ltd., has completed acquisition of four oncology-related products from Ligand Pharmaceuticals: Ontak (denileukin diftitox), Targretin (bexarotene) capsules, Targretin (bexarotene) gel 1%, and Panretin (alitretinoin gel 0.1%. In other news, the company said it has begun work on a new oncology facility in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina.

TEANECK, New Jersey—Eisai Inc., the US subsidiary of Tokyo-based Eisai Co. Ltd., has completed acquisition of four oncology-related products from Ligand Pharmaceuticals: Ontak (denileukin diftitox), Targretin (bexarotene) capsules, Targretin (bexarotene) gel 1%, and Panretin (alitretinoin gel 0.1%. In other news, the company said it has begun work on a new oncology facility in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina.

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