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STAT+: Merck to buy Terns Pharmaceuticals in $6.7B deal

On the lookout for its next blockbusters, Merck dropped it would buy Terns Pharmaceuticals, picking up a promising leukemia treatment.

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STAT+: Merck to buy Terns Pharmaceuticals in $6.7B deal
Source: STAT News

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So get this: On the lookout for its next blockbusters, Merck dropped it would buy Terns Pharmaceuticals, picking up a promising leukemia treatment.

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