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AstraZeneca invests $2B in Summit Therapeutics for cancer drug collaboration and trials

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29 Sep 2026
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AstraZeneca invests $2B in Summit Therapeutics for cancer drug collaboration and trials

AstraZeneca is investing $2 billion in Summit Therapeutics to collaborate on cancer drug development, acquiring about 12% of Summit's common stock. The partnership will start clinical trials combining Summit’s ivonescimab with AstraZeneca’s sonesitatug vedotin to treat gastrointestinal cancers. Both companies will share trial costs and retain rights to their own drugs. This move supports AstraZeneca’s strategy to combine antibody-drug conjugates with immunotherapies, following positive results from its gastric cancer trial.

AstraZeneca shares trade at USD 166.15 on Pluang as of Sep 29, 2026 14:01 WIB, showing no change in the last day. The stock holds a market cap of $257.16 billion and a dividend yield of 1.92%. Pluang investors show strong interest, with 98% of orders to buy and a typical hold time of 125 days. This stable trading environment coincides with AstraZeneca's new $2 billion investment in Summit Therapeutics for cancer drug development.

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