other material
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.75
IDEAYA licenses DLL3 ADC SHR-4849 from Hengrui; total potential payments $1.045B
IDEAYA Biosciences, Inc.
- Exclusive worldwide license (ex-Greater China) for Phase 1 DLL3-targeting Topo-I-payload ADC SHR-4849.
- Hengrui Pharma eligible for $75M upfront, up to $200M development/regulatory milestones, plus commercial milestones and mid-single to low-double digit royalties.
- In 11 evaluable SCLC patients at therapeutic doses, 8 partial responses observed (~73% ORR, including unconfirmed) with manageable safety profile.
- IDEAYA targets US IND filing for SHR-4849 in H1 2025; cash runway guided to at least 2028 unchanged.
- SHR-4849 offers rational combination opportunity with IDEAYA's Phase 1 PARG inhibitor IDE161 for enhanced preclinical efficacy.