Bayer forms cancer-drug partnership with Loxo

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Alliance could see Loxo net up to $1.55bn in upfront and milestone payments

Tiny US biopharmaceutical firm Loxo Oncology will team up with German chemical giant Bayer to commercialise two therapies for patients with genetically defined cancers.