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News · 9 June 2026

GSK acquires Nuvalent for $10.6bn, gains two lung cancer drugs.

GSK acquires Nuvalent for $10.6bn, gains two lung cancer drugs.

Patients with certain lung cancers could gain new treatment choices if medicines under review are approved later this year. GSK said on 9 June it would acquire US-based Nuvalent in a transaction worth $10.6bn, one of the largest purchases in its history. Led by chief executive Luke Miels, the agreement includes zidesamtinib and neladalkib, two late-stage non-small cell lung cancer treatments.

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