On December 10, 2018 Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited (hereafter, Daiichi Sankyo) and Sarah Cannon Research Institute reported a strategic oncology development collaboration (Press release, Daiichi Sankyo, DEC 10, 2018, View Source [SID1234531997]). This partnership brings together Daiichi Sankyo’s expertise in developing novel cancer agents with Sarah Cannon’s leadership in designing and optimizing clinical trials to expand treatment options for patients.

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"We look forward to partnering with Sarah Cannon to accelerate drug development globally for patients with cancer who need more innovative therapies," said Tom Held, Vice President, Head, Antibody Drug Conjugate Task Force, Oncology Research and Development, Daiichi Sankyo. "We believe that this collaboration will help to make an impact in the field of cancer research, as we combine our operational and scientific expertise to focus on the development of targeted therapies, such as antibody drug conjugates. We look forward to initiating with Sarah Cannon joint clinical activities in the U.S. and Japan as quickly as possible."

"Sarah Cannon’s expertise and focus on oncology drug development provides a solid platform to enable us to partner with Daiichi Sankyo on exploring these promising new agents," said Johanna Bendell, MD, Chief Development Officer, Sarah Cannon. "We greatly value the trust that Daiichi Sankyo has placed in our team and are excited to offer novel therapies for our cancer patients."

Through Sarah Cannon Development Innovations, its full-service, oncology-focused contract research organization (CRO), Sarah Cannon will provide comprehensive clinical development services and operational delivery to several of Daiichi Sankyo’s translational development programs. The collaboration will enable rapid patient enrollment to clinical trials through Sarah Cannon’s extensive research network across the U.S. and UK, which serves thousands of patients annually in clinical trials, as well as through Daiichi Sankyo’s clinical network in Japan.