Gilead’s $7.8B Arcellx buy isn’t just M&A. It’s an “option exercise” on CAR-T: pay up to own the flywheel—manufacturing, label expansion, and the economics of scale.

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Gilead’s $7.8B Arcellx buy: when a partnership turns into an “option exercise” in CAR-T - Biotech Industry Examiner

On February 23, 2026, Gilead agreed to acquire Arcellx in a deal valued at up to $7.8 billion—a headline number that’s easy to file under “Big Pharma goes

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