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  • Pfizer is betting big on cancer treatments.
  • On Monday, the company said that it was acquiring Seagen in a $43 billion deal.
  • Seagen sells four cancer drugs and is expected to bring in $2.2 billion in revenue this year.

Pfizer is betting big on cancer treatments.

The pharmaceutical giant announced on Monday that it would acquire cancer drug developer Seagen, which specializes in a new kind of drug technology that can home in on tumors.