** Cullinan Oncology's shares CGEM.O surge nearly 24% to
$9.04 in morning trade
** Says Japanese company Otsuka Holdings Co's 4578.T
subsidiary Taiho Pharmaceuticals to buy CGEM's unit Cullinan
Pearl and co-develop and co-commercialize CGEM's lead drug
program urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nGNX13whzh
** CGEM to get upfront payment of $275 million and up to an
additional $130 million tied to the lead drug against non-small
cell lung cancer
** All 3 brokerages covering CGEM rate the stock "buy" or
higher; their median PT is $36
** Despite session's gain, stock down 42% YTD
(Reporting by Leroy Leo in Bengaluru)
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