Pharmacyclics LLC is an American biopharmaceutical company based in Sunnyvale, California. It is primarily focused on the development of cancer therapies.[3][4] In 2017, Xynomic Pharmaceuticals acquired all global rights to Abexinostat, Pharmacyclics' primary commercial product.[5]
Acquisition by AbbVie
In March 2015, Chicago-based biopharmaceutical firm AbbVie announced it would acquire Pharmacyclics, as well as its lead anti-cancer compound ibrutinib (Imbruvica) for $21 billion. Imbruvica, the company’s flagship therapy, later became one of the most prescribed treatments for chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). As part of the deal, AbbVie paid $261.25 per share in a mixture of both cash and AbbVie equity.[6] The merger closed in mid-2015.