Amgen Said to Push for Lower Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Price Amid Drug-Data Dispute

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Amgen Inc. (AMGN) is pushing to pay less than the $130 a share it offered this month for Onyx Pharmaceuticals Inc. (ONXX) after failing to obtain requested clinical trial data, said people with knowledge of the matter. Onyx refused to give Amgen additional data on blood-cancer treatment Kyprolis, said one of the people, who asked not to be named because the process is private. Amgen wanted the information to more accurately value the drug, people familiar with the situation said last week.

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