Johnson & Johnson is learnt to be in advanced discussions to buy US cancer drugmaker Pharmacyclics, in a potential blockbuster deal that would mark the latest chapter in the ongoing consolidation of the global healthcare industry.

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J&J closes in on Pharmacyclics takeover