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EXHIBIT 10.68

June 30, 2005

VIA FAX AND FEDERAL EXPRESS

David L. Snitman, Ph.D.

Chief Operating Officer

Array BioPharma, Inc.

3200 Walnut Street

Boulder, CO 80301

     RE:     Amendment No. 5 to the Drug Discovery Collaboration Agreement

Dear Dr. Snitman:

     As you know, InterMune, Inc. (“InterMune”) and Array BioPharma Inc. (“Array”)
are parties to that certain Drug Discovery Collaboration Agreement dated September 13, 2002, as
amended May 8, 2003, January 7, 2004, September 10, 2004 and December 7, 2004 (collectively, and as
further amended pursuant to this letter, the “Agreement”). The parties agree that the
Agreement is hereby amended as follows, effective as of the date of this letter (“Amendment
Effective Date”):

	 	1.	 	Section 1.24 of the Agreement is hereby amended in its entirety to read as
follows:
	 
	 	 	 	“1.24 Research Collaboration shall mean the research (including pre-clinical
toxicology), manufacturing process and scale-up activities as well as manufacture of
GLP/GMP lots of designated Lead Compounds undertaken by the Parties during the
Research Term pursuant to Sections 2.1 to 2.3 below.”
	 
	 	2.	 	Section 2.3 of the Agreement is hereby amended in its entirety to read as
follows:
	 
	 	 	 	“2.3 Term and Termination of Research Collaboration. The Research
Collaboration shall commence on the Effective Date and shall end upon the first to
occur of (i) June 30, 2006, (ii) the termination of this Agreement, or (iii) [ * ]
after written notice from InterMune that InterMune elects (in its sole discretion)
to early terminate the Research Collaboration (such period beginning on the
Effective Date and ending upon the earliest of (i), (ii) and (iii), the “Research
Term”). InterMune shall have the right to extend the Research Term for up to an
additional twelve (12)-month period after June 30, 2006 on the same terms and
conditions as previously conducted (except as otherwise set forth in this
Agreement). To exercise such right, InterMune shall provide written notice to Array
on or before March 31, 2006.”
	 
	 	3.	 	A new last sentence is hereby added to Section 2.5(b) of the Agreement as
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	 	 	 	“Finally, at least once quarterly, and within sixty (60) days of the end of the
Research Term, Array shall provide to InterMune a reasonably detailed written
summary of manufacture process and scale-up activities performed by and information
generated by Array under the Research Collaboration, including, without limitation,
those reports or other information specifically identified in the Research Plan.”
	 
	 	4.	 	The first sentence of Section 5.1.1 of the Agreement is hereby amended in its
entirety to read as follows:
	 
	 	 	 	“InterMune agrees to pay Array funding for the conduct of the Research Collaboration
quarterly, in advance, in an amount equal to one quarter (1/4) of the Allocated
Array FTEs (or, if less, the number of Array FTEs described in this Section 5.1.1 or
otherwise scheduled in the Research Plan to be provided by Array in the upcoming
quarter), multiplied by the applicable Array FTE Rate (as defined below in Section
5.1.2). The Allocated Array FTEs shall be as follows: (a) [ * ] Array FTEs devoted
to [ * ] for the period of time set forth below in this Section 5.1.1 (or such other
number scheduled in the Research Plan) (the “Discovery FTEs”); (b) [ * ] Array FTEs
devoted to [ * ] for the period of time set forth below in this Section 5.1.1 (or
such other number scheduled in the Research Plan) (the “Manufacture FTEs”); and (c)
[ * ] Array FTEs devoted to [ * ] for the period of time set forth below in this
Section 5.1.1 (or such other number scheduled in the Research Plan) (the “Research
FTEs”).”
	 
	 	5.	 	The last sentence of Section 5.1.1 of the Agreement is hereby amended in its
entirety to read as follows:
	 
	 	 	 	“In no event shall InterMune be required to fund a greater number of Array FTEs in
any calendar quarter than one quarter (1/4) of the Allocated Array FTEs for such
calendar quarter, or, if lesser, those provided in the Research Plan for Array to
provide in such calendar quarter.”
	 
	 	6.	 	A new last sentence is hereby added to Section 5.1.1 of the Agreement as
follows:
	 
	 	 	 	“The Discovery FTEs shall be funded by InterMune beginning July 1, 2005 through June
30, 2006, with an option exercisable by InterMune to extend such funding by
extending the Research Term as set forth in Section 2.3 of this Agreement. The
Manufacture FTEs shall be funded by InterMune beginning July 1, 2005 until delivery
of the GLP/GMP lots of Lead Compounds, including the second GMP campaign
contemplated for formulation and bridging pharmacokinetic studies. The Research
FTEs shall be funded by InterMune beginning July 1, 2005 through December 31, 2005,
with an option exercisable by InterMune to extend such funding for an additional six
(6)-month period.”
	 
	 	7.	 	Section 5.1.2 of the Agreement is hereby amended in its entirety to read as
follows:

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	 	 	 	“5.1.2 FTE Rate. The “Array FTE Rate” shall be equal to [ * ] per FTE per
year. Effective after the first anniversary of the Amendment Effective Date, the
FTE Rate shall increase no more than once annually by the percentage increase, if
any, in the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers, as published by the U.S.
Department of Labor, Bureau of Statistics, since the Effective Date or the last
adjustment hereunder, whichever is later.”
	 
	 	8.	 	Section 5.1.3 of the Agreement is hereby amended in its entirety to read as
follows:
	 
	 	 	 	“5.1.3 Non-FTE Costs. Non-FTE costs and research requirements associated
with performance of the Research Collaboration at Array shall be borne by Array,
except that (a) Array shall not be required to incur any extraordinary [ * ] costs
without Array’s prior written consent, (b) Array may bill InterMune for materials
used in the course of manufacture and analytic activities and of process research at
a rate of [ * ] and (c) Array may bill InterMune no more frequently than once per
calendar quarter for reasonable costs incurred by Array in connection with the
permitted outsourcing of activities by Array as provided in the Research Plan at a
rate of [ * ]. Extraordinary chemical or screening costs means material costs in
excess of [ * ]. InterMune shall pay any invoices received pursuant to Section
5.1.3(b) within [ * ] of receipt.”
	 
	 	9.	 	A new Section 5.1.5 is hereby added to the Agreement as follows:
	 
	 	 	 	
“5.1.5      Transfer of FTEs to another Array-InterMune Program.  InterMune, in its sole
discretion, shall have the right to transfer the Array FTEs funded under this Agreement to
another research program then being funded by InterMune at Array.  InterMune shall provide
Array with sixty (60) days prior written notice of its desire to transfer the Array FTEs,
including the number of Array FTEs to be so transferred, the program to be transferred to
and the effective date of such transfer.  Following the effective date of such transfer,
this Agreement shall be deemed amended to provide for the reduced FTE funding resulting
from such transfer. ”

     Except
as set forth above, all terms and conditions of the Agreement will remain in
full force
and effect. Any capitalized term used herein and not otherwise defined will have the same meaning
as set forth in the Agreement.

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     Please acknowledge your agreement to the above by having an authorized Array representative
countersign both enclosed copies of this Amendment No. 5 where indicated below, and returning one
original to the attention of Robin Steele, General Counsel, at InterMune. We would be happy to
proceed based on receipt of a facsimile copy while awaiting for the original.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Sincerely,
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	/s/ Lawrence M. Blatt
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Lawrence M. Blatt
	 	 	Senior Vice President—Preclinical and
	 

	 	 	 	Applied Research

	 	 	 
	cc:

	 	Robin Steele, Esq., InterMune, Inc.

General Counsel, Array BioPharm, Inc.

* * * * * * * *

AGREED TO AND ACCEPTED:

ARRAY BIOPHARMA, INC.

	 	 	 	 	 
	By:

	 	/s/ David Snitman
 

	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Print Name:

	 	David Snitman
 

	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Print Title:

	 	COO
 

	 	 

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EXHIBIT 10.69

February 3, 2006

VIA FAX AND FEDERAL EXPRESS 

David L. Snitman, Ph.D.

Chief Operating Officer

Array BioPharma, Inc.

3200 Walnut Street

Boulder, CO 80301

RE:     Amendment No. 6 to the Drug Discovery Collaboration Agreement

Dear Dr. Snitman:

As you know, InterMune, Inc. (“InterMune”) and Array BioPharma Inc. (“Array”) are
parties to that certain Drug Discovery Collaboration Agreement dated September 13, 2002, as amended
May 8, 2003, January 7, 2004, September 10, 2004, December 7, 2004 and June 30, 2005 (collectively,
the “Agreement”). As we have previously discussed with you and/or John Moore, we would
like to further amend the Agreement. Accordingly, the parties agree that the Agreement is hereby
amended as follows, effective as of January 1, 2006 (“Amendment Effective Date”):

	1.	 	The second sentence in Section 5.1.1 of the Agreement is hereby amended in its entirety to
read as follows:
	 
	 	 	“The Allocated Array FTEs shall be as follows: (a) [ * ] Array FTEs devoted to [ * ] for
the period of time set forth below in this Section 5.1.1 (or such other number scheduled in
the Research Plan) (the “Discovery FTEs”); (b) [ * ] Array FTEs devoted to [ * ] for the
period of time set forth below in this Section 5.1.1 (or such other number scheduled in the
Research Plan) (the “Manufacture FTEs”); and (c) [ * ] Array FTEs,[ * ] of which will be [ *
] will be devoted to [ * ] while[ * ] will be devoted to [ * ] for the period of time set
forth below in this Section 5.1.1 (or such other number of FTEs and/or allocation of such
number of FTEs between the manufacturing transfer and process research activities as
scheduled in the Research Plan) (the “Research FTEs”).”
	 
	2.	 	The last two sentences in Section 5.1.1 of the Agreement are hereby amended in their entirety
to read as follows:
	 
	 	 	"[ * ] Manufacture FTEs shall be funded by InterMune beginning July 1, 2005 through January
31, 2006. Beginning February 1, 2006, InterMune shall fund [ * ] Manufacture FTEs until [ *
] (or such other [ * ] as may be determined by mutual agreement). At the end of such
period, any remaining raw materials purchased for [ * ] and for which Array receives
reimbursement from InterMune that are not used for the [ * ] shall be owned by, and also
delivered to, InterMune (or a third party designated by InterMune). The Research FTEs shall
be funded by InterMune beginning January 1, 2006 through

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	 	 	August 31, 2006, with an option exercisable by InterMune to extend such funding for an
additional six (6)-month period subject to the extension of the Research Term.”

Except as set forth above, all terms and conditions of the Agreement will remain in full force and
effect. Any capitalized term used herein and not otherwise defined will have the same meaning as
set forth in the Agreement. Please acknowledge your agreement to the above by having an authorized
Array representative countersign both enclosed copies of this Amendment No. 6 where indicated
below, and returning one original to the attention of Pauline Williams, Senior Paralegal/Executive
Assistant, at InterMune. We would be happy to proceed based on receipt of a facsimile copy while
awaiting the original.

	 	 	 
	 

	 	Sincerely,
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	/s/ Lawrence Blatt
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	Lawrence Blatt, Ph.D.
	 

	 	Chief Scientific Officer

	 	 	 
	Cc:

	 	General Counsel, Array

Mr. Larry Kahn, InterMune

Acknowledged and Agreed:

Array BioPharma Inc.

	 	 	 	 	 
	By:

	 	/s/ David Snitman
 

	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Name:

	 	David Snitman
 

	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Title:

	 	COO
 

	 	 

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