Five Prime Lands Blow On Gastric Cancers With FGFR2b Antibody

Positive Top-Line Data From Phase II FIGHT Trial

A potential first-in-class FGFR2b-targeted monoclonal antibody, bemarituzumab, has shown top-line benefits in the Phase II FIGHT study in advanced gastric or gastroesophageal junction cancers.    

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Investors have reacted positively to top-line Phase II data released by the South San Francisco-based biotech Five Prime Therapeutics, Inc., which suggested the potential first-in-class MAb, bemarituzumab, could be the first targeted therapy for HER2-negative advanced gastric cancer in more than a decade. 

The share price of the NASDAQ-quoted US biotech rose from $5.34 to $24.35 in after-hours trading on 10 November, when...

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