Bolt Therapeutics up 7% on early-stage tumor candidate
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- Bolt Therapeutics (NASDAQ:BOLT) is up 7% in after-hours trading after reporting positive top-line results on BDC-1001 both alone and in combination with Opdivo (nivolumab) for multiple tumor types.
- The Immune-Stimulating Antibody Conjugate is under investigation for HER2-expressing cancers.
- Results showed that target drug exposure levels were achieved at or near the recommended Phase 2 dose by more frequent administration such as every other week and weekly.
- Anti-tumor activity was seen with multiple partial responses, tumor shrinkage, and long-term stable disease across multiple HER2-expressing solid tumor types as monotherapy and with Opdivo.
- The company said that the data support the selection of a phase 2 dose and moving the candidate into phase 2.
- Bolt (BOLT) also said that it brokered an agreement with Roche (OTCQX:RHHBY) to to supply Perjeta (pertuzumab) to examine the biologic in combination with BDC-1001 for metastatic breast cancer.
- See why Seeking Alpha's Quant Rating views (BOLT) as a hold.