Nektar Stops Clinical Trials For Key Cancer Drug, Shares Tumble

Nektar Stops Clinical Trials For Key Cancer Drug, Shares Tumble

(Reuters) – Nektar Therapeutics said on Thursday it had stopped all trials involving its key cancer drug following its failure in multiple studies, dragging the drug developer’s shares down 23% in after-market trading. The trials that Nektar stopped included those involving a combination of its drug bempegaldesleukin with Bristol Myers Squibb Co’s cancer drug Opdivo as…

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Chile Faces Pressure To Increase Spending Despite High Inflation, Bank Of America Says

Chile Faces Pressure To Increase Spending Despite High Inflation, Bank Of America Says

SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Chilean President Gabriel Boric faces an economic slowdown and high inflation, which conflicts with his goal to expand social programs, and could increase pressure for more financial stimulus, according to a Bank of America report released on Thursday. The government recently announced a $3.7 billion economic recovery plan to support sectors still…

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