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Array Rises On Binimetinib Data, 2016 Regulatory Submissions

 
• By Mandy Jackson

Array Biopharma gained 20.6% to close at $4.62 per share on Dec. 16 after the company said it will seek regulatory approvals for binimetinib based on results from the Phase III NEMO clinical trials, which showed the MEK inhibitor nearly doubled median progression-free survival (PFS) for NRAS-mutant melanoma patients to 2.8 months versus 1.5 months for dacarbazine (p

Array Biopharma gained 20.6% to close at $4.62 per share on Dec. 16 after the company said it will seek regulatory approvals for binimetinib based on results from the Phase III NEMO clinical trials, which showed the MEK inhibitor nearly doubled median progression-free survival (PFS) for NRAS-mutant melanoma patients to 2.8 months versus 1.5 months for dacarbazine (p<>

Binimetinib was a casualty of the massive asset swap between Novartis AG and GlaxoSmithKline PLC, in which Novartis acquired GSK's...

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