Kyowa Hakko Kirin Pins Rebound On KW-0761 For Oncology And Allergy Indications

TOKYO - Kyowa Hakko Kirin posted modest gains in its pharmaceutical business at its announcement of interim results as expectation rides on the eventual outcome of KW-0761, a humanized anti-CCR-4 monoclonal antibody being developed by Kyowa for hematological cancer applications in Japan and the U.S. and by licensing partner Amgen in the U.K. for allergy application