Nektar's NKTR-214 IO Deal With Bristol Looks Even Sweeter With More Data

Stock soars yet again with a positive data update for immuno-oncology star NKTR-214, a better-than-expected fourth quarter and catalysts for other pipeline candidates coming soon.

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Nektar Therapeutics' data update for the up-and-coming immuno-oncology candidate NKTR-214 – just partnered in a high-priced deal with Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. – along with better-than-expected earnings revved up even more excitement and expectations among investors.

The company's fourth quarter and full year 2017 earnings call late on March 1 followed on the heels of a deal with Bristol to co-develop and commercialize the pegylated IL-2 agonist NKTR-214 in combination with Bristol's PD-1 inhibitor Opdivo (nivolumab) and CTLA-4 inhibitor Yervoy (ipilimumab), an agreement worth $1.85bn upfront plus $1.78bn in milestone fees. Also see "Bristol Goes In Big On New Valentine Nektar" - Scrip, 14 February, 2018

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