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Vincerx Blames Stock Plunge On Overheated ADC Expectations

 
• By Andrew McConaghie

Expectations of robust efficacy from Phase I studies may be unrealistic, but spooked investors have made Vincerz’s cash flow problems even more acute.

NASDAQ down

Vincerx has seen its stock lose 75% of its value after presenting early data from VIP236, its potential first-in-class small-molecule-drug conjugate cancer therapy.

That investor reaction was fueled by Phase I dose-escalation study results that showed that out of 15 patients with metastatic...

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