Exelixis’ Meteroric Rise From The Ashes

Score one for tenacity. Exelixis (NASDAQ:EXEL) is up almost 50% today after releasing positive results from its phase 3 trial, dubbed Meteor, testing its drug Cometriq in patients with kidney cancer.

It’s been a long road to get here.

Cometriq

Like many biotechs, Exelixis started off going for the easier win, getting Cometriq approved in patients where there weren’t any other treatment options: medullary thyroid cancer.

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