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🚨 The ESMO Poster Drop Is Real — But What Does It Mean for CYDY? Deal? Delay? Let’s Set the Record Straight. 🚨
We’re 7 weeks out from one of the most pivotal events in CytoDyn’s history — the ESMO Breast Cancer Conference (May 15) — and the company just locked in poster #369P, confirming that Dr. Richard Pestell will present data showing long-term survival in mTNBC patients treated with Leronlimab.
Sounds like a big deal… but people are confused. Is this just another “meh” biotech event? Or is something bigger brewing?
Let’s break it down — clearly, factually, and with all the details to avoid speculation and Reddit rumors.
🧠 What’s Being Presented?
The abstract title says it all:
Improved Long-Term Survival in Patients with Metastatic Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Following CCR5 Antagonism: A Case Series
We already know from the March Shareholder Letter that these are stage 4 mTNBC patients who had failed prior treatments, and some of them are now alive 36+ months later, cancer-free.
That’s radical, given the median survival in this population is around 12 months with the best drugs out there (e.g., Trodelvy).
This isn’t about tumor shrinkage. This is about people still alive — and NED (no evidence of disease) — three years later.
🧬 Why Haven’t They Released the Mechanism of Action (MOA) Yet?
Because ESMO rules prohibit full public disclosure of new clinical data before the abstract is officially presented.
That includes:
Final survival stats
Scientific interpretation
MOA explanations (like why Leronlimab works the way it does)
If they disclose too much, they risk getting disqualified from the conference. These are standard practices at major conferences like ESMO and ASCO — not a CYDY issue.
So yes — they’re holding the biggest cards (MOA + full survival data) until May 15.
💰 Why People Are Whispering About a Deal Before ESMO
Let’s be clear: there’s no public evidence of a deal in place.
But here’s why some believe a pre-ESMO deal is possible (though not guaranteed):
CYDY hasn’t raised money since releasing the survival data in February. That’s unusual for a small biotech. Most would raise ASAP on any good news to extend runway. That they haven’t may suggest they’re expecting non-dilutive capital (i.e., a partner or license deal).
They just formed an Oncology Advisory Board. That’s a classic move companies make when preparing for deeper clinical strategy — or partnership alignment. You don’t do that for fun.
Quote from the March Shareholder Letter:
“We believe leronlimab has already established the potential for tremendous value in the clinic, and in the coming months we look forward to sharing the basis for that conclusion.”
That’s not a throwaway line. That’s teeing something up.
Again — none of this confirms a deal before May 15. But it explains why some investors are speculating that things could happen before the data goes public and Big Pharma competition gets a chance to react.
Because once that data drops? It’s public. And if it’s as good as we think, the bidding war starts.
🧠 Reminder: This Is Exactly How Trodelvy’s $21B Journey Started
In 2018, Immunomedics dropped mTNBC survival data at ASCO (just like this).
It was also a poster.
Gilead came in 2020 with a $21 billion acquisition.
Leronlimab could be showing even better survival than Trodelvy’s 12 months. If true, this is the kind of data that moves mountains.
🧾 TL;DR (for the scrollers)
Leronlimab’s cancer data is going public at ESMO May 15
Poster is confirmed and presented by Dr. Pestell — a heavyweight oncologist
mTNBC patients: stage 4, treatment-failed — now alive 3+ years and cancer-free
MOA being held back for ESMO due to strict abstract rules (not secrecy)
They haven’t raised cash = maybe expecting upfront money from partner?
Oncology Advisory Board formed = prepping for scale
Reminder: Trodelvy started the exact same way (poster ? $21B exit)
This isn’t hype — this is what real biotech inflection points look like.
May 15 is the day the world finds out. But don’t be shocked if Big Pharma moves before then.
Strap in. 🚀
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