Which cancer-fighting biotech will be the next Race Oncology? October 20, 2020 | Derek Rose
It’s an exciting time in the cancer-fighting biotech space – and an exciting time to be investing in the sector.
A number of ASX-listed oncology companies are performing strongly, with Race Oncology (ASX:RAC) shares up more than 16-fold in the past 16 months, going from 6c to 96c on positive clinical trials of its chemotherapy drug Bisantrene.
In September, Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ:GILD) agreed to pay an eye-popping $US21 billion for Immunomedics (NASDAQ:IMMU), while Merck & Co (NYSE:MRK) committed $US4.2 billion to Seattle Genetics (NASDAQ:SGEN).