December 20, 2018 04:28 AM EST

That’s gotta hurt. FDA turns thumbs down on Spectrum’s 'breakthrough' pitch for cancer drug poziotinib and shares tumble

John Carroll

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Everybody loves a breakthrough therapy drug designation from the FDA. But woe betide the public biotech company that comes away from the BTD quest empty …

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That’s gotta hurt. FDA turns thumbs down on Spectrum’s 'breakthrough' pitch for cancer drug poziotinib and shares tumble

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That’s got­ta hurt. FDA turns thumbs down on Spec­trum’s 'break­through' pitch for can­cer drug pozi­o­tinib and shares tum­ble

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