** Shares of cancer therapies developer Adaptimmune
Therapeutics ADAP.O fall 5.9% to $1.13 after co ends
partnership with GSK to develop cancer therapies GSK.L
** GSK will transfer its NY-ESO cell therapy program and
the right to the PRAME cell therapy program to Adaptimmune
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** Pending agreement on the transfer of the NY-ESO cell
therapy program to Adaptimmune, GSK will continue to be
responsible for the execution and costs of ongoing clinical
trials.
** Termination of agreement does not trigger any payment
obligations on the part of Adaptimmune
** More than 280,000 shares change hands, nearly half of the
stock's 25-day moving average volume
** YTD stock down 69.7%
(Reporting by Nandhini Srinivasan in Bengaluru)
((nandhini.srinivasan@thomsonreuters.com))