Updates
** Shares of drug developer Artiva Biotherapeutics ARTV.O rise 2% to $3.66 in early trading
** Co says its experimental cell therapy, AlloNK, showed promising safety results in early trials for patients with autoimmune diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis
** ARTV says 32 autoimmune patients got AlloNK plus anti-CD20 antibody drugs at community clinics, mostly outside hospitals, with no severe side effects
** Co says treatment clears B cells, a type of immune cell linked to several autoimmune conditions, within two weeks
** Over 150,000 U.S. patients have RA that does not respond to current medicines, ARTV says
** Including session's move, stock down ~64% YTD
(Reporting by Sahil Pandey in Bengaluru)
((Sahil.Pandey@thomsonreuters.com))