** Shares of drugmaker BridgeBio Pharma BBIO.O shares rise 14.5% to $62.13 premarket
** Co says its experimental drug BBP-418 met all the goals in a late-stage trial for a type of limb-girdle muscular dystrophy, a rare muscle-wasting disease
** Drug boosted levels of key muscle protein and cut muscle damage marker CK by 82% from initial levels- BBIO
** Co says treated patients showed better walking speed and lung function vs placebo at 12 months
** BBIO plans to file for U.S. FDA approval in first half of 2026
** Up to last close, stock up ~98% YTD
(Reporting by Sahil Pandey in Bengaluru)
((Sahil.Pandey@thomsonreuters.com))