** Shares of cancer therapy developer Candel Therapeutics
CADL.O rise 55.44% to $1.35 premarket
** Co says the U.S. FDA has granted a "fast track" tag to
its lead investigational therapy CAN-2409, for the treatment of
a type of pancreatic cancer
** FDA's "fast track" status expedites the review of drug
candidates being developed to treat serious conditions
** Candel remains on track to release updated overall
survival data from the interim analysis of a mid-stage trial in
H2 2024
** Up to last close, stock down ~52% YTD
(Reporting by Sriparna Roy in Bengaluru)
((Sriparna.Roy@thomsonreuters.com;))