** U.S.-listed shares of Israeli biopharmaceutical company
CMMB.O surge nearly 13% to $4.10 premarket
** Announces revisions to clinical programs for lead
candidate CM-101 by expanding mid-stage trial to treat primary
sclerosing cholangitis, a rare chronic liver disease
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** Adds it is also working with experts on finalizing design
of another mid-stage study for CM-101 in systemic sclerosis, an
autoimmune disease, to expedite some data
** "Changes also expected to extend cash runway through end
of 2023," says CMMB; cash and cash equivalents were at $61.2
million as of Dec. 31
** All three brokerages covering CMMB rate stock "buy" or
higher; their median PT is $30
** Stock had fallen 47% YTD up to last close
(Reporting by Leroy Leo in Bengaluru)
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