** Shares of biotech firm Greenwich LifeSciences GLSI.O rise 3% to $22.59 premarket
** Co says new late-stage trial data shows its experimental breast cancer drug GLSI-100 works regardless of a key genetic marker, widening the pool of eligible patients
** Says the marker, called HLA-A02, had previously limited who could benefit; removing it could double eligible patients in the U.S. and Europe to about 88,000 a year
** Says early data shows an about 80% cut in cancer returning in patients without the marker, similar to earlier results
** Co says it filed new patent claims that could protect the drug until 2045
** Says GLSI-100’s potential annual market could be as much as $10 bln if approved
** As of last close, stock up ~5% YTD
(Reporting by Sahil Pandey in Bengaluru)
((Sahil.Pandey@thomsonreuters.com))