Iovance falls after U.S. FDA puts hold on lung cancer therapy trial
** Shares of Iovance Biotherapeutics IOVA.O fall 26.3% to
$6.55 premarket
** Co says the U.S. FDA has placed a clinical hold on its
trial on a therapy for a type of lung cancer, after a patient's
death
** IOVA will stop enrollment into the trial and will
continue to monitor patients treated with the therapy
** Up to Tuesday's close, stock up 39.1% YTD
(Reporting by Puyaan Singh)
((Puyaan.Singh@thomsonreuters.com;))
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