** Shares of Lyell Immunopharma Inc LYEL.O , a developer of
cellular therapies for cancer treatment, up 4.1% at $8.42 in
extended trading
** Co says U.S. Food and Drug Administration cleared its
Investigational New Drug (IND) application for LYL845, paving
way for an early-stage trial of the drug
** LYL845 is a potential treatment of melanoma and other
tumors urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nGNX7L55NF
** LYEL will now start clinical trial for the drug and
expects initial data in 2024, co adds
** YTD as of Thursday's close, LYEL is up 2.5%
(Reporting by Niket Nishant in Bengaluru)
((Niket.Nishant@thomsonreuters.com;))