Pyxis Oncology rises on nod for early stage trials of solid tumor drugs
** Shares of drug developer Pyxis Oncology Inc PYXS.O rise
16.5% to $1.69 premarket
** U.S. FDA approves initiation of early stage trial of
company's two experimental drugs to treat patients with select
solid tumors urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nGNX8y22lt
** Trial will assess safety and anti-tumor activity
** Stock down ~87% YTD, through Wednesday close
(Reporting by Khushi Mandowara)
((Khushi.Mandowara@thomsonreuters.com;))