(Updates)
** Shares of drug developer RenovoRx RNXT.O rise 28% to
hit of $2.86, an over one-month high
** Stock set for biggest one-day pct gain in 3 months,
if gains hold
** Co says its experimental therapy to treat advanced
pancreatic cancer delayed disease progression, according to
interim data from a late-stage study
** The therapy, RenovoGem, delayed cancer progression by 15
months compared to 7 months in standard-of-care treatment- RNXT
** RenovoGem is RNXT's first drug-device combination product
candidate that utilizes company's therapy platform to deliver an
FDA-approved chemotherapy
** Including session's move, stock up ~29% YTD
(Reporting by Mariam Sunny in Bengaluru)
((Mariam.ESunny@thomsonreuters.com;))