(Updates)
** Shares of Vor Bio VOR.O jump 29.5% to $5.57, among the
top pct gainers across the U.S. stock exchanges
** Stock posts biggest one-day pct gain since its IPO
debut in Feb 2021
** The drug developer says initial data from
early-to-mid-stage study of its experimental therapy to treat
patients with a type of blood cancer was well-tolerated
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** Blood count was successfully maintained in the first
patient after the transplant treatment - VOR
** Co says the study continues to enroll patients and
additional data is expected in 2023
** Including session gains, stock down ~52% YTD
(Reporting by Khushi Mandowara)
((Khushi.Mandowara@thomsonreuters.com;))