Why Janux Therapeutics Shares Rose 33.1% This Week
Shares of Janux Therapeutics (NASDAQ: JANX), which specializes in immunotherapies to treat cancer, rose 33.1% this week, according to data from S&P Global Intelligence. The clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company's shares have been rising since it announced on Oct. 12 that its first patient had been dosed in its Phase 1 clinical trial of JANX007 to treat metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer. The news was a milestone for Janux as JANX007 is the company's first product candidate using its Tumor Activated T Cell Engager (TRACTr) platform to engage T cells to fight tumors.