Affimed N.V. (AFMD) surged 68.5% after the company reported follow-up efficacy data from the EGFR wild-type (EGFRwt) cohort and initial clinical efficacy data from the EGFR mutant (EGFRmut) cohort of the ongoing early to mid-stage study of AFM24 to treat non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients.The phase I/IIa AFM24-102 study is evaluating AFM24 in combination with Roche’s (RHHBY) immuno-oncology drug, Tecentriq (atezolizumab), in heavily pre-treated NSCLC patients.Please note that the company first repo ...

For those looking to find strong Medical stocks, it is prudent to search for companies in the group that are outperforming their peers. Has Affimed N.V. (AFMD) been one of those stocks this year? A quick glance at the company's year-to-date performance in comparison to the rest of the Medical sector should help us answer this question.Affimed N.V. is a member of the Medical sector. This group includes 1046 individual stocks and currently holds a Zacks Sector Rank of #8. The Zacks Sector Rank includes 16 dif ...

In 17 EGFR wild-type (EGFRwt) non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients who failed chemotherapy and PD-1/PD-L1, AFM24 plus atezolizumab achieved 4 objective responses; 3 of 4 responses were ongoing for more than 7 months and progression free survival (PFS) was 5.9 monthsObjective responses were also seen in 4 of 13 response-evaluable EGFR mutant (EGFRmut) NSCLC patients confirming the activity of AFM24 and atezolizumab in heavily pretreated NSCLC patientsIn both NSCLC cohorts, the combination therapy show ...

Efficacy and safety of AFM24 in combination with atezolizumab, a checkpoint inhibitor, is being evaluated in non-small cell lung cancer patients with EGFR wild-type and EGFR mutant advanced/metastatic cancers in the ongoing AFM24-102 phase 1/2a studyThe FDA's Fast Track designation was granted after its review of the initial efficacy data of the EGFR wild-type cohort from the AFM24-102 studyFast Track is a process designed to facilitate the development and expedite the review of drugs to treat serious condi ...

MANNHEIM, Germany, May 28, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Affimed N.V. (NASDAQ:AFMD) ("Affimed", or the "Company"), a clinical-stage immuno-oncology company committed to giving patients back their innate ability to fight cancer, announced today that its 2024 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (the "Annual Meeting") will be held on June 26, 2024 at 09:00 a.m. CET at the offices of De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek N.V., Burgerweeshuispad 201, 1076 GR Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The notice and agenda of the Annual ...

One of the oldest maxims in investing is that higher risk produces greater returns. That maxim holds particularly true across penny biotech stocks. Developing therapeutics to cure diseases is a complex business model fraught with the potential to fail at many points. Developmental and regulatory time frames are long, introducing multiple potential points of failure. The capital necessary for research and development is substantial. So on and so forth. The result is that many upstart biotech firms fail to co ...

In 15 response-evaluable patients with metastatic EGFR wild-type NSCLC, who were pretreated with platinum doublet chemotherapy and checkpoint inhibitors, the combination of AFM24 and atezolizumab led to a disease control rate of 73.3% (11/15), including 4 objective responses (1 complete and 3 partial responses)As of the March 18, 2024 data cut-off, the median progression free survival was 5.9 months and 3 of 4 responses were ongoingThe poster of the ongoing study will be presented on June 1, 2024, 9:00 a.m. ...

In 15 response-evaluable patients with metastatic EGFR wild-type NSCLC, who were pretreated with platinum doublet chemotherapy and checkpoint inhibitors, the combination of AFM24 and atezolizumab led to a disease control rate of 73.3% (11/15), including 4 objective responses (1 complete and 3 partial responses) As of the March 18, 2024 data cut-off, the median progression free survival was 5.9 months and 3 of 4 responses were ongoing The poster of the ongoing study will be presented on June 1, 2024, 9:00 a. ...

Many analysts forecast that an interest rate cut is coming by September. When that happens, speculative capital is likely to move away from large-cap stocks. That’s why it’s a good time to consider small-cap stocks to buy.  As interest rates went higher in 2022 and 2023, small-cap stocks fell out of favor. Many of these stocks are those of small, early stage companies that are not yet profitable. The rising cost of capital due to higher interest rates can most affect these companies.  That’s the risk that c ...

Shares of Affimed N.V. (AFMD) have gained 0.6% over the past four weeks to close the last trading session at $5.35, but there could still be a solid upside left in the stock if short-term price targets of Wall Street analysts are any indication. Going by the price targets, the mean estimate of $13.20 indicates a potential upside of 146.7%.The average comprises five short-term price targets ranging from a low of $5 to a high of $25, with a standard deviation of $8.87. While the lowest estimate indicates a de ...