BUZZ-Apollomics tumbles as cash crunch forces layoffs, trial shutdown** Shares of Apollomics APLM.O fall 16.5% to $5.20 premarket
** The biotech firm has terminated all U.S. staff, including its CEO and CFO, due to cash constraints, it said in a SEC filing
** Co also plans to halt all activities related to its lung cancer trial
** Last year, co said its blood cancer therapy combined with chemotherapy failed to show survival benefit over chemotherapy alone in a late-stage trial
** Apollomics has called a Sept 4 extraordinary general meeting of shareholders to vote on winding up of the company
** As of last close, stock down 36% YTD
(Reporting by Kamal Choudhury in Bengaluru)
((Kamal.Choudhury@thomsonreuters.com;))
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