ImmunityBio Shares Rise on Positive Results From Lung Cancer Drug Trials

Dow Jones
Jan 14

By Amira McKee

 

Shares of ImmunityBio rose to a three-month high after the company reported positive results from clinical trials of its Anktiva immunotherapy to treat lung cancer patients.

The stock closed the market session up 8.9% at $2.82 on Tuesday. Shares have risen 21% in the last 52 weeks.

The clinical stage immunotherapy company said Anktiva, in tandem with check point inhibitor therapy, produced statistically significant immune restoration in lung cancer patients. Anktiva is designed to restore the immune system of cancer patients by activating natural killer cells and T cells.

In two clinical trials across 151 patients with non-small cell lung cancers, those treated with Anktiva saw higher counts of cancer-fighting white blood cells and survived longer.

ImmunityBio said it was preparing the detailed results of the two studies for peer-review publication and future scientific presentations. A randomized Phase 3 confirmatory trial is continuing, it added.

 

Write to Amira McKee at amira.mckee@wsj.com

 

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

January 13, 2026 16:09 ET (21:09 GMT)

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