Everest Refocuses After Trodelvy Twist
Executive Summary
A shift in investor sentiment in 2021 hit Everest hard when it was expanding the commercial team for cancer drug Trodelvy. Entering 2022, the sustained downturn in the capital market environment eventually changed the way the Chinese biotech considers launching drugs in the market.
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