Start-up QED Touts Singular Focus On FGFR Inhibitor Infigratinib
Executive Summary
Emerging Company Profile: With backing from BridgeBio, San Francisco start-up QED sees potential for drug licensed from Novartis in a number of tumor types, following the recent presentation of promising results in Phase II for bile duct cancer and Phase I for advanced urothelial cancer.
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