** Shares of Terns Pharmaceuticals rise ~6% to $6.5 premarket
** Co says its experimental drug to treat a type of blood cancer showed clinically meaningful responses in patients at two lowest dose levels
** The drug, TERN-701, showed no dose-limiting toxicities across three completed dose levels, and no side-effect-related dose reductions or discontinuations - TERN
** TERN plans to share additional safety and efficacy data in late 2025
** The initial data was above expectations and supported long-term use, according to BMO Capital analysts
** TERN-701 is being developed to treat heavily pre-treated patients with relapsed/refractory chronic myeloid leukemia
** Up to last close, shares down ~5% YTD
(Reporting by Mariam Sunny in Bengaluru)
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