Galera Therapeutics, Inc. (GRTX)

Risk and Volatility Galera Therapeutics has a beta of 1.96, indicating that its share price is 96% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Athersys has a beta of -0.9, indicating that its share price is 190% less volatile than the S&P 500. Valuation and Earnings This table compares Galera Therapeutics and Athersys"s gross revenue,

Earnings and Valuation This table compares China Pharma and Galera Therapeutics"s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation. Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio China Pharma $4.05 million 1.59 -$3.08 million ($0.57) -2.25 Galera Therapeutics N/A N/A -$59.08 million ($0.10) -0.23 China Pharma has higher revenue and earnings than Galera

Galera has entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement with Toronto-based Biossil for Galera's dismutase mimetics portfolio, including all avasopasem and rucosopasem formulations and indications. The agreement includes 1) an upfront payment of $3.5 million, 2) potential future regulatory milestones, commercial milestones, and contingent value rights of up to $105 million.

Galera's development strategy shifts from toxicity reduction to anti-cancer therapeutics, with three trials in patients with highly resistant subsets of advanced breast cancer.

MALVERN, Pa., Aug. 14, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Galera Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: GRTX), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company historically focused on developing a pipeline of novel, proprietary therapeutics that have the potential to transform radiotherapy in cancer, today announced that its Board of Directors has approved a Plan of Liquidation and Dissolution (Plan of Dissolution), which provides for the dissolution of the Company under Delaware law, and plans to seek stockholder approval of the Plan of Dissolution at a special meeting of stockholders to be held on or around October 17, 2024.

MALVERN, Pa., May 13, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Galera Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: GRTX), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing a pipeline of novel, proprietary therapeutics that have the potential to transform radiotherapy in cancer, today announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2024, and provided recent corporate updates.

MALVERN, Pa., May 03, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Galera Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: GRTX), a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing a pipeline of novel, proprietary therapeutics that have the potential to transform radiotherapy in cancer, today announced that its Board of Directors (the “Board”) has unanimously resolved to adopt a limited duration stockholder rights agreement (the “Rights Agreement”) to protect stockholder interests.

Company continues to evaluate strategic options to maximize shareholder value Company continues to evaluate strategic options to maximize shareholder value

FDA confirms need for new trial for avasopasem; GRECO trials with rucosopasem to be discontinued Company evaluating potential strategic options to optimize shareholder value MALVERN, Pa., Nov. 14, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Galera Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: GRTX), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing a pipeline of novel, proprietary therapeutics that have the potential to transform radiotherapy in cancer, today announced financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2023 and provided recent corporate updates.

FDA confirms need for new trial for avasopasem for severe oral mucositis (SOM) GRECO-2 trial did not pass futility analysis; Company will discontinue both GRECO trials Company reviewing potential strategic alternatives to maximize shareholder value MALVERN, Pa., Oct. 31, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Galera Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: GRTX), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing a pipeline of novel, proprietary therapeutics that have the potential to transform radiotherapy in cancer, today announced that it has received official meeting minutes from the Type A meeting with the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) held September 28, 2023 in which the FDA reiterated the need for an additional Phase 3 trial of avasopasem manganese (avasopasem) for radiotherapy-induced SOM.

MALVERN, Pa., Sept. 18, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Galera Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: GRTX), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing a pipeline of novel, proprietary therapeutics that have the potential to transform radiotherapy in cancer, today announced that a Type A Meeting has been scheduled for September 28, 2023 with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding the Complete Response Letter (CRL) received for the Company's New Drug Application (NDA) for avasopasem manganese (avasopasem). The FDA is expected to issue written meeting minutes approximately 30 days following the meeting.

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Company received Complete Response Letter from FDA for avasopasem and intends to request Type A meeting with FDA to discuss potential next steps

Galera Therapeutics shares plunged by almost 85% after the clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company revealed its New Drug Application for its investigational therapeutic avasopasem manganese (avasopasem) for radiotherapy-induced severe oral mucositis in patients with head and neck cancer undergoing standard-of-care treatment was not approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).  The company said that the FDA had informed it that the data from its Phase 3 ROMAN trial and supporting data from its GT-201 trial were “not sufficiently persuasive to establish substantial evidence of avasopasem's effectiveness and safety for reducing severe oral mucositis in patients with head and neck cancer.