$Revolution Medicines (RVMD.US)$rose more than 10% Wednesday after the biotech firm reported the discovery and preclinical-to-clinical translation of its anti-tumor drug RMC-6236.
RVMD gained 10.6% to close at $36.50 on word of the experimental drug, which the company disclosed in the publicationCancer Discovery.
Revolution disclosed news of the drug on Tuesday shortly before the market closed, sending shares up 3.4% that day. All in, RVMD has gained 14.4% over the past two sessions.
The biotech said RMC-6236 is currently in a Phase 1/1b clinical trial. Revolution said preclinical studies found RMC-6236 effective in inhibiting the growth of so-called "RAS-dependent" tumor cells while sparing normal tissues.
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