** Shares of cancer therapy maker Novocure NVCR.O up 2% at $16.84 premarket
** Company posts Q2 revenue of $158.8 million, compared with analysts' average expectations of $154.2 million - data compiled by LSEG
** J.P.Morgan says Q2 revenue "driven primarily by active patient growth across major markets"
** Novocure plans to submit a premarket approval application to the FDA for pancreatic cancer treatment in Q3 2025
** "We believe it may take getting closer to meaningful rev growth from these new opportunities for the stock to work," JPM adds
** Up to last close, stock down 44.6% YTD
(Reporting by Siddhi Mahatole)
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