Shares of Satellos Bioscience rose after it reported its investigational drug candidate SAT-3247 for adults living with Duchenne muscular dystrophy showed positive results.
The stock was up 16% to $9.49 in recent trading, and rose 61% since the start of the year.
The data from its Trailhead evaluation showed reduced fat friction, increased effort in upper limbs and increased handgrip strength. Satellos, a biotechnology company, primarily develops novel therapies to treat degenerative muscle diseases.
Perry Shieh, a professor at UCLA's David Geffen School of Medicine, said the consistency across measures of strength, muscle composition and safety in the data was highly encouraging for the evaluation of SAT-3247.
Chief Executive Frank Gleeson said the results were encouraging for Basecamp, another phase 2 study for SAT-3247, which is on track to complete enrollment by the end of the third quarter.
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July 08, 2026 10:56 ET (14:56 GMT)
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