Step Pharma Set To Leap Into Clinic With CTPS1 Inhibitor
French Biotech Raises €35m
Executive Summary
After a fresh cash injection, Step is ready to take STP938 for the treatment of T-cell blood cancers into Phase I trials in February.
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