Benzinga | Jun 21, 2021 11:38AM EDT

Theratechnologies Peptide-Drug Conjugate Shows Better Anti-Metastatic Activity Compared With Docetaxel Alone

* Theratechnologies Inc (NASDAQ:THTX) has announced new preclinical in vivo findings on its peptide-drug conjugate (PDC), TH1902.

* The results demonstrate that TH1902 has better anti-metastatic activity when compared to docetaxel alone when administered at an equimolar concentration in a lung metastasis cancer model expressing the sortilin (SORT1) receptor.

* The Company intends to present these findings at an upcoming scientific meeting.

* The Company will host a webcast today at 11:00 a.m. ET to discuss its SORT1+ Technology and TH1902, which will include additional details on these preclinical findings.

* Price Action: THTX shares are up 3.77% at $3.85 during the market trading session on the last check Monday.