Just saw that HOOKIPA is selling off some of their oncology programs to NeoTrail Therapeutics. They're handing over HB-200 and HB-700, which are basically their immunotherapy shots for cancer treatment. The deal got signed back in January and should wrap up sometime this quarter.



So HB-200 is the one they've been testing for HPV-related head and neck cancers, and it showed some decent results when combined with pembrolizumab last year at that SITC conference. Got Fast Track status from the FDA too. Then there's HB-700, which targets KRAS-mutated cancers like lung and colorectal stuff - that one got IND clearance from the FDA last year and they've already finished manufacturing the trial materials.

Mark Winderlich from HOOKIPA said they're happy the development will continue at NeoTrail. Honestly makes sense - they still have HB-300 for prostate cancer, HB-400 for Hep B, and HB-500 for HIV in their pipeline, so they're not completely stepping back from immuno-oncology.

HOOK stock closed yesterday at $1.04, up about 4.5%. It's been bouncing between $0.72 and $1.96 over the past year. Interesting move to offload these programs - wonder if they're focusing resources elsewhere or just needed the cash.
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