Limited Near-term CatalystsThere are limited near-term catalysts from the partnered elritercept program despite its proven differentiation and lowered risks.
Program TerminationKROS announced that they are terminating the Phase 2 TROPOS trial of cibotercept in pulmonary arterial hypertension following the observation of new pericardial effusion adverse events.
Safety ConcernsSafety concerns with the second lead asset, cibotercept, following observation of pericardial effusion in their ongoing Phase 2 study, led to a significant pullback in the stock.