MRK - Analyst Sees Keros Therapeutics As Next Acceleron Set For Major Biotech Growth | Benzinga
Oppenheimer initiated coverage on Keros Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:KROS), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company that develops and commercializes novel therapeutics for disorders linked to dysfunctional signaling of the transforming growth factor-beta family of proteins.
Oppenheimer writes, “Keros is developing best-in-class therapeutics that regulate TGF-? signaling to treat hematological and cardiopulmonary diseases. We consider its pipeline one of the more attractive in biotech today, given its disease-modifying potential in indications with considerable unmet need.”
Keros’ lead product candidate, KER-050 (elritercept), is being developed for low blood cell counts or cytopenias, including anemia and thrombocytopenia, in patients with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) and myelofibrosis.
- The analyst sees elritercept as the potential preferred 2L treatment in MDS with durable responses and benefits.
- At the EHA update, an overall hematologic response was ...