Why Agios Pharma, A Novo Rival, Just Pulled A Bearish Move

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Agios Pharmaceuticals (AGIO) dropped its next-generation sickle cell drug Tuesday after a failed Phase 2 study. Agios stock tumbled, threatening a recent breakout. Specifically, the company is discontinuing development of its next-gen PK activator, tebapivat, because it didn't sufficiently differentiate itself from other drugs in its class. Activating PK, or pyruvate kinase, boosts the energy production of red blood cells.…