BUZZ-Replimune, uniQure rise after report FDA chief Makary may be ousted
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** Shares of biotech firm Replimune REPL.O rise 4.2% to $4.24 in extended trading
** U.S. President Donald Trump is planning to fire U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary, Reuters reports citing sources familiar with the matter
** Makary on Tuesday defended the regulator's decision to not approve REPL's drug Tudriqev for advanced skin cancer
** Last month, the health regulator declined to approve REPL's drug for the second time
** U.S.-listed shares of Dutch gene therapy developer uniQure UQ1.F close 10.4% higher on Friday following the news
** uniQure became the center of controversy when the FDA rejected its Huntington’s disease therapy, citing inadequate data and requesting a new study
** REPL down 26% YTD
