The setup is step-function: most of today’s value is “survive + reach the readout,” while a clean
Phase 3 outcome can unlock durable value capture (approval economics, label expansion, and credible partnering). The orphan-drug designation expands the strategic surface area beyond the initial
Merkel cell carcinoma program, and the best additive play is to turn trial execution into a repeatable advantage (site network + data rights + biomarker-enrichment loop), which is harder to copy than protocol writing in an AI-saturated world. This creates a plausible path from micro-cap optionality to a small commercial oncology company by 2031.