** Shares of Relay Therapeutics RLAY.O rise 7.5% to $4.76 premarket
** Co says its lead drug candidate to treat a type of locally advanced breast cancer helped patients live for about 11.4 months on average without the disease getting worse
** The drug, RLY-2608, is being tested in combination with hormone therapy
** RLAY plans to start a pivotal study testing the combination next year
** The combination was generally well tolerated in the 118 patients treated -RLAY
** Two patients discontinued treatment due to treatment-related side-effects such as nausea and loss of appetite
** Up to last close, stock down ~60% YTD
(Reporting by Mariam Sunny in Bengaluru)
((Mariam.ESunny@thomsonreuters.com;))
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