01:32 PM EDT, 09/06/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks were lower Friday afternoon, with the NYSE Health Care Index and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) each about 0.3% weaker.

The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) fell 1.4%.

In corporate news, Vor Biopharma ( VOR ) shares jumped over 9%. The company said Thursday that new data from an ongoing phase 1/2 trial of patients with acute myeloid leukemia treated with trem-cel followed by Mylotarg validated its approach of "using shielded transplants" in delivering targeted therapies.