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Biogen's Phase II/III SMA Study for Higher Spinraza Dose Meets Goals

BIIB's pivotal mid to late-stage study evaluating a higher dosing regimen for Spinraza to treat SMA in infants meets the primary and secondary goals.

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Dyne Reports Mixed Data From DMD Study, Key Executives Step Down

DYN's shares plummet following mixed data from its ongoing DMD study. Senior executives of the company step down.

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Denali Plans to File for Accelerated Approval of Hunter Syndrome Drug

DNLI's recent meeting with the FDA was successful and provides the path to file for accelerated approval of tividenofusp alfa for the treatment of MPS II and its subsequent conversion to full approval.

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ATHA Stock Tanks as Alzheimer's Study Fails to Meet Primary Goal

Athira's phase II/III LIFT-AD study on fosgonimeton for treating mild-to-moderate Alzheimer's disease fails to meet primary and secondary endpoints.

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Affimed Appoints New CEO, Shares Fall on Leadership Change

AFMD appoints Shawn M. Leland as the company's new chief executive officer. Stock falls on the news.

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Recursion Stock Down Despite Meeting Goal in Brain Disease Study

RXRX plummets on mixed results from the mid-stage study of its lead candidate, REC-994, for treating a rare neurovascular condition.

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Vaxcyte Stock Hits Record High on Pneumococcal Vaccine Study Results

Data from an early-stage study shows that PCVX's pneumococcal vaccine has achieved immune responses rivaling vaccines marketed by Pfizer and Merck.

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Praxis Stock Up as Epilepsy Candidate Shows Reduction in Seizures

Shares of PRAX gains on positive efficacy data from the mid-stage study of its investigational candidate, relutrigine, for two epilepsy indications.

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Amneal Stock Rises 29% in a Month on Upbeat Regulatory Updates

AMRX stock gains 29.3% in a month due to the FDA's approval of Parkinson's Disease drug, Crexont.

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Kinjel Shah

Biogen Stock Declines 20.9% Year to Date: Time to Sell?

BIIB's reasonable valuation, an improving pipeline and better sales prospects of new drugs are good enough reasons to stay invested for now.

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Viking Surges 342% in the Past Year: How Should You Play the Stock?

VKTX stock continues to generate phenomenal returns, driven by encouraging development of its obesity and NASH drugs, which are nearing late-stage development.

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Terns Surges 29.6% in Three Months: Will the Momentum Continue?

TERN has outperformed the industry in the past three months on encouraging pipeline progress of its candidates. Positive data on obesity candidates should boost the stock further.

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ALNY Down Despite Positive Data From Heart Disease Drug Study

Alnylam presents detailed data from the HELIOS-B study, seeking to expand Amvuttra's label to include the treatment of ATTR amyloidosis with cardiomyopathy.

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Novavax Stock Up 9% on FDA Nod for Updated COVID-19 Vaccine

The FDA authorization for NVAX's updated COVID-19 vaccine makes it the only non-mRNA vaccine option in the country.

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Krystal Biotech Stock Surges 21.9% in 3 Months: More Room to Grow?

KRYS has gained 21.9% in the past three months on strong uptake of its newly approved drug Vyjuvek and encouraging pipeline progress.

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JNJ Seeks First FDA Nod for Autoimmune Disease Drug Nipocalimab

The Johnson & Johnson filing seeks the FDA's approval for nipocalimab to treat generalized myasthenia gravis in a broad population of antibody-positive patients.

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Merck Scraps Two Late-Stage Keytruda Studies on Disappointing Data

MRK made this decision after an independent committee pointed out that Keytruda did not show improvement in certain types of lung and skin cancers.

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EBS Stock Rises on FDA Nod for ACAM2000 in Mpox Indication

The FDA approves Emergent BioSolutions' sBLA seeking a label expansion of ACAM2000 for the mpox indication. Stock rises in pre-market trading.

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GSK's RSV Vaccine Arexvy Gets EU Nod for Adults Aged 50-59 Years

The European Commission approves GSK's RSV vaccine, Arexvy, for use in adults aged 50-59 years with increased risk of the disease.

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SWTX's NDA for Rare Tumor Drug Gets Priority Review From FDA

The FDA accepts and grants priority review to SpringWorks' NDA for mirdametinib for treating neurofibromatosis type 1-associated plexiform neurofibromas.

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Brian Bolan

Bull Of The Day: Bioventus (BVS)

This stock has seen 3 consecutive beats of the Zacks Consensus Estimate and also posted solid margin expansion.

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Pfizer Follows Lilly's Example, Unveils DTC Service for Selling Drugs

PFE's digital pharmacy aims to provide patients easy access to its medicines for COVID-19, migraine and other conditions.

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Why Viking Therapeutics Stock Price Moved Down 6% on Tuesday

VKTX's shares fell after rival Eli Lilly announced that it is launching cheaper versions of Zepbound to strengthen its presence in the obesity market.

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Addex Stock Soars on Crucial Update From Indivior Research Deal

ADXN gains 55% on a crucial update from its GABAB PAM research collaboration with INDV. Both companies pick pre-clinical compounds for IND-enabling studies.

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Soleno Stock Up as FDA Accepts PWS Drug NDA Under Priority Review

SLNO stock gains 6.3% as FDA accepts regulatory filing for lead candidate, DCCR, to treat hyperphagia associated with PWS under Priority Review.

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