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Kinjel Shah

AbbVie (ABBV) Up 24% in a Year: Buy, Sell or Hold the Stock?

Investors who own AbbVie's (ABBV) stock may stay invested as the company has faced its biggest challenge, Humira's patent cliff- quite well and looks set to return to robust growth next year.

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Biotech Stock Roundup: KYMR, IDYA, QURE Soar on Study Data, HLVX Tanks on Study Failure

IDEAYA Biosciences (IDYA) and uniQure N.V. (QURE) are in the spotlight following positive pipeline updates.

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The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights Novo Nordisk, AbbVie, AstraZeneca, Air T and United-Guardian

Novo Nordisk, AbbVie, AstraZeneca, Air T and United-Guardian are included in this Analyst Blog.

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Shaun Pruitt

Top Medical Stocks to Buy for Growth & Performance

The medical sector is crawling with opportunity as indicated in its representation on the Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) list.

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Mark Vickery

Top Stock Reports for Novo Nordisk, AbbVie & AstraZeneca

Today's Research Daily features new research reports on 16 major stocks, including Novo Nordisk A/S (NVO), AbbVie Inc. (ABBV) and AstraZeneca PLC (AZN), as well as two micro-cap stocks, Air T, Inc. (AIRT) and United-Guardian, Inc. (UG).

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Zevra (ZVRA) Rises on Update on Niemann-Pick Disease Type C Drug

The FDA will meet with its Genetic Metabolic Diseases Advisory Committee to review Zevra's (ZVRA) new drug application for pipeline candidate arimoclomol. Shares of Zevra gains on the news.

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Zacks Equity Research

Is GSK an Attractive Drug Stock to Add to Your Portfolio Now?

Strong sales growth of GSK's specialty drugs and vaccines, the contribution from new products and positive pipeline updates make the stock attractive

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Zacks Equity Research

uniQure (QURE) Soars on New Huntington's Disease Study Data

uniQure (QURE) surges 77% on updated positive interim data from 29 treated patients in the ongoing phase I/II studies of investigational gene therapy, AMT-130, for Huntington's disease.

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IDEAYA (IDYA) Up on Upbeat Phase II Bladder & Lung Cancer Data

IDEAYA (IDYA) gains 15% on positive clinical data from its phase II study evaluating the 30 mg monotherapy expansion dose of IDE397 to treat MTAP-deletion urothelial and NSCLC patients.

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Study Shows Lilly's (LLY) Obesity Drug More Effective Than NVO's

Data from a new study, also published on the JAMA website, shows that patients taking Lilly's (LLY) obesity drug are likely to lose more weight than those taking Novo's drug.

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Eli Lilly (LLY) to Buy Morphic for $3.2B, Boost IBD Presence

Eli Lilly's (LLY) acquisition of Morphic (MORF) is set to expand its immunology pipeline by adding the latter's lead candidate, MORF-057, which is being developed for IBD conditions.

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Kymera's (KYMR) Partner SNY to Expand Ongoing HS and AD Studies

Kymera (KYMR) announces expansion plans of ongoing mid-stage studies on KT-474 (SAR444656) by partner Sanofi.

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Adicet (ACET) Up as Kidney Cancer Drug Gets FDA's Fast Track Tag

Adicet (ACET) gains as the FDA grants the Fast Track designation to ADI-270 for the potential treatment of a form of kidney cancer. A phase I study for this indication is set to begin in 2024.

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Here's Why Sarepta (SRPT) Stock Price Surged 57% YTD

Sarepta (SRPT) surges on the commercial potential of its Elevidys, the first FDA-approved gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

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Dianthus (DNTH) Gains 18% in the Past Month: Here's Why

Dianthus (DNTH) shares have rallied 18% in the past month on FDA clearance to initiate a phase II study on its lead candidate, DNTH103, to treat an autoimmune indication. Top-line data is expected in 2026.

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Ekta Bagri

Gilead (GILD) Loses 17.6% YTD: How Should You Play the Stock?

While Gilead (GILD) has been reeling under pressure year to date due to pipeline setbacks, holding on to this biotech giant will be prudent at current levels.

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AstraZeneca's (AZN) Tagrisso Gets EU Nod for First-Line NSCLC

The European Commission approves AstraZeneca's (AZN) Tagrisso in combination with chemotherapy for first-line treatment of advanced EGFR-mutated NSCLC based on data from the phase III FLAURA2 study.

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Kinjel Shah

Pharma Stock Roundup: FDA Nod to LLY's Kisunla, SNY's Dupixent Gets EU Nod for COPD

Eli Lilly (LLY) wins FDA approval for its Alzheimer's disease drug, Kisunla. (donanemab). Sanofi (SNY) and Regeneron's Dupixent gets approval for COPD in Europe.

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Roche (RHHBY) Receives FDA Nod for Vabysmo Prefilled Syringe

The FDA approves Roche's (RHHBY) Vabysmo prefilled syringe for treating three retinal conditions that can cause blindness.

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Apellis' (APLS) Syfovre Boost Sales, Regulatory Setbacks a Woe

Apellis' (APLS) revenues rise on the back of the robust uptake of Syfovre for the GA indication. However, the recent regulatory setback in the EU for pegcetacoplan to treat GA is a woe.

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Roche's (RHHBY) Combo Therapy Misses Lung Cancer Study Goals

Roche (RHHBY) announces that its mid to late-stage lung cancer study evaluating the tiragolumab combination therapy compared with Keytruda fails to meet primary endpoints.

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Biotech Stock Roundup: GSK, CVAC Revise Agreement, Updates From MRNA, RNAC & More

GSK and CureVac (CVAC) are in the spotlight following a restructuring of their vaccine agreement.

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Sundeep Ganoria

NVO, LLY Slip After Study Links Obesity Drug Use to Vision Loss

A new study led by investigators of a Harvard-affiliated teaching hospital found that Novo Nordisk's (NVO) GLP-1 drugs Ozempic and Wegovy could be linked to rare cases of vision loss.

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Cartesian (RNAC) MG Study Meets Goals, Stock Down on Other Updates

Cartesian (RNAC) announced that the phase IIb study in MG patients has achieved its primary endpoints. However, the stock nosedives following an equity financing announcement.

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Annovis (ANVS) Up as Its Lead Candidate Meets Goals in PD Study

Annovis (ANVS) surges 76% on Jul 2 after meeting the primary and secondary goals with statistical significance in the late-stage PD study of its lead candidate, buntanetap.

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