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Candel (CADL) Reports Upbeat Data From Lung Cancer Study

Candel's (CADL) CAN-2409 prolongs overall survival in a phase II study for treating patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer who are non-responsive to immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy.

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Iovance (IOVA) Up 5% on Updated Data From Melanoma Study

Iovance (IOVA) shares updated data from a mid-stage study, which showed that treatment with its combination therapy achieved an objective response rate of 65% in frontline advanced melanoma.

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Why Cytokinetics (CYTK) Stock Price Was Down 17% on Thursday

Cytokinetics (CYTK) declines after announcing plans for raising about a billion dollars in funding.

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Regeneron (REGN) Announces Positive Data on Oncology Candidate

Regeneron's (REGN) REGN7075, in combination with its oncology drug Libtayo, generates anti-tumor responses in patients with microsatellite-stable colorectal cancer.

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Do Options Traders Know Something About Amicus (FOLD) Stock We Don't?

Investors need to pay close attention to Amicus (FOLD) stock based on the movements in the options market lately.

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Deciphera's (DCPH) Shares Surge 74.3% in a Month: Here's Why

Deciphera (DCPH) soars 74.3% in the past month on a $2.4 billion buy-out offer from ONO Pharmaceuticals. The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of 2024.

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Biotech Stock Roundup: BIIB's Acquisition, PTCT, LRMR Gain on Updates & More News

Biogen (BIIB) and PTC Therapeutics, Inc. (PTCT) are in the spotlight following acquisition news and regulatory updates, respectively.

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Cartesian (RNAC) Up as FDA Grants RMAT Tag to Descartes-08

The FDA bestows RMAT designation to Cartesian's (RNAC) lead pipeline candidate, Descartes-08, for treating myasthenia gravis. Shares rise.

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Pfizer (PFE) Starts Another Cost-Cut Plan to Save $1.5B by 2027

This is the second cost-reduction program undertaken by Pfizer (PFE) in the past year. The first phase of this program is expected to save nearly $1.5 billion by 2027-end.

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Krystal Biotech (KRYS) Gains 36% Year to Date: Here's Why

Krystal Biotech (KRYS) soars 36.5% on strong uptake of its newly approved drug Vyjuvek and encouraging pipeline progress.

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Biogen (BIIB) to Buy HI-Bio to Expand Rare Disease Pipeline

Biogen's (BIIB) acquisition of private biotech, HI-Bio, is set to expand its rare disease pipeline by adding the latter's lead asset, felzartamab.

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Lilly (LLY) Hits Record High on Crohn's Disease Study Data

Eli Lilly's (LLY) stock hits an all-time high after announcing detailed results from a late-stage study on mirikizumab in Crohn's disease.

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Bristol Myers (BMY) Updates Action Date for Subcutaneous Opdivo

The FDA assigns a new target action date of Dec 29, 2024, to Bristol Myers (BMY) BLA for subcutaneous nivolumab (nivolumab and hyaluronidase).

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Dr. Reddy's (RDY), Alvotech Unite for Prolia & Xgeva Biosimilar

Dr. Reddy's (RDY) announces entering into a license and supply agreement with Alvotech to develop and commercialize the latter's biosimilar candidate, AVT03, to Prolia and Xgeva.

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GSK Studies on Depemokimab for Severe Asthma Meet Primary Goals

GSK's depemokimab has the potential to become the first ultra-long-acting biologic for severe asthma with a six-month dosing schedule

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Dyne (DYN) Soars 28% on New Data From Muscle Disease Studies

Dyne (DYN) gains 28% after reporting positive new data from two separate ongoing mid to late-stage studies evaluating DYNE-101 and DYNE-251 for different muscle disease indications.

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PTC Therapeutics (PTCT) Up as EC Returns CHMP Opinion on DMD Drug

PTC Therapeutics (PTCT) gains 21% on May 20 after the EC decided against adopting the negative CHMP opinion of January 2024 on the annual renewal of the conditional approval of Translarna.

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Vertex (VRTX) Outperforms Industry on Rapid Pipeline Progress

While CF remains the main area of focus, Vertex (VRTX) has seen rapid success in its non-CF pipeline candidates' development in the past year.

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Exelixis (EXEL) Settles Cabometyx Patent Litigation With Cipla

Exelixis (EXEL) resolves two patent litigations and grants Cipla a license to market generic versions of Cabometyx in the United States beginning January 2031.

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Why Novavax (NVAX) Stock Price Appreciated 14% on Monday

Novavax (NVAX) surges after one of its top shareholders drops a proxy campaign against the company. This withdrawal is in sync with the company???s recently signed multi-billion-dollar deal with Sanofi.

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BeiGene's (BGNE) Shares Surge 32% in a Month: Here's Why

Beigene's (BGNE) shares surge 32% in a month due to the label expansion of one of its key oncology drugs, Tevimbra, to treat three NSCLC indications, including first- and second-line use, in the EU.

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AstraZeneca (AZN) to Build $1.5B Cancer Drug Plant in Singapore

This new plant will be AstraZeneca's (AZN) first manufacturing facility for producing novel antibody drug conjugates from start to finish. It is scheduled to open in 2029.

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Gilead (GILD) Announces Positive Interim Results on PBC Drug

Gilead Sciences (GILD) experimental candidate, seladelpar, demonstrates significant improvements in liver disease progression and reduced itching in primary biliary cholangitis study.

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Implied Volatility Surging for Puma Biotechnology (PBYI) Stock Options

Investors need to pay close attention to Puma Biotechnology (PBYI) stock based on the movements in the options market lately.

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Here's Why Incyte (INCY) Stock is Up More Than 7% in a Week

Incyte (INCY) rises 7% in a week as investors appreciated the company's buyback plan to boost returns.

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