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Exelixis (EXEL) Collaborates With Arcus for Kidney Cancer Study

Exelixis (EXEL) partners with Arcus Biosciences for a phase Ib/II study to evaluate zanzalintinib in combination with AB521 for ccRCC.

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EyePoint (EYPT) Surges 178% on Upbeat Phase II Eye Disease Data

EyePoint (EYPT) announces positive top-line data from the phase II study of its investigational candidate, EYP-1901, in the treatment of wet age-related macular degeneration. The stock rallies 178%.

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Absci (ABSI) Up on AstraZeneca Deal to Design New Cancer Therapy

Absci (ABSI) announces a collaboration agreement with AstraZeneca to develop an AI-designed antibody for an undisclosed oncology target. The stock rises 13%.

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Roche (RHHBY) to Acquire Obesity Drug Maker Carmot for $2.7B

Roche (RHHBY) aims to enter the promising and much-in-demand obesity drug market with the acquisition of Carmot Therapeutics, Inc. for $2.7 billion.

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Altimmune (ALT) Rises 83% on Successful Phase II Obesity Study

Altimmune (ALT) reports positive top-line data from its 48-week phase II MOMENTUM study of obesity drug candidate, pemvidutide. The stock gains 83%.

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Acadia (ACAD) Begins Study on ACP-101 for Hyperphagia in PWS

Acadia (ACAD) begins late-stage development of carbetocin nasal spray for the treatment of hyperphagia in Prader-Willi syndrome.

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Seagen's (SGEN) Combo Drug Expanded-Use sBLA Gets Priority Tag

Seagen (SGEN) and Astellas Pharma announce that the FDA has accepted the label expansion-seeking application for the Padcev/Keytruda combo under priority review to treat first-line bladder cancer.

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bluebird bio (BLUE) Stock Gains 25.6% in a Month: Here's How

bluebird bio (BLUE) rises 25.6% in past thirty days on upbeat earnings results and promising progress with its approved therapies.

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The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights Avidity, Bristol Myers Squibb, Vertex, Arcturus and BioVie

Avidity, Bristol Myers Squibb, Vertex, Arcturus and BioVie are included in this Analyst Blog.

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Biotech Stock Roundup: RNA Up on BMY Deal Expansion, BIVI Down on Setback & More

Regulatory and pipeline updates from Avidity Biosciences, Inc. (RNA) and BioVie (BIVI) are in the spotlight this week.

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BioVie (BIVI) Falls 61% Despite Upbeat Alzheimer's Study Data

BioVie (BIVI) stock plunges 61% in spite of positive phase III Alzheimer's Disease study results due to significant study conduct violations and protocol deviations reported by the company.

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Acadia (ACAD) Begins Alzheimer's Disease Psychosis Study (Revised)

Acadia (ACAD) initiates a phase II study on ACP-204 in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease psychosis, the first among the three studies planned in the phase II/III clinical program of the candidate.

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Avidity (RNA) Expands Collaboration With BMY, Shares Rise

Avidity (RNA) gains on the expansion of its existing partnership with BMY to discover multiple cardiovascular targets.

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Accelerate Diagnostics (AXDX) Expands in In Vitro Diagnostics

Accelerate Diagnostics' (AXDX) Arc system eliminates the need for overnight culture incubation, drastically reducing the wait time for identification results.

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