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Top 5 High-Flying Mid-Cap Stocks Despite a Volatile August

We have narrowed our search to five mid-cap stocks that have provided double-digit returns in the past month. These are: FN, FRSH, HRB, EXEL, PSN.

HRBNegative Net Change EXELPositive Net Change FNPositive Net Change FRSHNegative Net Change PSNPositive Net Change

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Esperion (ESPR) Aims to Expand Key Drug Labels for Growth

Esperion's (ESPR) non-statin approved drugs uptake has continued to be the growth driver since launch. However, the company is currently facing a conflict with its partner, Daiichi Sankyo, regarding milestone payments.

CORTPositive Net Change ANIPPositive Net Change ESPRPositive Net Change ANVSPositive Net Change

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Novartis' (NVS) Sandoz Gets FDA Nod for Tysabri's Biosimilar

Novartis' (NVS) generic division, Sandoz, wins FDA approval for a biosimilar of the leading MS drug Tysabri.

NVSPositive Net Change BIIBPositive Net Change DVAXPositive Net Change SPRONo Net Change

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Exelixis (EXEL) Late-Stage Study in Pancreatic Tumors Positive

Exelixis' (EXEL) phase III CABINET study shows dramatic improvement in efficacy in advanced pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors and advanced extra-pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors.

BMYPositive Net Change DVAXPositive Net Change EXELPositive Net Change SPRONo Net Change

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Gilead (GILD) Gets FDA Nod for Veklury for Hepatic Impairment

Gilead's (GILD) anti-viral treatment Veklury gets FDA approval for the treatment of COVID-19 in patients with mild, moderate or severe hepatic impairment.

GSKPositive Net Change DVAXPositive Net Change GILDPositive Net Change SPRONo Net Change

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Here's Why You Should Add Corcept (CORT) Stock to Your Portfolio

Corcept (CORT), a top-ranked stock, is witnessing incremental sales in its only marketed product, Korlym. It is also making good progress with its promising set of pipeline candidates.

MRKNegative Net Change CORTPositive Net Change ANIPPositive Net Change ANVSPositive Net Change

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Bionomics (BNOX) Up on Positive Updates on PTSD & SAD Candidate

Bionomics (BNOX) gains as it provides updates on further development of its lead pipeline candidate, BNC210, developed for post-traumatic stress disorder and social anxiety disorder.

CORTPositive Net Change ANIPPositive Net Change ANVSPositive Net Change

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Biotech Stock Roundup: REGN Up on Approval, APLS, NVAX Gain on Updates & More

Regulatory updates from Regeneron (REGN) and Apellis (APLS) are in focus in the biotech sector.

REGNPositive Net Change GILDPositive Net Change NVAXNegative Net Change APLSPositive Net Change FULCPositive Net Change

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Fulcrum (FULC) Up as FDA Lifts Clinical Hold on SCD Candidate

Fulcrum's (FULC) shares surge as the FDA lifts the clinical hold it had earlier placed on its pipeline candidate FTX-6058, to treat patients with sickle cell disease.

CORTPositive Net Change ANIPPositive Net Change FULCPositive Net Change ANVSPositive Net Change

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Bristol Myers' (BMY) Opdivo Gets EC Nod for Label Expansion

Bristol Myers (BMY) obtains approval in the EU for Opdivo for the adjuvant treatment of adults and adolescents with stage IIB or IIC melanoma who have undergone complete resection.

BMYPositive Net Change DVAXPositive Net Change SPRONo Net Change

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Apellis (APLS) Updates on Safety Concerns for Syfovre

Apellis' (APLS) shares rise as the company provides updates on safety concerns regarding Syfovre, approved for the treatment of geographic atrophy.

EBSNegative Net Change CORTPositive Net Change APLSPositive Net Change ANVSPositive Net Change

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Gilead's (GILD) Leukemia Study Progress Put on Clinical Hold

Gilead (GILD) faces a setback as the FDA puts a partial clinical hold on enrolling new patients in studies evaluating magrolimab for treating AML in the United States.

DVAXPositive Net Change GILDPositive Net Change SPRONo Net Change ACLXPositive Net Change

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Timber (TMBR) to Get Acquired by LEO Pharma for $36M, Stock Up

Timber (TMBR) surges as LEO Pharma offers to acquire it for approximately $36 million.

EBSNegative Net Change CORTPositive Net Change ANVSPositive Net Change

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Anebulo (ANEB) Gains on Positive FDA Response for ANEB-001

Anebulo (ANEB) gains on positive FDA response for the phase III development of its lead candidate ANEB-001 for treating patients with acute cannabinoid intoxication.

EBSNegative Net Change CORTPositive Net Change ANVSPositive Net Change ANEBPositive Net Change

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Calliditas (CALT) Up as sNDA for Tarpeyo Gets Priority Review

Calliditas (CALT) soars as the supplement new drug application seeking to convert accelerated approval of Tarpeyo delayed-release capsule to full approval gets accepted by the FDA.

EBSNegative Net Change CORTPositive Net Change ANVSPositive Net Change

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Regeneron (REGN) Gets FDA Nod for Higher Dose of Eylea

Regeneron (REGN) obtains FDA approval for a higher dose of aflibercept injection under the brand name Eylea HD for various ophthalmology indications. The regulatory body also approves Veopoz.

REGNPositive Net Change SNYPositive Net Change ALNYPositive Net Change BAYRYPositive Net Change

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Exelixis' (EXEL) Prostate Cancer Study Meets Primary Endpoint

Exelixis (EXEL) and partner Ipsen's phase III CONTACT-02 study meets one of the two primary endpoints in prostate cancer patients.

RHHBYPositive Net Change BMYPositive Net Change EXELPositive Net Change

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Regeneron's (REGN) Application for Blood Cancer Drug Accepted

Regeneron's (REGN) application seeking approval of odronextamab for patients with relapsed/refractory follicular lymphoma or diffuse large B-cell lymphoma gets accepted for review in the EU.

REGNPositive Net Change SNYPositive Net Change DVAXPositive Net Change SPRONo Net Change

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Pieris (PIRS) Up On Receiving Milestone Payment From Partner

Pieris (PIRS) soars as partner Boston Pharmaceuticals initiated early-stage study of PRS-342/BOS-342, triggering an undisclosed milestone payment to the former.

EBSNegative Net Change CORTPositive Net Change PIRSPositive Net Change ANVSPositive Net Change

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bluebird's (BLUE) Lovo-cel to Not Face Advisory Committee

bluebird (BLUE) announces that its gene therapy, lovotibeglogene autotemcel, developed for sickle cell disease, will not be scheduled for advisory committee meeting, thereby accelerating the path for approval.

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