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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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Ekta Bagri

Biotech Stock Roundup: REGN's Drug Approval, LXRX, RYTM Stocks Gain on Update & More

Regeneron (REGN) and Lexicon (LXRX) are in the spotlight following drug approval and regulatory update, respectively.

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Roche Obtains Approval For its Rare Blood Disorder Drug in the EU

RHHBY gets approval for PiaSky for treating patients suffering from paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria in the EU.

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Ocugen to Begin Phase III Study on Eye Drug in Canada, Stock Up

OCGN receives Health Canada's No Objection Letter to begin a phase III study on OCU400 for treating retinitis pigmentosa. Shares rise.

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Regeneron's Bispecific Antibody Obtains EC Nod for Lymphoma

REGN's oncology portfolio gets a boost with the approval of odronextamab for treating follicular lymphoma and diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL).

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Insmed Stock Surges 168% in the Past Six Months: Here's Why

Shares of INSM soar after it reports positive data from two clinical studies that highlight its encouraging progress with its lung disorder drugs.

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Rhythm Stock Up as FDA Accepts Obesity Drug sNDA for Younger Kids

RYTM gains 8% as FDA accepts Imcivree sNDA seeking label expansion of the drug to treat obesity in kids as young as two years old.

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Gilead (GILD) Gains 16.8% in 3 Months: How Should You Play the Stock?

While Gilead's (GILD) performance has been good in the past three months on robust second-quarter results and pipeline progress, we will wait before recommending the stock.

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Zentalis (ZNTL) Plunges More Than 70% in 3 Months: Here's Why

The recent regulatory setbacks related to Zentalis' (ZNTL) lead pipeline candidate, azenosertib, weigh heavily on the stock.

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AstraZeneca (AZN) Denies Rumors About UK Facility Relocation

Per third-party reports, AstraZeneca (AZN) has refuted rumors about considering a change in the relocation of a vaccine manufacturing plant from the U.K. to the United States.

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Sutro Biopharma (STRO) Rises 9% in the Past Week: Here's Why

Sutro Biopharma (STRO) gains 9% in a week after initiating a phase II study on its lead candidate, luvelta, to treat FRa-expressing lung cancer.

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Here's Why You Should Invest in SpringWorks (SWTX) Stock Now

Here, we are discussing some reasons why investing in SpringWorks (SWTX) stock now may turn out to be a prudent move.

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Alkermes (ALKS) Begins Narcolepsy Type 2 Study on ALKS 2680

Alkermes' (ALKS) phase II Vibrance-2 study investigates the safety and efficacy of ALKS 2680 versus placebo for treating adults with narcolepsy type 2.

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Sundeep Ganoria

FDA Approves Pfizer & Moderna's Updated COVID-19 Jabs

On Thursday, the FDA cleared new versions of Pfizer's (PFE) and Moderna's (MRNA) COVID-19 vaccines that are designed to match COVID-19 strains currently circulating in the country.

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Viking (VKTX) Rises 25% in a Month: Should You Buy or Wait?

Despite having no marketed drugs, Viking's (VKTX) stock continues to experience robust price movement, driven by the company's encouraging progress with its pipeline.

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