Roche Puts Alzheimer's Candidate, Gantenerumab In Spotlight; In Dialogue with FDA: Reuters


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  • Roche Holding AG (OTC:RHHBYis reportedly talking to the FDA about its Alzheimer’s disease drug candidate, gantenerumab. 
  • CEO Severin Schwan declined to speculate on the outcome of the talks, Reuters reported.
  • The accelerated approval of Biogen’s Aduhelm has opened the door to the approval of Alzheimer’s drug candidates on the strength of surrogate endpoints.
  • Roche dismissed the analyst report, stating it is focused on its phase 3 and engaging in discussions with the FDA “when appropriate.” Schwan has told reporters from publications, including Reuters, that Roche is talking to the FDA.
  • Roche will complete a Phase-3 trial of the medicine in 2H of 2022.
  • “There is a continued dialogue with the FDA. I wouldn’t be able to speculate what the outcome of this dialogue will be,” he said. “Our trial is a well-designed, very comprehensive trial, so, whatever the outcome of this trial will be, we will have a definitive answer of what we can do for patients with this terrible disease, so let’s keep fingers crossed.”
  • Earlier today, Roche announced half-yearly sales increased by 8% Y/Y to CHF 30.7 billion as demand for COVID-19 tests recovered.
  • Price Action: RHHBY shares are down 3.2% at $46.55 during the market session on the last check Thursday.
  • Related content: Benzinga's Full FDA Calendar.

27% profit every 20 days?

This is what Nic Chahine averages with his option buys. Not selling covered calls or spreads… BUYING options. Most traders don’t even have a winning percentage of 27% buying options. He has an 83% win rate. Here’s how he does it.


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