Biotech stocks moved higher last week along with the broader market. The week witnessed a few clinical readouts and pre-announcements that reflected the coronavirus (COVID-19) impact.
Keros Therapeutics Inc KROS had a dream debut, with the company pricing the shares at the high-end of the estimated range and the shares closing the debut session about 26% higher than the IPO price.
This upcoming week is likely to continue to see more pre-announcements and disclosures regarding how the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting operations, cash position, financials and clinical trials.
Conferences
Needham Virtual Healthcare Conference: April 14-15
PDUFA Date
The FDA is set to rule Saturday on Urogen Pharma Ltd's URGN NDA for UGN-101 (mitomycin gel), which is being evaluated for the treatment of low-grade, upper tract urothelial cancer.
Clinical Readouts
Vir Biotechnology Inc VIR on Wednesday will present at a Key Opinion leader call, an update on its Phase 1/2 hepatitis B virus clinical trial with small interfering ribonucleic acid VIR-2218. Vir had licensed the investigational asset from Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ALNY.
See Also: Novavax Identifies COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate, Human Testing To Begin In Mid-May
Mid-April Schedule
Ascendis Pharma A/S ASND: top-line data from PaTH Forward Phase 2 study of TransCon hGH in treating hypoparathryroidism
Gilead Sciences, Inc. GILD could release results from the Phase 3 China studies of remdesivir for the treatment of COVID-19 (sell-side estimate a mid-April release)
Early Q2 Schedule
Axsome Therapeutics Inc AXSM: top-line data from the Phase 2/3 study dubbed ADVANCE-1 that is evaluating AXS-05 for treating agitation in patients with Alzheimer's disease
SCYNEXIS Inc SCYX: top-line data from Phase 3 VANISH program, evaluating oral ibrexafungerp for the treatment of Vulvovaginal Candidiasis
Ovid Therapeutics Inc OVID: data from the signal-finding Phase 2 ROCKET trial in Fragile X syndrome along with SKYROCKET, its non-interventional trial in Fragile X syndrome.
Iterum Therapeutics PLC ITRM: top-line results from the Phase 3 study of sulopenem in complicated urinary tract infection and uncomplicated urinary tract infection
Earnings
Monday
- Amarin Corporation plc AMRN (after the close)
Tuesday
- Johnson & Johnson JNJ (before the market open)
Thursday
- Abbott Laboratories ABT (before the market open)
- Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ISRG (after the close)
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