Biotech Stocks: Orexigen soars on Takeda deal; drug indexes rise
2010-09-03 07:06:27
Keywords: Markets|U.S. & Canada, OREX, Orexigen Therapeutics Inc, VVUS, Vivus Inc, ARNA, Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc , DNDN, Dendreon Corp, DRG, ARCA PHARM INDEX, BTK, NYSARC BIOTECH
Quote: The agency is expected to decide whether to approve Vivus Inc.'s/quotes/comstock/15*!vvus/quotes/nls/vvus(VVUS6.34,+0.62,+10.84%) Qnexa and Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc.'s/quotes/comstock/15*!arna/quotes/nls/arna(ARNA6.74,+0.17,+2.59%)See story on new diet pills.Shares of Vivus jumped 9%, while Arena shares rose 2%.Dendreon Corp./quotes/comstock/15*!dndn/quotes/nls/dndn(DNDN40.58,+2.34,+6.12%) shares rallied for the second day, climbing 6%.According to reports late Tuesday, Medicare and Medicaid of...
Read articleBiotech Stocks: Orexigen soars on Takeda deal; Vivus gains
2010-09-03 07:06:26
Keywords: Markets|U.S. & Canada, OREX, Orexigen Therapeutics Inc, VVUS, Vivus Inc, ARNA, Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc , DNDN, Dendreon Corp, DRG, ARCA PHARM INDEX, BTK, NYSARC BIOTECH
Quote: The agency is expected to decide whether to approve Vivus Inc.'s/quotes/comstock/15*!vvus/quotes/nls/vvus(VVUS6.34,+0.62,+10.84%) Qnexa and Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc.'s/quotes/comstock/15*!arna/quotes/nls/arna(ARNA6.74,+0.17,+2.59%)See story on new diet pills.Shares of Vivus jumped 9%, while Arena shares rose 2%.Dendreon Corp./quotes/comstock/15*!dndn/quotes/nls/dndn(DNDN40.58,+2.34,+6.12%) shares rallied for the second day, climbing 6%.According to reports late Tuesday, Medicare and Medicaid of...
Read articleDendreon Announces Webcast Presentations at Upcoming Investor Conferences
2010-09-02 08:24:48
Keywords: Dendreon Announces Webcast Presentations at Upcoming Investor Conferences, dndn
Quote: ETThe presentations will be audio webcast live and available for replay from Dendreon's website, www.dendreon.com. Â Dendreon Corporation is a biotechnology company targeting cancer and transforming lives through the discovery, development, commercialization and manufacturing of novel therapeutics. The Company applies its expertise in antigen identification, engineering and cell processing to produce active cellular immunotherapy product candidates designed to stimulate an immune response in a...
Read articleDendreon Gets Date for Medicare Meeting
2010-09-01 06:31:51
Keywords: Financial, News, Stock, Market, Headlines, Investments, Quotes, Trading, TheStreet.com, Adam Feuerstein ,Drugs
Quote: 17 to discuss the use of Dendreon's(DNDN) prostate cancer vaccine Provenge.web site of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)."The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has called this meeting to consider the currently available evidence regarding the impact of labeled and unlabeled use of autologous cellular immunotherapy treatment on health outcomes of patients with metastatic prostate cancer," the agency's announcement stated.assessment to determine a national coverag...
Read articleMedicare Meeting A Good Sign For Dendreon
2010-09-01 06:31:50
Quote: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services have scheduled a meeting on November 17 to discuss the proper use of Dendreon’s prostate cancer treatment Provenge, a first-of-its kind cell therapy meant to train the immune system to attack prostate cancer cells. The speed with which the meeting was scheduled and the topics covered are a positive for the company.
Dendreon investors were spooked in July when Medicare began a 12-month process to evaluate how and for whom Provenge should be cov...
Read articleUPDATE - US Medicare agency sets meeting on Dendreon vaccine
2010-09-01 06:31:50
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Quote: 17
advisory panel meeting on Tuesday to review data on Dendreon
Corp's (DNDN.O) novel treatment for advanced prostate cancer. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) said in
June that it was considering a nationwide coverage policy for
Provenge, a vaccine that stimulates the body's immune system to
fight prostate cancer. Nationwide Medicare coverage can help boost a product's
success, while a denial can sharply dent sales. Medicare is the
federal health insurance that covers about...
Read articleDendreon: Medicare Coverage Fears Allayed
2010-09-01 06:31:48
Keywords: Financial, News, Stock, Market, Headlines, Investments, Quotes, Trading, TheStreet.com, Adam Feuerstein ,Drugs
Quote: 17 to discuss the use of Dendreon'sDNDN) prostate cancer vaccine Provenge.web site of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)."The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has called this meeting to consider the currently available evidence regarding the impact of labeled and unlabeled use of autologous cellular immunotherapy treatment on health outcomes of patients with metastatic prostate cancer," the agency's announcement stated.The fact that CMS is focusing its attention...
Read articleDENDREON CORP Files SEC form 8-K, Other Events
2010-08-27 05:14:10
Quote: Urdal, Ph.D., Senior Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer for
Dendreon Corporation (the "Company"), and a member of the Company's board of
directors, adopted a pre-arranged trading plan (the "Plan") designed to comply
with Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the
Company's policy regarding insider stock trading transactions. Under Rule
10b5-1, directors, officers and other persons who are not at that time in
possession of material non-...
Read articleAnalyst Research on Dendreon and Amylin Pharmaceuticals - Biotech Stocks Looking Averagely Attractive
2010-08-20 01:47:26
Keywords: Analyst Research on Dendreon and Amylin Pharmaceuticals - Biotech Stocks Looking Averagely Attractive, amln,dndn
Quote: JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA--(Marketwire - 08/19/10) - www.stockcall.com/ offers investors comprehensive research on the biotechnology industry and has completed analytical research on Dendreon Corp. DNDNNews) and Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc. AMLNNewswww.stockcall.com/ to have free access to these researches.https://stockcall.com/development/stockcall/page.php?name=register.html to have free access to our reports on the biotechnology industry.www.stockcall.com/https://stockcall.com/development/st...
Read articleWall to Wall Street Coverage: Upgrades and Downgrades
2010-08-16 08:50:21
Keywords: Wall to Wall Street Coverage: Upgrades and Downgrades, amgn,chk,coco,dndn,vmw
Quote: DendreonDNDN) and GileadGILD) are both Buys while AmgenAMGN) and BiogenBIIBWhy Biotech Investing Is Not for the Meek.ComstockCRK): Global Hunter Securities rolls out Buy rated coverage of Comstock.UpgradesChesapeake EnergyCHK): The stock gets an Outperform-from-Market perform boost by BMO Capital, which has a price objective of $30.Cavium NetworksCAVM): CAVM is now a Strong Buy from Buy at with a $37 target price at Needham.Provident FinancialPFS): Janney Montgomery Scott moves Provident Financi...
Read articlePharma Stories You May Have Missed
2010-08-12 06:30:51
Quote: Here are a few posts that you may have missed about the sales potential for the first cancer vaccine, why pharmaceutical giants are failing at their attempts to develop cancer drugs, and the race to market new pills to fight the hepatitis C virus.
Dendreon’s Magic Numbers: “Whenever you see a bigparadigm shift and a disruptive technology that changes the way thingsare done, it takes some people a little while to get over that hump,” says chief executive Mitchell Gold. Here are ...
Read articleUPDATE - US FDA objects to Dendreon promotions for Provenge
2010-08-09 09:33:13
Keywords: Pharmaceuticals (sub-industry),United States of America,Health and medicine,Washington / US Government News,Regulation and enforcement,Biotechnology,Healthcare,General News,Nature Society and Science,Politics International Affairs and Law,Domestic Politic
Quote: Fri Aug 6, 2010 5:34pm EDT
* FDA letter: Company overstated benefits, minimized risks * Dendreon shares end higher(Adds company comment, details on product; updates shares)WASHINGTON Aug 6 (Reuters) - Dendreon Corp (DNDN.O)
exaggerated the benefits of its novel prostate cancer vaccine
and downplayed risks in some sales materials for the product,
U.S. regulators said in a letter released on Friday. "These promotional materials are false or misleading
because they omit and minimize the risks and ...
Read articleBiotech Stocks: Depomed, Dendreon lead drug stocks higher
2010-08-05 05:46:58
Keywords: Markets|U.S. & Canada, DEPO, DepoMed Inc, PFE, Pfizer Inc, DNDN, Dendreon Corp, AKRX, Akorn Inc, DRG, ARCA PHARM INDEX, BTK, NYSARC BIOTECH
Quote: States fight new federal health-care lawAs polls show growing voter discontent, states are lining up challenges to new federal health-care legislation.Video courtesy of Fox News.Pfizer shares/quotes/comstock/13*!pfe/quotes/nls/pfe(PFE16.44,+0.28,+1.73%)Read more about Pfizer's earnings.Dendreon Corp. shares/quotes/comstock/15*!dndn/quotes/nls/dndn(DNDN39.78,+5.95,+17.59%) were also on a roll, up 15% to $39.15.Late Tuesday, Dendreon reported that sales of its recently approved prostate-cancer tre...
Read articleUS STOCKS-Wall St advances on data, Priceline helps
2010-08-05 05:46:57
Keywords: United States of America,Equities,Market Reports,Leisure and recreation,Commercial services and supplies (industry group),Industrial machinery,Machinery,Pharmaceuticals (sub-industry),Speciality retail,Retailing,Discount retail,Internet software and servi
Quote: The Nasdaq also got a lift from Dendreon Corp (DNDN.O), up
15.1 percent at $38.90 on details of the launch of the
company's new prostate cancer vaccine and news that it was
piling up favorable reimbursement notices from health plans.
[ID:nN04243988]. Barnes & Noble (BKS.N) shot up 20.6 percent to $15.48
after the No. 1 U.S bookstore chain put itself up for sale as
business suffers in the high-stakes battle for a leading role
in the digital books market. Shares of industry giant Amazon.com (A...
Read articleQ2 2010 Dendreon Earnings Release - Time Not Supplied
2010-08-04 07:42:52
Quote: HortonDHIBefore Market OpenListenDean FoodsDFBefore Market OpenListenDendreonDNDNAfter Market CloseDenny's CorporationDENNAfter Market CloseListenDeutsche Post AGDPW.DE01:00 am ETDexCom, Inc.DXCMAfter Market CloseListenDIGITALGLOBE INCDGIAfter Market CloseListenDiscovery Communications IncDISCK07:00 am ETListenDole Food Company, Inc.DOLEAfter Market CloseListenDollar Thrifty Automotive GroupDTGBefore Market OpenListenDouglas Emmett IncDEIAfter Market CloseListendrugstore.comDSCMAfter Market Clos...
Read articleDendreon Reports Second Quarter 2010 Financial Results
2010-08-04 07:42:50
Keywords: Dendreon Reports Second Quarter 2010 Financial Results, dndn
Quote: Â In addition, we are on track with the expansion of all of our manufacturing facilities in order to provide PROVENGE to more patients in 2011."Dendreon's total operating expenses for the second quarter of 2010 were $68.4 million compared to $20.9 million in 2009. Dendreon's total operating expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2010 were $126.1 million compared to $37.9 million for the same period in 2009. The net loss for the quarter ended June 30, 2010 was $142.6 million, or $1.04 per s...
Read articleDendreon reports $143M loss in Q2
2010-08-04 07:42:49
Quote: Dendreon Corp. reported its second-quarter loss grew to $142.6 million, or a loss of $1.04 per share, from a loss of $126.7 million, or a loss of $1.20 per share a year earlier.In the latest quarter, the company reported a 55 cent charge per share for revaluation of warrants, compared with a similar charge of $1 in the second quarter of 2009.The Seattle biotech (NASDAQ: DNDN), which is developing the prostate cancer drug Provenge, reported revenues grew to $2.8 million from $25,000 in 2009. Anal...
Read articleDENDREON CORP Files SEC form 8-K, Results of Operations and Financial Condition
2010-08-04 07:42:48
Quote: Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On August 3, 2010, Dendreon Corporation, a Delaware corporation ("Dendreon")
issued a press release regarding Dendreon's financial results for its quarter
ended June 30, 2010. The full text of Dendreon's press release is attached
hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
The information in this report, including the exhibit, is provided under Item
2.02 of Form 8-K and, pursuant to General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, shall not
be deemed "filed"...
Read articleDendreon: Provenge Sales $2.8 Million
2010-08-04 07:42:48
Keywords: Financial, News, Stock, Market, Headlines, Investments, Quotes, Trading, TheStreet.com, Adam Feuerstein ,Drugs
Quote: Updated with stock price, conference call comments.TheStreet) --DendreonDNDN) reported second quarter Provenge sales of $2.8 million, the first financial measure of the prostate cancer therapy's commercial launch since it gained U.S. approval in late April.On average, analysts were expecting Provenge revenue of about $4 million in the quarter, so the prostate cancer therapy's performance fell short of consensus. The black-or-white, win-or-lose nature of Wall Street earnings reports all but requi...
Read articleFor Dendreon, It's 500 Prescriptions for Provenge and Counting
2010-08-04 07:42:47
Quote: By Ron Winslow
Nearly every day seems like a new milestone for Dendreon and its controversial prostate cancer treatment Provenge.
New England Journal of Medicine published the results of ImpactFDA to approve Provenge in late April. NEJM publication, the company hopes, will establish credibility for the treatment, a therapeutic vaccine that enlists a patient’s own cells to arm the body’s immune system against cancer.
as Dow Jones Newswires reports, it fell short of Wall Street’s exp...
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