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Biotech Losers: Agenus Inc (NASDAQ:AGEN), La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company (NASDAQ:LJPC), Durata Therapeutics (NASDAQ:DRTX), Galmed Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:GLMD)

Shares of Agenus Inc (NASDAQ:AGEN) , a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing novel immunotherapies to treat cancer and a number of other unmet diseases, tumbled by as much as 22% after partner GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE: GSK ) announced that its phase 3 MAGE-A3 cancer immunotherapeutic trial in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients didn’t meet its first or second coprimary endpoint. Agenus Inc (NASDAQ:AGEN) stock performance … Continue reading Biotech Losers: Agenus Inc (NASDAQ:AGEN), La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company (NASDAQ:LJPC), Durata Therapeutics (NASDAQ:DRTX), Galmed Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:GLMD)

Biotech Top Gainer: Ariad Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ARIA), CEL-SCI Corporation (NYSEMKT:CVM), Synthetic Biologics (NYSEMKT:SYN), Agenus Inc. (NASDAQ:AGEN)

Ariad Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ARIA) on Feb. 25 reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2013 and provided an update on corporate developments. Ariad Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ARIA) stock performance was 8.79% in last session and finished the day at $8.17. Traded volume was 18.32 million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 16.55 million … Continue reading Biotech Top Gainer: Ariad Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ARIA), CEL-SCI Corporation (NYSEMKT:CVM), Synthetic Biologics (NYSEMKT:SYN), Agenus Inc. (NASDAQ:AGEN)

Biotech Volatile Stocks: NewLink Genetics Corp (NASDAQ:NLNK), Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ALNY), Kindred Biosciences (NASDAQ:KIN), Agenus (NASDAQ:AGEN)

NewLink Genetics Corp (NASDAQ:NLNK)’s algenpantucel-L is expected to garner the highest sales and will be launched in both resectable and unresectable locally-advanced settings. Other drugs with significant forecast sales by 2017 include Threshold Pharmaceuticals/Merck’s TH-302 and Merrimack Pharmaceuticals’ MM-398,” director says. NewLink Genetics Corp (NASDAQ:NLNK) stock performance was -9.03% in last session and finished the day at $24.98. Traded volume was 808,573.00million shares in the … Continue reading Biotech Volatile Stocks: NewLink Genetics Corp (NASDAQ:NLNK), Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ALNY), Kindred Biosciences (NASDAQ:KIN), Agenus (NASDAQ:AGEN)