Biotech Gainers: Neuralstem (NYSEMKT:CUR), OXiGENE Inc (NASDAQ:OXGN), Idera Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:IDRA), Five Prime Therapeutics (NASDAQ:FPRX)

Shares of Neuralstem (NYSEMKT:CUR) , a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on treating central nervous system disorders through neural stem-cell therapies, advanced as much as 13% after reporting final phase 1 results utilizing NSI-566 in treating amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Neuralstem, Inc. (NYSEMKT:CUR) stock performance was 12.05% in last session and finished the day at $4.37. Traded volume was 4,029,043 million shares in the last session and … Continue reading Biotech Gainers: Neuralstem (NYSEMKT:CUR), OXiGENE Inc (NASDAQ:OXGN), Idera Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:IDRA), Five Prime Therapeutics (NASDAQ:FPRX)

Biotech Overbought Socks: Xencor Inc. (NASDAQ:XNCR), Albany Molecular Research (NASDAQ:AMRI), Oncothyreon (NASDAQ:ONTY), OXiGENE Inc. (NASDAQ:OXGN)

Xencor, Inc. (NASDAQ:XNCR), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing engineered monoclonal antibodies for the treatment of autoimmune diseases, asthma and allergic diseases, and cancer, announced that it will release fourth quarter and full year 2013 financial results after market close on Wednesday, March 19, 2014. Xencor Inc. (NASDAQ:XNCR) stock performance was -1.58% in last session and finished the day at $13.68. Traded volume was 99,904.00 shares … Continue reading Biotech Overbought Socks: Xencor Inc. (NASDAQ:XNCR), Albany Molecular Research (NASDAQ:AMRI), Oncothyreon (NASDAQ:ONTY), OXiGENE Inc. (NASDAQ:OXGN)

OXiGENE Inc (NASDAQ:OXGN) on Mar. 11 announced positive results from a randomized Phase 2 clinical trial evaluating Avastin(R) (bevacizumab) with or without ZYBRESTAT(R) (fosbretabulin; CA4P) to treat patients with recurrent ovarian cancer. The study, known as Gynecologic Oncology Group protocol 186I, met its primary endpoint of a statistically significant increase in progression-free survival (p-value less than 0.05; hazard ratio 0.685) for the combination as compared … Continue reading Biotech Unusual Volume: OXiGENE Inc (NASDAQ:OXGN), TESARO Inc (NASDAQ:TSRO), Discovery Laboratories (NASDAQ:DSCO), Albany Molecular Research (NASDAQ:AMRI)

Geron Corporation (NASDAQ:GERN) got bad news about its key imetelstat drug, as the FDA issued a clinical hold on the treatment for multiple myeloma and essential thrombocythemia. Geron Corporation (NASDAQ:GERN) stock performance was -61.59% in last session and finished the day at $1.69. Traded volume was 46,444,384 million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 4.64 million shares. The … Continue reading Biotech Most Active Stocks: Geron Corporation (NASDAQ:GERN), Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE), OXiGENE Inc (NASDAQ:OXGN), Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ:GILD)

Biopharmaceutical giant Oxigene Inc (NASDAQ:OXGN) y reported its experimental drug Zybrestat, combined with Roche’s cancer drug Avastin, significantly slowed progression of recurrent ovarian cancer. OXiGENE Inc (NASDAQ:OXGN) stock performance was 77.27% in last session and finished the day at $4.29. Traded volume was 29,290,814 million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 569.72 million shares. The beta of the … Continue reading Biotech Top Gainers: OXiGENE Inc (NASDAQ:OXGN), Cell Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:CTIC), Arca Biopharma Inc (NASDAQ:ABIO), NPS Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:NPSP)

Marina Biotech, Inc. (OTCMKTS:MRNA) illustrated a similar run of events, as it reinvigorated its PR activity in the new year and shot upwards as it received a patent protection for one of its therapies. MRNA is back at $1.38, after it slumped for a while following a temporary peak at $1.70. Marina Biotech, Inc. (OTCMKTS:MRNA) stock performance was 16.67% in last session and finished the … Continue reading Biotech Most Volatile: Marina Biotech (OTCMKTS:MRNA), Onconova Therapeutics (NASDAQ:ONTX), OXiGENE Inc (NASDAQ:OXGN), Oragenics Inc (NYSEMKT:OGEN)