Cell Therapeutics Inc(NASDAQ:CTIC) shares gapped up
23% to $2.75 on high volume after the company announced positive news that U.S.
health regulators granted orphan drug status to its brain cancer drug. Orphan
status, which is granted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to drugs that
treat diseases affecting fewer than 200,000 people, provides seven years'
marketing exclusivity from the date of approval.
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It is estimated that there will be 10,000-12,000 new
cases of GBM diagnosed in the United States this year alone, the company said,
citing data from the National Cancer Institute.
Jamba, Inc.(NASDAQ:JMBA) surged 10% after Lloyd
Khaner from Khaner Capital lines up the name as his new turnaround pick to
soar. A low debt ratio and an adept CEO caught Khaner's eye, although he's a
bit late to the party with shares already up 73% YTD.
Illumina, Inc.(NASDAQ:ILMN) also gaining moment and added 7% after The Times of London
reported that Roche is preparing a $60 per share bid for Illumina, which would
be a nearly 18 percent premium to the $51 bid Illumina rejected in April 2012.
Roche initially took its hostile bid for Illumina public in January 2012 in a
deal valued at $5.7 billion, or $44.50 per share.
ArQule, Inc.(NASDAQ:ARQL) is the biggest loser and
slumped 61% after it halted a study of a lung-tumor treatment that failed to
meet goals for improving survival rates. A panel of scientific advisers
recommended an early end for the study, dubbed Marquee, because it wasn’t
expected to meet its survival goals for patients with non-small cell lung
cancer, ArQule said in its statement. The drug was in the third of three stages
usually required for U.S. regulatory approval, the company said.
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