HC Wainwright & Co. Reiterates Buy on Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Maintains $100 Price Target
HC Wainwright & Co. analyst Mitchell S. Kapoor reiterates Ionis Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:IONS) with a Buy and maintains $100 price target.
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Ionis and Roche report positive Phase 3 IMAgINATION trial interim results for sefaxersen in treating primary IgA nephropathy.
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HC Wainwright & Co. analyst Mitchell S. Kapoor reiterates Ionis Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:IONS) with a Buy and maintains $100 price target.
Ionis Pharmaceuticals announced positive phase III results for two partnered programs: ulefnersen (FUSION study) for FUS-ALS met its primary endpoint with Otsuka planning regulatory discussions, and sefaxersen (IMAgINATION study) for IgAN showed statistically significant proteinuria reductions with Roche continuing the trial. These wins come after recent clinical setbacks in cardiovascular programs but follow FDA approval of Zanvastro for Alexander disease.
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