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Synergy Pharmaceuticals (SGYP) PT Nearly Doubled at Cantor Fitzgerald

January 2, 2013 12:44 PM EST
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    Up: 8 | Down: 4 | New: 35
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Cantor Fitzgerald raised its price target on Buy-rated Synergy Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: SGYP) from $7 to $13 following positive top-line results from its Phase IIb/III chronic constipation (CC) trial of plecanatide.

The firm comments, "While details were not disclosed since the company is attempting to present late-breaker data at DDW, management indicated that (1) there was a nice dose response effect; and (2) the highest dose in the trial (3 mg) demonstrated a 19% responder rate versus 10.7% for placebo, which was statistically significant (p=0.009). Also, the drug led to a mean increase of +2.13 complete spontaneous bowel movements (CSBMs) over the 12-week period. Impressively, the incidence of diarrhea at the highest dose was 9.7% vs. 1.3% in placebo (severity not disclosed). The 3.0 mg dose had weaker results in the Phase IIa trial, which management attributed to more severe baseline constipation."

The firm's new price target anticipates a potential takeout scenario for the company.

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Shares of Synergy Pharmaceuticals are up 14.6 percent mid-day to $6.03.


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