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UPDATE: Geron (GERN) PT Cut to $5 at Piper Jaffray Following 'Mixed' Imetelstat Message

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BTIG Maintains 'Neutral' Rating on Geron (GERN) Following Imetelstat Update

September 13, 2016 6:39 AM EDT

BTIG affirms Geron Corp. (Nasdaq: GERN) with a Neutral rating following an update on the ongoing imetelstat Phase II IMbark trial in MF and Phase II/III trial in MDS.

Analyst Ling Wang noted the following key points late Monday:

Imetelstat showed consistent safety profile in both trials. Safety profile of... More

BTIG Reaffirms Geron (GERN) at 'Neutral' Following Imetelstat Update

September 12, 2016 11:13 AM EDT

BTIG affirms Geron Corp. (Nasdaq: GERN) with a Neutral rating after the company provided updates on the clinical trials being conducted by Janssen Research & Development, LLC, of the... More

Geron Corp (GERN) Notes Janssen Imetelstat Trials Continuing

September 12, 2016 7:32 AM EDT

Geron Corporation (Nasdaq: GERN) today provided updates on the clinical trials being conducted by Janssen Research & Development, LLC, of the telomerase inhibitor imetelstat. Planned internal reviews of initial data from both trials have been completed by Janssen, and both trials are continuing in order to evaluate additional and more mature data.

IMbarkTM

IMbarkTM (NCT02426086) was originally designed as a Phase 2 clinical trial to evaluate two dose levels of imetelstat (either 4.7 mg/kg or 9.4 mg/kg administered every three weeks) in approximately 200 patients (approximately 100 patients per dosing arm) with Intermediate-2 or... More