FDA Advisory Committee Recommends Approval of Sanofi and Regeneron's Praluent(r) (alirocumab) Injection for Patients with Hypercholesterolemia

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RBC Capital Comments on Regeneron (REGN) Following 'Unexpectedly Cautious' Adcom

June 10, 2015 7:09 AM EDT

RBC Capital maintained an Outperform rating on Regeneron Pharma (NASDAQ: REGN) with a price target of $543. Yesterday an FDA panel recommended the approval of Regeneron and Sanofi's (NYSE: SNY) investigational therapy Praluent. Despite the favorable recommendation, analyst Adnan Butt described the panel as "unexpectedly cautious," though he still expects a broad, if not the broadest, label.

"Despite the overall recommendation for approval, the panels caution around breadth of label, safety, and outcomes can create an overhang. We... More