ISIS Pharmaceuticals (ISIS) PT Raised to $91 at Needham & Company Amid Recent SMA Data

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ISIS (ISIS) SMNRx Data Suggests Trends Going in Right Direction - Deutsche Bank

June 22, 2015 9:27 AM EDT

Deutsche Bank reiterated a Buy rating on ISIS Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ISIS) with a price target of $78. Earlier ISIS provided an update on children with SMA who have completed the open-label, Phase 2 multiple-dose study of ISIS-SMNRx and are continuing to receive treatment in an open-label extension (OLE) study. Analyst Alethia Young called the update incremental but sees trends heading in the right direction.

"We view this update on the children as... More

Isis Pharma (ISIS) Update on ISIS-SMNRx Phase 2 in SMA

June 22, 2015 7:04 AM EDT

Isis Pharma (NASDAQ: ISIS) provided an update on children with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) who have completed the open-label, Phase 2 multiple-dose study of ISIS-SMNRx and are continuing to receive treatment in an open-label extension (OLE) study. Consistent with earlier observations, increases in muscle function scores and additional motor function tests were observed in children treated with ISIS-SMNRx. Isis is currently collaborating with Biogen to develop and commercialize ISIS-SMNRx to treat patients with SMA.

"The natural course for children with untreated type II or type III SMA typically experience loss of muscle function... More