Ionis Pharmaceuticals Provides Update on IONIS-TTR Rx Program

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BMO Capital Downgrades Ionis Pharmaceuticals (IONS) to Market Perform

May 27, 2016 6:23 AM EDT

BMO Capital downgraded Ionis Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: IONS) from Outperform to Market Perform with a price target of $26.00 (from $55.00).

Analyst Do Kim commented, "We are downgrading IONS shares to Market Perform from Outperform, following partner GSKs decision to delay the CARDIO-TTR Phase III... More

Needham & Company Cut PT, But Keeps 'Buy' on Ionis Pharmaceuticals (IONS) Amid Update

May 26, 2016 1:35 PM EDT

Needham & Company analyst Chad Messer is sticking with his Buy rating but reducing his target to $55 (from $88) on Ionis Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: IONS) after Ionis announced that partner GSK is delaying its decision to initiate that study until after NEURO-TTR reads out in 1H:17. Severe thrombocytopenia... More

Leerink Remains Cautious on Ionis Pharmaceuticals (IONS) Following Conference Call

May 26, 2016 1:26 PM EDT

Leerink Partners analyst Michael Schmidt weighed in on Ionis Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: IONS) after the company held a conference call this morning to discuss GSK's decision not to initiate the planned "CARDIO-TTR" Phase III trial of IONS-TTR-Rx in patients with TTR amyloid cardiomyopathy (FAC).

Schmidt notes this decision... More

Cowen Downgrades Ionis Pharmaceuticals (IONS) to Market Perform

May 26, 2016 11:49 AM EDT

Cowen downgraded Ionis Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: IONS) from Outperform to Market Perform.

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Shares of Ionis Pharmaceuticals closed at $35.26 yesterday.

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Alnylam Pharma (ALNY) Gains on Ionis (IONS) Setback

May 26, 2016 11:33 AM EDT

Alnylam Pharma (NASDAQ: ALNY) is gaining sharply Thursday (11.9%), related to a setback for Ionis Pharmaceuticals's (Nasdaq: IONS) IONIS-TTRRx program. Ionis' partner GSK has decided not to initiate a Phase 3 outcome study, CARDIO-TTR, which was planned to evaluate IONIS-TTRRx in patients with TTR amyloid cardiomyopathy. IONS is down 32%.

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Ionis Pharma (IONS): CARDIO-TTR Trial Uncertainty as GSK Stops Initiation - BMO

May 26, 2016 9:37 AM EDT

BMO Capital Markets analyst, Do Kim, notes that Ionis Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: IONS) partner GSK will not initiate the CARDIO-TTR Phase III trial, following the FDA clinical hold related to patient safety monitoring in the study design. He believes that the study is probably... More