Cantor Fitzgerald analyst Louise Chen believes the Phase 3 CANTOS study results from Novartis (NVS) support the hypothesis that a long-term drug treatment focused on an anti-inflammatory mechanism in patients with a prior heart attack and inflammatory atherosclerosis can reduce cardiovascular events. In two Phase 3 trials, Amarin's (AMRN) Vascepa affected inflammatory markers including hsCRP and Lp-PLA2 while also improving lipid biomarkers, Chen tells investors in a research note. CANTOS and other recently reported studies help to increase her confidence in a positive and commercial outcome for Amarin's REDUCE-IT trial. The analyst has an Overweight rating on the shares with a $10 price target.

TD Cowen analyst Yaron Werber raised the firm's price target on BeiGene (BGNE) to $236 from $235 and keeps a Buy rating on the shares. The firm updated its model to reflect lower collaborative revenue given termination of Novartis (NVS) agreement for tisle in Sep 2023.