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Bio Roundup: FDA Says No, PCSK9 Value Fight, CRISPR Intrigue & More

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And once in a while, a defender uses his or her face, inadvertently, to block a ball spiked over the net. Everyone is waiting until 2017, when huge studies of the drugs’ ability to prevent heart attacks and strokes start to provide data. Talk about sacrifice.

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Bio Roundup: Clinical Shirkers, AMD Worriers, ASH Fallers & More

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The Mayo Clinic cardiologist behind the report published a study earlier this year about long QT misdiagnosis leading to improper defibrillator implants. Its owner Pfizer (NYSE: PFE ) shelved it this week , citing poor Phase 3 data and pricing pressures on the two approved PCSK9 drugs. Pfizer also reported worse-than-expected earnings.