On Monday shares of ZIOPHARM Oncology, Inc. (NASDAQ:ZIOP) closed at $9.81. ZIOPHARM Oncology, Inc. (NASDAQ:ZIOP), announced the initiation of a Phase 1b/2 study of Ad-RTS-hIL-12 + veledimex following standard chemotherapy for the treatment of patients with locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer. The study will be conducted at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York led by principal investigator Heather L. McArthur, M.D., M.P.H., Assistant Attending Physician, Breast Medicine Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Ad-RTS-hIL-12 is a novel gene therapy candidate for the controlled expression of IL-12, an important protein for collapsing tumor stroma and stimulating an anti-cancer T cell immune response.
eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) in last trading activity decreased -0.19% to close at $59.09. Company weekly performance is 5.39% while its quarterly performance stands at 5.40%. eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) is -3.02% away from its 52 week high. eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) Chief Executive John Donahoe has added weight to Google Inc’s defense in an antitrust case, saying the two companies are direct competitors in online shopping, the Financial Times reported.
On last trading day Aeterna Zentaris Inc. (NASDAQ:AEZS) increased 2.51% to close at $0.58. Its volatility for the week is 6.49% while volatility for the month is 6.85%. AEZS’s EPS growth for past 5 years was 30.40%. Aeterna Zentaris Inc. (NASDAQ:AEZS) monthly performance is 6.46%. Aeterna Zentaris Inc. (NASDAQ:AEZS) announced that the independent Data Safety Monitoring Board or “DSMB” for the pivotal Phase 3 ZoptEC (Zoptarelin Doxorubicin in Endometrial Cancer) study with zoptarelin doxorubicin in women with advanced, recurrent or metastatic endometrial cancer, has completed a pre-specified first interim futility analysis. The DSMB has recommended that the Phase 3 study continue as planned.
InterDigital, Inc. (NASDAQ:IDCC) has 1.60% insider ownership while its institutional ownership stands at 70.30%. In last trading activity company’s stock closed at $53.90. InterDigital, Inc. (NASDAQ:IDCC), announced that the company has received a Notice of the Initial Determination On Remand by the Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) in U.S. International Trade Commission investigation No. 337-TA-613 (the “613 Investigation”) in which the ALJ finds that the company has prevailed in its complaint against respondents Nokia Corporation, Nokia Inc. and Microsoft Mobile Oy.
On last trading day CVR Refining, LP (NYSE:CVRR) increased 0.28% to close at $21.86. Its volatility for the week is 1.42% while volatility for the month is 2.56%. CVRR’s sales growth for past 5 years was 24.60%. CVR Refining, LP (NYSE:CVRR) monthly performance is 6.22%. Barclays restated their buy rating on shares of CVR Refining (NASDAQ:CVRR) in a research note issued to investors on Monday. The firm currently has a $23.50 price target on the stock, down from their previous price target of $25.00.