Seeking Alpha: Here We Go Again With AEterna Zentaris ... Again

Maybe H.P. Lovecraft was really a prophet of biotech when he wrote "That is not dead which can eternal lie," as it clearly seems like there are certain biotechs that come back again and again… and again. While the failure of AEterna Zentaris' (AEZS) drug perifosine in colorectal cancer led to a major drop in the share price and the end of a variety of silly rumors regarding the company's prospects of being taken over by a Big Pharma company, it looks like the company has once again attracted some hope and optimism.

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Here We Go Again With AEterna Zentaris ... Again

Seeking Alpha: Is AEterna Zentaris Really Worth All This Fuss?

As a general rule, if you want to get the hate mail rolling in, write about a controversial biotech stock. And since I'm feeling a decided lack of people questioning my intelligence, ethics, and consanguinity of my parents, I thought I would wade into the maelstrom that is AEterna Zentaris (AEZS).

A New Contender For A Sizable Market
Treatment-resistant cancers are a popular target for biotechs and pharmaceuticals these days, as the thresholds of approvable efficacy tend to be more reasonable and the lack of alternatives usually supports very profitable pricing. One of the larger markets within this group is resistant colorectal cancer; although colorectal cancer is generally very treatable if caught early, not all patients are so lucky and the sheer frequency of the cancer makes the treatment-resistant population sizable.

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ASCO - A Big Deal For Biotechs (Pt 2)

This is the second of three articles previewing the ASCO meetings in Chicago next week.

One of the major biotech events of the year is fast approaching. The annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) will take place in Chicago June 4-8. This event is like Woodstock for biotechnology - if Woodstock were clean, air-conditioned and had plenty of restrooms. If you invest in biotechs or pharmaceuticals that want to play in the huge and well-reimbursed world of oncology, this is one of the major events of the year.

Ahead of the meeting, ASCO releases a list of abstracts that scientists and companies will present. In some cases, these abstracts give away at least most of the story (efficacy, safety, etc.), while other abstracts are embargoed until the meeting itself. In any case, investors can still look forward to follow-up data (abstracts are submitted well ahead of the meeting), and often the amount of attention garnered by a presentation reflects overall interest in the compound. (For more, see Stocks On Drugs: What It Takes To Get High.)

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