U.S. health regulators grant approval for Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE)’s Bavencio

U.S. health regulators granted accelerated approval for Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE)‘s immuno-oncology drug Bavencio to treat advanced bladder cancer, marking the second approval in less than two months for the treatment developed along with Germany’s Merck KGaA.

Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) shares went down -0.21% to $33.38 on Tuesday.

Bavencio, known chemically as avelumab, was approved for patients with locally advanced or metastatic bladder cancer whose disease progressed during or following platinum-containing chemotherapy or within 12 months of chemotherapy treatment before or after surgery. It is the fourth new immunotherapy to be approved for advanced bladder cancer.

Shares outstanding are recorded as 5958.69 billion and total shares floated are 5952.93 billion. Company’s distance from 20 day simple moving average is -1.09% and distance from 50-Day simple moving average is -1.97%.

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Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) yearly performance is 2.45% and net profit margin is 13.90%. Annual EPS Growth of past 5 years is 3.30%. The current share price indicates that stock is -8.16% away from its one year high and is moving 14.17% ahead of its 52-week low.

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If we look at stock performance in last active day trading, we see that stock has moved went down -0.17% to end the day at $11.73. The current share price indicate that stock is -27.46% away from its one year high and is moving 46.08% ahead of its 52-week low.

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