Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Bristol-Myers Squibb, Pfizer Inc, Eli Lilly, Amgen and Biogen.

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Mon May 18, 2009 8:29am EDT

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Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day
the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting
stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include:
Bristol-Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY), Pfizer Inc (NYSE: PFE), Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY),
Amgen (Nasdaq: AMGN) and Biogen (Nasdaq: BIIB). 

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Here are highlights from Friday`s Analyst Blog:

Drug Cos to Present at ASCO

Bristol-Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY) will be presenting updated survival data of its
melanoma candidate, ipilimumab, from several phase II and phase III trials, both
as a monotherapy and in combination with chemotherapy. Bristol will also have
several presentations on Erbitux, including phase II data in combination with
cisplatin in non-small cell lung cancer. 

Pfizer Inc (NYSE: PFE) will be presenting phase II data on Sutent in combination
with docetaxel in patients with previously untreated hormone refractory prostate
cancer. 

Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY) will be making more than 50 presentations at ASCO 2009
including several on Alimta in NSCLC and Gemzar in combination with cisplatin in
cervical cancer. 

Amgen (Nasdaq: AMGN) plans a very busy ASCO as well. Most of these are data
presentations are results from testing Vectibix (panitumumab) in various stages
and combination regimens for metastatic colorectal cancer. The company plans
presentations by KRAS tumor status with Vectibix as well, plus several
combination studies testing Vectibix and AMG-655 in lung, colorectal, and
pancreatic cancer. 

Biogen (Nasdaq: BIIB) will be presenting results from a phase II study comparing
volociximab and pegylated liposomal doxorubicin vs. doxorubicin alone in
recurrent ovarian or peritoneal cancer. 

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