BUZZ-Sage Therapeutics declines after stopping development of rare disease drug

Reuters
20 Nov 2024

** Drug developer Sage Therapeutics' shares fall 4.3% to $4.70 premarket ** Company says it will stop further development of its experimental drug, dalzanemdor, after it did not meet main goal in a mid-stage trial

** Sage was testing the drug to treat cognitive impairment associated with Huntington's disease, which causes nerve cells in the brain to decay over time

** 2 of 20 brokerages rate the stock "buy", 16 "hold" and 2 "sell"; median PT $9 - LSEG

** As of last close, stock down 77.3% YTD

(Reporting by Kamal Choudhury in Bengaluru) ((Kamal.Choudhury@thomsonreuters.com))

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