Going into each week, do you have a list of stocks to watch? Maybe you were tracking a handful of them going into the following Monday (this time Tuesday with the holiday). Were you looking over the weekend? End of last week? First thing Tuesday? Any time is good, but it’s key to digest everything you can as quickly as possible for the beginning of a new week.
Once again there are several COVID-19 press releases making the rounds. Which ones should you follow? That’s why it is important to be up early and pouring through press releases to make sure you accumulate as much vital information as possible. Maybe today will bring something not COVID-19 related to light? Time will tell.
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Theses are several questions to keep in mind heading into this week and really any week you’re looking to capitalize. Did you remember to look at social media? Maybe there are a few Tweets out there from Twitter that could help bring momentum into a penny stock. My point is that there are several avenues for acquiring helpful news that could become a major catalyst for a penny stock. Here are a couple of ideas I’ve compiled for this week based on big time news.
Your No. 1 Top Penny Stock To Watch: Cerecor Inc.
Cerecor Inc. (Nasdaq: CERC) is a biopharmaceutical company focused on becoming a leader in development and commercialization of treatments for rare pediatric and orphan diseases. The Company is advancing an emerging clinical-stage pipeline of innovative therapies. The Company’s pediatric rare disease pipeline is led by CERC-801, CERC-802 and CERC-803 (“CERC-800 programs”), which are therapies for inborn errors of metabolism, specifically disorders known as Congenital Disorders of Glycosylation (”CDGs”). The FDA granted Rare Pediatric Disease Designation and Orphan Drug Designation (“ODD”) to all three CERC-800 programs, thus potentially qualifying the Company to receive a Priority Review Voucher (“PRV”) upon approval of a new drug application (“NDA”).
The Company is also developing CERC-002, CERC-006 and CERC-007. CERC-007 is an anti-IL-18 monoclonal antibody being developed for the treatment of autoimmune inflammatory diseases such as Adult Onset Stills Disease (“AOSD”) and Multiple Myeloma (“MM”). CERC-006 is a dual mTOR inhibitor being developed for the treatment of complex Lymphatic Malformations. CERC-002 is an anti-LIGHT monoclonal antibody being developed for the treatment of Pediatric-onset Crohn’s Disease.
Cerecor Inc. and Myriad Genetics Inc. today announced that levels of novel cytokine, LIGHT, were highly correlated with disease severity and mortality in a COVID-19 acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) biomarker study. The biomarker study was conducted using the serum samples of 47 hospitalized COVID-19 patients and 30 healthy controls from Hackensack Meridian Health Network.
Dr. Garry Neil, M.D. chief scientific officer, Cerecor commented, “As a company, we recognized the impact of cytokine storm-induced ARDS and the need for treatment options for patients in this area of high unmet need. We remain focused on the CERC-002 clinical program and rapidly moving it forward for the treatment of cytokine storm induced ARDS.”
Your No. 2 Top Penny Stock To Watch: XpresSpa Group, Inc.
XpresSpa Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: XSPA) is a health and wellness holding company. XpresSpa Group’s core asset, XpresSpa, is a leading airport retailer of spa services and related health and wellness products, with 51 locations in 25 airports globally. XpresSpa offers services that are tailored specifically to the busy travel customer. XpresSpa is committed to providing exceptional customer experiences with its innovative premium spa services, as well as luxury travel products and accessories. XpresSpa provides almost one million services to customers per year at its locations in the United States, Netherlands, and the United Arab Emirates.
XpresSpa Group, Inc. recently provided a business update related to its objective of pursuing COVID-19 screening and testing in convenient and accessible locations at U.S. airports.
The Company is pleased to announce that it has signed a contract with JFK International Air Terminal LLC (“JFKIAT”) to pilot test its concept of providing diagnostic COVID-19 tests located in Terminal 4. To facilitate the JFK pilot test, the Company has signed an agreement with JFKIAT for a new modular constructed testing facility within the terminal. The site will host nine separate testing rooms with a capacity to administer over 500 tests per day. The Company intends to offer its services to airline employees, contractors and workers, concessionaires and their employees, TSA officers, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents.
Your No. 3 Top Penny Stock To Watch: Cellectar Biosciences, Inc.
Cellectar Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CLRB) is focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of drugs for the treatment of cancer. The company is developing proprietary drugs independently and through research and development collaborations. The company’s core objective is to leverage its proprietary Phospholipid Drug Conjugate™ (PDC) delivery platform to develop PDCs designed to specifically target cancer cells to deliver improved efficacy and better safety as a result of fewer off-target effects. The company’s PDC platform possesses the potential for the discovery and development of the next-generation of cancer-targeting treatments, and it plans to develop PDCs independently and through research and development collaborations.
Cellectar Biosciences, Inc. just announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Fast Track Designation for CLR 131 in lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma (LPL)/Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinemia (WM) in patients having received two prior treatment regimens or more. CLR 131 is the company’s small-molecule, cancer-targeting radiotherapeutic Phospholipid Drug Conjugate™ (PDC™) designed to deliver cytotoxic radiation directly and selectively to cancer cells and cancer stem cells. It is currently being evaluated in Cellectar’s ongoing Phase 2 CLOVER-1 clinical study in patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma and lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma/Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinemia.
“LPL/WM patients that do not respond optimally or are intolerant of ibrutinib, currently have limited treatment options and poor survival rates. Fast Track Designation for LPL/WM further supports our clinical development strategy to quickly and efficiently provide these patients with an effective therapeutic alternative,” said James Caruso, president and CEO of Cellectar. “All four LPL/WM patients treated in our CLOVER-1 Phase 2 study to date achieved a 100% overall response rate and a 25% complete response rate. This strong response rate may represent an important improvement in the treatment of relapsed/refractory LPL/WM as no approved or late-stage development treatments for relapsed or refractory patients have reported complete responses.”
Cellectar announced that it had received Orphan Drug Designation (ODD) for CLR 131 in LPL earlier this year. In addition to the variety of benefits derived from the ODD, the company will also receive increased engagement and assistance from the FDA in support of the regulatory approval pathway for LPL/WM.
