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AstraZeneca (AZN): news on Tuesday 13 October 2026
+1.7 slightly positive
Coverage was split between the failed Phase III efzimfotase alfa trial in hypophosphatasia, which weighed on tone, and positive items such as the Summit investment, a new US R&D centre, Citi's peak sales view and COPD data. The positives slightly outweigh the setback.
What drove it
- efzimfotase alfa trial miss
- Summit investment
- new US R&D centre
The 23 stories
- −9.2 AstraZeneca’s efzimfotase alfa fails in adult and adolescent HPP trial
Drug failed in adult and adolescent HPP trial. - +9.2 Positive clinical profile of AstraZeneca’s tozorakimab in COPD
Positive clinical profile for tozorakimab in COPD. - +8.3 AstraZeneca's efzimfotase alfa adult data point to $4.4bn peak sales potential, says Citi
Citi sees $4.4bn peak sales potential. - −8.3 AstraZeneca’s HICKORY Trial Fails Primary Endpoint Due to Design Mismatch
Trial failed primary endpoint, though framed as design issue. - +7.5 AstraZeneca opens new global strategic R&D centre in US
New global strategic R&D centre opened in US. - +6.7 Why is AstraZeneca stock up today? Summit $2B funding and GBX12,030 resistance test
Stock up on Summit funding. - −5.8 AstraZeneca pins bone disease drug’s Phase III failure on high placebo response
Phase III failure blamed on high placebo response. - +5.8 Citi sees AstraZeneca's rare disease drug efzim...
Citi sees potential in the rare disease drug. - +5.0 SOPHiA GENETICS, Myriad Genetics and AstraZeneca Collaborate to Advance Precision Oncology in Prostate Cancer
Collaboration advancing precision oncology in prostate cancer. - −5.0 AstraZeneca HPP Drug Shows Gains Despite Missing Key Phase III Endpoint
Missed key Phase III endpoint but some gains shown. - +5.0 Carterra and AstraZeneca collaborate on AI-driven drug discovery
AI-driven drug discovery collaboration. - +5.0 Why Is AstraZeneca (LSE:AZN) Stock In Focus After Its Summit Therapeutics Deal This Week?
Summit deal puts stock in focus. - +5.0 How Investors May Respond To HUTCHMED (China) (AIM:HCM) US NDA For ORPATHYS–TAGRISSO Lung Cancer Combo
Tagrisso combination NDA filing by partner supports AstraZeneca's drug. - +4.2 AstraZeneca completes Summit investment and AstraZeneca stock trades at EUR 142.63 - ad-hoc-news.de
Completed Summit investment. - +4.2 AstraZeneca, Hi-Precision team up to advance digital pathology in PH
Digital pathology partnership in the Philippines. - −3.3 AstraZeneca sheds more light on efzimfotase alfa's earlier Phase III miss in hypophosphatasia
Further detail on earlier Phase III miss. - +3.3 Summit Therapeutics (SMMT) Teams With AstraZeneca And Daiichi As Valuation Debate Heats Up
Summit teaming with AstraZeneca, valuation debate around partner. - −2.5 AstraZeneca Says Rare Disease Drug Shows Improvements in Inherited Bone Disorder Despite Missing Key Trial Goal
Improvements seen despite missing key trial goal. - −1.7 AstraZeneca reports 17.05-meter HICKORY result: stock after-hours at EUR 142.20 - ad-hoc-news.de
Trial result with minor share price dip after hours. - +0.8 AstraZeneca PLC (AZN) Presents at American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR) 2026 Annual Meeting - Slideshow (NYSE:AZN) 2026-10-12
Conference presentation, largely routine. - 0.0 AstraZeneca at ASBMR 2026: rare disease push hinges on new bone drug
Rare disease strategy depends on bone drug, mixed outlook. - 0.0 AstraZeneca stock pre-market at EUR 142.73 - ad-hoc-news.de
Routine pre-market price quote, no real news. - 0.0 AstraZeneca stock trades at EUR 142.83 with a GBP 187.3 billion market value - ad-hoc-news.de
Routine share price and market value update.
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