PETALUMA, CA--(Marketwired - May 15, 2015) - Streetwise Reports/The Life Sciences Report released its quarterly update to the 2015 Small-Cap Biotech Watchlist today. Analysts comments include updates on milestones for Can-Fite BioPharma Ltd. (NYSE MKT: CANF) and Sunesis Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: SNSS). The Watchlist is comprised of companies a panel assembled at the Biotech Showcase in January believed should see significant gains in 2015.
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Panelists Reni Benjamin, head of equity research at H.C. Wainwright & Co.; Joe Pantginis, head of biotechnology research at Roth Capital Partners; and George Zavoico, managing director of equity research at MLV & Co, reflected on how the stocks they picked have performed and what they will be looking for in the coming months.
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Can-Fite BioPharma Ltd. is an advanced clinical stage drug development company with a platform technology that addresses multibillion dollar markets in the treatment of cancer, inflammatory and other diseases. The company completed its Phase 2/3 trials for psoriasis and is in Phase 2 trials for liver cancer. Study design for a Phase 3 trial in rheumatoid arthritis has been completed. Can-Fite has been granted orphan drug designation by the U.S. FDA for its liver cancer drug, which is approved for compassionate use by Israel's Ministry of Health.
Sunesis Pharmaceuticals Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of new oncology therapeutics for the treatment of solid and hematologic cancers. The company has built a highly experienced cancer drug development organization committed to advancing its lead product candidate, vosaroxin, in multiple indications to improve the lives of people with cancer.