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SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Dec. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: RIGL) today announced that eleven presentations on preclinical studies of the company's product candidates will be given at the upcoming American Society of Hematology (ASH) Meeting and Exposition in New Orleans, Louisiana from December 5-8, 2009. Rigel's R788, an oral Syk kinase inhibitor, will be discussed in two oral presentations by collaborators about its activity in distinct B-cell...
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Nov. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: RIGL) today reported financial results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2009. For the third quarter of 2009, Rigel reported a net loss of $26.7 million, or $0.70 per share, compared to a net loss of $37.7 million, or $1.03 per share, in the third quarter of 2008. Weighted average shares outstanding for the third quarters of 2009 and 2008 were 38.1 million and 36.6...
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Oct. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: RIGL) today announced that it will webcast its analyst briefing on October 20, 2009 from 4:00-5:00pm EDT in conjunction with the 73rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR). Members of Rigel's senior management team along with the principal investigators for the recently completed Phase 2b clinical trials (TASKi2 and TASKi3) will provide an update on the...
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Sept. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: RIGL) today announced the pricing of an underwritten public offering of 13,000,000 shares of its common stock at a price to the public of $7.25 per share. All of the shares are being offered by Rigel. The underwriters have an option to purchase up to an additional 1,950,000 shares to cover over-allotments, if any. The offering is expected to close on September 22, 2009, subject to the...
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Sept. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: RIGL) today announced that it is offering to sell, subject to market and other conditions, 6,000,000 shares of its common stock pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement in an underwritten public offering. It is currently anticipated that the underwriters will be granted an over-allotment option for an additional 900,000 shares. Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC will be acting...
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Aug. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: RIGL) today reported financial results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2009. For the second quarter of 2009, Rigel reported a net loss of $29.9 million, or $0.81 per share, compared to a net loss of $34.0 million, or $0.93 per share, in the second quarter of 2008. Weighted average shares outstanding for the second quarters of 2009 and 2008 were 36.7 million and 36.5...
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., July 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: RIGL) today announced that in the TASKi3 Phase 2b clinical trial in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients who had failed to respond to at least one biologic treatment, the group treated with R788 (fostamatinib disodium) did not report significantly higher ACR 20, ACR 50, ACR 70 and DAS28 response rates than the placebo group at three months, and therefore, the trial failed to meet its efficacy...
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., July 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: RIGL) today announced that the Company plans to host a conference call on Thursday, July 23, 2009 at 7:00 pm EDT (4:00 pm PDT). Members of Rigel's senior management team and the principal investigator of the trial will discuss results of the Company's Phase 2b TASKi3 clinical trial of R788 in rheumatoid arthritis, the Company's plans for further development and related matters. Conference...
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., July 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: RIGL) today announced that R788 (fostamatinib disodium) produced significant clinical improvement in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients in the recently completed TASKi2 Phase 2b clinical trial of 457 patients treated for up to 6 months. The groups treated with 100 mg of R788 bid (twice a day) and 150 mg qd (once a day) reported higher ACR 20, ACR 50, ACR 70 and DAS28 response rates than the...
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., July 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: RIGL) today announced that the Company plans to host a conference call on Thursday, July 9, 2009 at 8:00 am EDT (5:00 am PDT). Members of Rigel's senior management team and the principal investigator of the trial will discuss results of the Company's Phase 2b TASKi2 clinical trial of R788 in rheumatoid arthritis, the Company's plans for further development and related matters. Conference...
