5 Can’t-Miss Health-Care Events This Week: Zogenix, Inc. (ZGNX), Ariad Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (ARIA)

Finally, Medivation, Inc. (NASDAQ:MDVN) is expected to report its year-end results on Feb. 28. As with Ariad, losses are expected, but investors will be waiting on pins and needles to see what Medivation has to say about sales of advanced prostate cancer drug Xtandi. The drug was approved three months earlier than its PDUFA date — a rarity, as my Foolish colleague Brian Orelli noted at the time — so expectations for the drug are high. For the quarter, sales are expected to rise 130% to $34.4 million, but growth could slow to just 21% next year. Look for Medivation to soothe investors’ growth concerns with additional info regarding its potential for approval in Europe, or its possible use in earlier stages of prostate cancer treatment within the U.S. in the future.

The article 5 Can’t-Miss Health-Care Events This Week originally appeared on Fool.com and is written by Sean Williams.

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