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Cancer Research News 26 September 2025 - 3 October 2025

Biotech Breakthrough: GRAIL (GRAL) Stock Surges on New Cancer-Detection Data

Biotech Breakthrough: GRAIL (GRAL) Stock Surges on New Cancer-Detection Data

Analysis: GRAIL’s stock performance reflects a wave of optimism about its Galleri cancer-screening test and pending trial results. In late September it broke out to new highs, aided by momentum and positive chatter (e.g. a StocksToTrade report noted a 17.93% jump on Sept 29 as MCED excitement grew stockstotrade.com). The company itself is pushing the narrative: GRAIL President Dr. Josh Ofman proclaims Galleri’s data will usher in a “transformative era for cancer screening,” detecting cancers earlier “when they can be easier to treat and are potentially curable” grail.com. For context, GRAIL has a unique profile. It straddles biotech and diagnostics:
3 October 2025
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PSTV ERUPTS: UnitedHealthcare Backs Plus Therapeutics’ CNS Cancer Test—Stock Pops, Analysts Cheer, and the Real Winners Could Be Patients

PSTV ERUPTS: UnitedHealthcare Backs Plus Therapeutics’ CNS Cancer Test—Stock Pops, Analysts Cheer, and the Real Winners Could Be Patients

Key facts (25–26 Sept 2025) What happened—and why it mattered UnitedHealthcare coverage win. On Sept. 25, Plus Therapeutics announced that UnitedHealthcare Insurance Company (UNH) granted national coverage for its CNSide® CSF Tumor Cell Enumeration LDT for metastatic CNS cancer, effective Sept. 15. The deal potentially opens access to more than 51 million members nationwide and positions CNSide as a covered testing service for specialists treating leptomeningeal metastases (LM)—a devastating complication of advanced cancers. GlobeNewswire What the test does. The CNSide platform supports rapid diagnosis, treatment monitoring and guidance in LM. Plus Therapeutics reports >11,000 tests performed across 120+ institutions since
26 September 2025
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Stock Market Today

Walmart stock jumps to $131 as traders brace for CPI and Feb. 19 earnings

Walmart stock jumps to $131 as traders brace for CPI and Feb. 19 earnings

7 February 2026
Walmart shares rose 3.3% Friday to $131.18, up 10% since Jan. 30, as the Dow closed above 50,000 for the first time. The retailer’s market value crossed $1 trillion this week. Investors await January inflation data on Feb. 13 and Walmart’s quarterly results on Feb. 19 for signs of continued momentum.
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