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Health Care Sector Update for 03/08/2018: ESRX, VBLT, CRVS, RWLK, MRK

Top Health-care stocks:

JNJ: +0.2%

PFE: flat

ABT: +0.3%

MRK: flat

AMGN: flat

Health care shares were tipping higher ahead of the bell on Thursday.

Expected movers:

- Express Scripts ( ESRX ): to be bought by Cigna ( CI ) for $67 billion

- Vascular Biogenics ( VBLT ): phase 3 trial of glioblastoma treatment fails to meet primary endpoint

- Corvus Pharmaceuticals ( CRVS ): plans to sell up to $50 million shares in underwritten public offering

- ReWalk Robotics ( RWLK ): Q4 loss narrows vs yr-ago, revenue declines

Other news:

- Merck & Co. (MRK): to collaborate with Eisai on commercialization of treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma

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