08:52 AM EST, 12/19/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks were flat to higher premarket Thursday, with the iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) inactive and The Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) up 0.2%.

Bio-Path Holdings ( BPTH ) shares were up past 293% after the company said results from its preclinical trials of BP1001-A showed "enhanced insulin sensitivity," confirming it as a "potential" treatment for obesity and metabolic diseases in type 2 diabetes patients.