08:53 AM EDT, 03/23/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks were flat to higher pre-bell Monday, with the iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) inactive and the State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLV) up 1.7%.

Apogee Therapeutics ( APGE ) stock was up more than 13% after the company said 52-week maintenance data from Part A of its phase two trial of zumilokibart in patients with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis demonstrated durable maintenance response and "deepening" response for lesional and itch endpoints.