Halozyme Therapeutics Inc (HALO)

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US doctors should be strung up!

Doctors in the US should be prosecuted for patient abuse. 67% conversion rate in the EU for SC Rituxan but now expectations in the US are being lowered because doctors are ‘very comfortable with IV Rituxan’. I bet they are - very comfortable financially - they make more money using it and that’s what it’s all about right? To hell with benefits for the patients. I’ve heard that doctors and hospitals have threatened Roche that they won’t use their drugs if they sell SC versions of their drugs.

“Laurie D. Stelzer -- Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

Yes, it's -- I mean for the US, our understanding is that they are having some reduced expectations in the US, and it's really around a couple of factors. The first is, physicians are very comfortable with the IV formulation. And I think the second is, there are some centers that have had some (inaudible) they are perhaps, waiting for biosimilars to enter the market in the second half of the year. And so, that's one of the factors for bringing down the forecast for this year.”