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asmarterwookie

06/16/16 2:37 AM

#266824 RE: sunstar #266823

That would look like a loose canon to BMY



You spelled cannon wrong.

lol

EDIT ADD: At least you spelled loose correctly.

EDIT ADD: LOL x 2

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geocappy1

06/16/16 5:26 AM

#266826 RE: sunstar #266823

With the corruption in BP and FDA, as much as I want a BLA, I don't see it happening. With no corruption, I could barely see it with what we have. With corruption zero chance. He'll, I just hope with our new strategy BP and the FDA will let us get to market with a partner. I would love to be wrong.
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volgoat

06/16/16 6:52 AM

#266828 RE: sunstar #266823

Yes, it sure looks astronomical....or not.
Probably not based on every trial to date except mice.
If you can cure mice, you are in the wrong business...
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north40000

06/16/16 11:53 AM

#266844 RE: sunstar #266823

Does MRK prove the truth of the statement that, if you can have[or already have] the initial ability to pre-select the correct patient to treat[e.g., a patient with enough targets to hit with your company's I-O therapy], the company having that initial ability will achieve a better share of successful treatments:

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/merck-keytruda-pembrolizumab-demonstrates-superior-104500135.html

"... Patients enrolled were those who had received no prior systemic chemotherapy treatment for their advanced disease and whose tumors expressed high levels of PD-L1 (defined as a tumor proportion score of 50 percent or more) as determined by a central laboratory using an immunohistochemistry assay...."

Failing that initial ability, Keytruda still likely fails treatment purpose because of low RRRs, w/o assistance from somewhere to overcome those patients' disadvantage.

Read the entire article for context.

See also jakedogman's post of:

http://www.fiercebiotech.com/biotech/merck-bristol-showdown-awaits-as-keytruda-lung-cancer-trial-stopped-strong-results

for less rationale as to how patients were predetermined, pre-selected.