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Tuff-Stuff

10/12/07 6:51 AM

#5176 RE: DewDiligence #5175

>6. Something out of the blue. With a company such as GTC that has so many possibilities, it’s not unreasonable to expect the unexpected. One possibility is a new supply deal similar to the one with Merrimack. The effect of such an announcement on the stock price could be large, depending of course on the partner and the partnered drug.<

Not counting my chickens before they hatch, but, always
enjoy a nice surprise!
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gym gravity

12/06/07 9:49 AM

#5883 RE: DewDiligence #5175

number 6 is done.

the wait continues for #1 #2 and #3.

only about 16 more trading days in the year.

hope these coming days are dense with press releases and chatter...


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croumagnon

12/06/07 12:53 PM

#5887 RE: DewDiligence #5175

"3. Reporting of top-line data from the US ATryn trial. This is planned for sometime in late 2007"

How late is late? This better come out soon and it better be good because the selling seems incessant here...
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DewDiligence

01/02/08 1:33 PM

#6709 RE: DewDiligence #5175

Possible / Probable News Flow

[Updated re timing of announcements.]

1. Reporting of top-line data from the US ATryn trial. Expected any day.

2. A partnership for ATryn in the US. Inasmuch as the top-line data from the US ATryn trial are due any day, I expect a US partnership announcement will come after the top-line data release. The partnership will presumably cover development and commercialization of all indications for ATryn in the US, not just the HD indication.

3. A partnership for ATryn in Japan. Japan has substantial sales of plasma-derived antithrombin, including an approved indication for DIC/sepsis. These plasma-derived sales represent low-hanging fruit for eventual conversion to ATryn. At least one Japanese clinical study (by a GTC partner) will be needed to obtain marketing approval.

4. Submission and acceptance of the ATryn BLA for review. Submission is expected in mid 2008 and FDA acceptance of the BLA for review occurs approximately 60 days after submission. The relevance of the acceptance-for-review date is that the FDA decides at that time whether to conduct a Priority Review, which shortens the review time from 10 months to 6 months.

5. A development partner for the CD137 program. This would be significant because CD137 is the most advanced internal program that is not based on a plasma protein.

6. Something out of the blue. With a company such as GTC that has so many possibilities, it’s not unreasonable to expect the unexpected.