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04/16/08 8:53 PM

#281 RE: DewDiligence #280

And mrk's new integrase inhibitor has devastated fuzeon....

http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/080416/20080416006271.html?.v=1

Trimeris Reports First Quarter 2008 FUZEON(R) Sales Results
Wednesday April 16, 4:05 pm ET


MORRISVILLE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Trimeris, Inc. (Nasdaq: TRMS - News) today announced worldwide net sales of FUZEON for the first quarter of 2008 were $42.7 million, down 34 percent from $64.3 million in the first quarter of 2007. Net sales of FUZEON in the U.S. and Canada for the first quarter of 2008 were $17.0 million, down 42 percent from $29.3 million in the first quarter of 2007. Net sales of FUZEON outside the U.S. and Canada for the first quarter of 2008 were $25.7 million, down 26 percent from $35.0 million in the first quarter of 2007. All sales of FUZEON are recorded by F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, ("Roche"), Trimeris' collaborative partner.