grandma,
Unfortunately, people do pile on, don't they (No, it's NOT a non-sensical question!!!). I personally assumed that all sales will result in some compensation for Ariad, but really did not spend too much time on the issue (esp. since I do not have a copy of the contract).
BUT, the fact is that they could structure the agreement any damn way they want to, and it's logically possible, and not even unlikely that compensation is in some way contingent on specific disease, time, place, favoring upfront payments over later compensation, etc., in other words, the question of NOT non-sensical.
Sometimes a simple, gracious answer, yes or no, is enough, without editorializing about the poster!
Best regards,
A.
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