RE: RNS.... Significant improvement in Covid patients....8 Jan 2021 13:52
Just some general thoughts as we head into the weekend...
TILS could have done an expedited TLZ501 trial rather than using Foralumab in Brazil. TLZ501 is anti-IL6, human version of Actemra/Kevzara, so would have been the safe bet, given Actemra/Kevzara have had 'some' positive effects on CV19 patients. However, they ran with Foralumab... (501 will be trailed this year anyway, but has a more limited market (assuming CV19 goes away to some degree in the next 12 months)).
As for Foralumab, aside from the positive effects on CV19 (extent tbc), we've no toxicity issues, dosing insight, and some efficacy understanding which will give huge value to the Crohns and MS trials this year...two birds with one stone, address Covid but useful data to aid ph2 in Crohns/MS market...
This is a key piece for me...success here gives greater confidence to wider market application...and that won't be lost in the industry.
Dr Weiner seemed pretty upbeat and as someone mentioned earlier this week, he's going to be more concerned about credibility than pumping a stock so took his proactive investor interview positively. (About as excited as a HMS doc could be).
On sample size, said all along we don't have volume for stat significance...numbers way too small. If you've got 39 patients and 16 of those are a control, have 23 with just Foralumab or Foralumab/Dex. However if they can show +ve effect on 30-40% of these it would be compelling, and a broader trial wouldn't take that long...3-4 months I would assume...(either standalone or in partnership).
On the loss of smell...seen reports of anywhere between 40-80% of patients suffer from it, so even with limited sample size, that will grab attention if they can back up the anecdotal evidence with numbers...and a potential headline grabber...
Assuming update ties in with main Market move...8 working days to go...
(TTB...lots of LTHs here who believe in the science...just sat watching and waiting...keep up the posts!)