RE: Trading9 Nov 2024 09:00
SOG you know why the extended tox study can result in a failure.
Long-term studies can reveal side effects that weren't apparent in shorter-term studies.
The drug might show unexpected toxicity to specific organs or systems over an extended period. We already know first gen TYK2 have this problem.
If a pharma really has requested this, then they want Sareum to carry that risk. Some deals are done at pre clinical, some are done at phase 1, some big ones too.
Doing the extended tox study before the drug has even been anywhere near psoriasis patients is unusual and there is a risk that it could go wrong. If there wasn't, we wouldnt have been steered to do it.
Why does it add value? It adds value because some risk is taken off the table.
MHRA is old news but yes I do still believe someone fudged up. CRO, trial design, whatever. It cost us time and the RF debacle. Puma and Co, played to the fears and profited from it but the share price plummeted because our board in their wisdom (more like desperation) decided to do a deal where the backer could not lose. Riverfort could keep selling and we'd just handover more shares at a discount until the debt was paid. Again old news.
Now we wait. We don't really know how long we wait because, true to form, they haven't been clear with start dates. All we know, from JR, is 6 months, sometimes longer. It would be nice to know when the anticipated start date is.
All I want is for the board to do what they say they are going to do. The strategy has been woeful for the last 5 years.