RE: EPrecision-guided treatment in high-riskpediatric cancers10 Jun 2024 08:24
Ice, when you say "....or understanding of how long trials take and this is an investment not a get rich quick scheme."
Is very true, however, It was the BoD that said a phase 3 was not needed. it was the BoD that set the timelines.
Its been years and we are still on the safety aspect. The very first part of the trial.
And all the time (as I mentioned when the first time line was missed), new treatments are coming out all the time. The clock is ticking. How long does making toxic drugs more palatable have in the new environment?
3 -4 years to get it to market and then what 5-10 years of use?
The use now of vaccines while very expensive will only reduce in price.
The "downside" of the AVCT approach is that side effects are still present and the more doses you have the more those side effects show themselves. The great news is that you can have more of the drug and that should extend life an d maybe in some cases, cure it. But if there is an alternative with NO side effects then surely thats the direction of travel going forward.
So yes, it takes time, but innovation and competition is the reason why these type of investments are such high risk and should not be glossed over in a way that you seen to do with no understanding or factoring that AVCT could "succeed" with the science but still "fail" as new therapies undermine the market they expected to move into, affecting its value.
So how much will BP pay after all, when these new vaccine therapies are emerging?
Its a game, but a risky one. The smart money (which is Thorn, imo) wait for the risk to disappear then pay the re-rated price, but still get SP appreciation for little or no risk. Otherwise you end chasing a dozen or so of AVCT's in the hope one makes it and even then there is no guarantee.