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Biotech / Medical : Ligand (LGND) Breakout!

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Nov 21 9:30 AM EST

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To: WTDEC who wrote (19355)	4/20/1998 7:48:00 AM
From: Henry Niman	Read Replies (1) of 32384

Tom Burton from WSJ was just on CNBC. Most of the info is a re-run for readers of this board but here's a synopsis: LLY has two sets of data over a 2 1/2 year period. In one study Evista produced a 74% reduction in the incidence of breast cancer (n=7,000) and in another study the reduction was 58% (n=12,000). In addition, unlike Tamoxifen, there was no increase in the incidence of uterine cancer. Side effects were mentioned and like Tamoxifen it causes an increased incidence of blood clots. Of most import to Ligand long term shareholders were the comments on PREVENTION. Although the ultimate success of Evista is unknown, it is clearly a forerunner for a new class of drugs called designer estrogens (SERMs) in which drug makers try to optimize effects in the bone and cardiovascular areas and minimize side effects related to uterine and breast tissue proliferation. As most readers of this board know, LGND has SERM programs with LLY (Evista), PFE (Droloxifene and CP-366,156), and AHP (TSE424). Moreover, it has its own designer androgen program (LGD1331), which is ready to enter the clinic (see home.att.net ).

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