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Biotech / Medical : Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: tuck who wrote (478)	2/22/2001 12:05:08 PM
From: IRWIN JAMES FRANKEL	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1169

VX-497 It appears the stock is getting hit for a lack of statistical significance in treating HCV. The study consisted of 50 people and lasted 28 days. The company gave wider variability of response among the patients as a reason that statistical significance was not achieved. In the light of the long term treatment required where a combo of ribavirin and Intron A is used and the various genotypes of HCV (Type 1 being predominant in the US and the most unresponsive to current treatment) the company explanation makes sense to me. Am I just being simple? Your science challenged lawyer, ij