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Biotech / Medical : XOMA. Bull or Bear? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Cacaito who wrote (16776)	4/9/2004 1:01:25 AM
From: Bluegreen	Respond to of 17367

FINALLY, I got THROUGH to YOU!!!!!!!! That is why I kept TOUTING COMPETITION!!!!!!!!!! Listen, there is AT LEAST 500,000 patients needing BIOLOGICS for moderate to severe Psoriasis for LIFETIME treatment. And this is just in the USA!!!! Since NO single Biologic treatment works for everyone THEN thank goodness for patients and the BIOLOGICAL industry that combos will be available!!!!!!!!!! I am going to be VERY excited to see what happens if physicians start adding Raptiva off label to Enbrel for treatment of Rheumatoid arthritis. Think of how Raptiva or Enbrel could be added to Amevive!!!!! This is JUST THE BEGINNING!!!!!!! Healthy competition is ALWAYS a GOOD thing!!!! BTW, how about off label usage of Biologics for mild Psoriasis????? Before you talk about EXPENSE, think how much people spend nowadays on BOTOX and laser skin treatments!!!!!! ONE last point, REMEMBER it was GENENTECH that got those 80% biologic naive in the front door.

To: Cacaito who wrote (16776)	4/9/2004 7:44:49 AM
From: Robert K.	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 17367

"And then the combos" >THAT imo is something that FEW beyond DNA/Xoma have considered. Look at the "very early" test results of rap and anti-tnf. The word "repair" is used in description. Repair is a powerfull word, and I DO realize the data is very very early, but still..... I maintain as I have >its not enbrel this or raptiva that,> the WHOLE MARKET will expand and grow, its just that some will get more than others. skd

To: Cacaito who wrote (16776)	4/9/2004 10:13:09 AM
From: Bluegreen	Respond to of 17367

Cacaito, your comments?????>>>>>>>>>http://meningitis-angels.org/Leslieeb.htm

To: Cacaito who wrote (16776)	4/9/2004 11:29:53 PM
From: Bluegreen	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 17367

More specifically why would you see Leukocytosis in the Bpi group? Since Bpi takes the function of killing bacteria does that mean what little Leukocytes newborns have are saved????? Does this support my threory of RAPID killing of bacteria as the big deal????>>>>>>>>>>Leukopenia was observed at 12 h in the control group, while the BPI groups presented leukocytosis. (P <0.01, for 15 mg BPI; P>0.001, for 30 mg BPI)