Tamiflu is in short supply. This is close to baby formula problem out of ABT.
Lots and lots of people are sick heading into Thanksgiving. We know a bunch.
There is no more real funding coming from congress for any of this so we must look at what is in the works or already out there.
Now MGNX is ours and why we like it is they are getting $$$'s for the Provention product! The ole' back door...
Provention Bio's type 1 diabetes drug Tzield priced at ~$14K per vial-- now that pricing is revealed Provention should run!
Nov. 18, 2022 1:23 PM ET
MGNX,
PRVB
- A day after receiving approval for type 1 diabetes medication Tzield (tewplizumab), Provention Bio (PRVB) priced the biologic at $13,850 per vial.
- Dosing for Tzield is a daily infusion for 14 consecutive days.
- MacroGenics (MGNX) will get a $60M milestone paymentfrom Provention Bio (PRVB) due to Tzield's approval.
To me... infusion is tough, finding the right amount of patients is tough but this is an ongoing study and some have made it 11 years<----- (one patient) without onset of diabetes...
So A) This is not here's three extra months... Lots of Drugs don't really extend disease free progression that long this does! That's importinat.
Also we are talking Pre stage 1... living 2 -11 years without needing meds for the condition.
AND those who already have Diabetes- the stage 2 to stage 3 is an important milestone you want to delay.
So we have multiple indications $
We have ongoing trials that keep getting better $
We are the only game in town $
It is for these reasons we are willing to overlook the hospital setting for treatment and price etc.
"The progression of T1D can be particularly onerous; patients who progress from Stage 2 to Stage 3 T1D can develop diabetic ketoacidosis, which can be life threatening and is experienced by up to 50% of Stage 3 patients at the time of presentation. The onset of Stage 3 T1D is a life-changing moment - once insulin-producing cells are no longer capable of maintaining normal glycemic control, this irreversible condition can lead to the need, in just one year, for a patient, 1,460 finger sticks to check blood glucose levels, around 1,100 insulin injections, and experiencing an average of 127 episodes of hypoglycemia. These complications can cause stress, fear, and anxiety in patients as they work to manage their T1D diagnosis and provide perspective on the meaning of a delay in the onset of Stage 3 T1D." notes Dr.Eleanor Ramos, Chief Medical Officer at Provention Bio. "As described in the approved label, TZIELD binds to CD3 (a cell surface antigen present on T lymphocytes) and its mechanism is believed to involve partial agonistic signaling and deactivation of pancreatic beta cell autoreactive T lymphocytes. TZIELD leads to an increase in the proportion of regulatory T cells and exhausted CD8+ T cells in peripheral blood."