Fortsettelse av NIPU q&a 22. aug 23:
Q# 4: Is it true that you cannot answer if you have seen the HR values for the overall [?] survival graphs, in NIPU? I also want to know if BMS has seen it or not.
A (de Sousa): I think we already answered that question. […] we had access to the data, and the same set of data was shared with both sponsors: Ultimovacs and BMS.
Q# 5: Could you quantify what you think the market opportunity in mesothelioma is? Do you see this more as a European project, given the low incidence in the US?
A (de Sousa): No, as a matter of fact, we see this as a global project. And […] I think there is some misunderstanding, because mesothelioma is quite prevalent in the US. As a matter of fact is has become extremely visible in the public eye, and in the media after September 11, because there was a lot of asbestos in the twin towers, and a lot of the first responders, being firemen, police, and their families [?] were, unfortunately, contaminated by this asbestos dust and developed mesothelioma. In the US […] is very visible mesothelioma and very strong patient associations. So we see global value for UV1 in mesothelioma worldwide, and, of course – more important than everything – is that for us NIPU is gonna be the first study that is gonna show if telomerases is a valid target, and particularly in a very very extremely difficult population to treat. Because second line patients with mesothelioma have basicly [sic] no treatment alternatives, and progress and die very fast, so any positive results here are very supportive of the concept of UV1. But as a disease itself, we see a disease with very high [need?], and also that, at the moment, is recognized as an orphan disease, so also it’s [sic] some advantages there. So we can – from our perspective as a strategy positive data from NIPU study supports moving into [registrational?] studies in this indication.