-->www.trimeris.com

haben ein aids medikament ersonnen, das von roche produziert und vermarktet wird. unglaublich teuer.

-->scheinen sich alle um trimeris zu reissen, tischler mit seiner familie hat sein stake auf 11% erhöt.

es gab ein bisschen verwirrung weil nicht genau bekannt wurde wieviele medikamente vorhanden sind, gerüchte weise sprach man davon, dass nur für 3000 patienten medis da waren, sinds jedoch 10'000. dass es so teuer ist, ist keine reine geldmacherei, braucht man doch 106 schritte um das fuzeon herzustellen bei"normalen" medis liegt der durchschnitt bei 8-12...

was interessiert dich denn genau über TRMS?

-->>scheinen sich alle um trimeris zu reissen, tischler mit seiner familie hat sein stake auf 11% erhöt.
>es gab ein bisschen verwirrung weil nicht genau bekannt wurde wieviele medikamente vorhanden sind, gerüchte weise sprach man davon, dass nur für 3000 patienten medis da waren, sinds jedoch 10'000. dass es so teuer ist, ist keine reine geldmacherei, braucht man doch 106 schritte um das fuzeon herzustellen bei"normalen" medis liegt der durchschnitt bei 8-12...
>was interessiert dich denn genau über TRMS?


Gegen was hilft das teure Medikament denn?
Gegen den Virus Aids sicher nicht, da er nie isoliert oder sprich nie entdeckt wurde und somit die Wirksamkeit nie nachgewiesen werden kann. Zu mal Nahmhafte Wissenschaftler sagen das es Aids nicht gibt. Also ein aufwendig hergestelltes Medikament gegen nichts? Doch Geldschneidere?

MFG

-->>>scheinen sich alle um trimeris zu reissen, tischler mit seiner familie hat sein stake auf 11% erhöt.
>>es gab ein bisschen verwirrung weil nicht genau bekannt wurde wieviele medikamente vorhanden sind, gerüchte weise sprach man davon, dass nur für 3000 patienten medis da waren, sinds jedoch 10'000. dass es so teuer ist, ist keine reine geldmacherei, braucht man doch 106 schritte um das fuzeon herzustellen bei"normalen" medis liegt der durchschnitt bei 8-12...
>>was interessiert dich denn genau über TRMS?
>
>Gegen was hilft das teure Medikament denn?
>Gegen den Virus Aids sicher nicht, da er nie isoliert oder sprich nie entdeckt wurde und somit die Wirksamkeit nie nachgewiesen werden kann. Zu mal Nahmhafte Wissenschaftler sagen das es Aids nicht gibt. Also ein aufwendig hergestelltes Medikament gegen nichts? Doch Geldschneidere?
>MFG

ich wollte eigentlich nur wissen, ob ich der einzige bin, der noch nie etwas von diesem medikament gehört hat (also bis letzte woche natürlich).
das medikamnt soll so wirken, dass es verhindert, daß das aids virus an die zelle andockt und dort seine dns einschleußt. klingt irgendwie interessant, wie ich finde.
interessant ist auch, daß das mittel eigentlich schon seit zehn jahren bekannt ist, aber erst jetzt aus der schublade geholt wurde.
also was man hier sieht ist, daß roche wie es scheint sehr viel geld in den fabrikationsprozeß investiert, wo man in der vergangenheit doch eher die forschung finanziert hat und die einfach zu fabrizierenden medikamente hergestellt hat.

bob

-->bezgl geld: eine behandlung kostet den patienten gem. msdw 12'000 usd/jahr,

ich bin kein mediziner aber hier die testresultate:

Results of the first phase III trial of T-20, TORO-1, were announced on April 18. Patients in the T-20 arm of TORO-1 achieved a reduction in HIV plasma viral load (pVL) of 1.697 log10 copies/ml (98.0%) at week 24, whereas patients in the control arm of the trial achieved a reduction of 0.763 log10 copies/ml (82.7%). The difference in magnitude in TORO-1, 0.934 log10 copies/ml, was statistically significant (p<0.0001) and exceeded the prospectively defined measurement of T-20 efficacy, 0.5 log10 copies/ml.

Results from the second phase III trial of T-20 were announced on May 16. Patients in the T-20 arm of TORO-2

achieved a mean reduction in HIV plasma viral load (pVL) of 1.43 log10 copies/ml (96.3%) at week 24, whereas patients in the
control arm of the trial achieved a reduction of 0.65 log10 copies/ml (77.6%). The difference in magnitude, 0.78 log10 copies/ml, was statistically significant (p<0.0001) and exceeded the prospectively defined measurement of T-20 efficacy, 0.5 log10 copies/ml.
Data presented this morning at IAC include a variety of responder analyses. These include percentage of patients achieving pVL <400 copies/ml, percentage of patients achieving undetectable pVL (i.e., <50 copies/ml), percentage of patients achieving decrease in pVL ³90% (i.e., ³1 log10 copies/ml), time to virological failure, and percentage of patients responding to therapy. These analyses all show that T-20 is extremely effective, and all the results were highly statistically significant.

PUNK, ZIEGEL & COMPANY

-->Responding to patient need, Roche and Trimeris today announced that physician enrollment for the U.S. Early Access Program for Fuzeon(TM)* (enfuvirtide), formerly known as T-20, will open on Monday, August 19. This program, running parallel with other controlled Fuzeon clinical trials, will make Fuzeon available in the near term for a limited number of additional patients with advanced HIV disease. Study drug will be made available across all participating countries, including the U.S. and Europe, beginning in early October.

Fuzeon is the most clinically advanced in an investigational class of HIV drugs known as fusion inhibitors. Unlike existing anti-HIV drugs, which target viral enzymes involved in replication of the virus, Fuzeon is designed to block HIV from fusing with a host cell. Data from two large, internationally conducted Phase III trials, presented at the XIV International AIDS Conference in Barcelona, indicate that patients on combination therapy with Fuzeon were twice as likely to achieve undetectable levels of HIV in the blood. Fuzeon also provided a significant increase in immune cells at 24 weeks, as compared to those patients who received combination therapy without Fuzeon.

Entry Criteria for the Early Access

Until the final scale-up of a complex manufacturing and production process for Fuzeon is completed, supplies will remain limited. Consequently, the Fuzeon Early Access Program protocol has been designed for patients with advanced HIV. Specifically, patients must be HIV-1 infected adults or adolescents, older than 16 years of age, with an HIV-1 RNA viral load greater than 10,000 copies/mL and CD4 lymphocyte count of less than 100 cells/mm3. Patients must have limited treatment options among currently commercially available agents, per the judgment of the investigator.

Patients will be enrolled in the U.S. Fuzeon Early Access Program through physicians only. Patients enrolled in this program will be tracked for drug safety. Physicians can visit http://www.t20eap.com/ for more information on the U.S. program and to register to participate in the program. This website may be accessed beginning on Monday, August 19, 2002.

Upon successful completion of all required regulatory documentation, contracts and the site initiation visit, physicians may be able to enroll up to five patients, depending upon the number of patient slots available, as patient enrollment progresses during this program. The interim between the opening of the registration process and drug availability will allow physicians to have sufficient time to complete all the required documentation and arrange for their participation in an investigator and study coordinator program.

More About Fuzeon

Fuzeon, a peptide fusion inhibitor, is administered as a twice-daily subcutaneous injection. In Phase III clinical trials through 24 weeks, overall clinical adverse events aside from injection site reactions were similar between the Fuzeon and control groups. Other adverse events occurring in more than 10 percent of the patients and occurring more frequently in the Fuzeon group were fatigue, insomnia, and peripheral neuropathy. It was not possible to establish a causal relationship between these other adverse events and Fuzeon. In the first Phase III study, the incidence of Grade 3 and 4 laboratory abnormalities was similar between the Fuzeon and control arms. In the second, Grade 3 laboratory abnormalities were more frequent in the Fuzeon group, and Grade 4 laboratory abnormalities were more frequent in the control group. While most patients in the Fuzeon arms of both studies experienced injection site reactions, only three percent of patients discontinued the studies as a consequence.

Long-Term Commitment to HIV Research and Development

Roche and Trimeris are working together to mobilize the considerable resources required to support the rapid development of Fuzeon, the first member of a new class of investigational anti-HIV drugs known as fusion inhibitors. Fuzeon is the furthest along in clinical development in the entry inhibitor class. Unlike existing AIDS drugs that work inside the cell and target viral enzymes involved in the replication of the virus, Fuzeon inhibits fusion of HIV with host cells before the virus enters the cell and begins its replication process. In June 2001, Roche and Trimeris announced a joint research agreement to identify and develop additional HIV fusion inhibitor peptides.

About Roche

Hoffmann-La Roche Inc. (Roche), based in Nutley, N.J., is the U.S. prescription drug unit of the Roche Group, a leading research-based health care enterprise that ranks among the world''s leaders in pharmaceuticals, diagnostics and vitamins. Roche discovers, develops, manufactures and markets numerous important prescription drugs that enhance people''s health, well-being and quality of life. Among the company''s areas of therapeutic interest are: dermatology; genitourinary disease; infectious diseases, including influenza; inflammation, including arthritis and osteoporosis; metabolic diseases, including obesity and diabetes; neurology; oncology; transplantation; vascular diseases; and virology, including HIV/AIDS and hepatitis C. For more information on the Roche pharmaceuticals business in the United States, visit the company''s Web site at: http://www.rocheusa.com/.

About Trimeris, Inc.

Trimeris is a development stage, biopharmaceutical company engaged in the discovery and development of novel therapeutic agents that block viral infection by inhibiting viral fusion with host cells. Trimeris'' lead product candidate, Fuzeon, which inhibits fusion of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) with host cells, is currently in Phase III clinical trials and has received fast track designation from the FDA. Trimeris'' second fusion inhibitor product candidate, T-1249, which also inhibits HIV fusion, has received fast track designation from the FDA and is in Phase I/II clinical testing. For more information on Trimeris, Inc., visit the company''s website at http://www.trimeris.com/

Trimeris Safe Harbor Statement

Note: Except for any historical information presented herein, matters presented in this release are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. The results of Trimeris'' previous clinical trials are not necessarily indicative of future clinical trials, and future results could differ materially from the results presented herein. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, those discussed in the"Risk Factors" section included in Trimeris'' Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 25, 2002.



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