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 July 2002 (v02-n07)
Main Story - pgs. 1-16 Alteon Pharmaceuticals (AMEX:ALT)
NIBM Model Portfolio Updates - pgs. 17-20
Macro Market Commentary - pgs. 21-22
Recommended Readings - pg. 23
NIBM Model Portfolio - pg. 24

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This month's Main Story is on Alteon Pharmaceuticals. Based in New Jersey, this company concentrates on preventing or reversing the aging process in human tissues - particularly the cardiovascular system. The company has a number of orally-delivered, small-molecule drugs in development. Its lead drug had nearly completed a rigorous Phase IIb program to treat isolated systolic hypertension.

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Main Story - Alteon Pharmaceuticals
Introduction/Summary
Table: Basic Facts
Investment Case
Disclosures

Financing History

Palladin/Promethean Toxic Convertibles
Genentech Debentures
Other recent financings

Sea change in treatment of coronary disease

Changing ideas on hypertension
Table: Blood pressure definitions
Diastolic versus systolic
Pulse pressure
Big market
Table: US population trend age 60

Reversing an irreversible component of aging

Alteon's pipeline

ALT-711
Phase IIa - systolic hypertension
Table: ALT-711 Phase IIa results
Phase IIb - SAPPHIRE and SILVER
Phase IIa - DIAMOND for DHF
Phase I - ESRD-PD
Market
Table: Action of common anti-hypertensives
Table: Select branded anti-hypertensive drug sales
Vanlev
Pimagedine
Bad, but not worthless
Pimagedine partners
Different approach
ALT-4037
ALT-946
ALT-744

Operations

Tarnished past
Failed drug, lost partner
Delisting
Management shakeout
Partnerships/Alliances
Table: Alteon affiliations

Table: Alteon Milestones

What can go wrong?

NIBM Model Portfolio and Updates
PAREXEL
Titan
Dendreon
Seattle Genetics
Nabi Biopharmaceuticals
Alliance Pharmaceutical
Id Biomedical
Genta
Targeted Genetics
AltaRex
Macro Market Commentary
 
Recommended Readings
 
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