Jeffrey
Big catalyst for Gilead GILD tomorrow. If our analyst is right, the stock could be up 20%
tomorrow.
Let's buy $50 strike April calls for 50.85
Expectations on SVR4 for `7977•
Street expectations: 40-50% and as high as 60%
JPMe: 70%
Stock moves once see the SVR4 data:
<30%: down —15-20%
<40% : down —5-10%
40-50%: not much changed
>60%: up 5-10%
>70%: home run and would be up 20%+
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Abstracts for the European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) are expected to come
out tomorrow (conference is April 18-22). Exact timing is unclear, but our research team is
expecting the abstracts to come out between 10-11 AM ET. This will be a key event for the HepC
space with stock moving data for GILD and BMY and updates coming from VRTX and IDIX.
GILD:
Key data will be SVR at 4 weeks for the GTI/naive population. It is unclear if the abstracts will
actually include the SVR data or if we will have to wait to the actual conference. In addition to
the `7977 data, GILD may also release additional data on combination studies which give a peak
into their non-7977 assets.
Expectations on SVR4 for `7977:
Street expectations: 40-50% and as high as 60%
JPMe: 70%
Stock moves once see the SVR4 data•
<30%: down —15-20%
<40% : down —5-10%
40-50%: not much changed
>60%: up 5-10%
>70%: home run and would be up 20%+
Some very basic info on the HepC space that should be helpful when looking at some of these
releases.
Genotypes:
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There are 7 genotypes for HepC with Genotype 1 (GT1) being the most common (-70% of
patients in the US). These are almost the most difficult patients to treat. Other common genotypes
are 2 and 3 (GT 2/3) which are much easier to treat. The remaining genotypes (4-7) are very
infrequent and not much commercial appeal.
Important GTI subgroups: Within Gil there is GTIa and Glib which are about equally
distributed. The GT1a is harder to treat than Glib.
Endpoints:
RVR (rapid viral response) — measured after 4 weeks ON treatment
EVR (early virologic response) — measured after 12 weeks ON treatment
SVR (sustained viorlogic response) — measured at X weeks AFTER treatment — this is often the
`cure rate'
I L28 polymorphism:
This is another indicator in determining how difficult the virus is to treat
CC: easiest to treat
CT: intermediate
TT: hardest
DISCLAIMERS: THIS IS NOT A PRODUCT OF JPM RESEARCH. OPINIONS MAY DIFFER IN THE SHORT
TERM.
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Amanda Ens I Vice President I Global Investment Opportunities I J.P.Morgan I NMLS ID:
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320 Park Ave, 14th Floor, New York, NY 10022
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