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disease patients;
-- Completed the Phase 1 portion of the trial, in which Dimebon was safe
and well tolerated, and the Phase 2 portion remains ongoing;
Hormone-Refractory Prostate Cancer
-- Began an open-label Phase 1-2 clinical trial in hormone-refractory
prostate cancer patients;
-- Reported early, positive data showing encouraging, dose-dependent
reductions in serum prostate-specific antigen (PSA) in our two lowest
dosing groups;
-- Based on these results, received approval to expand the size of the
trial and now expect to enroll approximately 100 patients, including
both chemotherapy naive patients as well as patients who have failed
prior chemotherapy;
Strengthened Management Team and Financial Position
-- Appointed Rohan Palekar, a 16-year marketing executive from Johnson &
Johnson's Centocor division as chief commercial officer to lead
commercialization activities for all of our product candidates;
-- Promoted Michele Bronson, Ph.D., to vice president of regulatory
affairs, to represent Medivation programs to U.S. and international
regulatory agencies, develop regulatory strategies and oversee quality
and project management; and,
-- Entered into a $100 million committed equity line of credit facility
with Azimuth Opportunity, Ltd., which provides access to committed
capital at times and in amounts of Medivation's choosing.
2007 Financial Results and 2008 Financial Outlook
Medivation reported a net loss of $31.7 million for the year ended
December 31, 2007, compared to a net loss of $15.4 million in the prior
year. The basic and diluted loss per share for 2007 was $(1.14) on 27.9
million weighted average common shares outstanding compared to a basic and
diluted loss per share of $(0.63) on 24.2 million weighted average common
shares outstand
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