SuperGen Reports 2008 First Quarter Financi...( Dacogen Royalty Revenue Increase...)

Dacogen Royalty Revenue Increases 114% from Same Prior Year Period

DUBLIN, Calif., April 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SuperGen Inc. (Nasdaq: SUPG) today reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2008.

Total revenues for the 2008 first quarter were $8.1 million, compared with $4.4 million for the same prior year period. Total revenues for the 2008 first quarter consisted of $8.1 million in royalty revenue, compared with $3.8 million for the same prior year period. Royalty revenue is earned pursuant to the license agreement entered into with MGI PHARMA (acquired by Eisai Co., Ltd. in January 2008) during 2004, which granted MGI PHARMA exclusive rights to the development, manufacture, commercialization and distribution of Dacogen(R) (decitabine) for Injection. The Company recognizes royalty revenue on a cash basis when it is received from MGI PHARMA. There was no net product revenue for the 2008 first quarter, compared with $621,000 for the same prior year period. The decrease in net product revenue during the 2008 first quarter is due to the sale of the Company's worldwide rights for Nipent(R) to Mayne Pharma (acquired by Hospira, Inc. in February 2007) in the prior year.

Total costs and operating expenses for the 2008 first quarter were $10 million, compared with $8.9 million for the same prior year period. The primary reason for the increase in total costs and operating expenses for the 2008 first quarter were higher research and development costs related to increased product development activities, including ongoing clinical trial costs, partially offset by lower cost of product revenue, a reduction in stock-based compensation expense, lower sales and marketing expenses, as well as a gain on s
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