Total costs and expenses for the 2009 fiscal year were $34,467,000, compared to $30,233,000 in FY 2008, an increase of 14%. Increased contract manufacturing costs directly related to the increase in Avid revenues accounted for most of the increase in total expenses. R&D expenses for FY 2009 were essentially flat compared to FY 2008, despite the fact that clinical and other development activities related to the bavituximab clinical program significantly increased. The company was able to offset costs associated with these increased R&D activities by re-focusing effort from earlier stage preclinical programs to its clinical development efforts. SG&A expenses slightly decreased two percent in FY 2009 compared to FY 2008.
Peregrine reported a consolidated net loss of $3,609,000, or $0.02 per basic and diluted share, in the fourth quarter of FY 2009, compared to a consolidated net loss of $6,159,000, or $0.03 per basic and diluted share, for the comparable period in FY 2008, a decrease of 41%. The company reported a consolidated net loss of $16,524,000, or $0.07 per basic and diluted share for FY 2009, compared to a consolidated net loss of $23,176,000, or $0.10 per basic and diluted share for FY 2008, a decrease of 29%.
"This has been a significant year of accomplishment at Peregrine as we delivered on our commitment to significantly expand and advance our bavituximab Phase II clinical program, which is already yielding encouraging data, while nearly tripling revenues and reducing our net loss by ne
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