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Date:6/10/2009

ion is anticipated to jump to $85 billion in the next two decades. As a result, Medicare costs are anticipated to soar 500%, from $5 billion to $30 billion. As the stakes to treat HCV are high, the competition for new drugs is intense with more than sixty treatment candidates reported to be in development. As we target the use of our Hemopurifier(R) as a drug enhancement device in HCV care, we are positioned to improve treatment outcomes as an adjunct to both SOC therapy and new drug candidates that evolve to challenge SOC therapy in the marketplace.

Significant challenges exist for drugs seeking to supplant SOC therapy, as new candidates must demonstrate substantially greater patient benefit in order for the medical community to consider discontinuing administration of the SOC treatment regimen. As an example, Albuferon, an HCV treatment candidate from Human Genome Sciences (HGSI), recently demonstrated phase III treatment outcomes comparable to SOC therapy with half the number of required injections. As a result, the value of HGSI shares was reduced by 57% the day the study data was released. I can't help but wonder how Albuferon might have performed in combination with our Hemopurifier(R)? Regardless, a drug candidate wishing to supplant SOC therapy in the market will need to Bob Beamon (surpassed world long jump record by almost two feet at the 1968 Olympics) beyond the capabilities of SOC therapy.

For this reason, the primary strategy for most HCV drug candidates is to incrementally improve treatment outcomes as an adjunct to SOC therapy. The challenge facing these candidates is the effect of stacking new drug toxicity on top of established SOC toxicity, which is known to trigger fatigue, bone marrow suppression, anemia and neuropsychiatric effects. Many patients fail SOC therapy because they are unable to endure the toxicity of the 24-48 week regimen on its own. Based on clinical data, Telaprevir, a 3x-day o
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