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Title:Market Investing
Moderator:2155::michaud
Created:Thu Jan 23 1992
Last Modified:Thu Jun 05 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:1060
Total number of notes:10477

486.0. "Immune Response Corp." by WFOV11::CERVONE () Tue Jun 01 1993 14:16

    
    Anyone have information  on   Immune Response Corp?     (IMNR)
    
    It is a research and development company for immune sys pharmac'ls. 
    
    I've heard from my broker and so far my broker has a good track record,
    that within a week this company is going to announce that they have
    found a cure for AIDS.
    
    This would be big news for this company! 
    
    
    I bought some shares this morning, by the time the call took place and
    the order was executed the stock jumped 3.5 point to 26.50.  The symbol
    is IMNR for anyone willing to track it.
    
    
    
    Frank
    
    
    
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486.1ShortKOALA::BOUCHARDThe enemy is wiseTue Jun 01 1993 14:395
    Well, if such a rumor is causing a rapid run-up in the stock price then
    it sounds like a good time to go short... and fire the broker passing
    on such a rumor.  But then again I'm not known as a particularly nice
    person...
    
486.2Corection to Announcement!WFOV11::CERVONETue Jun 01 1993 14:4413
    OOPS, So I dont look like a fool I want to clarify the announcement.
    
    I was looking over my notes and it said that Immune Response Corp.
    at a conference in Berlin next week will have a very positive
    announcement in regards to AIDS.
    
    It could very well be a cure for AIDS, we just dont know quite yet but
    the note again is "A Very Positive Announcement" in regards to AIDS.
    
    
    Frank
    
    
486.3I'm not a pessimist but.....MPGS::BEAULIEUTue Jun 01 1993 18:0813
    Based on what I have been reading/hearing from various sources, the
    cure for AIDS is still a long way off. Although it would be wonderful
    news, I think that it is extremely optimistic to think anyone will be 
    announcing that they have found a cure for AIDS next week. "A Very
    Positive Announcement" could be any of a number of things and may even
    be something that could eventually lead to a cure but based on the
    complexity of the disease and what has been accomplished so far in
    preventing/curing it I don't think that anyone has found a cure yet. Also, 
    keep in mind that many shares of stock are bought/sold based on emotion. 
    Rumors can (and often do) cause a stock's price to go up/down just as
    easily as facts can. Be wary of buying stock in any company based on 
    rumors alone and be even more wary of a broker who would encourge you to 
    do so. 
486.4Friday's CloseODIXIE::GELINEAUSat Jun 05 1993 11:285
    
    I just had to check out the closing price for the week.  23 3/8s v.
    26.50 from the original note!
    
    
486.5So similar to something elseKYOA::HANSONNostalgia ain't what it used to be.Tue Jun 08 1993 11:4716
    
    Your best advice might, indeed, be to sell short.
    
    This reminds me of a time 'bout 6 years ago when I got a "hot tip" on a
    company called Medizone.  It was rumored that they had a great
    treatment for AIDS using ozone therapy.  Lots of people bought in, ran
    the stock up tremendously.  Sensing that there was something amiss, I
    cashed in at 1000% profit, and a month later, when Burroughs-Wellcome
    came out with AZT, the Medizone stock all but dropped into oblivion.
    
    When you're dealing with a plague like AIDS, so many people are quick
    to think overly optimistically, fueling all sorts of rumors.
    
    Then again, one never knows...
    Bob
    
486.6Announcement Time 9:00 AMWFOV12::CERVONETue Jun 08 1993 14:1612
    The stock has been fluctuating up and down from the trading, it had
    reached a high of $28.50 at one point.
    
    Well tommorow is the day of the announcement in Berlin at the ninth
    national AIDS conference.  The time is 9:00 am but I'm not sure whether
    it is Berlin time or our time.
    
    It will be interesting to find out what the actual announcement is.....
    wish me luck.
    
    Frank
    
486.719 1/4ASD::DIGRAZIAWed Jun 09 1993 13:026
	At noon it was 19 1/4.

	Maybe it will double this week...

	Regards, Robert.
486.8Wow!! Why such a pounding?WHOS01::SOUSAWed Jun 09 1993 13:284
    
    The stock is at 17 at about 12:30.  From what I heard from the news
    release, the new sounded very positive.  Anyone have any idea why the
    stock is getting killed?
486.9What did they say?KYOA::HANSONI'm tired of typing!Wed Jun 09 1993 13:465
    
    What was in the news release?  Can you give us the basic gist?
    
    /bh/
    
486.10NOTIME::SACKSGerald Sacks ZKO2-3/N30 DTN:381-2085Wed Jun 09 1993 14:22114
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SDSVAX::SWEENEY                                     107 lines   9-JUN-1993 09:18
             -< IMNR/RPR Report P-II/III Results For HIV Vaccine >-
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Copyright � 1993 Dow Jones & Co. from Federal Filings
IMNR/RPR Report P-II/III Results For HIV Vaccine

FORM TYPE: FDA
ISSUER: IMMUNE RESPONSE CORP.
SYMBOL: IMNR 
BERLIN, June 9 /PRNewswire/ -- The Immune Response Corporation and
Rhone-Poulenc Rorer Inc., through their joint venture Immunization
Products Limited (IPL), presented today results of a Phase II/III
clinical trial of an HIV-1 immunotherapeutic vaccine which demonstrated
an effect on viral burden and certain other surrogate markers. 
The observation concerning viral burden was made using a state-of-
the-art HIV detection technique -- quantitative polymerase chain
reaction (PCR).  The double-blind controlled clinical trial was
conducted in nine U.S. medical centers. 
The presentation at the Ninth International Conference on AIDS
discussed results of a one-year study involving 103 asymptomatic
HIV-infected individuals.  A statistically significant difference was
observed in the rate of increase of HIV in the blood (viral burden) in
treated as compared to control groups, as measured by the PCR assay.
This difference involved a lower rate of increase in the level of HIV in
treated patients as compared to those receiving the placebo control,
suggesting a stabilization in the treated group.  The difference in
viral burden between treated and control groups was greater during the
second six months of study than in the first six months.  Additional
analyses of this PCR data consistently favored the HIV immunotherapeutic
treated group.  When using a qualitative co-culture method for virus
detection, a less sensitive measure of viral burden, no significant
differences were observed between the treated and control groups.
Although the study design anticipated the possibility of detecting an
overall reduction in viral burden by using both measures, PCR and the
co-culture method, a statistically significant difference in reduction
between the treated and control groups was not observed in this
analysis. 
The trial also revealed the ability of the HIV immunotherapeutic to
stimulate an immune response against certain HIV proteins.  A
statistically significant increase or stabilization in cell-mediated
immune responses to HIV proteins occurred in the treated group as
compared to a decline in the control group.  Treated individuals also
exhibited greater increases in the levels of antibodies to p24, an HIV
core protein.  These results are consistent with earlier studies
conducted with the HIV immunotherapeutic.  A statistically significant
difference in weight gain, favoring the treated versus control group,
was also observed.  Further analysis of the data from this trial is
ongoing. 
Independent scientific researchers have reported that as HIV
infection progresses, the immune system weakens and the amount of virus
in the blood of HIV-infected individuals increases.  The companies
believe the overall results of this trial indicate a treatment effect
upon these markers of progression.  This effect may be of potential 
benefit to HIV-infected patients.  Although a statistically significant
difference was observed in this trial on surrogate markers, longer
follow-up is necessary to determine whether a clinical effect on
progression of disease will occur.  Additional trials are planned over
longer periods of time and in individuals in various stages of infection
to determine the effect of the HIV immunotherapeutic on clinical
endpoints.  IPL is continuing to work with the FDA to review the results
of this and prior studies to determine the appropriate next steps in
this program in accordance with the recently finalized regulations on
accelerated approvals for potential HIV therapies.  Under these
regulations, once the FDA has completed review of the clinical data to
date, the agency, with the concurrence of the advisory committees, could
consider the appropriateness of these data to support a product license
application. 
The underlying theory for the HIV immunotherapeutic, also referred
to as a therapeutic vaccine, was first proposed by Dr. Jonas Salk,
renowned for his pioneering work with the polio vaccine.  The theory
behind Dr. Salk's approach is that it may be possible to slow disease
progression by enhancing protective immune responses in HIV-infected
individuals.  The HIV immunotherapeutic, an envelope-depleted,
inactivated virus preparation, is being developed by Immunization
Products Limited. 
The Immune Response Corporation is a biopharmaceutical company
engaged in the development of proprietary products for the treatment of
HIV infection, autoimmune disease, and, through TargeTech, Inc., its
wholly owned subsidiary, gene therapy and drug delivery. 
Rhone-Poulenc Rorer Inc. is a global pharmaceutical company
dedicated to the discovery, development, manufacturing and marketing of
human pharmaceuticals.  RPR had sales of $4.1 billion and research
expenditures of more than $500 million in 1992

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486.11NOTIME::SACKSGerald Sacks ZKO2-3/N30 DTN:381-2085Wed Jun 09 1993 14:2383
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Copyright � 1993 Dow Jones & Co. from Federal Filings
Salk Sees IMNR/RPR Vaccine Results As Pos. Trend

FORM TYPE: FDA
ISSUER: IMMUNE RESPONSE CORP.
SYMBOL: IMNR 
Dr. Jonas Salk, in a briefing regarding the outcome of a Phase
II/III trial of Immune Response Co.'s and Rhone-Poulenc Rorer's HIV
ImmunoTherapeutic vaccine, called the results the "first whiff of
spring," indicating some hope as to the paths to pursue for an
appropriate treatment. 
Salk said nothing clinically meaningful can yet be done with
the HIV ImmunoTherapeutic, but that results show that the vaccine is
worth pursuing. 
As reported earlier, Immune Response and Rhone-Poulenc Rorer
presented data from a Phase II/III trial at the ninth International
Conference On Aids held in Berlin today.  The results showed that
treated patients exhibited a stabilization in viral burden, or the
amount of virus present in the infected patient, and a greater immune
response to HIV than in the placebo patients. 
The patients were treated at zero, three, and six months.
Viral burden was measured by the amount of virus present in the blood.
Although most HIV is located in the lymph nodes, a decrease of HIV
present in blood would probably indicate a decrease of virus in the
lymph nodes, according to the researchers.  Immune system response was
assessed ex vivo at monthly intervals by observing antibody activity
against the virus. 
Salk added that although the viral burden overall in the
treated patients increased only 10% as compared to a 48% increase in
the non-treated patients, when the patients were broken into three
groups one group saw a decrease in viral burden, the second saw a
stabilization, and the third saw an increase.  Salk said that a greater
number of patients saw some decrease in viral burden. 
A decrease in viral burden was more likely in patients not as
far into the disease progression, indicating that earlier treatment
would yield better results.  Salk suggested that this would indicate the
need to titrate treatment according to time of infection. 
Drs. Alexandra Levine, of the University of Southern
California, and Dennis Carlo of Immune Response joined Salk's assessment
that the data were not clinically meaningful but did identify a trend in
that direction.  All three researchers said that greater follow up in
treated patients is needed to adequately determine possible
immunological responses and that these results would provide and
architecture for future studies. 
The HIV ImmunoTherapeutic is composed of a killed gp 120 virus
stripped of its protective envelope.  The vaccine is not meant to
prevent contraction of HIV but to allow heathy infected patients to live 
with their disease by stimulating antibody reaction to arrest disease
progression

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486.12Title: Immune Resp (IMNR) V-Alert: -5 7/8 At 15 3/4 On 4,047,200 -NEWS Keywords: IMNR Title: Immune Resp (IMNR) V-Alert: -5 7/8 At 15 3/4 On 4,047,200 40 linesCADSYS::BOLIO::BENOITWed Jun 09 1993 16:5340
Copyright � 1993 Dow Jones & Co. from Professional Investor Report
Immune Resp (IMNR) V-Alert: -5 7/8 At 15 3/4 On 4,047,200 -NEWS

IMMUNE RESPONSE CORP. 
Last trade  NMS: -5 7/8 at 15 3/4 on zero tick 
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Ttl blk vol:   1,386,600 =   34.3% ttl vol=   9.1% shrs out 
Avg blk vol:     176,383 =   33.9% avg daily vol 
Ttl vol:       4,047,200 =  778.4% avg daily vol 
Avg daily vol:   519,962 / Prev day -3 on 1,852,600 

Rhone-Poulenc, Co. Say Vaccine Promising 
Vaccine Helps Response Vs Some HIV Proteins 
Co: HIV Increaese In Blood Slowed By Vaccine 

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486.14Just a guess...KYOA::HANSONI&#039;m tired of typing!Thu Jun 10 1993 12:0915
    
    First whiff of spring might be right, but we get back to the question
    of why the stock isn't doing as well as you had expected.
    
    Could it be that the initial "rumors" in pre-announcement ran the stock
    up significantly, with everyone hoping for more positive news?  Seems
    to me that while the news is rather promising (let's pray for a cure!),
    it's not as earth-shattering as one might have hoped for...including
    those on the Street.
    
    Watch this carefully.  It again reminds me of Medizone, as mentioned a
    couple of replies back.
    
    Bob
    
486.15Not immune to mistakes, I respondVMSDEV::HALLYBFish have no concept of fireThu Jun 10 1993 13:036
.0>  I've heard from my broker and so far my broker has a good track record,
    
    We all make bad calls, but somehow the broker still makes money even
    when he flubs up...
    
      John
486.16Who Knows This is Just a Big Poker Game!!WFOV11::CERVONEThu Jun 10 1993 14:2125
    Well you've all been reading it so there is no need for me to add any
    more to what has already been said.
    
    Its not the first and I'm sure it wont be the last bad call my broker
    will make, but I do know that he bought options that are now worthless.
    
    It still has a ray of hope, again the news is positive but I beleive
    what the investor was looking for is the miracle cure.  Through some
    research my broker has found out that they are very close to the cure
    like one step away so at this point we have no choice but to hold.
    
    Unfortunately no one said it would be easy investing in the market and
    this is one of the down side of it all.  Youve got to be able to take
    the bad news as well as the good news.  But I'm a baby so I'll through a
    tantrum beat the sh_t out of my broker and get on with it.
    
    There was another positive article in the WSJ today I would
    appreciate the print out if it is readily available to anyone, I do not
    subscribe to the WSJ. Thanks in advance.
    
    
    
    Frank 
    
    
486.17More information on ImmuneKYOA::HANSONI&#039;m tired of typing!Thu Jun 10 1993 16:4912
    
    Just saw this in todays issue of USA Today (6/10/93) :
    
    "Immune Response slumped 5-5/8 to $16.  The company announced results
    for its one-year Phase II/III trial of a therapeutic vaccine for AIDS. 
    The data were "interesting but inconclusive," Cown analyst David Stone
    told Bloomberg Business News.  He added that there isn't enough hard
    data yet for Immune to win Food and Drug Administration clearance for
    the vaccine."
    
    /bob/
    
486.18TLE::COLLIS::JACKSONRoll away with a half sashayFri Jun 11 1993 14:397
  >Through some research my broker has found out that they are very close to 
  >the cure like one step away so at this point we have no choice but to hold.

That's not what I read.

That's not what I'd believe.

486.19No magic bulletKOALA::BOUCHARDThe enemy is wiseMon Jun 14 1993 12:157
    re: .18
    
    I agree completely.  The announcement represents a medical advance, and
    any advance is a tremendous thing, but it is only a relatively small
    step.  The scientific report certainly doesn't claim that a
    breakthrough is imminent...
    
486.20More To Come..............WFOV12::CERVONEMon Jun 14 1993 13:4219
    
    I could be wrong but I've got no choice but to wait, I've talked with my
    broker and he has been told that IMNR has downplayed the anouncement to
    the public because of the FDA.  They will be licenced by Aug. and they
    will have another announcement somtime in mid July.
    
    No magic bullet yet and I certainly dont know whether there will be, but
    if I thought it was a total loss I would have gotton out by now.  My
    broker and I have worked well together and I believe in his
    recommandation.  Although it was going to be a stock play, knowing that
    it was volitle and risky it has now become a hold.  I do not want to be
    marrried to this stock so I will keep my eyes open and watch very carefully.
    
    
    
    I thank you all for all the advice and certainly appreciate it.
    
    Frank        
    
486.21Hmmm?????/editWHOS01::SOUSAMon Jun 14 1993 15:0910
    
    re: .-1 
    
    First off, I want to wish you the best of luck, I have experienced
    these kind of drops before and know how stressful they can be.  But it
    seems kind of odd that your broker would have that kind of positive 
    "inside" information, while the rest of the street dumps the stock.  Do
    you know what his sources are???
    
    Just curious, and again, good luck.
486.22<But the rumor - sell the news!>ODIXIE::GELINEAUFri Jun 18 1993 19:461
    
486.23Here's Hoping the Broker is Right Again.WFOV11::CERVONEMon Jun 21 1993 13:3032
    RE: .21
    
    He has a partner that he works with and his partner is getting info
    from the inside.  I dont know exacticaly who!  I plan on asking him.
    
    I was contacted on the same week the stock had some rumors of the news 
    and wouldn't you know it my broker left a bucnch of messages on my
    phone, but I was on vacation.  At the time he called the stock was
    trading in the $15 dollar range by the time I got back after Memorial
    day the stock was trading at $23.  You know the rest of the story.
    
    It was going to be a lot bigger and better than it was played out to
    be.  The potential for the stock at that time was to be in the high
    $50's or better so we chased the stock and bought at the range we did.
    
      
    The inside info is still that good, we are being told and from the cycles
    the company goes thru that the stock still has a potential of being in the
    $30 to $60 range in the very near future.  It is a wild shot but I've come
    to see the whole market that way through my experiences good and bad.  I 
    don't go to Atlantic City but I gamble in the stock market because I 
    believe in the long run you can beat it.
    
    RE: .22      But the rumor - Sell on the news
    
    That was our intention but the news was downplayed and it was taken
    with skepticism.  The company insider says they will be licenced by Aug
    and there will be another anouncement in July.  The stock itself is a
    cyclicle stock it runs up in July time frame on no news at all.
    
    
    Frank 
486.24Any updateWHO302::SOUSAWed Jul 07 1993 13:535
    
    Any idea what the announcement will be in July??  Also, does he/she
    think they will be licensed to actually sell a product come August??
    The stock seems to have settled in the 12-13 dollar region!
    
486.25Just waiting for AnnouncementWFOV11::CERVONEThu Jul 08 1993 13:5310
    
    
    Dont know exacticaly what the announcement will be, but it is going to
    be about the vaccine they have been working on.  He thinks they will
    be FDA approved for the vaccine and should be able to sell it.
    
    
    
    Frank
    
486.26FDA Approval SoonWFOV12::CERVONEThu Jul 15 1993 13:2322
    
    An update for followers and investors of IMNR.
    
    
    Still holding............................
    
    
    I got an update today, it looks real good the vaccine is working and it
    seems to be stopping the HIV while building the Immune system up again. 
    This is much better then the AZT vaccine which just slows it down.
    
    Just waiting for FDA approval and IMNR is not pushing.  But they (IMNR)
    feels so strong of the vaccine that if the FDA drags their feet they will
    have no choice but to push.
    
    I believe that if IMNR gets FDA approval it will make AZT obsolete.  It
    would also put some others out there out of bsiness.  The only problem
    now is pushing for aproval.
    
    
    Frank
     
486.27AZTDSSDEV::HAUBNERMon Jul 19 1993 11:367
FYI - AZT is not a vaccine. If we are going to get rich on the cure for AIDS
perhaps a little education on the HIV virus and current treatment strategies
would be of benifit. I'm not suggesting that this conference is the proper
forum for such education.

Wayne
486.28Soon I hope - too many people are diengWFOV11::CERVONEMon Jul 19 1993 13:1914
    
    Sorry!!!!!!!!!!
    
    I dont know anything about AZT and I certainly was not aware that it
    wasn't a vaccine.  I guess I'm just showing optimisim that there may be
    some hope out there for those that have the HIV virus and that one of
    these days there will be a cure.
    
    I certainly was not trying to knock AZT it has helped I'm sure but the
    next logical step is to find the cure.
    
    
    Frank
    
486.29Quarterly earnings tomorrowWHO302::SOUSAWed Jul 21 1993 12:246
    
    I just spoke to someone in Investor Relations at Immune Response.  They 
    told me that they are reporting their quarterly earnings tomorrow
    before the market opens.  She said that it would definetly be a loss,
    and that as far as she knew, they had no other announcements regarding
    the drug/vaccine/whatever it is!!!
486.30ZENDIA::FERGUSONYour recipe is so tastyWed Jul 21 1993 14:341
as of now, stock is 10 3/4 unchanged, bid is 10 1/4, volume 55,000
486.31Should not effect the stockWFOV12::CERVONEWed Jul 21 1993 14:5121
    
    
    IMNR has never posted earnings in other words it has never made money,
    it is a reaserch and development company and that is what i'm banking on
    for the profit on my investment.
    
    Its Debt to Equity is very small.  I dont believe the stock will be
    effected much if any by the announcement.  They are lookiing to be
    licenced to sell the drug/vaccine by Aug time frame and thats when we
    should see a big movement in the stock.
    
    As far as the announcement in July I believe I read the information
    wrong and basicaly the rumor is that the annoucement should be or will
    be when they get FDA approval and are abel to sell the vaccine.
    
    If you dont mind I would like the phone number for Investor Relations at
    Immune Response, I would like to call and ask for some info myself.
    
    Thanks
    Frank
      
486.32(619)-431-7080WHO302::SOUSAThu Jul 22 1993 09:393
    That's the main number.  Ask for Investor Relations!!!
    
    Good Luck!
486.33For Interested PartiesWFOV12::CERVONEThu Jul 22 1993 13:105
    Thank you for the number
    
    For all interested, I will post news here as I get it.
    
    Frank 
486.34Hoping for FDA Approval Soon!WFOV12::CERVONEWed Aug 04 1993 14:0021
    
    My broker has been working very hard to stay on top of what is going on
    with IMNR.  I beleive in the info he has been getting because I have
    confirmed it with Investor Relations at IMNR.
    
    The latest is this,  IMNR is waiting for FDA approval, Inv. Relations
    said they can not say a lot about it and they can't put a specific
    date on the approval,  it could be sometime before the end of the year
    or it could be as close as tommorow.  Interesting as close as tommorow!
    
    Also the insider that is providing the information has given his broker
    my brokers partner 2,000 shares of stock cirtificates on IMNR to be
    sold at get this $70.00 per share.  If they get FDA approved this price
    is not out of the relm, and is what we are looking at for a potential. I
    bought more shares at this price level and I will by more as soon as
    the price starts to inch its way up to average my price down and for
    optimum potential in profit.
    
    
    Frank
      
486.35ZENDIA::FERGUSONYour recipe is so tastyWed Aug 04 1993 16:011
IMNR, $10.00, -1/4, vol 207k, as of 14:52 today.
486.36ACT UP - Rally RPR/IPL/IMNRWFOV11::CERVONEWed Aug 11 1993 14:14112
    UPDATE ON  -  IMNR
    
    
    Last week sometine on Aug 3rd or 4th to be exact ACT UP/Philadelphia
    sponsered a rally targeted at RPR - Rhone-Ppoulenc-Rorer The make of
    the Salk Therapeutic vaccine.
    
    ACT UP is demanding access to the vaccine now!
    
    To make a long story short I will only list the important facts of the
    rally and explicit the point of view of both sides.
    
    On Sept 16, 1992 RPR said: This drug is a number one priority we expect
    to make vaccine late in winter and want to hava a clinical trials by
    summer.
    
    ACT UP responded - there are 900 patients in Philadelphia who are
    impatiently waiting for trials.  We are stunned you are not further
    along and even though the tough problems in scaling up productions have
    not been solved, there still is no plan as of July 21, 1993.
    
    RPR said on July 9th "We are now begining to work on plans for large
    clinical trials".
    
    ACT  UP responded - Simple question. Why aren't these completed on the
    shelf and approved by the FDA pending availability of active drug??? 
    Even if you want to modify the plans to include new data or new markers
    the task of getting the plan through the FDA becomes simplified.
    
    RPR said on July 21st "The drug is very hard to make and the production
    issues are complex".
    
    ACT UP responded - You should be proud to show us your plans, show us the
    critical path and tell us when you pan to have the drug.
    
    RPR - "We want to work with the Amfar network on trials, but we want
    other sites as well".
    
    ACT UP - COME ON make a commitment. Any trials network will probably be
    able to do only one or two large vaccine trials. If you are serious you
    would be talking contract terms with trial sites.
    
    RPR - "We cant give you a date on when vaccine will be available. We
    don't know".
    
    ACT UP - Should the 900 patients who are signed up for vaccine trials
    move on to other drugs? other trials? Would you wait-RPR/IPL???
    
    RPR Annual Report - "If the data from this trial are positive these
    results may support a 1993 submission under the new accelerated
    approval guidelines of a PLA to the FDA requesting permission to market
    the HIV Immunotherapeutic in the US".
    
    ACT UP - Will trial patients get drug for free? What plans do you have
    to supply those who have Impatienltly awaited these trials.
    
    1. We want a formal commitment to the Public Forum and the Focus Groups
    with AIDS patients to which you jave already agreed. No promises -
    dates!
    
    2. We want Activists attendence at your Aug 12, 1993 Science Meeting
    
    3. We want the management of the project and some of your corp
    management to visit the Betak AIDS Nursing Home, and we want you to
    meet some real living AIDS patients.
    
    4. We want you to show us the same sense of urgensy we have shown you.
    We want you to commit in writing to those 103 trials both subjects and
    controls at least 3 additional doses of vaccine Immediatly upon
    availability. We want to see you resulting in anticipation of drug
    reciept of FDA approval.
    
    
        STANDBY STATEMENT BY - RPR At Demonstration At Corp. Headq.
    
    RPR welcomes dialogue with members of the HIV Community.  We are
    sensitive to patient needs to bring HIV therapies to the market faster. 
    A demonstration however, can only slow down the levelopment process to
    our mutual goals.
    
    At RPR the HIV Immunotherapeutic is one of our two top research
    projects.  Through Immunization Products Limited, our joint venture
    with the Immune Response Corp. our clinical development efforts has
    demonstrated the SAFETY AND IMMUNOGENICITY of this product.  In
    tradition our recently completed surrogate market trial (Phase II/III)
    demonstrated  a treatment effect on viral burden.  Clinical endpoint
    trials (Phase III) are in the planning stage.  We are working
    diligently to bring this new treatment to patients as quickly as
    possible.
    
    
    Overall it looks good my broker has been supplying me with all the
    information and I have hard copies for anyone interested on reading the
    whole blowdown I am willing to forward to you.
    
    I also believe that maybe the short sellers and the big players in this
    stock have seen the last of the shake down from the small invester. the
    stock is at bargain price.  Today there is some high volume and it is
    at 10  up 5/8  volume at 1:00 pm about 500,000.
    
    For all his hard work I believe my broker needs some recocnition If you
    are interested in finding out more aboutd it or looking to invest in
    IMNR give him a call.
    
    Name:   Barney Kowalski  with Cohig & Associates
    Phone:  1-800-333-2622
    
    
    Thanks and good luck
    
    Frank
       
486.37IMNR meeting with FDAWFOV11::CERVONEMon Sep 13 1993 14:066
    
    
    On Sept. 10, 1993 I heard of a rumor that IMNR and RPR will be meeting
    with the FDA for the aids vaccine.
    
    
486.38ELABORATE PLEASEWHOS01::SOUSATue Sep 14 1993 09:284
    
    FRANK,
    
    COULD YOU ELABORATE ON YOUR LAST COMMENT PLEASE??
486.39IMNR in Barrons Stock to WatchWFOV12::CERVONEMon Feb 01 1993 06:198
    Last week Barrons had an article on IMNR, somthing to the fact that it
    is a stock to watch (HOT) or somthing.
    
    Does anyone have or read the article I would appreciate a copy or even
    posting it in here.
    
    Thanks
    Frank
486.409/20/93 Barron'sLEDS::DJBROWNTue Sep 28 1993 13:1311
    There's an article in the 9/20/93 Barron's by Lissa Morgenthaler, who 
    writes for the California Technology Stock Letter.  The article reviews 
    about 15 companies with genetic-therapy research.  No recommendations, 
    just descriptions.  There are two sentences on Immune Response, 
    reprinted below without permission.
    
    "Another company, Immune Response, of Carlsbad, Calif., is the proud
    possessor of TargeTech, a therapy that uses a delivery system that
    links naked DNA to a protein.  One problem that's cropped up is the
    penchant of lysosomes (essentially, a cell's digestive tract) for
    scarfing down TargeTech's proteins before they can do their work."
486.41IMNR Moving up AgainWFOV12::CERVONEWed Oct 13 1993 12:1517
    There is no news as of yet but IMNR has been inching its way upward
    again.  I believe that they have met with the FDA as my previous note
    stated but have not released any info yet.
    
    Today the stock is up to 13 3/4 bid to 14 asked.  Up a total of 5
    points from last week.
    
    I believe this is the begining of the climb back to its 30 dollar price
    range of 4 months ago.  And from what Investor Relations said they
    should be approved to market the drug late fall or early spring.
    
    If there are any interests in the stock I aslo beleive now is the time
    before any announcements are made, because once the announcements are
    made there is no stopping the stock.
    
    Frank
    
486.42technical charts DANGER::LEAHYstresstab addictThu Oct 14 1993 10:4816

         I downloaded 2 years worth of historical data on IMNR last
         night. I've printed some postscript technical charts that can
         be copied from danger::flaguser1:[leahy.m80]
         imnr_hilo.ps, imnr_rsi.ps and imnr_sto.ps

         the first one is a hi-lo-volume chart, the second contains
         the RSI indicator (relative strength indicator) and the third
         contains the stochastics indicator. 


         jim



486.43USCTR1::BJORGENSENTue Oct 26 1993 09:176
Just heard on the radio this am (BCN) that a French research firm (they didn't
make mention of the name) had made "significant" progress in aids research,
and "would have a vaccine in the near future".  

Obviously, very ambiguous. There were no more details given. If it is really 
significant, I'm sure that we will see something in the papers.
486.44IMNR Granted Patent for Vaccine!!!WFOV11::CERVONEThu Oct 28 1993 13:1619
    The article I read stated that they are very far avay from even
    considering a vaccine.  There is a lot of testing before they could
    even get close to the point that IMNR is at .  This French research
    firm has only been testing mice and rats thus far.
    
    
    On the other hand I heard of some good news on the DOW for IMNR 
    (If anyone can pull it in I would aooreciate it).
    
    
    IMNR has been given a patent on the vaccine they have been working with
    and is now very aggressively working with the FDA twards the next
    logical step to proceed to.
    
    
    Frank
    
    
    
486.45IMNR NEWS RELEASEWFOV11::CERVONEFri Oct 29 1993 12:5159
                              The Immune Response
                                  Corporation
    
    
    N E W S   R E L E A S E
    
    
    October 27, 1993                      Contact:
                                          Bronwyn Lemelle, or
    					  Cindy Rollins, Investor Relations
                                          (619) 431-7080
    
    
    For Immediate Release
    
    
    
                        The Immune Response Corporation
                    Receives U.S. Patent on HIV Technology
    
    	 CARLSBAD CA  -- October 27, 1993 --  The Immune Response 
    Corporation (NASDAQ/NMS Symbol: IMNR) today announced the issuance of a 
    United States patent relating to its HIV immunotherapeutic.  The United 
    States patent # 5,256,767 entitled "Retroviral Antigens", names Drs. 
    Jonas Salk and Dennis J. Carlo as inventors and covers an HIV particle 
    free of outer envelope proteins.
    
    	 The Immune Response Corporation, Together with its Joint venture 
    partner, Rhome Poulenc-Rorer Inc., is using this patent technology to 
    develop its HIV immunotherapeutic to treat HIV infected individuals.  
    The product is designed to boost the immune system and thereby allow 
    the body's normal defense mechanism to control the virus.
    
    	 A multi-center Phase II/III clinical trial with the HIV 
    immunotherapeutic has been completed.  The joint venture is continuing 
    to work with the FDA to review the results of this and prior studies to 
    determine the appropriate next steps in this program in accordance with 
    the FDA regulations on an accelerated approvals for potential HIV 
    therapies.
    
    	 "The allowance of broad composition of matter claims for out HIV 
    immunotherapeutic enable us to establish a strong position," said Dr. 
    Carlo, Chief Scientific offices of the Immune Response Corporation.  
    FDA approval is required prior to marketing.
    
    	 The Immune Response Corporation is a biopharmaceutical company 
    engaged in the development of proprietary products for the treatment of 
    HIV infection and autoimmune diseases and, through Targetech, Inc., 
    gene therapy.
    
    
    
    
    Reprinted Withought Permission
    
    
    Frank
    
486.46Dr Salk to meet with H. Clinton??WFOV12::CERVONEThu Dec 30 1993 09:2711
    Just a short note on developments on the FDA approval of the
    inmunotheraputic (sp) vaccine. Rumors have it that Dr. Jonas Salk of
    IMNR will be meeting with Hillary Clinton to discuss the vaccine
    developed by IMNR. His concerns are the amount of time it is taking for
    FDA approval. It appears that Dr. Salk firmly believes that this
    vaccine can help those afflicted with AIDS.
    
    Has any one else heard of this development?
    Please respond.
    
    Frank
486.47IMNR & RPR Joint Venture......WFOV12::CERVONEWed Feb 16 1994 14:0775
    For those of you who are invested in IMNR and or just following it.
    
    
    Dow Jones News   -   Reprinted withought permission
    
    
    From: Jamie Hirschfeld
    
    Immune Responce
    2-:Will still develop HIV Immunotherapeutic
    
    
      CARLSBAD, Calif. -DJ-  Immune Responce Corp. (IMNR) and Rhome-Poulenc
    Rorer Inc. (RPR) are proceeding to arbitration to resolve certain
    issues regarding the management of their joint venture, Immunization
    Products Ltd.
    
      The companies seek to resolve issues regarding their joint and
    individual responsibilities concerning the research and development of
    their HIV immunotherapeutic.
    
      Dr. Dennis Carlo,  executive vice president and operating chief of
    Immune Responce, said in a press release that "the differences concern
    management issues rather than interest or enthusiasm for the joint
    venture.  Both we and Rhome-Poulenc Rorer intend to continue to
    actively pursue the development of the HIV immunotherapeutic during the
    course of the arbitration proceedings. The goal of the joint venture
    remains to bring this treatment to HIV-infected patients as quickly as
    possible."
    
      Immune Response said the HIV immunotherapeutic is based on a
    scientific approach proposed by Dr. Jonas Salk, the developer of the
    first successful polio vaccine.  It's designed to prevent or delay
    progression of HIV infections to AIDS by stimulationg a patient's
    immune system to attach the virus.
    
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    From: Jamie Hirschfeld
    
    Immune Responce
    -3-: Meeting with FDA Requested >IMNR RPR
    
                    
      In a separate release, Michael de Rosen, President and operating
    chief of Rhome-Poulenc, said that since the joint venture was formed, a
    series of achievements have been registered.  We completed a Phase
    II/III study (103), analyzed all study data, completed a clinical
    development plan, BUILT A DEDICATED MANUFACTURING SITE and opened
    dialouge with the scientific and patient communities.
    
      "Unfortunately, during this process. it has become apparent that
    differences exist between the two companies concerning the best way to
    investigate and develop the HIV immunotherapeutic.  To obviate any
    impact on th project and the AIDS community, we have filed for
    arbitration.  Of course, the goal is to continue to accelerate the
    evaluation of this compound's safety and efficacy via a scientifically
    driven development effort that meets both regulatory standards and the
    overal needs of the AIDS community," he said.
    
      In late December of 1993, the joint venture submited the medical
    summary from the Phase II/III clinical trial to the Food and Drug
    Administration and a meeting with the FDA has been requested to discuss
    the results of this trial, Rhome-Poulenc said.
    
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