Revenues for the second quarter of 2009 were $22.6 million compared to $12.6 million for the prior year quarter. The increase resulted from higher collaboration and license revenues and higher sales of RECOTHROM in the United States.
RECOTHROM net sales were $6.0 million for the second quarter of 2009 compared to $1.4 million for the second quarter of 2008. The increase was attributable to increased market share as additional hospitals converted from bovine thrombin to RECOTHROM and existing customers increased their purchase volumes of RECOTHROM. Second quarter 2009 RECOTHROM hospital unit demand also increased from first quarter of 2009, growing by approximately 24%. Costs of product sales rose in line with sales.
RECOTHROM®Thrombin, topical (Recombinant)
End user demand for RECOTHROM continued to increase in the second quarter. Overall hospital demand increased by approximately 24% in the second quarter of 2009 versus the first quarter of 2009. The company’s partner, Bayer Healthcare, continues to pursue approval in Europe, Canada and Australia.
Results from the Phase 3b RECOTHROM clinical trial were published in the June issue ofJournal of the American College of Surgeons. This study analyzed the safety of RECOTHROM in surgical patients with confirmed or highly likely prior exposure to bovine thrombin. One out of six patients in the Phase 3b study had antibodies to bovine thrombin at baseline. None of the patients in the Phase 3b study developed antibodies to RECOTHROM after topical application of the product in surgery, and adverse events were consistent with those typically observed in surgical patients, suggesting that RECOTHROM can be safely used in patients with pre-existing antibodies to bovine thrombin.
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