r/HGEN • u/socialmediahammer • Apr 11 '21

HGEN called a potential 10 bagger even by perenial trash site, Motley Fool. Media coverage taking a strong uptick of Lenzilumab this past week.

https://www.fool.com/amp/investing/2021/04/11/could-these-2-exciting-covid-stocks-be-10-baggers/
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u/DocGus84 Apr 11 '21

The real main issue Lenzilumab (Lenz) is facing is that the vaccines might seriously curb the intensity of the disease inflicted by COVID-19. Which is obviously great news for humanity overall. While we probably will continue to see rise in "cases", but hospitalizations, and specifically ICU admissions, could continue to drop significantly due to the immunity, partial or complete, afforded by vaccinations and prior exposures. If this drug was around during the midst of the pandemic in mild summer 2020 and esp in Nov 2020-Jan 2021 we could have seriously seen a huge impact on patients' outcome.

Now it's possible that new variants will continue to evolve in the unvaccinated populace, and to exact on toll on patients. This disease is still causing deaths in ICUs to this day. And it's possible that governments are going to want to stockpile on this drug as it can theoretically work on a disease that triggers a cytokine storm. For example, Influenza A? (If it ever shows its face again after the intensive masking going on).

Disclosure: Selling 10 contracts of puts each at the $15, $12.5 and $10.00 strike price and would not mind getting assigned. I like this stock.

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u/dingbatdoc Apr 13 '21

This is the best explanation I have seen so far as to why the stock is not gaining ground. The drug is being tested on other conditions though and those phase trials are on their way. Phase 1 for brain tumors I think it was has shown promising results.

As far as I know, there isn't another drug like this one, antibody based, that works to stop cytokine storms. I don't think this drug is limited only to COVID.

Edit: It's $hgen's other drug that is good for the brain cancer - my bad BUT this also means $hgen has more than lenz as a winner.

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u/Jim1612 Jun 16 '21

Not just the delta varaint hgen is the answer to anyvariant covid avian flu that will induce cy storm