The $15M upfront payment is laughable as a failed
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Fumarate makes weight as Xenoport, Dr. Reddy's ink potential $490M deal
"The terms call for $47.5 million up front and another $2.5 million related to the transfer of certain clinical trial materials to Dr. Reddy's. Xenoport will be eligible for as much as $190 million if regulatory milestones are met, which could happen over a period of several years, the companies said. Up to $250 million more may come if commercial goals are hit, and royalties as high as the midteens are included for U.S. sales."
http://www.bioworld.com/content/fumarate-make...90m-deal-0
"Shares of Santa Clara, CA-based XenoPort were down 25 percent by midmorning Tuesday after the company announced positive preliminary results from a Phase 2 clinical trial of its oral psoriasis drug.
Although the biotech said it expects to begin Phase 3 trials of its drug, XP23829, in 2016, a high rate of gastrointestinal side effects may impede its efforts. XenoPort’s shares had initially been up 19 percent earlier Tuesday morning."
https://www.dddmag.com/news/2015/09/xenoport-...dy-results