RE:RE:Game theoryThanks, intheno. If Pfizer/Merck are getting realtime data on Bracelet at the same time as Roche is getting data from Goblet, this (to my mind) increases the chances of a buyout offer rather than a partnership offer. Nothing makes a company more trigger-happy than the thought that a competitor might jump the gun on them. This, of course, assumes results from both studies are positive. However (and this is where the game theory comes in) if one study has positive results, the partner on that study could lose bigtime if they assumed the other study was coming up negative and decided to wait.