Martin said neither he nor Elan Chairman Garo Armen has spoken with King's senior management.

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At a gathering of 120 scientists in September, Milken introduced Garo Armen as the man who may cure cancer.

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"If it weren't for Garo, many of us would have lost confidence in the ability of the company to find its way, " says Lieberburg.

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"This completes the first stage of Elan's recovery plan and allows us to concentrate on our core development pipeline which we expect to start launching in 2004, " said Elan Chairman Garo Armen in a statement.

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