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                                                                      Exhibit 99

                                MGI PHARMA, INC.
                          QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q
                               SEPTEMBER 30, 1998

CAUTIONARY STATEMENTS FOR PURPOSES OF THE "SAFE HARBOR" PROVISIONS OF THE
PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995
The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a new "safe
harbor" for forward-looking statements to encourage companies to provide
prospective information without fear of litigation so long as those statements
are identified as forward-looking and are accompanied by meaningful cautionary
statements identifying important factors that could cause actual results to
differ materially from those projected in the statement. The company desires to
take advantage of these new "safe harbor" provisions and is filing this Exhibit
99 in order to do so. Accordingly, the company hereby identifies the following
important factors which could cause the company's actual results to differ
materially from any such results which may be projected, forecast, estimated or
budgeted by the company in forward-looking statements made by the company from
time to time in reports, proxy statements, registration statements and other
written communications, or in oral forward-looking statements made from time to
time by the company's officers and agents.

UNCERTAIN PROFITABILITY FROM OPERATIONS
For many years, revenues have not been sufficient to offset all the expenses
involved in operating a pharmaceutical company including research, development
and production. Although the company had net income of $384,514 for the nine
months ended September 30, 1998, the company had a net loss of $1,784,545 for
the year ended 1997, as well as losses for the previous seven years. At
September 30, 1998 the company had an accumulated deficit of $74,026,043. If the
company is unable to sustain profitability, its ability to continue its
operations will depend upon its ability to secure additional funds from other
sources. Revenue may display significant variations due to the impact of new
contract and licensing arrangements, the completion or termination of those
contracts and arrangements, and the timing and amounts of milestone payments.
Profitability will be dependent on the company's success in developing,
obtaining regulatory approvals for, and effectively marketing its products. As
such, there can be no assurance as to whether the company will be able to
achieve and sustain profitability.

DEPENDENCE ON SALES OF SALAGEN(R) TABLETS
The company derives substantially all of its product revenues from the sale of
Salagen(R) Tablets. For the nine months ended September 30, 1998, U.S. sales of
Salagen(R) Tablets were $8,603,210, representing 94% of total product sales for
the period. In 1997, annual U.S. sales Salagen(R) Tablets were $8,557,526
representing 92% of 1997 product sales. Accordingly, any factor adversely
affecting sales of Salagen(R) Tablets could have a material adverse effect on
the company's business, financial condition and results of operations. One such
factor could be the expiration of orphan drug protection for Salagen(R) Tablets
as a treatment for radiation induced xerostomia in head and neck cancer patients
in March 2001. The company anticipates that sales of its other product,
Didronel(R) I.V. Infusion, will continue to represent a minor portion of total
product sales.
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DEPENDENCE ON LICENSE AND ACQUISITION STRATEGY
The company has adopted a license and acquisition strategy to build its product
pipeline and expects to increase its sales over time through a series of
strategic acquisitions of new pharmaceutical and medical product opportunities
that the company can immediately market, or develop and market. The company's
strategy for growth is dependent upon its continued ability to identify and
acquire new products targeted at niche markets that can be promoted through the
company's marketing and distribution channels. Because the company does not
engage in basic research or drug discovery, it must rely upon the willingness of
others to sell or license product opportunities to the company. Other companies,
including those with substantially greater financial, marketing and sales
resources, are competing with the company to acquire such products. There can be
no assurance that the company will be able to acquire rights to additional
products on acceptable terms, if at all. The failure of the company to acquire
additional products or to promote or market commercially successful products
would have a material adverse effect on the company's future business, financial
condition and results of operations. Further, the marketing strategy,
distribution channels and levels, and bases of competition with respect to newly
acquired products may be different than those of the company's current products.
There can be no assurance that the company will be able to compete favorably in
those product categories.

UNCERTAINTY OF STRATEGIC ALLIANCES
The company's strategy for the exploitation of international markets for its
products is to enter into strategic alliances with various multinational and
foreign pharmaceutical companies. The company has entered into alliances with
various companies related to the marketing of Salagen(R) Tablets and the
development of the acylfulvene family of compounds, including MGI 114. Revenues
from strategic alliances typically include milestone payments and royalty
payments. Licensing revenue was $2,236,089 for the nine months ended September
30, 1998, and $3,090,375 for 1997, comprising 18% and 23%, respectively, of
total revenues in each period. Future licensing revenues will likely fluctuate
from quarter to quarter and year to year depending on the achievement of
milestones by the company's partners, the amount of royalty generating
activities, and the timing of initiating additional licensing relationships.
Additionally, royalties are based on sales in local currencies and, therefore,
the U.S. dollar value of such royalties will fluctuate with currency exchange
rates. Although the company believes that its partners in these alliances have
an economic motivation to perform their contractual responsibilities, the amount
and timing of resources to be devoted to these activities are not within the
control of the company. Moreover, the terms of these alliances generally provide
that they may be terminated prior to their expiration under circumstances that
may also be outside the control of the company. The early termination of one or
more of these strategic alliances could adversely affect the company's business,
financial condition and results of operations. There can also be no assurance
that the company will be able to negotiate additional strategic alliances on
acceptable terms or that such alliances will be successful.

UNCERTAINTY OF ACCESS TO CAPITAL
The company may need to raise additional funds to acquire or license additional
products, to fund operating losses until such time as the company
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achieves sustained profitability, to support the marketing and sales of
additional products, and to obtain necessary working capital. The company may
seek additional funding through public and private financing, including equity
and debt financing. Adequate funds for these purposes, whether through the
financial markets or from other sources, may not be available when needed or on
terms acceptable to the company. Insufficient funds may cause the company to
delay, scale back, or abandon some or all of its product acquisition and
licensing programs or marketing.

DEPENDENCE ON SOLE SUPPLIER
The company relies on Merck KGaA Special and Fine Chemicals Division as its sole
supplier of pilocarpine hydrochloride, the active pharmaceutical ingredient
necessary for the manufacture of Salagen(R) Tablets. The company believes that
Merck KGaA Special and Fine Chemicals Division produces the substantial majority
of the worldwide supply of pharmaceutical grade pilocarpine hydrochloride, and
that there is no other producer of pilocarpine hydrochloride with a significant
portion of the worldwide supply. The processing facility and raw material
requirements for the production of pilocarpine hydrochloride present significant
barriers to entry of new producers in this market. Although the company believes
that it would be able to procure adequate supplies of pilocarpine hydrochloride
on a timely basis from an alternate source, the company has not qualified an
alternate source and disruptions in supplies would have a material adverse
effect on the company's business, financial condition and results of operations.

RELIANCE ON THIRD-PARTY MANUFACTURERS
The company does not have manufacturing facilities and is currently relying on
two third-party manufacturers for production of Salagen(R) Tablets. The company
intends to continue to rely on others to manufacture its products, including any
products that it may acquire, and has no plans to establish manufacturing
facilities. Manufacture of the company's products is subject to GMP regulations,
prescribed by the FDA or other standards prescribed by the appropriate
regulatory agency in the country of use. There can be no assurance that the
company's current manufacturers will comply with all applicable regulatory
standards, or that the company would be able to identify an alternative
third-party manufacturer on terms acceptable to the company or on any terms.

INTENSE COMPETITION; UNCERTAINTY OF TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE
The manufacture and sale of pharmaceuticals and medical products is highly
competitive. Many of the company's competitors are large, multinational
pharmaceutical companies that have considerably greater financial, sales,
marketing and technical resources than those of the company. Additionally, many
of the company's present and potential competitors have research and development
capabilities that may allow such competitors to develop new or improved products
that may compete with the company's products. The pharmaceutical industry is
characterized by continual product development and technological change. The
company's products could be rendered obsolete or uneconomical by the development
of new products to treat the conditions addressed by the company's products, or
as the result of technological advances affecting the cost of production. There
can be no assurance that the company will be able to compete effectively, that
additional competitors will not enter the market, or that competition will not
have a material
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adverse effect on the company's business, financial condition and results of
operations.

PATENTS AND PROTECTION OF PROPRIETARY TECHNOLOGY
The company's ability to compete effectively with other companies will depend,
in part, on its ability to maintain a proprietary nature for its products. The
company was awarded orphan drug status for Salagen(R) Tablets as a treatment for
xerostomia induced by radiation therapy in head and neck cancer patients. Orphan
designation provides seven years market exclusivity after product registration.
The company holds an exclusive license on two broad-based patents covering
MGI_114 and other analogs in the company's family of acylfulvenes, a new
class of potential anti-cancer compounds.

There can be no assurance that the company will be able to obtain patents for
future products or that current or future issued or licensed patents or know-how
will afford protection against competitors with similar technologies or
processes, or that any such patents will not be infringed upon or designed
around by others. In addition, there can be no assurance that others will not
independently develop proprietary technologies and processes that are the same
as or substantially equivalent to those of the company. The company could also
incur substantial costs in defending itself in suits brought against it based on
such patents or in bringing suits to protect such patents or patents licensed by
the company against infringement. Additionally, the company protects its
proprietary technology and processes in part by confidentiality agreements with
its collaborative partners, employees and consultants. There can be no assurance
that these agreements will not be breached, that the company will have adequate
remedies for any breach, or that the company's trade secrets will not otherwise
become known or independently discovered by competitors.

FLUCTUATIONS IN OPERATING RESULTS
The company's results of operations may vary from period to period due to a
variety of factors including: continuing demand for the company's products, the
introduction of new products, the continued stream of licensing and royalty
revenues, expenditures incurred to acquire or license and promote additional
products, interruptions in or availability of supply by third-party
manufacturers, the introduction of new products by the company or its
competitors, changes in sales and marketing expenditures, the pace of
development programs, and general economic and industry conditions that affect
customer demand. Because the company's operating expenses are based on
anticipated sales levels, variations in the timing of recognition of revenue
could cause significant fluctuations from period to period and may result in
unanticipated earnings shortfalls or losses. There can be no assurance that the
company will be successful in maintaining or improving its profitability or
avoiding losses in any future period.

GOVERNMENT REGULATION
Government regulation in the United States and abroad is a significant factor in
the development, production, and marketing of the company's products. Prior to
marketing, each of the company's products must undergo an extensive testing and
regulatory approval process conducted by the FDA and by comparable agencies in
other countries. The testing and approval process can take several years and
require the expenditure of substantial resources, and there can be no assurance
that any product that the company may develop will
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be approved by the FDA or any foreign regulatory authority in a timely manner,
if at all. Generally, only a very small percentage of newly discovered
pharmaceutical compounds that enter preclinical development are ever approved
for sale.

The company depends on external laboratories and medical institutions to conduct
its preclinical and clinical testing. This research must comply with good
clinical and laboratory practices required by the FDA. The data obtained from
preclinical and clinical testing are subject to varying interpretations that
could delay, limit or prevent regulatory approval. In addition, delays or
rejection may be encountered based upon changes in FDA personnel or policy for
drug approval during the period of development and by changes in the
requirements for regulatory review of each submitted New Drug Application (NDA).
Moreover, even if the FDA approves the marketing application of a product, such
approval may entail commercially unacceptable limitations on the uses, or
"indications," for which a product may be marketed, and further studies may be
required to provide additional data on product safety or effectiveness. The FDA
also requires post-marketing adverse event surveillance programs to monitor the
product's side effects.

An FDA approved product and its manufacturer are subject to continual regulatory
review and the later discovery of previously unknown problems with a product or
manufacturer may result in restrictions or sanctions on such product or
manufacturer, including the withdrawal of such product from the market. Most
changes in the manufacturing procedures used by the company for the company's
approved products and any change in manufacturer will require the approval of
the FDA prior to their implementation, which could have an adverse effect upon
the company's ability to continue the commercialization or sale of a product.

In certain countries, the sales price of a product must also be approved after
marketing approval is granted. No assurance can be given that satisfactory
prices can be obtained in foreign markets even if marketing approval is granted
by foreign regulatory authorities.

UNCERTAINTIES RELATED TO PRICING AND REIMBURSEMENT
The profitability of the company will depend in part on the availability of
adequate reimbursement for the company's products from third-party payors, such
as government entities, private health insurers and managed care organizations.
Third-party payors are increasingly challenging the pricing of medical services
and products. Although third-party reimbursement is not currently an issue for
the company, there can be no assurance that reimbursement will be available in
the future for the company's new or existing products, or that such third-party
reimbursement will be adequate. If adequate reimbursement levels are not
provided by government entities and other third-party payors for the company's
products, the company's business, financial condition and results of operations
would be materially, adversely affected. Further, a number of legislative and
regulatory proposals aimed at changing the nation's health care system have been
proposed in recent years. While the company cannot predict whether any such
proposals will be adopted, or the effect that any such proposal may have on its
business, such proposals, if enacted, could have a material adverse effect on
the company's business, financial condition and results of operations.
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POTENTIAL PRODUCT LIABILITY; LIMITED INSURANCE COVERAGE
The company faces exposure to product liability claims in the event that the use
of its product is alleged to have resulted in adverse effects. Such risk exists
even with respect to those products that are manufactured in regulated and
licensed facilities or otherwise possess regulatory approval for commercial
sale. While the company has taken, and continues to take, what it believes are
appropriate precautions, there can be no assurance that it will avoid
significant product liability exposure. The company currently has product
liability insurance in the amount of $10 million per occurrence and in the
aggregate for the year. Although to date the company has not been the subject of
any product liability claims, there can be no assurance that such insurance will
be sufficient to cover potential claims. Further, there can be no assurance that
adequate insurance coverage will be available in the future on commercially
reasonable terms, if at all, or that a product liability claim would not
materially adversely affect the company's business, financial condition and
results of operations.

RISK OF PRODUCT RECALL
Product recalls may be issued at the discretion of the company, the FDA, the U.
S. Federal Trade Commission or other government agencies having regulatory
authority for product sales, and may occur due to disputed labeling claims,
manufacturing issues, quality defects or other reasons. Although none of the
company's products have been recalled, no assurance can be given that product
recalls will not occur in the future. Any product recall could materially
adversely affect the company's business, financial condition and results of
operations.

DEPENDENCE UPON CERTAIN KEY MANAGEMENT
The future success of the company is dependent upon a number of key management
personnel. The loss of the services of one or more key employees, or the
inability of the company to attract and retain skilled management and marketing
and sales personnel in the future, could have a material adverse effect on the
company's business, financial condition and results of operations.

POSSIBLE VOLATILITY OF STOCK PRICE
The market price of the company's common stock, like securities of other small
companies, has fluctuated significantly in recent years and is likely to
fluctuate in the future, regardless of the company's operating performance. In
addition, announcements by the company or others regarding commercial products,
patents or proprietary rights, the progress of clinical trials or government
regulation, public concern as to the safety of drugs, the issuance of securities
analysts' reports and general market conditions may each have a significant
effect on the market price of company common stock. Fluctuations in financial
performance from period to period also may have a significant impact on the
market price of company common stock.

YEAR 2000
Many currently installed computer systems and software are coded to accept only
two-digit entries in the date code fields. These date code fields will need to
accept four-digit entries to distinguish 21st century dates from 20th century
dates. This problem could result in system failures or
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miscalculations causing disruptions of business operations (including, among
other things, a temporary inability to process transactions, send invoices or
engage in other similar business activities). As a result, many companies'
computer systems and software will need to be upgraded or replaced in order to
comply with Year 2000 requirements. The potential global impact of the Year 2000
problem is not known, and, if not corrected in a timely manner, could affect the
company and the U.S. and world economy generally.

The total estimated cost for resolving the company's Year 2000 issues is
approximately $660,000, of which approximately $505,000 has been spent through
September 30, 1998. The total cost estimate includes the cost of replacing
non-compliant systems as a remediation cost in cases where the company has
accelerated plans to replace such systems. Estimates of Year 2000 costs are
based on numerous assumptions, and there can be no assurance that the estimates
are correct or that actual costs will not be materially greater than
anticipated.

Based on its assessments to date, the company believes it will not experience
any material disruption as a result of Year 2000 problems in internal processes,
information processing or interface with major customers, or with processing
orders and billing. However, if certain critical third-party providers, such as
those providing product distribution, banking, contract manufacturing,
electricity, water or telephone service, experience difficulties resulting in
disruption of service on the company, a shutdown of the company's operations at
its Minnesota headquarters could occur for the duration of the disruption.