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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.7


                           MAXIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
                        2001 INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION PLAN

                             STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
              (INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION OR NONSTATUTORY STOCK OPTION)


         Pursuant to your Stock Option Grant Notice ("Grant Notice") and this
Stock Option Agreement, Maxim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the "Company") has granted
you an option under its 2001 Stock Option Plan (the "Plan") to purchase the
number of shares of the Company's Common Stock indicated in your Grant Notice at
the exercise price indicated in your Grant Notice. Defined terms not explicitly
defined in this Stock Option Agreement but defined in the Plan shall have the
same definitions as in the Plan.

         The details of your option are as follows:

         1.       VESTING. Subject to the limitations contained herein, your
option will vest as provided in your Grant Notice, provided that vesting will
cease upon the termination of your Continuous Service.

         2.       NUMBER OF SHARES AND EXERCISE PRICE. The number of shares of
Common Stock subject to your option and your exercise price per share referenced
in your Grant Notice may be adjusted from time to time for Capitalization
Adjustments, as provided in the Plan.

         3.       EXERCISE PRIOR TO VESTING ("EARLY EXERCISE"). If permitted in
your Grant Notice (i.e., the "Exercise Schedule" indicates that "Early Exercise"
of your option is permitted) and subject to the provisions of your option, you
may elect at any time that is both (i) during the period of your Continuous
Service and (ii) during the term of your option, to exercise all or part of your
option, including the nonvested portion of your option; provided, however, that:

                  (a)      a partial exercise of your option shall be deemed to
cover first vested shares of Common Stock and then the earliest vesting
installment of unvested shares of Common Stock;

                  (b)      any shares of Common Stock so purchased from
installments that have not vested as of the date of exercise shall be subject to
the purchase option in favor of the Company as described in the Company's form
of Early Exercise Stock Purchase Agreement;

                  (c)      you shall enter into the Company's form of Early
Exercise Stock Purchase Agreement with a vesting schedule that will result in
the same vesting as if no early exercise had occurred; and

                  (d)      if your option is an incentive stock option, then, as
provided in the Plan, to the extent that the aggregate Fair Market Value
(determined at the time of grant) of the shares of Common Stock with respect to
which your option plus all other incentive stock options you hold are
exercisable for the first time by you during any calendar year (under all plans
of the Company and its Affiliates) exceeds one hundred thousand dollars
($100,000), your option(s) or


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portions thereof that exceed such limit (according to the order in which they
were granted) shall be treated as nonstatutory stock options.

         4.       METHOD OF PAYMENT. Payment of the exercise price is due in
full upon exercise of all or any part of your option. You may elect to make
payment of the exercise price in cash or by check or in any other manner
PERMITTED BY YOUR GRANT NOTICE, which may include one or more of the following:

                  (a)      In the Company's sole discretion at the time your
option is exercised and provided that at the time of exercise the Common Stock
is publicly traded and quoted regularly in THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, pursuant to
a program developed under Regulation T as promulgated by the Federal Reserve
Board that, prior to the issuance of Common Stock, results in either the receipt
of cash (or check) by the Company or the receipt of irrevocable instructions to
pay the aggregate exercise price to the Company from the sales proceeds.

                  (b)      Provided that at the time of exercise the Common
Stock is publicly traded and quoted regularly in THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, by
delivery of already-owned shares of Common Stock either that you have held for
the period required to avoid a charge to the Company's reported earnings
(generally six months) or that you did not acquire, directly or indirectly from
the Company, that are owned free and clear of any liens, claims, encumbrances or
security interests, and that are valued at Fair Market Value on the date of
exercise. "Delivery" for these purposes, in the sole discretion of the Company
at the time you exercise your option, shall include delivery to the Company of
your attestation of ownership of such shares of Common Stock in a form approved
by the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, you may not exercise your option
by tender to the Company of Common Stock to the extent such tender would violate
the provisions of any law, regulation or agreement restricting the redemption of
the Company's stock.

         5.       WHOLE SHARES. You may exercise your option only for whole
shares of Common Stock.

         6.       SECURITIES LAW COMPLIANCE. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary contained herein, you may not exercise your option unless the shares of
Common Stock issuable upon such exercise are then registered under the
Securities Act or, if such shares of Common Stock are not then so registered,
the Company has determined that such exercise and issuance would be exempt from
the registration requirements of the Securities Act. The exercise of your option
must also comply with other applicable laws and regulations governing your
option, and you may not exercise your option if the Company determines that such
exercise would not be in material compliance with such laws and regulations.

         7.       TERM. You may not exercise your option before the commencement
of its term or after its term expires. The term of your option commences on the
Date of Grant and expires upon the EARLIEST of the following:

                  (a)      three (3) months after the termination of your
Continuous Service for any reason other than your Disability or death, provided
that if during any part of such three- (3-) month period your option is not
exercisable solely because of the condition set forth in the


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preceding paragraph relating to "Securities Law Compliance," your option shall
not expire until the earlier of the Expiration Date or until it shall have been
exercisable for an aggregate period of three (3) months after the termination of
your Continuous Service;

                  (b)      twelve (12) months after the termination of your
Continuous Service due to your Disability;

                  (c)      eighteen (18) months after your death if you die
either during your Continuous Service or within three (3) months after your
Continuous Service terminates;

                  (d)      the Expiration Date indicated in your Grant Notice;
or

                  (e)      the day before the tenth (10th) anniversary of the
Date of Grant.

         If your option is an incentive stock option, note that, to obtain the
federal income tax advantages associated with an "incentive stock option," the
Code requires that at all times beginning on the date of grant of your option
and ending on the day three (3) months before the date of your option's
exercise, you must be an employee of the Company or an Affiliate, except in the
event of your death or Disability. The Company has provided for extended
exercisability of your option under certain circumstances for your benefit but
cannot guarantee that your option will necessarily be treated as an "incentive
stock option" if you continue to provide services to the Company or an Affiliate
as a Consultant or Director after your employment terminates or if you otherwise
exercise your option more than three (3) months after the date your employment
terminates.

         8.       EXERCISE.

                  (a)      You may exercise the vested portion of your option
(and the unvested portion of your option if your Grant Notice so permits) during
its term by delivering a Notice of Exercise (in a form designated by the
Company) together with the exercise price to the Secretary of the Company, or to
such other person as the Company may designate, during regular business hours,
together with such additional documents as the Company may then require.

                  (b)      By exercising your option you agree that, as a
condition to any exercise of your option, the Company may require you to enter
into an arrangement providing for the payment by you to the Company of any tax
withholding obligation of the Company arising by reason of (1) the exercise of
your option, (2) the lapse of any substantial risk of forfeiture to which the
shares of Common Stock are subject at the time of exercise, or (3) the
disposition of shares of Common Stock acquired upon such exercise.

                  (c)      If your option is an incentive stock option, by
exercising your option you agree that you will notify the Company in writing
within fifteen (15) days after the date of any disposition of any of the shares
of the Common Stock issued upon exercise of your option that occurs within two
(2) years after the date of your option grant or within one (1) year after such
shares of Common Stock are transferred upon exercise of your option.

         9.       TRANSFERABILITY. Your option is not transferable, except by
will or by the laws of descent and distribution, and is exercisable during your
life only by you. Notwithstanding the


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foregoing, by delivering written notice to the Company, in a form satisfactory
to the Company, you may designate a third party who, in the event of your death,
shall thereafter be entitled to exercise your option.

         10.      RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL. Shares of Common Stock that you
acquire upon exercise of your option are subject to any right of first refusal
that may be described in the Company's bylaws in effect at such time the Company
elects to exercise its right. The Company's right of first refusal shall expire
on the Listing Date.

         11.      RIGHT OF REPURCHASE. To the extent provided in the Company's
bylaws as amended from time to time, the Company shall have the right to
repurchase all or any part of the shares of Common Stock you acquire pursuant to
the exercise of your option.

         12.      OPTION NOT A SERVICE CONTRACT. Your option is not an
employment or service contract, and nothing in your option shall be deemed to
create in any way whatsoever any obligation on your part to continue in the
employ of the Company or an Affiliate, or of the Company or an Affiliate to
continue your employment. In addition, nothing in your option shall obligate the
Company or an Affiliate, their respective stockholders, Boards of Directors,
Officers or Employees to continue any relationship that you might have as a
Director or Consultant for the Company or an Affiliate.

         13.      WITHHOLDING OBLIGATIONS.

                  (a)      At the time you exercise your option, in whole or in
part, or at any time thereafter as requested by the Company, you hereby
authorize withholding from payroll and any other amounts payable to you, and
otherwise agree to make adequate provision for (including by means of a
"cashless exercise" pursuant to a program developed under Regulation T as
promulgated by the Federal Reserve Board to the extent permitted by the
Company), any sums required to satisfy the federal, state, local and foreign tax
withholding obligations of the Company or an Affiliate, if any, which arise in
connection with your option.

                  (b)      Upon your request and subject to approval by the
Company, in its sole discretion, and compliance with any applicable conditions
or restrictions of law, the Company may withhold from fully vested shares of
Common Stock otherwise issuable to you upon the exercise of your option a number
of whole shares of Common Stock having a Fair Market Value, determined by the
Company as of the date of exercise, not in excess of the minimum amount of tax
required to be withheld by law. If the date of determination of any tax
withholding obligation is deferred to a date later than the date of exercise of
your option, share withholding pursuant to the preceding sentence shall not be
permitted unless you make a proper and timely election under Section 83(b) of
the Code, covering the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock acquired upon
such exercise with respect to which such determination is otherwise deferred, to
accelerate the determination of such tax withholding obligation to the date of
exercise of your option. Notwithstanding the filing of such election, shares of
Common Stock shall be withheld solely from fully vested shares of Common Stock
determined as of the date of exercise of your option that are otherwise issuable
to you upon such exercise. Any adverse consequences to you arising in connection
with such share withholding procedure shall be your sole responsibility.


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                  (c)      You may not exercise your option unless the tax
withholding obligations of the Company and/or any Affiliate are satisfied.
Accordingly, you may not be able to exercise your option when desired even
though your option is vested, and the Company shall have no obligation to issue
a certificate for such shares of Common Stock or release such shares of Common
Stock from any escrow provided for herein.

         14.      NOTICES. Any notices provided for in your option or the Plan
shall be given in writing and shall be deemed effectively given upon receipt or,
in the case of notices delivered by mail by the Company to you, five (5) days
after deposit in the United States mail, postage prepaid, addressed to you at
the last address you provided to the Company.

         15.      GOVERNING PLAN DOCUMENT. Your option is subject to all the
provisions of the Plan, the provisions of which are hereby made a part of your
option, and is further subject to all interpretations, amendments, rules and
regulations which may from time to time be promulgated and adopted pursuant to
the Plan. In the event of any conflict between the provisions of your option and
those of the Plan, the provisions of the Plan shall control.


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