SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549
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                                  SCHEDULE 13G*

                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                                (Amendment No. 3)

                           Altus Pharmaceuticals Inc.
                                (Name of Issuer)

                                  Common Stock
                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    02216N105
                                 (CUSIP Number)

                                December 31, 2008
             (Date of event which requires filing of this statement)


     Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this
Schedule 13G is filed:
     [ ]  Rule 13d-1(b)
     [X]  Rule 13d-1(c)
     [ ]  Rule 13d-1(d)





                              (Page 1 of 11 Pages)
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     *The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting
person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of
securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would
alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

     The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be
deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the
Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).





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     (1)    NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
            I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO.
            OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
                                           Adage Capital Partners, L.P.
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     (2)    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP **
                                                                  (a)  [ ]
                                                                  (b)  [X]
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     (3)    SEC USE ONLY
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     (4)    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
                            Delaware
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NUMBER OF      (5)  SOLE VOTING POWER
                                                -0-
SHARES         ______________________________________________________________

BENEFICIALLY   (6)  SHARED VOTING POWER
                    Warrant to purchase 1,962,494 shares of Common Stock
OWNED BY       ______________________________________________________________

EACH           (7)  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                                -0-
REPORTING      ______________________________________________________________

PERSON WITH    (8)  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                    Warrant to purchase 1,962,494 shares of Common Stock
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     (9)    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED
            BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
            Warrant to purchase 1,962,494 shares of Common Stock
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     (10)   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT
            IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES **                      [ ]
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     (11)   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED
            BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
                                                5.9%
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     (12)   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON **
                                                PN
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                     ** SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!





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     (1)    NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
            I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO.
            OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
                                           Adage Capital Partners GP, L.L.C.
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     (2)    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP **
                                                                  (a)  [ ]
                                                                  (b)  [X]
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     (3)    SEC USE ONLY
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     (4)    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
                            Delaware
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NUMBER OF      (5)  SOLE VOTING POWER
                                                -0-
SHARES         ______________________________________________________________

BENEFICIALLY   (6)  SHARED VOTING POWER
                    Warrant to purchase 1,962,494 shares of Common Stock
OWNED BY       ______________________________________________________________

EACH           (7)  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                                -0-
REPORTING      ______________________________________________________________

PERSON WITH    (8)  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                    Warrant to purchase 1,962,494 shares of Common Stock
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     (9)    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED
            BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
            Warrant to purchase 1,962,494 shares of Common Stock
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     (10)   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT
            IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES **                      [ ]
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     (11)   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED
            BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
                                                5.9%
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     (12)   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON **
                                                OO
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                     ** SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!





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     (1)    NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
            I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO.
            OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
                                           Adage Capital Advisors, L.L.C.
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     (2)    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP **
                                                                  (a)  [ ]
                                                                  (b)  [X]
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     (3)    SEC USE ONLY
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     (4)    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
                            Delaware
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NUMBER OF      (5)  SOLE VOTING POWER
                                                -0-
SHARES         ______________________________________________________________

BENEFICIALLY   (6)  SHARED VOTING POWER
                    Warrant to purchase 1,962,494 shares of Common Stock
OWNED BY       ______________________________________________________________

EACH           (7)  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                                -0-
REPORTING      ______________________________________________________________

PERSON WITH    (8)  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                    Warrant to purchase 1,962,494 shares of Common Stock
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     (9)    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED
            BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
            Warrant to purchase 1,962,494 shares of Common Stock
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
     (10)   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT
            IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES **                      [ ]
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     (11)   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED
            BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
                                                5.9%
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
     (12)   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON **
                                                OO
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                    ** SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!





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     (1)    NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
            I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO.
            OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
                                                    Robert Atchinson
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     (2)    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP **
                                                                  (a)  [ ]
                                                                  (b)  [X]
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     (3)    SEC USE ONLY
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     (4)    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
                            United States
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NUMBER OF      (5)  SOLE VOTING POWER
                                                -0-
SHARES         ______________________________________________________________

BENEFICIALLY   (6)  SHARED VOTING POWER
                    Warrant to purchase 1,962,494 shares of Common Stock
OWNED BY       ___________________________________________________________

EACH           (7)  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                                -0-
REPORTING      ______________________________________________________________

PERSON WITH    (8)  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                    Warrant to purchase 1,962,494 shares of Common Stock
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     (9)    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED
            BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
            Warrant to purchase 1,962,494 shares of Common Stock
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
     (10)   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT
            IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES **                      [ ]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
     (11)   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED
            BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
                                                5.9%
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
     (12)   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON **
                                                IN
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                     ** SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!





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     (1)    NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
            I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO.
            OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
                                                    Phillip Gross
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     (2)    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP **
                                                                  (a)  [ ]
                                                                  (b)  [X]
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     (3)    SEC USE ONLY
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     (4)    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
                            United States
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NUMBER OF      (5)  SOLE VOTING POWER
                                                -0-
SHARES         ______________________________________________________________

BENEFICIALLY   (6)  SHARED VOTING POWER
                    Warrant to purchase 1,962,494 shares of Common Stock
OWNED BY       ______________________________________________________________

EACH           (7)  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                                -0-
REPORTING      ______________________________________________________________

PERSON WITH    (8)  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                    Warrant to purchase 1,962,494 shares of Common Stock
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     (9)    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED
            BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
            Warrant to purchase 1,962,494 shares of Common Stock
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
     (10)   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT
            IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES **                      [ ]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
     (11)   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED
            BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
                                                5.9%
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
     (12)   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON **
                                                IN
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                    ** SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!





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Item 1(a).     Name of Issuer:

     The name of the issuer is Altus Pharmaceuticals Inc. (the "Company").

Item 1(b).     Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

     The Company's principal executive offices are located at 125 Sidney Street,
Cambridge, MA 02139

Item 2(a).     Name of Person Filing:

     This statement is filed by:
          (i)  Adage Capital Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership
               ("ACP"), with respect to the Warrant to purchase 1,962,494 shares
               of Common Stock (the "Warrant") directly owned by it;
         (ii)  Adage Capital Partners GP, L.L.C., a limited liability company
               organized under the laws of the State of Delaware ("ACPGP"), as
               general partner of ACP, with respect to the Warrant directly
               owned by ACP;
        (iii)  Adage Capital Advisors, L.L.C., a limited liability company
               organized under the laws of the State of Delaware ("ACA"),
               as managing member of ACPGP, general partner of ACP, with
               respect to the Warrant directly owned by ACP;
         (iv)  Phillip Gross ("Mr. Gross"), as managing member of ACA, managing
               member of ACPGP, general partner of ACP, with respect to the
               Warrant directly owned by ACP; and
          (v)  Robert Atchinson ("Mr. Atchinson"), as managing member of
               ACA, managing member of ACPGP, general partner of ACP, with
               respect to the Warrant directly owned by ACP.

           The foregoing persons are hereinafter collectively referred to as
           the "Reporting Persons." Any disclosures herein with respect to
           persons other than the Reporting Persons are made on information
           and belief after making inquiry to the appropriate party.

Item 2(b).     Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence:

     The address of the business office of each of the Reporting Persons is 200
Clarendon Street, 52nd Floor, Boston, Massachusetts 02116.

Item 2(c).     Citizenship:

     ACP is a limited partnership organized under the laws of the State of
Delaware. ACPGP and ACA are limited liability companies organized under the laws
of the State of Delaware. Messrs. Gross and Atchinson are citizens of the United
States.

Item 2(d).     Title of Class of Securities:

     Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share (the "Common Stock")





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Item 2(e).  CUSIP Number:

     02216N105


Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b) or 13d-2(b) or
(c), check whether the person filing is a:

          (a) [ ]  Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the
                   Act,

          (b) [ ]  Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act,

          (c) [ ]  Insurance Company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of
                   the Act,

          (d) [ ]  Investment Company registered under Section 8 of the
                   Investment Company Act of 1940,

          (e) [ ]  Investment Adviser in accordance with Rule
                   13d-1 (b)(1)(ii)(E),

          (f) [ ]  Employee Benefit Plan or Endowment Fund in accordance
                   with 13d-1 (b)(1)(ii)(F),

          (g) [ ]  Parent Holding Company or control person in accordance
                   with Rule 13d-1 (b)(1)(ii)(G),

          (h) [ ]  Savings Association as defined in Section 3(b) of the
                   Federal Deposit Insurance Act,

          (i) [ ]  Church Plan that is excluded from the definition of an
                   investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the
                   Investment Company Act of 1940,

          (j) [ ]  Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).

     If this statement is filed pursuant to 13d-1(c), check this box:  [x]


Item 4.    Ownership.

      A. Adage Capital Partners, L.P., Adage Capital Partners GP, L.L.C. and
Adage Capital Advisors, L.L.C.
              (a) Amount beneficially owned:
                  Warrant to purchase 1,962,494 shares of Common Stock

              (b) Percent of class: 5.9%. The percentages used herein and in the
                  rest of Item 4 are based on 31,131,056 shares of Common Stock
                  reported to be outstanding as of October 31, 2008, as
                  reflected in the Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended
                  September 30, 2008 filed by the Company on November 4, 2008.





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              (c)(i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: -0-

                (ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote:
                     Warrant to purchase 1,962,494 shares of Common Stock

               (iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: -0-

                (iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the
                     disposition: Warrant to purchase 1,962,494 shares
                     of Common Stock

                ACP has the power to dispose of and the power to vote the
                shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by it (in the case
                of shares of Common Stock purchased upon exercise of the
                Warrant), which power may be exercised by its general
                partner, ACPGP. ACA, as managing member of ACPGP, directs
                ACPGP's operations. Neither ACPGP nor ACA directly owns the
                Warrant or any shares of Common Stock. By reason of the
                provisions of Rule 13d-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of
                1934 (the "Act"), ACPGP and ACA may be deemed to own
                beneficially the shares of Common Stock beneficially owned
                by ACP.

      B. Robert Atchinson and Phillip Gross
              (a) Amount beneficially owned:
                  Warrant to purchase 1,962,494 shares of Common Stock

              (b) Percent of class: 5.9%

              (c)(i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: -0-

                (ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote:
                     Warrant to purchase 1,962,494 shares of Common Stock

               (iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: -0-

                (iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition:

                      Warrant to purchase 1,962,494 shares of Common Stock

                Messrs. Atchinson and Gross, as managing members of ACA,
                have shared power to vote the shares of Common Stock
                beneficially owned by ACP (in the case of shares of Common
                Stock purchased upon exercise of the Warrant). Neither Mr.
                Atchinson nor Mr. Gross directly owns the Warrant. By reason
                of the provisions of Rule 13d-3 of the Act each may be
                deemed to beneficially own the shares of Common Stock
                beneficially owned by ACP.





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Item 5.    Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.

     Not applicable.


Item 6.    Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.

     ACPGP, the general partner of ACP, has the power to direct the affairs of
ACP, including decisions respecting the disposition of the proceeds from the
sale of the Warrant. Messrs. Atchinson and Gross are the managing members of
ACA, the managing member of ACPGP, and in that capacity direct ACPGP's
operations.

Item 7.    Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired
the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company.

     Not applicable.


Item 8.    Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.

     Not applicable.

Item 9.    Notice of Dissolution of Group.

     Not applicable.


Item 10.   Certification.

     Each of the Reporting Persons hereby makes the following certification:

          By signing below each Reporting Person certifies that, to the best of
its knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and
are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing
the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not
held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that
purpose or effect.





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                                   SIGNATURES

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of our knowledge and belief, the
undersigned certify that the information set forth in this statement is true,
complete and correct.


DATED:  January 26, 2009

                                    ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P.

                                    By: Adage Capital Partners GP, L.L.C.,
                                        its general partner
                                    By: Adage Capital Advisors, L.L.C.,
                                        its managing member

                                    /s/ Robert Atchinson
                                    ----------------------------
                                    Name:  Robert Atchinson
                                    Title: Managing Member


                                    ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C.
                                    By: Adage Capital Advisors, L.L.C.,
                                        its managing member

                                    /s/ Robert Atchinson
                                    ----------------------------
                                    Name:  Robert Atchinson
                                    Title: Managing Member


                                    ADAGE CAPITAL ADVISORS, L.L.C.

                                    /s/ Robert Atchinson
                                    ----------------------------
                                    Name:  Robert Atchinson
                                    Title: Managing Member


                                    ROBERT ATCHINSON

                                    /s/ Robert Atchinson
                                    ----------------------------
                                    ROBERT ATCHINSON, individually


                                    PHILLIP GROSS

                                    /s/ Phillip Gross
                                    ----------------------------
                                    PHILLIP GROSS, individually