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OncoGenex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Provides Clinical Development Program Overview and Reports Financial Results for Second Quarter 2013
Conference call to be held on Thursday, August 8 at 4:30 pm Eastern Time
BOTHELL, WA and VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Aug. 8, 2013 OncoGenex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: OGXI) today provided an overview of clinical development activities for its two product
candidates, custirsen and apatorsen (OGX-427), and announced second quarter 2013 financial results.
Custirsen Program Update
Apatorsen (OGX-427) Program Update
Quarter 2013 Financial Update and Results
Conference Call Details
OncoGenex will host a conference call at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time today, Thursday, August 8, 2013, to provide a business update and discuss the second quarter 2013 results.
A live event will be available on the Investor Relations section of the OncoGenex website at www.OncoGenex.com. Alternatively, you may access the
live conference call by dialing 877-606-1416 (U.S. & Canada) or 707-287-9313 (International). A replay of the webcast will be available approximately two hours after the call and will be archived for 90 days.
biopharmaceutical company committed to the development and commercialization of new therapies that address treatment resistance in cancer patients. OncoGenex has a diverse oncology pipeline, with each product candidate having a distinct mechanism of
action and representing a unique opportunity for cancer drug development. OncoGenex and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NYSE: TEVA) have entered a global collaboration and license agreement to develop and commercialize
OncoGenex lead drug candidate, custirsen. Custirsen is currently in Phase 3 clinical development as a treatment in men with metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer and in patients with advanced, unresectable non-small cell lung cancer.
Apatorsen is in Phase 2 clinical development and OGX-225 is currently in pre-clinical development. More information is available at www.OncoGenex.com.
OncoGenex Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains
forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including, but not limited to, statements concerning our anticipated product development activities,
such as expected clinical trial completion and design, statements regarding the potential benefits and potential development of our product candidates and statements regarding our future expenses and the use and adequacy of our cash resources. All
statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements. These statements are based on management s current expectations and beliefs and are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties
and assumptions that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements, including, among others, the risk that our product candidates will not demonstrate the hypothesized or expected benefits,
the risk of delays in our expected clinical trials, the risk that new developments in the rapidly evolving cancer therapy landscape require changes in our clinical trial plans or limit the potential benefits of our product candidates and the other
factors described in our risk factors set forth in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time, including the Company s Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. The Company
undertakes no obligation to update the forward-looking statements contained herein or to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date hereof, other than as may be required by applicable law.
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Consolidated Statements of Loss
(In thousands, except per share and share data)
| Three months ended June 30, | Six months ended June 30, | |||||||||||||||
| 2013 | 2012 | 2013 | 2012 | |||||||||||||
| Collaboration revenue | $ | 6,340 | $ | 2,429 | $ | 11,416 | $ | 3,745 | ||||||||
| Operating expenses: | ||||||||||||||||
| Research and development | 13,263 | 6,326 | 24,118 | 11,408 | ||||||||||||
| General and administrative | 2,473 | 2,047 | 4,973 | 3,784 | ||||||||||||
| Total operating expenses | 15,736 | 8,373 | 29,091 | 15,192 | ||||||||||||
| Loss from operations | (9,396 | ) | (5,944 | ) | (17,675 | ) | (11,447 | ) | ||||||||
| Other income (expense) | 976 | 1,729 | 2,558 | 372 | ||||||||||||
| Net loss | $ | (8,420 | ) | $ | (4,215 | ) | $ | (15,117 | ) | $ | (11,075 | ) | ||||
| Basic and diluted net loss per share | $ | (0.57 | ) | $ | (0.29 | ) | $ | (1.03 | ) | $ | (0.89 | ) | ||||
| Weighted average number of basic and diluted common shares | 14,673,771 | 14,554,502 | 14,667,244 | 12,394,869 |
Consolidated Balance Sheets
| June 30, 2013 | December 31, 2012 | |||||||
| (unaudited) | ||||||||
| Assets: | ||||||||
| Cash, cash equivalents, short term investments and restricted cash | $ | 57,306 | $ | 75,697 | ||||
| Interest receivable | 300 | 327 | ||||||
| Amounts receivable | 6,439 | 714 | ||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 3,542 | 3,755 | ||||||
| Property, equipment and other assets | 1,721 | 1,523 | ||||||
| Total assets | $ | 69,308 | $ | 82,016 | ||||
| Liabilities and stockholders equity: | ||||||||
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | $ | 10,540 | $ | 7,050 | ||||
| Current portion of long-term obligations | 1,089 | 1,084 | ||||||
| Warrant liability | 1,087 | 3,422 | ||||||
| Long term liabilities | 3,907 | 4,253 | ||||||
| Stockholders equity | 52,685 | 66,207 | ||||||
| Total liabilities and stockholders equity | $ | 69,308 | $ | 82,016 |