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C4 Therapeutics Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2022 Financial Results and Recent Business Highlights Phase 1 Dose Escalation Data from the Ongoing Phase 1 2 Clinical Trials of CFT7455, an IKZF1 3 MonoDAC Degrader,

Key Takeaway: C4 Therapeutics (ticker: CCCC) has announced its financial results for Q4 and the full year of 2022, highlighting progress in several clinical trials, including CFT7455 and CFT8634. The company reported a decrease in revenue due to previous one-time revenue recognitions and increased research and development expenses. Despite these challenges, C4T expressed optimism for 2023, with cash reserves expected to support operations and multiple clinical readouts anticipated in the second half of the year. Preclinical data on the drug candidate CFT1946 has also been accepted for presentation at the AACR Annual Meeting.

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POSITIVE FACTORS

  • C4 Therapeutics reports progress in multiple clinical trials.
  • Strong cash runway expected to fund operations through 2024.
  • Promising initial data from CFT8634 and CFT7455 trials.
  • New preclinical findings scheduled for presentation at AACR 2023.

CONCERNS & RISKS

  • Total revenue decreased in 2022 compared to 2021.
  • Increased research and development expenses raising net loss.
  • Need for ongoing clinical validation to confirm treatment efficacy.

Full Press Release Details

C4 Therapeutics Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2022 Financial Results and Recent Business Highlights
Phase 1 Dose Escalation Data from the Ongoing Phase 1 2 Clinical Trials of CFT7455, an IKZF1 3 MonoDAC Degrader, and CFT8634, a BRD9 BiDAC Degrader, Expected in 2H 2023
Phase 1 2 Clinical Trial of CFT1946, a BRAF V600 BiDAC Degrader,
Enrolling Patients New CFT1946 Preclinical Data Accepted for a Presentation at the 2023 AACR Annual Meeting
Investigational New Drug Application for CFT8919, an EGFR L858R BiDAC Degrader, On Track for Submission in 1H 2023
Year-end Cash, Cash Equivalents and Marketable Securities Expected to Provide Runway to End of 2024
WATERTOWN, Mass., Feb. 23, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- C4 Therapeutics, Inc. (C4T) (Nasdaq CCCC), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to advancing targeted protein degradation science to develop a new generation of small-molecule medicines and transform how disease is treated, today reported business highlights and financial results for the year ended December 31, 2022.
"2022 was a year of execution that has laid the groundwork for 2023 as we work to progress three clinical programs, with a fourth expected to enter the clinic by year end," said Andrew Hirsch, president and chief executive officer of C4 Therapeutics. "With cash runway through the end of 2024, we look forward to having two clinical readouts in the second half of the year, which have the potential to validate our TORPEDO platform to develop both BiDAC and MonoDAC degraders for patients with difficult-to-treat diseases."
FOURTH QUARTER 2022 AND RECENT HIGHLIGHTS
CFT7455 CFT7455 is an oral degrader of IKZF1 3 for the treatment of multiple myeloma (MM) and non-Hodgkin's lymphomas (NHL).
Progressed the Phase 1 2 Clinical Trial In January 2023, opened Arm B2 of the ongoing Phase 1 2 clinical trial, evaluating CFT7455 in combination with dexamethasone for the treatment of MM.
CFT8634 CFT8634 is an oral degrader of BRD9 for the treatment of synovial sarcoma and SMARCB1-null solid tumors.
Encouraging Initial Pharmacokinetic (PK) and Pharmacodynamic (PD) Data In January 2023, shared PK and PD data from the initial escalation cohorts of the ongoing CFT8634 Phase 1 2 clinical trial demonstrating dose proportional exposure, strong oral bioavailability and deep BRD9 degradation
CFT1946 CFT1946 is an oral degrader targeting BRAF V600 mutations for the treatment of solid tumors including non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), colorectal cancer (CRC) and melanoma.
Dosed First Patient in Phase 1 2 Clinical Trial In January 2023, dosed the first patient in the CFT1946 Phase 1 2 clinical trial. Trial sites are open and enrolling patients with BRAF V600 mutant cancers including NSCLC, CRC and melanoma.
New Preclinical Data Accepted for Presentation at AACR Accepted to present new preclinical data on the discovery and characterization of CFT1946 at 2023 AACR Annual Meeting.
KEY UPCOMING MILESTONES
CFT7455 Present Phase 1 dose escalation data from the Phase 1 2 clinical trial of Arm B1, evaluating CFT7455 as a monotherapy in MM, in the second half of 2023.
CFT8634 Present Phase 1 dose escalation data from the Phase 1 2 clinical trial in the second half of 2023 in synovial sarcoma and SMARCB1-null solid tumors.
CFT1946 Continue site activation and patient enrollment of the dose escalation portion of the CFT1946 Phase 1 2 clinical trial in BRAF V600 mutant solid tumors. Present new preclinical data on the discovery and characterization of CFT1946 at 2023 AACR Annual Meeting in April.
CFT8919 Submit an Investigational New Drug (IND) application for CFT8919 for the treatment of NSCLC in the first half of 2023.
UPCOMING INVESTOR EVENTS
March 6, 2023 Management will participate in the Cowen Co. 43rd Annual Health Care Conference.
FULL YEAR 2022 FINANCIAL RESULTS
Revenue Total revenue for the year ended December 31, 2022 was $31.1 million, compared to $45.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2021. Total revenue reflects revenue recognized under collaboration agreements with Roche, Biogen and Calico. The decrease in revenue is primarily due to a one-time cumulative recognition during the year ended December 31, 2021 for all of the previously unrecognized revenue allocated to the BRAF program upon the termination of the Roche agreement related to that target.
Research and Development (R D) Expense R D expense for the year ended December 31, 2022 was $117.8 million, compared to $94.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2021. The increase in R D expense was primarily attributable to clinical costs for CFT7455 and CFT8634, increased external costs, and internal workforce expenses to support the increased level of clinical trial activity.
General and Administrative (G A) Expense G A expense for the year ended December 31, 2022 was $42.8 million, compared to $33.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2021. The increase in G A expense was primarily attributable to the full-year 2022 impact of the build-out of our general and administrative team to support business growth.
Net Loss and Net Loss per Share Net loss for the year ended December 31, 2022 was $128.2 million, compared to $83.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2021. Net loss per share for the year ended December 31, 2022 was $2.62, compared to $1.82 for the year ended December 31, 2021.
Cash Position and Financial Guidance Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities as of
December 31, 2022 was $337.1 million, compared to $451.5 million as of December 31, 2021. C4T expects that its cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities as of December 31, 2022, together with anticipated collaboration expense reimbursements, but excluding any collaboration option or milestone payments, will enable the company to fund its operating plan to the end of 2024.
About C4 Therapeutics
C4 Therapeutics (C4T) (Nasdaq CCCC) is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to delivering on the promise of targeted protein degradation science to create a new generation of medicines that transforms patients' lives. C4T is leveraging its TORPEDO platform to efficiently design and optimize small-molecule medicines that harness the body's natural protein recycling system to rapidly degrade disease-causing proteins, offering the potential to overcome drug resistance, drug undruggable targets and improve patient outcomes. C4T is advancing multiple targeted oncology programs to the clinic and expanding its research platform to deliver the next wave of medicines for difficult-to-treat diseases. For more information, please visit www.c4therapeutics.com.
CFT7455 is an orally bioavailable MonoDAC degrader designed to be highly potent and selective against its intended targets of Ikaros (IKZF1) and Aiolos (IKZF3). CFT7455 binds with high affinity to the E3 ligase adapter protein, cereblon, to target and degrade IKZF1 3 for the treatment of multiple myeloma and non-Hodgkin's lymphomas, including peripheral T cell lymphoma and mantle cell lymphoma. In early clinical data, CFT7455 demonstrated deep and durable degradation of IKZF1 3. C4T is enrolling patients in its ongoing Phase 1 2 clinical trial of CFT7455. More information about this trial may be accessed at www.clinicaltrials.gov (identifier NCT04756726).
CFT8634 is an orally bioavailable BiDAC degrader designed to be potent and selective against BRD9. BRD9 was previously considered an undruggable target due to the inability of bromodomain inhibitors to effectively treat cancers dependent on BRD9. Unlike BRD9 inhibition, BRD9 degradation has been shown to be efficacious in pre-clinical models of synovial sarcoma. C4T is enrolling patients in its ongoing Phase 1 2 clinical trial of CFT8634 for the treatment of synovial sarcoma and SMARCB1-null solid tumors. More information about this trial may be accessed at www.clinicaltrials.gov (identifier NCT05355753).
CFT1946 is an orally bioavailable BiDAC degrader designed to be potent and selective against BRAF-V600 mutant targets. In preclinical studies, CFT1946 is active in vivo and in vitro in models with BRAF-V600E-driven disease and in models resistant to BRAF inhibitors. C4T is advancing CFT1946 to the clinic to study treatment for BRAF-V600 mutant solid tumors including non-small cell lung cancer, colorectal cancer, and melanoma. C4T is enrolling patients in its ongoing Phase 1 2 clinical trial of CFT1946. More information about this trial may be accessed at www.clinicaltrials.gov (identifier NCT05668585).
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" of C4 Therapeutics, Inc. within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements may include, but may not be limited to, express or implied statements regarding our ability to develop potential therapies for patients the design and potential efficacy of our therapeutic approaches the predictive capability of our TORPEDO platform in the development of novel, selective, orally bioavailable BiDAC and MonoDAC degraders the potential timing, design and advancement of our preclinical studies and clinical trials, including the potential timing for and receipt of regulatory authorization related to clinical trials and other clinical development activities including clinical trial commencement our ability and the potential to successfully manufacture and supply our product candidates for clinical trials our ability to replicate results achieved in our preclinical studies or clinical trials in any future studies or trials regulatory developments in the United States and foreign countries and our ability to fund our future operations. Any forward-looking statements in this press release are based on management's current expectations and beliefs of future events and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially and adversely from those set forth in or implied by such forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to uncertainties related to the initiation, timing, advancement and conduct of preclinical and clinical studies and other development requirements for our product candidates the risk that any one or more of our product candidates will cost more to develop or may not be successfully developed and commercialized and the risk that the results of preclinical studies and or clinical trials will or will not be predictive of results in connection with future studies or trials. For a discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties, and other important factors, any of which could cause our actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements, see the section entitled "Risk Factors" in C4 Therapeutics' most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and or Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All information in this press release is as of the date of the release, and C4 Therapeutics undertakes no duty to update this information unless required by law.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet Data
December 31,
2022 2021
Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities 337,115 451,479
Total assets 430,840 506,765
Deferred revenue 33,513 56,168
Long-term debt - related party 11,482 10,768
Total stockholders' equity 289,234 389,606
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
Years Ended December 31,
2022 2021
Revenue from collaboration agreements $ 31,096 $ 45,785
Operating expenses
Research and development 117,841 94,665
General and administrative 42,789 33,254
Total operating expenses 160,630 127,919
Loss from operations (129,534) (82,134)
Other income (expense), net
Interest expense and amortization of long-term debt-related party (2,216) (2,145)
Interest and other income, net 3,575 387
Total other income (expense), net 1,359 (1,758)
Net loss $ (128,175) $ (83,892)
Net loss per share - basic and diluted $ (2.62) $ (1.82)
Weighted-average number of shares - basic and diluted 48,861,665 46,041,733
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is CFT7455 used to treat?

CFT7455 is used for treating multiple myeloma and non-Hodgkin's lymphomas.

What is the expected timeline for CFT1946 data?

Data from the CFT1946 trial is expected to be presented at the 2023 AACR Meeting.

What are the financial results for C4T in 2022?

C4T reported a total revenue of $31.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2022.

When will C4T submit its IND application for CFT8919?

C4T is on track to submit the IND application for CFT8919 in the first half of 2023.

How long is C4T's cash runway expected to last?

C4T expects its cash runway to last until the end of 2024.

Last updated: Feb 23, 2023