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CytomX Therapeutics Announces Second Quarter 2018 Financial Results
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., August 8, 2018 - CytomX Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq:CTMX), a clinical-stage oncology-focused biopharmaceutical company pioneering a novel class of investigational antibody therapeutics based on its Probody therapeutic technology platform, today reported second quarter 2018 financial results.
As of June 30, 2018, CytomX had cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments of $335.1 million.
"The highlight of our second quarter was the presentation of encouraging data from our first clinical trial of CX-072, a PD-L1-targeting Probody therapeutic, comprising a critical milestone for the Company," said Sean McCarthy, D.Phil., president and chief executive officer of CytomX Therapeutics. "Based on these promising initial clinical findings, we have broadened the CX-072 development program to encompass eight distinct tumor types as we explore the full potential of this molecule, while continuing to advance combination arms with Yervoy and Zelboraf . We also continued to make progress across our entire therapeutic pipeline including the entry of our fourth program into the clinic, CX-2029, a CD71 Probody drug conjugate, in collaboration with AbbVie. The CytomX team continues to execute at a high level as we drive towards realizing our company vision of transforming patients' lives."
Business Highlights and Recent Developments
PROCLAIM-CX-072 (PD-L1 Probody Therapeutic) Clinical Program
PROCLAIM-CX-2009 (CD166 Probody Drug Conjugate) Clinical Program
CX-2029 (CD71 Probody Drug Conjugate) Clinical Program
CX-188 (PD-1 Probody Therapeutic) Preclinical Program
Corporate Highlights
Second Quarter 2018 Financial Results
Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments totaled $335.1 million as of June 30, 2018, compared to $374.1 million as of December 31, 2017.
Revenue was $21.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2018, compared to $8.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017. The increase was primarily attributable to the recognition of $9.9 million in revenue of the $21 million (net of the associated sublicense fee of $4 million) milestone payment from AbbVie related to the clearance of the CX-2029 IND, an increase of $1.6 million in revenue related to the Amgen collaboration, an increase of $1.4 million in revenue related to the BMS collaboration, and an increase of $0.7 million in revenue from the collaboration extension agreement with ImmunoGen, partially offset by a decrease in revenue of $0.5 million from the termination of the Pfizer collaboration in March 2018.
Research and development expenses decreased by $2.5 million during the three months ended June 30, 2018 compared to the corresponding period in 2017. The net decrease was primarily attributed to a $10.0 million sublicense payment to UCSB in Q2 2017, which was triggered by the $200 million upfront payment from BMS, offset by a $4.6 million increase in lab contracts and services and clinical trial expenses related to CX-072 and CX-2009 into phase 1 / 2 clinical development, an increase of $2.5 million in personnel related expenses due to an increase in headcount and a $0.4 million sublicense fee payable to UCSB for the IND success criteria achieved on the AbbVie CD71 Agreement in Q2 2018.
General and administrative expenses increased by $3.0 million during the three months ended June 30, 2018 compared to the corresponding period in 2017. This increase was largely attributed to an increase of $1.4 million in personnel related expenses due to increases in headcount, an increase of $1.0 million in consulting expenses and an increase of $0.5 million in legal fees.
About CytomX Therapeutics
CytomX Therapeutics is a clinical-stage oncology-focused biopharmaceutical company pioneering a novel class of investigational antibody therapeutics based on its Probody therapeutic technology platform. Probody therapeutics are designed to exploit unique conditions of the tumor microenvironment to more effectively localize antibody binding and activity while limiting activity in healthy tissues. The Company's pipeline includes cancer immunotherapies against clinically-validated targets, including a PD-L1-targeting Probody therapeutic wholly owned by CytomX (CX-072), a PD-1-targeting Probody therapeutic wholly owned by CytomX (CX-188) and a CTLA-4-targeting Probody therapeutic partnered with Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS-986249). The pipeline also includes first-in-class Probody drug conjugates against highly attractive targets including a CD166-targeting Probody drug conjugate wholly owned by CytomX (CX-2009), and a CD71-targeting Probody drug conjugate partnered with AbbVie (CX-2029) are among cancer targets that have been considered to be inaccessible to conventional antibody drug conjugates due to their presence on many healthy tissues. CytomX and its partners have four programs in the clinic. In addition to its wholly owned programs, CytomX has strategic collaborations with AbbVie, Amgen, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company and ImmunoGen, Inc. For more information, visit www.cytomx.com.
CytomX Therapeutics Forward-Looking Statements
This press release includes forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that are difficult to predict, may be beyond our control, and may cause the actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied in such statements. Accordingly, you should not rely on any of these forward-looking statements, including those relating to the potential benefits, safety and efficacy of CytomX's or any of its collaborative partners' product candidates, administered separately or in combination, CytomX's ability and the ability of its collaborative partners to develop and advance product candidates into and successfully complete clinical trials, including CytomX's Phase 1/2 clinical trials of CX-072, CX-2009 and CX-2029, the timing of any future clinical trials to be initiated by CytomX or any of its collaborative partners, CytomX's expectations regarding the availability of clinical data, CytomX's expectations with respect to its collaborations, and CytomX's expectations regarding the timing of potential regulatory filings. Risks and uncertainties that contribute to the uncertain nature of the forward-looking statements include: three of CytomX's product candidates under its Probody platform are in the initial stages of clinical development and its other product candidates are currently in preclinical development, and the process by which preclinical and clinical development could potentially lead to an approved product is long and subject to significant risks and uncertainties; the possibility that the results of early clinical trials may not be predictive of future results; the possibility that CytomX's clinical trials will not be successful; CytomX's dependence on the success of CX-072, CX-2009 and CX-2029; CytomX's reliance on third parties for the manufacture of the company's product candidates; and possible regulatory developments in the United States and foreign
countries. Projected net cash utilization and capital resources are subject to substantial risk of variance based on a wide variety of factors that can be difficult to predict. Additional applicable risks and uncertainties include those relating to our preclinical research and development, clinical development, and other risks identified under the heading "Risk Factors" included in CytomX's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on August 8, 2018. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are based on information currently available to CytomX and speak only as of the date on which they are made. CytomX does not undertake and specifically disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of any new information, future events, changed circumstances or otherwise.
CYTOMX THERAPEUTICS, INC.
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
(in thousands, except share and per share data)
| Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
| June 30, | June 30, | |||||||||||||||
| 2018 | 2017 | 2018 | 2017 | |||||||||||||
| Revenues | $ | 21,338 | $ | 8,283 | $ | 35,522 | $ | 19,459 | ||||||||
| Revenue from related party | - | 469 | - | 946 | ||||||||||||
| Total revenues | 21,338 | 8,752 | 35,522 | 20,405 | ||||||||||||
| Operating expenses: | ||||||||||||||||
| Research and development | 25,553 | 28,076 | 48,011 | 42,652 | ||||||||||||
| General and administrative | 9,042 | 6,049 | 16,398 | 11,740 | ||||||||||||
| Total operating expenses | 34,595 | 34,125 | 64,409 | 54,392 | ||||||||||||
| Loss from operations | (13,257 | ) | (25,373 | ) | (28,887 | ) | (33,987 | ) | ||||||||
| Interest income | 1,540 | 357 | 2,915 | 594 | ||||||||||||
| Other income (expense), net | 61 | (174 | ) | (79 | ) | (54 | ) | |||||||||
| Loss before provision for income taxes | (11,656 | ) | (25,190 | ) | (26,051 | ) | (33,447 | ) | ||||||||
| Provision for income taxes | 1,791 | 26 | 2,889 | 26 | ||||||||||||
| Net loss | $ | (13,447 | ) | $ | (25,216 | ) | $ | (28,940 | ) | $ | (33,473 | ) | ||||
| Net loss per share, basic and diluted | $ | (0.35 | ) | $ | (0.69 | ) | $ | (0.75 | ) | $ | (0.91 | ) | ||||
| Shares used to compute net loss per share, basic and diluted | 38,961,021 | 36,780,897 | 38,805,317 | 36,660,548 | ||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive loss: | ||||||||||||||||
| Changes in unrealized gains (losses) on short-term investments | 50 | (10 | ) | (84 | ) | (83 | ) | |||||||||
| Comprehensive loss | $ | (13,397 | ) | $ | (25,226 | ) | $ | (29,024 | ) | $ | (33,556 | ) |
CYTOMX THERAPEUTICS, INC.
CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands, except share and per share data)
| June 30, | December 31, | |||||||
| 2018 | 2017 | |||||||
| (unaudited) | (1) | |||||||
| Assets | ||||||||
| Current assets: | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 132,908 | $ | 177,548 | ||||
| Short-term investments | 202,238 | 196,562 | ||||||
| Accounts receivable | 25,137 | 10,139 | ||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 6,388 | 4,352 | ||||||
| Total current assets | 366,671 | 388,601 | ||||||
| Property and equipment, net | 5,499 | 4,218 | ||||||
| Intangible assets, net | 1,531 | 1,604 | ||||||
| Goodwill | 949 | 949 | ||||||
| Restricted cash | 917 | 917 | ||||||
| Other assets | 1,375 | 1,355 | ||||||
| Total assets | $ | 376,942 | $ | 397,644 | ||||
| Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity | ||||||||
| Current liabilities: | ||||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | 4,240 | $ | 4,205 | ||||
| Income tax payable | 2,692 | 1 | ||||||
| Accrued liabilities | 24,768 | 16,382 | ||||||
| Deferred revenue, current portion | 51,512 | 40,559 | ||||||
| Total current liabilities | 83,212 | 61,147 | ||||||
| Deferred revenue, net of current portion | 250,316 | 264,704 | ||||||
| Other long-term liabilities | 2,281 | 1,897 | ||||||
| Total liabilities | 335,809 | 327,748 | ||||||
| Commitments and contingencies | ||||||||
| Stockholders' equity: | ||||||||
| Convertible preferred stock, $0.00001 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized and no shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017. | - | - | ||||||
| Common stock, $0.00001 par value; 75,000,000 shares authorized; 39,011,779 and 38,478,560 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | 300,627 | 289,454 | ||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (178 | ) | (94 | ) | ||||
| Accumulated deficit | (259,317 | ) | (219,465 | ) | ||||
| Total stockholders' equity | 41,133 | 69,896 | ||||||
| Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | $ | 376,942 | $ | 397,644 |
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