G1 Therapeutics Provides Third Quarter 2020 Corporate and Financial Update
- New Drug Application (NDA) for trilaciclib in small cell lung cancer accepted for Priority Review with a PDUFA action date of
- Announced CEO succession plan in evolution to commercial-stage company
- Management to host webcast and conference call today at 4:30 p.m. ET
“Since I joined G1 in 2014, the company has made tremendous progress in advancing trilaciclib from the lab to receiving Priority Review for our NDA and a PDUFA action date of
Regulatory, Clinical and Corporate Highlights
- NDA for trilaciclib in small cell lung cancer (SCLC) accepted by FDA and assigned Priority Review in
August 2020 . The application was supported by positive data from three randomized clinical trials showing the myelopreservation benefits of trilaciclib in patients with SCLC being treated with chemotherapy. The FDA assigned a Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) action date of February 15, 2021 (press release here). Trilaciclib has also received Breakthrough Therapy Designation by the FDA. - Additional analyses of trilaciclib SCLC trial results presented at
North America Conference on Lung Cancer (NACLC). A mini-oral session highlighted analysis of three randomized trials in patients with small cell lung cancer that showed trilaciclib significantly reduced hospitalizations caused by chemotherapy-induced myelosuppression or sepsis. - Completed enrollment in rintodestrant/palbociclib combination trial in
October 2020 . The company expects preliminary safety, tolerability and efficacy data from 40 patients enrolled in this Phase 2 trial to be presented in the second quarter of 2021. The trial is comparing a treatment regimen of rintodestrant plus palbociclib (known commercially as Ibrance®) to fulvestrant plus palbociclib in patients with ER+, HER2- breast cancer. - CEO succession plan announced in
September 2020 . EffectiveJanuary 1, 2021 ,Mark Velleca , M.D., Ph.D., will transition to the role of senior advisor and continue to serve as a member of the G1 Board of Directors. John (“Jack”) Bailey, a member of the company’s board, has been named as CEO (press release here).
“I’m excited to have the opportunity to lead G1 through its next chapter as a commercial company,” said
Third Quarter 2020 Financial Highlights and 2020 Guidance
- Cash Position: Cash and cash equivalents totaled
$238.3 million as ofSeptember 30, 2020 , compared to$269.2 million as ofDecember 31, 2019 . - License Revenue: License revenues were
$26.6 million for the third quarter of 2020, mostly related to the upfront cash payments from license agreements of$20.0 million and$6.0 million fromEQRx, Inc. andGenor Biopharma, Inc. , respectively. - Operating Expenses: Operating expenses were
$36.3 million for the third quarter of 2020, compared to$34.0 million for the third quarter of 2019. GAAP operating expenses include stock-based compensation expense of$4.9 million for the third quarter of 2020, compared to$4.4 million for the third quarter of 2019. - Research and Development Expenses: Research and development (R&D) expenses for the third quarter of 2020 were
$17.9 million , compared to$22.9 million for the third quarter of 2019. The decrease in R&D expenses was primarily due to a decrease of$4.6 million in costs for manufacturing active pharmaceutical ingredients, as well as a decrease of$1.6 million in external costs related to discovery and pre-clinical costs development. The decrease is partially offset by an increase of$1.2 million in spend for clinical trials. - General and Administrative Expenses: General and administrative (G&A) expenses for the third quarter of 2020 were
$18.4 million , compared to$11.1 million for the third quarter of 2019. The increase in G&A expenses was largely due to an increase in compensation due to additional headcount, increase in pre-commercialization activities, and an increase in professional fees and other administrative costs necessary to support our commercial operations. - Net Loss: G1 reported a net loss of
$11.7 million for the third quarter of 2020, compared to$32.4 million for the third quarter of 2019. - 2020 Guidance: The company has updated its cash and cash equivalents guidance provided in the second quarter, and now expects to end 2020 with cash and cash equivalents of
$200-$205 million (previous guidance of$185-$200 million ). This guidance does not include consideration of potential additional proceeds from partnerships, collaboration activities and/or other sources of capital.
Key Anticipated 2020/2021 Milestones
- Initiation of Phase 3 trilaciclib metastatic colorectal cancer clinical trial in November/
December 2020 . - Presentation of additional Phase 2 data of trilaciclib in triple-negative breast cancer at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Summit (SABCS) in
December 2020 . - Presentation of additional rintodestrant monotherapy data at SABCS in
December 2020 . - Pending FDA approval, commercial launch of trilaciclib in SCLC in 1Q21.
- Presentation of rintodestrant/palbociclib Phase 2 data in 2Q21.
Webcast and Conference Call
The management team will host a webcast and conference call at
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Balance Sheet Data (in thousands) |
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2020 | 2019 | |||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 238,342 | $ | 269,208 | ||||
Working capital | $ | 212,635 | $ | 251,234 | ||||
Total assets | $ | 258,232 | $ | 284,831 | ||||
Accumulated deficit | $ | (410,760 | ) | $ | (336,853 | ) | ||
Total stockholders’ equity | $ | 197,472 | $ | 255,527 |
Condensed Statements of Operations (in thousands, except per share data) |
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Three Months Ended |
Nine Months Ended |
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2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | ||||||||||||||
License revenue | $ | 26,599 | $ | — | $ | 28,739 | $ | — | |||||||||
Operating expenses: | |||||||||||||||||
Research and development | 17,932 | 22,941 | 56,897 | 64,510 | |||||||||||||
General and administrative | 18,412 | 11,083 | 44,230 | 27,979 | |||||||||||||
Total operating expenses | 36,344 | 34,024 | 101,127 | 92,489 | |||||||||||||
Loss from operations | (9,745 | ) | (34,024 | ) | (72,388 | ) | (92,489 | ) | |||||||||
Other income (expense): | |||||||||||||||||
Interest income | 50 | 1,660 | 922 | 5,469 | |||||||||||||
Interest expense | (757 | ) | — | (1,022 | ) | — | |||||||||||
Other income (expense) | (291 | ) | — | (488 | ) | 14 | |||||||||||
Total other income (expense), net | (998 | ) | 1,660 | (588 | ) | 5,483 | |||||||||||
Loss before income taxes | (10,743 | ) | (32,364 | ) | (72,976 | ) | (87,006 | ) | |||||||||
Income tax expense | 931 | — | 931 | — | |||||||||||||
Net Loss | $ | (11,674 | ) | $ | (32,364 | ) | $ | (73,907 | ) | $ | (87,006 | ) | |||||
Net loss per share, basic and diluted | $ | (0.31 | ) | $ | (0.86 | ) | $ | (1.95 | ) | $ | (2.32 | ) | |||||
Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic and diluted | 38,009,204 | 37,540,380 | 37,819,071 | 37,469,952 |
Source: G1 Therapeutics