Cyclacel Pharma Reports Fourth Quarter And Full Year 2016 Financial Results
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, N.J., March 28, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cyclacel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:CYCC) (NASDAQ:CYCCP) ("Cyclacel" or the "Company") a biopharmaceutical company developing oral therapies that target the various phases of cell cycle control for the treatment of cancer and other serious disorders, today reported its financial results and business highlights for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2016. The Company's net loss applicable to common shareholders for the three months and year ended December 31, 2016 was $2.9 million and $12.0 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2016, cash and cash equivalents totaled $16.5 million.
“Following the outcome of the SEAMLESS study and a review of our clinical development pipeline we will concentrate our resources on our transcriptional regulation and DNA damage response clinical stage programs,” said Spiro Rombotis, President and Chief Executive Officer of Cyclacel. “While we will discuss the SEAMLESS data with regulators after completing ongoing analyses, we are looking ahead with a clear strategy. We are dedicating our efforts and resources to progressing our CYC065 CDK inhibitor program and the promise in our BRCA positive stratified, sapacitabine and CDK inhibitor study. We are encouraged by the support received from various stakeholders, the recent success of commercial stage CDK inhibitors and early clinical data from our own CDK inhibitor trials."
“Following the outcome of the SEAMLESS study and a review of our clinical development pipeline we will concentrate our resources on our transcriptional regulation and DNA damage response clinical stage programs,” said Spiro Rombotis, President and Chief Executive Officer of Cyclacel. “While we will discuss the SEAMLESS data with regulators after completing ongoing analyses, we are looking ahead with a clear strategy. We are dedicating our efforts and resources to progressing our CYC065 CDK inhibitor program and the promise in our BRCA positive stratified, sapacitabine and CDK inhibitor study. We are encouraged by the support received from various stakeholders, the recent success of commercial stage CDK inhibitors and early clinical data from our own CDK inhibitor trials."