LEXINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Antigenics Inc. (NASDAQ: AGEN) reported today its results for the quarter ended September 30, 2009. The company incurred a net loss attributable to common stockholders of $10.8 million, or $0.13 per share, basic and diluted, for the third quarter of 2009, compared with a net loss attributable to common stockholders in the third quarter of 2008 of $11.4 million, or $0.17 per share, basic and diluted. For the nine months ended September 30, 2009, the company incurred a net loss attributable to common stockholders of $32.8 million, or $0.43 per share, basic and diluted, compared with a net loss attributable to common stockholders of $35.5 million, or $0.57 per share, basic and diluted, for the comparable period in 2008. The company’s net cash burn (cash used in operating activities plus capital expenditures and dividend payments) for the three months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 was $5.8 million and $8.2 million, respectively. The company’s net cash burn for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 was $21.3 million and $24.4 million, respectively. The 2009 net cash burn primarily reflects the company’s efforts to support Oncophage in Russia, Europe, and other territories, while also executing cost containment efforts. Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments amounted to $34.0 million as of September 30, 2009.
