Odonate Therapeutics Announces Financial Results for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2018

Odonate Therapeutics, Inc. announced financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018.

July 30, 2018 20:15 UTC

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Odonate Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ODT), a pharmaceutical company dedicated to the development of best-in-class therapeutics that improve and extend the lives of patients with cancer, today announced financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018.

As of June 30, 2018, Odonate had $177.4 million in cash, compared to $198.1 million as of December 31, 2017. This decrease in cash resulted primarily from net cash used in operating and investing activities of $29.1 million and $1.3 million, respectively, less net proceeds of $9.8 million from the sale of common stock pursuant to an option granted to the underwriters in our initial public offering. Odonate’s net loss for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 was $19.4 million and $36.3 million, or $0.79 per share and $1.49 per share, respectively, compared to $3.9 million and $6.6 million, or $0.31 per share and $0.57 per share, for the same periods in 2017, respectively.

“Results from our multicenter Phase 2 study of tesetaxel were recently presented at the 2018 ASCO Annual Meeting. In this study, tesetaxel, administered orally as a single agent, resulted in a 45% confirmed response rate in patients with HER2 negative, HR positive, metastatic breast cancer,” said Kevin Tang, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Odonate. “With these results, we look forward to further characterizing tesetaxel’s therapeutic profile in CONTESSA, our ongoing Phase 3 study investigating tesetaxel in the treatment of HER2 negative, HR positive, locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer.”

About Tesetaxel

Tesetaxel is an investigational, orally administered chemotherapy agent that belongs to a class of drugs known as taxanes, which are widely used in the treatment of cancer. Tesetaxel has several pharmacologic properties that make it unique among taxanes, including: significant activity against chemotherapy-resistant tumors; oral administration with a low pill burden; a long (~8-day) terminal plasma half-life in humans, enabling the maintenance of adequate drug levels with relatively infrequent dosing; and no history of hypersensitivity (allergic) reactions. More than 500 patients have been treated with tesetaxel in clinical studies. In patients with metastatic breast cancer, tesetaxel was shown to have significant, single-agent antitumor activity in two, multicenter, Phase 2 studies.

About CONTESSA

CONTESSA is a multinational, multicenter, randomized, Phase 3 study of tesetaxel, an investigational, orally administered taxane, in patients with locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer (LA/MBC). CONTESSA is comparing tesetaxel dosed orally at 27 mg/m2 on the first day of a 21-day cycle plus a reduced dose of capecitabine (1,650 mg/m2/day dosed orally on days 1-14 of a 21-day cycle) to the approved dose of capecitabine alone (2,500 mg/m2/day dosed orally on days 1-14 of a 21-day cycle) in approximately 600 patients randomized 1:1 with HER2 negative, hormone receptor (HR) positive LA/MBC previously treated with a taxane in the neoadjuvant or adjuvant setting. Capecitabine is an oral chemotherapy agent that is considered a standard-of-care treatment in LA/MBC. Where indicated, patients must have received endocrine therapy with or without a cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) 4/6 inhibitor. The primary endpoint is progression-free survival (PFS) assessed by an Independent Radiologic Review Committee (IRC). CONTESSA’s secondary efficacy endpoints are overall survival, objective response rate (ORR) assessed by IRC and disease control rate assessed by IRC. To learn more, please visit www.contessastudy.com.

About Odonate Therapeutics, Inc.

Odonate Therapeutics, Inc. is a pharmaceutical company dedicated to the development of best-in-class therapeutics that improve and extend the lives of patients with cancer. Odonate’s initial focus is on the development of tesetaxel, an investigational, orally administered chemotherapy agent belonging to a class of drugs known as taxanes, which are widely used in the treatment of cancer. In December 2017, Odonate initiated CONTESSA, a multinational, multicenter, randomized, Phase 3 study of tesetaxel in patients with locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer. Odonate’s goal for tesetaxel is to develop an effective chemotherapy choice for patients that provides quality-of-life advantages over current alternatives. To learn more, please visit www.odonate.com.

Forward-looking Statements

This press release contains "forward-looking statements" as defined by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. We caution investors that forward-looking statements are based on management’s expectations and assumptions as of the date of this press release and involve substantial risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual outcomes to differ materially from what we currently expect. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those associated with: the outcome of CONTESSA, our Phase 3 study of tesetaxel in patients with locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer; our ability to obtain regulatory approval of tesetaxel; and other risks and uncertainties identified in our filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Forward-looking statements in this press release apply only as of the date made, and we undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.

             
ODONATE THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Condensed Balance Sheets
(in thousands, except par value and share amounts)
             
    June 30,     December 31,  
    2018     2017  
    (Unaudited)          
Assets                    
Current assets:                    
Cash   $     177,427     $ 198,105  
Prepaid expenses         3,327       4,841  
Total current assets         180,754       202,946  
Property and equipment, net         1,504       165  
Restricted cash         250       -  
Other         498       383  
Total assets   $     183,006     $ 203,494  
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity                    
Current liabilities:                    
Accounts payable   $     4,702     $ 4,302  
Accrued expenses         5,553       3,210  
Deferred rent, current portion         39       -  
Total current liabilities         10,294       7,512  
Deferred rent, less current portion         390       -  
Total liabilities         10,684       7,512  
Commitments and contingencies                    
Stockholders' equity:                    
Common stock, $0.01 par value—100,000,000 shares authorized; 26,890,708 and 26,890,356 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively         244       240  
Additional paid-in capital         247,641       235,034  
Accumulated deficit         (75,563 )     (39,292 )
Total stockholders' equity         172,322       195,982  
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity   $     183,006     $ 203,494  
                     
             
ODONATE THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Condensed Statements of Operations
(Unaudited)
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
             
    Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended  
    June 30,     June 30,  
    2018     2017     2018     2017  
Operating expenses:                                
Research and development   $ 17,024     $ 3,282     $ 31,484     $ 5,736  
General and administrative     2,755       618       5,176       890  
Total operating expenses     19,779       3,900       36,660       6,626  
Loss from operations     (19,779 )     (3,900 )     (36,660 )     (6,626 )
Interest income     389       -       389       -  
Net loss   $ (19,390 )   $ (3,900 )   $ (36,271 )   $ (6,626 )
Net loss per share:                                
Basic and diluted   $ (0.79 )   $ (0.31 )   $ (1.49 )   $ (0.57 )
Weighted-average shares outstanding:                                
Basic and diluted     24,402,466       12,740,822       24,376,885       11,609,062  
                                 
       
ODONATE THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Condensed Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
(in thousands)
       
    Six Months Ended  
    June 30,  
    2018     2017  
Cash flows from operating activities:                
Net loss   $ (36,271 )   $ (6,626 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:                
Equity-based compensation     2,600       310  
Non-cash contributions for expenses     64       1,688  
Depreciation and amortization     60       5  
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:                
Prepaid expenses and other assets     1,399       23  
Accounts payable     287       51  
Accrued expenses     2,343       437  
Deferred rent     433       -  
Net cash used in operating activities     (29,085 )     (4,112 )
Cash flows from investing activities:                
Purchases of property and equipment     (1,289 )     (36 )
Net cash used in investing activities     (1,289 )     (36 )
Cash flows from financing activities:                
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net of issuance costs     9,848       9,986  
Proceeds from issuance of common stock under ESPP     98       -  
Initial public offering costs     -       (3 )
Net cash provided by financing activities     9,946       9,983  
Net (decrease) increase in cash and restricted cash     (20,428 )     5,835  
Cash and restricted cash, beginning of period     198,105       2,599  
Cash and restricted cash, end of period   $ 177,677     $ 8,434  
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:                
Issuance costs included in accounts payable and accrued expenses   $ -     $ 51  
Property and equipment purchases included in accounts payable   $ 113     $ 33  
                 

 

Contacts

Odonate Therapeutics, Inc.
John G. Lemkey
Chief Financial Officer
858-731-8180
jlemkey@odonate.com

 
 

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