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Precision BioSciences Reports Third Quarter 2019 Financial Results and Highlights Ongoing Operational Progress Including Initial Data from PBCAR0191 Phase 1/2a Clinical Trial
Key Highlights
- After quarter end, announced publication of an abstract accepted for presentation at the upcoming 61st Annual Meeting of the
American Society of Hematology (ASH) inOrlando, Florida ,December 7-10, 2019 , supporting the safety and clinical activity of Precision BioSciences’s lead CD19-targeted off-the-shelf (allogeneic) chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T product candidate, PBCAR0191. Abstract reports initial data from first three patients treated at Dose Level 1 as ofAugust 1, 2019 . Trial is ongoing and updated data, including from patients treated at Dose Level 2, will be presented during the ASH annual meeting onDecember 9, 2019 at6:00 pm ET . - Announced an investigator update event during ASH meeting to discuss the PBCAR0191 data presented, starting at
8:15pm ET onDecember 9, 2019 , with accompanying live webcast. - Received acceptance from
US Food and Drug Administration (FDA ) of investigational new drug (IND) application for second and wholly-owned allogeneic CAR T therapy candidate PBCAR20A, targeting CD20. Phase 1/2a clinical trial to begin in the fourth quarter of 2019. - Further enhanced senior leadership team with appointment of
David Thomson , PhD, as Chief Operating Officer, andNicholas Riddle , MD, PhD, as Vice President, Financial Strategy and Investor Relations. - Ended the quarter with
$206.3 million in cash and cash equivalents, which is expected to fund operating expenses and capital expenditure requirements into 2021.
“We reached a transformative moment for
Recent Developments and Upcoming Milestones
Program updates
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November 6, 2019 , Precision announced that initial results from the ongoing Phase 1/2a trial of its lead investigational allogeneic CAR T cell therapy candidate, PBCAR0191, will be presented during the 61st Annual Meeting of theAmerican Society of Hematology inOrlando, Florida ,December 7-10, 2019 . PBCAR0191, which is being developed in collaboration with Servier, is Precision’s first allogeneic CAR T therapy candidate in clinical trials and targets the well characterized cancer cell surface protein CD19. The Phase 1/2a trial includes adult patients with relapsed or refractory (R/R) non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL ) or R/R B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL). The abstract outlining initial data from patients treated with PBCAR0191 at Dose Level 1 can be accessed on the ASH conference website. Data in the abstract include results as of the cutoff date ofAugust 1, 2019 for three patients with advancedNHL treated at Dose Level 1. No significant toxicities were observed, including no serious adverse events and no dose-limiting toxicities. All patients had a minimum follow-up of 28 days (median 60 days). Two of the three patients experienced an objective tumor response by Lugano criteria, at day 14 and day 28, respectively. The third patient, who had previously progressed following treatment with axicabtagene ciloleucel (Yescarta®), an approved anti-CD19 autologous CAR T therapy, had not met the definition of response, but demonstrated evidence of central necrosis, decreased tumor size, and decreased PET-avidity at day 28, in the context of post-infusion tumor site pain and mild CRS symptoms. Peripheral blood analysis for CAR T cell expansion has identified preliminary evidence of cell expansion.
- The PBCAR0191 Phase 1/2a trial is ongoing and updated results from patients treated at Dose Level 1 and Dose Level 2 will be presented at the ASH annual meeting on
December 9, 2019 starting at6:00 p.m. ET . Precision will host a live webcast of an investigator update event during the ASH meeting to discuss the presented data, beginning at8:15 p.m. ET onDecember 9, 2019 . The webcast will be accessible from the "Events & Presentations" page within the Investors & Media section of the Precision website and a replay will be available for 30 days following the call.
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September 16, 2019 , Precision announced that theFDA accepted its IND application for PBCAR20A. Wholly-owned by Precision, PBCAR20A is an allogeneic anti-CD20 CAR T therapy candidate in development for the treatment of patients withNHL , chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), and small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL). Precision plans to initiate a Phase 1/2a clinical trial in the fourth quarter of 2019, with initial data expected in 2020.
Senior leadership appointments
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September 30, 2019 , Precision announced thatNicholas Riddle , MD, PhD, joined as Vice President, Financial Strategy and Investor Relations. Dr. Riddle joined Precision from J.P. Morgan where he was an Executive Director in the global healthcare investment banking group.
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September 23, 2019 , Precision appointedDavid Thomson , PhD, to the position of Chief Operating Officer. Dr. Thomson previously served as Precision’s Chief Development Officer since 2017.
Upcoming Corporate Presentations
Precision’s senior management team will be presenting and meeting with investors at the following upcoming conferences:
- Barclays Gene Editing and Gene Therapy
Summit, New York , NY,November 13, 2019 Stifel Healthcare Conference ,New York, NY ,November 20, 2019 Jefferies London Healthcare Conference ,London, UK ,November 20, 2019 - Piper Jaffray Annual
Health Care Conference ,New York, NY , December 3–5, 2019 J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference ,San Francisco, CA ,January 13-16, 2020
Third Quarter 2019 Financial Results
Cash and Cash Equivalents: As of
Revenues: Total revenues for the quarter ended
Research and Development Expenses: Research and development expenses were
General and Administrative Expenses: General and administrative expenses were
Net Loss: Net loss was
About
Forward-Looking Statements
Information contained in or accessible through this press release contains forward-looking statements. All statements other than statements of present and historical facts contained in this prospectus, including without limitation, statements regarding the success of our allogeneic CAR T therapy product candidate PBCAR0191 and the timing of the Phase 1/2a clinical trial for our allogeneic CAR T therapy candidate PBCAR20A, may be forward-looking statements. Without limiting the foregoing, the words “anticipate,” “believe,” “could,” “expect,” “should,” “plan,” “intend,” “estimate,” “target,” “may,” “will,” “would,” “potential,” the negative thereof and similar words and expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements reflect various assumptions of Precision’s management that may or may not prove to be correct. No forward-looking statement is a guarantee of future results, performance, or achievements, and one should avoid placing undue reliance on such statements.
Forward-looking statements are based on our management’s beliefs and assumptions and on information currently available to us. Such statements are subject to a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions, and actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements due to various factors, including, but not limited to, our ability to become profitable; our ability to procure sufficient funding; our limited operating history; our ability to identify, develop and commercialize our product candidates; our dependence on our ARCUS technology; the initiation, cost, timing, progress and results of research and development activities, preclinical or greenhouse studies and clinical or field trials; our or our collaborators’ ability to identify, develop and commercialize product candidates; our or our collaborators’ ability to advance product candidates into, and successfully complete, clinical or field trials; our or our collaborators’ ability to obtain and maintain regulatory approval of future product candidates, and any related restrictions, limitations and/or warnings in the label of an approved product candidate; the regulatory landscape that will apply to our and our collaborators’ development of product candidates; our ability to achieve our anticipated operating efficiencies as we commence manufacturing operations at our new facility; our ability to obtain and maintain intellectual property protection for our technology and any of our product candidates; the potential for off-target editing or other adverse events, undesirable side effects or unexpected characteristics associated with any of our product candidates; the success of our existing collaboration agreements; our ability to enter into new collaboration arrangements; public perception about genome editing technology and its applications; competition in the genome editing, biopharmaceutical, biotechnology and agricultural biotechnology fields; potential manufacturing problems associated with any of our product candidates; potential liability lawsuits and penalties related to our technology, our product candidates and our current and future relationships with third parties; and other important factors discussed under the caption “Risk Factors” in our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended
All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release and, except as required by applicable law, we do not plan to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements contained herein, whether as a result of any new information, future events, changed circumstances or otherwise.
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Precision Biosciences, Inc. | |||||||||||||||||
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations | |||||||||||||||||
(In thousands, except share and per share amounts) | |||||||||||||||||
(Unaudited) | |||||||||||||||||
For the Three Months Ended September 30, | For the Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||||
2019 | 2018 | 2019 | 2018 | ||||||||||||||
Revenue | $ | 4,865 | $ | 2,541 | $ | 15,716 | $ | 5,943 | |||||||||
Operating expenses | |||||||||||||||||
Research and development | 19,791 | 9,737 | 62,512 | 28,723 | |||||||||||||
General and administrative | 7,052 | 3,251 | 18,547 | 9,027 | |||||||||||||
Total operating expenses | 26,843 | 12,988 | 81,059 | 37,750 | |||||||||||||
Loss from operations | (21,978 | ) | (10,447 | ) | (65,343 | ) | (31,807 | ) | |||||||||
Other income (expense), net: | |||||||||||||||||
Change in fair value of convertible note payable | — | — | (9,758 | ) | — | ||||||||||||
Interest expense | — | — | (182 | ) | — | ||||||||||||
Interest income | 1,236 | 691 | 3,322 | 1,213 | |||||||||||||
Total other income (expense), net | 1,236 | 691 | (6,618 | ) | 1,213 | ||||||||||||
Net loss and net loss attributable to common stockholders | $ | (20,742 | ) | $ | (9,756 | ) | $ | (71,961 | ) | $ | (30,594 | ) | |||||
Net loss per share attributable to common stockholders- basic and diluted | $ | (0.41 | ) | $ | (0.62 | ) | $ | (1.85 | ) | $ | (1.94 | ) | |||||
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding- basic and diluted | 50,623,665 | 15,816,748 | 39,002,304 | 15,751,091 | |||||||||||||
Precision Biosciences, Inc. | ||||||||
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet Data | ||||||||
(In thousands) | ||||||||
(Unaudited) | ||||||||
September 30, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | |||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 206,265 | $ | 103,193 | ||||
Working capital | 195,775 | 101,600 | ||||||
Total assets | 260,298 | 138,600 | ||||||
Total stockholders' equity | $ | 155,788 | $ | 39,960 | ||||
Source: Precision Biosciences