NEW HAVEN, Conn., July 30, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Arvinas, Inc. (Nasdaq: ARVN), a clinical-stage biotechnology company creating a new class of drugs based on targeted protein degradation, today reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2024, and provided a corporate update.
“During the second quarter, we continued making meaningful progress across our entire portfolio, with upcoming milestones that will further support our mission to improve patient lives with pioneering therapies from our revolutionary PROTAC® protein degradation platform,” said John Houston, Ph.D., Chairperson, Chief Executive Officer and President at Arvinas. “The readout of VERITAC-2, our first Phase 3 clinical trial, will be a landmark event for Arvinas. We are on-track to complete enrollment in the fourth quarter of the year, with topline data anticipated in either the fourth quarter of 2024 or first quarter of 2025. If positive, we believe these results will support our first new drug application filing and our transition to a commercial-stage company, assuming regulatory approval.”
“We are well on our way to becoming a multi-product, commercial-stage organization with strong leadership and a robust pipeline across several indications,” continued Dr. Houston. “Our first PROTAC degrader with the potential to treat neurodegenerative diseases, ARV-102, was recently cleared to initiate the multiple ascending dose portion of our Phase 1 clinical trial. In addition, we initiated the first-in-human Phase 1 clinical trial in patients with B-cell lymphomas with our PROTAC BCL6 degrader ARV-393. I’m excited by the progress we have made and the ongoing confidence we have in our PROTAC platform, which was further validated by our recent strategic transaction with Novartis. We believe Novartis will accelerate and broaden the development of ARV-766 as a potential best-in-class treatment for patients with prostate cancer.”
Recent Developments and 2Q Business Highlights
Vepdegestrant
Strategic Transaction with Novartis
Pipeline
ARV-102: Oral PROTAC LRRK2 degrader
ARV-393: Oral PROTAC BCL6 degrader
Corporate
Anticipated Upcoming Milestones and Expectations
Vepdegestrant (ARV-471)
As part of Arvinas’ global collaboration with Pfizer, the companies plan to:
Pipeline
Financial Guidance
Based on its current operating plan, Arvinas believes its cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and marketable securities as of June 30, 2024, is sufficient to fund planned operating expenses and capital expenditure requirements into 2027.
Second Quarter Financial Results
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Marketable Securities Position: As of June 30, 2024, cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and marketable securities were $1,234.2 million as compared with $1,266.5 million as of December 31, 2023. The decrease in cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and marketable securities of $32.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024 was primarily related to cash used in operations of $36.0 million (net of $150.0 million received from the Novartis agreements), unrealized losses on marketable securities of $0.7 million and the purchase of lab equipment and leasehold improvements of $0.8 million, partially offset by proceeds from the exercise of stock options of $5.3 million.
Research and Development Expenses: Research and development expenses were $93.7 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2024, as compared with $103.4 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2023. The decrease in research and development expenses of $9.7 million for the quarter was primarily due to decreases in expenses related to our ER program (which includes the cost sharing of vepdegestrant under the Vepdegestrant (ARV-471) Collaboration Agreement with Pfizer) of $6.6 million and our platform and exploratory programs of $5.7 million, partially offset by an increase in our AR program (which includes ARV-766 and bavdegalutamide (ARV-110)) of $2.6 million.
General and Administrative Expenses: General and administrative expenses were $31.3 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2024, as compared with $25.7 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2023. The increase in general and administrative expenses of $5.6 million for the quarter was primarily due to an increase in personnel and infrastructure related costs of $4.0 million and professional fees of $1.6 million.
Revenues: Revenues were $76.5 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2024, as compared with $54.5 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2023. Revenue for the quarter is related to the license agreement and the asset purchase agreement with Novartis, the Vepdegestrant (ARV-471) Collaboration Agreement with Pfizer, the collaboration and license agreement with Bayer, the collaboration and license agreement with Pfizer, and revenue related to our Oerth Bio joint venture. The increase in revenue of $22.0 million was primarily due to revenue from the Novartis agreements, which were entered into during the quarter, of $45.4 million, offset by a decrease in revenue from the Vepdegestrant (ARV-471) Collaboration Agreement with Pfizer of $22.2 million and a decrease of $1.3 million of previously constrained deferred revenue related to our Oerth Bio joint venture.
About Vepdegestrant
Vepdegestrant is an investigational, orally bioavailable PROTAC protein degrader designed to specifically target and degrade the estrogen receptor (ER) for the treatment of patients with ER positive (ER+)/human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) negative (ER+/HER2-) breast cancer. Vepdegestrant is being developed as a potential monotherapy and as part of combination therapy across multiple treatment settings for ER+/HER2- metastatic breast cancer.
In July 2021, Arvinas announced a global collaboration with Pfizer for the co-development and co-commercialization of vepdegestrant; Arvinas and Pfizer will share worldwide development costs, commercialization expenses, and profits.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted vepdegestrant Fast Track designation as a monotherapy in the treatment of adults with ER+/HER2- locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer previously treated with endocrine-based therapy.
About Arvinas
Arvinas (Nasdaq: ARVN) is a clinical-stage biotechnology company dedicated to improving the lives of patients suffering from debilitating and life-threatening diseases. Through its PROTAC® (PROteolysis Targeting Chimera) protein degrader platform, the Company is pioneering the development of protein degradation therapies designed to harness the body’s natural protein disposal system to selectively and efficiently degrade and remove disease-causing proteins. Arvinas is currently progressing multiple investigational drugs through clinical development programs, including vepdegestrant, targeting the estrogen receptor for patients with locally advanced or metastatic ER+/HER2- breast cancer; ARV-102, targeting LRRK2 for neurodegenerative disorders; and ARV-393, targeting BCL6 for relapsed/refractory non-Hodgkin Lymphoma. Arvinas is headquartered in New Haven, Connecticut. For more information about Arvinas, visit www.arvinas.com and connect on LinkedIn and X.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that involve substantial risks and uncertainties, including statements regarding the expected timing in connection with the completion of enrollment and readout of topline data from the VERITAC-2 clinical trial, submission of Arvinas’ first new drug application filing and transition to a commercial-stage company, assuming regulatory approval, the availability and timing of data from other clinical trials, the receipt of milestone and royalty payments in connection with the transaction with Novartis and the future development, potential marketing approval and commercialization of ARV-766, the potential of Arvinas’ PROTAC protein degrader platform and its potential to deliver new treatments, Arvinas’ and Pfizer’s plans to determine the recommended palbociclib dose to be combined with vepdegestrant in the planned Phase 3 combination trials in patients with ER+/HER2- locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer, and statements regarding Arvinas’ cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and marketable securities. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, contained in this press release, including statements regarding Arvinas’ strategy, future operations, future financial position, future revenues, projected costs, prospects, plans and objectives of management, are forward-looking statements. The words “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “predict,” “project,” “target,” “potential,” “will,” “would,” “could,” “should,” “continue,” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words.
Arvinas may not actually achieve the plans, intentions or expectations disclosed in these forward-looking statements, and you should not place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. Actual results or events could differ materially from the plans, intentions and expectations disclosed in the forward-looking statements Arvinas makes as a result of various risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to: Arvinas’ and Pfizer’s performance of the respective obligations with respect to Arvinas’ collaboration with Pfizer; whether Arvinas and Pfizer will be able to successfully conduct and complete clinical development for vepdegestrant; whether Arvinas will be able to successfully conduct and complete development for its other product candidates and including whether Arvinas initiates and completes clinical trials for its product candidates and receive results from its clinical trials on its expected timelines or at all; whether Arvinas and Pfizer, as appropriate, will be able to obtain marketing approval for and commercialize vepdegestrant and other product candidates on current timelines or at all; Arvinas’ and Novartis’ performance of their respective obligations under the license agreement; whether Novartis will be able to successfully conduct and complete clinical development, obtain marketing approval for and commercialize ARV-766; Arvinas’ ability to protect its intellectual property portfolio; whether Arvinas’ cash and cash equivalent resources will be sufficient to fund its foreseeable and unforeseeable operating expenses and capital expenditure requirements, and other important factors discussed in the “Risk Factors” section of Arvinas’ Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 and subsequent other reports on file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release reflect Arvinas’ current views with respect to future events, and Arvinas assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements, except as required by applicable law. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing Arvinas’ views as of any date subsequent to the date of this release.
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| Arvinas, Inc. | ||||||
| Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) | ||||||
| (dollars and shares in millions, except per share amounts) | June 30, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | ||||
| Assets | ||||||
| Current assets: | ||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 154.8 | $ | 311.7 | ||
| Restricted cash | 5.5 | 5.5 | ||||
| Marketable securities | 1,073.9 | 949.3 | ||||
| Other receivables | 10.0 | 7.2 | ||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 12.5 | 6.5 | ||||
| Total current assets | 1,256.7 | 1,280.2 | ||||
| Property, equipment and leasehold improvements, net | 9.8 | 11.5 | ||||
| Operating lease right of use assets | 1.5 | 2.5 | ||||
| Collaboration contract asset and other assets | 11.6 | 10.4 | ||||
| Total assets | $ | 1,279.6 | $ | 1,304.6 | ||
| Liabilities and stockholders' equity | ||||||
| Current liabilities: | ||||||
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | $ | 78.1 | $ | 92.2 | ||
| Deferred revenue | 267.9 | 163.0 | ||||
| Current portion of operating lease liabilities | 1.2 | 1.9 | ||||
| Total current liabilities | 347.2 | 257.1 | ||||
| Deferred revenue | 331.3 | 386.2 | ||||
| Long term debt | 0.7 | 0.8 | ||||
| Operating lease liabilities | 0.2 | 0.5 | ||||
| Total liabilities | 679.4 | 644.6 | ||||
| Stockholders’ equity: | ||||||
| Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, zero shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively | — | — | ||||
| Common stock, $0.001 par value; 68.6 and 68.0 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively | 0.1 | 0.1 | ||||
| Accumulated deficit | (1,437.3 | ) | (1,332.7 | ) | ||
| Additional paid-in capital | 2,041.2 | 1,995.7 | ||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (3.8 | ) | (3.1 | ) | ||
| Total stockholders’ equity | 600.2 | 660.0 | ||||
| Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $ | 1,279.6 | $ | 1,304.6 | ||
| Arvinas, Inc. | ||||||||||||
| Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) | ||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | |||||||||||
| (dollars and shares in millions, except per share amounts) | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||
| Revenue | $ | 76.5 | $ | 54.5 | $ | 101.8 | $ | 87.0 | ||||
| Operating expenses: | ||||||||||||
| Research and development | 93.7 | 103.4 | 178.0 | 198.6 | ||||||||
| General and administrative | 31.3 | 25.7 | 55.6 | 50.7 | ||||||||
| Total operating expenses | 125.0 | 129.1 | 233.6 | 249.3 | ||||||||
| Loss from operations | (48.5 | ) | (74.6 | ) | (131.8 | ) | (162.3 | ) | ||||
| Interest and other income | 13.5 | 9.0 | 27.5 | 15.5 | ||||||||
| Net loss before income taxes and loss from equity method investment | (35.0 | ) | (65.6 | ) | (104.2 | ) | (146.8 | ) | ||||
| Income tax (expense) benefit | (0.2 | ) | 0.3 | (0.3 | ) | 0.7 | ||||||
| Loss from equity method investment | — | (1.3 | ) | — | (2.4 | ) | ||||||
| Net loss | $ | (35.2 | ) | $ | (66.6 | ) | $ | (104.6 | ) | $ | (148.5 | ) |
| Net loss per common share, basic and diluted | $ | (0.49 | ) | $ | (1.25 | ) | $ | (1.46 | ) | $ | (2.78 | ) |
| Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic and diluted | 71.9 | 53.4 | 71.7 | 53.4 | ||||||||
| Last Trade: | US$26.90 |
| Daily Change: | -0.76 -2.75 |
| Daily Volume: | 585,069 |
| Market Cap: | US$1.850B |
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