WALTHAM, Mass., May 10, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Checkpoint Therapeutics, Inc. (“Checkpoint”) (Nasdaq: CKPT), a clinical-stage immunotherapy and targeted oncology company, today announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2024, and recent corporate updates.
James F. Oliviero, President and Chief Executive Officer of Checkpoint, said, “Over the past few months, we have worked closely with our third-party contract manufacturing organization (“CMO”) for cosibelimab to resolve their inspection deficiencies noted in the complete response letter (“CRL”) we received from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) last December. Recently, our CMO submitted to FDA their response to the inspection deficiencies, which we believe could allow for the resubmission of our biologics license application (“BLA”). We plan to meet with the FDA shortly, at which time we will seek to reach alignment for a potential mid-year BLA resubmission.”
Recent Corporate Updates:
Financial Results:
About Checkpoint Therapeutics
Checkpoint Therapeutics, Inc. is a clinical-stage immunotherapy and targeted oncology company focused on the acquisition, development and commercialization of novel treatments for patients with solid tumor cancers. Checkpoint is evaluating its lead antibody product candidate, cosibelimab, a potential best-in-class anti-PD-L1 antibody licensed from the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, as a potential new treatment for patients with selected recurrent or metastatic cancers, including metastatic and locally advanced cSCC. Checkpoint is also evaluating its lead small-molecule, targeted anti-cancer agent, olafertinib (formerly CK-101), a third-generation epidermal growth factor receptor (“EGFR”) inhibitor, as a potential new treatment for patients with EGFR mutation-positive non-small cell lung cancer. Checkpoint is headquartered in Waltham, MA and was founded by Fortress Biotech, Inc. (Nasdaq: FBIO). For more information, visit www.checkpointtx.com.
Forward‐Looking Statements
This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each as amended, that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. For those statements, we claim the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding our ability to work with our third-party CMO and the U.S. FDA to adequately address the issues raised in the CRL and execute on a pathway forward for the potential approval of cosibelimab for the treatment of patients with metastatic or locally advanced cSCC who are not candidates for curative surgery or radiation, the adequacy of the responses to the inspection issues submitted to FDA by our CMO to allow a BLA resubmission, and our projections of resubmission and regulatory review timelines, statements related to our ability to shorten our launch timeline in anticipation of a potential approval, and statements relating to the potential differentiation of cosibelimab, including a potentially favorable safety profile as compared to the currently available anti-PD-1 therapies and the two-fold mechanism of action of cosibelimab translating into potential enhanced efficacy. Factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially include the following: the risk that topline and interim data remains subject to audit and verification procedures that may result in the final data being materially different from the topline or interim data we previously published; the risk that safety issues or trends will be observed in the clinical trial when the full safety dataset is available and analyzed; the risk that a positive primary endpoint does not translate to all, or any, secondary endpoints being met; risks that regulatory authorities will not accept an application for approval of cosibelimab based on data from the Phase 1 clinical trial; the risk that the clinical results from the Phase 1 clinical trial will not support regulatory approval of cosibelimab to treat cSCC or, if approved, that cosibelimab will not be commercially successful; risks related to our chemistry, manufacturing and controls and contract manufacturing relationships; risks related to our ability to obtain, perform under and maintain financing and strategic agreements and relationships; risks related to our need for substantial additional funds; other uncertainties inherent in research and development; our dependence on third-party suppliers; government regulation; patent and intellectual property matters; competition; unfavorable market or other economic conditions; and our ability to achieve the milestones we project, including the risk that the evolving and unpredictable Russia/Ukraine conflict and COVID-19 pandemic delay achievement of those milestones. Further discussion about these and other risks and uncertainties can be found in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, and in our other filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The information contained herein is intended to be reviewed in its totality, and any stipulations, conditions or provisos that apply to a given piece of information in one part of this press release should be read as applying mutatis mutandis to every other instance of such information appearing herein.
Any forward-looking statements set forth in this press release speak only as of the date of this press release. We expressly disclaim any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in our expectations or any changes in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based, except as required by law. This press release and prior releases are available at www.checkpointtx.com. The information found on our website is not incorporated by reference into this press release and is included for reference purposes only.
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CHECKPOINT THERAPEUTICS, INC. CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS (in thousands, except share and per share amounts) (Unaudited) | ||||||||
March 31, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | |||||||
ASSETS | ||||||||
Current Assets: | ||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 11,241 | $ | 4,928 | ||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 734 | 450 | ||||||
Total current assets | 11,975 | 5,378 | ||||||
Total Assets | $ | 11,975 | $ | 5,378 | ||||
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | ||||||||
Current Liabilities: | ||||||||
Accounts payable and accrued expenses | $ | 19,159 | $ | 15,485 | ||||
Accounts payable and accrued expenses - related party | 2,941 | 2,815 | ||||||
Common stock warrant liabilities | 125 | 125 | ||||||
Total current liabilities | 22,225 | 18,425 | ||||||
Total Liabilities | 22,225 | 18,425 | ||||||
Commitments and Contingencies | ||||||||
Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit) | ||||||||
Common Stock ($0.0001 par value), 80,000,000 shares authorized as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 | ||||||||
Class A common shares, 700,000 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 | - | - | ||||||
Common shares, 34,986,279 and 27,042,035 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively | 4 | 3 | ||||||
Common stock issuable, 1,492,915 shares as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 | 3,419 | 3,419 | ||||||
Additional paid-in capital | 311,605 | 297,864 | ||||||
Accumulated deficit | (325,278 | ) | (314,333 | ) | ||||
Total Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit) | (10,250 | ) | (13,047 | ) | ||||
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit) | $ | 11,975 | $ | 5,378 |
CHECKPOINT THERAPEUTICS, INC. CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (in thousands, except share and per share amounts) (Unaudited) | ||||||||
For the three months ended March 31, | ||||||||
2024 | 2023 | |||||||
Revenue - related party | $ | - | $ | 35 | ||||
Operating expenses: | ||||||||
Research and development | 8,497 | 15,826 | ||||||
General and administrative | 2,451 | 2,292 | ||||||
Total operating expenses | 10,948 | 18,118 | ||||||
Loss from operations | (10,948 | ) | (18,083 | ) | ||||
Other income: | ||||||||
Interest income | 4 | 43 | ||||||
Gain on common stock warrant liabilities | - | 7,566 | ||||||
Foreign currency exchange loss | (1 | ) | - | |||||
Total other income | 3 | 7,609 | ||||||
Net Loss | $ | (10,945 | ) | $ | (10,474 | ) | ||
Loss per Share: | ||||||||
Basic and diluted net loss per common share outstanding | $ | (0.33 | ) | $ | (0.89 | ) | ||
Basic and diluted weighted average number of common shares outstanding | 33,930,977 | 11,749,139 |
Last Trade: | US$2.10 |
Daily Change: | -0.05 -2.33 |
Daily Volume: | 388,575 |
Market Cap: | US$93.070M |
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