CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 09, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mersana Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: MRSN), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing a pipeline of antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) targeting cancers in areas of high unmet medical need, today provided a business update and reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2023.
“We’re excited by the opportunities that lie ahead, with topline data for UPLIFT on the near-term horizon and a comprehensive development plan designed to establish UpRi as a foundational medicine in ovarian cancer,” said Anna Protopapas, President and Chief Executive Officer of Mersana Therapeutics. “Beyond UpRi, we continue to steadfastly focus on ADC innovation as we leverage our proprietary platforms to advance a pipeline of wholly owned assets as well as programs with several collaborators. Thanks to these core strengths and our solid financial position, we believe we have an opportunity to make 2023 a transformational year for Mersana.”
Strategic Goals, Recent Developments and Anticipated Milestones
First Quarter 2023 Financial Results
Conference Call Reminder
Mersana will host a conference call today at 8:00 a.m. ET to discuss business updates and its financial results for the first quarter 2023. To access the call, please dial 877-270-2148 (domestic) or 412-902-6510 (international). A live webcast of the presentation will be available on the Investors & Media section of the Mersana website at www.mersana.com, and a replay of the webcast will be available in the same location following the conference call for approximately 90 days.
About Mersana Therapeutics
Mersana Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company using its differentiated and proprietary ADC platforms to rapidly develop novel ADCs with optimal efficacy, safety and tolerability to meaningfully improve the lives of people fighting cancer. Mersana’s lead product candidate, upifitamab rilsodotin (UpRi), is a Dolaflexin ADC targeting NaPi2b that is being studied in UPLIFT, a single-arm registrational trial in patients with platinum-resistant ovarian cancer; UPGRADE-A, a Phase 1 clinical trial evaluating UpRi in combination with carboplatin; and UP-NEXT, a Phase 3 clinical trial of UpRi as monotherapy maintenance following treatment with platinum doublets in recurrent platinum-sensitive ovarian cancer. Mersana's pipeline also includes XMT-1660, a Dolasynthen ADC targeting B7-H4 in a Phase 1 clinical trial, and XMT-2056, an Immunosynthen ADC targeting a novel epitope of human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2), in addition to other earlier-stage assets. In addition, multiple partners are using Mersana’s platforms to advance their ADC pipelines. Mersana routinely posts information that may be useful to investors on the “Investors & Media” section of its website at www.mersana.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains “forward-looking” statements and information within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements may be identified by words such as “aims,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “could,” “estimates,” “expects,” “forecasts,” “goal,” “intends,” “may,” “plans,” “possible,” “potential,” “seeks,” “will” and variations of these words or similar expressions, although not all forward-looking statements contain these words. Forward-looking statements in this press release include, but are not limited to, statements concerning the therapeutic potential of Mersana’s product candidates; the potential of Mersana’s platforms and technology; the design, progression, timing and objectives of Mersana’s clinical trials and the release of data from those trials; Mersana’s potential BLA submission for UpRi; Mersana’s evaluation of potential next steps for the development of XMT-2056; the ability of trial results to support marketing approvals or other objectives; the development and potential of Mersana’s pipeline of ADC candidates; and Mersana’s expected cash runway. Mersana may not actually achieve the plans, intentions or expectations disclosed in these forward-looking statements, and you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Actual results or events could differ materially from the plans, intentions and expectations disclosed in these forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including, among other things, uncertainties inherent in research and development, in the initiation and advancement of clinical trials and in the clinical development of Mersana’s product candidates; the risk that Mersana may not realize the intended benefits of its platforms, technology and collaborations; the risk that Mersana may be unable to resolve the clinical hold with respect to its trial of XMT-2056 or to continue development of this product candidate; whether the outcomes of preclinical studies will be predictive of clinical trial results; whether initial, interim or topline results from a clinical trial will be predictive of the final results of the trial or the results of future trials; risks to clinical trial site initiation, patient enrollment and follow-up, as well as to Mersana’s ability to meet other anticipated deadlines and milestones, whether presented by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic or otherwise; and other important factors, any of which could cause Mersana’s actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements, that are described in greater detail in the section entitled “Risk Factors” in Mersana’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on February 28, 2023, as well as in other filings Mersana may make with the SEC in the future. Any forward-looking statements contained in this press release speak only as of the date hereof, and Mersana expressly disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained herein, whether because of any new information, future events, changed circumstances or otherwise, except as otherwise required by law.
Mersana Therapeutics, Inc. Selected Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet Data (in thousands and unaudited) | |||||||
March 31, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | ||||||
Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities | $ | 273,919 | $ | 280,712 | |||
Working capital(1) | 198,405 | 227,686 | |||||
Total assets | 296,195 | 334,340 | |||||
Total stockholders' equity | 64,294 | 92,057 | |||||
(1) The company defines working capital as current assets less current liabilities. |
Mersana Therapeutics, Inc. Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations (in thousands, except share and per share data, and unaudited) | |||||||
Three months ended | |||||||
March 31, 2023 | March 31, 2022 | ||||||
Collaboration revenue | $ | 7,802 | $ | 2,036 | |||
Operating expenses: | |||||||
Research and development | 47,275 | 35,806 | |||||
General and administrative | 18,328 | 12,782 | |||||
Total operating expenses | 65,603 | 48,588 | |||||
Total other income (expense), net | 1,638 | (706 | ) | ||||
Net loss | (56,163 | ) | (47,258 | ) | |||
Net loss per share — basic and diluted | $ | (0.52 | ) | $ | (0.59 | ) | |
Weighted-average number of common shares — basic and diluted | 107,514,655 | 79,928,591 |
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