BOSTON, Aug. 07, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tango Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: TNGX), a clinical-stage biotechnology company committed to discovering and delivering the next generation of precision cancer medicines, reported its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2023, and provided business highlights.
“We have significantly advanced our pipeline since the first quarter, including bringing two novel agents into phase 1/2 clinical trials. In July, the first patient was dosed with TNG462, our next-generation MTA-cooperative PRMT5 inhibitor for MTAP-deleted cancers, and TNG908, our brain-penetrant MTA-cooperative PRMT5 inhibitor, continues to progress in dose escalation. These two trials underscore our commitment to delivering important treatments for the broad range of patients with MTAP-deleted cancers. Additionally, we dosed the first patient in our phase 1/2 trial of TNG260, a first-in-class CoREST complex inhibitor, in patients with STK11-mutant cancers, the large majority of which are inherently resistant to immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy,” said Barbara Weber, M.D., President and Chief Executive Officer of Tango Therapeutics.
“Also of note, Alan Huang, Ph.D., will step down from his full-time role as Chief Scientific Officer and become a resident Science Advisor to Tango in early October. Alan plans to start a new company outside of our focus, which will incubate in Tango labs, facilitating his advisor role to Tango. Alan played a pivotal role founding Tango and has been an integral part of the Company from inception. He was central to creating and launching the Company, building a state-of-the-art CRISPR-based target discovery platform and our deep pipeline of novel programs. Jannik Andersen Ph.D., currently Head of Biology, will assume the role of Chief Scientific Officer, effective October 9. Jannik joined the Company in January 2019, and his leadership of our biology team has had tremendous impact on the Tango pipeline, including leading multiple programs from drug discovery into clinical development and advancing our pipeline of synthetic lethal precision oncology programs. As an internal candidate, Jannik will ensure the continuity of our preclinical work,” continued Dr. Weber.
Recent Business Highlights
Pipeline Update
TNG908 phase 1 dose escalation ongoing
TNG462, a potentially best-in-class MTA-cooperative PRMT5 inhibitor
TNG260, a first-in-class, highly selective CoREST complex inhibitor
Upcoming Milestones
Leadership Update
Financial Results
As of June 30, 2023, the Company held $310.7 million in cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities, which the Company believes to be sufficient to fund operations into 2026.
Collaboration revenue was $9.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2023, compared to $5.8 million for the same period in 2022, and $15.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023 compared to $11.5 million for the same period in 2022. The increase was due to higher research costs incurred under the collaboration resulting in higher collaboration revenue recognized.
License revenue was $5.0 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, compared to $0 for both the three and six months ended June 30, 2022. The increase is the result of out-licensing a program to Gilead for $5.0 million during the second quarter of 2023.
Research and development expenses were $28.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2023, compared to $23.7 million for the same period in 2022, and $56.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023 compared to $48.1 million for the same period in 2022. The change is primarily due to increased personnel-related costs to support our research and development activities.
General and administrative expenses were $9.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2023, compared to $7.2 million for the same period in 2022, and $17.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023 compared to $14.0 million for the same period in 2022. The change was primarily due to increases in personnel-related costs.
Net loss for the three months ended June 30, 2023 was $20.7 million, or $0.23 per share, compared to a net loss of $24.9 million, or $0.28 per share, in the same period in 2022. Net loss for the six months ended June 30, 2023 was $48.7 million, or $0.55 per share, compared to a net loss of $50.1 million, or $0.57 per share, in the same period in 2022.
About Tango Therapeutics
Tango Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biotechnology company dedicated to discovering novel drug targets and delivering the next generation of precision medicine for the treatment of cancer. Using an approach that starts and ends with patients, Tango leverages the genetic principle of synthetic lethality to discover and develop therapies that take aim at critical targets in cancer. This includes expanding the universe of precision oncology targets into novel areas such as tumor suppressor gene loss and their contribution to the ability of cancer cells to evade immune cell killing. For more information, please visit www.tangotx.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in this press release may be considered forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements generally relate to future events, Tango’s future operating performance and goals, the anticipated benefits of therapies and combination therapies (that include a Tango pipeline product), Tango’s expectations, beliefs and development objectives for Tango’s product pipeline and clinical trials. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may”, “should”, “expect”, “intend”, “will”, “goal”, “estimate”, “anticipate”, “believe”, “predict”, “designed,” “potential” or “continue”, or the negatives of these terms or variations of them or similar terminology. For example, implicit or explicit statements concerning the following include or constitute forward-looking statements: dose escalation is ongoing in phase 1/2 trial of TNG908; intended changes among the Company’s management team; TNG908 continues to progress in dose escalation; Tango’s commitment to delivering important treatments for the broad range of patients with MTAP-deleted cancers; TNG462, a potentially best-in-class MTA-cooperative PRMT5 inhibitor; the Company believes its cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities are sufficient to fund operations into 2026; TNG348 IND filing expected mid-2023; additional data from the ongoing TNG908 clinical trial expected 2024; the expected benefits of the Company's development candidates and other product candidates (as monotherapies or in combination); and the expected timing of: (i) development candidate declaration for certain targets, (ii) initiating IND-enabling studies; (iii) filing INDs; (iv) clinical trial initiation and (v) disclosing initial, interim and final clinical trial results. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties, and other factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based upon estimates and assumptions that, while considered reasonable by Tango and its management, are inherently uncertain. New risks and uncertainties may emerge from time to time, and it is not possible to predict all risks and uncertainties. Factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations include, but are not limited to: Tango has limited experience conducting clinical trials (and will rely on a third party to operate its clinical trials) and may not be able to commence the clinical trial (including opening clinical trial sites, dosing the first patient, and enrolling and dosing an adequate number of clinical trial participants) when expected, may not be able to continue dose escalation on anticipated timelines, and may not generate results (including final or initial safety, efficacy data and proof-of-mechanism and proof-of-concept) in the anticipated timeframe (or at all); benefits of product candidates seen in preclinical analyses may not be evident when tested in clinical trials or when used in broader patient populations (if approved for commercial sale); Tango’s pipeline products may not be safe and/or effective in humans; Tango has a limited operating history and has not generated any revenue to date from product sales, and may never become profitable; other companies may be able to identify and develop product candidates more quickly than the Company and commercially introduce the product prior to the Company; the Company’s proprietary discovery platform is novel and may not identify any synthetic lethal targets for future development; the Company may not be able to identify development candidates on the schedule it anticipates due to technical, financial or other reasons; the Company may not be able to file INDs for development candidates on time, or at all, due to technical or financial reasons or otherwise; the Company may utilize cash resources more quickly than anticipated; Tango will need to raise capital in the future and if we are unable to raise capital when needed or on attractive terms, we would be forced to delay, scale back or discontinue some of our development programs or future commercialization efforts (which may delay filing of INDs, dosing patients, reporting clinical trial results and filing new drug applications); we may be unable to advance our preclinical development programs into and through the clinic for safety or efficacy reasons or commercialize our product candidates or we may experience significant delays in doing so as a result of factors beyond Tango’s control; the Company may not be able to realize the benefits of Fast Track designation (and such designation may not advance any anticipated approval timelines); Tango’s approach to the discovery and development of product candidates is novel and unproven, which makes it difficult to predict the time, cost of development, and likelihood of successfully developing any products; Tango may not identify or discover additional product candidates or may expend limited resources to pursue a particular product candidate or indication and fail to capitalize on product candidates or indications that may be more profitable or for which there is a greater likelihood of success; our products candidates may cause adverse or other undesirable side effects (or may not show requisite efficacy) that could, among other things, delay or prevent regulatory approval; our dependence on third parties for conducting clinical trials and producing drug product; our ability to obtain and maintain patent and other intellectual property protection for our technology and product candidates or the scope of intellectual property protection obtained is not sufficiently broad; and delays and other impacts on product development and clinical trials from the COVID-19 pandemic. Additional information concerning risks, uncertainties and assumptions can be found in Tango’s filings with the SEC, including the risk factors referenced in Tango’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, as supplemented and/or modified by its most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements in this presentation, which speak only as of the date they are made and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the cautionary statements herein. Tango specifically disclaims any duty to update these forward-looking statements.
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| Consolidated Statements of Operations (In thousands, except share and per share data) | ||||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | |||||||||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | |||||||||||||
| Collaboration revenue | 9,598 | 5,771 | 15,364 | 11,529 | ||||||||||||
| License revenue | 5,000 | — | 5,000 | — | ||||||||||||
| Total revenue | 14,598 | 5,771 | 20,364 | 11,529 | ||||||||||||
| Operating expenses: | ||||||||||||||||
| Research and development | 28,671 | 23,741 | 56,710 | 48,071 | ||||||||||||
| General and administrative | 9,174 | 7,232 | 17,188 | 14,039 | ||||||||||||
| Total operating expenses | 37,845 | 30,973 | 73,898 | 62,110 | ||||||||||||
| Loss from operations | (23,247 | ) | (25,202 | ) | (53,534 | ) | (50,581 | ) | ||||||||
| Other income, net | 2,601 | 347 | 4,880 | 518 | ||||||||||||
| Provision for income taxes | (64 | ) | (3 | ) | (64 | ) | (3 | ) | ||||||||
| Net loss | $ | (20,710 | ) | $ | (24,858 | ) | $ | (48,718 | ) | $ | (50,066 | ) | ||||
| Net loss per common share – basic and diluted | $ | (0.23 | ) | $ | (0.28 | ) | $ | (0.55 | ) | $ | (0.57 | ) | ||||
| Weighted average number of common shares outstanding – basic and diluted | 88,354,590 | 87,839,804 | 88,281,368 | 87,775,440 | ||||||||||||
| Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (In thousands) | ||||||||
| June 30, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | |||||||
| Assets | ||||||||
| Current assets: | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 66,052 | $ | 59,968 | ||||
| Marketable securities | 244,600 | 306,165 | ||||||
| Accounts receivable | — | 2,000 | ||||||
| Restricted cash | 856 | 567 | ||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 9,035 | 6,572 | ||||||
| Total current assets | 320,543 | 375,272 | ||||||
| Property and equipment, net | 10,881 | 10,884 | ||||||
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | 45,325 | 46,886 | ||||||
| Restricted cash, net of current portion | 2,567 | 3,423 | ||||||
| Other assets | 12 | 5 | ||||||
| Total assets | $ | 379,328 | $ | 436,470 | ||||
| Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity | ||||||||
| Current liabilities: | ||||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | 4,793 | $ | 4,453 | ||||
| Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | 13,185 | 17,495 | ||||||
| Operating lease liabilities | 1,807 | 1,770 | ||||||
| Deferred revenue | 33,848 | 31,792 | ||||||
| Income tax payable | — | 35 | ||||||
| Total current liabilities | 53,633 | 55,545 | ||||||
| Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion | 38,082 | 39,361 | ||||||
| Deferred revenue, net of current portion | 74,668 | 92,088 | ||||||
| Total liabilities | 166,383 | 186,994 | ||||||
| Total stockholders’ equity | 212,945 | 249,476 | ||||||
| Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $ | 379,328 | $ | 436,470 | ||||
| Last Trade: | US$3.92 |
| Daily Change: | 0.29 7.99 |
| Daily Volume: | 1,268,912 |
| Market Cap: | US$419.990M |
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