Syndax Pharmaceuticals Inc: Form 10-Q for the period ended Jun 30, 2025
Filed with the SEC on Aug 4, 2025 and accepted by EDGAR at Aug 4, 2025, 16:05 ET.
Management's discussion and analysis
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The following information should be read in conjunction with the unaudited financial information and the notes thereto included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and the audited financial information and the notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K that was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, on March 3, 2025.
Company Overview
We are a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company advancing innovative cancer therapies. We currently have two commercially approved products, Revuforj® (revumenib) and Niktimvo™ (axatilimab-csfr), and a robust slate of clinical development programs. Revuforj is our first-in-class menin inhibitor that was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, in November 2024 for the treatment of relapsed or refractory, or R/R, acute leukemia with a lysine methyltransferase 2A gene, or KMT2A, translocation in adult and pediatric patients one year old and older. In April 2025, we completed the submission of a supplemental New Drug Application, or sNDA, for revumenib as a treatment for R/R acute myeloid leukemia, or AML, with a nucleophosmin 1 mutation, or mNPM1, based on the positive pivotal data from our AUGMENT-101 trial. In June 2025, the FDA granted Priority Review to our sNDA and assigned a Prescription Drug User Fee Act, or PDUFA, target action date of October 25, 2025. We are also studying revumenib in combination with standard-of-care agents in mNPM1 AML or KMT2A-rearranged acute leukemia across the treatment landscape, including in newly diagnosed patients. Additionally, we are exploring the use of revumenib as a treatment in solid tumors, specifically its activity in metastatic colorectal cancer. Niktimvo is our first-in-class colony stimulating factor-1 receptor, or CSF-1R, blocking antibody that was approved by the FDA in August 2024 for the treatment of chronic graft-versus-host disease, or cGVHD, after failure of at least two prior lines of systemic therapy in adult and pediatric patients weighing at least 40 kg. Axatilimab is in development for the treatment of newly diagnosed cGVHD patients in combination with standard-of-care therapies, as well for the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, or IPF. We plan to continue to leverage the technical and business expertise of our management team and scientific collaborators to license, acquire and develop additional therapeutics to expand our pipeline.
We have begun generating product revenue from sales of Revuforj and collaboration revenue from sales of Niktimvo and plan to continue to leverage the technical and business expertise of our management team and scientific collaborators to license, acquire and develop additional therapeutics to expand our pipeline. We continue to incur significant research and development and other expenses related to our ongoing operations. Except for 2021, we have not been profitable and have incurred losses in each period since our inception in 2005. For the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, we reported a net loss of $71.8 million and $68.1 million, respectively. As of June 30, 2025, we had an accumulated deficit of $1.4 billion. As of June 30, 2025, we had cash, cash equivalents and short- and long-term investments of $517.9 million.
Business Update
Revuforj® (revumenib)
- Revuforj achieved $28.6 million in net revenue in the second quarter of 2025, representing a 43% increase over the first quarter of 2025. Revuforj was launched in the U.S. in November 2024 for the treatment of R/R acute leukemia with a KMT2A translocation in adult and pediatric patients one year and older.
- Announced that the FDA granted Priority Review to the Company’s sNDA for Revuforj for the treatment of R/R mNPM1 AML. The sNDA is being reviewed under the FDA's Real-Time Oncology Review program and has been assigned a PDUFA target action date of October 25, 2025.
- Presented new Revuforj data in R/R mNPM1 AML and R/R NUP98-rearranged, or NUP98r, AML from the AUGMENT-101 trial at the European Hematology Association, or EHA, Annual Congress Meeting in June 2025.
- Additional results from all efficacy-evaluable R/R mNPM1 AML patients in the pivotal Phase 2 portion of the AUGMENT-101 trial of revumenib (n=77) show an overall response rate, or ORR of 48% (37/77). The complete remission, or CR, plus complete remission with partial hematologic recovery, or CRh, rate was 26% (20/77). Median duration of CR/CRh response was 4.7 months. Among patients with CR/CRh assessed for measurable residual disease, or MRD, 63% (12/19) were MRD negative. Subpopulation analysis showed that a median overall survival, or OS, of 23.3 months (95% CI: 8.4-NR) was observed among the 37 patients who achieved an overall response, based on a Kaplan-Meier estimate from this single-arm trial.
- Among patients with R/R NUP98r AML included in the Phase 1 portion of AUGMENT-101, the ORR was 60% (3/5). One patient who proceeded to transplant resumed revumenib post-transplant and was in maintenance cycle 10 as of the data cutoff date. The safety profile of revumenib in patients with R/R NUP98r AML was consistent with previous reports observed in KMT2Ar or mNPM1 AML.
- Published pivotal data from patients with R/R mNPM1 AML in the Phase 2 portion of the AUGMENT-101 trial in the journal Blood in May 2025. The results published from the primary efficacy analysis (n=64) are consistent with the data presented at the EHA Annual Congress Meeting in June 2025 from the larger efficacy-evaluable population (n=77).
- Multiple trials evaluating revumenib in mNPM1 and KMT2Ar acute leukemia across the treatment landscape are ongoing. These trials include:
- EVOLVE-2: A pivotal, Phase 3, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial evaluating revumenib in combination with venetoclax and azacitidine in newly diagnosed mNPM1 AML patients who are unfit for intensive chemotherapy. The trial is being conducted in collaboration with the HOVON network, a leading cooperative clinical trial group with extensive experience studying novel therapies for hematologic malignancies.
- BEAT AML: A Phase 1 trial evaluating the combination of revumenib with venetoclax and azacitidine in newly diagnosed older adults (≥60 years) with mNPM1 or KMT2Ar AML. The trial is being conducted as part of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Beat AML® Master Clinical Trial. Updated data that showed a 67% (29/43) CR rate and 100% (37/37) flow-MRD negativity rate among evaluable responders were published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology and simultaneously presented in an oral presentation at the EHA Annual Congress Meeting in June 2025.
- SAVE: A Phase 1/2 trial evaluating an all-oral combination of revumenib with venetoclax and decitabine/cedazuridine in pediatric and adult patients with R/R AML or mixed-lineage acute leukemia (MPAL) harboring either mNPM1, KMT2Ar, or NUP98r alterations. The trial is being conducted by investigators from MD Anderson Cancer Center. Updated data that showed an ORR of 82% (27/33) and a CR/CRh rate of 48% (16/33) were presented at the 66th ASH Annual Meeting. The trial is now enrolling a cohort of newly diagnosed patients.
- Intensive chemotherapy: A Phase 1 trial evaluating the combination of revumenib with intensive chemotherapy (7+3) followed by revumenib maintenance treatment in newly diagnosed mNPM1 or KMT2Ar acute leukemia patients. The Company expects to report data in the fourth quarter of 2025 supporting pivotal dose selection.
- Break Through Cancer: A Phase 2 trial studying whether the combination of revumenib and venetoclax can eliminate MRD in patients with AML and extend progression-free survival. The trial is being conducted by Break Through Cancer, a collaboration between leading U.S. cancer research centers.
- INTERCEPT: A Phase 1 trial evaluating the use of novel therapies, including revumenib, to target MRD and early relapse in AML. The trial is being conducted by the Australasian Leukaemia and Lymphoma Group as part of the INTERCEPT AML master clinical trial. Data that showed 54% (6/11) of patients had MRD reduction at any time, including 36% (4/11) who achieved MRD negativity, were presented at the 66th ASH Annual Meeting.
- Start-up activities are underway for two trials, known as the REVEAL trials, that will evaluate revumenib in combination with standard of care regimens in newly diagnosed acute leukemia patients with mNPM1 or KMT2A-rearranged AML who are fit to receive intensive chemotherapy, with trial initiation expected in the fourth quarter of 2025.
- The Company is evaluating revumenib in patients with R/R metastatic microsatellite stable (MSS) colorectal cancer (CRC). The Company expects to report data from the trial by the end of 2025.
Niktimvo™ (axatilimab-csfr)
- Niktimvo achieved $36.2 million in net revenue in the second quarter of 2025, the first full quarter of the U.S. launch, representing significant growth compared to the $13.6 million in net revenue in the first quarter of 2025. Niktimvo was launched in the U.S. in late January 2025 for the treatment of chronic graft-versus-host disease, or cGVHD, after failure of at least two prior lines of systemic therapy in adult and pediatric patients weighing at least 40 kg (88.2 lbs). Syndax and Incyte are co-commercializing Niktimvo. Syndax records 50% of the Niktimvo net commercial profit/loss, defined as net product revenue minus the cost of sales and commercial expenses. For the second quarter of 2025, Syndax’s share of the Niktimvo product contribution, reported as Collaboration revenue, was $9.4 million.
- Presented data at the EHA Annual Congress Meeting in June 2025 highlighting the robust and rapid responses observed in different organs and subgroups of patients with cGVHD in the pivotal AGAVE-201 trial that supported the FDA approval of Niktimvo.
- Two trials evaluating axatilimab in combination with standard of care therapies in newly diagnosed cGVHD patients are ongoing, including:
- A Phase 2, open-label, randomized, multicenter trial of axatilimab in combination with ruxolitinib in patients ≥ 12 years of age with newly diagnosed cGVHD.
- A pivotal Phase 3, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multi-center trial of axatilimab in combination with corticosteroids in patients ≥ 12 years of age with newly diagnosed cGVHD.
- Enrollment is ongoing in MAXPIRe, a Phase 2, 26-week randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial of axatilimab on top of standard of care in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). The Company expects to complete enrollment in the trial in the fourth quarter of 2025 with topline data anticipated in the second half of 2026.
Corporate Updates
- In May 2025, the Company announced the appointment of Dr. Nick Botwood as Head of Research and Development and Chief Medical Officer. Dr. Botwood brings 25 years of industry experience leading drug development, R&D strategy, and global commercialization of novel oncology therapeutics.
- In June 2025, the Company announced the resignation of William Meury from its Board of Directors after seven years of service due to his acceptance of the role of President and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors at Incyte, the Company’s collaboration partner for Niktimvo.
Financial Operations Overview
Product Revenue, net
Our second FDA-approved product, Revuforj, was approved by the FDA for commercial sale in the U.S. on November 15, 2024. In accordance with GAAP, we determine net product revenue for Revuforj, with specific assumptions for variable consideration components including, but not limited to, trade discounts and allowances, co-pay assistance programs and payor rebates.
We generated no product revenue during the three and six months ended June 30, 2024.
Collaboration revenue, net
In September 2021, we entered into the Incyte License and Collaboration Agreement, or the Incyte License, with Incyte covering the worldwide development and commercialization of axatilimab. In August 2024, the FDA approved Niktimvo for the treatment of cGVHD after failure of at least two prior lines of systemic therapy in adult and pediatric patients weighing at least 40 kg (88.2 lbs).
In accordance with Topic ASC 808, Collaboration Arrangements, Incyte has been identified as the principal in product sales, therefore, we will recognize its 50% share of any profits or losses in the amount of net product sales less cost of goods sold and shared commercial and other expenses, in the period in which the underlying sales and costs are recognized. Our share of net profits in connection with commercialization of Niktimvo will be presented as “Collaboration revenue, net” and our share of net losses will be presented as “Collaboration loss” within operating expenses. Collaboration revenue or expense is made up of our share of the 50% profit with Incyte. We record collaboration revenue net of commercial expenses. We will continue to recognize the costs associated with ongoing development services in the R&D operating expense line, including any cost-sharing components with Incyte.
Cost of Product Sales
Our cost of product sales includes the cost of goods sold and royalties associated with Revuforj and Niktimvo sales in the United States.
Research and Development
Since our inception, we have primarily focused on our clinical development programs. Research and development expenses consist primarily of costs incurred for the development of our product candidates and include:
- expenses incurred under agreements related to our clinical trials, including the costs for investigative sites and contract research organizations that conduct our clinical trials;
- employee-related expenses associated with our research and development activities, including salaries, benefits, travel and non-cash stock-based compensation expenses;
- manufacturing process-development, clinical supplies and technology-transfer expenses;
- license fees and milestone payments under our license agreements;
- consulting fees paid to third parties;
- allocated facilities and overhead expenses; and
- costs associated with regulatory operations and regulatory compliance requirements.
Internal and external research and development costs are expensed as they are incurred. Cost-sharing amounts received by us are recorded as reductions to research and development expense. Costs for certain development activities, such as clinical trials, are recognized based on an evaluation of the progress to completion of specific tasks using data such as patient enrollment, clinical site activations or other information provided to us by our vendors.
Research and development activities are central to our business model. Product candidates in late stages of clinical development generally have higher development costs than those in earlier stages of clinical development, primarily due to the increased size and duration of late-stage clinical trials. We plan to continue to spend a significant amount of our resources on research and development activities for the foreseeable future as we continue to advance the development of our product candidates. The amount of research and development expenses allocated to external spending will continue to grow, while we expect our internal spending to grow at a slower and more controlled pace.
It is difficult to determine, with certainty, the duration and completion costs of our current or future preclinical programs, research studies and clinical trials of our product candidates. The duration, costs and timing of research studies and clinical trials of our product candidates will depend on a variety of factors that include, but are not limited to, the following:
- per patient costs;
- the number of patients that participate;
- the number of clinical trial sites;
- the countries in which the clinical trials are conducted;
- the length of time required to enroll eligible patients;
- the potential additional safety monitoring or other studies requested by regulatory agencies;
- the duration of patient monitoring;
- the efficacy and safety profile of the product candidates; and
- timing and receipt of any regulatory approvals.
In addition, the probability of success for each product candidate will depend on numerous factors, including competition, manufacturing capability and commercial viability. The successful development of our product candidates is highly uncertain. At this time, we cannot reasonably estimate the nature, timing or costs of the efforts that will be necessary to complete the remainder of the development of our product candidates for the period, if any, in which material net cash inflows from these potential drug candidates may commence. Clinical development timelines, the probability of success and development costs can differ materially from expectations.
Selling, General and Administrative
Selling, general and administrative expenses consist primarily of commercialization costs as well as employee-related expenses, including salaries, benefits, non-cash stock-based compensation and travel expenses, for our employees in executive, finance, human resources, information technology, business development and support functions, as well as sales and marketing expenses to support the launch and commercialization of Revuforj and Niktimvo. Other selling, general and administrative expenses include facility-related costs not otherwise allocated to research and development expenses and accounting, tax, legal, information technology and consulting services. We anticipate that our selling, general and administrative expenses will further increase in the future as we continue to increase our headcount to support our continued research and development and anticipated commercialization of our products.
Royalty Interest Expense
Royalty interest expense consists of interest expense related to the Purchase and Sale Agreement with Royalty Pharma.
Other Interest Expense
Other interest expense consists of interest expense related to our operational and capital leases.
Interest Income
Interest income consists of income earned on our cash, cash equivalents and short- and long-term investment balances.
Other Expense
Other expense includes expense consisting of revaluation of foreign currency related to trade payables and amortization of debt issuance costs.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
For a discussion of new accounting pronouncements please read Note 3 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies to our unaudited consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Our management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations are based on our financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, or U.S. GAAP. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates, judgments and assumptions that may affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, equity, revenue and expenses and related disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities. We base our estimates on historical experience, known trends and events and various other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. In making estimates and judgments, management employs critical accounting policies.
There have been no material changes to our critical accounting estimates described in the “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024.
Results of Operations
Comparison of the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024:
| Three Months Ended June 30, Change Six Months Ended June 30, Change | |
|---|---|
| 2025 2024 $2025 2024 $ | |
| (In thousands) (In thousands) | |
| Revenue: | |
| Product revenue, net | $28,600 $— $28,600 $48,642 $— 48,642 |
| Collaboration revenue, net | 9,358 — 9,358 9,111 — 9,111 |
| Milestone and license revenue | — 3,500 (3,500) — 3,500 (3,500) |
| Total revenues | 37,958 3,500 34,458 57,753 3,500 54,253 |
| Operating expenses: | |
| Cost of goods sold | $1,279 $— $1,279 $2,164 $— 2,164 |
| Research and development | 62,227 48,655 13,572 123,863 105,147 18,716 |
| Selling, general and administrative | 43,805 29,061 14,744 84,836 52,083 32,753 |
| Total operating expenses | 107,311 77,716 29,595 210,863 157,230 53,633 |
| Loss from operations | (69,353) (74,216) (4,863) (153,110) (153,730) (620) |
| Other income (expense), net: | |
| Royalty interest expense | (7,854) — (7,854) (15,903) — (15,903) |
| Other interest expense | (4) (45) 41 (6) (100) 94 |
| Interest income | 5,950 6,284 (334) 13,133 13,540 (407) |
| Other expense | (586) (86) (500) (807) (173) (634) |
| Total other income (expense), net | (2,494) 6,153 (8,647) (3,583) 13,267 (16,850) |
| Net loss | $(71,847) $(68,063) $3,784 $(156,693) $(140,463) $16,230 |
Product Revenue, net
In November 2024, we began to generate product revenue from sales of Revuforj in the United States. We record product revenue net of estimated discounts, chargebacks, rebates, product returns, and other gross-to-net revenue deductions. Product revenue, net from sales of Revuforj was $28.6 million and $48.6 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, respectively.
Collaboration Revenue, net
In February 2025, we began to generate sales of Niktimvo in the United States in collaboration with our partner, Incyte. Our Collaboration revenue, net was $9.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025. Our Collaboration revenue, net was $9.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025, as it includes the $0.2 million of Collaboration loss recognized in the first quarter.
Cost of Product Sales
Our cost of product sales were $1.3 million and $2.2 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, respectively, resulting from increased sales of Revuforj and Niktimvo.
Research and Development
The following table summarizes the research and development expenses for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024:
| Three Months Ended June 30, Change Six Months Ended June 30, Change | |
|---|---|
| 2025 2024 $2025 2024 $ | |
| (In thousands) (In thousands) | |
| Revumenib-related costs | $28,156 $20,439 $7,717 $48,960 $51,880 $(2,920) |
| Axatilimab-related costs | 9,053 8,503 550 28,764 14,104 14,660 |
| Other research and development programs | 1,789 534 1,255 2,747 1,500 1,247 |
| Personnel cost and other expenses | 19,033 14,861 4,172 35,528 29,202 6,326 |
| Stock-based compensation | 4,196 4,318 (122) 7,864 8,461 (597) |
| Total research and development expenses | $62,227 $48,655 $13,572 $123,863 $105,147 $18,716 |
For the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, our total research and development expenses increased $13.6 million and $18.7 million, respectively, from the comparable prior year period. The increases were primarily due to:
- An increase in revumenib-related costs, primarily driven by multiple trials evaluating revumenib in mNPM1 and KMT2Ar acute leukemia, ongoing medical affairs activities supporting Revuforj, and a $5.0 million milestone expense in the second quarter of 2025 recognized as a result of an sNDA submission; partially offset by a decrease in CMC expense due to the capitalization of inventory for commercial use.
- An increase in axatilimab-related costs driven by the ongoing IPF trial, the frontline cGVHD combination trial with ruxolitinib for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025. For the six months ended June 30, 2025, the increase was of also driven by a $10 million milestone expense in the first quarter of 2025, as a result of the first patient dosed in a Phase III study with the compound in combination with another agent for any indication.
- An increase in personnel costs and stock-based compensation to support on-going clinical trials and, sNDA and medical affairs activities in support of commercialization.
Selling, General and Administrative
The following tables summarizes the selling, general and administrative expenses for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024:
| Three Months Ended June 30, Change Six Months Ended June 30, Change | |
|---|---|
| 2025 2024 $2025 2024 $ | |
| (In thousands) (In thousands) | |
| Commercial related expenses | $9,874 $7,560 $2,314 $20,739 $13,392 $7,347 |
| Other selling, general and administrative expenses | 5,034 4,153 881 9,405 8,258 1,147 |
| Personnel cost and other expenses | 19,306 11,770 7,536 38,389 20,099 18,290 |
| Stock-based compensation | 9,591 5,578 4,013 16,303 10,334 5,969 |
| Total selling, general and administrative expenses | $43,805 $29,061 $14,744 $84,836 $52,083 $32,753 |
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For the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, our total selling, general and administrative expenses increased $14.7 million and $32.8 million, respectively, from the comparable prior year period. The increases were primarily due to:
- An increase in commercial-related costs driven by ongoing commercialization activities for Revuforj and Niktimvo.
- An increase in personnel costs and stock-based compensation to support the commercialization of Revuforj and Niktimvo, primarily related to an increase in headcount.
Royalty Interest Expense
For the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, royalty interest expense increased due to the interest expense recognized related to the Royalty Pharma Purchase and Sale Agreement signed in November 2024.
Other Interest Expense
For the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, other interest expense decreased from the comparable period due to less interest expense recognized related to capital leases.
Interest Income
For the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, interest income decreased from the comparable period. The decrease of interest income was primarily due to the fluctuation of interest rates and average balance of cash equivalents and short and long-term investments.
Other Expense
For the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, other expense increased from the comparable period primarily related to the current period amortization of debt issuance costs related to the Royalty Pharma Purchase and Sale Agreement.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Cash Flows
The following table sets forth the primary sources and uses of cash and cash equivalents for each period set forth below:
(In thousands)
| Six Months Ended June 30, 2025 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| Net cash used in operating activities | $(182,957) | $(155,193) |
| Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | 136,029 | (37,649) |
| Net cash provided by financing activities | 1,481 | 2,844 |
| Net decrease cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | $(45,447) | $(189,998) |
Net Cash Used in Operating Activities
Net cash used in operating activities increased from $155.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024 to $183.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025, primarily due to an increase in operating net loss, accounts receivable, and inventory, and decreases in prepaid expenses, and collaboration payables.
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities
Net cash provided by investing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2025, was $136.0 million and was related to $238.3 million from the maturities of available-for-sale securities, offset by the purchase of $102.3 million of available-for-sale securities.
Net cash used in investing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2024, was $37.6 million and was related to $129.7 million from the maturities of available-for-sale securities, offset by the purchase of $167.4 million of available-for-sale securities.
Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities
Net cash provided by financing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2025, decreased by $1.4 million from the comparable prior year period primarily due to a decrease in proceeds from the exercise of stock options in the current period.
Purchase and Sale Agreement
In October 2024, we entered into a purchase and sale agreement with Royalty Pharma, pursuant to which Royalty Pharma purchased the right to receive 13.8% on quarterly net sales of Niktimvo in the United States and its respective territories, districts, commonwealths and possessions (including Guam and Puerto Rico) in exchange for an upfront payment of $350.0 million (gross) at closing, received in November 2024. Aggregate payments to Royalty Pharma pursuant to the Royalty Agreement will be capped at $822.5 million or 2.35 times the funded amount.
For additional details on our purchase and sale agreement with Royalty Pharma, see Note 11 - “Royalty Interest Financing Liability” to our consolidated financial statements in this Quarterly Report.
Future Funding Requirements
We believe that the combination of our available cash, cash equivalents, short-term and long-term investments as well as our expected Revuforj gross contribution and Niktimvo collaboration revenue is sufficient to fund existing and planned cash requirements. Our primary uses of capital are, and we expect will continue to be, compensation and related expenses, third-party clinical research and development services, clinical costs, commercialization costs, legal and other regulatory expenses and general overhead costs. We have based our estimates on assumptions that may prove to be incorrect, and we could use our capital resources sooner than we currently expect.
Additionally, the process of testing product candidates in clinical trials is costly, and the timing of progress in these trials is uncertain. We cannot estimate the actual amounts necessary to successfully complete the development and commercialization of our product candidates or whether, or when, we may achieve profitability.
Our future capital requirements will depend on many factors, including:
- our growth rate
- the initiation, progress, timing, costs and results of clinical trials of our product candidates;
- the outcome, timing and cost of seeking and obtaining additional regulatory approvals from the FDA and comparable foreign regulatory authorities, including the potential for such authorities to require that we perform more trials than we currently expect;
- the cost to establish, maintain, expand and defend the scope of our intellectual property portfolio, including the amount and timing of any payments we may be required to make, or that we may receive, in connection with licensing, preparing, filing, prosecuting, defending and enforcing any patents or other intellectual property rights;
- market acceptance of our product candidates;
- the cost and timing of selecting, auditing and developing manufacturing capabilities, and potentially validating manufacturing sites for commercial-scale manufacturing;
- the cost and timing for obtaining pricing and reimbursement, which may require additional trials to address pharmacoeconomic benefit;
- the cost of maintaining sales, marketing and distribution capabilities for our products;
- the costs of acquiring, licensing or investing in additional businesses, products, product candidates and technologies;
- the interruption of key clinical trial activities, such as clinical trial site monitoring;
- the cost of disruption to our supply chain and operations, and associated delays in the manufacturing and supply of our products, which would adversely impact our ability to continue our clinical trial operations;
- the effect of competing technological and market developments; and
- our need to implement additional internal systems and infrastructure, including financial and reporting systems, as we grow our company.
Although we have two FDA-approved products available for commercial sale in the U.S., we have not generated substantial product revenue to date. We believe that the combination of our available cash, cash equivalents, short-term and long-term investments as well as our expected Revuforj gross contribution and Niktimvo collaboration revenue is sufficient to fund our near-term existing and planned cash requirements. Until we generate substantial product revenue, we expect to finance our future cash needs through a combination of equity offerings, debt financings and additional funding from license and collaboration arrangements. Except for any obligations of our collaborators to reimburse us for research and development expenses or to make milestone or royalty payments under our agreements with them, we will not have any committed external source of liquidity.
Our material contractual obligations and commitments as of June 30, 2025, primarily relate to our maturities of operating leases for office space and equipment and capital leases for office equipment. As of June 30, 2025, we have $0.4 million payable within 12 months.
Except as disclosed above, we have no material non-cancelable purchase commitments with service providers, as we have generally contracted on a cancelable, purchase-order basis. We enter into contracts in the normal course of business with equipment and reagent vendors, CROs, contract manufacturing organizations, and other third parties for clinical trials, preclinical research studies and testing and manufacturing services. These contracts are cancelable by us upon prior notice. Payments due upon cancellation consist only of payments for services provided or expenses incurred, including noncancelable obligations of our service providers, up to the date of cancellation. These payments are not determinable.
We have incurred losses and cumulative negative cash flows from operations since our inception, excluding the year ended December 31, 2021. As of June 30, 2025, we had an accumulated deficit of $1.4 billion. We anticipate that we will likely continue to incur significant losses for at least the next couple years. To the extent that we raise additional capital through the future sale of equity or debt, the ownership interest of our stockholders will be diluted, and the terms of these securities may include liquidation or other preferences that adversely affect the rights of our existing common stockholders. If we raise additional funds through collaboration arrangements in the future, we may have to relinquish valuable rights to our technologies, future revenue streams or product candidates or grant licenses on terms that may not be favorable to us. If we are unable to raise additional funds through equity or debt financings when needed, we may be required to delay, limit, reduce or terminate our product development or future commercialization efforts or grant rights to develop and market product candidates that we would otherwise prefer to develop and market ourselves.
At-the-Market Offering Program
In May 2023, we entered into a sales agreement with Cowen and Company, LLC, or TD Cowen, under which we could, from time to time, issue and sell shares of our common stock having aggregate sales proceeds of up to $200.0 million, in a series of one or more at-the-market equity offerings, or the 2023 ATM Program. TD Cowen is not required to sell any specific share amounts but acts as the Company’s sales agent, using commercially reasonable efforts consistent with its normal trading and sales practices. Pursuant to the sales agreement, shares will be sold under the shelf registration statement on Form S-3ASR (Registration No. 333-277424), which became automatically effective upon filing on February 27, 2024. Our common stock will be sold at prevailing market prices at the time of the sale, and as a result, prices may vary. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, we did not sell any shares of common stock under the 2023 ATM Program. As of June 30, 2025, we had $157.9 million available under the 2023 ATM Program.
Significant Risks and Uncertainties
Unfavorable interest rates and geo-political unrest could result in further economic uncertainty and volatility in the capital markets in the near term and, as a result, could negatively affect our operations and could make it difficult for us to obtain traditional financing on acceptable terms, if at all. Furthermore, such economic conditions have produced downward pressure on share prices. Although we do not believe that inflation has had a material impact on our financial position or results of operations to date, the return of a high inflationary environment could increase our operating costs, including our labor costs and research and development costs. These costs may also be negatively impacted due to supply chain constraints, geopolitical tensions, including tariffs, the ongoing wars between Russia and Ukraine and Israel and Hamas as well as other conflicts in the Middle East, including between Israel and Hezbollah, worsening macroeconomic conditions and employee availability and wage increases, which may result in additional stress on our working capital.
Additionally, we are subject to other challenges and risks specific to our business and our ability to execute on our strategy, as well as risks and uncertainties common to companies in the pharmaceutical industry with development and commercial operations, including, without limitation, risks and uncertainties associated with: obtaining regulatory approval of additional indications for our approved products; identifying, acquiring or in-licensing additional products or product candidates; pharmaceutical product development and the inherent uncertainty of clinical success; the challenges of protecting and enhancing our intellectual property rights; and complying with applicable regulatory requirements. See the section titled “Risk Factors” located elsewhere in this report for additional information.
Market risk
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The market risk inherent in our financial instruments and in our financial position represents the potential loss arising from adverse changes in interest rates. As of June 30, 2025, we had cash and cash equivalents of $108.6 million, consisting of overnight investments, interest-bearing money market funds and commercial paper, and short and long-term investments of $346.6 million, consisting of commercial paper, highly rated corporate bonds and treasuries. Our primary exposure to market risk is interest rate sensitivity, which is affected by changes in the general level of U.S. interest rates. The primary objectives of our investment activities are to ensure liquidity and to preserve principal while at the same time maximizing the interest income, we receive from our marketable securities without significantly increasing risk. We have established guidelines regarding approved investments and maturities of investments, which are designed to maintain safety and liquidity. Due to the relative short-term maturities of our cash equivalents and the low risk profile of our short and long-term investments, an immediate 100 basis point change in interest rates would not have a material effect on the fair market value of our cash equivalents and short and long-term investments. We have the ability to hold our investments until maturity, and therefore, we would not expect our operating results or cash flows to be affected to any significant degree by the effect of a change in market interest rates on our investment portfolio.
We do not believe that inflation and changing prices had a significant impact on our results of operations for any periods presented herein.
Controls and procedures
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Disclosure Controls and Procedures and Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Controls and Procedures
We have carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act), as of June 30, 2025. Based upon that evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this report, our disclosure controls and procedures are effective in ensuring that:
(a) the information required to be disclosed by us in the reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms; and
(b) the information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
In designing and evaluating our disclosure controls and procedures, our management recognized that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and our management necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There was no change in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended June 30, 2025, that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
Risk factors
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In addition to the other information contained elsewhere in this report, you should carefully consider the risks and uncertainties described in “Part I, Item 1A—Risk Factors” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, or 2024 Form 10-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, on March 3, 2025, and in “Part II, Item 1A—Risk Factors” of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2025, or Q1 2025 Form 10-Q, filed with the SEC on May 5, 2025, which could materially and adversely affect our business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations. New risk factors can emerge from time to time, and it is not possible to predict the impact that any factor or combination of factors may have on our business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations. The risk factors disclosure in our 2024 Form 10-K and Q1 2025 Form 10-Q is qualified by the information that is described in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. The risks described in our 2024 Form 10-K and Q1 2025 Form 10-Q are not our only risks. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition or future results. There have been no material changes in our risk factors previously disclosed in our 2024 Form 10-K and Q1 2025 Form 10-Q.
Figures reported in this filing
Standardized line items from the XBRL in this filing, for the period ended 2025-06-30. Comparative periods it repeats are left out.
| Line item | Period | Value | XBRL concept |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 3 months2025-04-01 to 2025-06-30 | $38.0m | us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax |
| Revenue | 6 months2025-01-01 to 2025-06-30 | $57.8m | us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax |
| Research and development | 3 months2025-04-01 to 2025-06-30 | $62.2m | us-gaap:ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense |
| Research and development | 6 months2025-01-01 to 2025-06-30 | $123.9m | us-gaap:ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense |
| Operating income | 3 months2025-04-01 to 2025-06-30 | −$69.4m | us-gaap:OperatingIncomeLoss |
| Operating income | 6 months2025-01-01 to 2025-06-30 | −$153.1m | us-gaap:OperatingIncomeLoss |
| Interest expense | 3 months2025-04-01 to 2025-06-30 | $4.0k | us-gaap:InterestExpenseNonoperating |
| Interest expense | 6 months2025-01-01 to 2025-06-30 | $6.0k | us-gaap:InterestExpenseNonoperating |
| Income tax | 6 months2025-01-01 to 2025-06-30 | $0 | us-gaap:IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit |
| Net income | 3 months2025-04-01 to 2025-06-30 | −$71.8m | us-gaap:NetIncomeLoss |
| Net income | 6 months2025-01-01 to 2025-06-30 | −$156.7m | us-gaap:NetIncomeLoss |
| Diluted EPS | 3 months2025-04-01 to 2025-06-30 | −$0.83 | us-gaap:EarningsPerShareDiluted |
| Diluted EPS | 6 months2025-01-01 to 2025-06-30 | −$1.82 | us-gaap:EarningsPerShareDiluted |
| Basic EPS | 3 months2025-04-01 to 2025-06-30 | −$0.83 | us-gaap:EarningsPerShareBasic |
| Basic EPS | 6 months2025-01-01 to 2025-06-30 | −$1.82 | us-gaap:EarningsPerShareBasic |
| Diluted shares (weighted) | 3 months2025-04-01 to 2025-06-30 | 86,337,237 shares | us-gaap:WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding |
| Diluted shares (weighted) | 6 months2025-01-01 to 2025-06-30 | 86,255,020 shares | us-gaap:WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding |
| Operating cash flow | 6 months2025-01-01 to 2025-06-30 | −$183.0m | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities |
| Cash and equivalents | At period end2025-06-30 | $108.6m | us-gaap:CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue |
| Current assets | At period end2025-06-30 | $531.7m | us-gaap:AssetsCurrent |
| Total assets | At period end2025-06-30 | $596.1m | us-gaap:Assets |
| Current liabilities | At period end2025-06-30 | $113.0m | us-gaap:LiabilitiesCurrent |
| Total liabilities | At period end2025-06-30 | $438.7m | us-gaap:Liabilities |
| Current portion of debt | At period end2025-06-30 | $330.6m | us-gaap:LongTermDebtCurrent |
| Shareholders' equity | At period end2025-06-30 | $157.4m | us-gaap:StockholdersEquity |
Source: SEC EDGAR, the filing index for accession 0000950170-25-101985. Last ingested by Listed: Oct 30, 2026, 19:11 ET. Listed shows no prices and gives no investment advice.