Axsome Therapeutics Reports Third Quarter 2017 Financial Results
“In the third quarter we launched our Phase 2/3 ADVANCE-1 trial of AXS-05 in Alzheimer’s disease agitation and reported positive Phase 1 trial results with our new clinical-stage product candidate, AXS-06,” said
Pipeline Update
Axsome is developing a portfolio of differentiated, patent-protected, central nervous system (CNS) product candidates. CNS disorders are distressing and difficult-to-treat. The patients with them are often underserved with many having no approved or satisfactory treatment options. Axsome accelerates the development of new CNS medicines in a cost-efficient manner, by utilizing novel mechanisms of action and novel delivery approaches of well-characterized molecules, combined with human proof-of-concept data and innovative clinical trial designs. Our pipeline includes two product candidates in Phase 3 development, one candidate which we believe to be Phase 3-ready, and additional preclinical candidates.
• AXS-05: Axsome is evaluating AXS-05 (bupropion and dextromethorphan fixed-dose combination) in two separate Phase 3 clinical programs for treatment resistant depression (TRD) and Alzheimer’s disease (AD) agitation. AXS-05 is a novel fixed-dose combination of dextromethorphan (an NMDA receptor antagonist, sigma-1 receptor agonist, and serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor) and bupropion (a norepinephrine and dopamine reuptake inhibitor, which also increases the bioavailability of dextromethorphan), under development for the treatment of CNS disorders.
TRD: Axsome is enrolling the STRIDE-1 study, a Phase 3, multicenter, randomized, double-blind, active-controlled trial to assess the efficacy and safety of AXS-05 in TRD, defined as major depressive disorder which has failed to respond to two or more antidepressant treatments.
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• AXS-02: Axsome is evaluating AXS-02 (disodium zoledronate tetrahydrate) in three separate Phase 3 clinical programs: complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), knee osteoarthritis (OA) associated with bone marrow lesions (BMLs), and chronic low back pain (CLBP) associated with Modic changes (MCs). AXS-02 is a potent osteoclast inhibitor being developed as an oral, non-opioid, targeted, potentially first-in-class therapeutic for chronic pain.
CRPS: Axsome is enrolling the CREATE-1 study, a global, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase 3 clinical trial to assess the efficacy and safety of AXS-02 in the treatment of pain in patients with CRPS. CREATE-1 incorporates an interim analysis for efficacy which will be performed by an independent data monitoring committee (IDMC) and results of the analysis are expected late
Knee OA associated with BMLs: Axsome is evaluating AXS-02 in the COAST-1 study, a global, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase 3 clinical trial to assess the efficacy and safety of AXS-02 in the treatment of the pain of knee OA associated with BMLs. An interim analysis to assess the sample size of the study will be performed by an IDMC on the first approximately 60 subjects enrolled in the trial. The interim analysis will be performed by the same IDMC and at the same meeting as the interim analysis for the CREATE-1 trial.
• AXS-06: Axsome is developing AXS-06 (MoSEIC™ meloxicam and esomeprazole) for the relief of the signs and symptoms of OA and Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), and the reduction in the risk of developing upper gastrointestinal ulcers in patients at risk of developing nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) associated upper gastrointestinal ulcers. AXS-06 is an oral, non-opioid, rapidly-absorbed, once-daily, COX-2 preferential pain therapeutic with a gastroprotectant.
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Corporate Update
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Anticipated Near-Term Clinical Milestones
• Clinical Trial Readouts:
- Phase 3 CREATE-1 trial of AXS-02 in CRPS, interim efficacy analysis (late
December 2017 to earlyJanuary 2018 ) - Phase 3 COAST-1 trial of AXS-02 in knee OA associated with BMLs, interim analysis (late
December 2017 to earlyJanuary 2018 ) - Phase 3 STRIDE-1 trial of AXS-05 in TRD, top-line data (1H 2018)
Third Quarter 2017 Financial Results
• Research and development (R&D) expenses: R&D expenses were
• General and administrative (G&A) expenses: G&A expenses were
• Net loss: Net loss was
• Cash: As of
• Shares outstanding: As of
• Financial guidance: Axsome believes that its cash as of
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Selected Consolidated Financial Data | ||||||||||||||||
Statements of Operations Information (unaudited): | ||||||||||||||||
Three Months Ended September 30, |
Nine Months Ended September 30, |
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2017 | 2016 | 2017 | 2016 | |||||||||||||
Operating expenses: | ||||||||||||||||
Research and development | $ | 4,471,126 | $ | 5,568,777 | $ | 15,463,706 | $ | 15,393,089 | ||||||||
General and administrative | 1,826,290 | 1,639,026 | 5,256,481 | 4,524,859 | ||||||||||||
Total operating expenses | 6,297,416 | 7,207,803 | 20,720,187 | 19,917,948 | ||||||||||||
Loss from operations | (6,297,416 | ) | (7,207,803 | ) | (20,720,187 | ) | (19,917,948 | ) | ||||||||
Interest and amortization of debt discount/premium (expense) income | (343,234 | ) | 13,219 | (999,818 | ) | 45,233 | ||||||||||
Tax credit | 207,114 | 0 | 207,144 | 0 | ||||||||||||
Net loss | $ | (6,433,536 | ) | $ | (7,194,584 | ) | $ | (21,512,891 | ) | $ | (19,872,715 | ) | ||||
Net loss per common share – basic and diluted | $ | (0.27 | ) | $ | (0.38 | ) | $ | (0.97 | ) | $ | (1.04 | ) | ||||
Weighted average common shares outstanding – basic and diluted | 23,634,040 | 19,149,906 | 22,270,885 | 19,149,579 | ||||||||||||
Balance Sheet Information: | |||||||
September 30, 2017 | December 31, 2016* | ||||||
(unaudited) | |||||||
Cash | $ | 31,673,383 | $ | 36,618,497 | |||
Total assets | 32,618,112 | 38,212,608 | |||||
Loan payable, current and long-term | 10,092,481 | 9,739,607 | |||||
Accumulated deficit | (69,154,342 | ) | (47,641,451 | ) | |||
Stockholders’ equity | $ | 16,839,057 | $ | 21,571,451 | |||
*Condensed from audited financial statements.
Axsome Contact:
Senior Vice President, Operations
Tel: 212-332-3243
Email: mjacobson@axsome.com
www.axsome.com
Source: Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.