Immunovant, Inc. (Nasdaq: IMVT), a clinical-stage
immunology company dedicated to enabling normal lives for people
with autoimmune diseases, today reported corporate updates and
financial results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended
March 31, 2024.
“We are very excited about the immunology market evolution that
we believe positions the anti-FcRn mechanism to be the leading
therapeutic class across a broad range of autoantibody-driven
indications. Within the class, we see tremendous opportunity for
IMVT-1402, which we believe has a combination of potentially
best-in-class features not seen with any other FcRn inhibitor,”
said Pete Salzmann, M.D., chief executive officer at Immunovant.
“Based on these convictions, as well as significant progress made
with IMVT-1402, we are prioritizing the development of IMVT-1402 as
our lead asset going forward given its broad potential across a
number of indications.”
General Clinical Development Updates:To address
the unmet needs of people with autoantibody-driven diseases,
Immunovant is committed to initiating a broad set of late-stage
programs for its lead asset IMVT-1402, including first-in-class
indications (such as Graves’ disease), classic autoantibody
indications (such as MG), and other indications with positive
in-class data (such as CIDP). Immunovant expects to initiate
programs in several therapeutic areas including Endocrinology and
Neurology. Following a recently completed Type B meeting with the
FDA, four to five potentially registrational programs for IMVT-1402
are on track to be initiated by March 31, 2025. By March 31, 2026,
Immunovant plans to initiate studies in a total of 10 indications.
Immunovant expects to achieve financial efficiencies in its
IMVT-1402 development program by taking advantage of batoclimab
data and by applying learning from publicly disclosed in-class
competitor data and trial designs.
Immunovant was recently awarded U.S. Patent No. 11,926,669
covering the composition of matter of IMVT-1402 and its binding
sequence to FcRn, method of use of the antibody for treating
autoimmune disease, and methods for its manufacturing. Not
including any potential patent term extension, the issued
composition-of-matter patent term will extend until June 2043.
Neurology Clinical Development
Updates:Immunovant designed the batoclimab MG trial to
study the potential benefits of batoclimab across three important
patient needs that we do not believe are addressed by other FcRn
inhibitor MG development programs: 1) the potential benefits of
high dose induction therapy, 2) continuous long-term therapy with a
simple subcutaneous injection, and 3) multiple doses to potentially
enable tailored, continuous therapy based on individual patient
needs. Given the importance of MG as an anchor indication for a
leading FcRn inhibitor franchise, and given the profile of
IMVT-1402 compared to batoclimab, Immunovant expects to initiate a
potentially registrational program for IMVT-1402 in MG in this
fiscal year. A final decision will be made based on results from
the current batoclimab trial. We expect these topline results and
the related decision to be by the end of this fiscal year (by March
31, 2025).
We are also excited about the potential for FcRn inhibition
in CIDP and we may transition our batoclimab CIDP study to a
registrational CIDP program with IMVT-1402. To that end, we
believe the data from the ongoing batoclimab CIDP trial could
substantially enhance the design of a potentially registrational
study with IMVT-1402. Similar to previous CIDP trials, the
current batoclimab trial is designed to enroll patients with active
CIDP confirmed by an adjudication committee. Enrolled
patients enter a washout period during which standard-of-care is
discontinued and, if their condition worsens, they are then
randomized into period 1 of the study.
To date in the batoclimab trial, almost all patients have
worsening of their CIDP symptoms during the washout period
indicating that the inclusion criteria are selecting patients with
active disease. In fact, several patients have deteriorated
significantly during washout and dropped out of the trial prior to
receiving any batoclimab or within the first 2 weeks of
randomization to batoclimab treatment in period 1. To ensure
that we can optimize the level of disease activity and patient
population for an IMVT-1402 clinical trial we have decided to run
the batoclimab CIDP trial approximately two quarters longer prior
to unblinding period 1. This will better ensure that
the data from the batoclimab trial, combined with learning
from other CIDP trials, can be used to optimize the IMVT-1402 CIDP
trial design prior to the end of the fiscal year (by March 31,
2025).
Endocrinology Clinical Development Updates:We
are excited about the potential for IMVT-1402 in Graves’ disease
and expect to announce detailed results from the batoclimab study
in Graves’ disease as well as an overview of our development
program for IMVT-1402 in Graves’ disease in the fall of 2024.
Immunovant is enthusiastic about the potential for a
targeted therapy in Thyroid Eye Disease (TED) that does not
directly inhibit the Insulin Growth Factor receptor (IGFr). IGFr
inhibition may be associated with hearing loss as reflected in the
updated FDA label for teprotumumab. Immunovant believes that
patients with TED have significant remaining unmet need despite the
option for surgery or for 6 months of teprotumumab therapy.
IMVT-1402’s profile, and batoclimab’s potentially registrational
TED program, provide a variety of options for Immunovant in TED. A
decision regarding which asset to advance to registration in TED is
expected in the first half of calendar year 2025 together with
disclosing topline data from the current batoclimab TED
program.
Financial Highlights for Fiscal Fourth Quarter Ended
March 31, 2024:Cash Position: As of March
31, 2024, Immunovant’s cash and cash equivalents totaled
approximately $635 million.
R&D Expenses: Research and development
expenses were $66.1 million for the three months ended March 31,
2024, compared to $51.8 million for the three months ended March
31, 2023. The increase was primarily due to higher research and
development and contract manufacturing costs related to the
development of IMVT-1402, elevated personnel-related expenses and
higher costs related to cross-indication research and development
activities supporting batoclimab and IMVT-1402 programs. The
increase was partially offset by decreased batoclimab
program-specific research and development costs (including contract
manufacturing costs).
G&A Expenses: General and administrative
expenses were $14.8 million for the three months ended March 31,
2024, compared to $12.4 million for the three months ended March
31, 2023. The increase was primarily due to higher
personnel-related expenses and legal and other professional
fees.
Net Loss: Net loss was $75.3 million ($0.52 per
common share) for the three months ended March 31, 2024, compared
to $59.4 million ($0.46 per common share) for the three months
ended March 31, 2023. Net loss for the three months ended March 31,
2024 and March 31, 2023 included $9.7 million and $7.5 million,
respectively, related to non-cash stock-based compensation
expense.
Common Stock: As of March 31, 2024, there were
145,582,999 shares of common stock issued and outstanding.
Financial Highlights for Fiscal Year Ended March 31,
2024:R&D Expenses: Research and
development expenses were $212.9 million for the fiscal year ended
March 31, 2024, compared to $160.3 million for the fiscal year
ended March 31, 2023. The increase was primarily due to higher
research and development and contract manufacturing costs related
to the development of IMVT-1402 and elevated personnel-related
expenses, partially offset by lower batoclimab program-specific
research and development costs (including contract manufacturing
costs) and lower costs related to cross-indication research and
development activities supporting batoclimab and IMVT-1402
programs.
IPR&D Expenses: Acquired in-process
research and development expenses were $12.5 million for the fiscal
year ended March 31, 2024, compared to $10.0 million for the fiscal
year ended March 31, 2023. The increase was due to the achievement
of development and regulatory milestones for batoclimab under the
terms of the HanAll in-license agreement.
G&A Expenses: General and administrative
expenses were $57.3 million for the fiscal year ended March 31,
2024, compared to $48.0 million for the fiscal year ended March 31,
2023. The increase was primarily due to higher personnel-related
expenses, market research costs, legal and other professional fees,
and information technology costs.
Net Loss: Net loss was $259.3 million ($1.88
per common share) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024,
compared to $211.0 million ($1.71 per common share) for the fiscal
year ended March 31, 2023. Net loss for the fiscal year ended March
31, 2024 and 2023 included $41.1 million and $32.3 million,
respectively, related to non-cash stock-based compensation
expense.
About Immunovant, Inc.Immunovant, Inc. is a
clinical-stage immunology company dedicated to enabling normal
lives for people with autoimmune diseases. As a trailblazer in
anti-FcRn technology, the Company is developing innovative,
targeted therapies to meet the complex and variable needs of people
with autoimmune diseases. For additional information on the
Company, please visit immunovant.com.
Forward-Looking Statements This press release
contains forward-looking statements for the purposes of the safe
harbor provisions under The Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995 and other federal securities laws. The use of words
such as "can," “may,” “might,” “will,” “would,” “should,” “expect,”
“believe,” “estimate,” “design,” “plan,” "intend," and other
similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking
statements. Such forward looking statements include statements
regarding Immunovant’s expectations regarding the timing, design,
and results of clinical trials of IMVT-1402 and batoclimab;
Immunovant’s plan to develop IMVT-1402 and batoclimab across a
broad range of indications; Immunovant’s anticipated strategic
reprioritization from batoclimab to IMVT-1402; the number and
timing of potentially registrational programs and clinical trials
Immunovant plans to initiate for IMVT-1402; Immunovant’s
intellectual property portfolio; and potential benefits of
IMVT-1402’s unique product attributes and potential best-in-class
profile. All forward-looking statements are based on estimates and
assumptions by Immunovant’s management that, although Immunovant
believes to be reasonable, are inherently uncertain. All
forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties
that may cause actual results to differ materially from those that
Immunovant expected. Such risks and uncertainties include, among
others: Immunovant may not be able to protect or enforce its
intellectual property rights; initial results or other preliminary
analyses or results of early clinical trials may not be predictive
final trial results or of the results of later clinical trials; the
timing and availability of data from clinical trials; the timing of
discussions with regulatory agencies, as well as regulatory
submissions and potential approvals; the continued development of
Immunovant’s product candidates, including the number and timing of
the commencement of additional clinical trials; Immunovant’s
scientific approach, clinical trial design, indication selection,
and general development progress; future clinical trials may not
confirm any safety, potency, or other product characteristics
described or assumed in this press release; any product candidate
that Immunovant develops may not progress through clinical
development or receive required regulatory approvals within
expected timelines or at all; Immunovant’s product candidates may
not be beneficial to patients, or even if approved by regulatory
authorities, successfully commercialized; the potential impact of
global factors, such as the post-COVID-19 environment, geopolitical
tensions, and adverse macroeconomic conditions on Immunovant’s
business operations and supply chain, including its clinical
development plans and timelines; Immunovant’s business is heavily
dependent on the successful development, regulatory approval, and
commercialization of batoclimab and/or IMVT-1402; Immunovant is at
various stages of clinical development for batoclimab and
IMVT-1402; and Immunovant will require additional capital to fund
its operations and advance batoclimab and IMVT-1402 through
clinical development. These and other risks and uncertainties are
more fully described in Immunovant’s periodic and other reports
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including
in the section titled “Risk Factors” in Immunovant’s Annual Report
on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on May 29, 2024, and Immunovant’s
subsequent filings with the SEC. Any forward-looking statement
speaks only as of the date on which it was made. Immunovant
undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any
forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise.
IMMUNOVANT, INC. |
|
Consolidated Statements of Operations |
|
(In thousands, except share and per share data) |
|
|
Three Months EndedMarch 31, |
|
Years EndedMarch 31, |
|
2024 |
|
2023 |
|
2024 |
|
2023 |
Operating
expenses: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Research and development |
$ |
66,056 |
|
|
$ |
51,837 |
|
|
$ |
212,928 |
|
|
$ |
160,257 |
|
Acquired in-process research and development |
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
12,500 |
|
|
|
10,000 |
|
General and administrative |
|
14,823 |
|
|
|
12,422 |
|
|
|
57,281 |
|
|
|
48,019 |
|
Total operating expenses |
|
80,879 |
|
|
|
64,259 |
|
|
|
282,709 |
|
|
|
218,276 |
|
Interest income |
|
(8,379 |
) |
|
|
(3,480 |
) |
|
|
(24,948 |
) |
|
|
(7,578 |
) |
Other (income) expense,
net |
|
2,587 |
|
|
|
(356 |
) |
|
|
1,008 |
|
|
|
253 |
|
Loss before provision
(benefit) for income taxes |
|
(75,087 |
) |
|
|
(60,423 |
) |
|
|
(258,769 |
) |
|
|
(210,951 |
) |
Provision (benefit) for income
taxes |
|
232 |
|
|
|
(992 |
) |
|
|
567 |
|
|
|
9 |
|
Net loss |
$ |
(75,319 |
) |
|
$ |
(59,431 |
) |
|
$ |
(259,336 |
) |
|
$ |
(210,960 |
) |
Net loss per common share –
basic and diluted |
$ |
(0.52 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.46 |
) |
|
$ |
(1.88 |
) |
|
$ |
(1.71 |
) |
Weighted-average common shares
outstanding – basic and diluted |
|
145,355,546 |
|
|
|
129,632,592 |
|
|
|
138,100,577 |
|
|
|
123,075,329 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
IMMUNOVANT, INC. |
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Consolidated Balance Sheets |
|
(In thousands, except share and per share data) |
|
|
March 31, |
|
2024 |
|
2023 |
Assets |
|
|
|
Current assets: |
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
$ |
635,365 |
|
|
$ |
376,532 |
|
Accounts receivable |
|
5,337 |
|
|
|
700 |
|
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
|
24,902 |
|
|
|
26,916 |
|
Income tax receivable |
|
166 |
|
|
|
185 |
|
Total current assets |
|
665,770 |
|
|
|
404,333 |
|
Operating lease right-of-use
assets |
|
133 |
|
|
|
1,172 |
|
Property and equipment,
net |
|
462 |
|
|
|
333 |
|
Total
assets |
$ |
666,365 |
|
|
$ |
405,838 |
|
Liabilities and
Stockholders’ Equity |
|
|
|
Current liabilities: |
|
|
|
Accounts payable |
$ |
7,155 |
|
|
$ |
1,353 |
|
Accrued expenses |
|
41,300 |
|
|
|
40,421 |
|
Current portion of operating lease liabilities |
|
138 |
|
|
|
1,173 |
|
Due to Roivant Sciences Ltd. |
|
15 |
|
|
|
350 |
|
Total current liabilities |
|
48,608 |
|
|
|
43,297 |
|
Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion |
|
— |
|
|
|
47 |
|
Total liabilities |
|
48,608 |
|
|
|
43,344 |
|
Commitments and
contingencies |
|
|
|
Stockholders’ equity: |
|
|
|
Series A preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share, 10,000
shares authorized, issued and outstanding at March 31, 2024
and March 31, 2023 |
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share, 10,000,000 shares
authorized, no shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2024
and March 31, 2023 |
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, 500,000,000 shares
authorized, 145,582,999 shares issued and outstanding at
March 31, 2024 and 500,000,000 shares authorized, 130,329,863
shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2023 |
|
14 |
|
|
|
13 |
|
Additional paid-in capital |
|
1,441,518 |
|
|
|
927,976 |
|
Accumulated other comprehensive income |
|
1,908 |
|
|
|
852 |
|
Accumulated deficit |
|
(825,683 |
) |
|
|
(566,347 |
) |
Total stockholders’ equity |
|
617,757 |
|
|
|
362,494 |
|
Total liabilities and
stockholders’ equity |
$ |
666,365 |
|
|
$ |
405,838 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Contact:Chau Cheng, PhD, MBAVice President,
Investor RelationsImmunovant, Inc.info@immunovant.com
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