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ROCKVILLE, Md., July 31, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MacroGenics, Inc. (NASDAQ: MGNX), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing innovative monoclonal antibody-based therapeutics for the treatment of cancer, today provided an update on its corporate progress and reported financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2019.
“We have made significant progress in the first half of the year, during which we reported positive results from the Phase 3 SOPHIA study of margetuximab in metastatic HER2-positive breast cancer and enrolled patients into our Phase 1 studies. We believe this progress positions us favorably to achieve several important milestones for our Company during the remainder of 2019,” said Scott Koenig, M.D., Ph.D., President and CEO of MacroGenics. “Continuing our focus on execution, in the second half of the year, we are planning to submit the BLA for margetuximab, initiate two registration-directed Phase 2/3 clinical trials, and provide clinical updates for several key programs.”
Key Pipeline Updates
Margetuximab. MacroGenics is advancing an investigational, Fc-optimized monoclonal antibody (mAb) that targets human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2). Highlights include:
B7-H3 Franchise. MacroGenics is developing a portfolio of investigational antibody-based therapeutics that target B7-H3 through complementary mechanisms of action taking advantage of this antigen's broad expression across multiple solid tumor types. Program updates include:
Flotetuzumab. MacroGenics is advancing an investigational, bispecific DART molecule that recognizes both CD123 and CD3. Updates include:
PD-1 Franchise. MacroGenics is advancing multiple investigational PD-1-directed programs to provide differentiation from existing PD-1-based treatment options and enable a broad set of combination opportunities across the Company’s portfolio. Program highlights include:
MGD007. MacroGenics is evaluating an investigational, bispecific DART molecule that recognizes both gpA33 and CD3. MacroGenics completed the enrollment of 26 patients in the Phase 1 expansion cohort of MGD007 in combination with MGA012. The Company expects to provide a clinical update regarding this study in the first quarter of 2020.
Recent Corporate Developments
Second Quarter 2019 Financial Results
Conference Call Information
MacroGenics will host a conference call today at 4:30 p.m. ET to discuss financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2019 and provide a corporate update. To participate in the conference call, please dial (877) 303-6253 (domestic) or (973) 409-9610 (international) five minutes prior to the start of the call and provide the Conference ID: 3046407.
The listen-only webcast of the conference call can be accessed under "Events & Presentations" in the Investor Relations section of the Company's website at http://ir.macrogenics.com/events.cfm. A replay of the webcast will be available shortly after the conclusion of the call and archived on the Company's website for 30 days following the call.
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SELECTED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET DATA |
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Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities | $ | 272,136 | $ | 232,863 | |
Total assets | 383,677 | 332,130 | |||
Deferred revenue | 29,862 | 40,722 | |||
Total stockholders' equity | 294,451 | 242,877 | |||
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS |
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Revenues: | |||||||||||||||
Revenue from collaborative and other agreements | $ | 9,987 | $ | 18,552 | $ | 19,484 | $ | 23,053 | |||||||
Revenue from government agreements | 606 | 282 | 771 | 476 | |||||||||||
Total revenues | 10,593 | 18,834 | 20,255 | 23,529 | |||||||||||
Costs and expenses: | |||||||||||||||
Research and development | 51,440 | 52,014 | 98,500 | 97,684 | |||||||||||
General and administrative | 12,122 | 11,134 | 22,341 | 20,369 | |||||||||||
Total costs and expenses | 63,562 | 63,148 | 120,841 | 118,053 | |||||||||||
Loss from operations | (52,969 | ) | (44,314 | ) | (100,586 | ) | (94,524 | ) | |||||||
Other income | 21,202 | 1,070 | 23,802 | 1,744 | |||||||||||
Net loss | (31,767 | ) | (43,244 | ) | (76,784 | ) | (92,780 | ) | |||||||
Other comprehensive income: | |||||||||||||||
Unrealized gain on investments | 34 | 40 | 37 | 79 | |||||||||||
Comprehensive loss | $ | (31,733 | ) | $ | (43,204 | ) | $ | (76,747 | ) | $ | (92,701 | ) | |||
Basic and diluted net loss per common share | $ | (0.65 | ) | $ | (1.03 | ) | $ | (1.63 | ) | $ | (2.35 | ) | |||
Basic and diluted weighted average number of common shares | 48,845,234 | 42,153,813 | 47,234,889 | 39,559,599 | |||||||||||
About MacroGenics, Inc.
MacroGenics is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing innovative monoclonal antibody-based therapeutics for the treatment of cancer. The Company generates its pipeline of product candidates primarily from its proprietary suite of next-generation antibody-based technology platforms, which have applicability across broad therapeutic domains. The combination of MacroGenics' technology platforms and protein engineering expertise has allowed the Company to generate promising product candidates and enter into several strategic collaborations with global pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. For more information, please see the Company's website at www.macrogenics.com. MacroGenics, the MacroGenics logo, and DART are trademarks or registered trademarks of MacroGenics, Inc.
Cautionary Note on Forward-Looking Statements
Any statements in this press release about future expectations, plans and prospects for the Company, including statements about the Company's strategy, future operations, clinical development of the Company's therapeutic candidates, milestone or opt-in payments from the Company's collaborators, the Company's anticipated milestones and future expectations and plans and prospects for the Company and other statements containing the words "subject to", "believe", "anticipate", "plan", "expect", "intend", "estimate", "project", "may", "will", "should", "would", "could", "can", the negatives thereof, variations thereon and similar expressions, or by discussions of strategy constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements as a result of various important factors, including: the uncertainties inherent in the initiation and enrollment of future clinical trials, expectations of expanding ongoing clinical trials, availability and timing of data from ongoing clinical trials, expectations for regulatory approvals, other matters that could affect the availability or commercial potential of the Company's product candidates and other risks described in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In addition, the forward-looking statements included in this press release represent the Company's views only as of the date hereof. The Company anticipates that subsequent events and developments will cause the Company's views to change. However, while the Company may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, the Company specifically disclaims any obligation to do so, except as may be required by law. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing the Company's views as of any date subsequent to the date hereof.
Contacts:
Jim Karrels, Senior Vice President, CFO
Anna Krassowska, Ph.D., Vice President, Investor Relations & Corporate Communications
MacroGenics, Inc.
1-301-251-5172, info@macrogenics.com