GTx, INC. - FORM 10-Q
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
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QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2008
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the transition period from __________________ to _____________________
Commission file number: 000-50549
GTx, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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62-1715807 |
(State or other jurisdiction of
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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3 N. Dunlap Street
Van Vleet Building
Memphis, Tennessee 38163
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(901) 523-9700
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed
by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or
for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been
subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated
filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of large
accelerated filer, accelerated filer and smaller reporting company in Rule 12b-2 of the
Exchange Act.
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Large accelerated filer o
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Accelerated filer x |
Non-accelerated filer o (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
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Smaller reporting company o |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of
the Exchange Act). Yes o No x
As
of May 9, 2008, 36,239,096 shares of the registrants Common Stock were outstanding.
GTx, INC.
FORM 10-Q FOR THE QUARTER ENDED MARCH 31, 2008
INDEX
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PART I: FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
GTx, Inc.
CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands, except share data)
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March 31, |
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December 31, |
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2008 |
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2007 |
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(unaudited) |
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ASSETS |
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Current assets: |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
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$ |
128,313 |
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$ |
100,178 |
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Short-term investments |
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6,389 |
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9,810 |
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Accounts receivable, net |
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98 |
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117 |
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Inventory |
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46 |
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78 |
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Receivable from collaboration partners |
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2,364 |
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40,719 |
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Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
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1,945 |
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1,362 |
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Total current assets |
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139,155 |
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152,264 |
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Property and equipment, net |
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2,787 |
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2,308 |
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Intangible assets, net |
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4,346 |
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4,430 |
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Other assets |
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788 |
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728 |
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Total assets |
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$ |
147,076 |
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$ |
159,730 |
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY |
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Current liabilities: |
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Accounts payable |
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$ |
3,650 |
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$ |
1,614 |
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Accrued expenses |
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6,678 |
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6,784 |
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Deferred revenue current portion |
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10,934 |
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10,934 |
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Total current liabilities |
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21,262 |
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19,332 |
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Deferred revenue, less current portion |
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58,512 |
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61,245 |
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Other long term liabilities |
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216 |
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236 |
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Commitments and contingencies |
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Stockholders equity: |
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Common stock, $0.001 par value: 60,000,000
shares authorized; 36,236,263 shares
issued and outstanding
at March 31, 2008 and 36,216,263
shares issued and outstanding at
December 31, 2007 |
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36 |
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36 |
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Additional paid-in capital |
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349,931 |
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349,019 |
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Accumulated deficit |
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(282,881 |
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(270,138 |
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Total stockholders equity |
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67,086 |
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78,917 |
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Total liabilities and stockholders equity |
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$ |
147,076 |
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$ |
159,730 |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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GTx, Inc.
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(in thousands, except share and per share data)
(unaudited)
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Three Months Ended |
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March 31, |
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2008 |
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Revenues: |
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Product sales, net |
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257 |
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192 |
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Collaboration revenue |
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4,216 |
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1,463 |
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Total revenues |
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4,473 |
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1,655 |
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Costs and expenses: |
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Cost of product sales |
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135 |
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109 |
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Research and development expenses |
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13,999 |
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8,007 |
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General and administrative expenses |
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4,250 |
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3,117 |
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Total costs and expenses |
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18,384 |
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11,233 |
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Loss from operations |
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(13,911 |
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(9,578 |
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Interest income |
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1,168 |
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1,454 |
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Net loss |
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(12,743 |
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(8,124 |
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Net loss per share: |
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Basic and diluted |
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$ |
(0.35 |
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(0.23 |
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Weighted average shares used in
computing net loss per share: |
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Basic and diluted |
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36,224,834 |
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34,842,160 |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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GTx, Inc.
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in thousands)
(unaudited)
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Three Months Ended |
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March 31, |
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2008 |
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Cash flows from operating activities: |
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Net loss |
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(12,743 |
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(8,124 |
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Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by
(used in) operating activities: |
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Depreciation and amortization |
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302 |
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276 |
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Share-based compensation |
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730 |
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469 |
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Directors deferred compensation |
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51 |
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38 |
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Deferred revenue amortization |
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(2,733 |
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(1,463 |
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Foreign currency transaction gain |
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(218 |
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(31 |
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Changes in assets and liabilities: |
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Short-term investments |
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3,421 |
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Accounts receivable, net |
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19 |
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Inventory |
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32 |
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27 |
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Receivable from collaboration partners |
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38,509 |
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Prepaid expenses and other assets |
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(579 |
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(873 |
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Accounts payable |
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2,036 |
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412 |
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Accrued expenses and other long term liability |
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(125 |
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925 |
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Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities |
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28,702 |
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(8,351 |
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Cash flows from investing activities: |
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Purchase of property and equipment |
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(697 |
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(93 |
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Purchase of intangible assets |
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(64 |
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Net cash used in investing activities |
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(697 |
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(157 |
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Cash flows from financing activities: |
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Proceeds from exercise of employee stock options |
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131 |
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390 |
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Payments on capital lease obligation |
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(1 |
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(1 |
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Net cash provided by financing activities |
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130 |
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389 |
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Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |
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28,135 |
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(8,119 |
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Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period |
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100,178 |
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119,550 |
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Cash and cash equivalents, end of period |
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$ |
128,313 |
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$ |
111,431 |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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GTx, Inc.
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands, except share and per share data)
(unaudited)
1. Business and Basis of Presentation
Business
GTx, Inc. (GTx or the Company), a Delaware corporation incorporated on September 24, 1997
and headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee, is a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the discovery,
development and commercialization of small molecules that selectively target hormone pathways to
treat cancer, osteoporosis and bone loss, muscle wasting and other serious medical conditions. GTx
operates in one business segment.
GTx
is developing ACAPODENE® (toremifene citrate), a selective estrogen receptor
modulator (SERM) in two separate clinical programs in men: first, a completed pivotal Phase III
clinical trial for the treatment of multiple serious side effects of androgen deprivation therapy
(ADT) for advanced prostate cancer and second, an ongoing pivotal Phase III clinical trial for
the prevention of prostate cancer in high risk men with precancerous prostate lesions called high
grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia (high grade PIN). GTx has licensed to Ipsen Limited
(Ipsen) exclusive rights in the European Union, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, Lichtenstein, and
the Commonwealth of Independent States (collectively, the European Territory) to develop and
commercialize toremifene in all indications
which the Company has licensed from Orion Corporation
(Orion). In December 2007, the Company and Merck and Co.,
Inc. (Merck) entered into a collaboration to discover and
develop selective androgen receptor modulators (SARMs), a
new class of drugs with the potential to treat age-related muscle
loss (a condition generally defined as sarcopenia) as well as other
musculoskeletal conditions. The Merck-GTx SARM clinical development
program is currently focused on sarcopenia and cancer cachexia
(muscle wasting). The Company and Merck are conducting several Phase
I and Phase II clinical trials evaluating multiple SARM product
candidates including Ostarine (now designated as MK-2866) for
sarcopenia. Ostarine is also in a Phase II clinical trial for muscle
wasting (cachexia) in patients with cancer.
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements reflect, in the opinion of
management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair
presentation of GTxs financial position, results of operations and cash flows for each period
presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for
interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation
S-X. Accordingly, information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements
prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States have been
condensed or omitted from the accompanying condensed financial statements. These interim condensed
financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and
related notes thereto, which are included in the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2007. Operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2008 are not
necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the entire fiscal year ending
December 31, 2008.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of condensed financial statements in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that
affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and
liabilities at the date of
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GTx, Inc.
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands, except share and per share data)
(unaudited)
the condensed financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during
the reporting period. Actual amounts and results could differ from those estimates.
Revenue Recognition
The Company recognizes net product sales revenue from the sale of FARESTON® less
deductions for estimated sales discounts and sales returns. Revenue from product sales is
recognized when the goods are shipped and title and risk of loss pass to the customer and the other
criteria outlined in Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) No. 101, Revenue Recognition in Financial
Statements, as amended by SAB No. 104 (together, SAB No. 104) and Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 48, Revenue Recognition When Right of Return Exists, are
satisfied. The Company accounts for rebates to certain governmental agencies as a reduction of
product sales. The Company allows customers to return product within a specified time period prior
to and subsequent to the products labeled expiration date. The Company estimates its accrual for
product returns, which is recorded as a reduction of product sales, based on factors which include
historical product returns and estimated product in the distribution channel which is expected to
exceed its expiration date. At March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, the Companys accrual for
product returns was $243 and $324, respectively. If actual future results are different than the
Companys estimates, the Company may need to adjust its estimated accrual for product returns,
which could have a material effect on earnings in the period of the adjustment.
Collaboration revenue consists of non-refundable upfront payments, license fees and milestone
payments associated with the Companys collaboration and license agreements discussed in Note 4.
The Company recognizes this revenue in accordance with SAB No. 104, Emerging Issues Task Force
(EITF) Issue No. 00-21, Revenue Arrangements with Multiple Deliverables (EITF 00-21) and EITF
Issue No. 99-19, Reporting Revenue Gross as a Principal Versus Net as an Agent (EITF 99-19).
Accordingly, revenues from licensing agreements are recognized based on the performance
requirements of the agreement. The Company has analyzed its agreements with multiple element
arrangements to determine whether the deliverables under the agreement, including license and
performance obligations such as joint steering committee participation and research and development
activities, can be separated or whether all of the deliverables must be accounted for as a single
unit of accounting in accordance with EITF 00-21. For these arrangements, the Company was not able
to identify evidence of fair value for the undelivered elements and therefore recognizes any
consideration for a single unit of accounting in the same manner as revenue is recognized for the
final deliverable, which is ratable over the performance period. The performance period was
estimated at the inception of each agreement and is reevaluated at each reporting period. Cost
reimbursements for research and development activities are recognized as collaboration revenue if
the provisions of EITF 99-19 are met, the amounts are determinable and collection of the related
receivable is reasonably assured. Revenues from milestone payments for which the Company has no
continuing performance obligations are recognized upon achievement of the performance milestone, as
defined in the related agreement, provided the milestone is substantive and a culmination of the
earnings process has occurred. Performance obligations typically consist of significant milestones
in the development life cycle of the related products and technology, such as initiation of
clinical trials, achievement of specified clinical trial end points, filing for approval with
regulatory agencies and approvals by regulatory agencies.
Short-term Investments
Short-term investments consist of an investment in Bank of America Corporations Columbia Strategic
Cash Portfolio (the Fund). In December 2007, Columbia Management Group, LLC, the Funds
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GTx, Inc.
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands, except share and per share data)
(unaudited)
manager, determined that the assets of the Fund had declined in fair value and the Fund would no
longer seek to maintain a net asset value (NAV) of $1.00 per share. The Fund ceased accepting
orders for new shares and began an orderly distribution of Fund assets for distribution to its
shareholders. At December 31, 2007 and March 31, 2008, the Funds NAV was $0.9874 and $0.9701 per
share, respectively. For the three months ended March 31, 2008, the Company recognized a loss on
its investment in the Fund of approximately $120. The Company has classified this investment as
trading, in accordance with SFAS No. 115, Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity
Securities. Accordingly, this investment is carried at fair value and all unrealized gains and
losses are included in the condensed statement of operations. The fair value of this investment was
determined based on quoted market prices and other observable market data, or Level 1 and Level 2
inputs as defined by SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (SFAS No. 157).
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Effective January 1, 2008, the Company adopted SFAS No. 157, which defines fair value,
establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles, and
expands disclosure about fair value measurements. The fair value of the Companys short-term
investments is subject to the fair value measurement criteria in SFAS No. 157. Adoption of SFAS No.
157 did not have a significant impact on the Companys financial position or results of operations
(see Short-term Investments in Note 1).
In November 2007, the Emerging Issues Task Force issued EITF Issue No. 07-01, Accounting for
Collaborative Arrangements (EITF 07-01). EITF 07-01 concludes that the equity method of
accounting cannot be applied to collaborative arrangement activities that are not conducted within
a separate legal entity. Instead, the revenues and costs incurred with third parties in connection
with the collaborative arrangement should be presented gross or net by the collaborators based on
the criteria in EITF 99-19, and other applicable accounting literature. EITF 07-01 is effective
for years beginning after December 15, 2008. The Company does not expect the adoption of EITF
07-01 will have a material impact on its financial position or results of operations.
2. Share-Based Compensation
Effective January 1, 2006, the Company adopted SFAS No.123(R), Share-Based Payment, and began
recognizing compensation expense for its share-based payments based on the fair value of the
awards. Share-based payments include stock option grants under the Companys stock option plans
and deferred compensation arrangements for the Companys directors. The Companys share-based
compensation plans are described more fully in Note 3 to the Companys financial statements
included in the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007.
Total share-based compensation expense for the three months ended March 31, 2008 was $781, of
which $345 and $436 were recorded in the condensed statement of operations as research and
development expenses and general and administrative expenses, respectively. Total share-based
compensation expense for the three months ended March 31, 2007 was $507, of which $234 and $273
were recorded in the condensed statement of operations as research and development expenses and
general and administrative expenses, respectively. Share-based compensation expense for the three
months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007 included share-based compensation expense related to deferred
compensation arrangements for the Companys directors of $51 and $38, respectively.
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GTx, Inc.
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands, except share and per share data)
(unaudited)
The Company uses the Black-Scholes-Merton option pricing valuation model to value stock
options. The expected life is determined by calculating the average of the vesting term and the
contractual term of the options, as allowed by SAB 110. The expected price volatility is based on
the Companys historical stock price volatility. The risk-free interest rate is determined using
U.S. Treasury rates where the term is consistent with the expected life of the stock options.
Expected dividend yield is not considered as the Company has not made any dividend payments and has
no plans of doing so in the foreseeable future. The Company estimates the forfeiture rate at the
time of valuation and reduces expense ratably over the vesting period. The fair value of options
granted was estimated using the following assumptions for the periods presented:
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Three Months Ended |
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March 31, |
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2008 |
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2007 |
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Expected price volatility |
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50.5 |
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50.9 |
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Risk-free interest rate |
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3.7 |
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4.7 |
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Weighted average expected life in years |
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7.0 years |
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7.0 years |
The following is a summary of stock option transactions for all of the Companys stock option
plans since the Companys most recent fiscal year end:
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Weighted |
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Average |
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Number of |
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Exercise Price |
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Shares |
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Per Share |
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Options outstanding at December 31, 2007 |
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1,879,652 |
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$ |
11.27 |
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Options granted |
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689,500 |
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14.25 |
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Options forfeited |
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(12,832 |
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12.80 |
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Options exercised |
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(20,000 |
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6.55 |
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Options outstanding at March 31, 2008 |
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2,536,320 |
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12.11 |
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3. Basic and Diluted Net Loss Per Share
The Company computed net loss per share according to SFAS
No. 128, Earnings per Share, which requires disclosure of basic and diluted earnings (loss) per
share.
Basic net loss per share attributable to common stockholders is calculated based on the
weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted net loss per share
gives effect to the dilutive potential of common stock
consisting of stock options.
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GTx, Inc.
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands, except share and per share data)
(unaudited)
The following table sets forth the computation of the Companys basic and diluted net loss per
share:
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Three Months Ended |
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March 31, |
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2008 |
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2007 |
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Basic and diluted net loss per share |
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Numerator: |
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Net loss |
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$ |
(12,743 |
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$ |
(8,124 |
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Denominator (weighted average shares): |
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Common stock outstanding at beginning
of period |
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36,216,263 |
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34,822,362 |
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Exercise of employee stock options |
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8,571 |
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19,798 |
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Weighted average shares used in computing
basic and diluted net loss per share |
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36,224,834 |
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34,842,160 |
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Basic and diluted net loss per share |
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Weighted average options outstanding to purchase shares of common stock of 2,548,435 and
1,760,674 for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively, were excluded from the
calculations of diluted net loss per share as inclusion of the options would have had an
anti-dilutive effect on the net loss per share for the periods.
4. Collaboration and License Agreements
Merck & Co., Inc.
On November 5, 2007, GTx and Merck entered into a global Exclusive License and Collaboration
Agreement (the Merck Collaboration Agreement) governing the Companys and Mercks joint research,
development and commercialization of SARM compounds and related SARM products, including SARMs
currently being developed by the Company and Merck and those yet to be discovered, for all
potential indications of interest. The Merck Collaboration Agreement became effective on December
18, 2007.
Under the Merck Collaboration Agreement, the Company granted Merck an exclusive worldwide
license under its SARM-related patents and know-how. The Company is conducting preclinical
research of SARM compounds and products, and Merck is primarily responsible for conducting and
funding development and commercialization of products developed under the Merck Collaboration
Agreement. Merck paid the Company an upfront licensing fee of $40,000, which was received in
January 2008. In addition, Merck has agreed to pay the Company $15,000 in guaranteed cost
reimbursements for research and development activities in equal annual installments over a three
year period beginning on the first anniversary of the effective date of the Merck Collaboration
Agreement. The Company is also eligible to receive under the Merck Collaboration Agreement up to
$422,000 in future milestone payments associated with the development and regulatory approval of a
lead product candidate, including Ostarine, as defined in the Merck Collaboration Agreement, if
multiple indications are developed and
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GTx, Inc.
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands, except share and per share data)
(unaudited)
receive required regulatory approvals, as well as additional milestone payments for the
development and regulatory approval of other product candidates developed under the Merck
Collaboration Agreement. Merck has also agreed to pay the Company tiered royalties on net sales of
products that may be developed under the Merck Collaboration Agreement. The Company is responsible
for any payments owed to the University of Tennessee Research Foundation (UTRF) resulting from
the Merck Collaboration Agreement.
Unless terminated earlier, the Merck Collaboration Agreement will remain in effect in each
country of sale at least until the expiration of all valid claims of the licensed patents in such
country. However, Merck may terminate the Merck Collaboration Agreement at its election at any
time after a specified period of time following the effectiveness of the Merck Collaboration
Agreement, and either party may terminate the Merck Collaboration Agreement at any time for the
other partys uncured material breach or bankruptcy. Under certain conditions, Merck will continue
to owe royalties on certain products after it terminates the Merck Collaboration Agreement without
cause.
The Company and Merck also entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement on November 5, 2007
pursuant to which the Company sold to Merck at the closing on December 18, 2007, 1,285,347
newly-issued shares of the Companys common stock for an aggregate purchase price of approximately
$30,000, or $23.34 per share.
The Company deferred the recognition of the upfront licensing fee of $40,000 and the $10,800 in
equity premium received that represents the difference between the purchase price and the closing
price of the Companys common stock on the date the stock was purchased by Merck. These payments
are being recognized as revenue over the period of the Companys performance obligation, which the
Company estimates to be ten years. The Company recognized as collaboration revenue $1,271 for the
three months ended March 31, 2008 from the amortization of the Merck deferred revenue. Cost
reimbursements for research and development activities will begin to be recognized as collaboration
revenue when the amounts are determinable and collection of the related receivable is reasonably
assured.
Ipsen Group
In September 2006, the Company entered into a collaboration and license agreement with Ipsen
pursuant to which the Company granted Ipsen exclusive rights in the European Territory to develop
and commercialize toremifene in all indications
which the Company has licensed from Orion, which include all indications in humans except the
treatment and prevention of breast cancer outside of the United States. In accordance with the
terms of the license agreement, Ipsen has agreed to pay the Company 23,000 as a license fee and
expense reimbursement, of which 1,500 is to be paid in equal installments over a three year period
from the date of the agreement. In October 2006, the Company received 21,500 (approximately
$27,100) from Ipsen as the initial payment for the license fee and expense reimbursement. In
September 2007, the Company received 500 (approximately $688) from Ipsen as the first annual
installment payment. Pursuant to the agreement, the Company is also entitled to receive from Ipsen
up to an aggregate of 39,000 in milestone payments depending on the successful development and
launch of toremifene in certain countries of the European Territory for the high grade
PIN indication, subject to certain conditions, and the ADT indication. In February 2008, the
Company earned a milestone payment of 1,000 (approximately $1,482) with the achievement of the primary end
point in the toremifene 80 mg ADT Phase III clinical trial. This amount was recognized as
collaboration revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2008. Ipsen has agreed to be
responsible for and to pay all clinical development, regulatory and launch activities to
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NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands, except share and per share data)
(unaudited)
commercialize toremifene in the European Territory for both the high grade PIN
indication and ADT indication. Ipsen has agreed to pay the Company a royalty equal to a graduating
percentage of aggregate net sales of products containing toremifene which rates will be dependent on whether such sales are for the high grade
PIN indication or the ADT indication. The Company will remain responsible for paying upstream
royalties on toremifene to both Orion and UTRF for the PIN indication and to Orion only
for the ADT indication. Ipsen will purchase the bulk drug product supply directly from Orion and
is responsible for the packaging and labeling of the final product.
The Company recorded deferred revenue of $29,259 related to the Ipsen upfront license fee and
expense reimbursement which is expected to be amortized into revenue on a straight-line basis over
the estimated five year development period for toremifene in the European Territory.
The Company recognized as collaboration revenue $1,463 for each of the three months ended March 31,
2008 and 2007 from the amortization of the Ipsen deferred revenue.
University of Tennessee Research Foundation
In July 2007, the Company and UTRF entered into a consolidated, amended and restated license
agreement to consolidate and replace its two previously existing SARM license agreements with UTRF
and to modify and expand certain rights and obligations of each of the parties under both license
agreements. Pursuant to this agreement, the Company was granted exclusive worldwide rights in all
existing SARM technologies owned or controlled by UTRF, including all improvements thereto, and
exclusive rights to future SARM technology that may be developed by certain scientists at the
University of Tennessee or subsequently licensed to UTRF under certain existing inter-institutional
agreements with The Ohio State University.
In
September 2007, the Company and UTRF entered into an amended and
restated license agreement
to replace its previously existing exclusive worldwide license agreement for toremifene.
Pursuant to this agreement, the Company was granted exclusive worldwide rights to UTRFs method of
use patents relating to SERMs, including toremifene for chemoprevention of prostate
cancer as well as future related SERM technologies that may be developed by certain scientists at
the University of Tennessee.
Under the agreements with UTRF, the Company agreed to pay to UTRF a one-time, upfront fee of
$290 per agreement as consideration for entering into the agreements. The Company is also
obligated to pay UTRF annual license maintenance fees and royalties on sublicense revenues and net
sales of products.
5. Commitments and Contingencies
In April 2008, UTRF asserted a claim against the Company for a sublicense royalty fee of
$1,500 associated with the purchase in December 2007 of 1,285,347 shares of Company common stock by
Merck for $30,000, pursuant to a Stock Purchase Agreement executed between the Company and Merck in
November 2007. UTRF claims that Mercks purchase of the Companys stock was conditioned on the
parties also signing the Merck Collaboration Agreement granting to Merck rights in the Companys
SARM technology, which the Company has licensed from UTRF, and therefore, UTRF contends, the
Company is liable to UTRF for a sublicense royalty as the proceeds received by the Company from the
stock sale, UTRF contends, represent payments to the Company derived from the licensing of the SARM
technology under the Merck Collaboration Agreement. The Company believes that its sale of stock to
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Merck represents an equity transaction and, therefore, did not result in proceeds derived from
the licensing of the SARM technology, and that there is no sublicense royalty due to UTRF as a
result of the stock sale. The Company believes it has meritorious defenses against the UTRF claim
and does not believe that an unfavorable outcome to the Company is probable. Accordingly, the
Company has not accrued any amounts related to this matter as of March 31, 2008.
ITEM 2. MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the condensed financial statements
and the notes thereto included in Part 1, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Forward-Looking Information
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements. The forward-looking
statements are contained principally in the sections entitled Managements Discussion and Analysis
of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and Risk Factors. These statements involve
known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause our actual results,
performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performances or
achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements
include statements about:
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clinical programs, including whether future clinical trials will achieve similar results to
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potential future licensing fees, milestone payments, and royalty payments including any
milestone payments or royalty payments that we may receive under our collaborative
arrangements with Ipsen Limited and Merck & Co., Inc.; |
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our and our collaborators ability to market, commercialize and achieve market
acceptance for our product candidates or products that we may develop; |
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our and our collaborators ability to generate additional product candidates for
clinical testing; |
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our estimates regarding the sufficiency of our cash resources. |
In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terms such as anticipates,
believes, could, estimates, expects, intends, may, plans, potential, predicts,
projects, should, will, would and similar expressions intended to identify forward-looking
statements. Forward-looking statements reflect our current views with respect to future events,
are based on assumptions and are subject to risks and uncertainties. We discuss many of these
risks in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q in greater detail in the section entitled Risk
Factors under Part II, Item 1A below. Given these uncertainties, you should not place undue
reliance on these forward-looking statements. Also, forward-looking statements represent our
estimates and assumptions only as of the date of this
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Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. You should read this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and the
documents that we incorporate by reference in and have filed as exhibits to this Quarterly Report
on Form 10-Q, completely and with the understanding that our actual future results may be
materially different from what we expect. Except as required by law, we assume no obligation to
update any forward-looking statements publicly, or to update the reasons actual results could
differ materially from those anticipated in any forward-looking statements, even if new information
becomes available in the future.
Overview
We are a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the discovery, development and
commercialization of small molecules that selectively target hormone pathways to treat cancer,
osteoporosis and bone loss, muscle wasting and other serious medical conditions. We are developing
ACAPODENE® (toremifene citrate), a selective estrogen receptor modulator, or SERM, in
two separate clinical programs in men: first, a completed pivotal Phase III clinical trial for the
treatment of multiple serious side effects of androgen deprivation therapy, or ADT, for advanced
prostate cancer, and second, an ongoing pivotal Phase III clinical trial for the prevention of
prostate cancer in high risk men with precancerous prostate lesions called high grade prostatic
intraepithelial neoplasia, or high grade PIN. In the first quarter of 2008, we announced that the
Phase III clinical trial results for toremifene 80 mg for the treatment of multiple
serious side effects of ADT showed that toremifene 80 mg reduced new morphometric
vertebral fractures, met other key endpoints of bone mineral density, or BMD, lipid profiles and
gynecomastia, and also showed that toremifene 80 mg demonstrated a reduction in hot
flashes in a subset of patients. We expect to file a New Drug Application, or NDA, for
toremifene 80 mg with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, in the summer of
2008. We have licensed to Ipsen Limited, or Ipsen, exclusive rights in the European Union,
Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, Lichtenstein and the Commonwealth of Independent States, which we
refer to collectively as the European Territory, to develop and commercialize toremifene in all indications which we have licensed from Orion
Corporation, or Orion, which include all indications in humans except the treatment and prevention
of breast cancer outside of the United States. In December 2007, we
and Merck and Co., Inc.,
or Merck, entered into a collaboration to discover and develop
selective androgen receptor modulators, or SARMs, a new class of
drugs with the potential to treat age-related muscle loss (a
condition generally defined as sacropenia) as well as
other musculoskeletal conditions. Sarcopenia is the loss of skeletal
muscle mass resulting in reduced physical strength and ability to
perform activities of daily living. The Merck-GTx SARM clinical
development program is currently focused on sarcopenia and cancer
cachexia (muscle wasting). We and Merck are conducting several
Phase I and Phase II clinical trials evaluating multiple
SARM product candidates including Ostarine (now designated as
MK-2866) for sarcopenia. Ostarine is also in a Phase II clinical
trial for muscle wasting (cachexia) in patients with cancer which is
due to be completed in the third quarter of 2008. We and Merck are
evaluating additional muscle loss indications for potential SARM
clinical development.
We also have an extensive preclinical pipeline generated from our own discovery program,
including GTx-758, an oral luteinizing hormone, or LH, inhibitor being developed for the treatment
of advanced prostate cancer, and GTx-878, an estrogen receptor beta agonist, a new class of drugs
being developed for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia, or BPH. We are planning to
initiate Phase I clinical testing for GTx-758 by the end of 2008 and for GTx-878 in 2009.
Our most advanced product candidate, toremifene, is being developed to treat
multiple serious side effects of ADT and to prevent prostate cancer in high risk men with high
grade PIN. ADT is the most common treatment for advanced, recurrent or metastatic prostate cancer,
and we believe that it is currently used to treat approximately 700,000 men in the United States.
ADT is hormone therapy that works by reducing testosterone and estrogen. The low estrogen levels
unintentionally caused by ADT can lead to multiple serious side effects including: severe bone
loss, or osteoporosis, resulting in skeletal fractures; hot flashes; lipid profile changes that
lead to higher rates of cardiovascular disease; and breast pain and enlargement, or gynecomastia.
There are currently no drugs approved by the FDA for the
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treatment of these multiple serious side effects of ADT. We commenced a pivotal Phase III clinical
trial of toremifene 80 mg under a Special Protocol Assessment, or SPA, with the FDA for
this indication in November 2003. A SPA is designed to facilitate the FDAs review and approval of
drug products by allowing the agency to evaluate the proposed design and size of clinical trials
that are intended to form the primary basis for determining a drug products efficacy. The primary
endpoint was new morphometric vertebral fractures measured by x-ray, and the secondary endpoints
included BMD, lipid profile changes, gynecomastia and hot flashes. In the first quarter of 2008,
we announced that the results of the Phase III clinical trial showed that toremifene 80
mg reduced new morphometric vertebral fractures, met other key endpoints of BMD, lipid profiles and
gynecomastia and also demonstrated a reduction in hot flashes.
In January 2005, we initiated a pivotal Phase III clinical trial of toremifene 20
mg for the prevention of prostate cancer in high risk men with high grade PIN, which is being
conducted under a SPA with the FDA. We will evaluate efficacy endpoints for the clinical trial at
36 months after completion of enrollment, and we anticipate conducting a planned efficacy interim
analysis after a certain number of cancer events have been recorded among study patients, which we
currently expect to occur in the second quarter of 2008. If the efficacy results from the planned
interim analysis achieve the statistical outcome specified in the SPA
(a spend = 0.001), we plan to
file a NDA with the FDA. If we are able to file a NDA based on the results of the efficacy interim
analysis, we will continue to collect efficacy data and safety data during the review process to
satisfy the FDAs safety requirements set forth in the SPA. If the efficacy results from the
planned interim analysis do not satisfy the specified statistical requirements in the SPA, we plan
to continue the clinical trial for the full 36 month period and then determine whether the trial
results satisfy the efficacy endpoints required by the SPA.
In our third clinical program, OstarineTM, a SARM, is being developed
to treat age-related muscle loss, as well as other musculoskeletal
conditions. In December 2006, we
announced that OstarineTM met its primary endpoint in a Phase II proof of concept,
double blind, randomized, placebo controlled clinical trial in 60 elderly men and 60 postmenopausal
women. We initiated a Phase II randomized, double blind, placebo controlled clinical trial
evaluating Ostarine for the treatment of cancer cachexia in approximately 150 patients diagnosed
with non-small cell lung cancer, colorectal cancer, non-Hodgkins lymphoma, chronic lymphocytic
leukemia or breast cancer. The clinical trial is being conducted at approximately 40 clinical
sites in the United States and Argentina. We expect to receive data from this trial during the
third quarter of 2008. We and Merck, through our SARM collaboration, will determine the
development strategy of Ostarine and other collaboration compounds.
In November 2007, we entered into a license and collaboration agreement with Merck which governs
our and Mercks joint research, development and commercialization of SARM compounds and related
SARM products, including SARMs currently being developed by us and Merck and those yet to be
discovered, for all potential indications of interest. Under the agreement, we are conducting
preclinical research of SARM compounds and products, and Merck is primarily responsible for
conducting and funding development and commercialization of products developed. We received an
upfront licensing fee of $40.0 million in January 2008, of which $1.9 million was due to the
University of Tennessee Research Foundation, or UTRF, as sublicense royalty. Merck also agreed to
pay us $15.0 million in guaranteed cost reimbursements for research and development activities in
equal annual installments over a three year period beginning on the first anniversary of the
effective date of the agreement. We are also eligible to receive up to $422.0 million in future
milestone payments associated with the development and regulatory approval of a lead product
candidate, including Ostarine, as defined in the agreement, if multiple indications are developed
and receive required regulatory approvals, as well as additional milestone payments for the
development and regulatory approval of other product candidates developed under the agreement, upon
the achievement of such development and regulatory approval milestones and assuming the continued
effectiveness of the agreement. Merck also has agreed to pay us tiered royalties on net sales of
products that may be developed under the agreement. On the date the agreement became
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effective in December 2007, we issued to Merck 1,285,347 newly-issued shares of our common stock
for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $30.0 million.
Our net loss for the three months ended March 31, 2008 was $12.7 million. Our net loss
included FARESTON® net product sales of $257,000 and the recognition of collaboration
revenue of $4.2 million. We have financed our operations and internal growth primarily through
public offerings and private placements of our common stock and preferred stock, as well as
proceeds from our collaborations. We expect to continue to incur net losses as we continue our
clinical development and research and development activities, apply for regulatory approvals,
expand our sales and marketing capabilities and grow our operations.
Research and Development
Since our inception in 1997, we have been focused on drug discovery and development programs.
Research and development expenses represented 77% of our total operating expenses for the three
months ended March 31, 2008. Research and development expenses include our expenses for personnel
associated with our research activities, screening and identification of product candidates,
formulation and synthesis activities, manufacturing, preclinical studies, toxicology studies,
clinical trials, regulatory affairs, medical affairs, quality assurance activities and license and
royalty fees.
We expect that research and development expenditures will continue to increase in future years
due to:
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our ongoing SARM research efforts with Merck as a part of our collaboration and the
completion of the Phase II clinical trial evaluating OstarineTM for the
treatment of cancer cachexia; |
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There is a risk that any drug discovery and development program may not produce revenue.
Moreover, because of uncertainties inherent in drug discovery and development, including those
factors described in Part II, Item 1A Risk Factors of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, we may
not be able to successfully develop and commercialize any of our product candidates.
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Product Candidates
The following table identifies the development phase and status for each of our product
candidates:
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SPA, completed in
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achieved primary
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Sales and Marketing
We currently market FARESTON® (toremifene citrate 60 mg) tablets, which have been
approved by the FDA for the treatment of metastatic breast cancer in postmenopausal women in the
United States. In January 2005, we acquired from Orion the right to market FARESTON®
tablets in the United States for the metastatic breast cancer indication. We also acquired from
Orion a license to toremifene for all indications in humans worldwide, except breast cancer outside
of the United States. The active pharmaceutical ingredient in
FARESTON®
is the same as in our toremifene 80 mg and toremifene 20 mg product
candidates. We plan to build a specialty sales and
marketing infrastructure, which we expect to include 50 to 100 sales
representatives, to market toremifene, if approved by the FDA, to the relatively small and concentrated community
of urologists and medical oncologists in the United States. We have partnered with Ipsen to
commercialize toremifene in Europe. We are currently seeking partners to market
toremifene in Asia and other markets outside of the United States and Europe.
General and Administrative Expenses
Our general and administrative expenses consist primarily of salaries and other related costs
for personnel serving executive, finance, legal, human resources, information technology, investor
relations and marketing functions. Other costs include facility costs not otherwise included in
research and development expense and professional fees for legal, accounting, public relations, and
marketing services. General and administrative expenses also include insurance costs and
FARESTON® selling and distribution expenses. We expect that our general and
administrative expenses will increase in future periods as we add personnel, additional office
space and other expenses to support the planned growth of our business. In addition, we plan to
expand our sales and marketing efforts which will result in increased sales and marketing expenses
in future years.
Critical Accounting Policies and Significant Judgments and Estimates
Our managements discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations
is based on our condensed financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim financial
statements. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and
assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of
contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the condensed financial statements as well as the
reported revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our
estimates and judgments related to revenue recognition, income taxes, intangible assets, long-term
service contracts and other contingencies. We base our estimates on historical experience and on
various other factors that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which
form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not
readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under
different assumptions or conditions.
While our significant accounting policies are more fully described in Note 2 to our financial
statements appearing in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007 filed
with the SEC, we believe that the following accounting policies are most critical to aid you in
fully understanding and evaluating our reported financial results.
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Revenue Recognition
Our revenues consist of product sales of FARESTON® and revenues derived from our
collaboration and license agreements.
We use revenue recognition criteria outlined in Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) No. 101,
Revenue Recognition in Financial Statements as amended by SAB No. 104, (together, SAB 104),
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 48, Revenue Recognition When Right of
Return Exists (SFAS No. 48), Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) Issue No. 00-21, Revenue
Arrangements with Multiple Deliverables (EITF 00-21) and EITF Issue No. 99-19, Reporting Revenue
Gross as a Principal Versus Net as an Agent (EITF 99-19). Accordingly, revenues from licensing
agreements are recognized based on the performance requirements of the agreement. We have analyzed
our agreements with multiple element arrangements to determine whether the deliverables under the
agreement, including license and performance obligations such as joint steering committee
participation and research and development activities, can be separated or whether all of the
deliverables must be accounted for as a single unit of accounting in accordance with EITF 00-21.
For these arrangements, we were not able to identify evidence of fair value for the undelivered
elements and therefore recognize any consideration for a single unit of accounting in the same
manner as the revenue is recognized for the final deliverable, which is ratable over the
performance period. The performance period is estimated at the inception of the agreement and is
reevaluated at each reporting period. Cost reimbursements for research activities are recognized
as collaboration revenue if the provisions of EITF 99-19 are met, the amounts are determinable and
collection of the related receivable is reasonably assured. Revenues from milestone payments for
which we have no continuing performance obligations are recognized upon achievement of the
performance milestone, as defined in the related agreement, provided the milestone is substantive
and a culmination of the earnings process has occurred. Performance obligations typically consist
of significant milestones in the development life cycle of the related products and technology,
such as initiation of clinical trials, filing for approval with regulatory agencies and approvals
by regulatory agencies.
We estimate the performance obligation period to be ten years for our collaboration agreement
with Merck and five years for the development of toremifene for both the high grade PIN
and ADT indications in the European Territory under our collaboration with Ipsen. The factors that
drive the actual development period of a pharmaceutical product are inherently uncertain and
include determining the timing and expected costs to complete the project, projecting regulatory
approvals and anticipating potential delays. We use all of these factors in initially estimating
the economic useful lives of our performance obligations, and we also continually monitor these
factors for indications of appropriate revisions.
We recognize net product sales revenue from sales of FARESTON® less deductions for
estimated sales discounts and sales returns. We recognize revenue from product sales when the
goods are shipped and title and risk of loss pass to the customer and the other criteria of SAB No.
104 and SFAS No. 48 are satisfied. We account for rebates to certain governmental agencies as a
reduction of product sales. We allow customers to return product within a specified time period
prior to and subsequent to the products labeled expiration date. As a result, we estimate an
accrual for product returns, which is recorded as a reduction of product sales, based on factors
which include historical product returns and estimated product in the distribution channel which is
expected to exceed its expiration date. We retained substantially the same wholesale customers of,
and the distribution channel that was used by, another pharmaceutical company that distributed
FARESTON® for six years prior to our obtaining the rights to market FARESTON®
in January 2005. We also obtained historical product return trend information that we continue to
update with our own product return data. We estimate the amount of product in the distribution
channel which is expected to exceed its expiration date and be returned by the customer by
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receiving information from our three largest wholesale customers about the levels of
FARESTON® inventory held by these customers. These three largest wholesale customers
accounted for 95% of our gross product sales of FARESTON® for the three months ended
March 31, 2008. Based on this information, and other factors, we estimate the number of months of
product on hand. At March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, our accrual for product returns was
$243,000 and $324,000, respectively. If actual future results are different than our estimates, we
may need to adjust our estimated accrual for product returns, which could have a material effect on
our financial results in the period of the adjustment.
Share-Based Compensation
We have stock option plans that provide for the purchase of our common stock by certain of our
employees and directors. Effective January 1, 2006, we adopted SFAS 123(R), Share-Based Payment,
and began recognizing compensation expense for our share-based payments based on the fair value of
the awards. Share-based payments include stock option grants under our stock option plans and
deferred compensation arrangements for the Companys directors.
The determination of the fair value of share-based payment awards on the date of grant include
the expected life of the award, the expected stock price volatility over the expected life of the
awards, expected dividend yield, and risk-free interest rate. We estimate the expected life of
options by calculating the average of the vesting term and contractual term of the options, as
allowed by SAB 110. We estimate the expected stock price volatility based on the historical
volatility of our common stock. The risk-free interest rate is determined using U.S. Treasury
rates where the term is consistent with the expected life of the stock options. Expected dividend
yield is not considered as we have not made any dividend payments and have no plans of doing so in
the foreseeable future. Forfeitures are estimated at the time of valuation and reduce expense
ratably over the vesting period. This estimate is adjusted periodically based on the extent to
which actual forfeitures differ, or are expected to differ, from the previous estimate.
Total share-based compensation expense for the three months ended March 31, 2008 was $781,000,
of which $345,000 and $436,000 were recorded in the condensed statements of operations as research
and development expenses and general and administrative expenses, respectively. Total share-based
compensation expense for the three months ended March 31, 2007 was $507,000, of which $234,000 and
$273,000 were recorded in the condensed statements of operations as research and development
expenses and general and administrative expenses, respectively. Included in share-based
compensation expense for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007 is share-based compensation
expense related to deferred compensation arrangements for our directors of $51,000 and $38,000,
respectively. At March 31, 2008, the total compensation cost related to non-vested awards not yet
recognized was approximately $8.2 million with a weighted average expense recognition period of
2.58 years.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Effective January 1, 2008, we adopted SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (SFAS No. 157),
which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted
accounting principles, and expands disclosure about fair value measurements. The fair value of our
short-term investments is subject to the fair value measurement criteria in SFAS No. 157. Adoption
of SFAS No. 157 did not have a significant impact on our financial position or results of
operations.
In November 2007, the Emerging Issues Task Force issued EITF Issue No. 07-01, Accounting for
Collaborative Arrangements (EITF 07-01). EITF 07-01 concludes that the equity method of
accounting cannot be applied to collaborative arrangement activities that are not conducted within
a
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separate legal entity. Instead, the revenues and costs incurred with third parties in
connection with the collaborative arrangement should be presented gross or net by the collaborators
based on the criteria in EITF 99-19, and other applicable accounting literature. EITF 07-01 is
effective for years beginning after December 15, 2008. We do not expect the adoption of EITF 07-01
will have a material impact on our financial position or results of operations.
Results of Operations
Three Months Ended March 31, 2008 and 2007
Revenues. Revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2008 were $4.5 million, as compared to
$1.7 million for the same period of 2007. Revenues include net sales of FARESTON®
marketed for the treatment of metastatic breast cancer and collaboration revenue from Ipsen and
Merck. During the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, FARESTON® net sales were
$257,000 and $192,000, respectively, while costs of products sales were $135,000 and $109,000,
respectively. Product sales revenue increased due to a 10% higher sales price and a 19% increase
in sales volume for the three months ended March 31, 2008 compared to the same period of the prior
year. We expect FARESTON® sales to decline in future periods, particularly as a result
of aromatase inhibitors continuing to capture breast cancer market share from SERMs, including
FARESTON®. Collaboration revenue was $4.2 million for the three months ended March 31,
2008, and $1.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2007. Collaboration revenue for the
three months ended March 31, 2008 consisted of approximately $1.5 million and approximately $1.3
million from the amortization of deferred revenue from Ipsen and Merck, respectively, and
approximately $1.5 million from an earned milestone from Ipsen with the achievement of the primary
end point in the
toremifene
80 mg ADT Phase III clinical trial. Collaboration revenue for the
three months ended March 31, 2007 consisted of approximately $1.5 million from the amortization of
deferred revenue from Ipsen.
Research and Development Expenses. Research and development expenses increased 75% to $14.0
million for the three months ended March 31, 2008 from $8.0 million for the three months ended
March 31, 2007. The following table identifies the research and development expenses for certain
of our product candidates, as well as research and development expenses pertaining to our other
research and development efforts, for each of the periods presented.
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SERM
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Toremifene |
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80 mg |
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$ |
5,394 |
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$ |
2,312 |
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$ |
3,082 |
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Multiple serious side effects of ADT |
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Toremifene |
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20 mg
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2,639 |
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2,333 |
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306 |
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Prevention of prostate cancer
in high risk men with high
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SARM
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OstarineTM |
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2,256 |
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1,304 |
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952 |
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Cancer cachexia
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LH inhibitor
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GTx-758
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541 |
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_ |
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541 |
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Advanced prostate cancer |
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Estrogen receptor
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GTx-878
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246 |
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_ |
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246 |
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beta agonist
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BPH |
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Other research and
development
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2,923 |
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2,058 |
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865 |
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Total research and
development
expenses
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$ |
13,999 |
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$ |
8,007 |
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5,992 |
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General and Administrative Expenses. General and administrative expenses increased during the
three months ended March 31, 2008 to $4.3 million from $3.1 million for the three months ended
March 31, 2007. This increase was primarily the result of increased personnel related expenses of
$642,000 and marketing and promotional expenses of $458,000.
Interest Income. Interest income decreased to $1.2 million for the three months ended March
31, 2008 from $1.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2007. The decrease was primarily
attributable to lower average interest rates during the three months ended March 31, 2008, as
compared to the same period in 2007.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
At March 31, 2008, we had cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments of $134.7 million,
compared to $110.0 million at December 31, 2007. Net cash provided by operating activities was
$28.7 million and $8.4 million was used in operating activities for the three months ended March
31, 2008 and 2007, respectively. The cash provided by operating activities for the three months
ended March 31, 2008 consisted primarily of the receipt of $40.0 million from Merck in conjunction
with our exclusive license and collaboration agreement, offset by funding our net loss for the
period. The use of cash for the three months ended March 31, 2007 resulted primarily from funding
our net loss. Net cash used in investing activities was $697,000 and $157,000 for the three months
ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively.
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Net cash used in investing activities for both periods was primarily for the purchase of
research and development equipment, software, information technology equipment, furniture and
fixtures and leasehold improvements. We currently expect to make capital expenditures of
approximately $2.8 million for the remainder of 2008.
Net cash provided by financing activities was $130,000 for the three month period ended March
31, 2008 and included proceeds from the exercise of employee stock options of $131,000, offset by
principal payments under a capital lease obligation of $1,000. Net cash provided by financing
activities was $389,000 for the three month period ended March 31, 2007 and included proceeds from
the exercise of employee stock options of $390,000, offset by principal payments under a capital
lease obligation of $1,000.
We
estimate that our current cash balances and short-term investments, interest on these funds and product revenue from
the sale of FARESTON® will be sufficient to meet our projected operating requirements
through at least the next twelve months. This estimate does not include funding from future
milestone payments that we may receive under our existing collaborations with Merck and Ipsen, nor
does it include any funding that we may receive under potential future collaboration arrangements
with other pharmaceutical companies or potential issuances and sales of our securities.
Our forecast of the period of time through which our financial resources will be adequate to
support our projected operating requirements is a forward-looking statement and involves risks and
uncertainties, and actual results could vary as a result of a number of factors, including the
factors discussed under Part II, Item 1A Risk Factors of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. We
have based this estimate on assumptions that may prove to be wrong, and we could utilize our
available capital resources sooner than we currently expect. Because of the numerous risks and
uncertainties associated with the development of our product candidates and other research and
development activities, including risks and uncertainties that could impact the rate of progress of
our development activities, we are unable to estimate with certainty the amounts of increased
capital outlays and operating expenditures associated with our current and anticipated clinical
trials and other research and development activities. Our future funding requirements will depend
on many factors, including:
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future clinical trial results; |
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the achievement of certain milestone events under, and other matters related to, our
collaborative arrangements with Merck and Ipsen; |
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the terms and timing of any future collaborative, licensing and other arrangements that
we may establish; |
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the cost and timing of regulatory filings and/or approvals; |
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potential future licensing fees, milestone payments and royalty payments, including any
milestone payments or royalty payments that we may receive under our collaborative
arrangements with Merck and Ipsen; |
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the cost of establishing clinical and commercial supplies of our product candidates and
any products that we and/or our collaborators may develop; |
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the cost of filing, prosecuting, defending and enforcing any patent claims and other
intellectual property rights; and |
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the extent to which we acquire or invest in businesses, products and technologies,
although we currently have no commitments or agreements relating to any of these types of
transactions. |
Until we can generate a sufficient amount of product revenue, we expect to finance future cash
needs through public or private equity offerings, debt financings or collaboration and licensing
arrangements, such as our arrangements with Merck and Ipsen, as well as through interest income
earned on the investment of our cash balances and short-term investments and revenues from the sale
of FARESTON®. With the exception of payments that we may receive under our
collaborations with Merck and Ipsen, we do not currently have any commitments for future external
funding. We cannot be certain that additional funding will be available on acceptable terms, or at
all. To the extent that we raise additional funds by issuing equity securities, our stockholders
may experience dilution, and debt financing, if available, may involve restrictive covenants. To
the extent that we raise additional funds through collaboration and licensing arrangements, such as
our arrangements with Merck and Ipsen, it may be necessary to relinquish some rights to our
technologies or product candidates, or grant licenses on terms that are not favorable to us. If
adequate funds are not available, we may be required to delay, reduce the scope of or eliminate one
or more of our research or development programs or to obtain funds through collaborations with
others that are on unfavorable terms or that may require us to relinquish rights to some of our
technologies or product candidates that we would otherwise seek to develop on our own.
ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
During the three months ended March 31, 2008, there were no material changes to our market
risk disclosures as set forth in Part II, Item 7A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2007.
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
We maintain disclosure controls and procedures as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of
the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act) that are designed to
ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports that we file or submit under the
Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in
the SECs rules and forms and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our
management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to
allow for timely decisions regarding required disclosures.
We have carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our
management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness
of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the
Exchange Act as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on the evaluation of these
disclosure controls
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and procedures, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that
our disclosure controls and procedures were effective.
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the first
quarter of 2008 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our
internal control over financial reporting.
PART II: OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
We have identified the following additional risks and uncertainties that may have a material
adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations. Investors should
carefully consider the risks described below before making an investment decision. Our business
faces significant risks and the risks described below may not be the only risks we face.
Additional risks not presently known to us or that we currently believe are immaterial may also
significantly impair our business operations. If any of these risks occur, our business, results
of operations or financial condition could suffer, the market price of our common stock could
decline and you could lose all or part of your investment in our common stock.
We have marked with an asterisk (*) those risks described below that reflect substantive
changes from the risks described under Part I, Item 1A Risk Factors included in our Annual Report
on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 11, 2008.
Risks Related to Our Financial Results and Need for Additional Financing
We have incurred losses since inception and anticipate that we will incur continued losses for
the foreseeable future. *
We have a limited operating history. As of March 31, 2008, we had an accumulated deficit of
$282.9 million, of which $96.3 million related to non-cash dividends and adjustments to the
preferred stock redemption value. We have incurred losses in each year since our inception in
1997. Net losses were $12.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008, $40.4 million in
2007, $35.5 million in 2006, and $36.8 million in 2005. We expect to continue to incur significant
and increasing operating losses for the foreseeable future. These losses have had and will
continue to have an adverse effect on our stockholders equity and working capital.
Because of the numerous risks and uncertainties associated with developing small molecule
drugs, we are unable to predict the extent of any future losses or when we will become profitable,
if at all. We have primarily financed our operations and internal growth through sales of common
stock and preferred stock, including $30.0 million in proceeds from the sale of our common stock to
Merck & Co., Inc., or Merck, pursuant to a stock purchase agreement we entered into with Merck in
November 2007. In addition, we have received upfront license fees and milestone and other payments
pursuant to our collaborative arrangements with third parties, including $40.0 million in upfront
license fees from Merck received in January 2008 and the $1.5 million milestone payment from Ipsen
received in April 2008. FARESTON® is currently our only commercial product and, we
expect, will account for all of our product revenue for the foreseeable future. For the three
months ended March 31, 2008, we recognized $257,000 in net revenues from the sale of
FARESTON®.
We expect our research and development expenses to increase in connection with our ongoing
clinical trials and our increasing SARM research efforts with Merck as a part of our collaboration.
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subject to regulatory approval of any of our product candidates, we expect to incur additional
sales and marketing expenses and increased manufacturing expenses.
We will need substantial additional funding and may be unable to raise capital when needed,
which would force us to delay, reduce or eliminate our product development programs or
commercialization efforts.
We will need to raise additional capital to:
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We estimate that our current cash resources, interest on these funds and product revenue from
the sale of FARESTON®, will be sufficient to meet our projected operating requirements
through at least the next twelve months. This estimate does not include funding from milestone
payments that we may receive under our existing collaborations with Merck and Ipsen, nor does it
include any funding that we may receive under potential future collaboration arrangements with
other pharmaceutical companies or potential future issuances and sales of our securities. Our
future funding requirements will depend on many factors, including:
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the scope, rate of progress and cost of our and/or our collaborators clinical trials and other research
and development activities; |
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future clinical trial results; |
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the achievement of certain milestone events under, and other matters related to, our collaborative
arrangements with Merck and Ipsen; |
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the terms and timing of any future collaborative, licensing and other arrangements that we may
establish; |
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the cost and timing of regulatory filings and/or approvals; |
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potential future licensing fees, milestone payments and royalty payments, including any milestone
payments or royalty payments that we may receive under our collaborative arrangements with
Merck and Ipsen; |
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the cost and timing of establishing sales, marketing and distribution capabilities; |
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the cost of establishing clinical and commercial supplies of our product candidates and any products
that we and/or our collaborators may develop; |
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the effect of competing technological and market developments; |
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the cost of filing, prosecuting, defending and enforcing any patent claims and other intellectual
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the extent to which we acquire or invest in businesses, products and technologies, although we
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Until we can generate a sufficient amount of product revenue, we expect to finance future cash
needs through public or private equity offerings, debt financings or collaboration and licensing
arrangements, as well as through interest income earned on our cash balances and short-term
investments, and revenues from the sale of FARESTON®.
If we raise additional funds by issuing equity securities, our stockholders will experience
dilution. Debt financing, if available, may involve restrictive covenants. Any debt financing or
additional equity that we raise may contain terms that are not favorable to us or our stockholders.
If we raise additional funds through collaboration and/or licensing arrangements with third
parties, it may be necessary to relinquish some rights to our technologies or product candidates,
or we may be required to grant licenses on terms not favorable to us.
Risks Related to Development of Product Candidates
We will not be able to commercialize our product candidates if our preclinical studies do not
produce successful results or if our or our collaborators clinical trials do not demonstrate
safety and efficacy in humans.
Preclinical and clinical testing is expensive, can take many years and has an uncertain
outcome. Success in preclinical testing and early clinical trials does not ensure that later
clinical trials will be successful, and interim results of a clinical trial do not necessarily
predict final results. Typically, the failure rate for development candidates is high.
Significant delays in clinical testing could materially impact our product development costs. We
do not know whether planned clinical trials will begin on time, will need to be restructured or
will be completed on schedule, if at all.
In clinical studies the efficacy and/or safety results from the trial may be insufficient to
support the filing or approval of a new drug application, or NDA, with the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration, or FDA.
We or our collaborators may experience numerous unforeseen events during, or as a result of,
preclinical testing, and the clinical trial process that could delay or prevent our or our
collaborators ability to commercialize our product candidates, including:
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regulators or institutional review boards may not authorize us or our collaborators to commence a
clinical trial or conduct a clinical trial at a prospective trial site; |
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preclinical or clinical trials may produce negative or inconclusive results, which may require us or
our collaborators to conduct additional preclinical or clinical testing or to abandon projects that we
expect to be promising; |
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registration or enrollment in clinical trials may be slower than we currently anticipate, resulting in
significant delays; |
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we or our collaborators may suspend or terminate clinical trials if the participating patients are
being exposed to unacceptable health risks; |
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regulators or institutional review boards may suspend or terminate clinical research for various
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If any of these events were to occur and, as a result, we or our collaborators have
significant delays in or termination of clinical trials, our costs could increase and our ability
to generate revenue could be impaired, which would adversely impact our financial results.
For some of the indications for which we intend to conduct or are currently conducting
clinical trials for our product candidates, we do not have evidence from prior preclinical studies
in animals or clinical trials in humans of the potential effectiveness of such product candidates
for such indications. In the absence of preclinical or clinical data, our beliefs regarding the
potential effectiveness of our product candidates for these indications is generally based on
pharmacokinetic data and analyses and pharmacological rationales. Our or our collaborators
preclinical or clinical trials may produce negative or inconclusive results that would not support
our belief regarding the potential effectiveness of our product candidates.
If we or our collaborators observe serious or other adverse events during the time our product
candidates are in development or after our products are approved and on the market, we or our
collaborators may be required to perform lengthy additional clinical trials, may be denied
regulatory approval of such products, may be forced to change the labeling of such products or may
be required to withdraw any such products from the market, any of which would hinder or preclude
our ability to generate revenues.
In
our Phase III clinical trial for toremifene 20 mg for the for the prevention of
prostate cancer in high risk men with precancerous prostate lesions called high grade prostatic
intraepithelial neoplasia, or high grade PIN, some patients have experienced venous thromboembolic
events, or VTEs, such as deep vein thromboses and pulmonary embolisms, as well as myocardial
infarctions, or heart attacks, which have been considered by investigators as possibly related to
treatment with toremifene 20 mg. Because this trial is blinded, we cannot establish
whether these patients received placebo or toremifene 20 mg in this trial. In addition,
although the results from our Phase III clinical trial for toremifene 80 mg for the
treatment of multiple serious side effects of androgen deprivation therapy, or ADT, showed that the
drug had a favorable safety profile and was well tolerated, there were a higher number of VTEs in
the toremifene 80 mg treatment group 17 (2.4%) versus 7 (1.02%) in the placebo group.
Even though the majority of VTEs occurred in men who were at high risk for a VTE (including: age
greater than 80 years, history of VTEs, recent surgical procedure and immobilization) and our
results showed that the number of VTEs in men without major risk factors for VTEs was 3 in the
toremifene 80 mg treatment group versus 2 in the placebo group, the FDA will consider
the overall safety profile when making its determination to grant approval and the requirement of
any potential warnings in the label if approval is granted.
There have been no drug-related serious adverse events related to our other product
candidates. In addition, in our Phase II clinical trial for OstarineTM, we observed
mild elevations of hepatic enzymes in a few patients, and in our preclinical studies for
OstarineTM, only at the highest doses, we observed expected selective effects on the
reproductive and other target organs in the male population consistent with the stimulating and
inhibiting effects on the androgen receptor which is located in these organs.
If the incidence of these events increases in number or severity, if a regulatory authority
believes that these events constitute an adverse effect caused by the drug, or if other effects are
identified during clinical trials that we are currently conducting, during clinical trials that we
or our collaborators may conduct in the future or after any of our product candidates are approved
and marketed:
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we or our collaborators may be required to conduct additional preclinical or clinical trials, make
changes in labeling of any such approved products, reformulate any such products, or implement
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regulatory authorities may be unwilling to approve our product candidates or may withdraw
approval of our products; |
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we may experience a significant drop in the sales of the affected products; |
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our reputation in the marketplace may suffer; and |
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Any of these events could prevent approval or harm sales of the affected product candidates or
products, or could substantially increase the costs and expenses of commercializing and marketing
any such products.
Risks Related to Our Dependence on Third Parties
If third parties do not manufacture our product candidates in sufficient quantities, in the
required timeframe, and at an acceptable cost, clinical development and commercialization of our
product candidates would be delayed.
We do not currently own or operate manufacturing facilities, and we rely, and expect to
continue to rely, on third parties for the production of clinical and commercial quantities of our
product candidates. Our current and anticipated future dependence upon others for the manufacture
of our product candidates may adversely affect our future profit margins and our ability to develop
product candidates and commercialize any product candidates on a timely and competitive basis.
We have agreed to purchase from Orion Corporation, or Orion, our worldwide requirements of
toremifene in a finished tablet
form at specified transfer prices under a license and supply agreement. Similarly, Ipsen has
agreed to purchase from Orion toremifene tablets for clinical testing and commercial
sale in the European Union, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, Lichtenstein and the Commonwealth of
Independent States, which we refer to collectively as the European Territory, under an amended
supply agreement with Orion. As such, both we and Ipsen rely on Orion as the single source
supplier of toremifene.
In the event that Orion terminates our license and supply agreement due to our uncured
material breach or bankruptcy, we would not be able to manufacture toremifene until the
expiration of Orions patents with respect to the composition of matter of toremifene. Although Orions composition of matter patents
within the European Territory have expired, and as such, would not prevent Ipsen from manufacturing
toremifene within the European Territory, there is no obligation on the part of Orion to
transfer its manufacturing technology to Ipsen or to assist Ipsen in developing manufacturing
capabilities to meet Ipsens supply needs if Ipsen is in material breach of its supply agreement
with Orion. Although we and Ipsen have agreed to collaborate with each other in the event either
of our supply rights are terminated by Orion for any reason, a disruption in the supply of
toremifene could delay the development of and impair our and Ipsens ability to
commercialize toremifene. In addition, Orion may terminate its obligation to supply us
and Ipsen with toremifene if Orion ceases its manufacture of toremifene permanently, or Orion may
terminate its obligation to supply us with toremifene if toremifene is not approved for
commercial sale in the United States prior to December 31, 2009. If such termination occurs
because Orion is no longer manufacturing toremifene, or because such regulatory approval is not
obtained prior to the specified date, we and Ipsen will have the right to manufacture
toremifene, but any arrangements we make for an alternative supply would still have to
be made with a qualified alternative supplier with appropriate FDA approval in order for us to
obtain our supply requirements for toremifene. We and Ipsen have mutually agreed to
cooperate in the manufacture of toremifene in the event Orion ceases manufacture of
toremifene for any of the above-mentioned reasons.
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We also rely on Orion to cooperate with us in the filing and maintenance of regulatory filings
with respect to the manufacture of toremifene. Orion may terminate its obligation to
assist us in obtaining and maintaining regulatory approval of toremifene if we do not
receive regulatory approval for toremifene in the United States prior to December 31,
2009. If Orion terminates its obligation to cooperate in these activities, or does not cooperate
with us or otherwise does not successfully file or maintain these regulatory filings, we would be
required to make arrangements with a qualified alternative supplier, which could delay or prevent
regulatory approval of toremifene.
We have relied on third party vendors for OstarineTM. We have executed agreements
with third party contractors for the manufacture of OstarineTM drug substance and the
supply of OstarineTM drug product for our Phase II clinical trial for the treatment of
cancer cachexia. However, Merck has assumed primary manufacturing responsibilities for
OstarineTM and other SARM products developed under our exclusive license and
collaboration agreement with Merck. If our current supply of OstarineTM becomes
unusable or if our OstarineTM supply is not sufficient to complete our clinical trials
and Merck does not manufacture and supply sufficient quantities of clinical trial materials to
support our clinical trials, we could experience a delay in conducting clinical trials of
OstarineTM or other SARM product candidates. We may not be able to maintain or renew
our existing or any other third-party manufacturing arrangements on acceptable terms, if at all.
If we are unable to continue relationships with Orion for toremifene and Merck for
OstarineTM and other SARM product candidates, or to do so at an acceptable cost, or if
these or other suppliers fail to meet our requirements for OstarineTM or other SARM
product candidates for any reason, we would be required to obtain alternate suppliers. However, we
may not be permitted to obtain alternate suppliers for toremifene under our license
agreement with Orion if Orion terminates its supply of toremifene due to our uncured
material breach or bankruptcy. Any inability to obtain alternate suppliers, including an inability
to obtain approval from the FDA of an alternate supplier, would delay or prevent the clinical
development and commercialization of these product candidates.
Use of third-party manufacturers may increase the risk that we will not have adequate supplies
of our product candidates.
Reliance on third-party manufacturers entails risks, to which we would not be subject if we
manufactured product candidates or products ourselves, including:
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the possible termination or non-renewal of the agreement by the third party, based on its own business
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if it permanently ceases manufacture of toremifene or if we do not obtain regulatory approval
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If we are not able to obtain adequate supplies of our product candidates, it will be more
difficult for us to develop our product candidates and compete effectively. Our product candidates
and any products that we and/or our collaborators may develop may compete with other product
candidates and products for
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access to manufacturing facilities. For example, the active pharmaceutical ingredient in
our toremifene 80 mg and toremifene 20 mg product candidates is also the active pharmaceutical ingredient in FARESTON®.
Further, Orion has agreed to supply toremifene tablets to Ipsen for clinical trials and
commercial supply in the European Territory. Orion also manufactures toremifene for third parties
for sale outside the United States for the treatment of advanced breast cancer in postmenopausal
women.
Our present or future manufacturing partners may not be able to comply with FDA-mandated
current Good Manufacturing Practice regulations, other FDA regulatory requirements or similar
regulatory requirements outside the United States. Failure of our third-party manufacturers or us
to comply with applicable regulations could result in sanctions being imposed on us, including
fines, injunctions, civil penalties, failure of regulatory authorities to grant marketing approval
of our product candidates, delays, suspension or withdrawal of approvals, license revocation,
seizures or recalls of product candidates or products, operating restrictions and criminal
prosecutions, any of which could significantly and adversely affect supplies of our product
candidates.
We are dependent on our collaborative arrangement with Ipsen to develop and commercialize
toremifene in the European Territory and are dependent on our collaborative arrangement
with Merck for the joint research, development and commercialization of SARM compounds and
products. We may also be dependent upon additional collaborative arrangements to complete the
development and commercialization of some of our other product candidates. These collaborative
arrangements may place the development and commercialization of our product candidates outside our
control, may require us to relinquish important rights or may otherwise be on terms unfavorable to
us.
The loss of Ipsen or Merck as a collaborator in the development or commercialization of
toremifene or SARM compounds and related SARM products, respectively, any dispute over
the terms of our collaborations with Ipsen or Merck, or any other adverse developments in our
relationships with Ipsen or Merck could materially harm our business and might accelerate our need
for additional capital. For example, Ipsen is obligated to initiate and conduct appropriate
clinical studies as required by the appropriate regulatory authorities in order to obtain marketing
approvals of toremifene within the European Territory. Any failure on the part of Ipsen
to initiate these studies could delay the commercialization of toremifene within the
European Territory. Likewise, with the exception of our Phase II clinical trial evaluating
OstarineTM for the treatment of cancer cachexia, Merck is responsible for conducting all
clinical trials for SARM product candidates developed under the collaboration, and the failure of
Merck to initiate these clinical trials would adversely affect the development of our SARM product
candidates.
We may not be successful in entering into additional collaborative arrangements with other
third parties. If we fail to enter into additional collaborative arrangements on favorable terms,
it could delay or impair our ability to develop and commercialize our other product candidates and
could increase our costs of development and commercialization.
Dependence on collaborative arrangements, including our arrangements with Ipsen and Merck for
the development and commercialization of toremifene and SARM compounds and products,
respectively, subjects us to a number of risks, including:
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we are not able to control either the amount and timing of resources that Ipsen devotes to
toremifene or the amount of timing and resources that Merck devotes to SARM compounds
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we may not be able to control the amount and timing of resources that our potential future partners
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under certain circumstances, Ipsen may not be required to commercialize toremifene in certain
countries of the European Territory if Ipsen determines that it is not commercially reasonable for it
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pricing reimbursement constraints within the European Territory may diminish the prospects of our
receiving royalty payments from Ipsen on aggregate net sales of toremifene in some or all of
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should a collaborator fail to develop or commercialize one of our compounds or product candidates,
we may not receive any future milestone payments and will not receive any royalties for the compound
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business combinations or significant changes in a collaborators business strategy may also adversely
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under certain circumstances, a collaborator could move forward with a competing product candidate
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We may not realize the anticipated benefits from our collaborative arrangements with Ipsen
and Merck.
We may not receive any future milestone payments provided for under our collaborative
arrangements with Ipsen and Merck if our agreements with them are terminated, if certain clinical
development and regulatory milestones under our agreements with them are not achieved, with
respect to our agreement with Ipsen, if Ipsen fails to develop and commercialize
toremifene in the European Territory, or, with respect to our agreement with Merck, if
we and Merck fail to develop and commercialize any of the SARMs included in or arising from our
collaboration. In addition, even if required regulatory approvals are obtained, it is possible
that neither Ipsen nor Merck will successfully market and sell toremifene or any SARM
products, respectively, in which case we would not receive royalties to the extent that we
currently anticipate. Furthermore, our royalty rates under our collaboration and license
agreement with Ipsen are subject to a possible reduction if a generic version of toremifene
achieves specified sales levels in a major country within the European Territory, and each of
Ipsen and Merck may be entitled to offset a portion of any royalties due to us if Ipsen or Merck
licenses patent rights from a third party that would otherwise be infringed by Ipsens or Mercks
use, manufacture, sale or import of toremifene or SARM compounds, respectively.
Under our agreement with Ipsen, we and Ipsen have agreed that neither party will seek to
commercialize, promote, market or sell certain products within the European Territory for an
agreed period of time subsequent to the time of the first commercial launch of
toremifene within the European Territory. We and Ipsen have also agreed to grant to
the other a right of first negotiation with respect to the development, marketing, sale and
distribution of any new SERM-based products for the field of the prevention and treatment of
prostate cancer or related side effects, or any other indication the parties agree on. However,
we cannot assure you that we will be able to reach an agreement with Ipsen on reasonable terms, or
at all, for any new SERM-based products.
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Under our agreement with Merck, we and Merck have agreed that neither party will engage in the
development and commercialization of SARMs with any third party for an agreed upon period of time.
However, we cannot assure you that we and Merck will be able to successfully develop new SARM
products or identify new indications for existing and/or future SARM products under our
collaboration with Merck. Additionally, Merck has the right to terminate our agreement with Merck
for any reason after a specified period of time with prior written notice, and Ipsen has the right
to terminate our agreement with Ipsen with 12 months prior written notice for any reason and with
30 days prior written notice as a result of legitimate and documented safety concerns. Both Ipsen
and Merck may terminate their agreements with us following our uncured material breach or
bankruptcy. If our agreements with Ipsen and Merck are terminated, the anticipated future benefits
to us from these agreements would be eliminated, the development and commercialization of
toremifene in the European Territory and the development and commercialization of our
SARM product candidates could be delayed, and our costs of development would increase. For
example, Mercks obligation to pay us $15.0 million in guaranteed cost reimbursements for research
funding over a three year period is subject to our exclusive license and collaboration agreement
with Merck not being terminated for cause and there not occurring certain change of control events
involving us during such three-year period. In any such or similar events, we may not realize the
anticipated benefits from our collaborative arrangements with Ipsen and Merck.
If third parties on whom we rely do not perform as contractually required or expected, we may
not be able to obtain regulatory approval for or to commercialize our product candidates.
We do not have the ability to independently conduct clinical trials for our product
candidates, and we must rely on third parties, such as contract research organizations, medical
institutions, clinical investigators and contract laboratories to conduct our clinical trials. In
addition, we rely on third parties to assist with our preclinical development of product
candidates. If these third parties do not successfully carry out their contractual duties or
regulatory obligations or meet expected deadlines, if the third parties need to be replaced, or if
the quality or accuracy of the data they obtain is compromised due to the failure to adhere to our
clinical protocols or regulatory requirements or for other reasons, our preclinical development
activities or clinical trials may be extended, delayed, suspended or terminated, and we may not be
able to obtain regulatory approval for or successfully commercialize our product candidates.
Risks Related to Our Intellectual Property
Our license agreement with Orion excludes the use of toremifene in humans to treat breast
cancer outside the United States and may limit our ability to market
toremifene for
human uses outside the United States.
Our exclusive license and supply agreement from Orion excludes the use of toremifene for the
treatment of breast cancer outside the United States. Orion has licensed to other parties the
right to market, sell and distribute toremifene for the treatment of advanced breast cancer outside
the United States and could license additional parties to market, sell and distribute toremifene
for this indication outside the United States.
Under the terms of our license agreement with Orion, Orion may require us and Ipsen to modify
our final toremifene development plans for specified major markets outside the United
States if those development plans could adversely affect Orions or Orions other licensees
activities related to FARESTON® for breast cancer outside the United States or
toremifene-based animal health products. Although we do not believe that our or Ipsens
development plans adversely affect these activities, any future modifications to our or Ipsens
plans imposed by Orion may limit our and Ipsens ability to maximize the commercial potential of
toremifene.
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Furthermore, we and our affiliates are prohibited from marketing or selling products
containing toremifene or related SERM compounds for human use in the United States and other major
countries located outside the European Union during the term of Orions patents covering toremifene
in such countries, which in the United States expire in September 2009. The binding effect of this
noncompetition provision on us and our affiliates may make it more difficult for us to be acquired
by some potential buyers during the relevant time periods even if we determine that a sale of the
company would be in the best interests of our stockholders.
If some or all of our, or our licensors, patents expire or are invalidated or are found to be
unenforceable, or if some or all of our patent applications do not yield issued patents or yield
patents with narrow claims, or if we are prevented from asserting that the claims of an issued
patent cover a product of a third party, we may be subject to competition from third parties with
products with the same active pharmaceutical ingredients as our product candidates.
Our commercial success will depend in part on obtaining and maintaining patent and trade
secret protection for our product candidates, the methods for treating patients in the product
indications using these product candidates and the methods used to synthesize these product
candidates. We will be able to protect our product candidates and the methods for treating
patients in the product indications using these product candidates from unauthorized use by third
parties only to the extent that we or our exclusive licensors own or control such valid and
enforceable patents or trade secrets. Additionally, Ipsens ability to successfully market
toremifene within a substantial portion of the European Territory may depend on having
marketing and data exclusivity from the appropriate regulatory authorities.
Our rights to certain patent applications relating to SARM compounds that we have licensed
from the University of Tennessee Research Foundation, or UTRF, are subject to the terms of UTRFs
inter-institutional agreements with The Ohio State University, or OSU, and our rights to future
related improvements in some instances are subject to UTRFs exercise of exclusive options under
its agreements with OSU for such improvements, which UTRF is required to do at our request. In
addition, under the terms of our agreements with the diagnostic companies to which we provided
clinical samples from our Phase IIb and Phase III clinical trials of toremifene, we will
not obtain any intellectual property rights in any of their developments, including any test
developed to detect high grade PIN or prostate cancer.
Even if our product candidates and the methods for treating patients for prescribed
indications using these product candidates are covered by valid and enforceable patents and have
claims with sufficient scope and support in the specification, the patents will provide protection
only for a limited amount of time. For example, the patent that we have licensed from Orion
covering the composition of matter of toremifene expires in the United States in September 2009.
Foreign counterparts of this patent have either already expired or will expire in Australia, Italy,
Sweden and Switzerland in 2008, that is, before we or Ipsen will receive regulatory approval to
commercialize toremifene. As a result, outside the United States and in the United
States after 2009, we will need to rely primarily on the protection afforded by method of use
patents relating to the use of toremifene for the relevant product indications that have
been issued or may be issued from our owned or licensed patent applications. Also, within the
European Union, Ipsen may need to rely primarily on the protection afforded by marketing and data
exclusivity for the toremifene products to be sold within the countries comprising the
European Union. To date, most of our applications for method of use patents filed for
toremifene outside of the United States are still pending and have not yielded issued
patents. Loss of marketing and data exclusivity for the toremifene products to be
commercialized within the European Union could adversely affect its ability to successfully
commercialize these products. We are not eligible for any such exclusivity or further extension of
the composition of matter patent of toremifene licensed to us by Orion in the United States.
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Our and our licensors ability to obtain patents can be highly uncertain and involve complex
and in some cases unsettled legal issues and factual questions. Furthermore, different countries
have different procedures for obtaining patents, and patents issued in different countries provide
different degrees of protection against the use of a patented invention by others. Therefore, if
the issuance to us or our licensors, in a given country, of a patent covering an invention is not
followed by the issuance, in other countries, of patents covering the same invention, or if any
judicial interpretation of the validity, enforceability or scope of the claims in a patent issued
in one country is not similar to the interpretation given to the corresponding patent issued in
another country, our ability to protect our intellectual property in those countries may be
limited. Changes in either patent laws or in interpretations of patent laws in the United States
and other countries may diminish the value of our intellectual property or narrow the scope of our
patent protection.
Even if patents are issued to us or our licensors regarding our product candidates or methods
of using them, those patents can be challenged by our competitors who can argue such patents are
invalid or unenforceable or that the claims of the issued patents should be limited or narrowly
construed. Patents also will not protect our product candidates if competitors devise ways of
making or using these product candidates without legally infringing our patents. The Federal Food,
Drug, and Cosmetic Act and FDA regulations and policies create a regulatory environment that
encourages companies to challenge branded drug patents or to create non-infringing versions of a
patented product in order to facilitate the approval of abbreviated new drug applications for
generic substitutes. These same types of incentives encourage competitors to submit new drug
applications that rely on literature and clinical data not prepared for or by the drug sponsor,
providing another less burdensome pathway to approval.
We also rely on trade secrets to protect our technology, especially where we do not believe
that patent protection is appropriate or obtainable. However, trade secrets are difficult to
protect. Our employees, consultants, contractors, outside scientific collaborators and other
advisors may unintentionally or willfully disclose our confidential information to competitors, and
confidentiality agreements may not provide an adequate remedy in the event of unauthorized
disclosure of confidential information. Enforcing a claim that a third party illegally obtained
and is using our trade secrets is expensive and time-consuming, and the outcome is unpredictable.
Moreover, our competitors may independently develop equivalent knowledge, methods and know-how.
Failure to obtain or maintain trade secret protection could adversely affect our competitive
business position.
If we lose our licenses from Orion and UTRF, we may be unable to continue our business.
We have licensed intellectual property rights and technology from Orion and UTRF under our
license agreements with each of them. Each of these license agreements may be terminated by the
other party if we are in breach of our obligations under, or fail to perform any terms of, the
agreement and fail to cure that breach. If any of these agreements were terminated, then we may
lose our rights to utilize the technology and intellectual property covered by that agreement to
market, distribute and sell our licensed products, which may prevent us from continuing our
business. Additionally, the termination of our UTRF license related to SARM technology could lead
to a termination of our exclusive license and collaboration agreement with Merck, which would
terminate our rights to any potential milestone or royalty payments from Merck. In addition, the
termination of our UTRF license for chemoprevention of prostate cancer could lead to a termination
of our license and collaboration agreement with Ipsen, which would terminate our rights to any
potential milestone or royalty payments from Ipsen.
Off-label
sale or use of toremifene products could decrease sales of toremifene
80 mg and toremifene 20 mg tablets if
approved for commercial sale and could lead to pricing pressure if such products become available
at competitive prices and in dosages that are appropriate for the indications for which we and
Ipsen are developing toremifene.
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In all countries in which we hold or have licensed rights to patents or patent applications
related to toremifene, the composition of matter patents we license from Orion will
expire before our method of use patents, and in some countries outside the United States, the
composition of matter patents have already expired. Our method of use patents may not protect
toremifene from the risk of off-label sale or use of other toremifene products in place
of toremifene 80 mg and toremifene 20 mg tablets. Physicians are permitted to prescribe legally available drugs for uses
that are not described in the drugs labeling and that differ from those uses tested and approved
by the FDA or its equivalent. Such off-label uses are common across medical specialties and are
particularly prevalent for cancer treatments. Any off-label sales of toremifene may adversely
affect our or Ipsens ability to generate revenue from the sale
of toremifene 80 mg and toremifene 20 mg tablets, if
approved for commercial sale.
Even in the event that patents are issued from our pending method of use patent applications,
after the expiration of the patent covering the composition of matter of toremifene in a particular
country, competitors could market and sell toremifene products for uses for which
FARESTON® has already been approved. Thus, physicians in such countries would be
permitted to prescribe these other toremifene products for indications that are protected by our
method of use patents or patents issuing from pending patent applications, even though these other
toremifene products would not have been approved for those uses, and in most cases, the physician
would not be liable for contributing to the infringement of our patents. Moreover, because Orion
has licensed and could further license other parties to market, sell and distribute toremifene for
breast cancer outside the United States, physicians in such countries could prescribe these
products sold pursuant to another Orion license off-label. This further increases the risk of
off-label competition developing for toremifene for the indications for which we and
Ipsen are developing this product candidate. In addition, if no patents are issued with respect to
our pending method of use patent applications related to the use of toremifene in the
countries outside of the United States where these applications are currently pending, after the
expiration of the patent covering the composition of matter of toremifene in a particular country,
we would have no patent to prevent competitors from marketing and selling generic versions of
toremifene at doses and in formulations equivalent to toremifene 80
mg and toremifene 20 mg for the indications
covered by our pending method of use patent applications. Also, regulatory authorities may not
recognize marketing and data exclusivity for toremifene in the European Union for the
treatment of prostate cancer and multiple side effects resulting from androgen deprivation therapy.
If generic versions of toremifene are able to be sold in countries within the European Territory
for the indications for which Ipsen anticipates marketing toremifene, the royalties to
be paid to us by Ipsen will be reduced if the total generic sales exceed a certain threshold for a
certain period of time. Similarly, the royalties we will be paying to Orion for its licensing and
supply of toremifene will be reduced if generic sales thresholds are reached.
If we infringe intellectual property rights of third parties, it may increase our costs or
prevent us from being able to commercialize our product candidates.
There is a risk that we are infringing the proprietary rights of third parties because
numerous United States and foreign issued patents and pending patent applications, which are owned
by third parties, exist in the fields that are the focus of our drug discovery, development, and
manufacture and process synthesis efforts. Others might have been the first to make the inventions
covered by each of our or our licensors pending patent applications and issued patents and might
have been the first to file patent applications for these inventions. In addition, because patent
applications can take many years to issue, there may be currently pending applications, unknown to
us or our licensors, which may later result in issued patents that cover the production,
manufacture, synthesis, commercialization, formulation or use of our product candidates. In
addition, the production, manufacture, synthesis, commercialization, formulation or use of our
product candidates may infringe existing patents of which we are not aware. Defending ourselves
against third-party claims, including litigation in particular, would be costly and time consuming
and would divert managements attention from our business, which could lead to delays in our
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or commercialization efforts. If third parties are successful in their claims, we might have to
pay substantial damages or take other actions that are adverse to our business.
As a result of intellectual property infringement claims, or to avoid potential claims, we
might:
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In addition, under our collaboration and license agreement with Ipsen and our exclusive
license and collaboration agreement with Merck, Ipsen and Merck may be entitled to offset a portion
of any royalties due to us in any calendar year on account of product sales to pay for costs
incurred by Ipsen or Merck to obtain a license to any dominant intellectual property rights that
are infringed by the products at issue.
Risks Related to Regulatory Approval of Our Product Candidates
If we or our collaborators are not able to obtain required regulatory approvals, we or our
collaborators will not be able to commercialize our product candidates, and our ability to generate
revenue will be materially impaired.
Our product candidates and the activities associated with their development and
commercialization are subject to comprehensive regulation by the FDA, other regulatory agencies in
the United States and by comparable authorities in other countries. Failure to obtain regulatory
approval for a product candidate will prevent us or our collaborators from commercializing the
product candidate. We have not received regulatory approval to market any of our product
candidates in any jurisdiction and have only limited experience in preparing and filing the
applications necessary to gain regulatory approvals. In addition, we will not receive a
substantial majority of the milestone payments provided under our collaboration and license
agreement with Ipsen or any royalty payments if Ipsen is unable to obtain the necessary regulatory
approvals to commercialize toremifene within the European Territory. Likewise, we may
not receive a majority of the milestone payments or any royalty payments provided for under our
exclusive license and collaboration agreement with Merck if Merck is not able to obtain the
necessary regulatory approvals to commercialize any SARM products, including OstarineTM,
developed under the collaboration. The process of obtaining regulatory approvals is expensive,
often takes many years, if approval is obtained at all, and can vary substantially based upon the
type, complexity and novelty of the product candidates involved.
Changes in the regulatory approval policy during the development period, changes in or the
enactment of additional regulations or statutes, or changes in regulatory review for each submitted
product application, may cause delays in the approval or rejection of an application. For example,
the Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007, or the FDA Amendments Act, which was
enacted in September 2007, expands the FDAs authority to regulate drugs throughout the product
life cycle, including enhanced authority to require post-approval studies and clinical trials.
Other proposals have been made to impose additional requirements on drug approvals, further expand
post-approval requirements and restrict sales and promotional activities. This new legislation,
and the additional proposals if enacted, may make it more difficult or burdensome for us or our
collaborators to obtain approval of our product candidates. Even if the FDA approves a product
candidate, the approval may impose significant restrictions on the indicated uses, conditions for
use, labeling, advertising, promotion, marketing and/or production of such product, and may impose
ongoing requirements for post-approval
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studies, including additional research and development and clinical trials. The approval may also
impose risk evaluation mitigation strategies, or REMS, on a product if the FDA believes there is a
reason to monitor the safety of the drug in the market place. REMS may include requirements for
additional training for health care professionals, safety communication efforts and limits on
channels of distribution, among other things. The sponsor would be required to evaluate and
monitor the various REMS activities and adjust them if need be. The FDA also may impose various
civil or criminal sanctions for failure to comply with regulatory requirements, including
withdrawal of product approval.
Furthermore, the approval procedure and the time required to obtain approval varies among
countries and can involve additional testing beyond that required by the FDA. Approval by one
regulatory authority does not ensure approval by regulatory authorities in other jurisdictions.
The FDA has substantial discretion in the approval process and may refuse to accept any
application or may decide that our data are insufficient for approval and require additional
preclinical, clinical or other studies. For example, we completed our Phase III clinical trial of
toremifene to treat multiple side effects of androgen deprivation therapy and are
conducting our Phase III clinical trial of toremifene for the prevention of prostate
cancer in high risk men with high grade PIN, under Special Protocol Assessments, or SPAs, from the
FDA. A SPA is designed to facilitate the FDAs review and approval of drug products by allowing
the FDA to evaluate the proposed design and size of clinical trials that are intended to form the
primary basis for determining a drug products efficacy. If agreement is reached with the FDA, a
SPA documents the terms and conditions under which the design of the subject trial will be adequate
for submission of the efficacy and human safety portion of a NDA. However, there are circumstances
under which we may not receive the benefits of a SPA, notably if the FDA subsequently identifies a
substantial scientific issue essential to determining the products safety or efficacy. In
addition, varying interpretations of the data obtained from preclinical and clinical testing could
delay, limit or prevent regulatory approval of a product candidate. Furthermore, even if we file
an application with the FDA for marketing approval of a product candidate, it may not result in
marketing approval from the FDA.
We may not receive regulatory approval for the commercial sale of any of our product
candidates that are in development for at least another year, if ever. Similarly, it is not
anticipated that Ipsen will receive the appropriate regulatory approvals to market
toremifene within the European Territory any sooner than we will achieve regulatory
approval in the United States, and it may be thereafter. The inability to obtain FDA approval or
approval from comparable authorities in other countries for our product candidates would prevent us
or our collaborators from commercializing these product candidates in the United States or other
countries. See the section entitled Business Government Regulation under Part I, Item 1 of our
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007 for additional information
regarding risks associated with marketing approval, as well as risks related to post-approval
requirements.
Risks Related to Commercialization
The commercial success of any products that we and/or our collaborators may develop will
depend upon the degree of market acceptance among physicians, patients, healthcare payors and the
medical community.
Any products that we and/or our collaborators may develop may not gain market acceptance among
physicians, patients, health care payors and the medical community. If these products do not
achieve an adequate level of acceptance, we may not generate material product revenues or receive
royalties to the extent we currently anticipate, and we may not become profitable. The degree of
market acceptance of our product candidates, if approved for commercial sale, will depend on a
number of factors, including:
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Our only marketed product generating revenue is FARESTON®, which is subject to a
number of risks. These risks that may cause sales of FARESTON® to continue to decline.
FARESTON® is currently our only marketed product. Sales of FARESTON® in
the United States have been declining, and we anticipate that they will continue to do so. Sales
of pharmaceuticals for breast cancer in the SERM class have declined in recent years as aromatase
inhibitors have gained market share. We believe that aromatase inhibitors will continue to capture
breast cancer market share from SERMs, including from FARESTON®, resulting in a
continued decline in FARESTON® sales. Continued sales of FARESTON® also
could be impacted by many other factors. The occurrence of one or more of the following risks may
cause sales of FARESTON® to decline more than we currently anticipate:
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the loss of the availability of Orions website to market FARESTON®, which is an important
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the loss of one or more of our three largest wholesale drug distributors, which together accounted
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the continued success of competing products, including aromatase inhibitors; |
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the loss of coverage or reimbursement for FARESTON® from Medicare and Medicaid, private
health insurers or other third-party payors; |
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exposure to product liability claims related to the commercial sale of FARESTON®, which may
exceed our product liability insurance; |
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the failure of Orion to maintain regulatory filings or comply with applicable FDA requirements
with respect to FARESTON®; |
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the ability of third parties to market and sell generic toremifene products that will compete with
FARESTON for the treatment of breast cancer after the composition of matter patents that we
license from Orion expire in the United States in September 2009; |
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the loss of Orion, upon which we rely as a single source, as our supplier of FARESTON®; and |
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our inability to manufacture FARESTON® until Orions patents with respect to the composition of
matter of toremifene expire if Orion terminates our license and supply agreement due to our uncured
material breach or bankruptcy. |
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If we are unable to expand our sales and marketing capabilities or establish and maintain
agreements with third parties to market and sell our product candidates, we may be unable to
generate product revenue from such candidates.
We have limited experience as a company in the sales, marketing and distribution of
pharmaceutical products. There are risks involved with building our own sales and marketing
capabilities, as well as entering into arrangements with third parties to perform these services.
For example, building a sales force is expensive and time-consuming and could delay any launch of a
product candidate. We are relying on Ipsen to market and distribute our toremifene
product candidates through Ipsens established sales and marketing network within the European
Territory. If our collaboration and license agreement with Ipsen is terminated for any reason, our
ability to sell our toremifene product candidates in the European Territory would be
adversely affected, and we may be unable to develop or engage an effective sales force to
successfully market and sell our toremifene product candidates in the European
Territory. Currently, we do not have a partner outside of the European Territory and our success
in regions other than the European Territory may be dependent on our ability to find suitable
partners in other regions of the world. Similarly, we are relying on Merck for the
commercialization of any SARM products developed under our collaboration with Merck and if our
exclusive license and collaboration agreement with Merck is terminated for any reason, our ability
to successfully market and sell any of our SARM product candidates would be adversely affected, and
we may be unable to develop or engage an effective sales force to successfully market and sell any
SARM products that we may develop, including OstarineTM. In addition, to the extent
that we enter into arrangements with third parties to perform sales, marketing and distribution
services, our product revenues are likely to be lower than if we market and sell any products that
we develop ourselves.
If we or our collaborators are unable to obtain adequate coverage and reimbursement from
third-party payors for products we sell at acceptable prices, our revenues and prospects for
profitability will suffer.
Many patients will not be capable of paying for any products that we and/or our collaborators
may develop and will rely on Medicare and Medicaid, private health insurers and other third-party
payors to pay for their medical needs. If third-party payors do not provide coverage or
reimbursement for any products that we and/or our collaborators may develop, our revenues and
prospects for profitability may suffer. For example, the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement
and Modernization Act of 2003 created a prescription drug benefit program for Medicare recipients.
The prescription drug program established by this legislation may have the effect of reducing the
prices that we or our collaborators are able to charge for products we and/or our collaborators
develop and sell through the program. This legislation may also cause third-party payors other
than the federal government, including the states under the Medicaid program, to discontinue
coverage for products that we and/or our collaborators may develop or to lower the amount that they
pay. In addition, members of the United States Congress have stated their desire to reduce the
governments cost for reimbursements of prescription drugs by amending this legislation.
State Medicaid programs generally have outpatient prescription drug coverage, subject to state
regulatory restrictions, for the population eligible for Medicaid. The availability of coverage or
reimbursement for prescription drugs under private health insurance and managed care plans varies
based on the type of contract or plan purchased.
A primary trend in the United States health care industry is toward cost containment. In
addition, in some foreign countries, particularly the countries of the European Union, the pricing
of prescription pharmaceuticals is subject to governmental control. In these countries, pricing
negotiations with governmental authorities can take six to 12 months or longer after the receipt of
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approval for a product. To obtain reimbursement or pricing approval in some countries, we or our
collaborators may be required to conduct a clinical trial that compares the cost effectiveness of
our product candidates or products to other available therapies. The conduct of such a clinical
trial could be expensive and result in delays in our or our collaborators commercialization
efforts. Third-party payors are challenging the prices charged for medical products and services,
and many third-party payors limit reimbursement for newly-approved health care products. In
particular, third-party payors may limit the indications for which they will reimburse patients who
use any products that we and/or our collaborators may develop or sell. Cost-control initiatives
could decrease the price we might establish for products that we or our collaborators may develop
or sell, which would result in lower product revenues or royalties payable to us.
Another development that may affect the pricing of drugs is proposed congressional action
regarding drug reimportation into the United States. The Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement
and Modernization Act of 2003 gives discretion to the Secretary of Health and Human Services to
allow drug reimportation into the United States under some circumstances from foreign countries,
including countries where the drugs are sold at a lower price than in the United States.
Proponents of drug reimportation may attempt to pass legislation which would directly allow
reimportation under certain circumstances. If legislation or regulations were passed allowing the
reimportation of drugs, they could decrease the price we or our collaborators receive for any
products that we and/or our collaborators may develop, negatively affecting our revenues and
prospects for profitability.
If product liability lawsuits are brought against us, we may incur substantial liabilities and
may be required to limit commercialization of any products that we may develop.
We face an inherent risk of product liability exposure related to the testing of our product
candidates in human clinical trials and will face an even greater risk if we commercially sell any
product that we may develop. If we cannot successfully defend ourselves against claims that our
product candidates or products caused injuries, we will incur substantial liabilities. Regardless
of merit or eventual outcome, liability claims may result in:
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injury to our reputation; |
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withdrawal of clinical trial participants; |
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costs to defend the related litigation; |
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substantial monetary awards to trial participants or patients; |
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the inability to commercialize any products for which we obtain or hold marketing approvals. |
We have product liability insurance that covers our clinical trials and commercial products up
to a $25.0 million annual aggregate limit. Insurance coverage is increasingly expensive. We may
not be able to maintain insurance coverage at a reasonable cost and we may not be able to obtain
insurance coverage that will be adequate to satisfy any liability that may arise.
If our competitors are better able to develop and market products than any products that we
and/or our collaborators may develop, our commercial opportunity will be reduced or eliminated.
We face competition from commercial pharmaceutical and biotechnology enterprises, as well as
from academic institutions, government agencies and private and public research institutions. Our
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opportunities will be reduced or eliminated if our competitors develop and commercialize products
that are safer, more effective, have fewer side effects or are less expensive than any products
that we and/or our collaborators may develop. In addition, significant delays in the development
of our product candidates could allow our competitors to bring products to market before us and
impair our or our collaborators ability to commercialize our product candidates.
Various products are currently marketed or used off-label for some of the diseases and
conditions that we are targeting, and a number of companies are or may be developing new
treatments. These product uses, as well as promotional efforts by competitors and/or clinical
trial results of competitive products, could significantly diminish our or our collaborators
ability to market and sell any products that we and/or our collaborators may develop. For example,
although there are no products that have been approved by the FDA to treat multiple side effects of
androgen deprivation therapy, we are aware of a number of drugs marketed by Eli Lilly (Evista®),
Merck (Fosamax®), Sanofi-Aventis and Procter & Gamble (Actonel®), Wyeth Pharmaceuticals (Effexor®),
Boehringer Ingelheim (Catapres®), Novartis (Zometa®) and Bristol Myers Squibb (Megace®) that are
prescribed to treat single side effects of androgen deprivation therapy; that external beam
radiation and tamoxifen are used to treat breast pain and enlargement, or gynecomastia; and that
Amgen is developing a product candidate for the treatment of osteoporosis in prostate cancer
patients. While we have the only pharmaceutical product in clinical development to prevent
prostate cancer in high risk men with high grade PIN, GlaxoSmithKline is conducting a Phase III
study for Avodart® on prostate cancer prevention in men with elevated prostate specific antigen.
In addition, there are nutritional supplement studies (for example, selenium) investigating
prostate cancer prevention in men with high grade PIN. Similarly, while there are no drugs that
have been approved by the FDA for the treatment of muscle wasting from cancer, there are drugs
marketed by Steris Laboratories and Savient Pharmaceuticals that are being prescribed off-label for
the treatment of some types of muscle wasting from cancer. Testosterone and other anabolic agents
are used to treat involuntary weight loss in patients who have acute muscle wasting. There are
other SARM product candidates in development that may compete with our product candidates. Wyeth
and Amgen have myostatin inhibitors in development which may compete for similar patients as
OstarineTM. This could result in reduced sales and pricing pressure on our product
candidates, if approved, which in turn would reduce our ability to generate revenue and have a
negative impact on our results of operations.
Many of our competitors have significantly greater financial resources and expertise in
research and development, manufacturing, preclinical testing, conducting clinical trials, obtaining
regulatory approvals and marketing approved products than we do. Smaller or early-stage companies
may also prove to be significant competitors, particularly through collaborative arrangements with
large and established companies. These third parties compete with us in recruiting and retaining
qualified scientific and management personnel, establishing clinical trial sites and patient
registration for clinical trials, as well as in acquiring technologies and technology licenses
complementary to our programs or advantageous to our business.
Risks Related to Employees and Growth
If we fail to attract and keep senior management and key scientific personnel, we may be
unable to successfully develop or commercialize our product candidates.
Our success depends on our continued ability to attract, retain and motivate highly qualified
management, clinical and scientific personnel and on our ability to develop and maintain important
relationships with leading academic institutions, clinicians and scientists. If we are not able to
attract and keep senior management and key scientific personnel, particularly Dr. Mitchell S.
Steiner, we may not be able to successfully develop or commercialize our product candidates. All
of our employees are at-will employees and can terminate their employment at any time. We do not
carry key person insurance covering members of senior management, other than $25 million of
insurance covering Dr. Steiner.
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We will need to hire additional employees in order to continue our clinical trials and
commercialize our product candidates. Any inability to manage future growth could harm our ability
to commercialize our product candidates, increase our costs and adversely impact our ability to
compete effectively.
In order to continue our clinical trials and commercialize our product candidates, we will
need to expand the number of our managerial, operational, financial and other employees. We
currently anticipate that we will need between 150 and 250 additional employees by the time
toremifene is initially commercialized, including 50 to 100 sales representatives. The
competition for qualified personnel in the biotechnology field is intense.
Future growth will impose significant added responsibilities on members of management,
including the need to identify, recruit, maintain and integrate additional employees. Our future
financial performance and our ability to commercialize our product candidates and to compete
effectively will depend, in part, on our ability to manage any future growth effectively.
Risks Related to Our Common Stock
Market volatility may cause our stock price and the value of your investment to decline.
The market prices for securities of biotechnology companies in general have been highly
volatile and may continue to be so in the future. The following factors, in addition to other risk
factors described in this section, may have a significant impact on the market price of our common
stock:
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adverse results or delays in our clinical trials; |
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the timing of achievement of our and our collaborators clinical, regulatory and other milestones,
such as the commencement of clinical development, the completion of a clinical trial or the receipt
of regulatory approval; |
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announcement of FDA approval or non-approval of our product candidates or delays in the FDA
review process; |
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actions taken by regulatory agencies with respect to our product candidates or products, our clinical
trials or our sales and marketing activities; |
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the commercial success of any product approved by the FDA or its foreign counterparts; |
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developments with respect to our collaborations with Ipsen and Merck; |
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the terms and timing of any collaborative, licensing or other arrangements that we may establish; |
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regulatory developments in the United States and foreign countries; |
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any intellectual property infringement lawsuit involving us; |
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actual or anticipated fluctuations in our results of operations; |
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changes in financial estimates or recommendations by securities analysts; |
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sales of large blocks of our common stock; |
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sales of our common stock by our executive officers, directors and significant stockholders; |
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the loss of any of our key scientific or management personnel. |
The stock markets in general, and the markets for biotechnology stocks in particular, have
experienced significant volatility that has often been unrelated to the operating performance of
particular companies. These broad market fluctuations may adversely affect the trading price of
our common stock. In the past, class action litigation has often been instituted against companies
whose securities have experienced periods of volatility in market price. Any such litigation
brought against us could result in substantial costs, which would hurt our financial condition and
results of operations and divert managements attention and resources, which could result in delays
of our clinical trials or commercialization efforts.
Our officers, directors and largest stockholders have the ability to control all matters
submitted to stockholders for approval. *
As of March 31, 2008, our officers, directors and holders of 5% or more of our outstanding
common stock beneficially owned approximately 68.3% of our outstanding common stock and our
officers and directors alone beneficially owned approximately 47.5% of our outstanding common
stock. As a result, these stockholders, acting together, will be able to control all matters
requiring approval by our stockholders, including the election of directors and the approval of
mergers or other business combination transactions. The interests of this group of stockholders
may not always coincide with our interests or the interests of other stockholders.
Anti-takeover provisions in our charter documents and under Delaware law could make an
acquisition of us, which may be beneficial to our stockholders, more difficult and may prevent
attempts by our stockholders to replace or remove our current management.
Provisions in our certificate of incorporation and our bylaws may delay or prevent an
acquisition of us or a change in our management. In addition, these provisions may frustrate or
prevent any attempts by our stockholders to replace or remove our current management by making it
more difficult for stockholders to replace members of our Board of Directors. Because our Board of
Directors is responsible for appointing the members of our management team, these provisions could
in turn affect any attempt by our stockholders to replace current members of our management team.
These provisions include:
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a classified Board of Directors; |
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a prohibition on actions by our stockholders by written consent; |
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the ability of our Board of Directors to issue preferred stock without stockholder approval, which
could be used to institute a poison pill that would work to dilute the stock ownership of a potential
hostile acquirer, effectively preventing acquisitions that have not been approved by our Board of
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limitations on the removal of directors. |
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Moreover, because we are incorporated in Delaware, we are governed by the provisions of
Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, which prohibits a person who owns in excess of
15% of our outstanding voting stock from merging or combining with us for a period of three years
after the date of the transaction in which the person acquired in excess of 15% of our outstanding
voting stock, unless the merger or combination is approved in a prescribed manner. Finally, these
provisions establish advance notice requirements for nominations for election to our Board of
Directors or for proposing matters that can be acted upon at stockholder meetings. These
provisions would apply even if the offer may be considered beneficial by some stockholders.
A significant portion of our total outstanding shares are restricted from immediate resale but
may be sold into the market in the near future. This could cause the market price of our common
stock to drop significantly, even if our business is doing well. *
For the 12-month period ended March 31, 2008, the average daily trading volume of our common
stock on the NASDAQ Global Market was approximately 453,061 shares. As a result, future sales of a
substantial number of shares of our common stock in the public market, or the perception that such
sales may occur, could adversely affect the then-prevailing market price of our common stock. As
of March 31, 2008, we had 36,236,263 shares of common stock outstanding.
Moreover, J.R. Hyde, III, and Oracle Partners, L.P., two of our largest stockholders, and
their affiliates, have rights, subject to some conditions, to require us to file registration
statements covering the approximately 10.8 million shares of common stock they hold in the
aggregate which are subject to registration rights or to include these shares in registration
statements that we may file for ourselves or other stockholders. In addition, we filed a
registration statement covering the 1,285,347 shares of common stock that we issued to Merck in
December 2007. Finally, all shares of common stock that we may issue under our employee benefit
plans can be freely sold in the public market upon issuance.
ITEM 6. EXHIBITS
The exhibits listed on the accompanying Exhibit Index are filed or incorporated by reference
(as stated therein) as part of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
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GTx, Inc.
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Date: May 12, 2008 |
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/s/ Mitchell S. Steiner
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Mitchell S. Steiner, Chief Executive Officer |
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Date: May 12, 2008 |
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Mark E. Mosteller, Vice President |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Restated Certificate of Incorporation of GTx, Inc.(1) |
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Amended and Restated Bylaws of GTx, Inc.(2) |
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Reference is made to Exhibits 3.1 and 3.2 |
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Specimen of Common Stock Certificate(3) |
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Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement between Registrant and
Oracle Partners, L.P. dated August 7, 2003(3) |
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Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement between Registrant and J.
R. Hyde, III dated August 7, 2003(3) |
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Consent, Waiver and Amendment between the Registrant and Oracle Partners,
L.P., Oracle Investment Management, Inc. and Oracle Institutional Partners,
L.P. dated November 29, 2007(4) |
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Consent, Waiver and Amendment between Registrant and J. R. Hyde, III and
Pittco Associates, L.P. dated December 3, 2007(4) |
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Registration Rights Agreement between Registrant and Merck & Co., Inc. dated
December 18, 2007(5) |
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10.44 |
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2008 Compensation Information for Registrants Executive Officers(6) |
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Statement of Computation of Deficiency of Earnings Available to Cover Fixed
Charges |
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Certification of Chief Executive Officer, as required by Rule 13a-14(a) or
Rule 15d-14(a) |
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Certification of Chief Financial Officer, as required by Rule 13a-14(a) or
Rule 15d-14(a) |
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Certification of Chief Executive Officer, as required by Rule 13a-14(b) or
Rule 15d-14(b) and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States
Code (18 U.S.C. §1350) (7) |
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Certification of Chief Financial Officer, as required by Rule 13a-14(b) or
Rule 15d-14(b) and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States
Code (18 U.S.C. §1350) (7) |
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Filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrants registration statement on Form S-3 (File
No. 333-127175), filed with the SEC on August 4, 2005, and incorporated herein by reference. |
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Filed as the like numbered Exhibit to the Registrants Current Report on Form 8-K
(File No. 000-50549), filed with the SEC on July 26, 2007, as amended, and incorporated herein
by reference. |
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Filed as the like numbered Exhibit to the Registrants registration statement on
Form S-1 (File No. 333-109700), filed with the SEC on October 15, 2003, as amended, and
incorporated herein by reference. |
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Filed as the like numbered Exhibit to the Registrants registration statement on
Form S-3 (File No. 333-148321), filed with the SEC on December 26, 2007, and incorporated
herein by reference. |
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Filed as the like numbered Exhibit to the Registrants Current Report on Form 8-K
(File No. 000-50549), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 18, 2007,
and incorporated herein by reference. |
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Filed as the like numbered Exhibit to the Registrants Annual Report on Form 10-K
(File No. 000-50549), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 11, 2008, and
incorporated herein by reference. |
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This certification accompanies the Form 10-Q to which it relates, is not deemed
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and is not to be incorporated by reference
into any filing of the Registrant under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (whether made before or after the date of the Form
10-Q), irrespective of any general incorporation language contained in such filing. |
EX-12.1
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GTx, Inc. |
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Computation of Deficiency of Earnings Available to Cover Fixed Charges
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Three Months Ended |
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|
$ |
(35,510 |
) |
|
$ |
(36,839 |
) |
|
$ |
(22,348 |
) |
|
$ |
(14,194 |
) |
Fixed charges (from below) |
|
|
20 |
|
|
|
35 |
|
|
|
32 |
|
|
|
32 |
|
|
|
21 |
|
|
|
18 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total loss |
|
$ |
(12,723 |
) |
|
$ |
(40,324 |
) |
|
$ |
(35,478 |
) |
|
$ |
(36,807 |
) |
|
$ |
(22,327 |
) |
|
$ |
(14,176 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fixed charges: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Estimated interest portion of rent expenses |
|
$ |
20 |
|
|
$ |
35 |
|
|
$ |
32 |
|
|
$ |
32 |
|
|
$ |
21 |
|
|
$ |
18 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total fixed charges |
|
$ |
20 |
|
|
$ |
35 |
|
|
$ |
32 |
|
|
$ |
32 |
|
|
$ |
21 |
|
|
$ |
18 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Coverage deficiency |
|
$ |
(12,743 |
) |
|
$ |
(40,359 |
) |
|
$ |
(35,510 |
) |
|
$ |
(36,839 |
) |
|
$ |
(22,348 |
) |
|
$ |
(14,194 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
EX-31.1 SECTION 302 CERTIFICATION OF THE CEO
EXHIBIT 31.1
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER CERTIFICATION
I, Mitchell S. Steiner, certify that:
1. |
|
I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of GTx, Inc.; |
2. |
|
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact
or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the
circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period
covered by this report; |
3. |
|
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in
this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of
operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this
report; |
4. |
|
The registrants other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and
maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and
15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules
13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have: |
(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure
controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material
information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made
known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this
report is being prepared;
(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal
control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable
assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial
statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles;
(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrants disclosure controls and procedures
and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure
controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such
evaluation; and
(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrants internal control over
financial reporting that occurred during the registrants most recent fiscal quarter (the
registrants fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially
affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrants internal control
over financial reporting; and
5. |
|
The registrants other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent
evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrants auditors and the
audit committee of the registrants board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent
functions): |
(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of
internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect
the registrants ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who
have a significant role in the registrants internal control over financial reporting.
Date: May 12, 2008
/s/ Mitchell S. Steiner
Mitchell S. Steiner, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Chief Executive Officer and
Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors
EX-31.2 SECTION 302 CERTIFICATION OF THE CFO
EXHIBIT 31.2
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER CERTIFICATION
I, Mark E. Mosteller, certify that:
1. |
|
I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of GTx, Inc.; |
2. |
|
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact
or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the
circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period
covered by this report; |
3. |
|
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in
this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of
operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this
report; |
4. |
|
The registrants other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and
maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and
15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules
13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have: |
(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure
controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material
information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made
known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this
report is being prepared;
(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal
control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable
assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial
statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles;
(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrants disclosure controls and procedures
and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure
controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such
evaluation; and
(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrants internal control over
financial reporting that occurred during the registrants most recent fiscal quarter (the
registrants fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially
affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrants internal control
over financial reporting; and
5. |
|
The registrants other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent
evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrants auditors and the
audit committee of the registrants board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent
functions): |
(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of
internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect
the registrants ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who
have a significant role in the registrants internal control over financial reporting.
Date: May 12, 2008
/s/ Mark E. Mosteller
Mark E. Mosteller, CPA
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
EX-32.1 SECTION 906 CERTIFICATION OF THE CEO
EXHIBIT 32.1
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U. S. C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Quarterly Report of GTx, Inc. (the Company) on Form 10-Q for the three
months ended March 31, 2008, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date
hereof (the Report), I, Mitchell S. Steiner, Chief Executive Officer of the Company certify,
pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b) and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
1. |
|
The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934; and |
2. |
|
The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the
financial condition and results of operations of the Company. |
Date: May 12, 2008
/s/ Mitchell S. Steiner
Mitchell S. Steiner, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Chief Executive Officer and
Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors
This certification accompanies the Form 10-Q to which it relates, is not deemed filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission and is not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of
the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(whether made before or after the date of the Form 10-Q), irrespective of any general incorporation
language contained in such filing.
EX-32.2 SECTION 906 CERTIFICATION OF THE CFO
EXHIBIT 32.2
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U. S. C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Quarterly Report of GTx, Inc. (the Company) on Form 10-Q for the three
months ended March 31, 2008, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date
hereof (the Report), I, Mark E. Mosteller, Chief Financial Officer of the Company certify,
pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b) and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
1. |
|
The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934; and |
2. |
|
The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the
financial condition and results of operations of the Company. |
Date: May 12, 2008
/s/ Mark E. Mosteller
Mark E. Mosteller, CPA
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
This certification accompanies the Form 10-Q to which it relates, is not deemed filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission and is not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of
the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(whether made before or after the date of the Form 10-Q), irrespective of any general incorporation
language contained in such filing.