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Cyteir Therapeutics Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2021 Financial Results and Operational Highlights

– Continue to enroll in monotherapy and combination studies with CYT-0851 with potential for interim safety and efficacy data in second half 2022

– Progress achieved in key clinical milestones described in the 2021 IPO: Advanced CYT-0851 monotherapy to Phase 2 and initiated Phase 1 combination therapy study

– Projected cash runway into 2024 to support planned R&D and clinical studies

– Conference call and webcast scheduled for 4:30 p.m. ET on March 16, 2022

LEXINGTON, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Cyteir Therapeutics, Inc. (“Cyteir”) (Nasdaq: CYT), a company focused on the discovery and development of next-generation synthetically lethal therapies for cancer, today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2021 and provided an update on recent operational highlights.

“In 2021, we made significant progress towards our goal of advancing our lead program CYT-0851 in the clinic with the completion of a dose escalation study and identification of the recommended Phase 2 dose. Our interim analysis demonstrated anti-tumor effects with disease control and responses in heavily pretreated and progressing lymphoma and solid tumor patients, with a safety profile consisting primarily of mild adverse events,” said Markus Renschler, MD, President and Chief Executive Officer of Cyteir. “We are now dosing patients in the Phase 2 monotherapy expansion cohorts and have begun Phase 1 combination therapy cohorts. We expect interim safety and efficacy data read-outs from these cohorts this year that may allow us to design one or more potentially registrational trials. We continue to invest in our pipeline and are advancing two new targets from our synthetic lethality DNA damage response platform toward the clinic.”

Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2021 Accomplishments

Advanced CYT-0851 Clinical Program

Advanced DNA Damage Response (DDR) Platform

Efficient execution of research and clinical strategy with cash runway into 2024

2022 Key Milestones Completed

2022 Expected Key Milestones Completed

Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2021 Financial Results

Cash and cash equivalents: Cash and cash equivalents as of December 31, 2021 were $189.7 million, which are expected to fund planned operations into 2024.

Research and development (R&D) expenses: R&D expenses were $8.3 million for the fourth quarter of 2021 versus $3.9 million for the same period in 2020 and $31.0 million for the full year 2021 versus $16.8 million for full year 2020. The year-over-year increase in R&D spending in the comparative periods was due primarily to increased research activity, clinical trial expenses and headcount, including initiation of Phase 1 and Phase 2 studies for our product CYT-0851.

General and administrative (G&A) expenses: G&A expenses were $3.6 million for the fourth quarter of 2021 compared to $1.5 million for the same period in 2020 and $11.3 million for the full year 2021 compared to $4.2 million for full year 2020. The year-over-year increase in G&A expenses in the comparative periods was primarily due to employee-related costs, as well as other administrative expenses associated with company growth and operating as a public company.

Net loss: Net loss was $11.8 million, or $0.34 per share, in the fourth quarter of 2021 compared to $5.4 million, or $2.92 per share, for the same period in 2020. For the full year 2021, net loss was $42.1 million, or $2.16 per share compared to $20.8 million, or $13.60 per share for full year 2020.

Fourth Quarter and Full year 2021 Conference Call and Webcast Information

Cyteir will host a conference call to discuss the fourth quarter and full year of 2021 financial and operational results on Wednesday, March 16, 2022, at 4:30 p.m. ET. The conference call will be available by webcast on the Investor Relations page at www.cyteir.com. An audio replay of the call will be available on the website after 9:00 p.m. ET the same day.

About Cyteir Therapeutics, Inc.

Cyteir is a clinical-stage oncology company that is focused on the discovery and development of next-generation synthetically lethal therapies to treat cancer. The company is using its expertise in DNA damage response biology to advance a pipeline of novel drug candidates that selectively target key cancer vulnerabilities. Cyteir’s wholly owned lead compound, CYT-0851, is a selective, oral investigational drug that was designed to inhibit DNA repair.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains “forward-looking statements” regarding Cyteir’s expected developments related to clinical trials, timing and results of our preclinical and clinical studies, our plans to develop patient selection biomarkers, 2022 expected key milestones and our expected cash runway. Forward-looking statements include statements identified by words such as “could,” “may,” “might,” “will,” “likely,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,” “seeks,” “believes,” “estimates,” “expects,” “continues,” “projects” and similar references to future periods. Forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations and assumptions regarding capital market conditions, our business, the economy and other future conditions. Because forward-looking statements relate to the future, by their nature, they are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict. As a result, actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements include: our limited operating history and that we have no products approved for commercial sale, which may make it difficult for you to evaluate our current business and predict our future success and viability; that we have incurred significant losses since inception and expect to incur losses for the foreseeable future and may never achieve or maintain profitability; our need substantial additional funding; that we have never successfully completed any clinical trials, and we may be unable to do so for any drug candidates we develop; that our clinical trials may fail to demonstrate adequately the safety and efficacy of any of our drug candidates, which would delay or prevent further clinical development of those candidates, or prevent marketing approval from FDA or similar regulatory authorities; that we are developing CYT-0851, and potentially future drug candidates, for use in combination with other therapies, which exposes us to additional risks; if we are unable to successfully develop and commercialize companion diagnostic tests for our drug candidates, or experience significant delays in doing so, we may not realize the full commercial potential of our drug candidates; synthetic lethality represents an emerging class of precision medicine targets, and negative perceptions of the efficacy, safety or tolerability of this class of targets, including any that we develop, could adversely affect our ability to conduct our business, advance our drug candidates or obtain regulatory approvals; if we are unable to adequately protect and enforce our intellectual property or obtain and maintain patent protection for our technology and products or if the scope of the patent protection obtained is not sufficiently broad, our competitors or other third parties could develop and commercialize technology and products similar or identical to ours, and our ability to successfully develop and commercialize our technology and products may be impaired; that the continuing outbreak of COVID-19 (including any resurgences, including due to variants, thereof) in the United States and other countries and shortages of qualified healthcare personnel may adversely affect our business and the market price of our common stock; and other factors set forth under the heading “Risk Factors” in Cyteir’s final prospectus dated June 17, 2021 and our filings that we make from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Any forward-looking statement made in this press release speaks only as of the date on which it is made. The company does not undertake any obligation to update any such statement or to publicly announce the results of any revisions to any such statements to reflect future events or developments, except as required by law.

For further information, please reference the company’s reports and documents filed with the SEC. You may get these documents by visiting EDGAR on the SEC website at www.sec.gov.

Cyteir Therapeutics Inc
Condensed consolidated statements of operations

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

(unaudited)

 

Three Months Ended December 31,

 

Years Ended December 31,

2021

 

2020

 

2021

 

2020

Operating expenses:
Research and development

$

8,255

 

$

3,917

 

$

30,959

 

$

16,765

 

General and administrative

 

3,607

 

 

1,463

 

 

11,300

 

 

4,178

 

Total operating expenses

 

11,862

 

 

5,380

 

 

42,259

 

 

20,943

 

Loss from operations

 

(11,862

)

 

(5,380

)

 

(42,259

)

 

(20,943

)

Other income:
Other income

 

47

 

 

20

 

 

133

 

 

120

 

Total other income

 

47

 

 

20

 

 

133

 

 

120

 

Net loss

$

(11,815

)

$

(5,360

)

$

(42,126

)

$

(20,823

)

Net loss per share—basic and diluted

$

(0.34

)

$

(2.92

)

$

(2.16

)

$

(13.60

)

Weighted-average common stock outstanding—basic and diluted

 

35,136,168

 

 

1,837,268

 

 

19,499,292

 

 

1,530,924

 

Research and development expenses for the fourth quarter and full year-ended December 31, 2021 include stock-based compensation expense of $0.4 million and $1.2 million, respectively, compared to $0.1 million and $0.2 million, respectively, in the corresponding periods of 2020. General and administrative expenses for the fourth quarter and full year-ended December 31, 2021 include stock-based compensation expense of $0.8 million and $2.3 million, respectively, compared to $0.1 million and $0.3 million, respectively, in the corresponding periods of 2020.

Cyteir Therapeutics Inc
Condensed consolidated balance sheets

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

(unaudited)

 

December 31,

2021

 

2020

Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents

$

189,723

 

$

10,938

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

3,354

 

 

1,193

 

Total current assets

$

193,077

 

$

12,131

 

Property and equipment, net

 

2,055

 

 

1,287

 

Other assets

 

256

 

 

317

 

Total assets

$

195,388

 

$

13,735

 

Liabilities, redeemable convertible preferred stock and stockholders’ equity (deficit)
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable

$

1,785

 

$

1,689

 

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

 

5,726

 

 

1,448

 

Total current liabilities

$

7,511

 

$

3,137

 

Deferred rent, net of current portion

 

384

 

 

452

 

Other long term liabilities

 

201

 

 

766

 

Total liabilities

$

8,096

 

$

4,355

 

Commitments and contingencies (Note 12)
Series A redeemable convertible preferred stock, 0 and 5,817,996 shares authorized, issued, and outstanding as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively; liquidation preference of $5,818 as of December 31, 2020

 

 

 

5,696

 

Series B redeemable convertible preferred stock, 0 and 71,199,999 shares authorized as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively; 0 and 55,200,000 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively; liquidation preference of $55,200 as of December 31, 2020

 

 

 

51,715

 

Series C redeemable convertible preferred stock, 0 shares authorized, issued, and outstanding as of December 31, 2021 and 2020

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity (deficit):
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value: 40,000,000 shares authorized as of December 31, 2021; no shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2021

 

 

 

 

Common stock, $0.001 par value: 280,000,000 and 100,000,000 shares authorized as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively; 35,389,453 and 2,719,721 shares issued as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively; 35,219,834 and 2,044,284 shares outstanding as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively

 

35

 

 

2

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

279,310

 

 

1,894

 

Accumulated deficit

 

(92,053

)

 

(49,927

)

Total stockholders’ equity (deficit)

 

187,292

 

 

(48,031

)

Total liabilities, redeemable convertible preferred stock and stockholders’ equity (deficit)

$

195,388

 

$

13,735

 

 

Contacts

INVESTOR CONTACT:
Lisa Hayes

Vice President, Investor Relations and Corporate Communications

908-868-8926

Lisa.Hayes@cyteir.com

MEDIA CONTACT:
Michele Parisi

925-429-1850

mparisi@forwardhealthinc.com

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