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Gamida Cell Reports Third Quarter 2020 Financial Results and Provides Company Update

– Primary and secondary endpoints were met in Phase 3 study of omidubicel in patients with hematologic malignancies who underwent a bone marrow transplant –

– Full data from Phase 3 study of omidubicel in patients with hematologic malignancies anticipated this quarter; Initiation of BLA submission for omidubicel expected to begin on a rolling basis by year-end –

– Updated data from Phase 1 study of GDA-201 in patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma and Phase 1 study of omidubicel in patients with severe aplastic anemia to be presented at 62nd ASH Annual Meeting –

– Company to host conference call at 8:30 a.m. ET today –

BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Gamida Cell Ltd. (Nasdaq: GMDA), an advanced cell therapy company committed to finding cures for blood cancers and serious blood diseases, today reported financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2020. The company also highlighted progress with omidubicel, an advanced cell therapy in Phase 3 clinical development as a potentially life-saving treatment option for patients in need of bone marrow transplant, and GDA-201, a natural killer (NK) cell immunotherapy in Phase 1 development in patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL).

“Gamida Cell continued to make strong progress during the quarter. Most importantly, we recently announced that our Phase 3 study of omidubicel met all three secondary endpoints, further underscoring the potential clinical benefit of this novel graft source for bone marrow transplant,” stated Julian Adams, Ph.D., chief executive officer of Gamida Cell. “We look forward to reporting the data in further detail and to initiating the biologics license application (BLA) for omidubicel to the FDA on a rolling basis, both in the fourth quarter of this year.”

“Our second program, GDA-201, a natural killer cell therapy, is also advancing. NK cell immunotherapies offer tremendous potential for transforming the care of hematologic malignancies. Last week, we announced that updated data from the Phase 1 study in patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma will be presented next month in an oral session at the American Society for Hematology (ASH) annual meeting. The data continue to be compelling, with multiple complete responses and a favorable tolerability profile reported in patients with advanced disease,” Dr. (Read more…) Adams continued.

Omidubicel, an investigational advanced cell therapy for allogeneic bone marrow transplant

During the quarter, Gamida Cell continued to advance its Phase 3 product candidate, omidubicel, which is the first bone marrow transplant product to receive Breakthrough Therapy Designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and which has the potential to be the first FDA-approved engineered bone marrow transplant graft.

Last month, Gamida Cell announced that all three pre-specified secondary endpoints in the company’s Phase 3 study of omidubicel demonstrated a statistically significant improvement among patients who received omidubicel compared to the comparator group (who received standard umbilical cord blood). These secondary endpoints were platelet engraftment, infections and hospitalization.

In May, Gamida Cell reported that omidubicel achieved its primary endpoint, demonstrating a statistically significant reduction in time to neutrophil engraftment, a key milestone in recovery from a bone marrow transplant. The international, multi-center, randomized Phase 3 study was designed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of omidubicel in patients with hematologic malignancies undergoing a bone marrow transplant compared to a comparator group of patients who received a standard umbilical cord blood transplant. Gamida Cell expects to report the full data set later in the fourth quarter of 2020.

Additional omidubicel highlights:

GDA-201, an innate NK cell immunotherapy

Corporate Highlights

Third Quarter 2020 Financial Results

2020 Financial Guidance

Gamida Cell expects cash used for ongoing operating activities in 2020 to range from $60 million to $65 million.

Gamida Cell expects that its current cash and cash equivalents will support the company’s ongoing operating activities into the second half of 2021. This cash runway guidance is based on the company’s current operational plans and excludes any additional funding and any business development activities that may be undertaken.

Expected 2020-2021 Milestones

Gamida Cell plans to achieve the following milestones during 2020-2021:

Omidubicel

GDA-201

Conference Call Information

Gamida Cell will host a conference call today, November 10, 2020, at 8:30 a.m. ET to discuss these financial results and company updates. A live webcast of the conference call can be accessed in the “Investors & Media” section of Gamida Cell’s website at www.gamida-cell.com. To participate in the live call, please dial 866-930-5560 (domestic) or +1-409-216-0605 (international) and refer to conference ID number 9998754. A recording of the webcast will be available approximately two hours after the event, for approximately 30 days.

About Omidubicel

Omidubicel, the company’s lead clinical program, is an advanced cell therapy under development as a potential life-saving allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell (bone marrow) transplant solution for patients with hematologic malignancies (blood cancers). Omidubicel is the first bone marrow transplant product to receive Breakthrough Therapy Designation from the FDA and has also received Orphan Drug Designation in the U.S. and EU. In both Phase 1/2 and Phase 3 clinical studies (NCT01816230 and NCT02730299), omidubicel demonstrated rapid and durable time to engraftment and was generally well tolerated. Omidubicel is also being evaluated in a Phase 1/2 clinical study in patients with severe aplastic anemia (NCT03173937). The aplastic anemia investigational new drug application is currently filed with the FDA under the brand name CordIn®, which is the same investigational development candidate as omidubicel. For more information on clinical trials of omidubicel, please visit www.clinicaltrials.gov.

About GDA-201

Gamida Cell applied the capabilities of its NAM-based cell expansion technology to develop GDA-201, an innate NK cell immunotherapy for the treatment of hematologic and solid tumors in combination with standard of care antibody therapies. GDA-201 addresses key limitations of NK cells by increasing the cytotoxicity and in vivo retention and proliferation in the bone marrow and lymphoid organs of NK cells expanded in culture. GDA-201 is in Phase 1 development through an investigator-sponsored study in patients with refractory non-Hodgkin lymphoma and multiple myeloma (NCT03019666).

Omidubicel and GDA-201 are investigational therapies, and their safety and efficacy have not been evaluated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration or any other health authority.

About Gamida Cell

Gamida Cell is an advanced cell therapy company committed to finding cures for blood cancers and serious blood diseases. We harness our cell expansion platform to create therapies with the potential to redefine standards of care in areas of serious medical need.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including with respect to timing of initiation and progress of and data reported from the clinical trials of Gamida Cell’s product candidates, anticipated regulatory filings, commercialization efforts and Gamida Cell’s expectations regarding its projected ongoing operating activities and cash runway, which statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including, but not limited to the scope, progress and expansion of Gamida Cell’s clinical trials and ramifications for the cost thereof; and clinical, scientific, regulatory and technical developments. In light of these risks and uncertainties, and other risks and uncertainties that are described in the Risk Factors section and other sections of Gamida Cell’s Annual Report on Form 20-F, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on February 26, 2020, its Reports on Form 6-K filed with the SEC on May 18, 2020, and August 11, 2020, and other filings that Gamida Cell makes with the SEC from time to time (which are available at http://www.sec.gov), the events and circumstances discussed in such forward-looking statements may not occur, and Gamida Cell’s actual results could differ materially and adversely from those anticipated or implied thereby. Any forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release and are based on information available to Gamida Cell as of the date of this release.

About Gamida Cell

Gamida Cell is an advanced cell therapy company committed to cures for patients with blood cancers and serious blood diseases. We harness our cell expansion platform to create therapies with the potential to redefine standards of care in areas of serious medical need. For additional information, please visit www.gamida-cell.com, or follow Gamida Cell on LinkedIn or Twitter at @GamidaCellTx.

INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

 

September 30,

 

December 31,

 

 

2020

 

2019

 

2019

 

 

Audited

 

Audited

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

73,311

 

$

39,573

 

$

41,838

Available-for-sale financial assets

 

 

 

 

28,544

 

 

13,559

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

 

1,734

 

 

1,134

 

 

1,306

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total current assets

 

 

75,045

 

 

69,251

 

 

56,703

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NON-CURRENT ASSETS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property, plant and equipment, net

 

 

15,838

 

 

4,209

 

 

6,298

Right-of-use assets

 

 

7,023

 

 

5,568

 

 

5,133

Other assets

 

 

802

 

 

651

 

 

641

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total non-current assets

 

 

23,663

 

 

10,428

 

 

12,072

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

$

98,708

 

$

79,679

 

$

68,775

 

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CURRENT LIABILITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trade payables

 

$

2,704

 

$

2,105

 

$

1,164

Employees and payroll accruals

 

 

3,872

 

 

3,096

 

 

3,443

Current maturities of lease liabilities

 

 

2,345

 

 

1,926

 

 

1,870

Accrued expenses and other payables

 

 

5,005

 

 

1,979

 

 

4,918

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

13,926

 

 

9,106

 

 

11,395

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities presented at fair value

 

 

3,252

 

 

5,434

 

 

5,221

Employee benefit liabilities, net

 

 

773

 

 

280

 

 

773

Lease liabilities

 

 

5,460

 

 

4,342

 

 

4,101

Liability to Israel Innovation Authority (IIA)

 

 

14,729

 

 

11,594

 

 

12,302

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total non-current liabilities

 

 

24,214

 

 

21,650

 

 

22,397

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY:

 

 

60,568

 

 

48,923

 

 

34,983

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

 

$

98,708

 

$

79,679

 

$

68,775

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the interim consolidated financial statements.

INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

U.S. dollars in thousands (except share and per share data)

 

 

Nine months ended

September 30,

 

Three months ended

September 30,

 

Year ended

December 31,

 

 

2020

 

2019

 

2020

 

2019

 

2019

 

 

Audited

 

Audited

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Research and development, net

 

$

27,652

 

 

$

22,009

 

 

$

10,454

 

 

$

7,473

 

 

$

31,462

 

Commercial activities

 

 

4,413

 

 

 

3,805

 

 

 

1,916

 

 

 

1,715

 

 

 

4,692

 

General and administrative

 

 

8,180

 

 

 

8,063

 

 

 

2,690

 

 

 

2,796

 

 

 

12,091

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating loss

 

 

40,245

 

 

 

33,877

 

 

 

15,060

 

 

 

11,984

 

 

 

48,245

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finance expense

 

 

2,367

 

 

 

2,499

 

 

 

1,001

 

 

 

895

 

 

 

3,325

 

Finance income

 

 

(2,203

)

 

 

(16,665

)

 

 

(1,309

)

 

 

(2,613

)

 

 

(17,149

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss before taxes on income

 

 

40,409

 

 

 

19,711

 

 

 

14,752

 

 

 

10,266

 

 

 

34,421

 

Taxes on income (benefit)

 

 

 

 

 

(70

)

 

 

 

 

 

(170

)

 

 

(70

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss (income)

 

 

40,409

 

 

 

19,641

 

 

 

14,752

 

 

 

10,096

 

 

 

34,351

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss (income) per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic loss (income) per share

 

$

0.98

 

 

$

0.70

 

 

$

0.30

 

 

$

0.30

 

 

$

1.17

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted loss per share

 

$

0.98

 

 

$

1.24

 

 

$

0.30

 

 

$

0.30

 

 

$

1.69

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the interim consolidated financial statements.

INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

 

Nine months ended

September 30,

 

Three months ended

September 30,

 

Year ended

December 31,

 

 

2020

 

2019

 

2020

 

2019

 

2019

 

 

Audited

 

Audited

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net (loss) income

 

$

(40,409

)

 

$

(19,641

)

 

$

(14,752

)

 

$

(10,096

)

 

$

(34,351

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjustments to the profit or loss items:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation of property, equipment and right-of-use assets

 

 

1,716

 

 

 

1,792

 

 

 

610

 

 

 

547

 

 

 

2,143

 

Financial income, net

 

 

(169

)

 

 

(768

)

 

 

91

 

 

 

(199

)

 

 

(775

)

Cost of share-based compensation

 

 

1,969

 

 

 

3,731

 

 

 

748

 

 

 

1,321

 

 

 

4,868

 

Change in employee benefit liabilities, net

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

126

 

Amortization of premium on available-for-sale financial assets

 

 

4

 

 

 

150

 

 

 

 

 

 

49

 

 

 

184

 

Revaluation of financial derivatives

 

 

(1,969

)

 

 

(15,691

)

 

 

(1,299

)

 

 

(2,220

)

 

 

(15,904

)

Revaluation of liability to IIA

 

 

2,227

 

 

 

1,852

 

 

 

912

 

 

 

653

 

 

 

2,531

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Changes in asset and liability items:

 

 

3,778

 

 

 

(8,920

)

 

 

1,062

 

 

 

157

 

 

 

(6,827

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Decrease (increase) in prepaid expenses, other current assets and other assets

 

 

(718

)

 

 

113

 

 

 

347

 

 

 

(4

)

 

 

(150

)

Increase (decrease) in trade payables

 

 

1,535

 

 

 

120

 

 

 

(39

)

 

 

(124

)

 

 

(821

)

Increase (decrease) in accrued expenses and other payables

 

 

516

 

 

 

680

 

 

 

1,141

 

 

 

518

 

 

 

2,807

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,333

 

 

 

913

 

 

 

1,449

 

 

 

390

 

 

 

1,836

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash received during the period for:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest received

 

 

359

 

 

 

1,132

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

302

 

 

 

1,546

 

Interest paid

 

 

(120

)

 

 

(92

)

 

 

(40

)

 

 

(41

)

 

 

(134

)

 

 

 

239

 

 

 

1,040

 

 

 

(38

)

 

 

261

 

 

 

1,412

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash used in operating activities

 

 

(35,059

)

 

 

(26,608

)

 

 

(12,279

)

 

 

(9,288

)

 

 

(37,930

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase of property, plant and equipment

 

 

(9,792

)

 

 

(2,139

)

 

 

(2,683

)

 

 

(1,261

)

 

 

(3,055

)

Purchase of marketable securities

 

 

 

 

 

(32,021

)

 

 

 

 

 

(32,021

)

 

 

(32,021

)

Proceeds from sale of marketable securities

 

 

13,551

 

 

 

23,789

 

 

 

 

 

8,049

 

 

 

Proceed from maturity of marketable securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

38,742

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

 

 

3,759

 

 

 

(10,371

)

 

 

(2,683

)

 

 

(25,233

)

 

 

3,666

 

INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

U.S. dollars in thousands

 

 

Nine months ended

September 30,

 

Three months ended

September 30,

 

Year ended

December 31,

 

 

2020

 

2019

 

2020

 

2019

 

2019

 

 

Audited

 

Audited

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Receipt of grants from the IIA

 

 

200

 

 

 

202

 

 

 

 

 

35

 

 

$

224

 

Proceeds from secondary offering, net

 

 

63,860

 

 

 

37,235

 

 

 

 

 

 

37,343

 

 

 

37,140

 

Proceeds from issuance of shares, initial public offering (payment of issuance expenses), net

 

 

 

 

 

(238

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(238

)

Payment of lease liabilities

 

 

(1,539

)

 

 

(1,144

)

 

 

(417

)

 

 

(380

)

 

 

(1,529

)

Exercise of options

 

 

169

 

 

 

120

 

 

 

21

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

132

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

 

 

62,690

 

 

 

36,175

 

 

 

(396

)

 

 

37,001

 

 

 

35,729

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exchange differences on balances of cash and cash equivalents

 

 

83

 

 

 

105

 

 

 

31

 

 

 

15

 

 

 

101

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

 

 

31,473

 

 

 

(699

)

 

 

(15,327

)

 

 

2,495

 

 

 

1,566

 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

 

 

41,838

 

 

 

40,272

 

 

 

88,638

 

 

 

37,078

 

 

 

40,272

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

 

$

73,311

 

 

$

39,573

 

 

$

73,311

 

 

$

39,573

 

 

$

41,838

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contacts

For investors:
Stephanie Ascher

Stern Investor Relations, Inc.

stephanie.ascher@sternir.com
1-212-362-1200

For media:
Matthew Corcoran

Ten Bridge Communications

mcorcoran@tenbridgecommunications.com
1-617-866-7350

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