On August 12, 2022 Applied Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: APLT) (the "Company"), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing a pipeline of novel drug candidates against validated molecular targets in indications of high unmet medical need, reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2022 (Press release, Applied Therapeutics, AUG 12, 2022, View Source [SID1234618257]).
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"In the second quarter we continued our progress across our three registrational Phase 3 trials in Galactosemia, SORD Deficiency and Diabetic Cardiomyopathy," said Shoshana Shendelman, PhD, Founder, CEO and Chair of the Board of Applied Therapeutics. "As we look towards the second half of this year, we are excited about the milestones ahead. We expect to complete our 12 month analysis in the pediatric Galactosemia study in September, and plan to announce full enrollment in both SORD Deficiency and DbCM soon. We expect these catalysts to bring us closer to our goal of delivering meaningful new treatments to patients in need."
Recent Highlights
Completed underwritten public offering of equity. In June 2022, the Company closed a public offering of its common stock and warrants with gross proceeds of $30 million, before deducting the underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses payable by the Company.
Granted Orphan Medicinal Product Designation by the EMA for AT-007 for Galactosemia. In June 2022, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) designated orphan medicinal product for AT-007 (gavorestat) for the treatment of Galactosemia. Applied Therapeutics plans to meet with the EMA to discuss a potential Marketing Authorization Application (MAA) submission in Europe for conditional approval based on available biomarker data or for full approval based on expected clinical outcomes data.
Financial Results
Cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments totaled $67.7 million as of June 30, 2022, compared with $80.8 million at December 31, 2021.
Research and development expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2022 were $15.4 million, compared to $14.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021. The $0.6 million increase was due to an increase in clinical and pre-clinical expense of $2.2 million, primarily related to the progression of the SORD pivotal trial, progression of the AT-007 ACTION-Galactosemia long-term extension adult study, and progression of the AT-007 ACTION-Galactosemia Kids pediatric registrational study; an increase in personnel expenses of $0.3 million due to the increase in headcount in support of our clinical program pipeline; an increase in stock-based compensation of $0.3 million due to new stock option and restricted stock grants; offset by a decrease in drug manufacturing and formulation costs of $2.2 million and a decrease in regulatory and other expenses of $19,000.
General and administrative expenses were $6.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022, compared to $11.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021. The decrease of $4.9 million was due to a decrease in legal and professional fees of $0.5 million due to lower external legal fees; a decrease in commercial expenses of $2.5 million related to a decrease in spend for commercial operations; a decrease in personnel expenses of $0.4 million related to a decrease in headcount; a decrease in stock-based compensation of $0.7 million relating to options being forfeited during the current period as well as decrease in headcount; a decrease in insurance expenses of $0.1 million related to decreased insurance costs; and a decrease in other expenses of $0.7 million relating to decreased costs of other office expenses.
Net loss for the second quarter of 2022 was $25.9 million, or $0.96 per basic and diluted common share, compared to a net loss of $25.8 million, or $0.99 per basic and diluted common share, for the second quarter 2021. The net loss for the second quarter of 2022 included $4.4 million in a non-cash expense due to a mark-to-market adjustment on warrant liabilities issued as part of the June 2022 public offering.