Jazz Pharmaceuticals Announces Second Quarter 2025 Financial Results and Updates 2025 Financial Guidance

On August 5, 2025 Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc (Nasdaq: JAZZ) reported financial results for the second quarter of 2025 and updated financial guidance for 2025 (Press release, Jazz Pharmaceuticals, AUG 5, 2025, View Source [SID1234654790]).

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"It has been a privilege to lead Jazz over my 22-year tenure. I am proud of what we have achieved on behalf of patients and confident that our new President and CEO, Renee Gala, will build on Jazz’s momentum and serve as a catalyst in driving long-term growth," said Bruce Cozadd, chairman and chief executive officer, Jazz Pharmaceuticals. "We continue to see significant opportunity across our diversified portfolio in sleep, epilepsy, and oncology, as evidenced by the strong performance this quarter from our sleep portfolio with robust continued growth from Xywav in both narcolepsy and IH. We remain confident in the outlook of the business driven by multiple anticipated near-term oncology catalysts that each represent significant opportunities to drive greater revenue and create long-term value, most notably the top-line data readout for zanidatamab from the HERIZON-GEA-01 trial and upcoming PDUFA dates for dordaviprone and Zepzelca."

Key Highlights

•Top-line PFS data from zanidatamab in Phase 3 1L GEA expected in 4Q25.
•Ziihera granted conditional marketing authorization by the European Commission in 2L BTC.
•Zepzelca and atezolizumab (Tecentriq) combination granted U.S. FDA Priority Review for 1L maintenance treatment of ES-SCLC based on positive data from IMforte trial; PDUFA action date of October 7, 2025.
•2025 Financial Guidance
◦Updating total revenue range to $4.15 – $4.30 billion representing 4% growth at the midpoint.
◦Raising lower end of net (loss)/income and (loss)/earnings per share ranges due to reductions in SG&A and R&D and improvement in the effective tax rate ranges.

Business Updates

Commercial Updates
Xywav (calcium, magnesium, potassium, and sodium oxybates) oral solution:
•Xywav net product sales increased 13% to $415.3 million in 2Q25 compared to 2Q24.
•Meaningful Xywav net patient adds in 2Q25 (approximately 625 patients) with approximately 15,225 active Xywav patients exiting 2Q25, comprised of:
◦Approximately 10,600 narcolepsy patients.
◦Approximately 4,625 idiopathic hypersomnia (IH) patients, with 400 net patient adds.
•Presented data at the SLEEP 2025 meeting including results from the Phase 4 open-label XYLO trial showing that a switch from high-sodium oxybate to the same dose of low-sodium oxybate was associated with clinically meaningful reductions in blood pressure. Additionally, two presentations from the DUET trial evaluating sleep architecture demonstrated the effectiveness of Xywav on improvements in sleep quality among patients with IH or narcolepsy.
•Xywav, which the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) describes as clinically superior to Xyrem by means of greater safety, is the only low-sodium oxybate, the #1 branded treatment for narcolepsy1 and the only FDA-approved therapy to treat IH.

Xyrem (sodium oxybate) oral solution and high-sodium oxybate authorized generic (AG) royalties:
•Xyrem net product sales were $35.3 million in 2Q25.
•Royalties from high-sodium oxybate AGs were $54.1 million in 2Q25.

Epidiolex/Epidyolex (cannabidiol):
•Epidiolex/Epidyolex net product sales increased 2% to $251.7 million in 2Q25 compared to 2Q24; underlying demand continues to be strong with year-over-year net product sales growth impacted by a number of factors, including inventory dynamics in the U.S. compared to 2Q24.
•Outside of the U.S., Epidyolex is approved in more than 35 countries.
•Remain confident in achieving blockbuster status for Epidiolex/Epidyolex in 2025.

Rylaze/Enrylaze (asparaginase erwinia chrysanthemi (recombinant)-rywn):
•Rylaze/Enrylaze net product sales decreased 7% to $100.7 million in 2Q25 compared to 2Q24.
•While updates to pediatric treatment protocols for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) have been broadly adopted, pediatric asparaginase use as a class remains below levels seen prior to protocol implementation; Rylaze use within the asparaginase class remains broadly stable.

Zepzelca (lurbinectedin):
•Zepzelca net product sales decreased 8% to $74.5 million in 2Q25 compared to 2Q24. This decrease was driven by increased competition in second-line (2L) small cell lung cancer (SCLC) and treatment protocol updates delaying progression of first-line (1L) limited-stage SCLC patients to the 2L setting.
•Zepzelca and atezolizumab were granted U.S. FDA Priority Review for 1L extensive-stage (ES) SCLC in the maintenance setting with a Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) action date of October 7, 2025.
•Potentially practice-changing data from the Phase 3 IMforte trial have been submitted to the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) for consideration.

Ziihera (zanidatamab-hrii):
•Ziihera net product sales were $6.0 million in 2Q25 following product launch in December 2024.
•The Company was granted conditional marketing authorization by the European Commission for Ziihera as monotherapy for the treatment of adults with unresectable locally advanced or metastatic HER2-positive (IHC3+) biliary tract cancer (BTC) previously treated with at least one prior line of systemic therapy.

Corporate Development
Chimerix Acquisition:
•The Company completed its acquisition of Chimerix, Inc in April 2025 (Chimerix Acquisition), adding dordaviprone to its late-stage pipeline. Dordaviprone is a novel first-in-class small molecule treatment in development for H3 K27M-mutant diffuse glioma, a rare, high-grade brain tumor that most commonly affects children and young adults.

Key Pipeline Highlights
Zanidatamab:
•The pivotal HERIZON-GEA-01 trial, evaluating zanidatamab in 1L gastroesophageal adenocarcinoma (GEA), is expected to read out in 4Q25.
•New data presented at the 2025 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) (Free ASCO Whitepaper) Annual Meeting from an ongoing Phase 2 trial of zanidatamab in combination with physician’s choice chemotherapy for the first-line treatment of HER2-positive metastatic GEA showed a median overall survival of 36.5 months after four-years of follow-up along with a 15.2 month median progression-free survival in patients who were centrally confirmed as HER2-positive.
•In August 2025, the Company initiated the Phase 2 EmpowHER-BC-208 trial to evaluate zanidatamab in patients with HER2-positive neoadjuvant and adjuvant breast cancer.

Dordaviprone:
•A New Drug Application for accelerated approval of dordaviprone in recurrent H3 K27M-mutant diffuse glioma was accepted and granted Priority Review by FDA. FDA has set a target PDUFA action date of August 18, 2025.
•The ongoing Phase 3 ACTION trial is evaluating dordaviprone in newly diagnosed, non-recurrent H3 K27M-mutant diffuse glioma patients following radiation treatment, potentially extending its use into the first-line setting.

Share Repurchases of Approximately $125 Million
The Company resumed repurchases of its ordinary shares in the second quarter of 2025 as part of the Company’s previously authorized and announced repurchase program. Under this share repurchase program, the Company is authorized to repurchase its ordinary shares for up to an aggregate purchase price of $500 million, exclusive of any brokerage commissions. As of June 30, 2025, $225 million remained outstanding under this authorization, reflecting the purchase of shares worth approximately $125 million during the second quarter of 2025.

Financial Highlights
Three Months Ended
June 30, Six Months Ended
June 30,
(In thousands, except per share amounts) 2025 2024 2025 2024
Total revenues $ 1,045,712 $ 1,023,825 $ 1,943,553 $ 1,925,808
GAAP net income (loss) $ (718,470) $ 168,568 $ (811,011) $ 153,950
Non-GAAP adjusted net income (loss)1
$ (504,849) $ 360,656 $ (399,616) $ 539,086
GAAP earnings (loss) per share $ (11.74) $ 2.49 $ (13.28) $ 2.35
Non-GAAP adjusted earnings (loss) per share1
$ (8.25) $ 5.25 $ (6.54) $ 7.88

GAAP net loss for 2Q25 was $(718.5) million, or $(11.74) per diluted share, compared to GAAP net income of $168.6 million, or $2.49 per diluted share, for 2Q24.
Non-GAAP adjusted net loss for 2Q25 was $(504.8) million, or $(8.25) per diluted share, compared to non-GAAP adjusted net income of $360.7 million, or $5.25 per diluted share, for 2Q24.
The GAAP and non-GAAP adjusted net loss in 2Q25 included acquired in-process research and development (IPR&D) expense of $905.4 million representing the value allocated to dordaviprone in the Chimerix Acquisition, which impacted our results by $14.78 per share and $14.75 per share on a GAAP and non-GAAP adjusted basis, respectively.
Reconciliations of applicable GAAP reported to non-GAAP adjusted information are included at the end of this press release.

Total Revenues
Three Months Ended
June 30, Six Months Ended
June 30,
(In thousands) 2025 2024 2025 2024
Xywav $ 415,321 $ 368,472 $ 760,125 $ 683,772
Xyrem 35,349 62,180 72,590 126,412
Epidiolex/Epidyolex 251,730 247,102 469,467 445,818
Sativex 4,615 6,383 10,022 9,118
Total Neuroscience 707,015 684,137 1,312,204 1,265,120
Rylaze/Enrylaze 100,659 107,829 194,892 210,579
Zepzelca 74,541 81,047 137,574 156,147
Defitelio/defibrotide 48,106 45,421 88,768 93,097
Vyxeos 44,851 43,012 74,395 75,035
Ziihera 5,991 — 7,966 —
Total Oncology 274,148 277,309 503,595 534,858
Other 4,408 2,698 9,190 6,268
Product sales, net 985,571 964,144 1,824,989 1,806,246
High-sodium oxybate AG royalty revenue 54,138 54,164 103,084 104,111
Other royalty and contract revenues 6,003 5,517 15,480 15,451
Total revenues $ 1,045,712 $ 1,023,825 $ 1,943,553 $ 1,925,808

Total revenues increased 2% in 2Q25 compared to the same period in 2024.
Total neuroscience revenue, including high-sodium oxybate AG royalty revenue, was $761.2 million in 2Q25, an increase of 3% compared to $738.3 million in 2Q24. The increase in 2Q25 was due to higher Xywav and Epidiolex/Epidyolex net product sales, partially offset by decreased Xyrem net product sales.
Oncology net product sales were $274.1 million in 2Q25, a decrease of 1% compared to $277.3 million in 2Q24. The decrease in 2Q25 was primarily due to lower net product sales of Rylaze/Enrylaze and Zepzelca, partially offset by the inclusion of Ziihera net product sales.

Intas Pharmaceuticals Launches HETRONIFLY™ (Serplulimab), India’s First Novel Immunotherapy for Advanced Small Cell Lung Cancer

On August 5, 2025 Intas Pharmaceuticals reported it has launched HETRONIFLY (Serplulimab), the first PD-1 inhibitor globally approved for the treatment of Extensive-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer (ES-SCLC), in the Indian market (Press release, Intas Pharmaceuticals, AUG 5, 2025, View Source [SID1234654812]). This marks another major milestone, following the successful Launch in Europe.

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This launch follows a strategic licensing agreement between Intas Pharmaceuticals Limited and Shanghai Henlius Biotech, Inc., further strengthening Intas’ oncology portfolio and reinforcing its commitment to delivering cutting-edge therapies to patients in India.

Serplulimab is the first PD-1 inhibitor worldwide to receive approval for ES-SCLC, and is currently present in over 40 countries, including key European markets. Its efficacy is supported by the landmark ASTRUM-005 trial, which demonstrated a 40% reduction in the risk of death and remarkably higher overall survival rate versus the current standard-of-care Chemotherapy regimen. Notably, Serplulimab achieved an ESMO (Free ESMO Whitepaper)-MCBS score of 4/5—the highest among current immunotherapies, signifying highest clinical benefit in this indication.

The novel humanized mAb has a unique dual-blockade mechanism of PD-L1 and PD-L2, along with the highest PD-1 internalization, which sets a new benchmark in deep immune engagement for solid tumors. Globally, Serplulimab has been administered to over a lakh patients across a range of malignancies including SCLC, NSCLC, ESCC, and MSI-high cancers.

Despite the promise of immuno-oncology, cost remains a significant barrier in India. HETRONIFLY, introduced at approximately 75% lower cost than the currently available immunotherapies for this indication, underscores Intas’ commitment to providing high-quality innovative therapies at affordable prices to cancer patients in India.

Commenting on the launch, Binish Chudgar, Chairman & Managing Director of Intas Pharmaceuticals said, "The launch of HETRONIFLY reinforces our strategic position in oncology and reflects Intas’ commitment to accelerating access to globally validated therapies. It aligns with our operating model of delivering high-impact innovations to the Indian market with speed and cost-efficiency."

Leidos Posts Strong Second Quarter Results and Raises Full-Year Guidance

On August 5, 2025 Leidos Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: LDOS) reported financial results for the second quarter of
fiscal year 2025, highlighted by robust earnings and revenue growth.

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"Our second quarter results showcase the strength of our differentiated portfolio and the alignment of our NorthStar 2030 strategy with the priorities of the new Administration," said Leidos Chief Executive Officer Tom Bell. "With record margins, continued double-digit EPS growth, and strong cash conversion, we are delivering on our financial commitments, and we are strategically deploying capital to grow shareholder value. We are pleased to improve our guidance outlook for 2025 given two quarters of exceptional performance and enhanced clarity on the macro environment."

(Press release, Leidos, AUG 5, 2025, View Source [SID1234661781])

Nuvectis Pharma, Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2025 Financial Results and Business Highlights

On August 5, 2025 Nuvectis Pharma, Inc. (NASDAQ: NVCT) ("Nuvectis" or the "Company"), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of innovative precision medicines for the treatment of serious conditions of unmet medical need in oncology, reported its financial results for the second quarter 2025 and provided an update on recent business progress (Press release, Nuvectis Pharma, AUG 5, 2025, View Source [SID1234654791]).

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Ron Bentsur, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Nuvectis, commented, "In the second quarter and subsequent weeks we have had a series of important events that we believe put the company in an excellent position for growth." Mr. Bentsur continued, "We announced the successful completions of the NXP900 Phase 1a dose escalation study in patients with advanced solid tumors and of the NXP900 drug-drug interaction study in healthy volunteers, both strongly supporting the initiation of the NXP900 Phase 1b program, expected to start imminently. As for NXP800, over the next few months, we plan to explore potential opportunities of NXP800 in cancer types such as endometrial and prostate." Mr. Bentsur added, "On the financial side, in July we strengthened our cash position following the acquisition of shares by a healthcare specialized institutional investor through our ATM facility, bringing our second quarter end proforma cash to approximately $39 million, which we expect can fund our operations into 2H 2027." Mr. Bentsur concluded, "The last few months have been very significant for Nuvectis, and we believe that we are well positioned to deliver on our ambitious plan for NXP900."

Second Quarter 2025 Financial Results

Cash and cash equivalents were $26.8 million as of June 30, 2025, compared to $18.5 million as of December 31, 2024. The increase of $8.3 million in the cash balance as of the end of the second quarter of 2025 is a result primarily of our public offering in February 2025, partially offset by the operating expenses for the first half of 2025.

The Company’s net loss was $6.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025, compared to $4.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2024, an increase in net loss of $1.9 million.

The increase in net loss in the second quarter of 2025 was primarily due to the NXP900 DDI study, which has been completed. The three months ended June 30, 2025, also includes $1.8 million of non-cash stock-based compensation.

Research and development expenses, including non-cash stock-based compensation, were $3.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025, compared to $2.9 million for the three months ended June, 30, 2024, an increase of $0.7 million.

General and administrative expenses, including non-cash stock-based compensation, were $3.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025, compared to $1.7 million for the three months ended June 30 2024, an increase of $1.3 million.

Interest income was $0.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025, compared to $0.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2024.

SOPHiA GENETICS expands collaboration with AstraZeneca using AI to improve breast cancer patient outcomes

On August 5, 2025 SOPHiA GENETICS (Nasdaq: SOPH), a cloud-native healthcare technology company and a global leader in data-driven medicine, reported an expansion of its partnership with AstraZeneca (LSE/STO/Nasdaq: AZN) (Press release, AstraZeneca, AUG 5, 2025, View Source [SID1234654813]). This new, multi-year collaboration will leverage SOPHiA GENETICS’s multimodal AI Factories to generate evidence on the efficacy, value, and real-world impact of therapies for certain types of breast cancer. It will also support the potential development of a bespoke AI-powered predictive model aimed at optimizing outcomes for individuals undergoing treatment for breast cancer.

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Derived from cutting-edge computing protocols and trained on one of the most diverse multimodal datasets in healthcare, SOPHiA GENETICS’s AI Factories offer powerful predictive insights for assessing patient prognosis and treatment response. AstraZeneca will utilize SOPHiA GENETICS’s AI Factories to analyze multimodal healthcare data — including genomics, imaging, and clinical data — and generate AI-powered insights to help optimize breast cancer outcomes. The companies will also collaborate on real-world evidence generation in Europe and North America to uncover key drivers of treatment efficacy, address critical knowledge gaps, and enhance clinical decision-making through deeper insights.

"We are proud to deepen our partnership with AstraZeneca through this significant new initiative, which highlights the growing demand for secure, compliant, and scalable real-world AI applications," said Ross Muken, President of SOPHiA GENETICS. "Our platform is purpose-built to manage complex healthcare data environments, and this collaboration reinforces our shared commitment to driving better patient outcomes through trusted, federated analytics powered by data and AI."

"At AstraZeneca, a core component of our AI strategy has been rooted in the deployment of frontier AI solutions across oncology clinical development," said Jorge Reis-Filho, Chief AI and Data Scientist, AstraZeneca. "Fine tuning and augmenting our models with multimodal data – including our own data and the data that will be generated as part of this collaboration – is helping us to generate a more holistic understanding of disease biology and biomarkers to tailor the most effective treatment to patients living with cancer."

This collaboration reinforces SOPHiA GENETICS’ position as a trusted technology partner and underlines its commitment to advancing global health through federated data analytics and artificial intelligence.