On August 5, 2025 Day One Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: DAWN) ("Day One" or the "Company"), a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to developing and commercializing targeted therapies for people of all ages with life-threatening diseases, reported its second quarter 2025 financial results and highlighted recent corporate achievements (Press release, Day One, AUG 5, 2025, View Source [SID1234654784]).

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"We have strong momentum going into the second half of 2025. We continue to focus on our three core priorities: accelerating revenue growth with OJEMDA, advancing our pipeline, and pursuing value-driving portfolio expansion anchored in financial discipline," said Jeremy Bender, Ph.D., chief executive officer of Day One. "With strong execution across the organization and a solid financial foundation, we’re building a company that aims to deliver meaningful value to patients and to shareholders."

OJEMDA Commercial Performance

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OJEMDA net product revenue was $33.6 million in the second quarter of 2025, an increase of 310% from the second quarter of 2024.

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U.S. OJEMDA net product revenue increased 10% from the first quarter of 2025.

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OJEMDA prescriptions exceeded 1,000 in the second quarter of 2025, representing a 15% increase compared to the first quarter of 2025 and a 346% increase compared to the second quarter of 2024.

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Achieved $113.1 million in OJEMDA net product revenue for the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, 2025.

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The Company is providing 2025 net product revenue guidance of $140 to $150 million.

Program Highlights

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DAY301, the Company’s PTK7-targeted ADC, is actively enrolling patients in the Phase 1a portion of the Phase 1a/b clinical trial; the trial is progressing as planned.

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Day One expects to present 3-year follow-up data from the FIREFLY-1 clinical trial in the fourth quarter of 2025.

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Day One published additional data characterizing growth velocity recovery and effective rash management at the 2025 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) (Free ASCO Whitepaper) Annual Meeting.

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Abstract 10029: Growth recovery in patients with BRAF-altered pediatric low-grade gliomas (pLGGs) after discontinuation of tovorafenib
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Abstract 10037: Post hoc analysis of rashes reported in patients with BRAF-altered relapsed/refractory pediatric low-grade glioma treated with the type II RAF inhibitor tovorafenib in FIREFLY-1

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Patient enrollment in the pivotal Phase 3 FIREFLY-2 clinical trial is on track to achieve completion of trial enrollment in the first half of 2026.

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Day One terminated its research collaboration and license agreement with Sprint Bioscience AB following careful consideration of the current development status for the VRK1 program and the Company’s overall strategic objectives.

Corporate Highlights

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Industry leader Michael Vasconcelles, M.D., joined Day One in June 2025 as Head of Research and Development. Dr. Vasconcelles brings more than 25 years of extensive oncology research and development experience to the Company, most recently as Executive Vice President and Head of Research, Development and Medical Affairs at ImmunoGen.

Second Quarter 2025 Financial Highlights

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Product Revenue, Net: OJEMDA net product revenue was $33.6 million for the second quarter of 2025 compared to $8.2 million for the second quarter of 2024.

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License Revenue: License revenue from the sale of ex-U.S. commercial rights for tovorafenib was $0.3 million for the second quarter of 2025.

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R&D Expenses: Research and development expenses were $36.1 million for the second quarter of 2025 compared to $92.1 million for the second quarter of 2024. The decrease was primarily due to the MabCare Therapeutics license agreement upfront payment of $55.0 million in the second quarter of 2024.

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SG&A Expenses: Selling, general and administrative expenses were $29.0 million for the second quarter of 2025 compared to $30.2 million for the second quarter of 2024. The decrease was primarily due to lower employee compensation costs.

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Net Loss: Net loss totaled $30.3 million for the second quarter of 2025 with non-cash stock-based compensation expense of $10.9 million, compared to a net loss of $4.4 million for the second quarter of 2024, with non-cash stock-based compensation expense of $13.0 million and gain from sale of priority voucher of $108.0 million.

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Cash Position: The Company’s cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments totaled $453.1 million as of June 30, 2025.

Conference Call

Day One will host a conference call and webcast today, August 5 at 4:30 p.m. ET. To access the live conference call by phone, dial 877-704-4453 (domestic) or 201-389-0920 (international), and provide the access code 13745150. Live audio webcast will be accessible from the Day One Media & Investors page. To ensure a timely connection to the webcast, it is recommended that participants register at least 15 minutes prior to the scheduled start time. An archived version of the webcast will be available for replay on the Events section of the Day One Investors & Media page for 30 days following the event.

About OJEMDA

OJEMDA (tovorafenib) is a Type II RAF kinase inhibitor of mutant BRAF V600, wild-type BRAF, and wild-type CRAF kinases.

OJEMDA is indicated for the treatment of patients 6 months of age and older with relapsed or refractory pediatric low-grade glioma (LGG) harboring a BRAF fusion or rearrangement, or BRAF V600 mutation. This indication is approved under accelerated approval based on response rate and duration of response. Continued approval for this indication may be contingent upon verification and description of clinical benefit in a confirmatory trial(s).

Tovorafenib was granted Breakthrough Therapy and Rare Pediatric Disease designations by the FDA for the treatment of patients with pLGG harboring an activating RAF alteration, and it was evaluated by the FDA under priority review. Tovorafenib has also received Orphan Drug designation from the FDA for the treatment of malignant glioma and from the European Commission for the treatment of glioma.

For more information, please visit www.ojemda.com.