Ventyx to provide updates across clinical-stage portfolio in the first quarter of 2024
Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities of $300.8 million as of September 30, 2023
SAN DIEGO, Nov. 09, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ventyx Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: VTYX) (“Ventyx”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on advancing novel oral therapies that address a broad range of inflammatory diseases with significant unmet medical need, today announced financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2023, and highlighted recent pipeline and business progress.
“We are committed to progressing our wholly-owned portfolio of novel small molecule drug candidates,” said Raju Mohan, Chief Executive Officer. “We look forward to providing important pipeline updates in the first quarter of 2024, including the VTX958 Phase 2 Crohn’s disease interim efficacy analysis, an update from the open-label extension of the VTX002 Phase 2 trial in ulcerative colitis, Phase 2 data for our peripheral NLRP3 inhibitor, VTX2735, in CAPS, and Phase 1 data for our novel CNS penetrant NLRP3 inhibitor, VTX3232, in healthy volunteers.”
Pipeline Updates
- VTX958 (TYK2 Inhibitor): We recently announced topline results from the Phase 2 trial of VTX958 in plaque psoriasis. While the trial met its primary and secondary endpoints, the efficacy results did not meet our internal target to support further development of VTX958 in psoriasis. Accordingly, we have elected to terminate ongoing activities in the Phase 2 trials of VTX958 in plaque psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis. The ongoing Phase 2 trial of VTX958 in Crohn’s disease will continue with the addition of an interim efficacy analysis to be conducted in the first quarter of 2024.
- VTX002 (S1P1R Modulator): In October 2023, we announced positive results from the Phase 2 trial of VTX002 in patients with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis (UC). We believe these data establish VTX002 as a potential best-in-disease oral agent in UC based on its differentiated efficacy profile, including a high rate of complete endoscopic remission, and its potential best-in-class safety profile. Phase 3 planning activities are underway. We expect to provide an update from the open-label extension of the Phase 2 trial in ulcerative colitis trial during the first quarter of 2024.
- VTX2735 (Peripheral NLRP3 Inhibitor): We are conducting a Phase 2 trial of VTX2735 in patients with familial cold autoinflammatory syndrome (FCAS). FCAS is the most common subset of cryopyrin-associated periodic syndrome (CAPS), a group of rare autoinflammatory conditions caused by gain-of-function mutations in the NLRP3 gene. Patient enrollment is progressing, and we expect to provide an update on the trial in the first quarter of 2024. In addition to CAPS, we believe systemic NLRP3 inhibition with VTX2735 may have therapeutic potential across a broad range of chronic inflammatory conditions that are characterized by NLRP3-induced excess IL-1β, including dermatologic, rheumatic and cardiovascular diseases.
- VTX3232 (CNS-penetrant NLRP3 Inhibitor): We are conducting a Phase 1 trial of VTX3232 in adult healthy volunteers. The trial is designed to characterize the safety, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of VTX3232 in blood, and will also measure drug concentration and target engagement in the cerebral spinal fluid. We believe that the profile of VTX3232 may establish it as a compelling therapeutic for a range of neuroinflammatory conditions with high unmet medical need, including Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer’s disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, among others. We expect to provide an update on the Phase 1 trial of VTX3232 in the first quarter of 2024.
Third Quarter 2023 Financial Results
- Cash Position: Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities were $300.8 million as of September 30, 2023.
- Research and Development (R&D) expenses: R&D expenses were $49.8 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2023, compared to $25.5 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2022.
- General and Administrative (G&A) expenses: G&A expenses were $8.2 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2023, compared to $6.0 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2023.
- Net loss: Net loss was $54.0 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2023, compared to $30.5 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2022.
About Ventyx Biosciences
Ventyx is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing innovative oral medicines for patients living with autoimmune and inflammatory disorders. We believe our ability to efficiently discover and develop differentiated drug candidates will allow us to address important unmet medical need with novel oral therapies that can shift immunology markets from injectable to oral drugs. Our current pipeline includes internally discovered clinical programs targeting TYK2, S1P1R and NLRP3, positioning us to become a leader in the development of oral immunology therapies. Ventyx is headquartered in San Diego, California. For more information about Ventyx, please visit www.ventyxbio.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
Ventyx cautions you that statements contained in this press release regarding matters that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements. These statements are based on Ventyx’s current beliefs and expectations. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding: the potential of Ventyx’s product candidates and the anticipated continued progression of the development pipeline for such product candidates; the anticipated continuance of the Phase 2 trial of VTX958 in Crohn’s disease; the therapeutic and commercial potential of VTX002 in ulcerative colitis, including its potential as a best-in-disease oral agent and its potential best-in-class safety profile; and the anticipated timing of updates regarding the VTX958 Phase 2 trial in Crohn’s disease, the VTX3232 Phase 1 trial, the VTX2735 Phase 2 trial in CAPS, and the open-label extension of the VTX002 Phase 2 trial. The inclusion of forward-looking statements should not be regarded as a representation by Ventyx that any of its plans will be achieved. Actual results may differ from those set forth in this press release due to the risks and uncertainties inherent in Ventyx’s business, including, without limitation: potential delays in the commencement, enrollment and completion of clinical trials; Ventyx’s dependence on third parties in connection with product manufacturing, research and preclinical and clinical testing; disruptions in the supply chain, including raw materials needed for manufacturing and animals used in research, delays in site activations and enrollment of clinical trials; the results of preclinical studies; early clinical trials not necessarily being predictive of future results; interim results not necessarily being predictive of final results; the potential of one or more outcomes to materially change as a trial continues and more patient data become available and following more comprehensive audit and verification procedures; regulatory developments in the United States and foreign countries; unexpected adverse side effects or inadequate efficacy of Ventyx’s product candidates that may limit their development, regulatory approval and/or commercialization, or may result in recalls or product liability claims; Ventyx’s ability to obtain and maintain intellectual property protection for its product candidates; the use of capital resources by Ventyx sooner than expected; disruption to Ventyx’s operations from the ongoing military conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East, including clinical trial delays; and other risks described in Ventyx’s prior press releases and Ventyx’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including in Part II, Item 1A (Risk Factors) of Ventyx’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2023, filed on or about November 9, 2023, and any subsequent filings with the SEC. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof, and Ventyx undertakes no obligation to update such statements to reflect events that occur or circumstances that exist after the date hereof. All forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement, which is made under the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Investor Relations Contact
Patti Bank
Managing Director
ICR Westwicke
(415) 513-1284
IR@ventyxbio.com
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| Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss | ||||||||||||||||
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| Three months ended September 30, | Nine months ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | |||||||||||||
| Operating expenses: | ||||||||||||||||
| Research and development | $ | 49,750 | $ | 25,468 | $ | 133,747 | $ | 57,553 | ||||||||
| General and administrative | 8,201 | 5,952 | 23,901 | 17,012 | ||||||||||||
| Total operating expenses | 57,951 | 31,420 | 157,648 | 74,565 | ||||||||||||
| Loss from operations | (57,951 | ) | (31,420 | ) | (157,648 | ) | (74,565 | ) | ||||||||
| Other (income) expense: | ||||||||||||||||
| Interest income | (3,932 | ) | (1,010 | ) | (11,453 | ) | (1,484 | ) | ||||||||
| Other expense | 8 | 52 | 14 | 131 | ||||||||||||
| Total other (income) expense | (3,924 | ) | (958 | ) | (11,439 | ) | (1,353 | ) | ||||||||
| Net loss | $ | (54,027 | ) | $ | (30,462 | ) | $ | (146,209 | ) | $ | (73,212 | ) | ||||
| Unrealized gain (loss) on marketable securities | 192 | 17 | 544 | (1,204 | ) | |||||||||||
| Foreign currency translation | 11 | (38 | ) | 72 | (50 | ) | ||||||||||
| Comprehensive loss | $ | (53,824 | ) | $ | (30,483 | ) | $ | (145,593 | ) | $ | (74,466 | ) | ||||
| Net loss per share, basic and diluted | $ | (0.92 | ) | $ | (0.59 | ) | $ | (2.51 | ) | $ | (1.43 | ) | ||||
| Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic and diluted | 58,880,427 | 51,667,768 | 58,363,174 | 51,037,771 | ||||||||||||
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| September 30, | December 31, | |||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | |||||||
| Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities | $ | 300,819 | $ | 356,613 | ||||
| Working capital | 281,884 | 314,329 | ||||||
| Total assets | 321,701 | 371,400 | ||||||
| Total liabilities | 38,061 | 17,505 | ||||||
| Accumulated deficit | (372,434 | ) | (226,225 | ) | ||||
| Total stockholders' equity | 283,640 | 353,895 | ||||||
