NEW YORK, March 15, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Checkpoint Therapeutics, Inc. (“Checkpoint”) (NASDAQ: CKPT), a clinical-stage, immuno-oncology biopharmaceutical company focused on the acquisition, development and commercialization of novel treatments for patients with solid tumor cancers, today announced financial results and recent corporate highlights for the full year ended December 31, 2018.
James F. Oliviero, President and Chief Executive Officer of Checkpoint, said, “During 2018, we continued to advance our lead clinical programs, CK-101, a third-generation epithelial growth factor receptor (“EGFR”) tyrosine kinase inhibitor (“TKI”), and CK-301, a fully human anti-PD-L1 antibody, and presented our first interim clinical data for CK-101 in an oral presentation at the World Conference on Lung Cancer. We look forward to presenting our first interim safety and efficacy data from the ongoing CK-301 study in the second quarter as we continue to enroll potential registration-enabling expansion cohorts in endometrial and colorectal cancers, and plan to initiate a registration trial for CK-101 by year-end.”
Financial Results:
2018 and Recent Corporate Highlights:
About Checkpoint Therapeutics
Checkpoint Therapeutics, Inc. (“Checkpoint”) is a clinical-stage, immuno-oncology biopharmaceutical company focused on the acquisition, development and commercialization of novel treatments for patients with solid tumor cancers. Checkpoint is evaluating its lead small-molecule, targeted anti-cancer agent, CK-101, a third-generation EGFR inhibitor, in a Phase 1/2 clinical trial for the treatment of patients with EGFR mutation-positive non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). In addition, Checkpoint is currently evaluating its lead antibody product candidate, CK-301, an anti-PD-L1 antibody licensed from the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, in an ongoing Phase 1 clinical trial in checkpoint therapy-naïve patients with selected recurrent or metastatic cancers, including ongoing cohorts intended to support one or more Biologics License Application submissions. Checkpoint is headquartered in New York City. For more information, visit www.checkpointtx.com.
Forward‐Looking Statements
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Company Contacts:
Jaclyn Jaffe and William Begien
Checkpoint Therapeutics, Inc.
(781) 652-4500
ir@checkpointtx.com
Investor Relations Contact:
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(212) 915-2568
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CHECKPOINT THERAPEUTICS, INC.
BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
December 31, 2018 | December 31, 2017 | ||||||
ASSETS | |||||||
Current Assets: | |||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 21,995 | $ | 19,225 | |||
Prepaid expenses and other assets | 1,372 | 1,857 | |||||
Other receivables - related party | 1,532 | 331 | |||||
Total current assets | 24,899 | 21,413 | |||||
Total Assets | $ | 24,899 | $ | 21,413 | |||
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | |||||||
Current Liabilities: | |||||||
Accounts payable and accrued expenses | $ | 12,317 | $ | 5,762 | |||
Accounts payable and accrued expenses - related party | 776 | 610 | |||||
Total current liabilities | 13,093 | 6,372 | |||||
Total Liabilities | 13,093 | 6,372 | |||||
Commitments and Contingencies | |||||||
Stockholders' Equity | |||||||
Common Stock ($0.0001 par value), 60,000,000 shares authorized | |||||||
Class A common shares, 7,000,000 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 | 1 | 1 | |||||
Common shares, 27,076,154 and 18,512,429 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively | 3 | 2 | |||||
Common stock issuable, 960,428 and 591,836 shares as of December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively | 1,748 | 2,296 | |||||
Additional paid-in capital | 105,451 | 71,772 | |||||
Accumulated deficit | (95,397 | ) | (59,030 | ) | |||
Total Stockholders’ Equity | 11,806 | 15,041 | |||||
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity | $ | 24,899 | $ | 21,413 | |||
CHECKPOINT THERAPEUTICS, INC.
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
For the year ended December 31, | |||||||
2018 | 2017 | ||||||
Revenue - related party | $ | 3,506 | $ | 1,725 | |||
Operating expenses: | |||||||
Research and development | 33,654 | 19,081 | |||||
General and administrative | 6,592 | 5,419 | |||||
Total operating expenses | 40,246 | 24,500 | |||||
Loss from operations | (36,740 | ) | (22,775 | ) | |||
Other income | |||||||
Interest income | 148 | 98 | |||||
Other income | 225 | - | |||||
Total other income | 373 | 98 | |||||
Net Loss | $ | (36,367 | ) | $ | (22,677 | ) | |
Loss per Share: | |||||||
Basic and diluted net loss per common share outstanding | $ | (1.27 | ) | $ | (1.00 | ) | |
Basic and diluted weighted average number of common shares outstanding | 28,553,711 | 22,618,931 | |||||