On February 25, 2022 ImmunoGen Inc. (Nasdaq: IMGN), a leader in the expanding field of antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) for the treatment of cancer, reported financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2021 (Press release, ImmunoGen, FEB 25, 2022, View Source [SID1234609037]).

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"2021 was a productive year for ImmunoGen, highlighted by positive pivotal data for our lead program, advances across our earlier-stage portfolio, and further strengthening our balance sheet and management team," said Mark Enyedy, ImmunoGen’s President and Chief Executive Officer. "The top-line SORAYA data provide the opportunity to establish mirvetuximab soravtansine as the new standard of care for patients with FRα-positive platinum-resistant ovarian cancer, and we look forward to presenting detailed results from SORAYA during the plenary session at SGO next month."

Enyedy continued, "We also formalized our plans to expand mirvetuximab into platinum-sensitive disease as a monotherapy and in combinations to serve a broader population of ovarian cancer patients, presented promising initial data for IMGN632, now known as pivekimab sunirine, in relapsed/refractory AML and frontline BPDCN at ASH (Free ASH Whitepaper), continued dose-escalation for IMGC936, and submitted the IND for IMGN151. Together with the appointment of key leadership positions and an oversubscribed follow-on offering in the fourth quarter, this progress positions us for success in 2022 and beyond. We have an exciting year ahead, with the potential launch of our first product, top-line data for our second pivotal program, advancement of our earlier-stage portfolio, and further building our pipeline and research capabilities."

RECENT PROGRESS

●Reported positive top-line data from SORAYA, a pivotal single-arm study of mirvetuximab soravtansine (mirvetuximab) in folate receptor alpha (FRα)-high platinum-resistant ovarian cancer in patients previously treated with Avastin (bevacizumab).
●Continued patient enrollment in the confirmatory MIRASOL study.
●Initiated accrual in PICCOLO, a single-arm study of mirvetuximab monotherapy in FRα-high recurrent platinum-sensitive ovarian cancer.
●Aligned with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on the design for GLORIOSA, a randomized Phase 3 study of mirvetuximab in combination with bevacizumab maintenance in FRα-high platinum-sensitive ovarian cancer.
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●Supported investigator-sponsored trials of mirvetuximab plus carboplatin in a single-arm study in the neoadjuvant setting and a randomized study in patients with recurrent platinum-sensitive ovarian cancer.
●Continued the pivotal Phase 2 CADENZA study of pivekimab sunirine (pivekimab, formerly IMGN632) in frontline and relapsed/refractory (R/R) blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm (BPDCN).
●Presented initial data from the Phase 1b/2 study of pivekimab in combination with Vidaza (azacitidine) and Venclexta (venetoclax) in R/R acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in an oral session, and initial frontline BPDCN data in a poster session, at the 2021 American Society of Hematology (ASH) (Free ASH Whitepaper) Annual Meeting.
●Opened an expansion cohort combining pivekimab, azacitidine, and venetoclax in unfit relapsed AML.
●Advanced dose escalation in the Phase 1 study of IMGC936 in multiple solid tumor types.
●Submitted the investigational new drug (IND) application for IMGN151.
●Appointed Kristen Harrington-Smith as Chief Commercial Officer, Mimi Huizinga, MD, MPH, FACP as Head of Medical Affairs, and Tracey L. McCain, Esq. to the Board of Directors.
●Announced a global licensing agreement granting Eli Lilly and Company (Lilly) exclusive rights to research, develop, and commercialize ADCs directed to targets selected by Lilly based on ImmunoGen’s novel camptothecin technology.

ANTICIPATED UPCOMING EVENTS

●Present full SORAYA data during the plenary session at the Society of Gynecologic Oncology (SGO) Annual Meeting in March.
●Submit the biologics license application (BLA) to the FDA for mirvetuximab in FRα-high platinum-resistant ovarian cancer in the first quarter of 2022 to support potential accelerated approval and launch.
●Generate top-line data for the confirmatory MIRASOL study in the third quarter of 2022.
●Initiate GLORIOSA, a randomized Phase 3 trial of mirvetuximab in combination with bevacizumab maintenance in FRα-high platinum-sensitive ovarian cancer, in the second quarter of 2022.
●Initiate Trial 0420, a single-arm Phase 2 trial of mirvetuximab in combination with carboplatin followed by mirvetuximab continuation in FRα-low, medium, and high patients with platinum-sensitive ovarian cancer, in the second quarter of 2022.
●Report top-line data from the pivotal CADENZA study of pivekimab in BPDCN in the second half of 2022.
●Initiate expansion cohort combining pivekimab, azacitidine, and venetoclax in frontline AML.
●Complete dose-escalation in the Phase 1 study evaluating IMGC936, with initial data anticipated in 2022.
●Begin enrollment in the Phase 1 study of IMGN151 following submission of chemistry, manufacturing, and controls (CMC) information to the FDA.

FINANCIAL RESULTS

Total revenues were $28.0 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2021 compared to $85.8 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2020, and $69.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2021 compared to $132.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2020. The decrease in both periods was driven by the recognition of a $60.5 million upfront fee received under the Company’s collaboration agreement with Jazz Pharmaceuticals during the quarter and year ended December 31, 2020 and a reduction in non-cash royalty revenue in 2021 due to the completion of the first tranche of payments under the 2015 Kadcyla royalties agreement. Partially offsetting these decreases, during the quarter and year ended December 31, 2021, the Company recognized $14.6 million of the $40.0 million upfront fee previously received pursuant to the Company’s collaboration agreement with Huadong Medicine.

Research and development expenses rose to $49.0 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2021 compared to $39.6 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2020, and $151.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2021 compared to $114.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2020. The increases in both periods were driven by greater clinical trial expenses, personnel and temporary staffing costs, external manufacturing costs, and third-party service fees in support of commercial readiness.

General and administrative expenses were $13.6 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2021 compared to $9.7 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2020, and $43.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2021 compared to $38.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2020. The increases in both periods were

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driven by higher professional fees and personnel expenses, including greater non-cash stock compensation expense.

Net loss for the fourth quarter of 2021 was $(37.2) million, or $(0.17) per diluted share, compared to net income of $31.4 million, or $0.16 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2020. Net loss for the year ended December 31, 2021 was $(139.3) million, or $(0.68) per diluted share, compared to a net loss of $(44.4) million, or $(0.25) per diluted share, for the year ended December 31, 2020.

ImmunoGen had $478.8 million in cash and cash equivalents as of December 31, 2021, compared with $293.9 million as of December 31, 2020, and had $2.1 million of convertible debt outstanding as of December 31, 2020. There was no convertible debt outstanding as of December 31, 2021. Cash used in operations was $169.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2021 compared with $78.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2020, with the prior year benefitting from a $40 million upfront license payment received from Huadong Medicine and lower operating expenses for the year as discussed above. Capital expenditures were $(1.4) million for year ended December 31, 2021, compared with $0.5 million of net proceeds from the sale of equipment in the year ended December 31, 2020.

FINANCIAL GUIDANCE

For 2022, ImmunoGen expects:

●revenues between $75 million and $85 million;
●operating expenses between $285 million and $295 million; and
●cash and cash equivalents at December 31, 2022, to be between $245 million and $255 million.

Given the range in timing for potential approval, revenue guidance does not yet include potential product sales from mirvetuximab.

ImmunoGen expects that its current cash, combined with anticipated product and collaboration revenues, will fund operations into 2024.

CONFERENCE CALL INFORMATION

ImmunoGen will hold a conference call today at 8:00 a.m. ET to discuss these results. To access the live call by phone, dial (877) 621-5803; the conference ID is 5566069. The call may also be accessed through the Investors and Media section of the Company’s website, www.immunogen.com. Following the call, a replay will be available at the same location.