On November 2, 2017 Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NYSE: TEVA, TASE: TEVA) reported results for the quarter ended September 30, 2017 (Press release, Teva, NOV 2, 2017, View Source [SID1234521491]).

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Revenues in the third quarter of 2017 were $5.6 billion, up 1% compared to the third quarter of 2016. Excluding the impact of foreign exchange fluctuations, revenues increased 4%.

Exchange rate differences between the third quarter of 2017 and the third quarter of 2016 reduced revenues by $169 million, GAAP operating income by $32 million and non-GAAP operating income by $17 million.

Adjustments of the exchange rates used for the Venezuelan bolivar resulted in a decrease of $243 million in revenues, a decrease of $25 million in GAAP operating income and a decrease of $15 million in non-GAAP operating income, compared to results in the third quarter of 2016. In light of the political and economic conditions in Venezuela, we exclude the quarterly changes in revenues and operating profit in Venezuela from any discussion of local currency results.

GAAP gross profit was $2.6 billion in the third quarter of 2017, down 6% compared to the third quarter of 2016. GAAP gross profit margin was 47.1% in the third quarter of 2017, compared to 50.4% in the third quarter of 2016. Non-GAAP gross profit was $3.0 billion in the third quarter of 2017, a decline of 12% from the third quarter of 2016. Non-GAAP gross profit margin was 53.0% in the third quarter of 2017, compared to 61.0% in the third quarter of 2016. The decrease in gross profit margin, on both a GAAP and a non-GAAP basis, was the result of lower gross profit and profitability of both our generic medicines and our specialty medicines businesses, as well as the addition of the low-margin Anda distribution business. GAAP results were impacted by lower inventory step-up expenses and lower amortization expenses, which mitigated some of the decrease.

Research and Development (R&D) expenses for the third quarter of 2017 amounted to $545 million, down 18% compared to the third quarter of 2016 due to lower expenditure related both to generic and specialty medicines as well as lower other R&D expenses. R&D expenses excluding equity compensation expenses and other R&D expenses were $381 million, or 6.8% of quarterly revenues in the third quarter of 2017, compared to $406 million, or 7.3%, in the third quarter of 2016. R&D expenses related to our generic medicines segment were $162 million, a decrease of 12% compared to $185 million in the third quarter of 2016, mainly due to portfolio optimization and various efficiency measures. R&D expenses related to our specialty medicines segment were $217 million, a decrease of 5% compared to $228 million in the third quarter of 2016, mainly due to portfolio optimization activities which compensated for the increased expenses related to our late-stage product candidates.

Selling and Marketing (S&M) expenses in the third quarter of 2017 amounted to $860 million, a decrease of 9% compared to the third quarter of 2016. S&M expenses excluding amortization of purchased intangible assets and equity compensation expenses were $805 million, or 14.3% of revenues, in the third quarter of 2017, compared to $889 million, or 16.0% of revenues, in the third quarter of 2016. S&M expenses related to our generic medicines segment were $377 million, a decrease of 11% compared to $423 million in the third quarter of 2016, mainly due to lower expenses in Venezuela following exchange rate adjustments as well as certain efficiency measures, partially offset by the inclusion of the S&M expenses of the Actavis Generics business for a full quarter. S&M expenses related to our specialty medicines segment were $388 million, down 15% compared to $458 million in the third quarter of 2016, mainly due to cost reduction and efficiency measures in our commercial operations, aligning with the life cycle of our product portfolio.

General and Administrative (G&A) expenses in the third quarter of 2017 amounted to $330 million, compared to $310 million in the third quarter of 2016. G&A expenses excluding equity compensation expenses were $318 million in the third quarter of 2017, or 5.7% of quarterly revenues, compared to $304 million, or 5.5% in the third quarter of 2016.

GAAP operating income in the third quarter of 2017 was $378 million, compared to operating income of $765 million in the third quarter of 2016. Non-GAAP operating income in the third quarter of 2017 was $1.5 billion, a decrease of 18% compared to the third quarter of 2016. Non-GAAP operating margin was 26.2% in the third quarter of 2017 compared to 32.2% in the third quarter of 2016.

EBITDA (non-GAAP operating income, which excludes amortization and certain other items, as well as excluding depreciation expenses) was $1.6 billion in the third quarter of 2017, down 16% compared to $1.9 billion in the third quarter of 2016.

GAAP financial expenses for the third quarter of 2017 were $259 million, compared to $150 million in the third quarter of 2016. Non-GAAP financial expenses were $229 million in the third quarter of 2017, compared to $151 million in the third quarter of 2016. The increase in our non-GAAP financial expenses is due mainly to higher expenses related to net foreign exchange losses and financial derivatives, as well as higher interest expenses related to the debt raised to finance the acquisition of Actavis Generics.

GAAP income taxes for the third quarter of 2017 amounted to a benefit of $494 million. In the third quarter of 2016, income taxes amounted to $207 million, or 34% on pre-tax income of $615 million. Non-GAAP income taxes for the third quarter of 2017 amounted to $135 million on pre-tax non-GAAP income of $1.2 billion, for a quarterly tax rate of 11%. Non-GAAP income taxes in the third quarter of 2016 amounted to $261 million on pre-tax non-GAAP income of $1.6 billion, for a quarterly tax rate of 16%.

We expect our annual non-GAAP tax rate for 2017 to be 15%, lower than our previous estimates. This is due to changes in the geographical mix of income we expect to generate this year. Our non-GAAP tax rate for 2016 was 17%.

GAAP net income attributable to ordinary shareholders and GAAP diluted EPS were $530 million and $0.52, respectively, in the third quarter of 2017, compared to $348 million and $0.35, respectively, in the third quarter of 2016. Non-GAAP net income attributable to ordinary shareholders for calculating diluted EPS and non-GAAP diluted EPS were $1.0 billion and $1.00, respectively, in the third quarter of 2017, compared to $1.4 billion and $1.31 in the third quarter of 2016.

For the third quarter of 2017, the weighted average outstanding shares for the fully diluted earnings per share calculation on both a GAAP and a non-GAAP basis was 1,017 million. For the third quarter of 2016, this was 984 million shares on a GAAP basis, and 1,044 million shares on a non-GAAP basis. For the three months ended September 30, 2017, the mandatory convertible preferred shares amounting to 59.4 million weighted average shares, had an anti-dilutive effect on earnings per share and were therefore excluded from the outstanding shares calculation.

As of September 30, 2017, the fully diluted share count for calculating Teva’s market capitalization was approximately 1,083 million shares.

Non-GAAP information: Net non-GAAP adjustments in the third quarter of 2017 were $482 million. Non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP EPS for the quarter were adjusted to exclude the following items:

Impairment of long-lived assets of $408 million, mainly an impairment of product rights and R&D assets related to the Actavis Generics acquisition;
Amortization of purchased intangible assets totaling $357 million, of which $310 million is included in cost of goods sold and the remaining $47 million in selling and marketing expenses;
Other R&D expenses of $150 million;
Restructuring expenses of $72 million;
Acquisition, integration and related expenses, including contingent consideration, of $49 million;
Equity compensation expenses of $32 million;
Financial expenses of $30 million;
Other non-GAAP items of $44 million;
Legal settlements and loss contingencies benefit of $20 million;
Minority interest adjustment of negative $11 million; and
Tax benefit of $629 million, including the effect of a one- time tax benefit associated with the utilization of Actavis Generics historic capital losses.
Teva believes that excluding such items facilitates investors’ understanding of its business. See the attached tables for a reconciliation of the GAAP results to the adjusted non-GAAP figures. Investors should consider non-GAAP financial measures in addition to, and not as replacement for, or superior to, measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP.

Cash flow from operations generated during the third quarter of 2017 was $1.1 billion, compared to $1.5 billion in the third quarter of 2016. The decrease was mainly due to the impact of changes in working capital which increased by $0.3 billion.

Free cash flow, excluding net capital expenditures, was $0.9 billion, compared to $1.2 billion in the third quarter of 2016.

Total balance sheet assets amounted to $86.1 billion as of September 30, 2017, compared to $86.4 billion as of June 30, 2017.

As of September 30, 2017, our debt was $34.7 billion, compared to $35.1 billion at June 30, 2017. The decrease was mainly due to $0.6 billion of debt repayments of our 5 year term loan, our revolving credit facility and other short term loans, partially offset by foreign exchange fluctuations of $0.2 billion. The portion of total debt classified as short-term at September 30, 2017 was 8%.

Total shareholders’ equity was $30.3 billion as of September 30, 2017, compared to $29.6 billion as of June 30, 2017.

Segment Results for the Third Quarter 2017

Beginning in the fourth quarter of 2016, our OTC business, conducted primarily through PGT, is included in our generic medicines segment. This segment also includes chemical and therapeutic equivalents of originator medicines in a variety of dosage forms and our API manufacturing business.

All data presented has been conformed to the new segment structure.

On November 2, 2017 Sunesis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq:SNSS) reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2017 (Press release, Sunesis, NOV 2, 2017, View Source [SID1234521490]). Loss from operations for the three months ended September 30, 2017 was $9.9 million. As of September 30, 2017, cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities totaled $12.5 million. Subsequent to the end of the quarter, the company raised approximately $6 million from sales of common stock through its at the market facility in October 2017 and $20 million in gross proceeds from concurrent underwritten public offerings on October 27, 2017, which together will provide sufficient funds for the operation of the company’s business into early 2019.

“In the third quarter, we advanced our lead program, a reversible, non-covalent BTK inhibitor, SNS-062, with the ongoing enrollment in our Phase 1b/2 study in patients with relapsed chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and other B-cell malignancies,” said Daniel Swisher, Chief Executive Officer of Sunesis. “We will provide a program update at an investor presentation and webcast during the American Society of Hematology (ASH) (Free ASH Whitepaper) Conference in Atlanta, Georgia in December 2017, and to present interim data from the study at a peer-reviewed medical conference in mid-2018. We believe SNS-062 has the potential to overcome the leading resistance pathway to ibrutinib, the predominant standard of care for the treatment of CLL. In addition, in October, we secured the financial resources from leading life science investors extending our operating runway into early 2019.

Mr. Swisher added, “Beyond SNS-062, we have made progress with our proprietary PDK-1 and Takeda-partnered pan-RAF inhibitor programs. We are pleased to announce today the nomination of our PDK1 (phosphatidyl-inositol dependent kinase1) inhibitor, SNS-510, as a Development Candidate and potentially first-to-clinic selective inhibitor in this pathway. PDK1 is a master kinase that activates other kinases important to cell growth and survival including members of the AKT, PKC, RSK and SGK families. In addition, we look forward to announcing future updates from the ongoing clinical studies of our Takeda-partnered TAK-580 program.”

Recent Highlights

Completed $20 million concurrent public offerings with leading life science investors. On October 27, 2017, Sunesis raised $20 million in gross proceeds in concurrent underwritten public offerings of common and preferred stock and warrants, with participation by new and existing investors, including Oncology Impact Fund managed by MPM Capital, BVF Partners L.P and Burrage Capital.

Continued Progress in Phase 1b/2 Study Evaluating Oral Non-Covalent BTK-inhibitor SNS-062 in Adults with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) and other B-Cell Malignancies. In July 2017, Sunesis announced that the first patient was dosed at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in the Phase 1b/2 dose-escalation and cohort-expansion study evaluating the safety, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and antitumor activity of its potent, reversible, non-covalent BTK-inhibitor, SNS-062, in adults with CLL, small lymphocytic leukemia, Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinemia, and mantle cell lymphoma. The Phase 1b/2 trial is an open-label, sequential-group study that is enrolling up to 124 subjects across leading sites in the United States. The Company plans to present interim data from this study in mid-2018.
Financial Highlights

Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities totaled $12.5 million as of September 30, 2017, as compared to $42.6 million as of December 31, 2016. The decrease of $30.1 million was primarily due to $30.8 million of net cash used in operating activities and a debt restructuring payment of $7.6 million, partially offset by $8.3 million in net proceeds primarily from sales of common stock through the company’s at the market facility. An additional $24.6 million in net proceeds were raised in October, resulting in pro-forma September 30, 2017 cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities of $37.1 million. This capital is expected to fund the company into 2019.

Revenue for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 was nil and $0.7 million, as compared to $0.6 million and $1.9 million for the same periods in 2016. Revenue in each period was primarily due to deferred revenue recognized related to the Royalty Agreement with Royalty Pharma.

Research and development expense was $6.8 million and $17.9 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 as compared to $5.3 million and $18.1 million for the same periods in 2016, primarily relating to the SNS-062 and the vosaroxin development program in each period. The increase of $1.5 million between the comparable three month periods was primarily due to the $2.5 million milestone payment to Biogen under the license agreement, offset by decreases in professional services of $0.8 million and salary and personnel expenses of $0.2 million. The decrease in the comparable nine months periods of $0.2 million was primarily due to a decrease in professional services of $2.5 million, salary and personnel expenses of $0.2 million, and medical affairs expenses of $0.2 million, partially offset by the $2.5 million milestone payment to Biogen under the license agreement.

General and administrative expense was $3.2 million and $10.8 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, as compared to $3.9 million and $12.2 million for the same periods in 2016. The decrease of $0.7 million for the comparable three month periods was primarily due to decreases in salary and personnel expenses of $0.4 million and commercial expenses of $0.3 million, partially offset by increases of $0.1 million in professional services. The decrease in the comparable nine months periods of $1.4 million was primarily due to a decrease in salary and related expenses of $0.9 million, commercial expenses of $0.7 million, partially offset by increase of $0.4 million in professional services.

Interest expense was $0.3 million and $1.1 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, as compared to $0.5 million and $1.2 million for the same periods in 2016. The decrease in the 2017 periods was primarily due to the decrease in the outstanding notes payable.

Net other income was $0.1 million and $0.3 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, as compared to nil and $0.1 million for the same periods in 2016. The other income was primarily comprised of interest income from the short-term investments.

Cash used in operating activities was $30.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017, as compared to $29.0 million for the same period in 2016. Net cash used in the 2017 period resulted primarily from the net loss of $28.8 million and changes in operating assets and liabilities of $4.6 million, offset by net adjustments for non-cash items of $2.6 million. Net cash used in the nine month period ended September 30, 2016 resulted primarily from the net loss of $29.5 million and changes in operating assets and liabilities of $3.6 million, including a final payment fee representing interest expense of $1.2 million under the Oxford Loan Agreement, partially offset by net adjustments for non-cash items of $4.1 million.

Sunesis reported loss from operations of $9.9 million and $28.0 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, as compared to $8.5 million and $28.4 million for the same periods in 2016. Net loss was $10.2 million and $28.8 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, as compared to $9.0 million and $29.5 million for the same periods in 2016.
Conference Call Information

Sunesis will host a conference today at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The call can be accessed by dialing (844) 296-7720 (U.S. and Canada) or (574) 990-1148 (international) and entering passcode 1071001. To access the live audio webcast, or the subsequent archived recording, visit the “Investors and Media – Calendar of Events” section of the Sunesis website at www.sunesis.com. The webcast will be recorded and available for replay on the company’s website for two weeks.

On November 2, 2017 Sunesis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq:SNSS) reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2017 (Press release, Sunesis, NOV 2, 2017, View Source [SID1234521490]). Loss from operations for the three months ended September 30, 2017 was $9.9 million. As of September 30, 2017, cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities totaled $12.5 million. Subsequent to the end of the quarter, the company raised approximately $6 million from sales of common stock through its at the market facility in October 2017 and $20 million in gross proceeds from concurrent underwritten public offerings on October 27, 2017, which together will provide sufficient funds for the operation of the company’s business into early 2019.

“In the third quarter, we advanced our lead program, a reversible, non-covalent BTK inhibitor, SNS-062, with the ongoing enrollment in our Phase 1b/2 study in patients with relapsed chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and other B-cell malignancies,” said Daniel Swisher, Chief Executive Officer of Sunesis. “We will provide a program update at an investor presentation and webcast during the American Society of Hematology (ASH) (Free ASH Whitepaper) Conference in Atlanta, Georgia in December 2017, and to present interim data from the study at a peer-reviewed medical conference in mid-2018. We believe SNS-062 has the potential to overcome the leading resistance pathway to ibrutinib, the predominant standard of care for the treatment of CLL. In addition, in October, we secured the financial resources from leading life science investors extending our operating runway into early 2019.

Mr. Swisher added, “Beyond SNS-062, we have made progress with our proprietary PDK-1 and Takeda-partnered pan-RAF inhibitor programs. We are pleased to announce today the nomination of our PDK1 (phosphatidyl-inositol dependent kinase1) inhibitor, SNS-510, as a Development Candidate and potentially first-to-clinic selective inhibitor in this pathway. PDK1 is a master kinase that activates other kinases important to cell growth and survival including members of the AKT, PKC, RSK and SGK families. In addition, we look forward to announcing future updates from the ongoing clinical studies of our Takeda-partnered TAK-580 program.”

Recent Highlights

Completed $20 million concurrent public offerings with leading life science investors. On October 27, 2017, Sunesis raised $20 million in gross proceeds in concurrent underwritten public offerings of common and preferred stock and warrants, with participation by new and existing investors, including Oncology Impact Fund managed by MPM Capital, BVF Partners L.P and Burrage Capital.

Continued Progress in Phase 1b/2 Study Evaluating Oral Non-Covalent BTK-inhibitor SNS-062 in Adults with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) and other B-Cell Malignancies. In July 2017, Sunesis announced that the first patient was dosed at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in the Phase 1b/2 dose-escalation and cohort-expansion study evaluating the safety, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and antitumor activity of its potent, reversible, non-covalent BTK-inhibitor, SNS-062, in adults with CLL, small lymphocytic leukemia, Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinemia, and mantle cell lymphoma. The Phase 1b/2 trial is an open-label, sequential-group study that is enrolling up to 124 subjects across leading sites in the United States. The Company plans to present interim data from this study in mid-2018.
Financial Highlights

Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities totaled $12.5 million as of September 30, 2017, as compared to $42.6 million as of December 31, 2016. The decrease of $30.1 million was primarily due to $30.8 million of net cash used in operating activities and a debt restructuring payment of $7.6 million, partially offset by $8.3 million in net proceeds primarily from sales of common stock through the company’s at the market facility. An additional $24.6 million in net proceeds were raised in October, resulting in pro-forma September 30, 2017 cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities of $37.1 million. This capital is expected to fund the company into 2019.

Revenue for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 was nil and $0.7 million, as compared to $0.6 million and $1.9 million for the same periods in 2016. Revenue in each period was primarily due to deferred revenue recognized related to the Royalty Agreement with Royalty Pharma.

Research and development expense was $6.8 million and $17.9 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 as compared to $5.3 million and $18.1 million for the same periods in 2016, primarily relating to the SNS-062 and the vosaroxin development program in each period. The increase of $1.5 million between the comparable three month periods was primarily due to the $2.5 million milestone payment to Biogen under the license agreement, offset by decreases in professional services of $0.8 million and salary and personnel expenses of $0.2 million. The decrease in the comparable nine months periods of $0.2 million was primarily due to a decrease in professional services of $2.5 million, salary and personnel expenses of $0.2 million, and medical affairs expenses of $0.2 million, partially offset by the $2.5 million milestone payment to Biogen under the license agreement.

General and administrative expense was $3.2 million and $10.8 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, as compared to $3.9 million and $12.2 million for the same periods in 2016. The decrease of $0.7 million for the comparable three month periods was primarily due to decreases in salary and personnel expenses of $0.4 million and commercial expenses of $0.3 million, partially offset by increases of $0.1 million in professional services. The decrease in the comparable nine months periods of $1.4 million was primarily due to a decrease in salary and related expenses of $0.9 million, commercial expenses of $0.7 million, partially offset by increase of $0.4 million in professional services.

Interest expense was $0.3 million and $1.1 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, as compared to $0.5 million and $1.2 million for the same periods in 2016. The decrease in the 2017 periods was primarily due to the decrease in the outstanding notes payable.

Net other income was $0.1 million and $0.3 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, as compared to nil and $0.1 million for the same periods in 2016. The other income was primarily comprised of interest income from the short-term investments.

Cash used in operating activities was $30.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017, as compared to $29.0 million for the same period in 2016. Net cash used in the 2017 period resulted primarily from the net loss of $28.8 million and changes in operating assets and liabilities of $4.6 million, offset by net adjustments for non-cash items of $2.6 million. Net cash used in the nine month period ended September 30, 2016 resulted primarily from the net loss of $29.5 million and changes in operating assets and liabilities of $3.6 million, including a final payment fee representing interest expense of $1.2 million under the Oxford Loan Agreement, partially offset by net adjustments for non-cash items of $4.1 million.

Sunesis reported loss from operations of $9.9 million and $28.0 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, as compared to $8.5 million and $28.4 million for the same periods in 2016. Net loss was $10.2 million and $28.8 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, as compared to $9.0 million and $29.5 million for the same periods in 2016.
Conference Call Information

Sunesis will host a conference today at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The call can be accessed by dialing (844) 296-7720 (U.S. and Canada) or (574) 990-1148 (international) and entering passcode 1071001. To access the live audio webcast, or the subsequent archived recording, visit the “Investors and Media – Calendar of Events” section of the Sunesis website at www.sunesis.com. The webcast will be recorded and available for replay on the company’s website for two weeks.

On November 2, 2017 Sunesis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq:SNSS) reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2017 (Press release, Sunesis, NOV 2, 2017, View Source [SID1234521490]). Loss from operations for the three months ended September 30, 2017 was $9.9 million. As of September 30, 2017, cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities totaled $12.5 million. Subsequent to the end of the quarter, the company raised approximately $6 million from sales of common stock through its at the market facility in October 2017 and $20 million in gross proceeds from concurrent underwritten public offerings on October 27, 2017, which together will provide sufficient funds for the operation of the company’s business into early 2019.

“In the third quarter, we advanced our lead program, a reversible, non-covalent BTK inhibitor, SNS-062, with the ongoing enrollment in our Phase 1b/2 study in patients with relapsed chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and other B-cell malignancies,” said Daniel Swisher, Chief Executive Officer of Sunesis. “We will provide a program update at an investor presentation and webcast during the American Society of Hematology (ASH) (Free ASH Whitepaper) Conference in Atlanta, Georgia in December 2017, and to present interim data from the study at a peer-reviewed medical conference in mid-2018. We believe SNS-062 has the potential to overcome the leading resistance pathway to ibrutinib, the predominant standard of care for the treatment of CLL. In addition, in October, we secured the financial resources from leading life science investors extending our operating runway into early 2019.

Mr. Swisher added, “Beyond SNS-062, we have made progress with our proprietary PDK-1 and Takeda-partnered pan-RAF inhibitor programs. We are pleased to announce today the nomination of our PDK1 (phosphatidyl-inositol dependent kinase1) inhibitor, SNS-510, as a Development Candidate and potentially first-to-clinic selective inhibitor in this pathway. PDK1 is a master kinase that activates other kinases important to cell growth and survival including members of the AKT, PKC, RSK and SGK families. In addition, we look forward to announcing future updates from the ongoing clinical studies of our Takeda-partnered TAK-580 program.”

Recent Highlights

Completed $20 million concurrent public offerings with leading life science investors. On October 27, 2017, Sunesis raised $20 million in gross proceeds in concurrent underwritten public offerings of common and preferred stock and warrants, with participation by new and existing investors, including Oncology Impact Fund managed by MPM Capital, BVF Partners L.P and Burrage Capital.

Continued Progress in Phase 1b/2 Study Evaluating Oral Non-Covalent BTK-inhibitor SNS-062 in Adults with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) and other B-Cell Malignancies. In July 2017, Sunesis announced that the first patient was dosed at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in the Phase 1b/2 dose-escalation and cohort-expansion study evaluating the safety, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and antitumor activity of its potent, reversible, non-covalent BTK-inhibitor, SNS-062, in adults with CLL, small lymphocytic leukemia, Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinemia, and mantle cell lymphoma. The Phase 1b/2 trial is an open-label, sequential-group study that is enrolling up to 124 subjects across leading sites in the United States. The Company plans to present interim data from this study in mid-2018.
Financial Highlights

Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities totaled $12.5 million as of September 30, 2017, as compared to $42.6 million as of December 31, 2016. The decrease of $30.1 million was primarily due to $30.8 million of net cash used in operating activities and a debt restructuring payment of $7.6 million, partially offset by $8.3 million in net proceeds primarily from sales of common stock through the company’s at the market facility. An additional $24.6 million in net proceeds were raised in October, resulting in pro-forma September 30, 2017 cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities of $37.1 million. This capital is expected to fund the company into 2019.

Revenue for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 was nil and $0.7 million, as compared to $0.6 million and $1.9 million for the same periods in 2016. Revenue in each period was primarily due to deferred revenue recognized related to the Royalty Agreement with Royalty Pharma.

Research and development expense was $6.8 million and $17.9 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 as compared to $5.3 million and $18.1 million for the same periods in 2016, primarily relating to the SNS-062 and the vosaroxin development program in each period. The increase of $1.5 million between the comparable three month periods was primarily due to the $2.5 million milestone payment to Biogen under the license agreement, offset by decreases in professional services of $0.8 million and salary and personnel expenses of $0.2 million. The decrease in the comparable nine months periods of $0.2 million was primarily due to a decrease in professional services of $2.5 million, salary and personnel expenses of $0.2 million, and medical affairs expenses of $0.2 million, partially offset by the $2.5 million milestone payment to Biogen under the license agreement.

General and administrative expense was $3.2 million and $10.8 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, as compared to $3.9 million and $12.2 million for the same periods in 2016. The decrease of $0.7 million for the comparable three month periods was primarily due to decreases in salary and personnel expenses of $0.4 million and commercial expenses of $0.3 million, partially offset by increases of $0.1 million in professional services. The decrease in the comparable nine months periods of $1.4 million was primarily due to a decrease in salary and related expenses of $0.9 million, commercial expenses of $0.7 million, partially offset by increase of $0.4 million in professional services.

Interest expense was $0.3 million and $1.1 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, as compared to $0.5 million and $1.2 million for the same periods in 2016. The decrease in the 2017 periods was primarily due to the decrease in the outstanding notes payable.

Net other income was $0.1 million and $0.3 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, as compared to nil and $0.1 million for the same periods in 2016. The other income was primarily comprised of interest income from the short-term investments.

Cash used in operating activities was $30.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017, as compared to $29.0 million for the same period in 2016. Net cash used in the 2017 period resulted primarily from the net loss of $28.8 million and changes in operating assets and liabilities of $4.6 million, offset by net adjustments for non-cash items of $2.6 million. Net cash used in the nine month period ended September 30, 2016 resulted primarily from the net loss of $29.5 million and changes in operating assets and liabilities of $3.6 million, including a final payment fee representing interest expense of $1.2 million under the Oxford Loan Agreement, partially offset by net adjustments for non-cash items of $4.1 million.

Sunesis reported loss from operations of $9.9 million and $28.0 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, as compared to $8.5 million and $28.4 million for the same periods in 2016. Net loss was $10.2 million and $28.8 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, as compared to $9.0 million and $29.5 million for the same periods in 2016.
Conference Call Information

Sunesis will host a conference today at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The call can be accessed by dialing (844) 296-7720 (U.S. and Canada) or (574) 990-1148 (international) and entering passcode 1071001. To access the live audio webcast, or the subsequent archived recording, visit the “Investors and Media – Calendar of Events” section of the Sunesis website at www.sunesis.com. The webcast will be recorded and available for replay on the company’s website for two weeks.

On Noember 2, 2017 Sunesis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq:SNSS) reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2017 (Press release, Sunesis, NOV 2, 2017, View Source [SID1234521490]). Loss from operations for the three months ended September 30, 2017 was $9.9 million. As of September 30, 2017, cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities totaled $12.5 million. Subsequent to the end of the quarter, the company raised approximately $6 million from sales of common stock through its at the market facility in October 2017 and $20 million in gross proceeds from concurrent underwritten public offerings on October 27, 2017, which together will provide sufficient funds for the operation of the company’s business into early 2019.

“In the third quarter, we advanced our lead program, a reversible, non-covalent BTK inhibitor, SNS-062, with the ongoing enrollment in our Phase 1b/2 study in patients with relapsed chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and other B-cell malignancies,” said Daniel Swisher, Chief Executive Officer of Sunesis. “We will provide a program update at an investor presentation and webcast during the American Society of Hematology (ASH) (Free ASH Whitepaper) Conference in Atlanta, Georgia in December 2017, and to present interim data from the study at a peer-reviewed medical conference in mid-2018. We believe SNS-062 has the potential to overcome the leading resistance pathway to ibrutinib, the predominant standard of care for the treatment of CLL. In addition, in October, we secured the financial resources from leading life science investors extending our operating runway into early 2019.

Mr. Swisher added, “Beyond SNS-062, we have made progress with our proprietary PDK-1 and Takeda-partnered pan-RAF inhibitor programs. We are pleased to announce today the nomination of our PDK1 (phosphatidyl-inositol dependent kinase1) inhibitor, SNS-510, as a Development Candidate and potentially first-to-clinic selective inhibitor in this pathway. PDK1 is a master kinase that activates other kinases important to cell growth and survival including members of the AKT, PKC, RSK and SGK families. In addition, we look forward to announcing future updates from the ongoing clinical studies of our Takeda-partnered TAK-580 program.”

Recent Highlights

Completed $20 million concurrent public offerings with leading life science investors. On October 27, 2017, Sunesis raised $20 million in gross proceeds in concurrent underwritten public offerings of common and preferred stock and warrants, with participation by new and existing investors, including Oncology Impact Fund managed by MPM Capital, BVF Partners L.P and Burrage Capital.

Continued Progress in Phase 1b/2 Study Evaluating Oral Non-Covalent BTK-inhibitor SNS-062 in Adults with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) and other B-Cell Malignancies. In July 2017, Sunesis announced that the first patient was dosed at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in the Phase 1b/2 dose-escalation and cohort-expansion study evaluating the safety, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and antitumor activity of its potent, reversible, non-covalent BTK-inhibitor, SNS-062, in adults with CLL, small lymphocytic leukemia, Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinemia, and mantle cell lymphoma. The Phase 1b/2 trial is an open-label, sequential-group study that is enrolling up to 124 subjects across leading sites in the United States. The Company plans to present interim data from this study in mid-2018.
Financial Highlights

Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities totaled $12.5 million as of September 30, 2017, as compared to $42.6 million as of December 31, 2016. The decrease of $30.1 million was primarily due to $30.8 million of net cash used in operating activities and a debt restructuring payment of $7.6 million, partially offset by $8.3 million in net proceeds primarily from sales of common stock through the company’s at the market facility. An additional $24.6 million in net proceeds were raised in October, resulting in pro-forma September 30, 2017 cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities of $37.1 million. This capital is expected to fund the company into 2019.

Revenue for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 was nil and $0.7 million, as compared to $0.6 million and $1.9 million for the same periods in 2016. Revenue in each period was primarily due to deferred revenue recognized related to the Royalty Agreement with Royalty Pharma.

Research and development expense was $6.8 million and $17.9 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 as compared to $5.3 million and $18.1 million for the same periods in 2016, primarily relating to the SNS-062 and the vosaroxin development program in each period. The increase of $1.5 million between the comparable three month periods was primarily due to the $2.5 million milestone payment to Biogen under the license agreement, offset by decreases in professional services of $0.8 million and salary and personnel expenses of $0.2 million. The decrease in the comparable nine months periods of $0.2 million was primarily due to a decrease in professional services of $2.5 million, salary and personnel expenses of $0.2 million, and medical affairs expenses of $0.2 million, partially offset by the $2.5 million milestone payment to Biogen under the license agreement.

General and administrative expense was $3.2 million and $10.8 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, as compared to $3.9 million and $12.2 million for the same periods in 2016. The decrease of $0.7 million for the comparable three month periods was primarily due to decreases in salary and personnel expenses of $0.4 million and commercial expenses of $0.3 million, partially offset by increases of $0.1 million in professional services. The decrease in the comparable nine months periods of $1.4 million was primarily due to a decrease in salary and related expenses of $0.9 million, commercial expenses of $0.7 million, partially offset by increase of $0.4 million in professional services.

Interest expense was $0.3 million and $1.1 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, as compared to $0.5 million and $1.2 million for the same periods in 2016. The decrease in the 2017 periods was primarily due to the decrease in the outstanding notes payable.

Net other income was $0.1 million and $0.3 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, as compared to nil and $0.1 million for the same periods in 2016. The other income was primarily comprised of interest income from the short-term investments.

Cash used in operating activities was $30.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017, as compared to $29.0 million for the same period in 2016. Net cash used in the 2017 period resulted primarily from the net loss of $28.8 million and changes in operating assets and liabilities of $4.6 million, offset by net adjustments for non-cash items of $2.6 million. Net cash used in the nine month period ended September 30, 2016 resulted primarily from the net loss of $29.5 million and changes in operating assets and liabilities of $3.6 million, including a final payment fee representing interest expense of $1.2 million under the Oxford Loan Agreement, partially offset by net adjustments for non-cash items of $4.1 million.

Sunesis reported loss from operations of $9.9 million and $28.0 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, as compared to $8.5 million and $28.4 million for the same periods in 2016. Net loss was $10.2 million and $28.8 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, as compared to $9.0 million and $29.5 million for the same periods in 2016.
Conference Call Information

Sunesis will host a conference today at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The call can be accessed by dialing (844) 296-7720 (U.S. and Canada) or (574) 990-1148 (international) and entering passcode 1071001. To access the live audio webcast, or the subsequent archived recording, visit the “Investors and Media – Calendar of Events” section of the Sunesis website at www.sunesis.com. The webcast will be recorded and available for replay on the company’s website for two weeks.