Correction: Nkarta Reports Second Quarter 2024 Financial Results and Corporate Highlights
Nkarta Inc. (NKTX) reported its Q2 2024 financial results and corporate highlights. Key points include:
1. Enrollment in Ntrust-2, a second clinical trial of NKX019 for autoimmune diseases (systemic sclerosis, myositis, vasculitis), expected to start by year-end 2024.
2. Preliminary clinical data from Ntrust-1 and Ntrust-2 trials planned for 2025.
3. Cash balance of $426.7 million as of June 30, 2024, expected to fund operations into late 2027.
4. Investigator-sponsored trial of NKX019 in systemic lupus erythematosus initiated at Columbia University.
5. Encouraging results from NKX019 retreatment in non-Hodgkin lymphoma patients.
6. Q2 2024 net loss of $25.0 million, or $0.34 per share.
7. R&D expenses were $23.1 million, and G&A expenses were $7.6 million for Q2 2024.
Nkarta Inc. (NKTX) ha riportato i risultati finanziari per il secondo trimestre del 2024 e i principali eventi aziendali. I punti salienti includono:
1. L'iscrizione nel Ntrust-2, un secondo studio clinico di NKX019 per malattie autoimmuni (sclerosi sistemica, miositi, vasculiti), previsto per iniziare entro la fine del 2024.
2. Dati clinici preliminari provenienti dagli studi Ntrust-1 e Ntrust-2 pianificati per il 2025.
3. Saldo di cassa di 426,7 milioni di dollari al 30 giugno 2024, previsto per finanziare le operazioni fino alla fine del 2027.
4. Studio clinico sponsorizzato da ricercatori su NKX019 in lupus eritematoso sistemico avviato presso la Columbia University.
5. Risultati incoraggianti dal ritrattamento con NKX019 in pazienti con linfoma non-Hodgkin.
6. Perdita netta per il secondo trimestre del 2024 di 25,0 milioni di dollari, ovvero 0,34 dollari per azione.
7. Le spese per R&D ammontano a 23,1 milioni di dollari, e le spese G&A a 7,6 milioni di dollari per il secondo trimestre del 2024.
Nkarta Inc. (NKTX) informó sobre sus resultados financieros del segundo trimestre de 2024 y los aspectos destacados corporativos. Los puntos clave incluyen:
1. La inscripción en Ntrust-2, un segundo ensayo clínico de NKX019 para enfermedades autoinmunes (esclerosis sistémica, miositis, vasculitis), que se espera comience a finales de 2024.
2. Datos clínicos preliminares de los ensayos Ntrust-1 y Ntrust-2 planificados para 2025.
3. Un saldo de efectivo de 426,7 millones de dólares al 30 de junio de 2024, previsto para financiar las operaciones hasta finales de 2027.
4. Ensayo patrocinado por investigadores de NKX019 en lupus eritematoso sistémico iniciado en la Universidad de Columbia.
5. Resultados alentadores del retratamiento con NKX019 en pacientes con linfoma no Hodgkin.
6. Pérdida neta del segundo trimestre de 2024 de 25,0 millones de dólares, o 0,34 dólares por acción.
7. Los gastos de I+D fueron de 23,1 millones de dólares, y los gastos generales y administrativos fueron de 7,6 millones de dólares para el segundo trimestre de 2024.
Nkarta Inc. (NKTX)는 2024년 2분기 재무 결과 및 기업 주요 사항을 보고했습니다. 주요 내용은 다음과 같습니다:
1. 자가면역 질환(전신 경화증, 근염, 혈관염)을 위한 NKX019의 두 번째 임상 시험인 Ntrust-2에 대한 등록이 2024년 연말까지 시작될 것으로 예상됩니다.
2. 2025년으로 예정된 Ntrust-1 및 Ntrust-2 시험의 초기 임상 데이터.
3. 2024년 6월 30일 기준 현금 잔고가 4억 2,670만 달러로, 2027년 말까지 운영 자금을 지원할 것으로 예상됩니다.
4. 컬럼비아 대학교에서 시작된 전신 루푸스에 대한 NKX019의 연구자 후원 시험.
5. 비호지킨 림프종 환자에서 NKX019 재치료의 고무적인 결과.
6. 2024년 2분기에 2,500만 달러의 순손실 또는 주당 0.34달러를 기록했습니다.
7. 2024년 2분기 R&D 비용은 2,310만 달러, 일반 관리 비용은 760만 달러였습니다.
Nkarta Inc. (NKTX) a rapporté ses résultats financiers du deuxième trimestre 2024 et les temps forts de l'entreprise. Les points clés incluent :
1. L'inscription dans Ntrust-2, un deuxième essai clinique de NKX019 pour les maladies auto-immunes (sclérose systémique, myosite, vascularite), prévu pour commencer d'ici la fin de 2024.
2. Des données cliniques préliminaires des essais Ntrust-1 et Ntrust-2 prévues pour 2025.
3. Un solde de trésorerie de 426,7 millions de dollars au 30 juin 2024, prévu pour financer les opérations jusqu'à fin 2027.
4. Un essai parrainé par des chercheurs sur NKX019 dans le lupus érythémateux systémique lancé à l'Université de Columbia.
5. Des résultats encourageants du retraitement avec NKX019 chez des patients atteints de lymphome non-Hodgkinien.
6. Une perte nette de 25,0 millions de dollars pour le deuxième trimestre 2024, soit 0,34 dollar par action.
7. Les dépenses en R&D s'élevaient à 23,1 millions de dollars, tandis que les dépenses générales et administratives s'élevaient à 7,6 millions de dollars pour le deuxième trimestre 2024.
Nkarta Inc. (NKTX) berichtete über die finanziellen Ergebnisse des zweiten Quartals 2024 und die Unternehmenshighlights. Zu den wesentlichen Punkten gehören:
1. Die Einschreibung in Ntrust-2, eine zweite klinische Studie zu NKX019 für autoimmune Erkrankungen (systemische Sklerose, Myositis, Vaskulitis), die voraussichtlich Ende 2024 beginnen wird.
2. Vorläufige klinische Daten aus den Studien Ntrust-1 und Ntrust-2, die für 2025 geplant sind.
3. Ein Kassenbestand von 426,7 Millionen Dollar zum 30. Juni 2024, der voraussichtlich die Betriebskosten bis Ende 2027 decken wird.
4. Eine von Forschern unterstützte Studie zu NKX019 bei systemischem Lupus erythematodes, die an der Columbia University gestartet wurde.
5. Ermutigende Ergebnisse aus der Nachbehandlung mit NKX019 bei Patienten mit Non-Hodgkin-Lymphom.
6. Nettoverlust im 2. Quartal 2024 von 25,0 Millionen Dollar, oder 0,34 Dollar pro Aktie.
7. Die F&E-Ausgaben betrugen 23,1 Millionen Dollar, und die Verwaltungskosten betrugen 7,6 Millionen Dollar für das 2. Quartal 2024.
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- Enrollment expected to initiate by year-end 2024 in second clinical trial of NKX019 in autoimmune disease, Ntrust-2, for treatment of systemic sclerosis, myositis and vasculitis
- Preliminary clinical data from Ntrust-1 and Ntrust-2 clinical trials planned for 2025
- Cash balance of
$426.7 million on June 30, 2024, including cash, cash equivalents and investments, expected to fund operations into late 2027
This press release was updated to reflect the correct dosing schedule of the NKX019 investigator-sponsored clinical trial. As previously disclosed, patients enrolled in this trial will receive three doses of NKX019 on Days 0, 7, and 14.
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Aug. 13, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nkarta, Inc. (Nasdaq: NKTX), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing engineered natural killer (NK) cell therapies, today reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2024.
“Patients remain our focus, and early execution on our clinical trials across disease areas is a testament to that commitment,” said Paul J. Hastings, CEO of Nkarta. “NKX019 has the potential to reach people living with a wide range of autoimmune diseases, and we will continue to evaluate ways to maximize our impact in this field. Our cellular engineering enables us to evaluate a reduced toxicity lymphodepletion regimen, to limit hospitalization and patient burden, and spare the complications of other agents.”
Continued execution in clinical development of NKX019 for autoimmune diseases
- Received clearance from FDA of second Investigational New Drug (IND) application for NKX019 in autoimmune disease, supporting the planned initiation of Ntrust-2, a clinical trial of NKX019 for the treatment of systemic sclerosis, myositis and vasculitis. Patients enrolled in Ntrust-2 will receive three doses of NKX019 on Days 0, 3, and 7 following lymphodepletion (LD) with single-agent cyclophosphamide (cy).
- Initiation of an investigator-sponsored trial (IST) of NKX019 in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) with or without LN by researchers at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. Patients enrolled in the IST will receive three doses of NKX019 on Days 0, 7, and 14 following LD with single-agent cy.
Autoimmune milestones 2024-2025
- Initiation of patient enrollment in Ntrust-2 clinical trial expected by year-end 2024.
- Preliminary clinical data from Ntrust-1 and Ntrust-2 clinical trials planned for 2025.
Mid-year update for NKX019 in non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL)
- Nkarta presented follow-up data from its Phase 1 clinical trial of NKX019 in relapsed/refractory NHL at the Pan Pacific Lymphoma Conference in July 2024, including follow-up on 4 patients who were retreated and re-entered complete response (CR), demonstrating the safety and encouraging effectiveness (4/4 CR) of retreatment.
- Nkarta previously opened a cohort with a compressed (7-day) dosing schedule, where patients with large B-cell lymphoma (LBCL) who have progressed following CAR T therapy receive NKX019 on Days 0, 3, and 7 following LD with fludarabine (flu) and cy.
- Nkarta has completed enrollment of patients into the 7-day dosing cohort in LBCL following CAR T and expects to announce data from this cohort in late-2024.
- Future development of NKX019 in NHL will be contingent on favorable outcomes from the seven patients that have been treated in the new cohort.
Leadership Updates
- In July 2024, Nadir Mahmood, Ph.D., joined Nkarta as President, and David R. Shook, M.D., was promoted to Chief Medical Officer, Head of Research & Development, with both executives reporting to Paul J. Hastings, Chief Executive Officer.
- In June 2024, George Vratsanos, M.D., FACR, an accomplished biopharmaceutical executive with scientific and clinical expertise in immunology and autoimmunity, joined Nkarta’s Board of Directors.
Second Quarter 2024 and Recent Financial Highlights
- Nkarta had cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and investments in marketable securities of
$426.7 million as of June 30, 2024. - Research and development (R&D) expenses were
$23.1 million for the second quarter of 2024. Non-cash stock-based compensation expense included in R&D expense was$2.2 million for the second quarter of 2024. - General and administrative (G&A) expenses were
$7.6 million for the second quarter of 2024. Non-cash stock-based compensation expense included in G&A expense was$2.2 million for the second quarter of 2024. - Net loss was
$25.0 million , or$0.34 per basic and diluted share, for the second quarter of 2024. This net loss includes non-cash charges of$6.7 million that consisted primarily of share-based compensation and depreciation expenses.
Financial Guidance
- Nkarta expects its current cash and cash equivalents will be sufficient to fund its current operating plan into late 2027.
About NKX019
NKX019 is an allogeneic, cryopreserved, off-the-shelf immunotherapy candidate that uses natural killer (NK) cells derived from the peripheral blood of healthy adult donors. It is engineered with a humanized CD19-directed CAR for enhanced cell targeting and a proprietary, membrane-bound form of interleukin-15 (IL-15) for greater persistence and activity without exogenous cytokine support. CD19 is a biomarker for normal B cells as well as those implicated in autoimmune disease and B cell-derived malignancies.
About Ntrust Clinical Trials in Autoimmune Disease
Ntrust-1 and Ntrust-2 are multi-center, open label, dose escalation clinical trials that build on academic studies of durable, drug-free remissions in patients with autoimmune disease after CD19-targeted cell therapy. Both trials will assess the safety of NKX019 in people living with autoimmune diseases as well as its ability to enable long-term remissions via a “reset” of the immune system through the elimination of pathogenic B cells. Per the trial protocols, patients receive three-dose cycles of NKX019 at 1 billion or 1.5 billion cells per dose following single-agent lymphodepletion with cyclophosphamide, an agent with an established safety profile across autoimmune diseases. Leveraging the engineering of NKX019, no patients in either trial will receive supplemental cytokines or antibody-based therapeutics. This approach is designed to evaluate the single-agent activity of NKX019 and facilitate a more rapid path to regulatory approval.
In the Ntrust-1 study, patients with refractory lupus nephritis receive NKX019 on Days 0, 7 and 14. Patients in Ntrust-1 may also receive additional cycles to restore response.
Once initiated, Ntrust-2 will enroll patients with systemic sclerosis (scleroderma), idiopathic inflammatory myopathy (myositis), and ANCA-associated vasculitis into parallel cohorts, and NKX019 will be dosed on Days 0, 3, and 7, a regimen that may be advantageous across all Nkarta clinical trials. Each trial is designed to initially enroll up to 12 patients.
About Nkarta
Nkarta is a clinical-stage biotechnology company advancing the development of allogeneic, off-the-shelf natural killer (NK) cell therapies. By combining its cell expansion and cryopreservation platform with proprietary cell engineering technologies and CRISPR-based genome engineering capabilities, Nkarta is building a pipeline of future cell therapies engineered for deep therapeutic activity and intended for broad access in the outpatient treatment setting. For more information, please visit the company’s website at www.nkartatx.com.
Cautionary Note on Forward-Looking Statements
Statements contained in this press release regarding matters that are not historical facts are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended. Words such as "anticipates," "believes," "expects," "intends," “plans,” “potential,” "projects,” “would” and "future" or similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Examples of these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements concerning Nkarta’s expectations regarding any or all of the following: Nkarta’s position, plans, strategies, and timelines (including initiation of further clinical trials) for the continued and future clinical development and commercial potential of its product candidates, including NKX019 for the treatment of autoimmune disease, including lupus, systemic sclerosis, myositis, and vasculitis; the therapeutic potential, accessibility, tolerability, advantages, and safety profile of NK cell therapies, including NKX019 for the treatment of autoimmune diseases, including lupus, systemic sclerosis, myositis, and vasculitis, and NHL; Nkarta’s plans and timelines for the future availability and disclosure of clinical data from Ntrust-1 and Ntrust-2 or other updates regarding Nkarta’s clinical trials; and Nkarta’s expected cash runway. Interim clinical data for NKX019 included in this press release are subject to the risk that one or more of the clinical outcomes may materially change as patient enrollment continues and more data on existing patients become available.
Because such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, among others: Nkarta’s limited operating history and historical losses; Nkarta’s lack of any products approved for sale and its ability to achieve profitability; the risk that the results of preclinical studies and early-stage clinical trials may not be predictive of future results; Nkarta’s ability to raise additional funding to complete the development and any commercialization of its product candidates; Nkarta’s dependence on the clinical success of NKX019; that Nkarta may be delayed in initiating, enrolling or completing its clinical trials; competition from third parties that are developing products for similar uses; Nkarta’s ability to obtain, maintain and protect its intellectual property; Nkarta’s dependence on third parties in connection with manufacturing, clinical trials and pre-clinical studies; and the complexity of the manufacturing process for CAR NK cell therapies.
These and other risks and uncertainties are described more fully in Nkarta’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), including the “Risk Factors” section of Nkarta’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2024, filed with the SEC on May 9, 2024, and Nkarta’s other documents subsequently filed with or furnished to the SEC. All forward-looking statements contained in this press release speak only as of the date on which they were made. Except to the extent required by law, Nkarta undertakes no obligation to update such statements to reflect events that occur or circumstances that exist after the date on which they were made.
| Nkarta, Inc. Condensed Statements of Operations (in thousands, except share and per share data) (Unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | |||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||||||
| Operating expenses | ||||||||||||||||
| Research and development | $ | 23,130 | $ | 25,122 | $ | 48,367 | $ | 51,257 | ||||||||
| General and administrative | 7,585 | 11,736 | 15,110 | 19,914 | ||||||||||||
| Total operating expenses | 30,715 | 36,858 | 63,477 | 71,171 | ||||||||||||
| Loss from operations | (30,715 | ) | (36,858 | ) | (63,477 | ) | (71,171 | ) | ||||||||
| Other income, net: | ||||||||||||||||
| Interest income | 5,724 | 3,570 | 8,970 | 7,035 | ||||||||||||
| Other (expense) income, net | (2 | ) | 1 | (4 | ) | 34 | ||||||||||
| Total other income, net | 5,722 | 3,571 | 8,966 | 7,069 | ||||||||||||
| Net loss | $ | (24,993 | ) | $ | (33,287 | ) | $ | (54,511 | ) | $ | (64,102 | ) | ||||
| Net loss per share, basic and diluted | $ | (0.34 | ) | $ | (0.68 | ) | $ | (0.88 | ) | $ | (1.31 | ) | ||||
| Weighted average shares used to compute net loss per share, basic and diluted | 73,494,523 | 48,970,391 | 62,088,495 | 48,946,018 | ||||||||||||
| Nkarta, Inc. Condensed Balance Sheets (in thousands) (Unaudited) | |||||||||||||
| June 30, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | ||||||||||||
| Assets | |||||||||||||
| Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and investments | $ | 426,650 | $ | 250,932 | |||||||||
| Property and equipment, net | 77,551 | 79,326 | |||||||||||
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | 39,374 | 39,949 | |||||||||||
| Other assets | 10,511 | 8,678 | |||||||||||
| Total assets | $ | 554,086 | $ | 378,885 | |||||||||
| Liabilities and stockholders' equity | |||||||||||||
| Accounts payable, accrued and other liabilities | $ | 15,329 | $ | 17,261 | |||||||||
| Operating lease liabilities | 85,573 | 88,339 | |||||||||||
| Total liabilities | 100,902 | 105,600 | |||||||||||
| Stockholders’ equity | 453,184 | 273,285 | |||||||||||
| Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $ | 554,086 | $ | 378,885 | |||||||||
Nkarta Media/Investor Contact:
Greg Mann
Nkarta, Inc.
gmann@nkartatx.com
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