Updated Phase 1 data for ELVN-001 expected
mid-2025 as positive enrollment momentum continues
Expected monotherapy and combination data
from the ELVN-002 Phase 1 trials in second half of 2025
Strong balance sheet with $313 million in cash, cash equivalents and
marketable securities, which is expected to provide cash runway
into mid-2027
BOULDER,
Colo., Mar. 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Enliven
Therapeutics, Inc. (Enliven or the Company) (Nasdaq: ELVN), a
clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery
and development of small molecule therapeutics, today reported
financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended
December 31, 2024, and provided a
business update, including highlights of pipeline progress.
"We are very pleased with the ongoing progress we are making as
a Company. We continue to hear significant enthusiasm and
excitement from investigators on both of our programs. The momentum
of ELVN-001 has accelerated since the data presentation at the
ESH-iCMLf conference," said Sam
Kintz, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Enliven.
"2025 is a big year for Enliven and we are excited for the upcoming
program updates. We are focused on continued clinical execution and
preparing for the potential start of a pivotal trial for ELVN-001
in 2026."
Recent Research and Development Highlights and Upcoming
Milestones
ELVN-001 is a potent, highly selective, small molecule kinase
inhibitor designed to specifically target the BCR::ABL gene
fusion
- In 2024, the Company announced positive initial data from the
ongoing Phase 1 clinical trial that compared favorably to the
precedent Phase 1 trials for the approved BCR::ABL1 tyrosine kinase
inhibitors (TKIs).
- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted orphan drug
designation to ELVN-001 for the treatment of chronic myeloid
leukemia (CML).
- The first patient was dosed in the Phase 1 trial evaluating
ELVN-001 in Japanese patients with CML (NCT06787144).
- The Company plans to report additional data from the ongoing
Phase 1a/b trial in the middle of 2025.
ELVN-002 is a potent, highly selective, central nervous
system (CNS) penetrant and irreversible HER2 inhibitor with
activity against wild type HER2 and various HER2 mutations
- Enliven continued to enroll patients in its Phase 1 trial
evaluating ELVN-002 as a monotherapy agent in patients with HER2+
and HER2 mutant tumors and its exploratory cohort in combination
with Kadcyla® (an approved HER2 antibody drug conjugate) in
patients with HER2+ metastatic breast cancer (MBC)
(NCT05650879).
- Additionally, the Company continued to enroll patients in its
Phase 1 trial evaluating ELVN-002 in combination with trastuzumab
+/- chemotherapeutic agents in patients with HER2+ MBC and
colorectal cancer (CRC) and began dosing patients in the Phase
1b trial specifically evaluating
patients with CRC (NCT06328738).
- Enliven plans to report data from the ongoing Phase 1 trials in
the second half of 2025.
Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Financial Results
- Cash Position: As of December 31,
2024, the Company had cash, cash equivalents and marketable
securities totaling $313.4 million,
which is expected to provide cash runway into mid-2027.
- Research and development (R&D) expenses: R&D
expenses were $20.7 million for the
fourth quarter of 2024, compared to $17.9
million for the fourth quarter of 2023. R&D expenses
were $80.8 million for the full year
2024, compared to $64.6 million for
the full year 2023.
- General and administrative (G&A) expenses: G&A
expenses for the fourth quarter of 2024 were $6.2 million, compared to $4.8 million for the fourth quarter of 2023.
G&A expenses were $23.8 million
for the full year 2024, compared to $19.0
million for the full year 2023.
- Net Loss: Enliven reported a net loss of $23.2 million for the fourth quarter of 2024,
compared to a net loss of $19.4
million for the fourth quarter of 2023. Total net loss for
the full year 2024 was $89.0 million,
compared to $71.6 million for the
full year 2023.
About Enliven Therapeutics
Enliven is a clinical-stage
biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development
of small molecule therapeutics to help people not only live longer,
but live better. Enliven aims to address existing and emerging
unmet needs with a precision oncology approach that improves
survival and enhances overall well-being. Enliven's discovery
process combines deep insights in clinically validated biological
targets and differentiated chemistry to design potentially
first-in-class or best-in-class therapies. Enliven is based in
Boulder, Colorado.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains
forward-looking statements (including within the meaning of Section
21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Section
27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended) concerning Enliven
and other matters that involve substantial risks and uncertainties.
These statements may discuss goals, intentions and expectations as
to future plans, trends, events, results of operations and
financial position, or otherwise, based on current beliefs of the
management of Enliven, as well as assumptions made by, and
information currently available to, management of Enliven.
Forward-looking statements generally include statements that are
predictive in nature and depend upon or refer to future events or
conditions, and include words such as "may," "will," "should,"
"would," "expect," "anticipate," "plan," "likely," "believe,"
"estimate," "project," "intend," and other similar expressions or
the negative or plural of these words, or other similar expressions
that are predictions or indicate future events or prospects,
although not all forward-looking statements contain these words.
Statements that are not historical facts are forward-looking
statements. Forward-looking statements in this press release
include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the potential
of, and plans regarding, market opportunities, and expectations
regarding Enliven's programs, including ELVN-001 and ELVN-002;
expected milestones for ELVN-001 and ELVN-002, including the
potential timing for a start of a potential pivotal trial and the
expected timing of data from the clinical trials of ELVN-001 and
ELVN-002, including updated data from the Phase 1 trial evaluating
ELVN-001 in patients with CML and the Phase 1 trials in ELVN-002;
statements relating to Enliven's expected cash runway; and
statements by Enliven's Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer.
Forward-looking statements are based on current beliefs and
assumptions that are subject to risks and uncertainties and are not
guarantees of future performance. Actual results could differ
materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement as
a result of various risks and uncertainties, including, without
limitation: the limited operating history of Enliven; the ability
to advance product candidates through clinical development; the
ability to obtain regulatory approval for, and ultimately
commercialize or license, product candidates; the outcome of
preclinical testing and early clinical trials for product
candidates and the potential that the outcome of preclinical
testing and early clinical trials may not be predictive of the
success of later clinical trials; Enliven's limited resources; the
risk of failing to demonstrate safety and efficacy of product
candidates; Enliven's limited experience as a company in designing
and conducting clinical trials; the potential for interim, topline,
and preliminary data from Enliven's preclinical studies and
clinical trials to materially change from the final data; potential
delays or difficulties in the enrollment or maintenance of patients
in clinical trials; developments relating to Enliven's competitors
and its industry, including competing product candidates and
therapies; the decision to develop or seek strategic collaborations
to develop Enliven's current or future product candidates in
combination with other therapies and the cost of combination
therapies; the ability to attract, hire, and retain highly skilled
executive officers and employees; the ability of Enliven to protect
its intellectual property and proprietary technologies; the scope
of any patent protection Enliven obtains or the loss of any of
Enliven's patent protection; reliance on third parties, including
medical institutions, contract manufacturing organizations,
contract research organizations and strategic partners;
geo-political developments, general market or macroeconomic
conditions; Enliven's ability to obtain additional capital to fund
Enliven's general corporate activities and to fund Enliven's
research and development; and other risks and uncertainties,
including those more fully described in Enliven's filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which may be found in the
section titled "Risk Factors" in Enliven's Annual and Quarterly
Reports on Form 10-K and 10-Q filed with the SEC and in Enliven's
future reports to be filed with the SEC. Except as required by
applicable law, Enliven undertakes no obligation to revise or
update any forward-looking statement, or to make any other
forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise.
This press release contains hyperlinks to information that is
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release.
Enliven
Therapeutics, Inc.
|
Selected Condensed
Consolidated Financial Information
|
(in thousands,
except per share data)
|
(unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Statements of
Operations
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
December 31,
|
|
Year Ended December
31,
|
|
|
|
2024
|
|
2023
|
|
2024
|
|
2023
|
Operating
expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Research and development
|
|
|
$
20,724
|
|
$
17,905
|
|
$
80,778
|
|
$
64,574
|
General and administrative
|
|
|
6,172
|
|
4,824
|
|
23,776
|
|
18,955
|
Total operating
expenses
|
|
|
26,896
|
|
22,729
|
|
104,554
|
|
83,529
|
Loss from
operations
|
|
|
(26,896)
|
|
(22,729)
|
|
(104,554)
|
|
(83,529)
|
Other income (expense),
net
|
|
|
3,716
|
|
3,359
|
|
15,530
|
|
11,945
|
Net loss
|
|
|
$
(23,180)
|
|
$
(19,370)
|
|
$
(89,024)
|
|
$
(71,584)
|
Net loss per share,
basic and diluted
|
|
|
$
(0.46)
|
|
$
(0.47)
|
|
$
(1.89)
|
|
$
(2.01)
|
Weighted-average shares
outstanding,
basic and diluted
|
|
|
49,858
|
|
41,128
|
|
47,073
|
|
35,546
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance
Sheets
|
December
31,
|
|
2024
|
|
2023
|
Assets
|
|
|
|
Current
assets:
|
|
|
|
Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities
|
$
313,440
|
|
$
253,148
|
Restricted cash
|
54
|
|
54
|
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
|
4,633
|
|
2,949
|
Contingent value right asset
|
—
|
|
10,000
|
Total current
assets
|
318,127
|
|
266,151
|
Property and equipment,
net
|
458
|
|
742
|
Operating lease
right-of-use assets
|
—
|
|
320
|
Deferred offering
costs
|
—
|
|
563
|
Other long-term
assets
|
7,175
|
|
4,091
|
Total assets
|
$
325,760
|
|
$
271,867
|
Liabilities and
Stockholders' Equity
|
|
|
|
Current
liabilities:
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable
|
$
1,342
|
|
$
532
|
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
|
14,573
|
|
15,362
|
Contingent value right liability
|
—
|
|
10,000
|
Total current
liabilities
|
15,915
|
|
25,894
|
Long-term
liabilities
|
—
|
|
67
|
Total
liabilities
|
15,915
|
|
25,961
|
Stockholders'
equity
|
309,845
|
|
245,906
|
Total liabilities and
stockholders' equity
|
$
325,760
|
|
$
271,867
|

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