Pharvaris Reports Third Quarter 2024 Financial Results and Highlights Recent Business Updates
14 November 2024 - 8:10AM
Pharvaris (Nasdaq: PHVS), a late-stage biopharmaceutical company
developing novel, oral bradykinin B2 receptor antagonists to
prevent and treat hereditary angioedema (HAE) attacks, today
announced financial results for the third quarter ended September
30, 2024, and highlighted recent business updates.
“Enrollment in our pivotal Phase 3 on-demand study, RAPIDe-3,
progresses as planned, and we are preparing for the initiation of
our pivotal Phase 3 prophylaxis study, CHAPTER-3, by year-end,”
said Berndt Modig, Chief Executive Officer of Pharvaris. “Our
recently presented positive long-term extension data from our
CHAPTER-1 and RAPIDe-2 Phase 2 studies reinforces deucrictibant’s
differentiated profile and its potential to provide people living
with HAE the tools to confidently control their condition. Together
with the data from our randomized clinical trials, we believe
deucrictibant’s injectable-like efficacy, placebo-like
tolerability, and oral convenience uniquely position it to address
unmet need in both the prophylactic and on-demand HAE treatment
settings. Our team is now focused on the successful execution of
our Phase 3 HAE clinical studies.”
Recent Highlights and Clinical Study
Updates
Development Pipeline
- Anticipated initiation of CHAPTER-3
(NCT06669754) by YE2024.
CHAPTER-3 is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase 3
study of orally administered deucrictibant extended-release tablet
for the prophylactic treatment of HAE attacks. The study aims to
enroll approximately 81 adult and adolescent participants (12 years
and older) with HAE and randomize them in a 2:1 ratio to receive
deucrictibant extended-release tablet (40 mg/day) or placebo once
daily for 24 weeks. The primary endpoint of the study is to
evaluate the efficacy of deucrictibant compared to placebo for
prophylaxis against angioedema attacks as measured by the
time-normalized number of investigator-confirmed HAE attacks during
the 24-week treatment period. Other objectives of the study include
evaluating additional clinically relevant outcomes, deucrictibant’s
safety and tolerability, pharmacokinetics and its impact on
health-related quality of life measures in the prophylactic
setting.
- Enrollment in RAPIDe-3
(NCT06343779) is progressing as
planned. Advancement of RAPIDe-3, a global pivotal Phase 3
study of deucrictibant immediate-release capsule for the on-demand
treatment of HAE attacks, is progressing as planned with a target
enrollment of approximately 120 participants. The primary efficacy
endpoint is time to onset of symptom relief, as measured by Patient
Global Impression of Change (PGI-C) rating of at least “a little
better” for two consecutive timepoints within 12 hours
post-treatment. Other efficacy endpoints include time to End of
Progression (EoP) in attack symptoms, substantial symptom relief,
complete attack resolution and proportion of attacks achieving
symptom resolution with one dose of deucrictibant as measured by
Patient Global Impression of Severity (PGI-S) and by Angioedema
Symptom Rating Scale (AMRA).
- Presentations at Bradykinin Symposium 2024, HAEi Global
Angioedema Forum, and American College of Allergy, Asthma, &
Immunology (ACAAI) Annual Meeting highlighted positive long-term
extension data for deucrictibant for both prophylactic and
on-demand treatment. Extension data confirm the observed
safety and tolerability profile from Phase 2 randomized studies and
further support the potential for deucrictibant to become a
preferred therapy for the management of HAE. Long-term prophylaxis
extension data of deucrictibant (CHAPTER-1 OLE) show attack
reduction is maintained for over one year with open-label extension
participants experienced a 93% reduction in attacks compared to
baseline. Long-term on-demand extension data of deucrictibant
immediate-release capsule (RAPIDe-2 OLE) show median onset of
symptom relief in ~1.1 hours, with 85.8% of attacks resolving
completely within 24 hours. The full posters and presentation
slides are available on the Investors section of the Pharvaris
website
at https://ir.pharvaris.com/news-events/publications.
- Announced plans to expand clinical development of
deucrictibant into acquired angioedema due to C1-INH deficiency
(AAE-C1INH) following publication of compelling data from an
investigator-initiated trial. Data in the July 2024
publication of the Journal of Allergy and Clinical
Immunology explored the potential for deucrictibant to address
the unmet medical need for effective and well-tolerated therapies
for the prophylactic and on-demand treatment of AAE-C1INH.
Currently, there are no approved therapies to address AAE-C1INH. A
randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study was conducted by
Investigators at the Amsterdam University Medical Center (Amsterdam
UMC). Three persons living with AAE-C1INH were enrolled; the
individual mean monthly attack rates were 2.0, 0.6, and 1.0 during
the placebo period and 0.0 across all participants during treatment
with deucrictibant. There were no severe adverse events and one
self-limiting treatment-emergent adverse event (abdominal
pain).
Upcoming Investor Events and Presentations
- Evercore ISI’s 7th
Annual HealthCONx Conference (Miami, FL, December
3-5, 2024)Format: Fireside ChatDate,
time: Wednesday, Dec. 4, 3:50-4:10 p.m. ET
- Oppenheimer Movers in Rare Disease Summit (New
York, NY, December 12, 2024)Format: Panel:
Elevator Pitches from Rare Disease CompaniesDate,
time: Thursday, Dec. 12, 2:45-3:30 p.m. ET
Live audio webcasts of the Evercore fireside chat will be
available on the Investors section of the Pharvaris website
at: https://ir.pharvaris.com/news-events/events-presentations.
The audio replay will be available on Pharvaris’ website for 30
days following the presentation.
Financials
Third Quarter 2024 Financial Results
- Liquidity Position. Cash and cash
equivalents were €305 million as of September 30, 2024, compared to
€391 million as of December 31, 2023.
- Research and Development (R&D)
Expenses. R&D expenses were €25.8 million for the
quarter ended September 30, 2024, compared to €18.5 million for the
quarter ended September 30, 2023.
- General and Administrative (G&A)
Expenses. G&A expenses were €12.1 million for the
quarter ended September 30, 2024, compared to €7.7 million for the
quarter ended September 30, 2023.
- Loss for the year. Loss for the third
quarter was €41.7 million, resulting in basic and diluted loss per
share of €0.77 for the quarter ended September 30, 2024, compared
to €23.6 million, or basic and diluted loss per share of €0.58, for
the quarter ended September 30, 2023.
Note on International Financial Reporting Standards
(IFRS)
Pharvaris is a Foreign Private Issuer and prepares and reports
consolidated financial statements and financial information in
accordance with IFRS as issued by the International Accounting
Standards Board. Pharvaris maintains its books and records in the
Euro currency.
About Deucrictibant
Deucrictibant is a novel, potent, oral small-molecule bradykinin
B2 receptor antagonist currently in clinical development. By
inhibiting bradykinin signaling through the bradykinin B2 receptor,
deucrictibant has the potential to prevent the occurrence of HAE
attacks and to treat the manifestations of an attack if/when they
occur. Based on its chemical properties, Pharvaris is developing
two formulations of deucrictibant for oral administration: an
extended-release tablet to enable sustained absorption and efficacy
in prophylactic treatment, and an immediate-release capsule to
enable rapid onset of activity for on-demand treatment.
About Pharvaris
Pharvaris is a late-stage biopharmaceutical company developing
novel, oral bradykinin B2 receptor antagonists to prevent and treat
HAE attacks. By directly pursuing this clinically proven
therapeutic target with novel small molecules, the Pharvaris team
aspires to offer people with all types of HAE effective,
well-tolerated, and easy-to-administer alternatives to treat
attacks, both prophylactically and on-demand. With positive data in
both Phase 2 prophylaxis and on-demand studies in HAE, Pharvaris is
encouraged to further develop deucrictibant. Pharvaris is currently
enrolling a pivotal Phase 3 study for the on-demand treatment of
HAE attacks and plans to initiate a pivotal Phase 3 study of
deucrictibant for the prevention of HAE by year-end 2024. For more
information, visit https://pharvaris.com/.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements
that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. All statements
contained in this press release that do not relate to matters of
historical fact should be considered forward-looking statements,
including, without limitation, statements relating to our future
plans, studies and trials, and any statements containing the words
“believe,” “anticipate,” “expect,” “estimate,” “may,” “could,”
“should,” “would,” “will,” “intend” and similar expressions. These
forward-looking statements are based on management’s current
expectations, are neither promises nor guarantees, and involve
known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors
that may cause Pharvaris’ actual results, performance or
achievements to be materially different from its expectations
expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Such risks
include but are not limited to the following: uncertainty in the
outcome of our interactions with regulatory authorities, including
the FDA; the expected timing, progress, or success of our clinical
development programs, especially for deucrictibant
immediate-release capsules and deucrictibant extended-release
tablets, which are in late-stage global clinical trials; our
ability to replicate the efficacy and safety demonstrated in the
RAPIDe-1 and CHAPTER-1 Phase 2 studies in ongoing and future
nonclinical studies and clinical trials; risks arising from
epidemic diseases, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, which may
adversely impact our business, nonclinical studies, and clinical
trials; the outcome and timing of regulatory approvals; the value
of our ordinary shares; the timing, costs and other limitations
involved in obtaining regulatory approval for our product
candidates, or any other product candidate that we may develop in
the future; our ability to establish commercial capabilities or
enter into agreements with third parties to market, sell, and
distribute our product candidates; our ability to compete in the
pharmaceutical industry, including with respect to existing
therapies, emerging potentially competitive therapies and with
competitive generic products; our ability to market, commercialize
and achieve market acceptance for our product candidates; our
ability to produce sufficient amounts of drug product candidates
for commercialization; our ability to raise capital when needed and
on acceptable terms; regulatory developments in the United States,
the European Union and other jurisdictions; our ability to protect
our intellectual property and know-how and operate our business
without infringing the intellectual property rights or regulatory
exclusivity of others; our ability to manage negative consequences
from changes in applicable laws and regulations, including tax laws
[including the Biosecure Act], our ability to successfully
remediate the material weaknesses in our internal control over
financial reporting and to maintain an effective system of internal
control over financial reporting; changes and uncertainty in
general market, political and economic conditions, including as a
result of inflation and the current conflict between Russia and
Ukraine and the Hamas attack against Israel and the ensuing war;
and the other factors described under the headings “Cautionary
Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” and “Item 3. Key
Information—D. Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 20-F and
other periodic filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission. These and other important factors could cause actual
results to differ materially from those indicated by the
forward-looking statements made in this press release. Any such
forward-looking statements represent management’s estimates as of
the date of this press release. New risks and uncertainties may
emerge from time to time, and it is not possible to predict all
risks and uncertainties. While Pharvaris may elect to update such
forward-looking statements at some point in the future, Pharvaris
disclaims any obligation to do so, even if subsequent events cause
its views to change. These forward-looking statements should not be
relied upon as representing Pharvaris’ views as of any date
subsequent to the date of this press release.
Contact
Maggie Beller
Executive Director, Head of Corporate and Investor Communications
maggie.beller@pharvaris.com
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