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Oric Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

For the period ended Jun 30, 2025. Filed Aug 12, 2025.

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Jun 30, 2025 · Filed Aug 12, 2025

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Previous report: 10-Q

Period ended 2025-03-31; filed 2025-05-05.

0000950170-25-063564

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Current report: 10-Q

Period ended 2025-06-30; filed 2025-08-12.

0000950170-25-107359

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The baseline is this issuer’s latest earlier reporting period of the same form that was filed before the current report. A previous 10-Q is a different quarter, not a year-over-year comparison. Amendments are excluded.

Compared 97 previous paragraphs and 100 current paragraphs.

74 unchanged; 20 reworded; 4 added; 2 removed; 1 previous and 2 current paragraphs rearranged.

Tables are not compared: 3 previous and 3 current tables excluded. Dates, whitespace, punctuation and numbering changes are ignored; changes to financial figures remain significant.

A changed paragraph is not evidence that risk increased or decreased. An unchanged paragraph does not establish that risk stayed the same.

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Current report

On August 12, 2025, we announced a strategic pipeline prioritization to focus operational and financial resources on the continued advancement of our two lead clinical programs, ORIC-944 and ORIC-114. This initiative will result in a substantial decrease in preclinical research, primarily from the elimination of our discovery research group. This will result in an approximately 20% workforce reduction and we expect to incur a one-time cost of approximately $1.9 million primarily related to termination benefits, including severance and healthcare-related benefits. We estimate that the workforce reduction will be substantially complete in the third quarter of 2025 and that the majority of the related charges will be recognized in our financial results of operations for the third quarter of 2025.

Current report

For the six months ended June 30, 2025, general and administrative expenses were $16.6 million, compared to $14.1 million for the same period in 2024, an increase of $2.5 million. The increase was primarily due to higher personnel costs and professional services, including additional non-cash stock-based compensation of $1.6 million.

Current report

Net cash provided by financing activities during the six months ended June 30, 2025, of $134.3 million was attributable to net proceeds received from our private placement in May 2025, the ATM offering in June 2025 and proceeds received from common stock issued under our ESPP and stock option exercises.

Current report

We will remain an emerging growth company and a smaller reporting company until December 31, 2025. We will transition to “large accelerated filer” status on December 31, 2025 because the aggregate market value of our common stock held by non-affiliates exceeded $700 million as of June 30, 2025. Beginning with our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ending December 31, 2025, we will be subjected to shorter filing deadlines and be required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, which will require additional time and expense. In addition, beginning with our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ending March 31, 2026, we will no longer be permitted to take advantage of the reduced reporting requirements applicable to smaller reporting companies.
Removed paragraphs (2)

Previous report

Net cash provided by financing activities during the three months ended March 31, 2025, of less than $0.1 million was attributable to proceeds received from stock option exercises offset by payment of issuance costs.

Previous report

We will remain an emerging growth company until the earliest to occur of: (1) the last day of the fiscal year in which we have more than $1.235 billion in annual revenue; (2) the date we qualify as a “large accelerated filer,” with at least $700.0 million of equity securities held by non-affiliates; (3) the date on which we have issued more than $1.0 billion in non-convertible debt securities during the prior three-year period; and (4) December 31, 2025.
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Previous wording

Our fully integrated discovery and development team is advancing a diverse pipeline of innovative clinical and discovery stage therapies designed to counter resistance mechanisms in cancer by leveraging our expertise within three specific areas: hormone-dependent cancers, precision oncology and key tumor dependencies.

Current wording

Our fully integrated research and development team is advancing a diverse pipeline of innovative clinical therapies designed to counter resistance mechanisms in cancer by leveraging our expertise within three specific areas: hormone-dependent cancers, precision oncology and key tumor dependencies.

Previous wording

ORIC-944, an allosteric inhibitor of the PRC2 via the embryonic ectoderm development (EED) subunit, for which we licensed development and commercialization rights from Mirati with the Mirati License Agreement. We filed and cleared an IND with the FDA for ORIC-944 in the fourth quarter of 2021. We completed a Phase 1b trial of ORIC-944 as a single-agent, in patients with advanced prostate cancer and reported initial Phase 1b data from this trial in January 2024, demonstrating potential best-in-class drug properties, including an approximate 20-hour clinical half-life, robust target engagement and a favorable safety profile. In July 2024, we announced that in the first half of 2024 we initiated dosing of ORIC-944 in combination with apalutamide as well as in combination with darolutamide, as part of the ongoing Phase 1b trial in patients with metastatic castration resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC). We also announced that we entered into clinical trial collaboration and supply agreements with Janssen Research & Development, LLC, a Johnson and Johnson company (Johnson & Johnson) and Bayer Consumer Care AG (Bayer), to evaluate ORIC-944 in combination with Erleada® (apalutamide), Johnson & Johnson’s androgen receptor (AR) inhibitor and Nubeqa® (darolutamide), Bayer’s AR inhibitor. In January 2025, we reported early Phase 1b combination data from the dose escalation cohort of ORIC-944 in combination with 240 mg (QD) apalutamide in patients with mCRPC. We expect to report dose escalation data of ORIC-944 both in combination with apalutamide and in combination with darolutamide in the first half of 2025, followed by an additional update in the second half of 2025. We also expect to report dose optimization data in combination with AR inhibitor(s) in the fourth quarter of 2025 or first quarter of 2026. We expect to initiate our first Phase 3 trial for ORIC-944 in mCRPC in the first half of 2026.

Current wording

ORIC-944, an allosteric inhibitor of the PRC2 via the embryonic ectoderm development (EED) subunit, for which we licensed development and commercialization rights from Mirati with the Mirati License Agreement. We filed and cleared an Investigational New Drug (IND) with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for ORIC-944 in the fourth quarter of 2021. We completed a Phase 1b trial of ORIC-944 as a single-agent, in patients with advanced prostate cancer and reported initial Phase 1b data from this trial in January 2024, demonstrating potential best-in-class drug properties, including an approximate 20-hour clinical half-life, robust target engagement and a favorable safety profile. In July 2024, we announced that in the first half of 2024 we initiated dosing of ORIC-944 in combination with apalutamide as well as in combination with darolutamide, as part of the ongoing Phase 1b trial in patients with metastatic castration resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC). We also announced that we entered into clinical trial collaboration and supply agreements with Janssen Research & Development, LLC, a Johnson and Johnson company (Johnson & Johnson) and Bayer Consumer Care AG (Bayer), to evaluate ORIC-944 in combination with Erleada® (apalutamide), Johnson & Johnson’s androgen receptor (AR) inhibitor and Nubeqa® (darolutamide), Bayer’s AR inhibitor. In January 2025, we reported early Phase 1b combination data from the dose escalation cohort of ORIC-944 in combination with 240 mg (QD) apalutamide in patients with mCRPC. In May 2025, we reported additional data which included ORIC-944 in combination with 600 mg (BID) darolutamide in patients with mCRPC, in addition to the previously reported data from January 2025. The combined May 2025 data set demonstrated a 59% PSA50 response rate (confirmed response rate of 47%) and 24% PSA90 response rate (all confirmed) in patients with mCRPC. The PSA responses were observed across all ORIC-944 dose levels and at comparable rates in combination with apalutamide or with darolutamide. As of May 9, 2025, the data cutoff date for the May 2025 data set, the majority of patients were still ongoing with multiple patients approaching one year or more on therapy. Both combination regimens demonstrated a safety profile compatible with long term dosing, with the vast majority of adverse events Grade 1 or Grade 2 in severity. We expect to report updated data of ORIC-944 both in combination with apalutamide and in combination with darolutamide in the second half of 2025. We expect to report dose optimization data in the first quarter of 2026, and we expect to initiate our first Phase 3 trial for ORIC-944 in mCRPC in the first half of 2026.

Previous wording

ORIC-114, a brain penetrant, orally bioavailable, irreversible inhibitor that selectively targets EGFR exon 20, HER2 exon 20 and EGFR atypical mutations, for which we licensed development and commercialization rights from Voronoi with the Voronoi License Agreement. In the fourth quarter of 2021, we filed a CTA in South Korea for ORIC-114, which was cleared in the first quarter of 2022. We also filed and cleared an IND with the FDA for ORIC-114 in the third quarter of 2022. We are enrolling a Phase 1b trial of ORIC-114 as a single-agent, in patients with advanced solid tumors with EGFR and HER2 exon 20 insertion mutations, EGFR atypical mutations or HER2 amplifications, which allows enrollment of patients with CNS metastases that are either treated or untreated but asymptomatic. We reported initial Phase 1b data from this trial at the European Society for Medical Oncology Congress in October 2023, which demonstrated both systemic and intracranial activity across multiple dose levels in a heavily pre-treated patient population. In April 2024, we announced the selection of two provisional recommended Phase 2 dose (RP2D) levels of ORIC-114 at 80 mg and 120 mg daily QD. We expect to report a comprehensive data update during the second half of 2025 that will include ORIC-114 in the first-line EGFR exon 20 monotherapy cohort, the 2L+ EGFR atypical cohort and cohorts for 2L EGFR exon 20 and 2L+ HER2 exon 20. In January 2025, we announced that we entered into a clinical trial and supply agreement with Johnson & Johnson, to evaluate ORIC-114 in combination with subcutaneous (SC) amivantamab for the first line treatment of patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with EGFR exon 20 insertion mutations, and we initiated a Phase 1b trial in the first quarter of 2025. Initial data from this trial in addition to ORIC-114 data as a monotherapy in first-line EGFR atypical mutations are expected in mid-2026. We also expect to initiate Phase 3 trial(s) for ORIC-114 in first-line NSCLC in 2026, in EGFR exon 20, HER2 exon 20, and/or atypical EGFR mutations.

Current wording

ORIC-114, a brain penetrant, orally bioavailable, irreversible inhibitor that selectively targets EGFR exon 20, HER2 exon 20 and EGFR atypical mutations, for which we licensed development and commercialization rights from Voronoi with the Voronoi License Agreement. In the fourth quarter of 2021, we filed a Clinical Trial Application (CTA) in South Korea for ORIC-114, which was cleared in the first quarter of 2022. We also filed and cleared an IND with the FDA for ORIC-114 in the third quarter of 2022. We are enrolling a Phase 1b trial of ORIC-114 as a single-agent, in patients with advanced solid tumors with EGFR and HER2 exon 20 insertion mutations, EGFR atypical mutations or HER2 amplifications, which allows enrollment of patients with CNS metastases that are either treated or untreated but asymptomatic. We reported initial Phase 1b data from this trial at the European Society for Medical Oncology Congress in October 2023, which demonstrated both systemic and intracranial activity across multiple dose levels in a heavily pre-treated patient population. In April 2024, we announced the selection of two provisional recommended Phase 2 dose (RP2D) levels of ORIC-114 at 80 mg and 120 mg daily QD. We expect to report a comprehensive data update during the second half of 2025 that will include ORIC-114 in the first-line EGFR exon 20 monotherapy cohort, the 2L+ EGFR atypical cohort and cohorts for 2L EGFR exon 20 and 2L+ HER2 exon 20. In January 2025, we announced that we entered into a clinical trial and supply agreement with Johnson & Johnson, to evaluate ORIC-114 in combination with subcutaneous (SC) amivantamab for the first line treatment of patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with EGFR exon 20 insertion mutations, and we initiated a Phase 1b trial in the first quarter of 2025. Initial data from this trial in addition to ORIC-114 data as a monotherapy in first-line EGFR atypical mutations are expected in mid-2026. We also expect to initiate Phase 3 trial(s) for ORIC-114 in first-line NSCLC in 2026, in EGFR exon 20, HER2 exon 20, and/or atypical EGFR mutations.

Previous wording

Beyond these clinical stage product candidates, we are developing multiple discovery stage precision medicines targeting other hallmark cancer resistance mechanisms.

Current wording

Beyond these clinical stage product candidates, we have historically engaged in the research and development of multiple discovery stage precision medicines targeting other hallmark cancer resistance mechanisms. On August 12, 2025, we announced a strategic pipeline prioritization to focus operational and financial resources on the continued advancement of our two lead clinical programs, ORIC-944 and ORIC-114. This initiative will result in a substantial decrease in preclinical research, primarily from the elimination of our discovery research group.

Previous wording

We have incurred significant losses since the commencement of our operations. Our net loss for the three months ended March 31, 2025, was $30.0 million and we had an accumulated deficit of $592.8 million as of March 31, 2025. Our losses and accumulated deficit have resulted primarily from costs incurred in connection with research and development activities including in-licensing and to a lesser extent from general and administrative costs associated with our operations. We expect to incur significant losses for the foreseeable future, and we anticipate these losses will increase significantly as we continue our development of ORIC-944 and ORIC-114 and any future product candidates from discovery through preclinical development and into clinical trials as we seek regulatory approval for these product candidates. Our net losses may fluctuate significantly from period to period, depending on the timing of and expenditures on our planned research and development activities.

Current wording

We have incurred significant losses since the commencement of our operations. Our net loss for the six months ended June 30, 2025, was $66.4 million and we had an accumulated deficit of $629.2 million as of June 30, 2025. Our losses and accumulated deficit have resulted primarily from costs incurred in connection with research and development activities including in-licensing and to a lesser extent from general and administrative costs associated with our operations. We expect to incur significant losses for the foreseeable future, and we anticipate these losses will increase significantly as we continue our development of ORIC-944 and ORIC-114 and any future product candidates through preclinical development and into clinical trials as we seek regulatory approval for these product candidates. Our net losses may fluctuate significantly from period to period, depending on the timing of and expenditures on our planned research and development activities.

Previous wording

Product candidates in later stages of clinical development generally have higher development costs than those in earlier stages, primarily due to the increased size and duration of later-stage clinical trials. As a result, we expect that our research and development expenses will increase substantially in the foreseeable future as we advance our product candidates through preclinical studies and clinical trials; continue to discover and develop additional product candidates and expand our pipeline; maintain, expand, protect and enforce our intellectual property portfolio; and hire additional personnel.

Current wording

Product candidates in later stages of clinical development generally have higher development costs than those in earlier stages, primarily due to the increased size and duration of later-stage clinical trials. As a result, we expect that our research and development expenses will increase substantially in the foreseeable future as we continue to invest in research and development activities related to developing our product candidates, including investments in manufacturing, advance our programs into later stages of development, conduct additional clinical trials, maintain, expand, protect and enforce our intellectual property portfolio, and hire additional personnel.

Previous wording

Comparison of the Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 and 2024

Current wording

Comparison of the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2025 and 2024

Previous wording

Research and development expenses were $24.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to $22.0 million for the same period in 2024, an increase of $2.7 million. The increase was driven by a net increase in external expenses of $0.3 million and higher personnel costs of $2.4 million, including additional non-cash stock-based compensation of $0.7 million. The net increase in external expenses was related to the advancement of ORIC-944 and ORIC-114, offset primarily by lower costs from discontinued programs.

Current wording

For the six months ended June 30, 2025, research and development expenses were $55.2 million, compared to $50.9 million for the same period in 2024, an increase of $4.3 million. The increase was driven by higher personnel costs of $4.9 million, including additional non-cash stock-based compensation of $1.5 million, and costs related to the advancement of ORIC-114, offset primarily by lower costs from discontinued programs.

Previous wording

The following table summarizes our external and internal costs for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 (in thousands):

Current wording

The following table summarizes our external and internal costs for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 (in thousands):

Previous wording

General and administrative expenses were $8.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to $7.0 million for the same period in 2024, an increase of $1.0 million. The increase was primarily due to higher personnel costs, including additional non-cash stock-based compensation of $0.8 million.

Current wording

General and administrative expenses were $8.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025, compared to $7.1 million for the same period in 2024, an increase of $1.4 million. The increase was primarily due to higher personnel costs and professional services, including additional non-cash stock-based compensation of $0.8 million.

Previous wording

We previously entered into an ATM sales agreement with Jefferies LLC as our sales agent, to sell shares of our common stock. On March 11, 2024, pursuant to the terms of the ATM sales agreement, we filed a Form S-3ASR and prospectus supplement, to allow us to sell from time to time up to $200.0 million of shares of our common stock in negotiated transactions or transactions deemed to be an ATM offering.

Current wording

We previously entered into an ATM sales agreement with Jefferies LLC as our sales agent, to sell shares of our common stock. On March 11, 2024, pursuant to the terms of the ATM sales agreement, we filed a Form S-3ASR and prospectus supplement, to allow us to sell from time to time up to $200.0 million of shares of our common stock in negotiated transactions or transactions deemed to be an ATM offering. As of June 30, 2025, we raised approximately $8.9 million through the sale of 850,000 shares in an ATM offering, with participation from a healthcare specialist fund, at a purchase price of $10.50. As of June 30, 2025, $191.1 million remained available for sale under the ATM sales agreement. Subsequent to June 30, 2025, from July 1, 2025, through August 12, 2025, we raised aggregate net proceeds of approximately $108.7 million under the ATM sales agreement.

Previous wording

On January 20, 2024, we entered into a securities purchase agreement with a select group of institutional and accredited healthcare specialist investors for the private placement of 12,500,000 shares of common stock at a price of $10.00 per share, resulting in gross proceeds of $125.0 million. The purchase price per share represents a premium to ORIC's 5-day trailing average stock price at the time of sale. After deducting expenses related to the private placement of $0.2 million, the net proceeds we received from the private placement were $124.8 million. The private placement closed on January 23, 2024.

Current wording

On January 20, 2024, we entered into a securities purchase agreement with a select group of institutional and accredited healthcare specialist investors for the private placement of 12,500,000 shares of common stock at a price of $10.00 per share, resulting in gross proceeds of $125.0 million. The private placement closed on January 23, 2024.

Previous wording

We expect our current cash, cash equivalents and investments will be sufficient to fund our current operating plan into 2027. However, our forecast of the period of time through which our financial resources will be adequate to support our operations is a forward-looking statement that involves risks and uncertainties, and actual results could vary materially. In order to complete the development of our product candidates and to build the sales, marketing and distribution infrastructure that we believe will be necessary to commercialize our product candidates, if approved, we will require substantial additional funding. Until we can generate a sufficient amount of revenue from the commercialization of our product candidates, we may seek to raise any necessary additional capital through the sale of equity, debt financings or other capital sources, which could include income from collaborations, strategic partnerships or marketing, distribution or licensing arrangements with third parties or from grants. To the extent that we raise additional capital through the sale of equity or convertible debt securities, the ownership interest of our stockholders will be or could be diluted, and the terms of these securities may include liquidation or other preferences that adversely affect the rights of our common stockholders. Debt financing and preferred equity financing, if available, may involve agreements that include covenants limiting or restricting our ability to take specific actions, including restricting our operations and limiting our ability to incur liens, issue additional debt, pay dividends, repurchase our common stock, make certain investments or engage in merger, consolidation, licensing or asset sale transactions. If we raise funds through collaborations, strategic partnerships and other similar arrangements with third parties, we may be required to grant rights to develop and market product candidates that we would otherwise prefer to develop and market ourselves. We may be unable to raise additional funds or to enter into such agreements or arrangements on favorable terms, or at all. If we are unable to raise additional funds when needed, we may be required to delay, reduce or eliminate our product development or future commercialization efforts.

Current wording

We expect our current cash, cash equivalents and investments will be sufficient to fund our current operating plan into the second half of 2028. However, our forecast of the period of time through which our financial resources will be adequate to support our operations is a forward-looking statement that involves risks and uncertainties, and actual results could vary materially. In order to complete the development of our product candidates and to build the sales, marketing and distribution infrastructure that we believe will be necessary to commercialize our product candidates, if approved, we will require substantial additional funding. Until we can generate a sufficient amount of revenue from the commercialization of our product candidates, we may seek to raise any necessary additional capital through the sale of equity, debt financings or other capital sources, which could include income from collaborations, strategic partnerships or marketing, distribution or licensing arrangements with third parties or from grants. To the extent that we raise additional capital through the sale of equity or convertible debt securities, the ownership interest of our stockholders will be or could be diluted, and the terms of these securities may include liquidation or other preferences that adversely affect the rights of our common stockholders. Debt financing and preferred equity financing, if available, may involve agreements that include covenants limiting or restricting our ability to take specific actions, including restricting our operations and limiting our ability to incur liens, issue additional debt, pay dividends, repurchase our common stock, make certain investments or engage in merger, consolidation, licensing or asset sale transactions. If we raise funds through collaborations, strategic partnerships and other similar arrangements with third parties, we may be required to grant rights to develop and market product candidates that we would otherwise prefer to develop and market ourselves. We may be unable to raise additional funds or to enter into such agreements or arrangements on favorable terms, or at all. If we are unable to raise additional funds when needed, we may be required to delay, reduce or eliminate our product development or future commercialization efforts.

Previous wording

Net cash used in operating activities during the three months ended March 31, 2024, of $30.2 million was attributable to our net loss of $25.0 million and $8.2 million in changes to working capital, offset by non-cash expenses of $3.0 million, which were primarily driven by stock-based compensation offset by accretion of discount on investments.

Current wording

Net cash used in operating activities during the six months ended June 30, 2025, of $63.4 million was attributable to our net loss of $66.4 million and $9.3 million in changes to working capital, offset by non-cash expenses of $12.3 million, which were primarily driven by stock-based compensation offset by accretion of discount on investments.

Previous wording

Net cash used in operating activities during the three months ended March 31, 2025, of $32.5 million was attributable to our net loss of $30.0 million and $8.5 million in changes to working capital, offset by non-cash expenses of $6.0 million, which were primarily driven by stock-based compensation offset by accretion of discount on investments.

Current wording

Net cash used in operating activities during the six months ended June 30, 2024, of $55.8 million was attributable to our net loss of $57.0 million and $4.8 million in changes to working capital, offset by non-cash expenses of $6.0 million, which were primarily driven by stock-based compensation offset by accretion of discount on investments.

Previous wording

Net cash used in investing activities during the three months ended March 31, 2024, of $61.9 million was primarily attributable to purchases of investments, net of maturities.

Current wording

Net cash used in investing activities during the six months ended June 30, 2025, of $54.5 million was primarily attributable to purchases of investments, net of maturities.

Previous wording

Net cash provided by investing activities during the three months ended March 31, 2025, of $22.5 million was primarily attributable to maturities of investments, net of purchases.

Current wording

Net cash used in investing activities during the six months ended June 30, 2024, of $43.6 million was primarily attributable to purchases of investments, net of maturities.

Previous wording

Net cash provided by financing activities during the three months ended March 31, 2024, of $125.0 million was primarily attributable to proceeds received from our private placement in January 2024.

Current wording

Net cash provided by financing activities during the six months ended June 30, 2024, of $125.8 million was attributable to net proceeds received from our private placement in January 2024 and proceeds received from common stock issued under our ESPP and stock option exercises.

Previous wording

We are also a smaller reporting company as defined in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (Exchange Act). We may continue to be a smaller reporting company even after we are no longer an emerging growth company. We may take advantage of certain of the scaled disclosures available to smaller reporting companies and will be able to take advantage of these scaled disclosures for so long as our voting and non-voting common stock held by non-affiliates is less than $250.0 million measured on the last business day of our second fiscal quarter, or our annual revenue is less than $100.0 million during the most recently completed fiscal year and our voting and non-voting common stock held by non-affiliates is less than $700.0 million measured on the last business day of our second fiscal quarter.

Current wording

We are also a smaller reporting company as defined in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (Exchange Act). We may continue to be a smaller reporting company even after we are no longer an emerging growth company. We may take advantage of certain of the scaled disclosures available to smaller reporting companies.
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Current report — wording carried from elsewhere

Research and development expenses were $30.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025, compared to $28.9 million for the same period in 2024, an increase of $1.6 million. The increase was driven by higher personnel costs of $2.5 million, including additional non-cash stock-based compensation of $0.8 million, offset primarily by lower costs from discontinued programs.

Current report — wording carried from elsewhere

On May 23, 2025, we entered into a securities purchase agreement with a select group of institutional and accredited healthcare specialist investors for the private placement of 14,130,313 shares of common stock at a price of $6.50 per share and pre-funded warrants to purchase 5,100,532 shares of common stock at a purchase price of $6.4999 per pre-funded warrant, resulting in gross proceeds of $125.0 million. The private placement closed on May 29, 2025.
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Previous report — wording carried elsewhere

We expect our research and development expenses to increase substantially for the foreseeable future as we continue to invest in research and development activities related to developing our product candidates, including investments in manufacturing, as our programs advance into later stages of development and as we conduct additional clinical trials.