Mineralys Therapeutics, Inc.
For the period ended Mar 31, 2025. Filed May 12, 2025.
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Mar 31, 2025 · Filed May 12, 2025
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Period ended 2024-09-30; filed 2024-11-12.
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Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
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In March 2025, we announced that our pivotal trials Launch-HTN and Advance-HTN, both of which evaluated the efficacy and safety of lorundrostat for the treatment of uncontrolled hypertension (uHTN) or resistant hypertension (rHTN), successfully achieved statistical significance and were clinically meaningful in their primary efficacy endpoints and demonstrated a favorable safety and tolerability profile. Based on the outcome of Launch-HTN and Advance-HTN, we anticipate a pre-new drug application (NDA) meeting with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the fourth quarter of 2025 as we prepare the NDA for lorundrostat for the treatment of uHTN and rHTN. We also believe the Launch-HTN and Advance-HTN results demonstrate the opportunity for lorundrostat in third-line or later treatment of patients with hypertension. Our ongoing Transform-HTN open-label extension trial allows subjects to continue to receive lorundrostat and generate additional safety and efficacy data.
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Clinical Program Highlights
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In January 2025, we announced that the FDA cleared our investigational new drug application for Explore-OSA to evaluate the effect of lorundrostat in the treatment of overweight and obese subjects with moderate-to-severe OSA and hypertension. Explore-OSA is a placebo-controlled, crossover trial that will evaluate the safety and efficacy of lorundrostat 50 mg QD in the evening in approximately 40 subjects with hypertension and moderate-to-severe OSA. Subjects will be at least 18 years old, with a systolic BP ≥ 130 mmHg and ≤ 160 mmHg, with a body mass index (BMI) ≥27 kg/m 2, and the trial will be conducted across approximately 40 sites. The key objective of this trial is to evaluate the hypothesis that lorundrostat both alleviates the severity of upper airway obstruction and reduces nocturnal hypertension. The primary outcome measure is absolute change in the frequency of apnea-hypopnea episodes compared to placebo. The key secondary objective is to quantify BP throughout the night using continuous BP monitoring during performance of a standard sleep study without the use of CPAP. Standard patient-reported outcomes specific to OSA will also be assessed. We initiated Explore-OSA in the first quarter of 2025, and enrollment is ongoing.
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Pivotal Program Clinical Trial Results
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Efficacy Results
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The Launch-HTN trial was a global, randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled Phase 3 trial, which enrolled eligible adult participants who failed to achieve their BP goal despite being on two to five antihypertensive medications. Launch-HTN reflects the real-world setting for clinicians by utilizing automated office blood pressure measurement and allowing participants to stay on their existing medications. The trial met its endpoints demonstrating clinically meaningful, statistically significant mean reduction from baseline in placebo-adjusted systolic BP at week six, and the benefit was sustained with potential further reduction through week 12.
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Key characteristics of subjects enrolled in the Launch-HTN trial include: approximately 63% had a BMI greater than or equal to 30kg/m2, approximately 47% were women, and approximately 29% were Black or African American.
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The Advance-HTN trial was a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase 2 pivotal trial that evaluated the efficacy and safety of lorundrostat for the treatment of confirmed uHTN or rHTN, when used as add-on therapy to an optimized background treatment of two or three antihypertensive medications in adult subjects. The trial was designed to evaluate lorundrostat in an uHTN or rHTN population at the highest risk and which would normally be treated by a specialist given severity of their condition. The trial met its primary endpoint as well as additional prespecified outcome measures, including measures of efficacy in the dose-escalation cohort, safety, and tolerability, and were consistent with those observed in the Launch-HTN trial.
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Key characteristics of subjects enrolled in the Advance-HTN trial include: approximately 66% had a BMI greater than or equal to 30kg/m2, approximately 40% were women, and approximately 53% were Black or African American.
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Safety and Tolerability Results
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We believe clinical safety findings in the two pivotal trials, including adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)-stimulated and serum cortisol, change in serum potassium, serum sodium, and eGFR, as well as incidence of hypotension, support a favorable benefit-risk profile.
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In the two active treatment arms of the Launch-HTN trial, 50 mg and 50 mg with optional dose escalation to 100 mg, the incidence of treatment-emergent serious adverse events (SAEs) was twelve subjects (2.2%) and two subjects (0.7%), respectively, compared with eight subjects (3.0%) in the placebo arm. There was only one subject (0.1%) in the trial with treatment-related SAE that occurred in the 50 mg arm. The incidence of hyperkalemia (serum potassium >6.0 mmol/L) at the scheduled study visit was 1.1% and 1.5% in the 50 mg and 50 to 100 mg arms, respectively. The per-protocol procedure for validation of suspected factitious hyperkalemia (most often due to phlebotomy-related hemolysis and release of potassium from red blood cells) specified a repeat potassium measurement within 72 hours while still taking study medication to confirm validity and provide an accurate determination of the true incidence of hyperkalemia. After exclusion of the spurious results, the incidence of confirmed hyperkalemia was 0.6% and 1.1%, respectively.
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In the Advance-HTN trial, there were six subjects (6.4%) and eight subjects (8.4%) with treatment-emergent SAEs in the lorundrostat 50 mg and lorundrostat 50 to 100 mg, respectively, compared to two subjects (2.1%) in the placebo arm. Treatment-related SAEs occurred in 2%, 1%, and 0% of subjects in the lorundrostat 50 mg, lorundrostat 50 to 100 mg, and placebo arms, respectively. The incidence of hyperkalemia (serum potassium >6.0 mmol/L) at the scheduled study visit was 5.3% and 7.4% in the 50 mg and 50 to 100 mg arms, respectively. The per-protocol procedure for validation of suspected factitious hyperkalemia (most often due to phlebotomy-related hemolysis and release of potassium from red blood cells) specified a repeat potassium measurement within 72 hours while still taking study medication to confirm validity and provide an accurate determination of the true incidence of hyperkalemia. After exclusion of the spurious results, the incidence of confirmed hyperkalemia was 2.1% and 3.2%, respectively.
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Public Offering
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In March 2025, we entered into an underwriting agreement (the Underwriting Agreement) with BofA Securities, Inc., Evercore Group L.L.C. and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC as representatives of the several underwriters named therein (collectively, the Underwriters), relating to the issuance and sale of 14,907,406 shares of the Company’s common stock at a price of $13.50 per share for net proceeds of approximately $188.7 million after deducting an underwriting discount of 6% and other offering expenses. The offering was made pursuant to our shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (Registration Statement No. 333-278122) previously filed with and declared effective by the SEC (the Registration Statement), and a prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus filed with the SEC. We are using the net proceeds from this offering to fund the clinical development of lorundrostat, including research and development, manufacturing, and pre-commercialization activities, as well as for working capital and general corporate purposes.
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•costs related to advancing our commercial readiness activities in preparation for a potential launch of lorundrostat for patients with uHTN or rHTN, if approved by the FDA.
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General and Administrative Expenses
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General and Administrative Expenses
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Forward-Looking Statements
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Clinical Highlights
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General and administrative expenses increased by $2.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024, compared to the three months ended September 30, 2023. The increase was primarily due to $1.7 million in higher compensation expense resulting from additions to headcount, increases in salaries and accrued bonuses, and increased stock-based compensation, and $0.8 million in higher professional fees, partially offset by a decrease of $0.2 million in other administrative expenses.
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Comparison of the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024 and 2023
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Research and Development Expenses
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Research and development expenses increased by $77.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2023, which was primarily due to increases of $65.7 million in preclinical and clinical costs, driven by the initiation of the lorundrostat pivotal program in the second quarter of 2023, $9.8 million in clinical supply, manufacturing, and regulatory costs,
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$5.1 million in higher compensation expense resulting from additions to headcount, increases in salaries and accrued bonuses, and increased stock-based compensation, and $0.7 million in other research and development expenses, partially offset by a decrease of $4.0 million in license fees.
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Total Other Income, Net
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Total other income, net increased by $2.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2023, which was primarily attributable to increased interest earned on our investments in money market funds and U.S. treasuries.
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Comparison of the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024 and 2023
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This Quarterly Report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act). All statements other than statements of historical facts contained in this Quarterly Report, including statements regarding our future results of operations and financial position, business strategy, research and development plans, the anticipated timing, costs, design, and conduct of our ongoing and planned preclinical studies and planned clinical trials for lorundrostat and any future product candidates, the timing and likelihood of regulatory filings and approvals for lorundrostat and any future product candidates, our ability to commercialize our product candidates, if approved, the potential to develop future product candidates, the potential benefits of strategic collaborations and our intent to enter into any strategic arrangements, the timing and likelihood of success, and plans and objectives of management for future operations and future results of anticipated product development efforts, are forward-looking statements. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other important factors that may cause our actual results, performance, or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance, or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. This Quarterly Report also contains estimates and other statistical data made by independent parties and by us relating to market size and growth and other data about our industry. This data involves a number of assumptions and limitations, and you are cautioned not to give undue weight to such estimates. In addition, projections, assumptions, and estimates of our future performance and the future performance of the markets in which we operate are necessarily subject to a high degree of uncertainty and risk.
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This Quarterly Report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act). All statements other than statements of historical facts contained in this Quarterly Report, including statements regarding our future results of operations and financial position, business strategy, research and development plans, the anticipated timing, costs, design, and conduct of our ongoing and planned preclinical studies and planned clinical trials for lorundrostat and any future product candidates, the timing and likelihood of regulatory filings and approvals for lorundrostat and any future product candidates, our ability to commercialize our product candidates, if approved, the potential to develop future product candidates, the potential benefits of strategic collaborations and our intent to enter into any strategic arrangements, the timing and likelihood of success, and plans and objectives of management for future operations and future results of anticipated product development efforts, are forward-looking statements. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other important factors that may cause our actual results, performance, or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance, or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements, including macroeconomic trends and uncertainty with regard to high interest rates, elevated inflation, tariffs, and the potential for a local and/or global economic recession. This Quarterly Report also contains estimates and other statistical data made by independent parties and by us relating to market size and growth and other data about our industry. This data involves a number of assumptions and limitations, and you are cautioned not to give undue weight to such estimates. In addition, projections, assumptions, and estimates of our future performance and the future performance of the markets in which we operate are necessarily subject to a high degree of uncertainty and risk.
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We are a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing medicines to target diseases driven by dysregulated aldosterone. Our clinical-stage product candidate, lorundrostat, is a proprietary, orally administered, highly selective aldosterone synthase inhibitor (ASI) that we are initially developing for the treatment of cardiorenal conditions affected by dysregulated aldosterone, including hypertension and chronic kidney disease (CKD). In the United States, there are over 115 million patients who have sustained elevated blood pressure (BP), or hypertension, and more than half of this population fails to achieve their BP goals, defined as BP of below 130/80 mmHg, with currently available medications. There are over 30 million treated patients who do not achieve their BP goal, of whom approximately 20 million have systolic BP levels greater than 140 mmHg. Patients with hypertension that persists despite taking two or more medications have 1.8 and 2.5 times greater mortality risk due to either cardiovascular disease or stroke, respectively. In a Phase 2 proof-of-concept clinical trial evaluating 200 subjects with uncontrolled hypertension (uHTN) or resistant hypertension (rHTN), lorundrostat demonstrated a clinically meaningful and statistically significant reduction in BP with once-daily dosing and was well tolerated. Dysregulated aldosterone levels are a key factor in driving hypertension in approximately 25% of hypertensive patients. In addition to hypertension, we intend to investigate the benefits of lorundrostat in subjects with hypertension and CKD. We believe that our product candidate holds promise to be an innovative solution for the rapidly growing unmet need in multiple cardiorenal metabolic disorders.
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We are a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing medicines to target diseases driven by dysregulated aldosterone. Our clinical-stage product candidate, lorundrostat, is a proprietary, orally administered, highly selective aldosterone synthase inhibitor (ASI) that we are developing for the treatment of cardiorenal conditions affected by dysregulated aldosterone, including hypertension, chronic kidney disease (CKD), and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). In the United States, there are approximately 120 million patients with sustained elevated blood pressure (BP), or hypertension, and more than half of this population fails to achieve their BP goals, defined as BP below 130/80 mmHg, with currently available medications. There are over 30 million treated patients who do not achieve their BP goal, of whom approximately 20 million have systolic BP levels greater than 140 mmHg. Patients with hypertension that persists despite taking two or more medications have 1.8 and 2.5 times greater mortality risk due to either cardiovascular disease or stroke, respectively. Dysregulated aldosterone levels are a key factor in driving hypertension in approximately 30% of hypertensive patients.
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Our second pivotal trial, Launch-HTN, is a global, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase 3 clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of lorundrostat for the treatment of uHTN or rHTN, when used as an add-on therapy to their existing, prescribed background treatment of two to five antihypertensive medications with a target enrollment of 1,000 adult subjects. Subjects were randomized into three cohorts for twelve weeks of the following treatment methods: lorundrostat 50 mg QD, lorundrostat 50 mg QD, and an option to titrate to 100 mg QD at week six based on defined criteria or placebo. The primary endpoint of the trial is the assessment of automated office measured systolic BP from baseline for active cohorts versus placebo at six weeks, with the results pooled for all subjects on 50 mg QD. Randomization of subjects was completed in the fourth quarter of 2024, and topline data from this trial is anticipated to be available in mid first half of 2025.
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Launch-HTN was a large, global, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase 3 clinical trial that evaluated the efficacy and safety of lorundrostat for the treatment of uHTN or rHTN when used as an add-on therapy to their existing, prescribed background treatment of two to five antihypertensive medications. Subjects were randomized into three cohorts for twelve weeks receiving one of the following treatments: lorundrostat 50 mg once daily (QD), lorundrostat 50 mg QD and an option to titrate to 100 mg QD at week six based on defined criteria or placebo. The primary endpoint of the trial was the assessment of automated office measured systolic BP from baseline for active cohorts versus placebo at six weeks, with the results pooled for all subjects on 50 mg QD. We announced the results of our pivotal trials in March 2025, which are summarized in detail below. The Launch-HTN trial has been accepted as a late-breaking presentation at the 2025 European Society of Hypertension Meeting on Hypertension and Cardiovascular Protection, which is being held in Milan, Italy on May 23-26, 2025.
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Advance-HTN is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase 2 clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of lorundrostat for the treatment of uHTN or rHTN, when used as an add-on therapy to a standardized background treatment of two or three antihypertensive medications with an enrollment target of 261 subjects. Subjects who met screening criteria either discontinued their existing hypertension medications and started on a standard regimen of an angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB) and a diuretic, if previously on two medications, or a standard regimen of ARB, diuretic and calcium channel blocker if previously on three to five medications. Subjects who remained hypertensive despite the standardized regimen were then randomized into three cohorts for twelve weeks of the following treatment methods: lorundrostat 50 mg QD (once daily), lorundrostat 50 mg QD, and an option to titrate to 100 mg QD at week four based on defined criteria or placebo. The primary endpoint for Advance-HTN is the change in 24-hour ambulatory systolic BP at week twelve from baseline for active cohorts versus placebo. Randomization of subjects was completed in the fourth quarter of 2024, and topline data from this trial is anticipated in March 2025.
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Advance-HTN was a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase 2 clinical trial that evaluated the efficacy and safety of lorundrostat for the treatment of uHTN or rHTN when used as an add-on therapy to a standardized background treatment of two or three antihypertensive medications. Subjects who met screening criteria discontinued their existing hypertension medications and started on a standard regimen of an angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB) and a diuretic, if previously on two medications, or a standard regimen of ARB, diuretic and calcium channel blocker if previously on three to five medications. Subjects who remained hypertensive despite the standardized regimen were then randomized into three cohorts for twelve weeks receiving one of the following treatments: lorundrostat 50 mg QD, lorundrostat 50 mg QD and an option to titrate to 100 mg QD at week four based on defined criteria or placebo. The primary endpoint of Advance-HTN was change in 24-hour ambulatory systolic BP at week twelve from baseline for each active cohort versus placebo. We announced the results of our pivotal trials in March 2025, which are summarized in detail below. The Advance-HTN trial results were recently presented in a late-breaking presentation at the American College of Cardiology’s ACC.25 and published on May 8th in the New England Journal of Medicine.
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Explore-CKD is a randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled, two-period, two-sequence (2x2) crossover trial designed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of 25 mg QD lorundrostat in addition to an SGLT2 inhibitor for the treatment of hypertension in subjects with Stage 2 to 3b CKD and albuminuria despite receiving stable treatment with an ACEi or ARB. The primary endpoint is placebo-adjusted change from baseline in systolic BP at week four and an exploratory endpoint is placebo-adjusted percent change from baseline in urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio at week four. As this is an exploratory trial, interim data analyses may be conducted at one or more points in time. Enrollment is ongoing under the amended protocol, and topline data from this trial is anticipated in the second quarter of 2025.
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Explore-CKD is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, two-period, two-sequence (2x2) crossover trial designed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of 25 mg QD lorundrostat in addition to an SGLT2 inhibitor for the treatment of hypertension in subjects with Stage 2 to 3b CKD (estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) greater than or equal to 30 mL/min/1.73m 2) and albuminuria despite receiving stable treatment with an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor or ARB. The primary endpoint is placebo-adjusted change from baseline in systolic BP at week four, and an exploratory endpoint is placebo-adjusted percent change from baseline in urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio at week four. Randomization of 60 subjects was completed in the first quarter of 2025, and topline data from this trial is anticipated in the second quarter of 2025.
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Lorundrostat has been developed to normalize the production of aldosterone, and we believe this mechanism can be applied to other indications where dysregulated aldosterone biology plays a role.
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Lorundrostat has been developed to address dysregulated aldosterone, and we believe this mechanism may be applicable to other indications where dysregulated aldosterone biology plays a role. Most recently, we have begun to explore lorundrostat for patients with OSA and hypertension.
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We commenced our operations in May 2019 and have devoted substantially all of our resources to date to organizing and staffing our company, business planning, raising capital, in-licensing our product candidate, lorundrostat, establishing our intellectual property portfolio, conducting research, preclinical studies, and clinical trials, and providing other general and administrative support for our operations. As of September 30, 2024, we had cash, cash equivalents, and investments of $263.6 million. From inception through the date of this Quarterly Report, we raised aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $498.8 million from the sale of common stock, convertible preferred stock, convertible notes, and pre-funded warrants. In February 2023, we completed our initial public offering (IPO) of 13,800,000 shares of our common stock at a price to the public of $16.00 per share, including the exercise in full by the underwriters of their option to purchase 1,800,000 additional shares of our common stock. Including the option exercise, our aggregate net proceeds from the IPO were approximately $201.4 million, net of underwriting discounts, commissions, and offering costs. In February 2024, we sold 8,339,169 shares of common stock and, to certain purchasers, 549,755 pre-funded warrants to purchase common stock for aggregate net proceeds of approximately $116.1 million, net of offering expenses, in a private placement offering (the Private Placement).
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We commenced our operations in May 2019 and have devoted substantially all of our resources to date to organizing and staffing our company, business planning, raising capital, in-licensing our product candidate, lorundrostat, establishing our intellectual property portfolio, conducting research, preclinical studies, and clinical trials, and providing other general and administrative support for our operations. As of March 31, 2025, we had cash, cash equivalents, and investments of $343.0 million. From inception through the date of this Quarterly Report, we raised aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $700.0 million from the sale of common stock, convertible preferred stock, convertible notes, and pre-funded warrants. In March 2025, we sold 14,907,406 shares of common stock for net proceeds of approximately $188.7 million after deducting an underwriting discount of 6% and other offering expenses. In February 2024, we sold 8,339,169 shares of common stock and, to certain purchasers, 549,755 pre-funded warrants to purchase common stock for aggregate net proceeds of approximately $116.1 million, net of offering expenses, in a private placement offering (the Private Placement).
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We do not have any products approved for sale, have not generated any revenue, and have incurred net losses since our inception. Our operations to date have been limited to business planning, raising capital, in-licensing and developing lorundrostat, conducting clinical trials, and other research and development activities. Our net losses for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 were $128.9 million and $47.5 million, respectively. As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, we had an accumulated deficit of $253.6 million and $124.7 million, respectively. Our net losses may fluctuate significantly from quarter to quarter and year to year, depending on the timing of our clinical development activities and other research and development activities. We expect our expenses and operating losses will increase substantially as we conduct our ongoing and planned clinical trials for lorundrostat, potentially seek regulatory approval for lorundrostat and any future product candidates we may develop, expand our clinical, regulatory, quality, manufacturing, and commercialization capabilities, obtain, maintain, protect and enforce our intellectual property, expand our general and administrative support functions, including hiring additional personnel, and incur additional costs associated with operating as a public company.
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We do not have any products approved for sale, have not generated any revenue, and have incurred net losses since our inception. Our operations to date have been limited to business planning, raising capital, in-licensing and developing lorundrostat, conducting clinical trials, and other research and development and other activities. Our net losses for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 were $42.2 million and $31.5 million, respectively. As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, we had an accumulated deficit of $344.7 million and $302.5 million, respectively. Our net losses may fluctuate significantly from quarter to quarter and year to year, depending on the timing of our clinical development activities and other research and development activities. We expect our expenses and operating losses will increase substantially as we conduct our ongoing and planned clinical trials for lorundrostat, seek regulatory approval for lorundrostat and potentially any future product candidates we may develop, expand our clinical, regulatory, quality, manufacturing, and commercialization capabilities, obtain, maintain, protect and enforce our intellectual property, expand our general and administrative support functions, including hiring additional personnel, and incur additional costs associated with operating as a public company.
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Based on our current operating plan, we believe that our cash, cash equivalents, and investments will be sufficient to allow us to fund our operations for at least twelve months. We have never generated any revenue and do not expect to generate any revenue from product sales unless and until we successfully complete the development of, and obtain regulatory approval for, lorundrostat, which will not be for several years, if ever. Accordingly, until such time as we can generate significant revenue from sales of lorundrostat, if ever, we expect to finance our cash needs through equity offerings, debt financings, or other capital sources, including potential collaborations, licenses, and other similar arrangements. However, we may be unable to raise additional funds or enter into such other arrangements when needed on favorable terms or at all. Our failure to raise capital or enter into such other arrangements when needed would have a negative impact on our financial condition and could force us to delay, limit, reduce, or terminate our product development or future commercialization efforts or grant rights to develop and market product candidates that we would otherwise prefer to develop and market ourselves. For more information, see “Liquidity and Capital Resources.”
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Based on our current operating plan, we believe that our cash, cash equivalents, and investments will be sufficient to allow us to fund our operations for at least twelve months. We have never generated any revenue and do not expect to generate any revenue from product sales unless and until we successfully complete the development of, and obtain regulatory approval for, lorundrostat, if ever. Accordingly, until such time as we can generate significant revenue from sales of lorundrostat, if ever, we expect to finance our cash needs through equity offerings, debt financings, or other capital sources, including potential collaborations, licenses, and other similar arrangements. However, we may be unable to raise additional funds or enter into such other arrangements when needed on favorable terms or at all. Our failure to raise capital or enter into such other arrangements when needed would have a negative impact on our financial condition and could force us to delay, limit, reduce, or terminate our product development or future commercialization efforts or grant rights to develop and market product candidates that we would otherwise prefer to develop and market ourselves. For more information, see “Liquidity and Capital Resources.”
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In July 2020, we entered into a license agreement (the Mitsubishi License) with Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharmaceutical Company (Mitsubishi Tanabe), pursuant to which Mitsubishi Tanabe granted us an exclusive, worldwide, royalty-bearing, sublicensable license under Mitsubishi Tanabe’s patent and other intellectual property rights to exploit products incorporating lorundrostat (formerly MT-4129) (Lorundrostat Products) for the prevention, treatment, diagnosis, detection, monitoring, or predisposition testing with respect to indications, diseases, and conditions in humans. Pursuant to the Mitsubishi License, we paid Mitsubishi Tanabe a $1.0 million upfront fee and development milestone payments of $9.0 million in the aggregate. We have remaining obligations to pay Mitsubishi Tanabe commercial milestone payments of up to $155.0 million in the aggregate upon first commercial sale and upon meeting certain annual sales targets, as well as additional commercial milestone payments of up to $10.0 million for a second indication. Additionally, we are obligated to pay Mitsubishi Tanabe tiered royalties at percentages ranging from the mid-single digits to ten percent (10%) of aggregate net sales of each Lorundrostat Product on a Lorundrostat Product-by-Lorundrostat Product and country-by-country basis, until the later of (i) the expiration of the last-to-expire valid Mitsubishi Tanabe patent claim covering a Lorundrostat Product, (ii) ten years from the first commercial sale of a Lorundrostat Product, or (iii) the expiration of regulatory exclusivity in such country. Such royalties are subject to reduction under specified conditions, including lack of patent coverage and generic competition. We incurred $0 and $4.0 million of research and development expenses pursuant to the Mitsubishi License during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, that related to the initiation of our pivotal clinical program of lorundrostat. As of September 30, 2024, we have paid an aggregate of $9.0 million in development milestone payments and have no remaining development milestone obligations under the Mitsubishi License.
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In July 2020, we entered into a license agreement (the Mitsubishi License) with Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharmaceutical Company (Mitsubishi Tanabe), pursuant to which Mitsubishi Tanabe granted us an exclusive, worldwide, royalty-bearing, sublicensable license under Mitsubishi Tanabe’s patent and other intellectual property rights to exploit products incorporating lorundrostat (formerly MT-4129) (Lorundrostat Products) for the prevention, treatment, diagnosis, detection, monitoring, or predisposition testing with respect to indications, diseases, and conditions in humans. Pursuant to the Mitsubishi License, we paid Mitsubishi Tanabe a $1.0 million upfront fee and development milestone payments of $9.0 million in the aggregate. We have remaining obligations to pay Mitsubishi Tanabe commercial milestone payments of up to $155.0 million in the aggregate upon first commercial sale and upon meeting certain annual sales targets, as well as additional commercial milestone payments of up to $10.0 million for a second indication. Additionally, we are obligated to pay Mitsubishi Tanabe tiered royalties at percentages ranging from the mid-single digits to ten percent (10%) of aggregate net sales of each Lorundrostat Product on a Lorundrostat Product-by-Lorundrostat Product and country-by-country basis, until the later of (i) the expiration of the last-to-expire valid Mitsubishi Tanabe patent claim covering a Lorundrostat Product, (ii) ten years from the first commercial sale of a Lorundrostat Product, or (iii) the expiration of regulatory exclusivity in such country. Such royalties are subject to reduction under specified conditions, including lack of patent coverage and generic competition. We have no remaining development milestone obligations under the Mitsubishi License and did not incur any development or commercial expenses pursuant to the Mitsubishi License during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024.
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On March 21, 2024, we entered into an ATM Equity Offering Sales Agreement (the ATM Agreement) with BofA Securities, Inc. and Evercore Group L.L.C. as our sales agents (the Agents) and/or principals. Pursuant to the terms of the ATM Agreement, we may sell from time to time through the Agents shares of our common stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $100,000,000 (the ATM Shares). Any ATM Shares will be issued pursuant to the Registration Statement. Sales of the ATM Shares, if any, will be made by means of ordinary brokers’ transactions on the Nasdaq Global Select Market or as otherwise agreed by us and the Agents. Under the terms of the ATM Agreement, we may also sell the ATM Shares from time to time to an Agent as principal for its own account at a price to be agreed upon at the time of sale. Any sale of the ATM Shares to an Agent as principal would be pursuant to the terms of a separate terms agreement between us and such Agent. We have not yet sold any ATM Shares as of September 30, 2024.
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On March 21, 2024, we entered into an ATM Equity Offering Sales Agreement (the ATM Agreement) with BofA Securities, Inc. and Evercore Group L.L.C. as our sales agents (the Agents) and/or principals. Pursuant to the terms of the ATM Agreement, we may sell from time to time through the Agents shares of our common stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $100,000,000 (the ATM Shares). Any ATM Shares will be issued pursuant to the Registration Statement. Sales of the ATM Shares will be made by means of ordinary brokers’ transactions on the Nasdaq Global Select Market or as otherwise agreed by us and the Agents. Under the terms of the ATM Agreement, we may also sell the ATM Shares from time to time to an Agent as principal for its own account at a price to be agreed upon at the time of sale. Any sale of the ATM Shares to an Agent as principal would be pursuant to the terms of a separate terms agreement between us and such Agent. As of March 31, 2025, we had not yet sold any ATM Shares.
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We registered the resale of the Shares and the Warrant Shares on a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-278122), which was declared effective by the SEC on April 11, 2024 (the Registration Statement). Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, we agreed to use our reasonable best efforts to keep the Registration Statement effective until the earliest of (i) the time as all of the Shares and Warrant Shares purchased by the Purchasers pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Agreement have been sold pursuant to the Registration Statement, or (ii) such time as the Shares and Warrant Shares become eligible for resale by non-affiliates without any volume limitations or other restrictions pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act or any other rule of similar effect.
Current wording
We registered the resale of the Shares and the Warrant Shares on the Registration Statement. Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, we agreed to use our reasonable best efforts to keep the Registration Statement effective until the earliest of (i) the time as all of the Shares and Warrant Shares purchased by the Purchasers pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Agreement have been sold pursuant to the Registration Statement, or (ii) such time as the Shares and Warrant Shares become eligible for resale by non-affiliates without any volume limitations or other restrictions pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act or any other rule of similar effect.
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•external research and development expenses incurred under agreements with contract research organizations (CROs) and consultants to conduct and support our clinical trials of lorundrostat, and payments made under the Mitsubishi License; and
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•external research and development expenses incurred under agreements with contract research organizations (CROs) and consultants to conduct and support our clinical trials of lorundrostat;
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•costs related to manufacturing lorundrostat for our clinical trials.
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•costs related to manufacturing lorundrostat for our clinical trials; and
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We have and plan to continue to substantially increase our research and development expenses for the foreseeable future as we continue the development of lorundrostat. We cannot determine with certainty the timing of initiation, the duration, or the completion costs of current or future clinical trials and preclinical studies of lorundrostat or any future product candidates due to the inherently unpredictable nature of clinical and preclinical development. Clinical and preclinical development timelines, the probability of success, and development costs can differ materially from expectations. In addition, we cannot forecast whether lorundrostat or any future product candidates may be subject to future collaborations, when such arrangements will be secured, if at all, and to what degree such arrangements would affect our development plans and capital requirements.
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We have increased and plan to continue to substantially increase our research and development expenses for the foreseeable future as we continue the development of lorundrostat. We cannot determine with certainty the timing of initiation, the duration, or the completion costs of current or future clinical trials and preclinical studies of lorundrostat or any future product candidates due to the inherently unpredictable nature of clinical and preclinical development. Clinical and preclinical development timelines, the probability of success, and development costs can differ materially from expectations. In addition, we cannot forecast whether lorundrostat or any future product candidates may be subject to future collaborations, when such arrangements will be secured, if at all, and to what degree such arrangements would affect our development plans and capital requirements.
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•the costs and timing of manufacturing lorundrostat or any future product candidates for use in our trials, including as a result of inflation, any supply chain issues, or component shortages;
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•the costs and timing of manufacturing lorundrostat or any future product candidates for use in our trials, including as a result of inflation, changes in international trade policies and tariffs, any supply chain issues, or component shortages;
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General and administrative expenses consist primarily of personnel-related expenses, including employee salaries, bonuses, benefits, and stock-based compensation charges, for personnel in executive and administrative functions. Other significant general and administrative expenses include legal fees relating to intellectual property and corporate matters, professional fees for accounting, tax and consulting services, and insurance costs. We expect our general and administrative expenses will increase for the foreseeable future to support our increased research and development activities, manufacturing activities, and the increased costs associated with operating as a public company. These increased costs will likely include increased expenses related to the hiring of additional personnel, audit, legal, regulatory, and tax-related services associated with maintaining compliance with the exchange listing and the SEC requirements and requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, director and officer insurance costs, and investor and public relations costs.
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General and administrative expenses consist primarily of personnel-related expenses, including employee salaries, bonuses, benefits, and stock-based compensation charges, for personnel in executive and administrative functions. Other significant general and administrative expenses include legal fees relating to intellectual property and corporate matters, professional fees for accounting, tax and consulting services, and insurance costs. We expect our general and administrative expenses will increase for the foreseeable future to support our increased research and development activities, manufacturing activities, and the increased costs associated with operating as a public company. These increased costs will likely include increased expenses related to the hiring of additional personnel, audit, legal, regulatory, and tax-related services associated with maintaining compliance with the exchange listing and the SEC requirements and requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, director and officer insurance costs, investor and public relations costs, business development, and medical affairs.
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Research and development expenses increased by $31.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024, compared to the three months ended September 30, 2023, which was primarily due to increases of $26.1 million in preclinical and clinical costs driven by the initiation of the lorundrostat pivotal program in the second quarter of 2023, $3.4 million in clinical supply, manufacturing, and regulatory costs, $1.7 million in higher compensation expense resulting from additions to headcount, increases in salaries and accrued bonuses, and increased stock-based compensation, and $0.3 million in other research and development expenses.
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Research and development expenses increased by $7.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2024, which was primarily due to increases of $4.8 million in preclinical and clinical costs and $2.8 million in compensation expense resulting from additions to headcount, increases in salaries and accrued bonuses, and increased stock-based compensation, partially offset by $0.5 million in lower clinical supply, manufacturing, and regulatory costs.
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General and administrative expenses increased by $6.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2023. The increase was primarily due to $4.5 million in higher compensation expense resulting from additions to headcount, increases in salaries and accrued bonuses, and increased stock-based compensation, $1.4 million in higher professional fees, and $0.5 million in higher other administrative expenses.
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General and administrative expenses increased by $2.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2024. The increase was primarily due to $1.2 million in higher compensation expense resulting from additions to headcount, increases in salaries and accrued bonuses, and increased stock-based compensation, and $0.7 million in higher professional fees.
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Total other income, net increased by $0.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024, compared to the three months ended September 30, 2023, which was primarily attributable to increased interest earned on our investments in money market funds and U.S. treasuries.
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Total other income, net decreased by $1.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2024, which was primarily attributable to decreased interest earned on our investments in money market funds and U.S. treasuries.
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We have incurred net losses and negative cash flows from operations since our inception and anticipate we will continue to incur net losses and have negative cash flows from operations for the foreseeable future as we continue the development of, seek regulatory approval for, and potentially commercialize lorundrostat, seek to identify, assess, acquire, and in-license intellectual property related to or develop additional product candidates and operate as a public company. From inception through the date of this Quarterly Report, we raised aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $498.8 million from the sale of common stock, convertible preferred stock, convertible notes, and pre-funded warrants. As of September 30, 2024, we had cash, cash equivalents, and investments of $263.6 million. In February 2023, we completed our IPO of 13,800,000 shares of our common stock sold at a price to the public of $16.00 per share, including the exercise in full by the underwriters of their option to purchase 1,800,000 additional shares of our common stock, for net proceeds of approximately $201.4 million, net of underwriting discounts, commissions, and offering costs. In February 2024, we sold 8,339,169 Shares and, to certain Purchasers, 549,755 Pre-Funded Warrants for aggregate net proceeds of approximately $116.1 million in a Private Placement.
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We have incurred net losses and negative cash flows from operations since our inception and anticipate we will continue to incur net losses and have negative cash flows from operations for the foreseeable future as we continue the development of, seek regulatory approval for, and potentially commercialize lorundrostat, seek to identify, assess, acquire, and in-license intellectual property related to or develop additional product candidates and operate as a public company. From inception through the date of this Quarterly Report, we raised aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $700.0 million from the sale of common stock, convertible preferred stock, convertible notes, and pre-funded warrants. As of March 31, 2025, we had cash, cash equivalents, and investments of $343.0 million. In March 2025, we sold 14,907,406 shares of common stock for net proceeds of approximately $188.7 million after deducting an underwriting discount of 6% and other offering expenses. In February 2024, we sold 8,339,169 Shares and, to certain Purchasers, 549,755 Pre-Funded Warrants for aggregate net proceeds of approximately $116.1 million in the Private Placement.
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Our primary uses of cash to date have been to fund our research and development activities, including with respect to lorundrostat, business planning, establishing and maintaining our intellectual property portfolio, hiring personnel, raising capital, and providing general and administrative support for these operations.
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Our primary uses of cash to date have been to fund our research and development and other activities, including with respect to lorundrostat, business planning, establishing and maintaining our intellectual property portfolio, hiring personnel, raising capital, and providing general and administrative support for these operations.
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•costs associated with any products or technologies that we may in-license or acquire; and
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•costs associated with any products or technologies that we may in-license or acquire;
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•any delays and cost increases that may result from any pandemic or other healthcare emergency;
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•any delays and cost increases that may result from any pandemic or other healthcare emergency; and
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•the other risks and uncertainties described under the heading “Risk Factors” in Part I, Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 and in “Forward-Looking Statements” and elsewhere in this Quarterly Report.
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•the other risks and uncertainties described under the heading “Risk Factors,” “Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements,” and elsewhere in this Quarterly Report.
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Until such time, if ever, as we can generate substantial product revenue, we expect to finance our cash needs through equity offerings, debt financings, or other capital sources, including potential collaborations, licenses, and other similar arrangements. We do not have any committed external source of funds. To the extent that we raise additional capital through the sale of equity or convertible debt securities, the ownership interest of our stockholders may 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 equity financing, if available, may involve agreements that include covenants limiting or restricting our ability to take specific actions, such as incurring additional debt, making capital expenditures, or declaring dividends. Our ability to raise additional funds may be adversely impacted by potential worsening global economic conditions and the disruptions to, and volatility in, the credit and financial markets in the United States and worldwide resulting from factors that include but are not limited to, inflation, elevated interest rates, geopolitical conflict in and around Ukraine, Israel, and other areas of the world, diminished liquidity and credit availability, declines in consumer confidence, declines in economic growth, increases in unemployment rates, and uncertainty about economic stability. If the equity and credit markets deteriorate, it may make any necessary debt or equity financing more difficult, more costly, and more dilutive. If we raise additional funds through future collaborations, licenses, or other similar arrangements with third parties, we may have to relinquish valuable rights to our future revenue streams, product candidates, research programs, intellectual property or proprietary technology, or grant licenses on terms that may not be favorable to us and/or may reduce the value of our common stock. If we are unable to raise additional funds through equity or debt financings or other arrangements when needed or on terms acceptable to us, we may be required to delay, limit, reduce, or terminate our product development or future commercialization efforts or grant rights to develop and market our product candidates even if we would otherwise prefer to develop and market such product candidates ourselves, or on less favorable terms than we would otherwise choose.
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Until such time, if ever, as we can generate substantial product revenue, we expect to finance our cash needs through equity offerings, debt financings, or other capital sources, including potential collaborations, licenses, and other similar arrangements. We do not have any committed external source of funds. To the extent that we raise additional capital through the sale of equity or convertible debt securities, the ownership interest of our stockholders may 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 equity financing, if available, may involve agreements that include covenants limiting or restricting our ability to take specific actions, such as incurring additional debt, making capital expenditures, or declaring dividends. Our ability to raise additional funds may be adversely impacted by potential worsening global economic conditions and the disruptions to, and volatility in, the credit and financial markets in the United States and worldwide resulting from factors that include but are not limited to, geopolitical conflict in and around Ukraine, Israel, and other areas of the world, inflation, changes in international trade policies and tariffs, diminished liquidity and credit availability, declines in consumer confidence, declines in economic growth, increases in unemployment rates, and uncertainty about economic stability. If the equity and credit markets deteriorate, it may make any necessary debt or equity financing more difficult, more costly, and more dilutive. If we raise additional funds through future collaborations, licenses, or other similar arrangements with third parties, we may have to relinquish valuable rights to our future revenue streams, product candidates, research programs, intellectual property or proprietary technology, or grant licenses on terms that may not be favorable to us and/or may reduce the value of our common stock. If we are unable to raise additional funds through equity or debt financings or other arrangements when needed or on terms acceptable to us, we may be required to delay, limit, reduce, or terminate our product development or future commercialization efforts or grant rights to develop and market our product candidates even if we would otherwise prefer to develop and market such product candidates ourselves, or on less favorable terms than we would otherwise choose.
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Net cash used in operating activities was $99.5 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared to $52.2 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2023, which was primarily attributable to an increase in cash used to support our operating activities, including but not limited to, the development of lorundrostat and related clinical trial expenses, personnel and compensation expense, legal and professional fees to support our operations, and general working capital requirements. The $47.3 million increase in cash used consisted of an increase in net loss, adjusted for non-cash expenses, of approximately $79.9 million, and the net effect of changes in working capital of $32.7 million.
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Net cash used in operating activities was $45.5 million during the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to $19.1 million during the three months ended March 31, 2024, resulting in an increase that was primarily attributable to an increase in cash used to support our operating activities, including but not limited to, the development of lorundrostat and related clinical trial expenses, personnel and compensation expense, legal and professional fees to support our operations, and general working capital requirements. The $26.3 million increase in cash used consisted of the net effect of changes in working capital of $18.6 million and an increase in net loss, adjusted for non-cash expenses, of approximately $7.8 million.
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Net cash provided by investing activities was $31.4 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared to net cash used of $152.4 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2023. The change in cash provided by investing activities was primarily attributable to the timing and amount of purchases and maturities of marketable securities in each period. During the nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2023, an increase in maturities of prior purchases of $218.5 million occurred, which was partially offset by an increase in purchases of $34.6 million.
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Net cash used in investing activities was $92.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to $56.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024. The increase in cash used was primarily driven by the timing and volume of purchases and maturities of marketable securities in each period. There was a $32.5 million decrease in maturities of previously purchased marketable securities, partially offset by a $4.5 million increase in purchases of marketable securities during the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2024.
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Net cash provided by financing activities of $116.1 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 decreased, compared to $203.2 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2023. During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, we received net proceeds of $116.1 million from the sale of Shares and Pre-Funded Warrants in the Private Placement, and during the nine months ended September 30, 2023, we received aggregate net proceeds of $203.0 million from the sale of our common stock in our IPO in February 2023.
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Net cash provided by financing activities of $189.3 million during the three months ended March 31, 2025 increased, compared to $116.2 million during the three months ended March 31, 2024. During the three months ended March 31, 2025, we received net proceeds of $189.2 million from the sale of common stock in a public offering, and during the three months ended March 31, 2024, we received net proceeds of $116.1 million from the sale of Shares and Pre-Funded Warrants in the Private Placement.
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Under the Mitsubishi License, we have milestone payment obligations that are contingent upon the achievement of specified levels of product sales and are required to make certain royalty payments in connection with the sale of products developed under the agreement. We are currently unable to estimate the timing or likelihood of achieving other future milestones or making future product sales. See above and Note 4. “Commitments and Contingencies” to our financial statements included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report for additional information regarding the Mitsubishi License.
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Under the Mitsubishi License, we have milestone payment obligations that are contingent upon the achievement of specified levels of product sales and are required to make certain royalty payments in connection with the sale of products developed under the agreement. We are currently unable to estimate the timing or likelihood of achieving other future milestones or making future product sales. See above and Note 4. “Commitments and Contingencies” to our condensed financial statements included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report for additional information regarding the Mitsubishi License.
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We have prepared the condensed financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The preparation of these condensed financial statements requires us to make estimates, assumptions, and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, expenses, and related disclosures at the date of the condensed financial statements, and the reported amounts of expenses during the reporting period. On an ongoing basis, management evaluates its critical estimates, including those related to prepaid and accrued research and development expenses and stock-based compensation. We base our estimates on our historical experience and on assumptions that we believe are reasonable; however, actual results may differ materially from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.
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We have prepared the condensed financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The preparation of these condensed financial statements requires us to make estimates, assumptions, and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, expenses, and related disclosures at the date of the condensed financial statements, and the reported amounts of expenses during the reporting period. On an ongoing basis, management evaluates its critical estimates, including those related to prepaid and accrued research and development expenses. We base our estimates on our historical experience and on assumptions that we believe are reasonable; however, actual results may differ materially from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.
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There were no changes during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 to our critical accounting estimates as disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023. For information on our significant accounting policies, please refer to Note 2. “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” within our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023.
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There were no changes during the three months ended March 31, 2025 to our critical accounting estimates as disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024. For information on our significant accounting policies, please refer to Note 2. “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” within our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024.
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We will remain an emerging growth company until the earliest of (i) the last day of the fiscal year following the fifth anniversary of the consummation of our IPO, (ii) the last day of the fiscal year in which we have total annual gross revenue of at least $1.235 billion, (iii) the last day of the fiscal year in which we are deemed to be a “large accelerated filer” as defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act, which would occur if, among other factors, the market value of our common stock held by non-affiliates exceeded $700.0 million as of the last business day of the second fiscal quarter of such year (subject to certain conditions), or (iv) the date on which we have issued more than $1.0 billion in non-convertible debt securities during the prior three-year period.
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We will remain an emerging growth company until the earliest of (i) the last day of the fiscal year following the fifth anniversary of the consummation of our initial public offering in February 2023, (ii) the last day of the fiscal year in which we have total annual gross revenue of at least $1.235 billion, (iii) the last day of the fiscal year in which we are deemed to be a “large accelerated filer” as defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act, which would occur if, among other factors, the market value of our common stock held by non-affiliates exceeded $700.0 million as of the last business day of the second fiscal quarter of such year (subject to certain conditions), or (iv) the date on which we have issued more than $1.0 billion in non-convertible debt securities during the prior three-year period.
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In addition to hypertension, we are investigating the potential benefits of lorundrostat in subjects with hypertension and CKD and in subjects with hypertension and OSA. We believe that our product candidate holds promise to be an innovative solution for the rapidly growing unmet need in multiple cardiorenal metabolic disorders.
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Comparison of the Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 and 2024