Adverum Q3 2022 Earnings Report
Key Takeaways
Adverum Biotechnologies reported a net loss of $40.1 million for the third quarter of 2022. The company's cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments were $203.3 million as of September 30, 2022, which is expected to fund operations into 2025. The first subject was dosed in the Phase 2 LUNA trial with Ixo-vec.
Dosed first subject in Phase 2 LUNA trial with Ixo-vec and anticipate preliminary data throughout 2023.
Cash runway into 2025 prioritizing Ixo-vec clinical development in wet AMD.
Presented two-year data from OPTIC trial, indicating a single IVT injection of Ixo-vec was generally well tolerated and can maintain or improve vision.
Data demonstrated that a single intravitreal injection of Ixo-vec can lead to stable and persistent aflibercept protein levels through three years.
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Forward Guidance
Adverum expects the September 30, 2022 cash position to fund operations into 2025 and anticipates preliminary data from the LUNA trial throughout 2023.
Positive Outlook
- Cash runway into 2025.
- Advancing Phase 2 LUNA trial of Ixo-vec in wet AMD.
- Ixo-vec has the potential to transform the treatment paradigm for patients with wet age-related macular degeneration.
- Ixo-vec can meaningfully reduce the burden of frequent anti-VEGF injections.
- Data demonstrating that a single intravitreal injection of Ixo-vec can lead to stable and persistent aflibercept protein levels through three years.
Challenges Ahead
- Novel technology makes it difficult to predict the timing of commencement and completion of clinical trials
- Regulatory uncertainties
- Enrollment uncertainties
- The results of early clinical trials not always being predictive of future clinical trials and results
- Potential for future complications or side effects in connection with use of Ixo-vec