Madrigal Q2 2020 Earnings Report
Key Takeaways
Madrigal Pharmaceuticals reported its second quarter 2020 financial results. The company's focus remained on completing enrollment for its Phase 3 MAESTRO clinical trials. Madrigal had cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities of $384.4 million as of June 30, 2020.
Madrigal is focused on completing enrollment of Phase 3 MAESTRO clinical trials.
MAESTRO-NAFLD-1 enrollment is expected to be completed by the end of 2020.
Screening for MAESTRO-NASH was negatively impacted by temporary closures of liver biopsy facilities.
NASDAQ upgraded Madrigal’s common stock listing to the Global Select Market.
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Forward Guidance
Madrigal anticipates completing enrollment for MAESTRO-NAFLD-1 by the end of 2020 and expects to report data from an open label 100 mg arm of MAESTRO-NAFLD-1 by the end of this year.
Positive Outlook
- Completion of enrollment for MAESTRO-NAFLD-1 is anticipated by the end of 2020.
- Data from an open label 100 mg arm of MAESTRO-NAFLD-1 expected by the end of this year.
- Flexible processes at clinical sites to allow patients to continue participating in Phase 3 NASH studies.
- Screening and new enrollment are again underway.
- Multiple mitigation strategies to increase patient recruitment rates.
Challenges Ahead
- Completion of targeted enrollment for the serial liver biopsy portion of MAESTRO-NASH may be delayed past the end of 2020 by a few months.
- Screening for MAESTRO-NASH was negatively impacted for some months by temporary closures of liver biopsy facilities.
- The global coronavirus pandemic has presented significant challenges to the entire pharmaceutical industry in the conduct of clinical studies in 2020.
- The pandemic remains unpredictable.
- Enrollment uncertainties due to COVID-19.