Zentalis Q1 2021 Earnings Report
Key Takeaways
Zentalis Pharmaceuticals reported a net loss of $50.4 million for the first quarter ended March 31, 2021. The company highlighted the clinical development of ZN-c3, with strong data presented at AACR, and announced a clinical collaboration with GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) to evaluate ZN-c3 in combination with niraparib. As of March 31, 2021, Zentalis had cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities of $298.4 million.
Reported robust initial results from the Phase 1 monotherapy dose escalation trial of ZN-c3, demonstrating single-agent activity and Exceptional Responses in heavily pre-treated patients.
Announced clinical collaboration with GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) to evaluate ZN-c3 in combination with niraparib, a PARP inhibitor.
Zentera Therapeutics, Zentalis’ majority-owned joint venture, filed four Clinical Trial Applications (CTAs, China equivalent of IND) and three have been approved in China to date: for ZN-c5, ZN-c3, and ZN-c3 in combination.
The Company plans to report interim results from numerous ongoing trials with ZN-c5 and to share guidance on future development plans for this product candidate in the second quarter of 2021.
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Forward Guidance
Zentalis expects to initiate several studies in the coming months and plans to report interim results from ongoing trials with ZN-c5 in the second quarter of 2021.
Positive Outlook
- A Phase 2 trial of ZN-c3 in uterine serous carcinoma in the third quarter of 2021.
- A Phase 1/2 trial of ZN-c3 in combination with chemotherapy in osteosarcoma in the third quarter of 2021.
- A Phase 1/2 trial of ZN-c3 in combination with GSK's niraparib in ovarian cancer in the second half of 2021.
Challenges Ahead
- The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic to our business and operating results presents additional uncertainty and cannot be predicted with confidence.