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Innate Pharma Third Quarter 2019 Report

Innate Pharma SA  today announced its revenues and cash position for the first three-months of 2019.

“We have made great strides this year, particularly in the third quarter as we witnessed two major achievements that will continue to propel the company forward,” said Mondher Mahjoubi, Chief Executive Officer, Innate Pharma. “With our partner AstraZeneca, we have decided to advance monalizumab to a Phase III clinical trial, which we believe validates our novel approach to immuno-oncology, and progresses a potential new treatment for head and neck cancer patients. And secondly, the execution of our Nasdaq listing in the US marks a critical step in raising the company’s global profile and supporting our long-term strategy of becoming a global leader in immuno-oncology.”

“With the completion of our Nasdaq IPO, we have strengthened our financial position and strategically broadened our US and global institutional shareholders,” said Laure-Helene Mercier, Chief Financial Officer, Innate Pharma. “With these proceeds, we are well capitalized to fund our maturing and broadening pipeline and to support our operational and commercial expansions in the United States. This year we have successfully focused on executing both clinically and corporately, and we now look forward to further advancing our programs and delivering multiple data read outs in 2020 and 2021.”               

Third quarter 2019 and recent pipeline highlights:

Monalizumab (anti-NKG2A antibody), partnered with AstraZeneca:

  • Innate announced that AstraZeneca (LSE/STO/NYSE: AZN) will advance monalizumab into a Phase III randomized clinical trial evaluating monalizumab in combination with cetuximab in patients suffering from recurrent or metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN) who have been previously exposed to an immune checkpoint inhibitor (IO-pretreated), and the companies will co-fund the trialiii. The trial initiation is expected in 2020, subject to regulatory and compliance approvals.
  • At the ESMO 2019 Congress, Innate provided long-term follow-up update on the 40 patients of the Phase II study of monalizumab in combination with cetuximab in patients with R/M SCCHN.
    • Median overall survival of 8.5 months (14.1 months in the IO-pretreated patients and 7.8 months in IO-naïve patients) with median follow-up time of 17 months;
    • 12-month overall survival rate of 44% (60% in IO-pretreated and 32% in IO naïve patients).
  • Cohort expansion 2 is evaluating the combination of monalizumab and cetuximab in IO-pretreated patients with R/M SCCHN. Recruitment began in September 2018 and the 40 patients are now fully enrolled. Innate expects to report preliminary data from the second cohort expansion in the first half of 2020.
  • Cohort expansion 3 evaluating the combination of monalizumab, cetuximab and durvalumab in IO-naive patients with R/M SCCHN started in April 2019. Preliminary data are expected in the second half of 2020.

IPH5401 (anti-C5aR antibody):

·At the ESMO 2019 Congress, Innate presented encouraging data from the STELLAR‑001 dose-escalation study. The combination of IPH5401 and durvalumab was well tolerated. No dose limiting toxicity was reported and no dose relationship was observed regarding safety.

    • Twelve patients were evaluated for efficacy. Early activity signals were observed in HCC and NSCLC patients, both tumor types correlated to high expression of the C5a receptor. One confirmed partial response was reported in a HCC patient with prior progression after nivolumab and one prolonged stable disease (40 weeks) was reported in a NSCLC patient with prior progression after nivolumab;
    • Additional in vitro data describing the mechanism of action was presented at the SITC 2019 Congress in early November.

·IPH5401 and durvalumab combination expansion cohorts were initiated in patients with IO-pretreated non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and IO-naïve hepatocarcinoma (HCC), as provided by the protocol. The Company plans to add an additional cohort testing IPH5401 in combination with durvalumab in IO-pretreated HCC patients, subject to regulatory approval. Preliminary data from the first two expansion cohorts is expected in the second half of 2020.

Lumoxiti, a First-in-Class marketed product in-licensed from AstraZeneca for the Treatment of Relapsed or Refractory (R/R) Hairy Cell Leukemia:

  • Innate continued to progress in establishing a specialized US medical affairs and commercial teams. During the fourth quarter, the US team of approximately 15 field-facing professionals completed the transition of all commercialization activities from AstraZeneca. Per the agreement, Innate remains on track for the full transition of the Lumoxiti BLA to Innate from AstraZeneca by mid-2020.
  • The submission to file for the European Union regulatory approval of Lumoxiti for the treatment of patients with R/R HCL by AstraZeneca is on track and expected by the end of 2019. Upon the submission, AstraZeneca is eligible to receive a regulatory milestone of $15 million.

Various Preclinical and Drug Discovery:

  • Innate announced the publication of a Nature review article, “Harnessing Innate Immunity in Cancer Therapy,” authored by Innate Pharma scientists in partnership with other leading scientists. The peer-reviewed article focuses on cancer-immune interactions that now place innate immune cells as critical players in the fight against cancersiv.
  • At the SITC 2019 Congress, Innate discussed its expertise in immuno-oncology drug discovery with the preclinical data presentations on IPH5401, IPH5201 (anti-CD39) and IPH5301 (anti-CD73), which target the adenosine immunosuppressive pathway, and the Company’s new proprietary trifunctional NK cell engagers (NKCEs).

Post-period events:

  • In October, Innate Pharma successfully completed its global offering, including its initial public offering on the Nasdaq Global Select Market raising approximately $79.1 million (€71.4 millionv) in gross proceeds from the sale of American Depositary Shares (ADS) in the United States and a European Private Placement of ordinary shares. The global offering resulted in the issuance of 14,375,000 new ordinary shares, comprising 9,922,227 ADSs, at an offering price of $5.50 per ADS, and 4,452,773 ordinary shares in a concurrent European private placement (including France) at an offering price of €4.97 per ordinary share. Each ADS represents one ordinary share.
  • IPH5401 and durvalumab combination expansion cohorts were initiated in patients with IO-pretreated non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and IO-naïve hepatocarcinoma (HCC), as provided by the protocol. The Company plans to add an additional cohort testing IPH5401 in combination with durvalumab in IO-pretreated HCC patients, subject to regulatory approval. Preliminary data from the first two expansion cohorts is expected in the second half of 2020.
  • Innate announced the publication of a Nature review article, “Harnessing Innate Immunity in Cancer Therapy”, authored by Innate Pharma scientists in partnership with other leading scientists. The review article focuses on cancer-immune interactions that now place innate immune cells as critical players in the fight against cancersvi.
  • At the SITC 2019 Congress, Innate showcased its expertise in immuno-oncology drug discovery with the preclinical data presentations on IPH5401, IPH5201 (anti-CD39) and IPH5301 (anti-CD73) targeting the adenosine immunosuppressive pathway and the Company’s new proprietary trifunctional NK cell engagers (NKCEs).

Financial results:

Cash, cash equivalents and financial assets of the Company amounted to €215.2 million as of September 30, 2019. At the same date, financial liabilities amounted to €18.3 million, of which €0.9 million resulting from the application of IFRS 16vii (€4.9 million as of September 30, 2018). The proceeds from the October global offering are not included.

The increase in cash, cash equivalents, and financial assets is mainly a result of the below:

  • The collection in July 2019 of the research tax credit relating to the fiscal year 2018 (€13.5m)viii; and
  • The draw down in August 2019 of the remaining portion of €13.9 million of the €15.2 million loan granted in July 2017 by Société Générale, thereby also increasing the financial liabilitiesix.

Revenues for the first nine-months of 2019 amounted to €65.4 million (€21.8 million for the same period in 2018). For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2019, revenue from collaboration and licensing agreements mainly results from the spreading of the initial payments received under our agreements with AstraZeneca.-Globe Newswire

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