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6-Nov-2009
Quarterly Report
We expect that our revenues from Tarceva and our DPIV patent estate, combined
with our diligent management of expenses, will continue to provide us with the
capital resources necessary to make disciplined investments in R&D, in order to
support the continued growth of Tarceva and our internal pipeline of clinical
and pre-clinical assets. As part of our lifecycle plan for Tarceva, we, together
with Genentech and Roche, continue to invest in a broad clinical development
program directed at maximizing Tarceva's long-term potential, including a number
of large, randomized clinical trials designed to expand Tarceva's use in NSCLC.
We have also prioritized investment in a portfolio of potentially differentiated
and competitive drug candidates and technologies in oncology and diabetes and
obesity. As a result, we have successfully advanced four drug candidates into
clinical trials over the past two years, all of which were the result of our
internal discovery efforts.
In oncology, we have an emerging pipeline of MTTs in clinical and late-stage
pre-clinical development which we intend to develop and commercialize
independently. These include OSI-906 (an inhibitor of the insulin-like growth
factor 1 receptor, or IGF-1R, with potential utility for the treatment of most
major solid tumor types), which entered Phase I open-label dose escalation
studies in June 2007; OSI-027 (a next generation mammalian target of rapamycin,
or mTOR, kinase inhibitor), which entered Phase I studies in July 2008; and
OSI-296 (a novel, potent tyrosine kinase inhibitor, or TKI, developed as an
epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition, or EMT, inhibitor), which is in late-stage
pre-clinical development. Two later stage studies for OSI-906 were commenced in
the third quarter of 2009: a Phase III study evaluating the use of OSI-906 for
patients with locally advanced or metastatic adrenocortical carcinoma, and a
Phase I/II study evaluating OSI-906 in combination with chemotherapy in ovarian
cancer patients. These studies are more fully described in the Quarterly Update
section below. In addition, we have two anti-angiogenesis agents, OSI-930 and
OSI-632, for which we are seeking development partners. In October 2009, we
entered into an agreement granting rights to Simcere Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., a
Chinese pharmaceutical company, to develop, manufacture and market OSI-930 in
China. Each of these MTTs, as well as Tarceva, are small molecules designed to
be administered orally rather than by the less convenient intravenous infusion
methods characteristic of most anti-cancer drugs. The focus of our proprietary
oncology research efforts is on understanding multiple elements of tumor biology
- including the dependence of certain tumor cells on activated oncogenic
signaling pathways, or onco-addiction, and compensatory signaling - but with a
particular focus on the biological process EMT which is of emerging significance
in understanding tumor development and disease progression. This research has
grown out of our translational research efforts to understand which patients may
optimally benefit from Tarceva. Our EMT research investment, together with
related insights into mechanisms such as compensatory signaling, is the
cornerstone of our personalized medicine approach in oncology, and should allow
us to better design combinations of MTTs for specific sub-sets of cancer
patients. This, in turn, may enable us to realize significant improvements in
patient outcomes and to enhance our competitive position in the oncology
marketplace.
We also have R&D programs in diabetes and obesity which are conducted through
Prosidion. Our discovery efforts in diabetes and obesity are concentrated around
the neuroendocrine control of bodyweight and glycemia, which focuses on central
or peripheral nervous system or hormonal approaches to the control of bodyweight
for the treatment of obesity, as well as the lowering of blood glucose together
with meaningful weight loss for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. Two compounds
from our diabetes and obesity research efforts, PSN821 and PSN602,
entered clinical trials in 2008. PSN821 is an orally administered G
protein-coupled receptor 119, or GPR119, agonist with potential anti-diabetic
and appetite suppressing features, and PSN602 is an oral dual serotonin and
noradrenaline reuptake inhibitor and 5-HT1A agonist for the treatment of
obesity.
Quarterly Update
On July 7, 2009, we announced our plans to consolidate our U.S. operations
onto a single campus located in Ardsley, New York in Westchester County. On
July 20, 2009, we completed the purchase of the 43-acre site, which consists of
approximately 400,000 square feet of existing office and laboratory space, for
$27 million and expect to incur approximately $60 million to $70 million of
capital-related renovation costs over the next fifteen months. In addition, we
expect to incur approximately $25 million to $30 million in
restructuring-related costs over the next two years, which primarily relate to
labor-related and relocation-related costs. We also expect to recognize
additional charges related to existing leased facilities when these facilities
cease to be used. We will continue to operate our diabetes/obesity franchise in
Oxford, England.
On July 13, 2009, we, along with Genentech, announced that the SATURN study
met a key secondary endpoint of extending overall survival in patients with
advanced NSCLC when Tarceva was used as single agent, maintenance therapy in
patients who did not progress following first-line treatment with platinum-based
chemotherapy. On August 1, 2009, we announced further results from the SATURN
study, as presented at the 13th World Conference on Lung Cancer held in San
Francisco. The study showed that patients with NSCLC treated with Tarceva had a
23% improvement in overall survival compared with patients who received placebo
(hazard ratio=0.81; p-value=0.0088; a hazard ratio of less than one for survival
indicates a reduced risk of death). The hazard ratio, which assesses risk in the
overall trial population, is widely recognized as the best measure of overall
benefit in large randomized clinical trials. The median survival (a single point
estimate of benefit) for patients receiving Tarceva was 12 months versus a
median survival of 11 months for patients receiving placebo. The study confirmed
that a broad spectrum of patients with advanced NSCLC experienced a survival
benefit from Tarceva. Specific analysis of patients in the study whose tumors
were confirmed to be EGFR "wild-type" - i.e., not having an EGFR activating
mutation - experienced a 30% improvement in survival (hazard ratio=0.77;
p-value=0.0243). The majority of patients with NSCLC are EGFR wild-type. Overall
survival for the patient sub-group with EGFR mutations is still immature with
the median survival not yet being reached in patients with EGFR mutations
receiving Tarceva. Determination of overall survival in this sub-group has been
confounded by the fact that two-thirds of the patients with EGFR mutations who
received placebo rather than Tarceva then crossed over to receive Tarceva or
another EGFR therapy. We believe that, assuming it is approved for use as
maintenance therapy following initial chemotherapy, Tarceva will provide a new,
convenient, non-chemotherapy treatment option for patients without exposing them
to the continuous burden and lifestyle constraints of long-term chemotherapy.
On July 21, 2009, we, together with AVEO Pharmaceuticals, Inc., or AVEO,
announced that we had expanded our existing drug discovery and translational
research collaboration. As part of the expanded collaboration, we made a
$5 million upfront payment to AVEO and purchased an additional $15 million of
AVEO preferred equity. The alliance is anchored around developing molecular
targeted therapies to target the underlying mechanisms of EMT in cancer and to
develop proprietary datasets of associated patient selection biomarkers to
support our tar-
geted medicine pipeline. Together, we and AVEO are expanding our efforts to
validate cancer targets and to deploy key elements of AVEO's proprietary
translational research platform in support of our clinical development programs.
On September 3, 2009, we announced the initiation of two clinical trials with
OSI-906, our IGF-1R inhibitor. The first study is a Phase III, multi-center
study that will evaluate the use of OSI-906 for patients with locally advanced
or metastatic adrenocortical carcinoma. The study is designed to determine
overall survival for patients receiving single-agent OSI-906 versus placebo and
will also evaluate progression free-survival, disease control rate, overall
response rate as well as safety. The second study is a Phase I/II trial
evaluating OSI-906 in combination with the chemotherapy Taxol®
(paclitaxel) primarily in patients with recurrent epithelial ovarian cancer. In
addition, we intend to initiate a registration-oriented combination study of
OSI-906 with Tarceva in NSCLC. Initial indications of monotherapy activity for
OSI-906 in NSCLC and our translational research data suggesting that
compensatory signaling mechanisms and EMT phenomena may make a combination of
Tarceva and OSI-906 synergistically effective in the NSCLC setting provide the
rationale for this clinical trial, which is intended to begin in 2010.
On September 17, 2009, we announced that the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
issued a "Notice of Allowance" in our reissue application for U.S. Patent
No. 5,747,498, the composition of matter patent for Tarceva, or the '498 patent.
In February 2008, we had filed an application to reissue the '498 patent in
order to correct certain errors relating to the claiming of compounds, other
than Tarceva, which fall outside of the scope of the main claim in the patent.
The reissue application looked to correct these errors by deleting surplus
compounds from the claims. Like most composition of matter patents, the '498
patent claims many compounds in addition to Tarceva. Tarceva itself is
accurately described in the '498 patent. The reissued patent will replace the
original '498 patent and will have the same November 2018 expiration date. At
the time of reissue, a new patent number will be assigned. The reissued patent
will include new claims that solely identify Tarceva.
Subsequent Events
In October 2009, Roche communicated to us that an exploratory data sweep for
survival of ATLAS, a Phase III study in patients with advanced NSCLC who
received Tarceva in combination with Avastin as first-line maintenance therapy,
was not positive. Survival was a secondary endpoint in the ATLAS study and the
study was not powered to detect a significant difference in overall survival. We
did not "opt-in" to the ATLAS study because the study was not designed to be
registrational. If the study were to result in an ATLAS-related change to the
Tarceva label we would likely be required to opt-in and pay our retrospective
share of the study costs and a penalty. We are not currently forecasting any
opt-in payments for this study.
Critical Accounting Policies
For a discussion of our critical accounting policies, see "Item 7.
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations" in our annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2008. There have been no material changes to our critical
accounting policies for the nine month period ended September 30, 2009.
Revenues
Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
September 30, September 30,
(In thousands) 2009 2008 $ Change 2009 2008 $ Change
Tarceva-related revenues $ 88,735 $ 80,708 $ 8,027 $ 257,914 $ 251,006 $ 6,908
Other revenues 22,712 13,864 8,848 46,276 29,955 16,321
Total revenues $ 111,447 $ 94,572 $ 16,875 $ 304,190 $ 280,961 $ 23,229
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Tarceva-Related Revenues
Tarceva-related revenues for the three and nine months ended September 30,
2009 were $88.7 million and $257.9 million, respectively, compared to
Tarceva-related revenues for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008
which were $80.7 million and $251 million, respectively. Tarceva-related
revenues include net revenue from our unconsolidated joint business,
Tarceva-related royalties and Tarceva-related milestones.
Net Revenue from Unconsolidated Joint Business
Net revenue from unconsolidated joint business is related to our co-promotion
and manufacturing agreements with Genentech for Tarceva. For the three and nine
months ended September 30, 2009, Genentech recorded net sales of Tarceva in the
United States and its territories of approximately $118 million and
$342 million, respectively, compared to approximately $110 million and
$340 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008,
respectively. The increase in net sales of Tarceva for the three months ended
September 30, 2009 compared to the same period last year was primarily a result
of price increases and a lower level of reserve adjustments in 2009, partially
offset by lower unit volume sales. The increase in net sales of Tarceva for the
nine months ended September 30, 2009 compared to the same period last year was
primarily a result of price increases, partially offset by a higher level of
reserve adjustments in 2009 and by lower unit volume sales. On a sequential
quarter-over-quarter basis, sales of Tarceva for the three months ended
September 30, 2009 increased $5.3 million from approximately $113 million for
the three months ended June 30, 2009, primarily as a result of a lower level of
reserve adjustments recorded for the three months ended September 30, 2009 and a
price increase that occurred in September 2009.
Our share of Tarceva net sales is reduced by the costs incurred for cost of
goods sold and for the sales and marketing of the product. For the three and
nine months ended September 30, 2009, we reported net revenues from our
unconsolidated joint business for Tarceva of $50.8 million and $148.5 million,
respectively, compared to $45.5 million and $147.2 million for the three and
nine months ended September 30, 2008, respectively. The increase in net revenue
from unconsolidated joint business for the three months ended September 30, 2009
was primarily due to higher net sales, higher reimbursement of our marketing and
sales costs and lower overall sales and marketing costs incurred by the
collaboration. The increase in net revenue from unconsolidated joint business
for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 was primarily due to higher net
sales and higher reimbursement of our marketing and sales costs, partially
offset by higher overall sales and marketing costs incurred by the
collaboration.
Tarceva-Related Royalties
We receive royalties from Roche of approximately 20% on net sales of Tarceva
outside of the United States and its territories. The royalty amount is
calculated by converting the respective countries' Tarceva sales in local
currency to Roche's functional currency (Swiss francs) and then to U.S. dollars.
The royalties are paid to us in U.S. dollars on a quarterly basis. As a result,
fluctuations in the value of the U.S. dollar against the Swiss franc and local
currencies in which Tarceva is sold will impact our earnings. For the three and
nine months ended September 30, 2009, Roche reported U.S. dollar equivalent rest
of world sales of approximately $183 million and $528 million, respectively,
compared to approximately $169 million and $498 million in the same periods last
year, respectively. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, we
recorded $36.9 million and $106.6 million in royalty revenue from these sales,
respectively, compared to $34.2 million and $100.8 million in the same periods
last year, respectively. The increase in royalty revenue for the three and nine
months ended September 30, 2009 was primarily due to increased sales volume
outside the United States, partially offset by the negative impact of net
unfavorable changes in foreign exchange rates.
Tarceva-Related Milestones
Milestone revenue from Tarceva includes the recognition of the ratable
portion of upfront fees from Genentech and milestone payments received from
Genentech and Roche to date in connection with various regulatory acceptances
and approvals for Tarceva in the United States, Europe and Japan. These payments
were initially deferred and are being recognized as revenue ratably over the
term of the agreement. The ratable portions of the upfront fee and milestone
payments recognized as revenue for the three and nine months ended September 30,
2009 were $921,000 and $2.8 million, respectively, compared to $979,000 and
$2.9 million for the same periods last year, respectively. The unrecognized
deferred revenue related to these upfront fees and milestone payments received
was $34.3 million and $37.1 million as of September 30, 2009 and December 31,
2008, respectively. We also will be entitled to additional milestone payments
from Genentech and Roche upon the occurrence of certain regulatory approvals and
filings with respect to Tarceva. Additional milestone payments will be due from
Genentech and Roche upon approval of adjuvant indications in the United States
and Europe. The ultimate receipt of these additional milestone payments is
contingent upon the applicable regulatory approvals and other future events.
Other Revenues
Other revenues for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009 were
$22.7 million and $46.3 million, respectively, compared to $13.9 million and
$30.0 million for the same periods last year, respectively, and include
non-Tarceva related license, milestone, royalty and commission revenues.
We recognized $17.3 million and $40.1 million of royalty revenue for the
three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, respectively, compared to
$12.8 million and $26.8 million for the same periods last year, respectively,
from previously granted worldwide non-exclusive license agreements entered into
by Prosidion under our DPIV patent estate covering the use of DPIV inhibitors
for treatment of type 2 diabetes and related indications. Our royalty revenue
for
the three and nine months ended September, 2009 and 2008 was principally derived
from sales of Merck's DPIV inhibitor product, Januvia ® (sitagliptin), and its
combination product, Janumet®(sitagliptin/metformin). We also derived royalty
revenue from sales of Novartis AG's DPIV inhibitor product, Galvus ®
(vildagliptin), and its combination product Eucreas ® (vildagliptin/metformin),
and Bristol-Myers Squibb's DPIV inhibitor Onglyza™ (saxagliptin).
Other revenues for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009 also
include a $5 million milestone payment related to a non-exclusive licensing
agreement under our DPIV patent portfolio.
Expenses
Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
September 30, September 30,
(In thousands) 2009 2008 $ Change 2009 2008 $ Change
Cost of goods sold $ 1,607 $ 2,517 $ (910 ) $ 6,460 $ 6,748 $ (288 )
Research and
development 38,546 33,054 5,492 111,129 94,009 17,120
Acquired in-process
research and
development 5,000 - 5,000 5,000 - 5,000
Selling, general and
administrative 24,677 22,262 2,415 74,065 69,985 4,080
Restructuring costs 1,148 - 1,148 1,148 - 1,148
Amortization of
intangibles 229 646 (417 ) 693 1,884 (1,191 )
$ 71,207 $ 58,479 $ 12,728 $ 198,495 $ 172,626 $ 25,869
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Cost of Goods Sold
Total cost of goods sold for the three and nine months ended September 30,
2009 was $1.6 million and $6.5 million, respectively, compared to $2.5 million
and $6.7 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008,
respectively, and represents the cost of goods sold related to Tarceva.
Research and Development
R&D expenses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009 increased
$5.5 million and $17.1 million, respectively, compared to the same periods last
year. The increase was primarily due to an increase in R&D expenses related to
non-Tarceva oncology programs, in particular OSI-906, our IGF-1R inhibitor
candidate and our diabetes and obesity programs, and equity-based compensation,
partially offset by a decline in R&D expenses for Tarceva.
We manage the ongoing development program for Tarceva with our collaborators,
Genentech and Roche, through a global development committee under a Tripartite
Agreement among the parties. Together with our collaborators, we have
implemented a broad-based global development strategy for Tarceva that
implements simultaneous clinical programs currently designed to expand the
number of approved indications for Tarceva and evaluate the use of Tarceva in
new and/or novel combinations. Since 2001, we and our collaborators have
committed an aggregate of approximately $930 million to the global development
plan to be shared by the three parties. As of September 30, 2009, we had
invested in excess of $266 million in the development of Tarceva, representing
our share of the costs incurred through September 30, 2009 under the tripartite
global development plan and additional investments outside of the plan.
We consider the active management and development of our clinical pipeline crucial to the long-term process of getting a clinical candidate approved by the regulatory authorities and brought to market. We manage our overall research, development and in-licensing efforts in a highly disciplined manner designed to advance only high quality, differentiated agents into clinical development. The duration of each phase of clinical development and the probabilities of success for approval of drug candidates entering clinical development will be impacted by a variety of factors, including the quality of the molecule, the validity of the target and disease indication, early clinical data, investment in the program, competition and commercial viability. Because we manage our pipeline in a dynamic and disciplined manner, it is difficult to give accurate guidance on the anticipated proportion of our R&D investments assigned to any one program prior to the Phase III stage of development, or to the future cash inflows from these programs. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, we invested a total of $14.1 million and $40.0 million, respectively, in research, and $24.4 million and $71.1 million, respectively, in pre-clinical and clinical development. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008, we invested a total of $13.0 million and $38.3 million, respectively, in research, and $20.1 million and $55.7 million, respectively, in pre-clinical and clinical development. We believe that this represents an appropriate level of investment in R&D for our company when balanced against our goals of financial performance and the creation of longer-term shareholder value. Acquired In-process Research and Development In July 2009, we expanded our drug discovery and translational research . . .
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