0001193125-12-458847.txt : 20121108 0001193125-12-458847.hdr.sgml : 20121108 20121108070155 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-12-458847 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20121108 ITEM INFORMATION: Results of Operations and Financial Condition ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20121108 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20121108 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: GTX INC /DE/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001260990 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS [2834] IRS NUMBER: 621715807 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-50549 FILM NUMBER: 121188389 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 175 TOYOTA PLAZA STREET 2: 7TH FLOOR CITY: MEMPHIS STATE: TN ZIP: 38103 BUSINESS PHONE: 901-523-9700 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 175 TOYOTA PLAZA STREET 2: 7TH FLOOR CITY: MEMPHIS STATE: TN ZIP: 38103 8-K 1 d434194d8k.htm FORM 8-K Form 8-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) November 8, 2012

 

 

GTx, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   000-50549   62-1715807

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

175 Toyota Plaza

7th Floor

Memphis, Tennessee 38103

(901) 523-9700

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 


ITEM 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On November 8, 2012, GTx, Inc. issued its financial press release for the third quarter ended September 30, 2012, a copy of which is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report.

This release is furnished by GTx pursuant to Item 2.02 of Form 8-K and is not to be considered “filed” under the Exchange Act, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any previous or future filing by the Registrant under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act.

 

ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit

Number

  

Description

99.1    Press Release issued by GTx, Inc. dated November 8, 2012
 


SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

    GTx, INC.
Date: November 8, 2012   By:  

/s/ Mark E. Mosteller

    Name:   Mark E. Mosteller
    Title:   Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
EX-99.1 2 d434194dex991.htm PRESS RELEASE Press Release

Exhibit 99.1

Contact:

Marc Hanover, President

GTx, Inc.

901-523-9700

GTx PROVIDES CORPORATE UPDATE AND REPORTS THIRD QUARTER 2012

FINANCIAL RESULTS

MEMPHIS, TN. — November 8, 2012 — GTx, Inc. (Nasdaq: GTXI) today provided a Company update and reported financial results for the third quarter of 2012.

“We expect to complete enrollment this quarter in our two pivotal Phase III clinical trials evaluating enobosarm for the prevention and treatment of muscle wasting in non-small cell lung cancer patients, and we should receive topline data from these studies during the second quarter of 2013.” said Mitchell S. Steiner, MD, CEO of GTx. “Additionally, we are currently enrolling subjects for our Phase II clinical study of Capesaris® to demonstrate its safety and efficacy as a secondary hormonal therapy in men with metastatic castration resistant prostate cancer. We believe that the unique mechanism of action of Capesaris will allow it to be used in combination with primary ADT and as the first secondary hormonal therapy used in men with advanced prostate cancer.”

Clinical updates

Enobosarm (Ostarine®, GTx-024), an oral selective androgen receptor modulator, for the prevention and treatment of muscle wasting in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer: GTx is currently enrolling subjects with advanced non-small cell lung cancer in two pivotal Phase III clinical trials, POWER 1 and POWER 2. These international Phase III studies are being conducted in clinical sites in the United States, Europe, and South America. In each of the placebo-controlled, double-blind clinical trials, 300 patients with Stage III or IV non-small cell lung cancer are being randomized to oral daily doses of placebo or enobosarm 3 mg at the time they begin first line standard chemotherapy. The studies are evaluating as co-primary endpoints at three months of treatment the response rates of enobosarm versus placebo on maintaining or improving total lean body mass (muscle) assessed by dual x-ray absorptiometry and improving physical function assessed by the Stair Climb Test. Durability of the drug effect is being evaluated as a secondary endpoint at five months of treatment. Enrollment for both studies is expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of this year, and topline results should be released during the second quarter of 2013.


Capesaris® (GTx-758), an oral nonsteroidal selective estrogen receptor alpha agonist, for secondary hormonal therapy in men with castration resistant prostate cancer and, potentially, as a primary treatment for advanced prostate cancer used in combination with ADT: GTx has initiated an open-label, Phase II clinical study of Capesaris to treat men with metastatic castration resistant prostate cancer. The Phase II study will evaluate the safety and effectiveness of three lower doses of Capesaris. The primary endpoint will be to reduce serum prostate specific antigen, or PSA, by day 90. Other key cancer endpoints include serum PSA progression, time to progression and progression free survival in the study subjects. In addition, the clinical study will evaluate the ability of Capesaris to treat certain estrogen deficiency side effects associated with LHRH agonists such as hot flashes, bone loss, and insulin resistance.

Seventy-five men with metastatic castration resistant prostate cancer will be randomized into one of three cohorts of 125 mg, 250 mg or 500 mg daily dose of Capesaris. Each arm will have 25 patients and the enrollment will be conducted sequentially, with the 125 mg cohort being the first to be enrolled. The enrollment into the next higher dose of Capesaris will commence if an acceptable incidence of venous thromboembolic events is observed among randomized patients for 30 days following enrollment of the last patient in the previous cohort.

Capesaris is an oral nonsteroidal selective estrogen receptor alpha agonist which GTx is developing for the treatment of advanced prostate cancer. Data from previous clinical and preclinical studies have demonstrated the ability of Capesaris to increase the production of a protein called sex hormone binding globulin, or SHBG, thereby reducing free testosterone, which can stimulate prostate cancer growth. GTx believes Capesaris has the potential to reduce testosterone without also causing certain estrogen deficiency side effects, such as bone loss, hot flashes and insulin resistance, which are common with current androgen deprivation therapies for prostate cancer. GTx also believes that Capesaris may be effective, in combination with ADT, as a primary treatment of advanced prostate cancer by reducing free testosterone to levels lower than what is attainable with ADT alone and potentially reducing the estrogen deficiency side effects caused by the use of ADT.


Financial highlights for the quarter ended September 30, 2012

The Company reported net income for the quarter ended September 30, 2012 of $7.4 million, which included a gain of $18.8 million on the sale of the Company’s rights and certain assets related to FARESTON® (toremifene citrate) 60 mg tablets, approved for the treatment of metastatic breast cancer in postmenopausal women in the United States. The Company reported a net loss of $9.3 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2011. For the nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Company reported a net loss of $14.1 million compared to a net loss of $22.6 million for the same period of 2011.

Research and development expenses for the quarter ended September 30, 2012 were $9.8 million compared to $8.2 million for the same period in 2011. General and administrative expenses for the quarter ended September 30, 2012 were $3.0 million compared to $2.7 million for the same period in 2011.

At September 30, 2012, GTx had cash and short-term investments of $47.3 million and in October 2012, GTx increased its cash and short-term investments when it received net cash proceeds of approximately $19 million from the sale of FARESTON®.

Conference call

There will be a conference call today at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time. To listen to the conference call, please dial 866-383-8008 from the United States or Canada or 617-597-5341 from other international locations. The access code for the call is 96162770. A playback of the call will be available from approximately 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time today through November 22, 2012 and may be accessed by dialing 888-286-8010 from the United States or Canada or 617-801-6888 from other international locations and referencing reservation number 67624490. Additionally, you may access the live and subsequently archived webcast of the conference call from the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website at http://www.gtxinc.com.


About GTx

GTx, Inc., headquartered in Memphis, Tenn., is a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the discovery, development, and commercialization of small molecules for the treatment of cancer, cancer supportive care, and other serious medical conditions.

Forward-Looking Information is Subject to Risk and Uncertainty

This press release contains forward-looking statements based upon GTx's current expectations. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, and include, but are not limited to, statements relating to GTx's clinical trials for enobosarm (also known as Ostarine® or GTx-024) and its clinical trial of Capesaris® (GTx-758). GTx's actual results and the timing of events could differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements as a result of these risks and uncertainties, which include, without limitation, the risks (i) that GTx will not be able to commercialize its product candidates if clinical trials do not demonstrate safety and efficacy in humans; (ii) that GTx may not be able to obtain required regulatory approvals to commercialize its product candidates in a timely manner or at all; (iii) that clinical trials being conducted by GTx may not be completed on schedule, or at all, or may otherwise be suspended or terminated; or (iv) that GTx could utilize its available cash resources sooner than it currently expects and may be unable to raise capital when needed, which would force GTx to delay, reduce or eliminate its product candidate development programs or commercialization efforts. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which apply only as of the date of this press release. GTx’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 8, 2012 contains under the heading, "Risk Factors", a more comprehensive description of these and other risks to which GTx is subject. GTx expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in its expectations with regard thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statements are based.


GTx, Inc.

Condensed Balance Sheets

(in thousands, except share data)

 

     September 30,     December 31,  
     2012     2011  
     (unaudited)        

ASSETS

    

Current assets:

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 38,731      $ 63,745   

Short-term investments

     8,555        10,695   

Accounts receivable, net

     1,152        981   

FARESTON® sale proceeds receivable

     21,671        —     

Inventory

     —          161   

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     1,233        1,266   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     71,342        76,848   

Property and equipment, net

     640        1,096   

Intangible and other assets, net

     186        240   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 72,168      $ 78,184   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

    

Current liabilities:

    

Accounts payable

   $ 1,214      $ 1,219   

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

     10,263        4,142   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     11,477        5,361   

Other long-term liabilities

     786        949   

Commitments and contingencies

    

Stockholders’ equity:

    

Common stock, $0.001 par value: 120,000,000 shares authorized at both September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011; 62,816,924 and 62,790,223 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively

     63        63   

Additional paid-in capital

     460,073        457,985   

Accumulated deficit

     (400,231     (386,174
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ equity

     59,905        71,874   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 72,168      $ 78,184   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 


GTx, Inc.

Condensed Statements of Operations

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

(unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
     September 30,     September 30,  
     2012     2011     2012     2011  

Revenues:

        

Collaboration revenue

   $ —        $ —        $ —        $ 8,066   

Expenses:

        

Research and development expenses

     9,764        8,181        28,836        23,075   

General and administrative expenses

     2,999        2,708        7,987        8,886   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     12,763        10,889        36,823        31,961   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss from operations

     (12,763     (10,889     (36,823     (23,895

Other (expense) income, net

     (47     23        14        332   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss from operations before income taxes

     (12,810     (10,866     (36,809     (23,563

Income tax benefit

     7,861        591        8,848        398   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss from continuing operations

     (4,949     (10,275     (27,961     (23,165
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from discontinued operations before income taxes

     20,214        1,522        22,752        951   

Income tax expense

     (7,861     (591     (8,848     (398
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income from discontinued operations

     12,353        931        13,904        553   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ 7,404      $ (9,344   $ (14,057   $ (22,612
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss) per share—basic and diluted:

        

Net loss from continuing operations

   $ (0.08   $ (0.16   $ (0.44   $ (0.42

Net income from discontinued operations

     0.20        0.01        0.22        0.01   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss) per share

   $ 0.12      $ (0.15   $ (0.22   $ (0.41
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding:

        

Basic and diluted

     62,815,549        62,778,575        62,806,440        55,529,320