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Forward-looking Information
−Removed: The following discussion of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements as of September 30, 2024 and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, and related notes included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, as well as the audited consolidated financial statements and notes and Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 filed with the SEC on February 15, 2024.
+Added: The following discussion of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements as of March 31, 2025 and for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, and related notes included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, as well as the audited consolidated financial statements and notes and Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 filed with the SEC on February 13, 2025.
This Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
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The lead product candidate in our portfolio, PYRUKYND® (mitapivat), is an activator of both wild-type and mutant pyruvate kinase, or PK, enzymes for the potential treatment of hemolytic anemias.
−Removed: In February 2022, the U.S.
−Removed: Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, approved PYRUKYND® for the treatment of hemolytic anemia in adults with PK deficiency in the United States.
−Removed: In November 2022, we received marketing authorization from the European Commission for PYRUKYND® for the treatment of PK deficiency in adult patients in the European Union, or EU.
−Removed: In December 2022, we received marketing authorization in Great Britain for PYRUKYND® for the treatment of PK deficiency in adult patients under the European Commission Decision Reliance Procedure.
−Removed: In addition, we are currently evaluating PYRUKYND® in clinical trials for the treatment of thalassemia, sickle cell disease, or SCD, and in pediatric patients with PK deficiency.
−Removed: We are also developing (i) AG-946 (tebapivat), a novel PK activator, for the potential treatment of lower-risk myelodysplastic syndrome, or LR MDS, and hemolytic anemias, and (ii) AG-181, our phenylalanine hydroxylase, or PAH, stabilizer for the potential treatment of phenylketonuria, or PKU.
−Removed: In September 2024, AG-946 (tebapivat) was granted Orphan Drug Designation by the FDA for the treatment of MDS.
−Removed: In addition to the aforementioned development programs, in July 2023 we entered into a license agreement with Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc., or Alnylam, for the development and commercialization of products containing or comprised of an siRNA preclinical development candidate discovered by Alnylam and targeting the transmembrane serine protease 6, or TMPRSS6, gene, and we have begun preclinical development of a product candidate for the potential disease-modifying treatment of patients with polycythemia vera, or PV, a rare blood disorder.
−Removed: Alnylam License Agreement
−Removed: In accordance with the license agreement with Alnylam, in the three months ended September 30, 2023, we made an up-front payment to Alnylam and recognized in-process research and development of $17.5 million.
−Removed: We will also pay Alnylam for certain expenses associated with the development of the TMPRSS6 program, and these will be recorded in our Consolidated Statements of Operations as incurred.
−Removed: Additionally, we are responsible to pay up to $130.0 million in potential development and regulatory milestones, in addition to sales milestones as well as tiered royalties on annual net sales, if any, of licensed products,
−Removed: which may be subject to specified reductions and offsets.
−Removed: Because the acquired assets under the license agreement with Alnylam do not meet the definition of a business in accordance with ASC 805, Business Combinations , we accounted for the agreement as an asset acquisition.
+Added: PYRUKYND® is approved for use by the U.S.
+Added: Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, for the treatment of hemolytic anemia in adults with PK deficiency in the United States and by the European Commission for the treatment of PK deficiency in adult patients in the European Union, or EU.
+Added: Additionally, we received marketing authorization in Great Britain for PYRUKYND® for the treatment of PK deficiency in adult patients under the European Commission Decision Reliance Procedure.
+Added: In December 2024, we announced that we submitted a supplemental new drug application, or sNDA, to the FDA for PYRUKYND® for the treatment of adult patients with non-transfusion dependent and transfusion-dependent alpha- or beta-thalassemia, which was accepted with standard review by the FDA and granted a Prescription Drug User Fee Act, or PDUFA, goal date of September 7, 2025.
+Added: Also in December 2024, we announced that we submitted a marketing authorization application, or MAA, to the European Medicines Agency, or EMA, and regulatory applications to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates health authorities for PYRUKYND® for the treatment of adult patients with non-transfusion dependent and transfusion-dependent alpha- or beta-thalassemia.
+Added: In addition, we are currently evaluating PYRUKYND® in a phase 3 clinical trial for the treatment of sickle cell disease, or SCD.
+Added: We are also developing (i) tebapivat, a novel PK activator, for the potential treatment of lower-risk myelodysplastic syndromes, or LR MDS, and SCD;
+Added: (ii) AG-181, our phenylalanine hydroxylase, or PAH, stabilizer for the potential treatment of phenylketonuria, or PKU;
+Added: and (iii) AG-236, an siRNA in-licensed from Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc., or Alnylam, targeting the transmembrane serine protease 6, or TMPRSS6 gene for the potential treatment of polycythemia vera, or PV.
Sale of Oncology Business to Servier and Sale of Contingent Payments
On March 31, 2021, we completed the sale of our oncology business to Servier Pharmaceuticals, LLC, or Servier, which represented a discontinued operation.
−Removed: The transaction included the sale of our oncology business, including TIBSOVO®, our clinical-stage product candidates vorasidenib, AG-270 and AG-636, and our oncology research programs for a payment of approximately $1.8 billion in cash at the closing, subject to certain adjustments, and a payment of $200.0 million in cash, if, prior to January 1, 2027, vorasidenib is granted new drug application, or NDA, approval from the FDA with an approved label that permits vorasidenib’s use as a single agent for the adjuvant treatment of patients with Grade 2 glioma that have an isocitrate dehydrogenase, or IDH, 1 or 2 mutation (and, to the extent required by such approval, the vorasidenib companion diagnostic test is granted an FDA premarket approval), or the Vorasidenib Milestone Payment, as well as a royalty of 5% of U.S.
+Added: The transaction included the sale of our oncology business, including TIBSOVO®, our clinical-stage product candidates vorasidenib, AG-270 and AG-636, and our oncology research programs for a payment of approximately $1.8 billion in cash at the closing, subject to certain adjustments, and a payment of $200.0 million in cash, if,
+Added: prior to January 1, 2027, vorasidenib is granted new drug application, or NDA, approval from the FDA with an approved label that permits vorasidenib’s use as a single agent for the adjuvant treatment of patients with Grade 2 glioma that have an isocitrate dehydrogenase, or IDH, 1 or 2 mutation (and, to the extent required by such approval, the vorasidenib companion diagnostic test is granted an FDA premarket approval), or the Vorasidenib Milestone Payment, as well as a royalty of 5% of U.S.
net sales of TIBSOVO® from the close of the transaction through loss of exclusivity, and a royalty of 15% of U.S.
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In August 2024, the FDA approved vorasidenib for adult and pediatric patients 12 years and older with Grade 2 astrocytoma or oligodendroglioma with a susceptible IDH1 or IDH2 mutation, following surgery including biopsy, sub-total resection, or gross total resection.
−Removed: In September 2024, we received the Vorasidenib Milestone Payment from Servier and recognized income of $200.0 million within the milestone payment from gain on sale of oncology business line item in our consolidated statements of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024.
+Added: In September 2024, we received the Vorasidenib Milestone Payment from Servier and recognized income of $200.0 million within the milestone payment from gain on sale of oncology business line item in our consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended September 30, 2024.
In May 2024, we entered into a purchase and sale agreement to sell the Vorasidenib Royalty Rights to Royalty Pharma Investments 2019 ICAV, or Royalty Pharma, for $905.0 million in cash, or the Upfront Payment.
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net sales in each calendar year in excess of $1.0 billion will be split, with Royalty Pharma having the rights to a 12% earn-out on those excess payments and Agios retaining the rights to a 3% earn-out on those excess payments, or the Retained Earn-Out Rights.
−Removed: As a result of the sale, we recognized $889.1 million ($905.0 million net of fees of $15.9 million) within the gain on sale of contingent payments line item in our consolidated statements of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024.
−Removed: Royalty income related to the Retained Earn-Out Rights will be recognized in the period when realizable.
+Added: As a result of the sale, we recognized income of $889.1 million ($905.0 million net of fees of $15.9 million) within the gain on sale of contingent payments line item in our consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended September 30, 2024.
+Added: Royalty income related to the Retained Earn-Out Rights, if any, will be recognized in the period when realizable.
Financial Operations Overview
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Additionally, since inception, we have historically incurred significant operating losses.
−Removed: Our net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 was $770.2 million and our net loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 was $256.1 million.
−Removed: As of September 30, 2024, we had an accumulated deficit of $52.4 million.
−Removed: The net income we generated in the nine months ended September 30, 2024 was primarily due to the sale of the Vorasidenib Royalty Rights to Royalty Pharma and our receipt of the Vorasidenib Milestone Payment discussed above in Overview .
−Removed: We expect to incur significant expenses and net losses until such time we are able to report profitable results.
+Added: Our net loss for the three months ended March 31, 2025 was $89.3 million and our net loss for the three months ended March 31, 2024 was $81.5 million.
+Added: As of March 31, 2025, we had an accumulated deficit of $238.2 million.
+Added: We expect to continue to incur significant expenses and net losses until such time we are able to report profitable results.
Our net losses may fluctuate significantly from year to year.
−Removed: We expect that we will continue to incur significant expenses as we continue to advance and expand clinical development and commercialization activities for PYRUKYND®, including with respect to our anticipated regulatory submissions for the treatment of thalassemia;
−Removed: continue to advance and expand clinical development of AG-946 (tebapivat), our novel PK activator;
−Removed: continue to advance AG-181, our PAH stabilizer;
−Removed: continue preclinical development of a licensed siRNA development candidate pursuant to our license agreement with Alnylam;
+Added: We expect that we will continue to incur significant expenses as we continue to advance and expand clinical development and commercialization activities for PYRUKYND®, including with respect to the review by the FDA and other regulatory authorities of our regulatory submissions made, which we announced in December 2024, for the treatment of thalassemia;
+Added: continue to advance and expand clinical development of tebapivat, our novel PK activator;
+Added: continue to advance clinical development of AG-181, our PAH stabilizer;
+Added: continue preclinical development of AG-236, a licensed siRNA development
+Added: candidate pursuant to our license agreement with Alnylam;
expand and protect our intellectual property portfolio, including by in-licensing or acquiring assets for pipeline growth;
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In addition to distribution agreements with Customers, we enter into arrangements with healthcare providers and payors that provide for government-mandated and/or privately-negotiated rebates, chargebacks and discounts with respect to the purchase of PYRUKYND®.
−Removed: In July 2024, we entered into a distribution agreement with NewBridge Pharmaceuticals FZ-LLC, or the NewBridge Agreement, pursuant to which we granted NewBridge the right to commercialize PYRUKYND® in Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates, or the GCC region.
+Added: In July 2024, we entered into a distribution agreement, or the NewBridge Agreement, with NewBridge Pharmaceuticals FZ-LLC, or NewBridge, pursuant to which we granted NewBridge the right to commercialize PYRUKYND® in Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates, or the GCC region.
For further discussion of our revenue recognition policy, see Note 8, Product Revenue , to the condensed consolidated financial statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
−Removed: In the future, we expect to continue to generate revenue from product sales, and we may potentially generate revenue from the Retained Earn-Out Rights.
−Removed: We may also generate revenue from milestone payments, upfront payments or royalties on product sales from collaborations or licensing agreements that we may enter into in the future.
+Added: In the future, we expect to continue to generate revenue from product sales.
+Added: We may also generate revenue from milestone payments, upfront payments or royalties on product sales under collaborations or licensing agreements that we may enter into in the future.
Cost of Sales
Cost of sales consists primarily of manufacturing costs for sales of PYRUKYND®.
−Removed: Based on our policy to expense costs associated with the manufacturing of our products prior to regulatory approval, certain of the manufacturing costs associated with product shipments of PYRUKYND® recorded during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 were expensed prior to February 17, 2022, and, therefore, are not included in costs of sales during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023.
−Removed: The amounts excluded from cost of sales were not significant during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023.
+Added: Based on our policy to expense costs associated with the manufacturing of our products prior to regulatory approval, certain of the manufacturing costs associated with product shipments of PYRUKYND® recorded during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 were expensed prior to February 17, 2022, and, therefore, are not included in costs of sales during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024.
+Added: The amounts excluded from cost of sales were not significant during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024.
Inventories are reviewed periodically to identify excess or obsolete inventory based on projected sales activity as well as product shelf-life.
Expired inventory is disposed of, and the related costs are recognized as cost of sales in our consolidated statements of operations, when, based on the expiry date, we do not believe we are able to sell the inventory.
−Removed: We have not reserved for excess or obsolete inventory during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023.
+Added: We have not reserved for excess or obsolete inventory during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024.
Research and Development Expenses
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• expenses incurred under agreements with third parties, including contract research organizations, or CROs, that conduct research and development and both preclinical and clinical activities on our behalf, and the cost of consultants;
−Removed: • the cost of lab supplies and acquiring, developing and manufacturing preclinical and clinical study materials;
+Added: • the cost of lab supplies and acquiring, developing and manufacturing preclinical study and clinical trial materials;
• facilities, depreciation, and other expenses, which include direct and allocated expenses for rent and the maintenance of facilities, insurance and other operating costs.
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PYRUKYND® is an orally available small molecule and a potent activator of the wild-type and mutated PK enzymes.
−Removed: In February 2022, the FDA approved PYRUKYND® for the treatment of hemolytic anemia in adults with PK deficiency in the United States.
−Removed: In November 2022, we received marketing authorization from the European Commission for PYRUKYND® for the treatment of PK deficiency in adult patients in the EU.
−Removed: In December 2022, we received marketing authorization in Great Britain for PYRUKYND® for the treatment of PK deficiency in adult patients under the European Commission Decision Reliance Procedure.
−Removed: In addition, we are currently evaluating PYRUKYND® in clinical trials for the treatment of thalassemia, SCD, and in pediatric patients with PK deficiency.
−Removed: We have worldwide development and commercial rights to PYRUKYND®, subject to the commercialization rights granted to Newbridge in the GCC region pursuant to the Newbridge Agreement, and expect to fund the future development and commercialization costs related to this program.
+Added: PYRUKYND® is approved for use by the FDA for the treatment of hemolytic anemia in adults with PK deficiency in the United States and by the European Commission for the treatment of PK deficiency in adult patients in the EU.
+Added: Additionally, we received marketing authorization in Great Britain for PYRUKYND® for the treatment of PK deficiency in adult patients under the European Commission Decision Reliance Procedure.
+Added: In December 2024, we announced that we submitted an sNDA to the FDA for PYRUKYND® for the treatment of adult patients with non-transfusion dependent and transfusion-dependent alpha- or beta-thalassemia, which was accepted with standard review by the FDA and granted a PDUFA goal date of September 7, 2025.
+Added: Also in December 2024, we announced that we submitted an MAA to the EMA and regulatory applications to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates health authorities for PYRUKYND® for the treatment of adult patients with non-transfusion dependent and transfusion-dependent alpha- or beta-thalassemia.
+Added: In addition, we are currently evaluating PYRUKYND® in clinical trials for the treatment of SCD and in pediatric patients with PK deficiency.
+Added: We have worldwide development and commercial rights to PYRUKYND®.
+Added: In July 2024, we entered into a distribution agreement with NewBridge Pharmaceuticals FZ-LLC, or the NewBridge Agreement, pursuant to which we granted NewBridge the right to commercialize PYRUKYND® in the GCC region.
+Added: We expect to fund the future development and commercialization costs related to this program.
PYRUKYND® has been granted orphan drug designation for the treatment of PK deficiency by the FDA and the EMA.
−Removed: Additionally, PYRUKYND® has received orphan drug designation from the FDA for the treatment of thalassemia and SCD, and breakthrough medicine designation by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority for the treatment of thalassemia.
−Removed: We have built our commercial infrastructure to support the commercialization of PYRUKYND® in adult PK deficiency in the United States.
+Added: Additionally, PYRUKYND® has received orphan drug designation from the FDA for the treatment of thalassemia and SCD, orphan medicinal product designation from the EMA for the treatment of SCD, and breakthrough medicine designation from the Saudi Food and Drug Authority for the treatment of thalassemia.
+Added: We built our commercial infrastructure to support the commercialization of PYRUKYND® in adult PK deficiency in the United States, and have expanded this infrastructure to support the potential commercial launch of PYRUKYND® in thalassemia in the United States.
In connection with our regulatory approvals in the EU and Great Britain, we are currently providing access to PYRUKYND® on a free of charge basis for eligible patients in those jurisdictions through a global managed access program.
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Our global managed access program has not had a significant impact on our business, financial condition or results of operations.
−Removed: Beyond the global managed access program, we continue to evaluate options for the commercialization of PYRUKYND® outside of the United States, including through exploring potential partnership opportunities, such as the NewBridge Agreement which we entered into in July 2024.
+Added: Beyond the global managed access program, we continue to evaluate options for the commercialization of PYRUKYND® outside of the United States, including through exploring potential partnership opportunities, such as the NewBridge Agreement.
We are evaluating PYRUKYND® in numerous clinical trials, including the following:
• An extension study evaluating the long-term safety, tolerability and efficacy of treatment with PYRUKYND® in patients from ENERGIZE, our completed phase 3, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled multicenter study pivotal trial of PYRUKYND® in adults with non-transfusion-dependent alpha- or beta-thalassemia.
−Removed: We announced topline data for
−Removed: ENERGIZE in January 2024 and a more detailed analysis of the data in June 2024.
+Added: We announced topline data for ENERGIZE in January 2024 and a more detailed analysis of the data in June 2024.
A total of 194 patients were enrolled in the study, with 130 randomized to PYRUKYND® 100 mg twice-daily, or BID, and 64 randomized to matched placebo.
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Treatment with PYRUKYND® also demonstrated statistically significant improvements compared to placebo for both key secondary endpoints:
−Removed: (i) change from baseline in average Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Fatigue, or FACIT-Fatigue, subscale score from week 12 to week 24 and (ii) change from baseline in average hemoglobin concentration from week 12 to week 24.
+Added: (i) change from baseline in average Functional
+Added: Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Fatigue, or FACIT-Fatigue, subscale score from week 12 to week 24 and (ii) change from baseline in average hemoglobin concentration from week 12 to week 24.
During the 24-week double-blind period, four (3.1%) subjects in the PYRUKYND® arm experienced adverse events, or AEs, leading to discontinuation, and there were no AEs in the placebo arm leading to discontinuation.
−Removed: AEs that led to discontinutation in the PYRUKIND® arm were thrombocytopenia, arthralgia, abdominal distension, and 5 concurrent laboratory adverse events (alanine aminotransferase increase, aspartate aminotransferase increase, blood bilirubin increase, blood LDH increase, and international normalized ratio increase), all in one patient each.
−Removed: We aim to submit an sNDA for PYRUKYND® in thalassemia to the FDA by the end of 2024.
+Added: AEs that led to discontinuation in the PYRUKYND® arm were thrombocytopenia, arthralgia, abdominal distension, and 5 concurrent laboratory adverse events (alanine aminotransferase increase, aspartate aminotransferase increase, blood bilirubin increase, blood LDH increase, and international normalized ratio increase), all in one patient each.
• An extension study evaluating the long-term safety, tolerability and efficacy of treatment with PYRUKYND® in patients from ENERGIZE-T, our completed phase 3, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled multicenter study evaluating the efficacy and safety of PYRUKYND® as a potential treatment for adults with transfusion-dependent alpha- or beta-thalassemia, defined as 6 to 20 red blood cell, or RBC, units transfused and ≤ six-week transfusion-free period during the 24-week period before randomization.
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Secondary endpoints include additional transfusion reduction measures and percentage of participants with transfusion-independence.
−Removed: We announced topline data for ENERGIZE-T in June 2024.
+Added: We announced topline data for ENERGIZE-T in June 2024 and a more detailed analysis of the data in December 2024.
A total of 258 patients were enrolled in the study, with 171 randomized to PYRUKYND® 100 mg twice-daily and 87 randomized to matched placebo.
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In addition, a higher proportion of patients in the PYRUKYND® arm (9.9%) compared to the placebo arm (1.1%) achieved the secondary endpoint of transfusion independence (transfusion-free for ≥8 consecutive weeks through week 48).
−Removed: During the 48-week double-blind period, 5.8% of the patients in the PYRUKYND® arm experienced an AE leading to discontinuation compared to 1.2% of patients in the placebo arm.
−Removed: As mentioned above, we aim to submit an sNDA for PYRUKYND® in thalassemia to the FDA by the end of 2024.
−Removed: • RISE UP, a phase 2/3 study evaluating the efficacy and safety of PYRUKYND® in SCD patients who are 16 years of age or older, have had between two and 10 sickle cell pain crises in the past 12 months, and have hemoglobin within the range of 5.5 to 10.5 g/dL during screening.
−Removed: We enrolled 79 patients in the phase 2 portion of the trial, with 26 patients in the 50 mg twice daily mitapivat arm, 26 patients in the 100 mg twice daily mitapivat arm and 27 patients in the placebo arm.
+Added: The proportion of patients with any treatment-emergent adverse events, or TEAEs, was 90.1% in patients on PYRUKYND® and 83.5% in patients on placebo.
+Added: The most frequent TEAEs that occurred in at least 10% of patients on PYRUKYND® were headache, upper respiratory tract infection, initial insomnia, diarrhea and fatigue.
+Added: Serious TEAEs were reported in 11.0% and 15.3% of patients on PYRUKYND® and placebo, respectively;
+Added: 2.3% and 1.2%, respectively, were considered treatment-related.
+Added: During the 48-week double-blind period, 5.8% of the patients in the PYRUKYND® arm experienced a TEAE leading to discontinuation compared to 1.2% of patients in the placebo arm.
+Added: The TEAEs leading to discontinuation of PYRUKYND®, each of which occurred in one patient, were diarrhea, paresthesia oral, concurrent anxiety and insomnia, initial insomnia, supraventricular tachycardia, fatigue, hypertransaminasemia, hepatitis C, hepatic cancer, and renal mass.
+Added: The TEAE that led to discontinuation of the one patient on placebo was blood creatine phosphokinase increase.
+Added: As indicated above, during the double-blind periods of ENERGIZE and ENERGIZE-T, two patients on PYRUKYND® experienced events of hepatocellular injury.
+Added: In addition, during the open-label extension periods of both trials, a total of three patients experienced events of hepatocellular injury after switching from placebo to PYRUKYND®.
+Added: All of these events occurred within the first six months of exposure to PYRUKYND® and liver tests improved following discontinuation of PYRUKYND®.
+Added: Based on the results of the ENERGIZE and ENERGIZE-T trials, in December 2024 we announced that we filed regulatory applications for PYRUKYND® for the treatment of adult patients with non-transfusion-dependent and transfusion-dependent alpha- or beta-thalassemia with the FDA, EMA and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates health authorities and we included in our regulatory applications hepatocellular injury as an important potential risk of PYRUKYND® in patients with thalassemia and proposed monthly monitoring of liver tests for the first six months of treatment with PYRUKYND®.
+Added: We updated our PYRUKYND® clinical trial protocols across all indications to incorporate monthly monitoring of liver tests for the first six months of treatment and updated the U.S.
+Added: Prescribing Information, or USPI, for PYRUKYND® for the treatment of hemolytic anemia in adults with PK deficiency to reflect the aforementioned risk of hepatocellular injury and recommended monitoring.
+Added: • RISE UP, a phase 2/3 study evaluating the efficacy and safety of PYRUKYND® in SCD patients who are 16 years of age or older, have had between two and 10 sickle cell pain crises, or SCPCs, in the past 12 months, and have hemoglobin within the range of 5.5 to 10.5 g/dL during screening.
+Added: We enrolled 79 patients in the phase 2 portion of the trial, with 26 patients in the 50 mg twice daily mitapivat arm, 26 patients in the 100 mg twice daily mitapivat arm and 27 patients in
+Added: the placebo arm.
The primary endpoints of the phase 2 portion of the trial were hemoglobin response, defined as ≥ 1 g/dL increase in average hemoglobin concentration from week 10 to week 12 compared to baseline, and safety.
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(i) the least-squares mean (95% confidence interval) for average change from baseline in hemoglobin levels, from week 10 through week 12, for patients in the 50 mg twice daily mitapivat, 100 mg twice daily mitapivat, and placebo arms, respectively, was 1.11 (0.77, 1.45) g/dL, 1.13 (0.79, 1.47) g/dL, and 0.05 (−0.28, 0.39) g/dL;
−Removed: (ii) we observed improvements in annualized rates of sickle cell pain crises as the annualized rate of sickle cell pain crises (95% confidence interval) for patients in the 50 mg twice daily and 100 mg twice daily mitapivat arms, respectively, was 0.83 (0.34, 1.99) and 0.51 (0.16, 1.59), compared to 1.71 (0.95, 3.08) for patients in the placebo arm;
−Removed: (iii) we observed improvement in patient-reported fatigue scores in the 50 mg twice daily mitapivat arm compared to the placebo arm, and the least-squares mean (95% confidence interval) for average changes
−Removed: from baseline in patient-reported fatigue score, from week 10 through week 12, for patients in the 50 mg twice daily mitapivat, 100 mg twice daily mitapivat, and placebo arms, respectively, was −3.80 (−7.16, −0.45), −0.10 (−3.27, 3.08), and −0.17 (−3.40, 3.07).
+Added: (ii) we observed improvements in annualized rates of SCPCs as the annualized rate of SCPCs (95% confidence interval) for patients in the 50 mg twice daily and 100 mg twice daily mitapivat arms, respectively, was 0.83 (0.34, 1.99) and 0.51 (0.16, 1.59), compared to 1.71 (0.95, 3.08) for patients in the placebo arm;
+Added: (iii) we observed improvement in patient-reported fatigue scores in the 50 mg twice daily mitapivat arm compared to the placebo arm, and the least-squares mean (95% confidence interval) for average changes from baseline in patient-reported fatigue score, from week 10 through week 12, for patients in the 50 mg twice daily mitapivat, 100 mg twice daily mitapivat, and placebo arms, respectively, was −3.80 (−7.16, −0.45), −0.10 (−3.27, 3.08), and −0.17 (−3.40, 3.07).
The safety profile for mitapivat observed in the phase 2 portion of the trial was generally consistent with previously reported data in other studies of SCD and other hemolytic anemias.
−Removed: The most common treatment-emergent adverse events, or TEAEs, in the 50 mg BID, 100 mg BID, and placebo arms, respectively, were:
+Added: The most common TEAEs in the 50 mg BID, 100 mg BID, and placebo arms, respectively, were:
headache (n=6, 6, 7), arthralgia (n=3, 5, 9), dysmenorrhea (n=0, 3, 0), pain (n=3, 3, 2), pain in extremity (n=1, 3, 6), back pain (n=4, 2, 3), nausea (n=1, 2, 4), fatigue (n=4, 1, 5), and influenza-like illness (n=1, 1, 3).
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Of the 79 patients enrolled in the study, 73 continued into the Phase 2 open-label extension period.
−Removed: In October 2023, we enrolled the first patient in the phase 3 portion of this trial.
+Added: In October 2023, we enrolled the first patient in the phase 3 portion of this trial and we have since enrolled over 200 patients worldwide.
The phase 3 portion includes a 52-week randomized, placebo-controlled period in which participants will be randomized in a 2:1 ratio to receive the recommended (100 mg twice daily) PYRUKYND® dose level or the placebo.
−Removed: The primary endpoints are hemoglobin response, defined as ≥1 g/dL increase in average hemoglobin from baseline to week 52, and annualized rate of sickle cell pain crises.
+Added: The primary endpoints are hemoglobin response, defined as ≥1 g/dL increase in average hemoglobin from week 24 through week 52 compared to baseline, and annualized rate of SCPCs.
+Added: The secondary endpoints include additional clinical efficacy measures related to anemia, hemolysis, erythropoiesis, patient-reported fatigue and pain, annualized frequency of hospitalizations for SCPCs, and change from baseline in six minute walk test.
Participants who complete either the phase 2 or phase 3 portion will have the option to move into a 216-week open-label extension period to continue to receive PYRUKYND®.
−Removed: We have completed enrollment and expect to announce topline data for this trial in late 2025.
−Removed: • ACTIVATE-kids and ACTIVATE-kidsT, double-blind phase 3 studies evaluating the efficacy and safety of PYRUKYND® as a potential treatment for PK deficiency in not regularly transfused and regularly transfused patients between one and 18 years old, respectively.
−Removed: A total of 49 patients were enrolled in the study, with 32 randomized to mitapivat twice-daily and 17 randomized to matched placebo.
+Added: We have completed enrollment and expect to announce topline data for this trial in late 2025, with a potential U.S.
+Added: commercial launch in 2026, if approved.
+Added: • Extension studies evaluating the long-term safety, tolerability and efficacy of treatment with PYRUKYND® in pediatric patients from ACTIVATE-kids and ACTIVATE-kidsT, our completed double-blind phase 3 studies evaluating the efficacy and safety of PYRUKYND® as a potential treatment for PK deficiency in not regularly transfused and regularly transfused patients between one and 18 years old, respectively.
+Added: We announced topline data for ACTIVATE-kidsT in August 2024.
+Added: A total of 49 patients were enrolled in ACTIVATE-kidsT, with 32 randomized to mitapivat twice-daily and 17 randomized to matched placebo.
30 patients (93.8%) in the mitapivat arm and 16 (94.1%) in the placebo arm completed the 32-week double-blind period of the study.
The primary endpoint of ACTIVATE-kidsT is transfusion reduction response, defined as ≥33% reduction in total RBC transfusion volume from week 9 through week 32 of the double-blind period.
−Removed: We announced topline data for ACTIVATE-kidsT in August 2024.
Using Bayesian methodology, the prespecified statistical criterion for the primary endpoint in ACTIVATE-kidsT was not met using low or moderate borrowing of data from the ACTIVATE-T study in adults.
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In the 32-week double-blind treatment period, mitapivat was generally safe and well-tolerated, with safety results consistent with the safety profile for mitapivat previously observed in adults with PK deficiency who are regularly transfused.
+Added: We announced topline data for ACTIVATE-kids in February 2025.
+Added: A total of 30 patients were enrolled in ACTIVATE-kids, with 19 randomized to mitapivat twice-daily and 11 randomized to matched placebo.
+Added: All patients in both treatment arms completed the 20-week double-blind period of the study.
The primary endpoint of ACTIVATE-kids is percentage of patients with hemoglobin response, defined as ≥1.5 g/dL increase in hemoglobin concentration from baseline that is sustained at two or more scheduled assessments at weeks 12, 16, and 20 during the double-blind period.
−Removed: ACTIVATE-kids has completed enrollment and we anticipate announcing topline data for this trial in 2025.
+Added: Using Bayesian methodology, the prespecified statistical criterion for the primary endpoint in ACTIVATE-kids was met using a range of relative borrowing from the adult ACTIVATE study, for all possible borrowing weights (ranging from 0 to 1).
+Added: In addition, the pre-specified supportive analysis based on traditional methodology comparing the hemoglobin response rate
+Added: for mitapivat versus placebo provided further evidence that the primary endpoint was met.
+Added: There were 31.6% of patients in the mitapivat arm achieving a hemoglobin response compared to 0% of patients in the placebo arm;
+Added: the 95% confidence interval for the difference in hemoglobin response rates between mitapivat and placebo was >0 (95% CI=10.8% to 52.7%).
+Added: In addition, improvements in changes from baseline for markers of hemolysis (indirect bilirubin, lactate dehydrogenase and haptoglobin) were observed in the mitapivat arm compared to the placebo arm.
+Added: In the 20-week double-blind period of the study, a similar proportion of patients had AEs in the mitapivat and placebo arms and there were no discontinuations of study treatment due to AEs or for any reason.
+Added: The safety results from the trial were consistent with the safety profile for mitapivat previously observed for adult patients with PK deficiency who are not regularly transfused.
• An extension study evaluating the long-term safety, tolerability and efficacy of treatment with PYRUKYND® in patients from ACTIVATE and ACTIVATE-T, our completed pivotal trials of PYRUKYND® in not regularly transfused and regularly transfused adult patients with PK deficiency.
• An extension study evaluating the long-term safety, tolerability and efficacy of treatment with PYRUKYND® in patients from DRIVE PK, our completed global phase 2, first-in-patient, open-label safety and efficacy clinical trial of PYRUKYND® in adult, not regularly transfused patients with PK deficiency.
−Removed: AG-946 (tebapivat):
Novel PK Activator
−Removed: We are developing AG-946 (tebapivat), a novel PK activator for the potential treatment of LR MDS and hemolytic anemias.
−Removed: AG-946 (tebapivat) has been granted orphan drug designation for the treatment of MDS by the FDA.
−Removed: We are evaluating AG-946 (tebapivat) in a phase 1 clinical trial of AG-946 (tebapivat) in healthy volunteers and in patients with SCD.
−Removed: We have presented data from the healthy volunteer cohorts, and we have completed the SCD patient cohort of this phase 1 trial.
−Removed: We also initiated a phase 2a clinical trial of AG-946 (tebapivat) in adults with LR MDS in the third quarter of 2022, and the trial has completed enrollment with 22 patients, including 12 patients classified as non-transfused and 10 patients classified as low transfusion burden.
−Removed: Patients received 5 mg of AG-946 (tebapivat) once daily for up to 16 weeks.
−Removed: The two primary endpoints of the trial were transfusion independence (for patients classified as low transfusion burden), defined as transfusion-
−Removed: free for ≥ eight consecutive weeks during the 16-week treatment period, and hemoglobin response, defined as a ≥ 1.5 g/dL increase from baseline in the average hemoglobin concentration measured from week 8 through week 16.
+Added: We are developing tebapivat, a novel PK activator for the potential treatment of LR MDS and SCD.
+Added: Tebapivat has been granted orphan drug designation for the treatment of MDS by the FDA.
+Added: We have completed a phase 1 clinical trial evaluating tebapivat in healthy volunteers and patients with SCD, and we expect to begin patient enrollment in a phase 2 clinical trial of tebapivat in adult patients with SCD in mid-2025.
+Added: We also initiated a phase 2a clinical trial of tebapivat in adults with LR MDS in the third quarter of 2022, and the trial has completed enrollment with 22 patients, including 12 patients classified as non-transfused and 10 patients classified as low transfusion burden.
+Added: Patients received 5 mg of tebapivat once daily for up to 16 weeks.
+Added: The two primary endpoints of the trial were transfusion independence (for patients classified as low transfusion burden), defined as transfusion-free for ≥ eight consecutive weeks during the 16-week treatment period, and hemoglobin response, defined as a ≥ 1.5 g/dL increase from baseline in the average hemoglobin concentration measured from week 8 through week 16.
In November 2023, we announced that we achieved clinical proof-of-concept in the phase 2a portion of the trial.
We observed that four of the 10 patients with low transfusion burden achieved the transfusion independence endpoint, and one of the 22 patients achieved the hemoglobin response endpoint in the 16-week treatment period.
−Removed: The safety profile observed was consistent with data reported in the healthy volunteer study of AG-946 (tebapivat).
+Added: The safety profile observed was consistent with data reported in the healthy volunteer study of tebapivat.
19 patients elected to enroll in the extension period for up to 156 weeks.
−Removed: We evaluated the phase 2a trial results and assessed the impact of those results on the phase 2b portion of the protocol, and based on the data generated in the Phase 2a trial, we plan to increase the dosage levels evaluated in the upcoming Phase 2b trial, which we initiated in the third quarter of 2024.
+Added: We evaluated the phase 2a trial results and assessed the impact of those results on the phase 2b portion of the protocol, and based on the data generated in the phase 2a portion of the trial, we plan to increase the dosage levels evaluated in the phase 2b portion of the trial, which we initiated in the third quarter of 2024.
+Added: We expect to complete enrollment in this phase 2b trial in late 2025.
Other Programs
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We initiated a phase 1 clinical trial of AG-181 in healthy volunteers in the first quarter of 2024.
−Removed: Also, in July 2023, we entered into a license agreement with Alnylam for the development and commercialization of products containing or comprised of an siRNA preclinical development candidate discovered by Alnylam and targeting the TMPRSS6 gene, and we have begun preclinical development of a product candidate for the potential treatment of patients with PV.
+Added: Also, in July 2023, we entered into a license agreement with Alnylam for the development and commercialization of products containing or comprised of an siRNA preclinical development candidate discovered by Alnylam and targeting the TMPRSS6 gene, and we have begun preclinical development of a product candidate, AG-236, for the potential treatment of patients with PV.
+Added: We expect to file an IND with the FDA for AG-236 for the treatment of PV in mid-2025.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
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We have determined that our most critical accounting estimates are those relating to revenue recognition, accrued research and development expenses and stock-based compensation.
−Removed: As of September 30, 2024, there have been no material changes to our existing critical accounting estimates discussed in Part II, Item 7 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023.
+Added: As of March 31, 2025, there have been no material changes to our existing critical accounting estimates discussed in Part II, Item 7 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024.
Results of Operations
−Removed: Comparison of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023
−Removed: Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
+Added: Comparison of the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024
+Added: Three Months Ended March 31,
(In thousands) 2025 2024
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Total revenue $ 8,726 $ 8,189
−Removed: Total Revenue - Three Months Ended September 30, 2024 vs.
−Removed: Three Months Ended September 30, 2023 – The increase in total revenue of $1.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2023 was due to increased volume associated with PYRUKYND®.
−Removed: Total Revenue - Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024 vs.
−Removed: Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023 – The increase in total revenue of $6.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2023 was due to increased volume associated with PYRUKYND®.
+Added: Total Revenue - Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 vs.
+Added: Three Months Ended March 31, 2024 – The increase in total revenue of $0.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2024 was due to increased volume associated with PYRUKYND®.
Total Operating Expenses
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+Added: Three Months Ended March 31,
(In thousands) 2025 2024
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Total operating expenses $ 115,355 $ 100,261
−Removed: Total Operating Expenses - Three Months Ended September 30, 2024 vs.
−Removed: Three Months Ended September 30, 2023 – The increase in total operating expenses of $3.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2023 was primarily due to an increase in selling, general and administrative expenses of $12.7 million, driven by an increase in commercial-related activities as we prepare for the potential approval of PYRUKYND® in thalassemia, partially offset by a decrease in research and development expenses of $9.4 million which is described below under Research and Development Expenses.
−Removed: Total Operating Expenses - Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024 vs.
−Removed: Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023 – The increase in total operating expenses of $21.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2023 was primarily due to an increase in selling, general and administrative expenses of $20.5 million, driven by an increase in commercial-related activities as we prepare for the potential approval of PYRUKYND® in thalassemia.
+Added: Total Operating Expenses - Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 vs.
+Added: Three Months Ended March 31, 2024 – The increase in total operating expenses of $15.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2024 was primarily due to an increase in selling, general and administrative expenses of $10.5 million, driven by an increase in commercial-related activities as we prepare for the potential approval of PYRUKYND® in thalassemia, and an increase in research and development expenses of $4.1 million which is described below under Research and Development Expenses.
Research and Development Expenses
Our research and development expenses, by major program, are outlined in the table below:
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+Added: Three Months Ended March 31,
(In thousands) 2025 2024
PK activator (PYRUKYND®) $ 21,321 $ 26,036
−Removed: Novel PK activator (AG-946) (tebapivat) 3,768 4,220 10,151 11,817
−Removed: In-process research and development — 17,500 — 17,500
+Added: Novel PK activator (tebapivat) 5,388 1,895
Other research and platform programs 3,444 3,685
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Total research and development expense $ 72,743 $ 68,620
−Removed: Total Research and Development Expenses - Three Months Ended September 30, 2024 vs.
−Removed: Three Months Ended September 30, 2023 – The decrease in total research and development expenses of $9.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2023 was primarily due to a $12.1 million decrease in our direct expenses, partially offset by a $2.7 million increase in our indirect expenses.
−Removed: The decrease in direct expenses was primarily due to in-process research and development in the three months ended September 30, 2023 as a result of the $17.5 million up-front payment associated with the agreement with Alnylam discussed above under Overview , partially offset by an increase in other research and platform programs as a result of costs associated with the in-licensed siRNA TMPRSS6 program for PV and an increase in PYRUKYND® costs due to increased costs associated with clinical trials for patients with SCD.
+Added: Total Research and Development Expenses - Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 vs.
+Added: Three Months Ended March 31, 2024 – The increase in total research and development expenses of $4.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2024 was primarily due to a $5.6 million increase in our indirect expenses, partially offset by a $1.5 million decrease in our direct expenses.
The increase in our indirect expenses was primarily due to an increase in compensation and related expenses, driven principally by workforce-related expenses.
−Removed: Total Research and Development Expenses - Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024 vs.
−Removed: Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023 – Total research and development expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 were relatively consistent with the total research and development expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2023.
−Removed: Included in the decrease in direct expenses in the nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2023 was the $17.5 million up-front payment in the nine months ended September 30, 2023 associated with the agreement with Alnylam discussed above under Overview , an increase in PYRUKYND® costs due to increased process development expenses and increased costs associated with clinical trials for patients with SCD, partially offset by lower costs associated with the phase 3 clinical trials of PYRUKYND® in patients with thalassemia, ENERGIZE and ENERGIZE-T, and an increase in other research and platform programs as a result of costs associated with the in-licensed siRNA TMPRSS6 program for PV.
+Added: The decrease in direct expenses was primarily due to a decrease in PYRUKYND® costs due to lower process development expenses, lower costs associated with the phase 3 ENERGIZE and ENERGIZE-T trials and lower costs associated with the phase 3 ACTIVATE-Kids and ACTIVATE-KidsT trials.
+Added: This was partially offset by an increase in tebapivat costs due to increased costs associated with clinical trials of tebapivat in patients with LR MDS, increased process development expenses and increased costs associated with clinical trials of tebapivat in patients with SCD.
Other Income and Expense
−Removed: Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
+Added: Three Months Ended March 31,
(In thousands) 2025 2024
−Removed: Gain on sale of contingent payments $ 889,136 $ — $ 889,136 $ —
−Removed: Milestone payment from gain on sale of oncology business 200,000 — 200,000 —
Interest income, net $ 16,087 $ 8,889
Other income, net 1,253 1,634
−Removed: Other Income and Expense - Three Months Ended September 30, 2024 vs.
−Removed: Three Months Ended September 30, 2023 – The increase in gain on sale of contingent payments was due to the sale of the Vorasidenib Royalty Rights in the three months ended September 30, 2024 discussed above in Overview .
−Removed: The increase in milestone payment from gain on sale of oncology business was due to the receipt of the Vorasidenib Milestone Payment in the three months ended September 30, 2024 discussed above in O verview .
−Removed: The increase in interest income, net in the three months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2023 was primarily attributable to increased return on our investments.
−Removed: Other Income and Expense - Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024 vs.
−Removed: Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023 – The increase in gain on sale of contingent payments was due to the sale of the Vorasidenib Royalty Rights in the nine months ended September 30, 2024 discussed above in Overview .
−Removed: The increase in milestone payment from gain on sale of oncology business was due to the receipt of the Vorasidenib Milestone Payment in the nine months ended September 30, 2024 discussed above in Overview .
−Removed: The increase in interest income, net was primarily attributable to increased return on our investments.
−Removed: Net Income (Loss)
−Removed: Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
+Added: Other Income and Expense - Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 vs.
+Added: Three Months Ended March 31, 2024 – The increase in interest income, net in the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2024 was primarily attributable to increased return on our investments and an increased investment balance.
+Added: Three Months Ended March 31,
(In thousands) 2025 2024
−Removed: Net income (loss) $ 947,915 $ (91,324) $ 770,248 $ (256,148)
−Removed: Net Income (Loss) - Three Months Ended September 30, 2024 vs.
−Removed: Three Months Ended September 30, 2023 – The increase in net income for the three months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2023 was primarily driven by the sale of the Vorasidenib Royalty Rights in the three months ended September 30, 2024 discussed above in Overview and the receipt of the Vorasidenib Milestone Payment in the three months ended September 30, 2024 discussed above in Overview , partially offset by the increase in income tax expense as a result of the income related to the Vorasidenib Royalty Rights and Vorasidenib Milestone Payment.
−Removed: Net Income (Loss) - Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024 vs.
−Removed: Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023 – The increase in net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2023 was primarily driven by the sale of the Vorasidenib Royalty Rights in the nine months ended September 30, 2024 discussed above in Overview and the receipt of the Vorasidenib Milestone Payment in the nine months ended September 30, 2024 discussed above in Overview , partially offset by the increase in income tax expense as a result of the income related to the Vorasidenib Royalty Rights and Vorasidenib Milestone Payment.
+Added: Net loss $ (89,289) $ (81,549)
+Added: Net Loss - Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 vs.
+Added: Three Months Ended March 31, 2024 – The increase in net loss for the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2024 was primarily driven by the increase in selling, general and administrative expenses discussed above in Total Operating Expenses and the increase in research and development expenses discussed above in Research and Development Expenses , partially offset by the increase in interest income, net discussed above in Other Income and Expense .
Liquidity and Capital Resources
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Servier a lso acquired our co-commercialization rights for Bristol Myers Squibb's IDHIFA® and the right to receive a $25.0 million potential milestone payment under our prior collaboration agreement with Celgene, and following the sale Servier has agreed to conduct certain clinical development activities within the IDHIFA® development progra m.
−Removed: As discussed above in Note 1, Overview and Basis of Presentation , in October 2022, we sold our rights to the royalty on U.S.
+Added: As discussed in Note 1, Overview and Basis of Presentation , in October 2022, we sold our rights to the royalty on U.S.
net sales of TIBSOVO® to Sagard for $131.8 million, but we retained our rights to the Vorasidenib Milestone Payment and Vorasidenib Royalty Rights.
−Removed: In August 2024, the FDA approved vorasidenib for adult and pediatric patients 12 years and older with Grade 2 astrocytoma or oligodendroglioma with a susceptible IDH1 or IDH2 mutation, following surgery including biopsy, sub-total resection, or gross total resection.
−Removed: In September 2024, we received the Vorasidenib Milestone Payment from Servier and recognized income of $200.0 million within the milestone payment from gain on sale of oncology business line item in our consolidated statements of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024.
+Added: In August 2024, the FDA approved vorasidenib for adult and pediatric patients 12 years and older with Grade 2 astrocytoma or oligodendroglioma with a susceptible IDH1 or IDH2 mutation, following surgery including biopsy, sub-total resection, or gross
+Added: total resection.
+Added: In September 2024, we received the Vorasidenib Milestone Payment from Servier and recognized income of $200.0 million within the milestone payment from gain on sale of oncology business line item in our consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended September 30, 2024.
In May 2024, we entered into a purchase and sale agreement to sell the Vorasidenib Royalty Rights to Royalty Pharma Investments 2019 ICAV, or Royalty Pharma, for $905.0 million in cash, or the Upfront Payment.
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net sales in each calendar year in excess of $1.0 billion will be split, with Royalty Pharma having the rights to a 12% earn-out on those excess payments and Agios retaining the rights to a 3% earn-out on those excess payments, or the Retained Earn-Out Rights.
−Removed: As a result of the sale, we recognized $889.1 million ($905.0 million net of fees of $15.9 million) within the gain on sale of contingent payments line item in our consolidated statements of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024
−Removed: Our cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities balance was $1.7 billion at September 30, 2024.
+Added: As a result of the sale, we recognized income of $889.1 million ($905.0 million net of fees of $15.9 million) within the gain on sale of contingent payments line item in our consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended September 30, 2024.
+Added: Royalty income related to the Retained Earn-Out Rights, if any, will be recognized in the period when realizable.
+Added: Our cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities balance was $1.4 billion at March 31, 2025.
The Retained Earn-Out Rights discussed above are our only committed potential external sources of funds.
We cannot predict what success, if any, Servier may have in the United States with respect to the sale of vorasidenib, and consequently, we cannot estimate the amount of payments, if any, we may receive on account of the Retained Earn-Out Rights.
−Removed: The following table provides information regarding our cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023:
−Removed: Nine Months Ended September 30,
+Added: The following table provides information regarding our cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024:
+Added: Three Months Ended March 31,
(In thousands) 2025 2024
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Net cash used in operating activities.
−Removed: Cash used in operating activities of $256.7 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 was primarily due to operating expenses driven by research and development costs described above under Research and Development Expenses, partially offset by cash received from product revenues of $28.0 million and i nterest income of $26.3 million.
−Removed: Cash used in operating activities of $223.6 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2023 was primarily due to operating expenses driven by research and development costs described above under Research and Development Expenses, partially offset by cash received from interest income of $23.6 million and product revenues of $22.9 million.
+Added: Cash used in operating activities of $111.5 million during the three months ended March 31, 2025 was primarily due to operating expenses driven by research and development costs described above under Research and Development Expenses, partially offset by cash received from i nterest income of $16.1 million and product revenues of $10.4 million.
+Added: Cash used in operating activities of $99.9 million during the three months ended March 31, 2024 was primarily due to operating expenses driven by research and development costs described above under Research and Development Expenses, partially offset by cash received from interest income of $10.5 million and product revenues of $8.6 million.
Net cash provided by investing activities .
−Removed: Cash provided by investing activities of $412.6 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 was primarily due to the proceeds from the Upfront Payment from Royalty Pharma and the Vorasidenib Milestone Payment from Servier, partially offset by higher purchases of marketable securities than proceeds from maturities and sales of marketable securities as a result of the proceeds from the Upfront Payment and the Vorasidenib Milestone Payment.
−Removed: Cash provided by investing activities of $144.1 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2023 was primarily due to higher proceeds from maturities and sales of marketable securities than purchases of marketable securities, partially offset by the $17.5 million up-front payment associated with the Alnylam agreement discussed above under Overview .
+Added: Cash provided by investing activities of $112.6 million during the three months ended March 31, 2025 was primarily due to higher proceeds from maturities and sales of marketable securities than purchases of marketable securities.
+Added: Cash provided by investing activities of $124.6 million during the three months ended March 31, 2024 was primarily due to higher proceeds from maturities and sales of marketable securities than purchases of marketable securities.
Net cash provided by financing activities .
−Removed: Cash provided by financing activities of $9.6 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2024, was due to net proceeds received from stock option exercises and purchases made pursuant to our 2013 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, or 2013 ESPP.
−Removed: Cash provided by financing activities of $4.6 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2023 was the result of net proceeds received from stock option exercises and purchases made pursuant to our 2013 ESPP.
+Added: Cash provided by financing activities of $1.6 million during the three months ended March 31, 2025, was due to net proceeds received from stock option exercises and purchases made pursuant to our 2013 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, or 2013 ESPP.
+Added: Cash provided by financing activities of $5.9 million during the three months ended March 31, 2024 was the result of net proceeds received from stock option exercises and purchases made pursuant to our 2013 ESPP.
Funding Requirements
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If we obtain additional marketing approvals for PYRUKYND® in thalassemia or in other indications, or outside of the United States or for any of our product candidates, we expect to incur significant commercialization expenses related to product sales, marketing, manufacturing and distribution.
−Removed: We expect that our existing cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities as of September 30, 2024, together with anticipated product revenue and interest income, will provide the financial independence to prepare for potential PYRUKYND® launches in thalassemia and SCD, advance existing programs, and opportunistically expand our pipeline through both internally and externally discovered assets.
+Added: We expect that our existing cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities as of March 31, 2025, together with anticipated product revenue and interest income, will provide the financial independence to prepare for potential PYRUKYND®
+Added: commercial launches in thalassemia and SCD, advance our existing programs, and opportunistically expand our pipeline through both internally and externally discovered assets.
+Added: Our expectations regarding our long-term funding requirements are based on assumptions that may prove to be wrong, and we may need additional capital resources to fund our operating plans and capital expenditure requirements.
Our future capital requirements will depend on many factors, including:
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• the amount of payments, if any, we may receive on account of the Retained Earn-Out Rights;
−Removed: • the costs and timing of our ongoing commercialization activities, including product manufacturing, sales, marketing and distribution for PYRUKYND® for the treatment of hemolytic anemia in adults with PK deficiency in approved jurisdictions;
+Added: • the costs and timing of our ongoing and future commercialization activities, including product manufacturing, sales, marketing and distribution for PYRUKYND® in the approved jurisdictions and for any product candidate for which we may receive approval;
• the scope, progress, results and costs of preclinical development, laboratory testing and clinical trials for our product candidates;
• the costs associated with in-licensing or acquiring assets for pipeline growth, including the amount and timing of future milestone and royalty payments potentially payable to Alnylam pursuant to the license agreement;
−Removed: • the costs, timing and outcome of regulatory review of our product candidates, including with respect to our anticipated regulatory submissions for PYRUKYND® for the treatment of thalassemia;
+Added: • the costs, timing and outcome of regulatory review of our product candidates, including with respect to regulatory submissions for PYRUKYND® for the treatment of thalassemia;
• the costs of preparing, filing and prosecuting patent applications, maintaining and enforcing our intellectual property rights and defending intellectual property-related claims;
−Removed: • the costs and timing of future commercialization activities, including product manufacturing, sales, marketing and distribution, for any of our product candidates for which we may receive marketing approval;
• our ability to establish and maintain collaborations on favorable terms, if at all;
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• operational delays due to public health epidemics;
−Removed: • operational delays, disruptions and/or increased costs associated with global economic developments, rising global energy prices or energy shortages or rationing.
−Removed: Until such time, if ever, as we can generate substantial product revenue, we expect to finance our cash needs primarily through cash on hand, potential Retained Earn-Out Rights, the actual and potential future sales of PYRUKYND® and, potentially, collaborations, strategic alliances, licensing arrangements and other nondilutive strategic transactions.
+Added: • operational delays, disruptions and/or increased costs associated with global economic and political developments, rising global energy prices or energy shortages or rationing.
+Added: Until such time, if ever, as we can generate substantial product revenue, we expect to finance our cash needs primarily through cash on hand, potential royalty payments with respect to the Retained Earn-Out Rights, the actual and potential future sales of PYRUKYND® and, potentially, collaborations, strategic alliances, licensing arrangements and other nondilutive strategic transactions.
In addition, we may pursue opportunistic debt offerings, and equity or equity-linked offerings.
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Contractual Obligations
−Removed: During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, there were no material changes to our contractual obligations and commitments described under Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023.
+Added: During the three months ended March 31, 2025, there were no material changes to our contractual obligations and commitments described under Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024.
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