Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
−Removed: References to the “Company,” “our,”
−Removed: “us” or “we” refer to BriaCell Therapeutics Corp.
−Removed: The following discussion and analysis of the Company’s
−Removed: financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements
−Removed: and the notes thereto contained elsewhere in this report.
−Removed: Certain information contained in the discussion and analysis set forth below
−Removed: includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties.
−Removed: This Management’s Discussion
−Removed: and Analysis (“MD&A”) should be read together with other information, including our unaudited condensed interim consolidated
−Removed: financial statements and the related notes to those statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report (the “Condensed
−Removed: Consolidated Financial Statements”), our consolidated financial statements appearing in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
−Removed: ended July 31, 2022 (the “Annual Report”) and Part I, Item 1A, Risk Factors, of the Annual Report.
−Removed: This MD&A provides
−Removed: additional information on our business, recent developments, financial condition, cash flows and results of operations, and is organized
+Added: to the “Company,” “our,” “us” or “we” refer to BriaCell Therapeutics Corp.
+Added: The following
+Added: discussion and analysis of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the unaudited
+Added: condensed consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto contained elsewhere in this report.
+Added: Certain information contained in
+Added: the discussion and analysis set forth below includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties.
+Added: Management’s Discussion and Analysis (“MD&A”) should be read together with other information, including our unaudited
+Added: condensed interim consolidated financial statements and the related notes to those statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly
+Added: Report (the “Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements”), our consolidated financial statements appearing in our Annual
+Added: Report on Form 10-K for the year ended July 31, 2022 (the “Annual Report”), and Part I, Item 1A, Risk Factors, of the Annual
+Added: This MD&A provides additional information on our business, recent developments, financial condition, cash flows and results
+Added: of operations, and is organized as follows:
1 - Business Overview.
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Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
−Removed: This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q includes forward-looking
−Removed: statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Exchange Act.
−Removed: We have based
−Removed: these forward-looking statements on our current expectations and projections about future events.
−Removed: These forward-looking statements are
−Removed: subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions about us that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance
−Removed: or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied
−Removed: by such forward-looking statements.
−Removed: In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,”
−Removed: “should,” “could,” “would,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “believe,”
−Removed: “estimate,” “continue,” or the negative of such terms or other similar expressions.
−Removed: Factors that might cause or
−Removed: contribute to such a discrepancy include, but are not limited to, those described in our other SEC filings.
−Removed: BriaCell (the “ Company ”) is an
−Removed: immuno-oncology biotechnology company with a strong focus on cancer immunotherapy.
−Removed: Immunotherapies have come to the forefront in the fight
−Removed: against cancer since they harness the body’s own immune system to recognize and destroy cancer cells.
+Added: Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as
+Added: amended, and Section 21E of the Exchange Act.
+Added: We have based these forward-looking statements on our current expectations and projections
+Added: about future events.
+Added: These forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions about us
+Added: that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results,
+Added: levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.
+Added: In some cases, you can identify
+Added: forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,” “should,” “could,” “would,”
+Added: “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “continue,”
+Added: or the negative of such terms or other similar expressions.
+Added: Factors that might cause or contribute to such a discrepancy include, but
+Added: are not limited to, those described in our other SEC filings.
+Added: (the “Company”) is an immuno-oncology biotechnology company with a strong focus on cancer immunotherapy.
+Added: Immunotherapies
+Added: have come to the forefront in the fight against cancer since they harness the body’s own immune system to recognize and destroy
+Added: cancer cells.
BriaCell owns the U.S.
−Removed: to SV-BR-1-GM (“ Bria-IMT™ ”), a whole-cell targeted immunotherapy for cancer (U.S.
−Removed: 7,674,456), as well
−Removed: as patents related to PKCδ inhibitors (U.S.
+Added: and Japanese patents to SV-BR-1-GM (“Bria-IMT™”), a whole-cell targeted immunotherapy
+Added: for cancer (U.S.
+Added: 7,674,456, U.S.
+Added: 11,559,574 B2, Japanese Patent No.
+Added: 6901505), as well as patents related to PKCδ
+Added: inhibitors (U.S.
9,364,460 and 9,572,793).
−Removed: The Company is currently advancing our targeted
−Removed: immunotherapy program by prioritizing a Phase I/IIa clinical trial with Bria-IMT™ in combination with an immune checkpoint inhibitor
−Removed: and a companion diagnostic test, BriaDx™, to identify patients most likely to benefit from Bria-IMT™.
−Removed: The Bria-IMT™
−Removed: regimen was evaluated in four patients in a prior study in 2004-2006 by Dr.
−Removed: Charles Wiseman, the scientific founder, former member of
−Removed: the board of directors of the Company (the “ Board ”) and principal scientific advisor.
−Removed: Encouraging results were obtained,
−Removed: especially in a patient who matched Bria-IMT™ at HLA alleles and had a grade II tumor.
−Removed: In 2017-2018 BriaCell evaluated 23 patients
−Removed: with advanced breast cancer with the Bria-IMT™ regimen and obtained confirmation of the ability of the Bria-IMT™ regimen to
−Removed: induce regression of metastatic breast cancer in patients who match Bria-IMT™ at least at one HLA allele and/or if they had grade
−Removed: I or grade II tumors.
−Removed: A combination study with the immune checkpoint inhibitor pembrolizumab (KEYTRUDA®) was initiated on September
−Removed: BriaCell purchased the KEYTRUDA® for this study as BriaCell does not have an agreement with Merck & Co., Inc.
−Removed: for the supply
−Removed: of KEYTRUDA®.
−Removed: Eleven patients were dosed in the combination therapy trial with Bria-IMT™ and the immune checkpoint inhibitor
−Removed: KEYTRUDA® and subsequently dosing with this combination was discontinued.
−Removed: The study was modified under an amended protocol which evaluates
−Removed: the combination of the Bria-IMT™ regimen with Incyte Corporation experimental drugs retifanlimab (anti-PD-1 antibody similar to
−Removed: pembrolizumab).
−Removed: The study is ongoing.
−Removed: is estimated by the National Cancer Institute that in 2022, approximately 287,500 women were diagnosed with breast cancer in the United
−Removed: That means that every two minutes an American woman is diagnosed with breast cancer and more than 43,000 died in 2022.
−Removed: about 100 times less common than in women, breast cancer also affects men.
−Removed: It is estimated that the lifetime risk of men getting breast
−Removed: cancer is about 1 in 1,000, and the American Cancer Society estimates that approximately 2,710 new cases of invasive male breast cancer
−Removed: will be diagnosed and approximately 530 men will die from breast cancer in 2022.
−Removed: According to the May 2019 “Global Oncology Trends
−Removed: 2021” report by the IQVIA Institute, the global market for cancer drugs (including immunotherapy drugs) is expected to reach nearly
−Removed: $269 billion by the end of 2025, growing at a compound annual growth rate (“ CAGR ”) of 10% between 2021 and 2025, of
−Removed: which about 20% is expected to be immuno-oncology drugs.
−Removed: About 12.9% percent of women will be diagnosed with
−Removed: breast cancer at some point during their lifetime.
−Removed: In 2018, there were an estimated 3,676,262 women living with female breast cancer in
−Removed: the United States.
−Removed: Approximately 81% of cases present as invasive breast cancer.
−Removed: Approximately 6% of new breast cancer diagnoses are Stage
−Removed: IV (metastatic breast cancer (“ MBC ”), which has already spread to other organs).
−Removed: Twenty to thirty percent of all women
−Removed: diagnosed with breast cancer will develop MBC.
−Removed: Breast cancer can be subdivided based on receptor status - the hormone receptors for estrogen
−Removed: (ER) and progesterone (PR), collectively referred to as hormone receptors (HR), and the Her2/neu growth factor co-receptor (HER2).
−Removed: on the latest SEER statistics, 74.6% were found to be HR+/HER2−, 10.8% were triple-negative (HR−/HER2−), 10.5% were
−Removed: HR+/HER2+, and 4.0% were HR−/HER2+.
−Removed: is estimated that over 150,000 women in the US are living with MBC.
−Removed: For those with metastatic disease at diagnosis, their 5-year survival
−Removed: For patients who develop MBC after initially having localized disease, if they had a good response to treatment (i.e.
−Removed: disease-free interval of more than 24 months), their survival rate is similar to that of patients with MBC at initial diagnosis, but
−Removed: if their disease-free interval is less than 24 months, their prognosis is worse.
−Removed: 4 We currently propose that the Bria-IMT™
−Removed: indication will be for the treatment of patients with MBC who have failed other approved therapies.
−Removed: Similarly, another study showed that
−Removed: the median overall survival among patients with de novo stage IV MBC was 39.2 months, while for patients with relapsed disease it was
−Removed: Median progression free survival after first-line therapy is only 9 months and the survival benefit decreases with subsequent
−Removed: lines of therapy.
−Removed: One study showed that of 386 patients with MBC, 374 (97%) received first-line therapy, 254 (66%) received second-line
−Removed: therapy, 175 (45%) received third-line therapy, and 105 (27%) received therapy beyond third-line.
+Added: The Company is currently advancing our targeted immunotherapy program by prioritizing
+Added: a Phase II clinical trial with Bria-IMT™ in combination with an immune checkpoint inhibitor.
+Added: The Bria-IMT™ regimen was evaluated
+Added: in four patients in a prior study in 2004-2006 by Dr.
+Added: Charles Wiseman, the scientific founder, former member of the board of directors
+Added: of the Company and principal scientific advisor.
+Added: Encouraging results were obtained, especially in a patient who matched Bria-IMT™
+Added: at HLA-DR alleles and had a grade II tumor.
+Added: In 2017-2018 BriaCell evaluated 23 patients with advanced breast cancer with the Bria-IMT™
+Added: regimen and obtained confirmation of the ability of the Bria-IMT™ regimen to induce regression of metastatic breast cancer in patients
+Added: who match Bria-IMT™ at least at one HLA allele and/or if they had grade I or grade II tumors.
+Added: A combination study with the immune
+Added: checkpoint inhibitor pembrolizumab (KEYTRUDA®) was initiated and the first patient dosing in the “combination therapy”
+Added: clinical trial occurred in September 2018.
+Added: BriaCell purchased the KEYTRUDA® for this study as BriaCell does not have an agreement
+Added: with Merck & Co., Inc.
+Added: for the supply of KEYTRUDA®.
+Added: Eleven patients were dosed in the combination therapy trial with Bria-IMT™
+Added: and the immune checkpoint inhibitor KEYTRUDA® and subsequently dosing with this combination was discontinued.
+Added: The study was modified
+Added: under an amended protocol which evaluates the combination of the Bria-IMT™ regimen with Incyte Corporation experimental drugs retifanlimab
+Added: (anti-PD-1 antibody similar to pembrolizumab).
+Added: The study completed Phase I and Phase II is ongoing.
+Added: Bria-IMT™ has obtained Fast
+Added: Track designation from the U.S.
+Added: Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, and is progressing to a pivotal study in advanced breast cancer
+Added: patients following an end of phase II meeting with the FDA with agreement on the primary endpoint.
+Added: BriaCell is also developing Bria-OTS™,
+Added: an off-the-shelf personalized approach to whole cell cancer immunotherapy.
August 4, 2022, the Company announced that it has secured an exclusive license from University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) to
−Removed: develop and commercialize Soluble CD80 (sCD80) as a biologic agent for the treatment of cancer.
−Removed: The novel technology, originally developed by Suzanne
−Removed: Ostrand-Rosenberg, Ph.D., Emeritus Faculty at UMBC, and member of BriaCell’s scientific advisory board, is titled “Soluble
−Removed: CD80 as a Therapeutic to Reverse Immune Suppression in Cancer Patients” and covered under USPN 8,956,619 B2, USPN 9,650,429 B2,
−Removed: and USPN 10,377,810 B2.
−Removed: In animal models, sCD80 was well-tolerated and stopped tumor growth by potentially restoring natural anti-tumor
−Removed: immunity (see Lucas A Horn, et al.
−Removed: and Samuel T Haile et al.
−Removed: in collaboration with Dr.
−Removed: Ostrand-Rosenberg).
−Removed: Additionally, strong anti-tumor
−Removed: activity of sCD80 has been reported in multiple tumor types (see Lucas A Horn, et al.).
−Removed: Importantly, as demonstrated in the same studies,
−Removed: sCD80’s unique actions may involve both awakening and boosting the immune system to recognize and destroy tumor cells.
+Added: develop and commercialize Soluble CD80, or sCD80, as a biologic agent for the treatment of cancer.
+Added: novel technology, originally developed by Suzanne Ostrand-Rosenberg, Ph.D., Emeritus Faculty at UMBC, and member of BriaCell’s
+Added: scientific advisory board, is titled “Soluble CD80 as a Therapeutic to Reverse Immune Suppression in Cancer Patients” and
+Added: covered under U.S.
+Added: Patent Number 8,956,619 B2, U.S.
+Added: Patent Number 9,650,429 B2, and U.S.
+Added: Patent Number 10,377,810 B2.
+Added: In animal models,
+Added: sCD80 was well-tolerated and stopped tumor growth by potentially restoring natural anti-tumor immunity.
+Added: Importantly, as demonstrated
+Added: in the same studies, sCD80’s unique actions may involve both awakening and boosting the immune system to recognize and destroy
the terms of the agreement, BriaCell gains the worldwide rights to develop and commercialize sCD80, while UMBC maintains ownership of
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optimized off-the-shelf personalized immunotherapies for advanced breast cancer and other cancers.
−Removed: September 14, 2022, the Company signed an agreement with Caris Life Sciences® (Caris), a leading molecular
−Removed: science and technology company actively developing and delivering innovative solutions to revolutionize healthcare.
−Removed: goal is to develop immunotherapies that are personalized for each patient, and Caris’ extensive library of clinical data, cutting-edge
−Removed: biomarker technology, and expertise will be invaluable in achieving our objectives,” The Company expects Caris’ unique platform
−Removed: to help us identify patients who do not respond to existing treatments and are more likely to benefit from the Company’s immunotherapy
+Added: September 14, 2022, the Company signed an agreement with Caris Life Sciences® (“Caris”), a leading molecular science
+Added: and technology company actively developing and delivering innovative solutions to revolutionize healthcare.
the terms of the agreement, Caris will help BriaCell with efficient patient identification, accelerating enrollment for its current Phase
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and Whole Transcriptome Sequencing), Caris will perform tumor profiling for the patients enrolled in the clinical trial.
−Removed: October 12, 2022, the Company added Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida as a clinical site in the Phase I/II study of
−Removed: BriaCell’s lead candidate, Bria-IMT™, with Incyte’s PD-1 inhibitor, retifanlimab, in advanced breast cancer.
+Added: October 12, 2022, the Company added Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida as a clinical site in the Phase I/II study of BriaCell’s
+Added: lead candidate, Bria-IMT™, with Incyte’s PD-1 inhibitor, retifanlimab, in advanced breast cancer.
November 10, 2022, the Company announced positive initial efficacy data in its 2021-2022 cohort of 12 advanced breast cancer patients.
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of Bria-IMT™ in combination with Incyte’s retifanlimab.
+Added: Researchers also noted that:
regimen in combination with Incyte’s retifanlimab produced evidence of disease control, tumor shrinkage, and potential survival
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further underscoring BriaCell’s positive patient outcomes.
+Added: positive data was presented at the San Antonio Breast Cancer meeting in December 2022.
+Added: clinical data reported included tumor shrinkage, disease control, progression free survival,
+Added: and potential long term survival benefit in advanced metastatic breast cancer patients treated
+Added: with the Bria-IMT™ combination regimen.
+Added: quality of life” and “less pain” were reported by many gravely ill advanced
+Added: metastatic breast cancer patients treated with the Bria-IMT™ combination regimen.
+Added: many patients remained in our study longer than other prior therapies, suggesting excellent
+Added: tolerability and clinical effectiveness of the Bria-IMT™ combination regimen.
+Added: remained well-tolerated with no dose-limiting toxicities.
summary, these findings show evidence of clinical and survival benefits in heavily pre-treated advanced breast cancer patients, suggesting
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of immune system activation by Bria-OTS+™ and Bria-PROS™
−Removed: poster presentation highlights the development details and activities of BriaCell’s next generation (enhanced version) off-the-shelf
−Removed: personalized immunotherapies.
+Added: poster presentation at the SITC meeting in November 2022 highlighted the development details and activities of BriaCell’s next
+Added: generation (enhanced version) off-the-shelf personalized immunotherapies.
has recently developed its novel next generation off-the-shelf personalized immunotherapies, including Bria-OTS+™, and Bria-PROS™,
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activation of the immune system components via production of immune activating molecules.
−Removed: is impressed with the data showing very strong immune responses for both Bria-OTS+™ and Bria-PROS™.
−Removed: We expect both Bria-OTS+™
−Removed: and Bria-PROS™ to boost the immune system response and produce strong anti-tumor responses in patients with advanced breast cancer
−Removed: and prostate cancer, respectively.
+Added: expect both Bria-OTS+™ and Bria-PROS™ to boost the immune system response and produce strong anti-tumor responses in patients
+Added: with advanced breast cancer and prostate cancer, respectively.
January 10, 2023, the Company announced that it received an Issue Notification from the United States Patent and Trademark Office for
−Removed: the composition of matter and method of use of its personalized off-the-shelf cell-based immunotherapy for cancer.
−Removed: The patent issued
+Added: the composition of matter and method of use of our personalized off-the-shelf cell-based immunotherapy for cancer.
+Added: The patent was issued
on January 24, 2023 as US Patent No.
−Removed: 11,559,574 with the term extending to May 25, 2040.
+Added: 11,559,574, with a term extending to May 25, 2040.
Additionally, BriaCell was awarded an Australian
patent (Patent No.
−Removed: 2017224232, extends to February 27, 2037) covering composition of matter and method of use for its whole-cell cancer
+Added: 2017224232, valid until February 27, 2037) covering composition of matter and method of use for its whole-cell cancer
immunotherapy technology in Australia.
−Removed: Intellectual Property:
−Removed: 11,559,574, titled “Whole-cell cancer vaccines and methods for selection thereof,” will issue on January 24, 2023,
+Added: 11,559,574, titled “Whole-cell cancer vaccines and methods for selection thereof,” was issued on January 24, 2023,
and covers the composition of matter and method of use of BriaCell’s personalized off-the-shelf whole-cell immunotherapies.
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term extension under Hatch-Waxman potentially applies (which would extend such protection for an additional five years).
−Removed: Additionally, BriaCell was awarded
−Removed: Australian Patent No.
−Removed: 2017224232, titled “Whole-cell cancer vaccines and methods for selection thereof,” for claims covering
−Removed: composition of matter and method of use for BriaCell’s whole-cell immunotherapy for cancer in Australia.
−Removed: currently holds multiple issued patents and pending patent applications to cover its whole-cell immunotherapy’s composition of
−Removed: matter and method of use worldwide.
+Added: November 24, 2022, BriaCell was awarded Australian Patent No.
+Added: 2017224232, titled “Whole-cell cancer vaccines and methods for selection
+Added: thereof,” for claims covering composition of matter and method of use for BriaCell’s whole-cell immunotherapy for cancer
+Added: in Australia.
+Added: currently holds multiple patents and pending patent applications to cover its whole-cell immunotherapy’s composition of matter
+Added: and method of use worldwide.
For a summary of BriaCell’s issued patents, please visit https://briacell.com/patents /.
Program Timelines
−Removed: has provided guidance regarding the development of cells and final cell-bank testing for BriaCell’s Bria-OTS™ clinical-grade
−Removed: Once completed in accordance with FDA’s requirements, BriaCell expects to initiate the Bria-OTS™ study under
−Removed: an Investigational New Drug Application (IND) in the first half of 2023.
−Removed: Clinical Sites
+Added: FDA has provided guidance regarding the development of cells and final cell-bank testing for BriaCell’s Bria-OTS™ clinical-grade
+Added: Once completed in accordance with the FDA’s requirements, BriaCell expects to initiate the Bria-OTS™ study under
+Added: an Investigational New Drug Application (IND) in the second half of 2023.
following clinical sites are actively enrolling patients for BriaCell’s ongoing Phase II combination study:
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of Phase II Meeting with the Food and Drug Administration
−Removed: January 18, 2023 BriaCell received agreement and positive feedback from its End of Phase II meeting with the FDA regarding
−Removed: BriaCell’s lead clinical candidate, Bria-IMT™ in combination with a checkpoint inhibitor (under Fast Track designation),
−Removed: in advanced metastatic breast cancer.
+Added: January 18, 2023, BriaCell received agreement and positive feedback from its End of Phase II meeting with the FDA regarding BriaCell’s
+Added: lead clinical candidate, Bria-IMT™ in combination with a checkpoint inhibitor (under Fast Track designation), in advanced metastatic
+Added: breast cancer.
and the FDA have agreed on the primary end point, the essential elements of the study design, and the type of patients to be enrolled
in BriaCell’s upcoming pivotal clinical study.
−Removed: This pivotal registration study will be enrolling advanced metastatic breast cancer
−Removed: patients for whom no approved treatment options exist.
+Added: This study will enroll advanced metastatic breast cancer patients for whom no approved
+Added: treatment options exist.
study success could lead to a Biologics License Application (BLA) submission for the approval of the combination regimen for commercialization
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Clinical Data
−Removed: 23, 2023 BriaCell reported updated survival data from its previously disclosed group of 12 patients (11 patients enrolled in 2021/2022)
−Removed: in the ongoing Phase II clinical trial evaluating Bria-IMT™ in combination with Incyte’s retifanlimab for the treatment of
−Removed: advanced metastatic breast cancer.
+Added: February 23, 2023, BriaCell reported updated survival data from its previously disclosed group of 12 patients (11 patients enrolled in
+Added: 2021/2022) in the ongoing Phase II clinical trial evaluating Bria-IMT™ in combination with Incyte’s retifanlimab for the
+Added: treatment of advanced metastatic breast cancer, sharing that:
+Added: regimen remains well tolerated with no dose limiting toxicities.
of 11 (82%) patients remain alive from 2021/2022 dosing, suggesting strong survival benefits.
−Removed: of 11 (64%) patients showed either disease control or progression-free survival (“PFS”) benefits compared with their
−Removed: most recent prior therapy regimen suggesting clinical benefit, including survival and delayed cancer progression in this very
−Removed: difficult to treat patient population.
−Removed: Median PFS of 3.5 months (with one subject ongoing)
−Removed: compares favorably with other recent studies of patients with advanced disease including other approved agents in earlier lines of therapy
−Removed: (Tripathy “ATTAIN” 2022, Perez 2015 “BEACON”, Cortes 2018, O’Shaughnessy 2022 “ASCENT”).
−Removed: remains well tolerated with no dose limiting toxicities.
+Added: of 11 (64%) patients showed either disease control or progression-free survival (“PFS”)
+Added: benefits compared with their most recent prior therapy regimen, suggesting clinical benefits,
+Added: including survival and delayed cancer progression in this very difficult to treat patient
+Added: median PFS of 3.5 months (with one subject ongoing) compares favorably with other recent studies of patients with advanced disease including
+Added: other approved agents in earlier lines of therapy (Cortes J, et al.
+Added: Annals of Oncology 2018;
+Added: O’Shaughnessy J et al.
+Added: Breast Cancer
+Added: Tripathy D, et al.
clinical data from BriaCell’s combination regimen highlights survival benefits in a cohort (3 rd line or later) with
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Other reportable benefits such as less pain and better quality of life were also observed in these
−Removed: of top-responding patients:
−Removed: 4 of 5 patients with Grade I/II cancer, and 6 of 8 hormone receptor positive (HR+) patients had either disease
−Removed: control or improved PFS suggesting potentially better responding subgroup/s of patients.
−Removed: These subgroups represent large segments of
−Removed: the advanced breast cancer patient population.
−Removed: 9 additional patients have been screened/enrolled in the study, incremental to the 12 patients announced in December 2022.
−Removed: patients continuing to enroll and remain on the treatment, more data including overall survival data will be disclosed at regular intervals.
−Removed: Corporate Matters
−Removed: 09, 2023 BriaCell announced the results
−Removed: of its annual general and special meeting of shareholders of the Company (the “Shareholders”) for the year ended July 31,
−Removed: 2022 held on February 9, 2023 (the “Meeting”).
−Removed: A total of 6,663,370 common shares of the Company (the “Common Shares”) were voted, representing 42.94% of the Company’s issued and outstanding Common Shares.
−Removed: At the Meeting, the Shareholders
−Removed: overwhelmingly voted in favor of all proposed resolutions that consisted of the following:
−Removed: of MNP LLP as auditors of the Company for the ensuing year and authorizing the directors to fix their remuneration;
−Removed: Williams, Mr.
−Removed: Jamieson Bondarenko, Mr.
−Removed: Marc Lustig, Dr.
−Removed: Rebecca Taub, Mr.
−Removed: Embro-Pantalony,
−Removed: Schmieg as directors of the Company;
−Removed: of the Company’s new omnibus equity incentive plan (the “Omnibus Plan”);
−Removed: of restricted share units awarded under the Omnibus Plan;
−Removed: and adoption of an amendment to the Articles of the Company to require the presence, in person or by proxy, of two or more shareholders
−Removed: representing at least 33 1/3% of the outstanding shares entitled to be voted in order to constitute a quorum at any meeting of shareholders,
−Removed: and to remove the quorum exception for succeeding meetings of shareholders.
−Removed: received Shareholder approval, the Company’s Omnibus Plan remains subject to final approval from the Toronto Stock Exchange.
−Removed: formal report on voting results with respect to all matters voted upon during the Meeting will be filed on the Company’s SEDAR
−Removed: profile at www.sedar.com .
−Removed: of Operations for the Three Months Ended January 31, 2023 and 2022
−Removed: Three months ended January 31,
+Added: were also identified subsets of top-responding patients, This included 4 of 5 patients with Grade I/II cancer, and 6 of 8 patients with
+Added: hormone receptor positive (HR+) cancer who had either disease control or improved progression free survival compared to their last therapy,
+Added: suggesting these may represent potentially better responding subgroup/s of patients.
+Added: These subgroups represent large segments of the
+Added: advanced breast cancer patient population.
+Added: January 24, 2023, Dr.
+Added: Williams, BriaCell’s CEO, issued a letter to shareholders, sharing that positive FDA feedback
+Added: on our pivotal study from the end of Phase II meeting for lead clinical candidate Bria-IMT™ in combination with a checkpoint inhibitor
+Added: could greatly accelerate the path to commercialization.
+Added: Successful completion of the pivotal study could be followed by a Biologics License
+Added: Application submission and commercialization.
+Added: The pivotal study’s primary endpoint is to be linked to survival improvement compared
+Added: to treatment of physician’s choice.
+Added: March 15, 2023, BriaCell announced that it would present four posters at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) 2023 Annual
+Added: On April 17, 2023, the data presented at the AACR meeting was announced.
+Added: This included positive data demonstrating survival
+Added: and clinical benefits in advanced metastatic breast cancer:
+Added: of 18 patients remained alive of those recruited since the study reopened in 2021.
+Added: than expected patient survival data highlights tolerability and clinical effectiveness of
+Added: BriaCell’s combination treatment.
+Added: Bria-IMT ™ combination regimen activated the immune system even in anergic patients
+Added: with very weak immune systems.
+Added: positive clinical data suggests more meaningful survival and clinical benefits in advanced
+Added: metastatic breast cancer.
+Added: of Operations for the Three Months Ended April 30, 2023, and 2022
+Added: months ended April 30,
+Added: and development expenses
+Added: and administrative expenses
operating expenses
−Removed: Research and development expenses
−Removed: General and administrative expenses
−Removed: Total operating expenses
−Removed: Operating loss
+Added: income (expenses), net
+Added: in fair value of warrant liability
+Added: exchange gain
financial income (expenses), net
−Removed: Interest income
−Removed: Change in fair value of warrant liability
−Removed: Gain on government grant
−Removed: Foreign exchange gain
−Removed: Total financial income (expenses), net
−Removed: Prodit (loss) and Comprehensive profit (loss) for the period
+Added: and Comprehensive loss for the period
$ (4,895,436 )
−Removed: Net loss per share – basic and diluted
−Removed: Weighted average number of shares used in computing net basic and diluted earnings per share of common stock
+Added: $ (10,015,573 )
+Added: loss per share – basic and diluted
+Added: average number of shares used in computing net basic and diluted earnings per share of common stock
and Development Costs
−Removed: costs are comprised primarily of (i) salaries and wages to Company employees at our laboratory;
−Removed: and (ii) clinical trials and investigational
+Added: costs are comprised primarily of (i) salaries and wages to Company employees at our laboratory and (ii) clinical trials and investigational
drug costs, which include the testing and manufacture of our investigational drugs and costs of our clinical trials.
following is a breakdown of our research and development costs by project:
−Removed: Three months ended January 31,
+Added: months ended April 30,
Clinical trials
Pre-clinical projects
−Removed: Chemical, Manufacturing and Control Costs (“CMC Costs”)
+Added: Chemical, Manufacturing and
+Added: Control Costs (“CMC Costs”)
clinical trial expenses include our immunotherapy program, Bria-IMT™, a 46-subject Phase I/IIa clinical trial.
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projects include expenses incurred in our off-the-shelf personalized immunotherapies, including Bria-OTS+™, and Bria-PROS™.
−Removed: Our pre-clinical costs have increased in 2023 as we hired more staff to accelerate our existing pre-clinical program and added an addition
+Added: Our pre-clinical costs have increased in 2023 as we hired more staff to accelerate our existing pre-clinical program and added an additional
pre-clinical program (sCD80).
costs include the manufacturing of Bria-IMT™ and Bria-OTS™ and all quality control and quality assurance testing on the investigational
−Removed: CMC costs increased in 2023 to support the addition patients in our trials.
+Added: CMC costs increased in 2023 to support the additional patients in our trials.
costs are ancillary expenses we incur such as costs to maintain our patents, investigation of early-stage projects, scientific advisory
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following is a breakdown of our research and development costs by nature of expenses:
−Removed: Three months ended January 31,
+Added: Three months ended April 30,
Clinical trial sites and investigational drug costs
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Laboratory Rent
−Removed: Professional fees
−Removed: Insurance product
Share-based compensation
−Removed: the three-month period ended January 31, 2023, total research costs amounted to $3,053,357, as compared to $1,708,179 for the
−Removed: three-month period ended January 31, 2022.
−Removed: The rise in these costs is primarily attributed to the continued expansion of the
−Removed: Company’s clinical trials, specifically our Bria-IMT™ trial.
−Removed: Clinical Trials and investigational drug costs increased
−Removed: from $1,022,705 in 2022 to $1,288,577 in 2023.
−Removed: Laboratory costs increase during 2023 as well, including the hiring of additional lab
−Removed: employees which increased from $524,108 in 2022 to $1,282,441 in 2023 and increased supplies from $20,762 in 2022 to $207,061
−Removed: Finally, the increase in share based compensation (non-cash) expenses, from $109,453 in 2022 to $225,091 in 2023 also contributed to the increase
−Removed: in research and development expenses.
+Added: the three-month period ended April 30, 2023, research costs totaled $3,860,568, compared to $2,268,805 for the same period in 2022.
+Added: increase primarily resulted from the expansion of the Company’s Bria-IMT™ trial and higher clinical trials and investigational
+Added: drug costs, which rose from $1,364,090 in 2022 to $2,469,105 in 2023.
+Added: Laboratory costs also increased due to the hiring of additional
+Added: employees and higher supplies, growing from $580,506 to $947,509 and $131,605 to $155,079, respectively.
+Added: Additionally, non-cash share-based
+Added: compensation expenses rose from $158,204 in 2022 to $239,435 in 2023, contributing to the overall increase in research and development
and Administrative Expenses
−Removed: the three-month period ended January 31, 2023, general and administrative expenses amounted to $1,432,966 as compared to $1,938,630 for
−Removed: the three-month period ended January 31, 2022.
−Removed: The decrease relates primarily to decrease in share based compensation (non-cash) expense.
+Added: the three-month period ended April 30, 2023, general and administrative expenses totaled $1,816,461, compared to $1,854,455 for the same
+Added: period in 2022.
+Added: The decrease is primarily attributed to a reduction in non-cash share-based compensation expenses, which declined from
+Added: $705,423 in 2022 to $41,754 in 2023.
income (expenses), net
−Removed: the three-month period ended January 31, 2023, financial expense, net, amounted to $7,395,439, as compared to income of $14,807,316 for
−Removed: the three-month period ended January 31, 2022.
+Added: the three-month period ended April 30, 2023, financial income, net, amounted to $781,593, as compared to a loss of $5,892,313 for the
+Added: three-month period ended April 30, 2022.
The large difference is due to the change in value of the Company’s warrant liability
−Removed: which amounted to a loss of $7,629,502 in the three-month period ending January 31, 2023, and a gain of $14,797,888 in the three-month
−Removed: period ending January 31, 2022.
+Added: which amounted to a gain of $539,427 in the three-month period ended April 30, 2023, and a loss of $5,928,528 in the three-month period
+Added: ended April 30, 2022.
for the period
−Removed: Company reported a loss for the three-month period ended January 31, 2023, of $11,881,762, as compared to a gain of $11,160,507 for the
−Removed: three-month period ended January 31, 2022.
−Removed: The loss in 2023 is due to a significant increase in the fair value of the warrant liability
−Removed: with the addition of increased operational spending.
−Removed: The gain in the prior period is due to the large decrease in fair value of the warrant
−Removed: of Operations for the Six Months Ended January 31, 2023 and 2022
−Removed: Six months ended January 31,
+Added: the three-month period ended April 30, 2023, the Company reported a loss of $4,895,436, compared to a loss of $10,015,573 for the same
+Added: period in 2022.
+Added: The loss in 2023 primarily resulted from increased operational spending, partially offset by a small gain due to the
+Added: decrease in fair value of the warrant liability.
+Added: In contrast, the significant loss in the prior period was primarily due to a large change
+Added: in the value of the Company’s warrant liability.
+Added: of Operations for the Nine Months Ended April 30, 2023 and 2022
+Added: Nine months ended April 30,
Operating Expenses:
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Operating loss
+Added: (15,566,503 )
+Added: (10,054,878 )
Interest income
3 unchanged sentences
Gain of government grant
−Removed: Foreign exchange gain
+Added: Foreign exchange loss
Total financial expenses, net
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following is a breakdown of our research and development costs by project:
−Removed: Six months ended January 31,
+Added: Nine months ended April 30,
Clinical trials
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projects include expenses incurred in our off-the-shelf personalized immunotherapies, including Bria-OTS+™, and Bria-PROS™.
−Removed: Our pre-clinical costs have increased in 2023 as we hired more staff to accelerate our existing pre-clinical program and added an addition
+Added: Our pre-clinical costs have increased in 2023 as we hired more staff to accelerate our existing pre-clinical program and added an additional
pre-clinical program (sCD80).
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following is a breakdown of our research and development costs by nature of expenses:
−Removed: Six months ended January 31,
+Added: Nine months ended April 30,
Clinical trial sites and Investigational drug costs
2 unchanged sentences
Professional fees
−Removed: Insurance product
Share-based compensation
−Removed: the six-month period ended January 31, 2023, research costs amounted to $6,308,572, as compared to $2,583,815 for the six-month period
−Removed: ended January 31, 2022.
−Removed: The rise in these costs is primarily attributed to the continued expansion of the Company’s clinical trials,
−Removed: specifically our Bria-IMT™ trial.
−Removed: Clinical Trials and investigational drug costs increased from $1,497,780 in 2022 to $3,330,516
−Removed: Laboratory costs increase during 2023 as well, including the hiring of additional lab employees which increased from $809,648
−Removed: in 2022 to $1,998,985 in 2023 and increased supplies from $80,391 in 2022 to $300,425 in 2023.
−Removed: Finally, the increase in share based compensation
−Removed: (non-cash) expenses, from $109,453 in 2022 to $575,347 in 2023 also contributed to the increase in research and development expenses.
+Added: the nine-month period ended April 30, 2023, research costs amounted to $10,169,140, compared to $4,852,620 for the nine-month period
+Added: ended April 30, 2022.
+Added: The increase in research costs is primarily attributed to the continued expansion of the Company’s clinical
+Added: trials, specifically the Bria-IMT™ trial.
+Added: Clinical trials and investigational drug costs rose from $2,861,870 in 2022 to $5,799,621
+Added: in 2023, reflecting a substantial increase.
+Added: Laboratory costs also experienced growth during 2023, including the addition of new lab personnel,
+Added: resulting in an increase from $1,390,154 in 2022 to $2,946,494 in 2023.
+Added: Furthermore, supplies expenses rose from $211,996 in 2022 to
+Added: $455,504 in 2023.
+Added: Finally, the increase in share-based compensation (non-cash) expenses contributed to the overall rise in research and
+Added: development expenses, with expenses increasing from $267,657 in 2022 to $814,782 in 2023.
and Administrative Expenses
−Removed: the six-month period ended January 31, 2023, general and administrative expenses amounted to $3,580,902 as compared to $3,347,803 for
−Removed: the six-month period ended January 31, 2022.
−Removed: These increases relate primarily to increased insurance premiums, professional fees, and
+Added: the nine-month period ended April 30, 2023, general and administrative expenses amounted to $5,397,363, compared to $5,202,258 for the
+Added: nine-month period ended April 30, 2022.
+Added: The increase in general and administrative expenses primarily stems from higher insurance premiums,
+Added: professional fees, and salaries, offset by a decrease in share-based compensation expenses.
income (expenses), net
−Removed: the six-month period ended January 31, 2023, financial expense, net, amounted to $3,098,829, as compared to $10,441,360 for the six-month
−Removed: period ended January 31, 2022.
−Removed: The large difference is due to the change in value of the Company’s warrant liability which amounted
−Removed: to a loss of $3,511,712 in the six-month period ending January 31, 2023, and a loss of $10,456,148 in the six-month period ending January
−Removed: The Company recorded $428,948 in interest income in the six-month period ending January 31, 2023, as compared to $18,386 in
−Removed: the six-month period ending January 31, 2022.
+Added: the nine-month period ended April 30, 2023, financial expense, net, amounted to $2,317,236, in contrast to $16,333,673 for the nine-month
+Added: period ended April 30, 2022.
+Added: The substantial variance primarily arises from the fluctuation in the value of the Company’s warrant
+Added: liability, resulting in a loss of $2,972,285 in the nine-month period ended April 30, 2023, and a loss of $16,384,676 in the nine-month
+Added: period ended April 30, 2022.
+Added: Additionally, interest income recorded for the nine-month period ended April 30, 2023, amounted to $682,437,
+Added: compared to $54,373 for the nine-month period ended April 30, 2022.
for the period
−Removed: Company reported a loss for the period ended January 31, 2023, of $12,988,303, as compared to $16,372,978 for the period ended January
−Removed: The loss in 2023 is due to a significant increase in the fair value of the warrant with the addition of increased operational
−Removed: The higher loss in the prior period is due to the larger increase in fair value of the warrant liability.
+Added: Company recorded a loss of $17,883,739 for the period ended April 30, 2023, compared to a loss of $26,388,551 for the period ended April
+Added: The loss in 2023 primarily stems from a substantial increase in the fair value of the warrant, along with higher operational
+Added: Conversely, the higher loss in the prior period can be attributed to a larger increase in the fair value of the warrant liability.
+Added: These factors account for the variance in the reported losses between the two periods, highlighting the impact of changes in warrant
+Added: valuation and operational spending on the Company’s financial performance.
Concern Uncertainty
−Removed: financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which assumes that the Company will be able to realize its assets and
−Removed: discharge its liabilities in the normal course of business for the foreseeable future.
−Removed: The continuing operations of the Company are dependent
−Removed: upon its ability to continue to raise adequate financing and to commence profitable operations in the future.
−Removed: of January 31, 2023, the Company has total assets of $34,161,267 (July 31, 2022 - $42,577,041) and a positive working capital balance
−Removed: of $33,268,148 (July 31, 2022 -$41,405,613).
−Removed: Company is planning to finance its research and developmental activities from its existing and future working capital resources and will
−Removed: continue to evaluate additional sources of capital and financing.
−Removed: The Company believes that its existing capital resources will be adequate
−Removed: to satisfy its expected liquidity requirements for at least twelve months from the issuance of the consolidated financial statements.
+Added: Company continues to devote substantially all of its efforts toward research and development activities.
+Added: In the course of such activities,
+Added: the Company has sustained operating losses and expects such losses to continue in the foreseeable future.
+Added: The Company’s accumulated
+Added: deficit as of April 30, 2023, was $78,233,576 and negative cash flows from operating activities during the nine-month period ended April
+Added: 30, 2023 was $12,825,853.
+Added: The Company is planning to finance its operations from its existing and future working capital resources and
+Added: to continue to evaluate additional sources of capital and financing.
+Added: The Company believes that its existing capital resources will be
+Added: adequate to satisfy its expected liquidity requirements for at least twelve months from the issuance of the condensed consolidated financial
+Added: of April 30, 2023, the Company has total assets of $29,721,868 (July 31, 2022 - $42,577,041) and a positive working capital balance of
+Added: $28,119,886 (July 31, 2022 -$41,405,613).
and Capital Resources
−Removed: of January 31, 2023, the Company has working capital of $33,268,148 (July 31, 2022 - $41,405,613) and an accumulated deficit of $73,338,140
+Added: of April 30, 2023, the Company has working capital of $29,119,886 (July 31, 2022 - $41,405,613) and an accumulated deficit of $78,233,576
(July 31, 2022 - $60,349,837).
−Removed: of January 31, 2023, the Company’s capital resources consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents, comprising mostly of cash
−Removed: on deposit with banks, investments in money market funds, investments in U.S.
+Added: of April 30, 2023, the Company’s capital resources consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents, comprised mostly of cash on
+Added: deposit with banks, investments in money market funds, investments in U.S.
government securities, U.S.
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no assurance that such a plan will be successful
−Removed: the six-month period ended January 31, 2023, the Company’s overall position of cash and cash equivalents decreased by $14,481,449
−Removed: from the six-month period ended January 31, 2022 (including effects of foreign exchange).
−Removed: This decrease in cash can be attributed to
−Removed: the following:
−Removed: Company’s net cash used in operating activities during the six-month period ended January 31, 2023, was $7,494,122, as compared
−Removed: to $4,334,808 for the six-month period ended January 31, 2022.
−Removed: used in financing activities for the six-month period ended January 31, 2023, was $47,294, as compared to $4,952,192 for the six-month
−Removed: period ended January 31, 2022.
+Added: the nine-month period ended April 30, 2023, the Company’s overall position of cash and cash equivalents decreased by $12,871,553
+Added: from the nine-month period ended April 30, 2022 (including effects of foreign exchange).
+Added: This decrease in cash can be attributed to the
+Added: Company’s net cash used in operating activities during the nine-month period ended April 30, 2023, was $12,825,853, as compared
+Added: to $9,158,647 for the nine-month period ended April 30, 2022.
+Added: used in financing activities for the nine-month period ended April 30, 2023, was $45,700, as compared to $3,582,874 for the nine-month
+Added: period ended April 30, 2022.
Sheet Arrangements
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Accounting Policies Adopted
−Removed: Company did not adopt any new accounting policies during the six-month period ended January 31, 2023.
+Added: Company did not adopt any new accounting policies during the three and nine-month periods ended April 30, 2023.
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