Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis
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2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
You
should read the following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations together with our unaudited condensed
financial statements and the related notes appearing under Item 1 of Part I of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (this “Quarterly
Report”). Some of the information contained in this discussion and analysis or set forth elsewhere in this Quarterly Report, including
information with respect to our plans and strategy for our business and expected financial results, includes forward-looking statements
that involve risks and uncertainties. You should review the “Risk Factors” discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 2024, filed with the SEC on March 31, 2025, and the cautionary statements elsewhere in this Quarterly Report
for a discussion of important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results described in or implied by
the forward-looking statements contained in the following discussion and analysis.
Overview
Celcuity
is a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on the development of targeted therapies for the treatment of multiple solid tumor
indications. The Company’s lead therapeutic candidate is gedatolisib, a kinase inhibitor of the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (“PI3K”),
serine/threonine-protein kinase protein kinase B (“AKT”), mechanistic target of rapamycin (“mTOR”) pathway that
binds to all Class I PI3K isoforms and the mTOR complexes, mTORC1 and mTORC2. By targeting all Class I PI3K isoforms and mTORC1/2, gedatolisib
induces comprehensive inhibition of the PI3K/AKT/mTOR (“PAM”) pathway. Its mechanism of action and pharmacokinetic properties
are differentiated from other currently approved and investigational therapies that target PI3Kα, AKT, or mTORC1 alone or together.
Our Phase 3 clinical trial, VIKTORIA-1, evaluating gedatolisib in combination with fulvestrant with or without palbociclib in patients
with hormone receptor-positive (HR+), human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-negative (HER2-) (“HR+/HER2-”) advanced breast
cancer has completed enrollment of and reported detailed results for cohort 1, patients with PIK3CA wild-type (“WT”)
tumors, and has completed enrollment of cohort 2, patients with PIK3CA mutant-type (“MT”) tumors. Our Phase 3 clinical
trial, VIKTORIA-2, evaluating gedatolisib in combination with a cyclin-dependent kinase (“CDK”) 4/6 inhibitor and fulvestrant
as first-line treatment for patients with endocrine treatment resistant HR+/HER2- advanced breast cancer is currently enrolling patients.
The first patient was dosed in July of 2025. A Phase 1b/2 clinical trial, CELC-G-201, evaluating gedatolisib in combination with darolutamide
in patients with metastatic castration resistant prostate cancer (“mCRPC”), is ongoing.
In
April 2021, we obtained exclusive global development and commercialization rights to gedatolisib under a license agreement with Pfizer.
We believe gedatolisib’s unique mechanism of action, differentiated chemical structure, favorable pharmacokinetic properties, and
intravenous route of administration offer distinct advantages over currently approved and investigational therapies that target PI3Kα,
AKT, or mTORC1 alone or together.
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Overcomes
limitations of therapies that only inhibit a single Class I PI3K isoform, AKT, or one mTOR kinase complex.
Gedatolisib is a pan-class I isoform PI3K inhibitor with low nanomolar potency
for the p110α, p110β, p110γ, and p110δ isoforms and the mTORC1 and mTORC2 complexes. By targeting all Class I PI3K
isoforms and mTORC1/2, gedatolisib induces comprehensive inhibition of the PAM pathway. Each PI3K isoform and mTOR complex is known to
preferentially affect different signal transduction events that involve tumor cell survival, depending upon the aberrations associated
with the linked pathway. When a therapy only inhibits a single Class I PI3K isoform (e.g., alpelisib, a PI3Kα inhibitor), AKT (e.g.,
capivasertib, an AKT inhibitor) or only one mTOR kinase complex (e.g., everolimus, an mTORC1 inhibitor), numerous feedforward and feedback
loops between the PI3K isoforms and mTOR complexes cross-activate the uninhibited sub-units. This, in turn, induces compensatory resistance
that reduces the efficacy of isoform specific PI3Kα, AKT, or mTORC1 kinase inhibitors. Inhibiting all four PI3K isoforms and both
mTOR complexes, as gedatolisib does, thus prevents the confounding effect of isoform interaction that may occur with isoform-specific
PI3K inhibitors and the confounding interaction between PI3K isoforms, AKT, and mTOR.
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Better
tolerated by patients than oral PI3K and mTOR drugs.
Gedatolisib
is administered intravenously on a four-week cycle of three weeks-on, one week-off, in contrast to the orally administered pan-PI3K or
dual PI3K/mTOR inhibitors that are no longer being clinically developed. Oral pan-PI3K or PI3K/mTOR inhibitors have repeatably been found
to induce significant side effects that were not well tolerated by patients. This typically leads to a high proportion of patients requiring
dose reductions or treatment discontinuation. The challenging toxicity profile of these drug candidates ultimately played a significant
role in the decisions to halt their development, despite showing promising efficacy. By contrast, gedatolisib’s comprehensive inhibition
of the PAM pathway at low nanomolar potency, IV route of administration, and pharmacokinetic properties enables it to achieve optimal
anti-proliferative effects on tumor cells without inducing the levels of hyperglycemia, rash, and diarrhea typically associated with
oral single-node inhibitors of the PAM pathway.
Isoform-specific
PI3K inhibitors administered orally were developed to reduce toxicities in patients. While the range of toxicities associated with isoform-specific
inhibitors is narrower than oral pan-PI3K or PI3K/mTOR inhibitors, administering them orally on a continuous basis can still lead to
challenging toxicities. The experience with an FDA-approved oral p110-α specific inhibitor, PIQRAY, illustrates the challenge.
In its Phase 3 pivotal trial, PIQRAY was found to induce a Grade 3 or 4 adverse event (“AE”) related to hyperglycemia in
39% of patients evaluated. In addition, 26% of patients discontinued alpelisib due to treatment related AEs. By contrast, in the 103-patient
dose expansion portion of the Phase 1b clinical trial with gedatolisib, only 7% of patients experienced Grade 3 or 4 hyperglycemia and
less than 9% discontinued treatment.
As
of September 30, 2025, 492 patients with solid tumors have received gedatolisib in eight completed clinical trials. Of the 492 patients,
129 were treated with gedatolisib as a single agent in three clinical trials. The remaining 363 patients received gedatolisib in combination
with other anti-cancer agents in five clinical trials. Additional patients received gedatolisib in combination with other anti-cancer
agents in nine investigator sponsored clinical trials.
B2151009
Phase 1b Trial
A
Phase 1b clinical trial (B2151009) evaluating patients with HR+/HER2- metastatic breast cancer was initiated in 2016 and subsequently
enrolled 138 patients. Four patients from this study continue to receive study treatment, as of September 30, 2025, each of whom has
received study treatment for approximately five years. The B2151009 clinical trial was an open label, multiple arm Phase 1b clinical
trial that evaluated gedatolisib in combination with palbociclib (CDK 4/6 inhibitor) and fulvestrant or letrozole in patients with HR+/HER2-
advanced breast cancer. Thirty-five patients were enrolled in two dose escalation arms to evaluate the safety and tolerability and to
determine the maximum tolerated dose (“MTD”) of gedatolisib when used in combination with the standard doses of palbociclib
and endocrine therapy (letrozole or fulvestrant). The MTD was determined to be 180 mg administered intravenously once weekly. A total
of 103 patients were subsequently enrolled in one of four expansion arms (A, B, C, and D).
High objective overall response rates (“ORR”) were observed in all
four expansion arms and were comparable in each arm for PIK3CA WT and PIK3CA MT patients. In patients who received prior
hormonal therapy alone or in combination with a CDK 4/6 inhibitor (Arms B, C, and D), the ORR (including unconfirmed partial responses)
ranged from 36% to 77%. In patients who were treatment naïve in the advanced setting (Arm A), the ORR was 85%. Each arm achieved
its primary endpoint target, which was reporting higher ORR in the study arm than the ORR from either the PALOMA-2 study (ORR=55%) that
evaluated palbociclib plus letrozole for Arm A or the PALOMA-3 study (ORR=25%) that evaluated palbociclib plus fulvestrant for Arms B,
C, and D. For all patients enrolled in the expansion portion of the study who had evaluable tumors, the ORR observed was 63%.
Median
progression-free survival (“PFS”) was 12.9 months for patients who received a prior CDK 4/6 inhibitor and were treated in
the study with the Phase 3 dosing schedule (Arm D). For all treatment naïve patients who received gedatolisib combined with palbociclib
plus letrozole in Expansion Arm A and Escalation Arm A (N=41), median PFS was 48.6 months and ORR was 79%. These results compare favorably
to published data for current first-line standard-of-care treatments for patients with HR+/HER2-advanced breast cancer.
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Gedatolisib
combined with palbociclib and endocrine therapy demonstrated a favorable safety profile with manageable toxicity. The majority of treatment
related AEs were Grades 1 and 2. The most frequently observed AEs included stomatitis/mucosal inflammation, the majority of which were
Grades 1 and 2. The most common Grade 4 AEs were neutropenia and neutrophil count decrease, which were assessed as related to treatment
with palbociclib. No Grade 5 events were reported in this study.
In
a presentation of results from the PIK3CA WT cohort of the VIKTORIA-1 study at the European Society for Medical Oncology
(“ESMO”) Congress, additional data from a Phase 1b clinical trial that evaluated gedatolisib in patients with HR+/HER2- ABC
was included. The analyses reported efficacy data from patients who were treated with the same drug regimen evaluated in the VIKTORIA-1
study, gedatolisib combined with fulvestrant and palbociclib. (Layman R., Lancet Oncol. 2024; 25:474-8). This included patients from
Escalation Arm B and Expansion Arms B, C and D of the Phase 1b study.
Patients
in Escalation Arm B and Expansion Arms B and C received a 180 mg dose of gedatolisib once weekly (“weekly dose”). Patients
in Expansion Arm D received a 180 mg dose of gedatolisib on days 1, 8, and 15 of a four-week cycle (“intermittent dose”),
which was the same dose regimen patients in the VIKTORIA-1 study received. The proportion of patients who received the intermittent dose
of gedatolisib was 37% for those with PIK3CA MT tumors and 25% for those with PIK3CA WT tumors. The
proportion of patients who received prior treatment with a CDK4/6 inhibitor was 73% for those with PIK3CA WT tumors,
and 71% for those with PIK3CA MT tumors.
Median
PFS and the ORR were assessed in sub-groups of patients according to their PIK3CA status (Table 1). For all analyzed
patients with PIK3CA MT tumors (n=30), median PFS was 14.6 months and the ORR in response evaluable patients was 48%.
Median PFS was 19.7 months and the ORR was 64% in patients with PIK3CA MT tumors who received the intermittent dose
of gedatolisib used in the VIKTORIA-1 study. For patients with PIK3CA WT tumors (n=60), median PFS was 9.0 months and
the ORR in response evaluable patients was 41%. Median PFS was 9.1 months and the ORR was 53% in patients with PIK3CA WT
tumors who received the intermittent dose of gedatolisib used in the VIKTORIA-1 study.
Table
1: Efficacy Analysis of Phase 1b Patients Treated with Gedatolisib Plus Palbociclib Plus Fulvestrant
PIK3CA MT
PIK3CA WT
All
Intermittent
Dose
All
Intermittent
dose
Sample size
30
11
60
15
Median PFS (months)
14.6
19.7
9.0
9.1
ORR
48 %
64 %
41 %
53 %
VIKTORIA-1
Phase 3 Trial
We
have completed enrollment of our Phase 3, open-label, randomized clinical trial, VIKTORIA-1, to evaluate the efficacy and safety of gedatolisib
treatment regimens in adults with HR+/HER2- advanced breast cancer whose disease has progressed after prior CDK 4/6 therapy in
combination with an aromatase inhibitor. Over two hundred clinical sites in North America, Europe, Latin America, and Asia-Pacific are
participating in the study. The first patient was dosed in this trial in December 2022.
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The
VIKTORA-1 Phase 3 clinical trial involves two study cohorts that enable separate evaluation of subjects according to their PIK3CA
status. Subjects who met eligibility criteria and had PIK3CA WT tumors (cohort 1) were randomly assigned (1:1:1) to receive a
regimen of either gedatolisib, palbociclib, and fulvestrant (Arm A), gedatolisib and fulvestrant (Arm B), or fulvestrant (Arm C). During
the fourth quarter of 2024, we achieved our enrollment goal of 351 subjects for the PIK3CA WT cohort. The primary completion date
for this cohort was achieved in May 2025 and the database cut-off date for this cohort was May 30, 2025. Subjects who met eligibility
criteria and had PIK3CA MT tumors (cohort 2) were randomly assigned (3:3:1) to receive a regimen of either gedatolisib, palbociclib,
and fulvestrant (Arm D), alpelisib and fulvestrant (Arm E), or gedatolisib and fulvestrant (Arm F). Enrollment of approximately 350 subjects
who have PIK3CA MT tumors is complete. We expect topline data for this group to be available in late Q1 2026 or during Q2
2026.
On
July 28, 2025, we announced topline data from the PIK3CA WT cohort of the VIKTORIA-1 clinical trial and on October 18, 2025,
at the ESMO Congress, additional efficacy and safety results from this cohort was presented. The key efficacy and safety data from the PIK3CA WT cohort showed:
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The
gedatolisib triplet (gedatolisib, fulvestrant and palbociclib) demonstrated a statistically significant and clinically meaningful
improvement in PFS among patients, reducing the risk of disease progression or death by 76% compared to fulvestrant (based on a hazard
ratio [HR] of 0.24, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.17-0.35; p<0.0001). The median PFS, as assessed by blinded independent central
review (“BICR”), was 9.3 months with the gedatolisib triplet versus 2.0 months with fulvestrant, an incremental improvement
of 7.3 months.
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The
gedatolisib doublet (gedatolisib and fulvestrant) also demonstrated a statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvement
in PFS among patients, reducing the risk of disease progression or death by 67% compared to fulvestrant (HR of 0.33, 95% CI 0.24-0.48;
p<0.0001). The median PFS, as assessed by BICR, was 7.4 months with the gedatolisib doublet versus 2.0 months with fulvestrant,
an incremental improvement of 5.4 months.
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The ORR of the gedatolisib triplet was 31.5%
compared to 1% with fulvestrant and the median duration of response (“DOR”) was 17.5 months. The ORR of the gedatolisib doublet
was 28.3% and the median DOR was 12.0 months. The median DOR was not determinable for fulvestrant because there was only one objective
response.
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The gedatolisib triplet and doublet were generally
well tolerated in the trial with mostly low-grade treatment-related adverse events (“TRAEs”). The most common Grade 3 TRAEs
for the gedatolisib triplet, gedatolisib doublet, and fulvestrant groups included neutropenia (52.3%, 0%, and 0.8% of patients, respectively);
stomatitis (19.2%, 12.3%, and 0% of patients, respectively) rash (4.6%, 5.4%, and 0% of patients, respectively); and hyperglycemia (2.3%,
2.3%, and 0% of patients, respectively). The primary Grade 4 TRAEs for the gedatolisib triplet and gedatolisib doublet groups were neutropenia
(10.0% and 0.8%, respectively), leukopenia (0.8% in the gedatolisib triplet group) and pneumonitis (0.8% in gedatolisib doublet group).
TRAEs led to the discontinuation of study treatment in 2.3% of patients in the gedatolisib triplet group, 3.1% in the gedatolisib doublet
group, and 0% in the fulvestrant group.
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The
detailed results from cohort 1, PIK3CA WT cohort, established several new milestones in the history of drug development for
HR+/HER2- advanced breast cancer:
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The
hazard ratios for the gedatolisib triplet and doublet are more
favorable than have ever been reported by any Phase 3 trial for patients with HR+/HER2- advanced breast cancer.
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The
7.3- and 5.4-months incremental improvements in median PFS for the gedatolisib triplet and gedatolisib doublet over fulvestrant,
respectively, are higher than have ever been reported by any Phase 3 trial for patients with HR+/HER2- advanced breast cancer receiving
at least their second line of therapy.
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Gedatolisib
is the first inhibitor targeting the PAM pathway to demonstrate positive Phase 3 results in patients with HR+/HER2-/ PIK3CA WT
advanced breast cancer whose disease progressed on or after treatment with a CDK4/6 inhibitor.
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The
median DOR and incremental ORR improvement relative to control for the gedatolisib triplet and doublet are the highest reported for
an endocrine therapy-based regimen in 2L HR+/HER2- advanced breast cancer.
The
median PFS benefit of the gedatolisib triplet and doublet compared to fulvestrant was consistent across subgroups with the gedatolisib
triplet showing higher clinical benefit in nearly all subgroups compared to the gedatolisib doublet, particularly for patients who were
pre/perimenopausal, endocrine therapy resistant, or had visceral metastases. For patients enrolled in the United States and Canada, median
PFS was 19.3 months (HR=0.13; 90% CI: 0.07-0.29) for the gedatolisib triplet and 14.9 months (HR=0.35; 90% CI: 0.17-0.76) for the gedatolisib
doublet.
With
these results, the gedatolisib regimens represent a new potential standard of care for patients with HR+/HER2-, PIK3CA WT
advanced breast cancer whose disease progressed on or after treatment with a CDK4/6 inhibitor.
Additional
results from cohort 1 of the VIKTORIA-1 Phase 3 clinical trial will be presented at a medical conference later this year.
CELC-G-201
Phase 1b/2 Trial
We
received approval from the FDA in mid-2023 to proceed with the clinical development of gedatolisib in combination with Nubeqa® (darolutamide),
an approved androgen receptor inhibitor, for the treatment of patients with mCRPC. We have since initiated a Phase 1b/2 clinical trial,
CELC-G-201, that is enrolling patients with mCRPC who progressed after treatment with an androgen receptor inhibitor. The first patient
was dosed in this trial in February 2024.
The
primary objectives of the Phase 1b portion of the trial include assessment of the safety and tolerability of gedatolisib in combination
with darolutamide and determination of the recommended Phase 2 dose (“RP2D”) of gedatolisib. The primary objective of the
Phase 2 portion of the trial is to assess the radiographic PFS at six months of patients who received the RP2D.
In
the Phase 1b portion of the clinical trial, 38 patients with mCRPC were randomly assigned to receive 600 mg of darolutamide twice daily
combined with either 120 mg of gedatolisib in Arm 1 or 180 mg of gedatolisib in Arm 2. In both arms, gedatolisib was administered once
weekly for three weeks, then one week off. Additionally, all patients received prophylactic treatment for stomatitis.
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On
June 30, 2025, we announced preliminary data for the CELC-G-201 Phase 1b trial, utilizing a May 30, 2025 data cut-off. Based
on these data, we amended the clinical trial protocol to enable exploration of additional doses in the Phase 1b portion of this
clinical trial to determine the RP2D. Once RP2D is determined, an additional 12 participants will then be enrolled in the Phase 2
portion of the study at the RP2D level to enable evaluation of 30 participants treated with the RP2D of gedatolisib.
On October 18, 2025, at the
ESMO Congress, we presented updated clinical results for the CELC-G-201 Phase 1b trial based on an August 15, 2025 data cut-off. Among
the 38 patients enrolled, 61% had received one line of prior systemic th erapy
and 39% had received at least 2 or more lines of prior therapy. Median duration of follow-up was 9.0 months.
The
six-month radiographic progression free survival (“rPFS”) rate and median rPFS for patients from both arms combined was 67 %
and 9.1 months, respectively. For patients treated with 120 mg gedatolisib, the six-month rPFS rate was 74% and median rPFS was 9.5 months.
For patients treated with 180 mg gedatolisib, the six-month rPFS rate was 61% and the median rPFS was 7.4 months.
The
combination of gedatolisib and darolutamide was generally well tolerated in the trial with mostly low-grade TRAEs. No dose limiting toxicities
were observed in either arm. The only Grade 3 TRAEs for patients from both arms combined included rash (5.3%), stomatitis (2.6%), and
pruritus (2.6%); no Grade 3 hyperglycemia was reported. Additionally, no Grade 4 or 5 TRAEs were observed, and no patients discontinued
study treatment due to a TRAE.
VIKTORIA-2
Phase 3 Trial
A
Phase 3, open-label, randomized clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of gedatolisib in combination with a CDK4/6 inhibitor
and fulvestrant as first-line treatment for patients with endocrine treatment resistant HR+/HER2- advanced breast cancer (“VIKTORIA-2”)
is currently enrolling patients. The first patient was dosed in July of 2025. For the CDK 4/6 inhibitor, investigators may choose either
ribociclib or palbociclib. This multi-center, international trial is expected to enroll approximately 12–36 evaluable subjects
in the safety run-in portion of the study to evaluate the safety of gedatolisib when combined with ribociclib and fulvestrant. In the
Phase 3 portion of the study, approximately 638 subjects will be randomized and assigned to Cohort 1 (PIK3CA WT) or Cohort 2 ( PIK3CA
MT) based on their PIK3CA status. Subjects in each cohort will be randomized on a 1:1 basis to either Arm A (gedatolisib with
fulvestrant and ribociclib or palbociclib) or Arm B (fulvestrant and ribociclib or palbociclib). It is expected that approximately 200
clinical sites across North America, Europe, Latin America, and Asia-Pacific will participate.
Investigator-Sponsored
Trials
In
an investigator-sponsored Phase 2 clinical trial, 44 patients with HER2+/ PIK3CA mutated metastatic breast cancer were treated
with gedatolisib plus standard doses of trastuzumab-pkrb. No prophylaxis for stomatitis was administered. The median number of prior
anti-HER2 therapies enrolled patients received in the metastatic setting was four or more; 86% of patients had received at least three
prior anti-HER2 therapies. The data cut-off was February 10, 2025.
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Key
efficacy and safety results, as presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncologists meeting in June 2025, showed:
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The
ORR among all patients enrolled was 43%.
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Median
PFS was 6.0 months (95% CI, 5.0-7.7).
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Median
overall survival was 24.7 months (95% CI; 17.3-NA).
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No
patients discontinued gedatolisib due to a treatment-related AE.
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One
(2.3%) patient experienced Grade 3 hyperglycemia.
An
investigator sponsored trial has been initiated in collaboration with the Dana Farber Cancer Institute and Massachusetts General Hospital
to evaluate gedatolisib in combination with abemaciclib and letrozole in patients with endometrial cancer.
Recent
Developments
On July 30,
2025, we entered into the Equity Underwriting Agreement with the Representatives of the Underwriters agreeing, subject to customary conditions,
to issue and sell in a public offering (i) 1,836,842 Shares at a price to the public of $38.00 per Share and (ii) in lieu of Shares to
certain investors, Pre-Funded Warrants to purchase up to 400,000 shares of common stock, at a price to the public of $37.999 per Pre-Funded
Warrant, which represents the per share public offering price for the Shares less the $0.001 per share exercise price for each such Pre-Funded
Warrant. In addition, pursuant to the Equity Underwriting Agreement, we granted the Underwriters an option to purchase up to an additional
335,526 Option Shares, less underwriting discounts and commissions. The Underwriters exercised their option to purchase the Option Shares
in full on July 30, 2025. The Equity Offering was completed on July 31, 2025. For a summary of the Equity Offering, see “Liquidity
and Capital Resources” below.
On July
30, 2025, we also entered into the Note Underwriting Agreement with the Underwriters, subject to customary conditions, to issue and
sell in a public offering $175.0 million aggregate principal amount of Notes to the Underwriters. In addition, pursuant to the Note
Underwriting Agreement, we granted the Underwriters an option to purchase up to an additional $26.3 million aggregate principal
amount of Notes solely to cover over-allotments. On July 30, 2025, the Underwriters exercised such option to purchase an additional
$26.3 million aggregate principal amount of Notes. The issuance of $201.3 million aggregate principal amount of Notes was completed on
August 1, 2025. The Notes were issued pursuant to, and are governed by the Indenture. The net proceeds from the Note Offering, after
deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses, were approximately $194.9 million, including the proceeds
from the Underwriters’ exercise of their over-allotment option in full. We are using the net proceeds from the Note Offering
for working capital and general corporate purposes, which may include capital expenditures, research and development expenditures,
clinical trial expenditures, commercial launch expenditures, expansion of business development activities and other general
corporate purposes. For a summary of the Note Offering, see “Liquidity and Capital Resources” below.
On August 27, 2025, the FDA granted our
request to submit the gedatolisib NDA via the FDA’s Real-Time Oncology Review (“RTOR”) program, and we made our first
NDA pre-submission in September 2025. We expect to complete our final NDA submission to the FDA in the fourth quarter of 2025.
On September 9, 2025, we entered
into the Third Amendment to the Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement with Oxford Finance LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company, as collateral agent and a lender, Innovatus Life Sciences Lending Fund I, LP, a Delaware limited partnership, as a lender, and
the other lenders party thereto. For a summary of the Third Amendment to the A&R Loan Agreement, see “Liquidity and Capital
Resources” below.
On
October 18, 2025, at the ESMO Congress, we presented (i) detailed efficacy and safety results from the PIK3CA WT cohort of the Phase
3 VIKTORIA-1 clinical trial of gedatolisib; (ii) additional data from our Phase 1b clinical trial that evaluated gedatolisib in patients
with HR+/HER2- advanced breast cancer; and (iii) additional data from the CELC-G-201 Phase 1b clinical trial evaluating gedatolisib in
combination with Nubeqa® (darolutamide), an androgen receptor inhibitor, in men with mCRPC whose disease had progressed on prior
treatment with a next generation androgen receptor inhibitor. For a summary of the data presented, see “Overview” above.
We also announced that the PIK3CA MT cohort of the VIKTORIA-1 Phase 3 trial was fully enrolled.
Results
of Operations
We
have not generated any revenue from sales to date, and we continue to incur significant research and development and other expenses related
to our ongoing operations. As a result, we are not and have never been profitable and have incurred losses in each period since our inception
in 2012. For the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, we reported a net loss of approximately $43.8 million and $29.8 million,
respectively, and for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, we reported a net loss of approximately $126.1 million and $75.1
million, respectively. As of September 30, 2025, we had an accumulated deficit of approximately $397.9 million. As of September
30, 2025, we had cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments of approximately $455.0 million.
Components
of Operating Results
Revenue
To
date, we have not generated any revenue. With the execution of the Pfizer license agreement in April 2021, whereby we acquired
exclusive world-wide licensing rights to develop and commercialize gedatolisib, we initiated a Phase 3 clinical trial, VIKTORIA-1,
in 2022 to support potential regulatory approval to market gedatolisib. In August 2023, we initiated a Phase 1b/2 clinical trial,
CELC-G-201. In July 2025 we dosed our first patient and are currently enrolling patients in a second Phase 3 clinical trial,
VIKTORIA-2.
Pursuant to the FDA’s RTOR program, in September 2025 we made the first pre-submission of our NDA to the FDA; we expect to complete the final NDA submission to the FDA in the fourth quarter of 2025. If we
obtain regulatory approvals to market gedatolisib, we expect to generate revenue from sales of the drug for this and potentially
additional breast cancer indications.
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Research
and Development
Since
our inception, we have primarily focused on research and development of gedatolisib, a PI3K/mTOR targeted therapy, and our CELsignia
platform and corresponding tests. Research and development expenses primarily include:
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employee-related
expenses related to our research and development activities, including salaries, benefits, recruiting, travel and stock-based compensation
expenses;
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laboratory
supplies;
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consulting
fees paid to third parties;
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clinical
trial costs;
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validation
costs for gedatolisib;
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facilities
expenses; and
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legal
costs associated with patent applications.
General
and Administrative
General
and administrative expenses consist primarily of salaries, benefits and stock-based compensation related to our executive, finance and
support functions. Other general and administrative expenses include professional fees for auditing, tax, and legal services associated
with being a public company, director and officer insurance, software costs, investor relations and travel expenses for our general and
administrative personnel.
Sales
and Marketing
Expenses
and costs related to marketing, supply chain, distribution, market access and other commercial operations related activities are being
incurred in anticipation of the commercialization of gedatolisib. These expenses consist primarily of employee-related expenses, professional
and consulting fees related to these functions and operations, software costs, and the acquisition of data required to support our market
analysis for gedatolisib. We expect sales and marketing expenses to increase as we get closer to a potential FDA approval date.
Interest
Expense
Interest
expense to date is primarily related to the A&R Loan Agreement. During the three months ended September 30, 2025, interest expense
included the Convertible Notes.
Interest
Income
Interest
income consists of interest income earned on our cash, cash equivalents, and investment balances.
Results
of Operations
Comparison
of the Three Months Ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 (in thousands)
Three Months Ended
September 30,
Change
2025
2024
$
Percent
Statements of Operations Data:
Operating expenses:
Research and development
$ 34,915
$ 27,588
$ 7,327
27 %
General and administrative
7,934
2,472
5,462
221
Total operating expenses
42,849
30,060
12,789
43
Loss from operations
(42,849 )
(30,060 )
(12,789 )
43
Other (expense) income
Interest expense
(4,595 )
(3,344 )
(1,251 )
37
Interest income
3,640
3,612
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1
Other (expense) income, net
(955 )
268
(1,223 )
(456 )
Net loss before income taxes
(43,804 )
(29,792 )
(14,012 )
47
Income tax benefits
-
-
-
-
Net loss
$ (43,804 )
$ (29,792 )
$ (14,012 )
47 %
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Comparison
of the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 (in thousands)
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
Change
2025
2024
$
Percent
Statements of Operations Data:
Operating expenses:
Research and development
$ 107,364
$ 70,732
$ 36,632
52 %
General and administrative
15,627
6,105
9,522
156
Total operating expenses
122,991
76,837
46,154
60
Loss from operations
(122,991 )
(76,837 )
(46,154 )
60
Other (expense) income
Interest expense
(10,982 )
(7,005 )
(3,977 )
57
Interest income
7,904
8,716
(812 )
(9 )
Other (expense) income, net
(3,078 )
1,711
(4,789 )
(280 )
Net loss before income taxes
(126,069 )
(75,126 )
(50,943 )
68
Income tax benefits
-
-
-
-
Net loss
$ (126,069 )
$ (75,126 )
$ (50,943 )
68 %
Research
and Development
Our research and development expenses for the three months ended September 30,
2025 were approximately $34.9 million, representing an increase of approximately $7.3 million, or 27%, compared to the same period in
2024. Of the $7.3 million increase in research and development expense, $5.6 million was related to increased employee and consulting
expenses, $3.2 million of which related to commercial headcount additions and other launch activities. The remaining $1.7 million increase
was primarily related to activities supporting our ongoing clinical trials.
Our research and development expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2025
were approximately $107.4 million, representing an increase of approximately $36.6 million, or 52%, compared to the same period in 2024.
Of the $36.6 million increase in research and development expenses, $18.1 million was related to increased employee and consulting expenses,
$7.6 million of which related to commercial headcount additions and other launch activities. $13.1 million was attributable to activities
supporting our ongoing clinical trials, $5.0 million was related to an anticipated development milestone payment under the license agreement
with Pfizer, and $0.4 million was related to other costs.
Conducting
research and development is central to our business model. We plan to continue to increase our research and development expenses for
the foreseeable future as we seek to continue to develop gedatolisib, including conducting the VIKTORIA-1 Phase 3 clinical trial, the
CELC-G-201 Phase 1b/2 clinical trial and the VIKTORIA-2 Phase 3 clinical trial.
General
and Administrative
Our general and administrative expenses for the three months ended September 30,
2025 were approximately $7.9 million, representing an increase of approximately $5.4 million, or 221%, compared to the same period in
2024. Of the $5.4 million increase in general and administrative expense, $4.9 million was related to increased employee and
consulting expenses. Of the $4.9 million increase, $4.0 million was related to non-cash, stock-based compensation. The remaining $0.5
million of the $5.4 million increase resulted from professional fees, expanding infrastructure and other administrative expenses.
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Our
general and administrative expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 were approximately $15.6 million, representing an increase
of under $9.5 million, or 156%, compared to the same period in 2024. Of the $9.5 million increase in general and administrative expense,
$8.1 million was related to increased employee and consulting expenses. Of the $8.1 million increase, $5.0 million related
to non-cash, stock-based compensation. The remaining $1.4 million of the $9.5 million increase was related to professional fees, expanding
infrastructure and other administrative expenses.
We
anticipate that our general and administrative expenses will continue to increase in future periods, reflecting both increased costs
in connection with the potential future commercialization of gedatolisib, an expanding infrastructure, and increased professional fees
associated with public company regulatory developments and requirements, and other compliance matters.
Interest
Expense
Interest
expense for the three months ended September 30, 2025 was $4.6 million and represents an increase of $1.3 million, or 37%, compared to
the same period in 2024. Interest expense is the result of Convertible Notes and the A&R Loan Agreement. The increase is due primarily
to the issuance of the Convertible Notes in July 2025 and the distribution of the Term Loan D in September 2025. The $4.6 million of
interest expense includes $1.1 million of non-cash interest expense.
Interest
expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 was $11.0 million and represents an increase of $4.0 million, or 57%, compared to
the same period in 2024. Interest expense is the result of the Convertible Notes and the A&R Loan Agreement. The increase is primarily
due to the incremental $61.7 million funding of the Term Loan C in May 2024, the issuance of the Convertible Notes in July 2025 and the
distribution of the Term Loan D in September 2025. The $11.0 million of interest expense includes $2.6 million of non-cash interest expense.
Interest
Income
Interest
income for the three months ended September 30, 2025 was $3.6 million and represents a decrease of under $0.1 million compared to the
same period in 2024. The decrease was primarily the result of lower market interest rates offset largely by a higher invested cash balance.
Interest
income for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 was $7.9 million and represents a decrease of $0.8 million compared to the same period
in 2024. The decrease was primarily the result of lower market interest rates offset partially by a higher invested cash balance.
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
Since
our inception, we have incurred losses and cumulative negative cash flows from operations. Through September 30, 2025, we have funded
our operations primarily through private placements and registered offerings of our equity securities and unsecured convertible notes,
and borrowings under loan agreements. From inception through September 30, 2025, we raised an aggregate of approximately $481.7 million
of net proceeds through sales of our securities, approximately $194.9 million of net proceeds through the issuance of the Notes, and
had $130.0 million of borrowings under loan agreements, not including payable-in-kind interest. In October 2025, investors exercised 2,930,420 warrants
at an exercise price of $8.05, which generated approximately $23.6 million in cash. The warrants were issued pursuant to a private
placement that closed on December 9, 2022. From September 30, 2025 through the report date, stock option exercises generated approximately
$0.2 million in cash. As of September 30, 2025, our cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments were approximately $74.3 million
and $380.7 million, respectively, and we had an accumulated deficit of approximately $397.9 million.
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July
2025 Equity Offering
On
July 30, 2025, we entered into the Equity Underwriting Agreement with the Representatives of the Underwriters agreeing, subject to customary
conditions, to issue and sell in a public offering (i) 1,836,842 Shares at a price to the public of $38.00 per Share and (ii) in lieu
of Shares to certain investors, Pre-Funded Warrants to purchase up to 400,000 shares of common stock, at a price to the public of $37.999
per Pre-Funded Warrant, which represents the per share public offering price for the Shares less the $0.001 per share exercise price
for each such Pre-Funded Warrant. In addition, pursuant to the Equity Underwriting Agreement, we granted the Underwriters an option to
purchase up to an additional 335,526 Option Shares, less underwriting discounts and commissions. The Underwriters exercised their option
to purchase the Option Shares in full on July 30, 2025. The Equity Offering was completed on July 31, 2025.
The
net proceeds from the Equity Offering, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses, were approximately
$91.6 million, including the proceeds from the Underwriters’ exercise of their option in full to purchase the Option Shares. We
may also receive nominal proceeds, if any, from the exercise of the Pre-Funded Warrants. We are using the net proceeds from the Equity
Offering for working capital and general corporate purposes, which may include capital expenditures, research and development expenditures,
clinical trial expenditures, commercial launch expenditures, expansion of business development activities and other general corporate
purposes.
Each
Pre-Funded Warrant is exercisable for one share of common stock at an exercise price of $0.001 per share, or alternatively, at the election
of each holder, shares of common stock may be issued through a cashless exercise, with the net number of shares of common stock determined
according to the formula set forth in each Pre-Funded Warrant. The Pre-Funded Warrants are exercisable at any time after the date of
issuance until all of the Pre-Funded Warrants are exercised. A holder (together with its “attribution parties,” as defined
in the Pre-Funded Warrant) may not exercise any portion of the Pre-Funded Warrants if immediately after exercise, the holder (together
with its attribution parties), would beneficially own in excess of 4.99% of the number of shares of common stock outstanding immediately
after giving effect to the exercise. However, a holder may increase or decrease such percentage to any other percentage not in excess
of 19.99%, which increase or decrease shall not become effective until 61 days after notice from the holder to us.
July
2025 Convertible Notes Offering
On
July 30, 2025, we also entered into the Note Underwriting Agreement with the Underwriters, subject to customary conditions, to issue
and sell in a public offering $175.0 million aggregate principal amount of Notes to the Underwriters. In addition, pursuant to the Note
Underwriting Agreement, we granted the Underwriters an option to purchase up to an additional $26.3 million aggregate principal amount
of Notes solely to cover over-allotments. On July 30, 2025, the Underwriters exercised such option to purchase an additional $26.3 million
aggregate principal amount of Notes. The issuance of $201.3 million aggregate principal amount of Notes was completed on August 1, 2025.
The Notes were issued pursuant to, and are governed by the Indenture. The net proceeds from the Note Offering, after deducting underwriting
discounts and commissions and offering expenses, were approximately $194.9 million, including the proceeds from the Underwriters’
exercise of their over-allotment option in full. We are using the net proceeds from the Note Offering for working capital and general
corporate purposes, which may include capital expenditures, research and development expenditures, clinical trial expenditures, commercial
launch expenditures, expansion of business development activities and other general corporate purposes.
The
Notes are our general, unsecured, senior obligations. The Notes will accrue interest payable semi-annually in arrears on February 1 and
August 1 of each year, beginning on February 1, 2026, at a rate equal to 2.750% per year. In addition, special interest will accrue on
the Notes upon the occurrence of certain events relating to our failure to file certain reports with the SEC as provided in the Indenture
and as described below. The Notes also have customary provisions relating to the occurrence of “Events of Default” (as defined
in the Indenture) with certain interest penalty provisions. The Notes will mature on August 1, 2031, unless earlier converted, redeemed
or repurchased by us.
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Noteholders
may convert their Notes at their option at any time prior to the close of business on the scheduled trading day immediately preceding
the maturity date based on an initial conversion rate of 19.4932 shares of common stock, per $1,000 principal amount of the Notes, which
is equivalent to an initial conversion price of approximately $51.30 per share of common stock. The conversion rate is subject to customary
adjustments upon the occurrence of certain events as described in the Indenture. In addition, if certain corporate events that constitute
a “Make-Whole Fundamental Change” (as defined in the Indenture) occur, then the conversion rate will, in certain circumstances,
be increased for a specified period of time.
The
Notes will be redeemable, in whole or in part (subject to certain limitations described below), at our option at any time, and from time
to time, on a redemption date on or after August 6, 2029 and on or before the 51st scheduled trading day immediately before the maturity
date, at a cash redemption price equal to the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any,
to, but excluding, the redemption date, but only if the last reported sale price per share of the common stock exceeds 130% of the conversion
price on (i) each of at least 20 trading days, whether or not consecutive, during the 30 consecutive trading days ending on, and including,
the trading day immediately before the date we send the related redemption notice; and (ii) the trading day immediately before the date
we send such notice. However, we may not redeem less than all of the outstanding Notes unless at least $50.0 million aggregate principal
amount of Notes are outstanding and not called for redemption as of the time we send the related redemption notice. In addition, calling
any Note for redemption will constitute a Make-Whole Fundamental Change with respect to that Note, in which case the conversion rate
applicable to the conversion of that Note will be increased in certain circumstances if it is converted after it is called for redemption.
If
a “Fundamental Change” (as defined in the Indenture) occurs, then, subject to certain conditions and except as set forth
in the Indenture, noteholders may require us to repurchase their Notes at a cash repurchase price equal to the principal amount of the
Notes to be repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the fundamental change repurchase date. The definition
in the Indenture of a Fundamental Change includes certain business combination transactions involving the Company and certain de-listing
events with respect to the common stock.
Lastly,
the Notes contain a beneficial ownership limitation, and as a result of such limitation, noteholders do not have the right to convert
all or any portion of the Notes held by such noteholder, to the extent that immediately prior to, or immediately after giving effect
to such conversion by such noteholder, together with its affiliates and any other persons acting as a group together with such noteholder
or any of such noteholder’s affiliates, would beneficially own in excess of 4.99% of the number of shares of our common stock outstanding
immediately prior to, and immediately after giving effect to, the conversion of all or any portion of the Notes; provided, that such
4.99% beneficial ownership can be increased or decreased at the discretion of the noteholder; provided further, that such limitation
in no event can exceed 19.99%.
Private
Placement Warrants
In
March 2025, an investor exercised 695,650 warrants at an exercise price of $8.05, which generated approximately $5.6 million in cash.
The warrants were issued pursuant to a private placement that closed on December 9, 2022.
In
July 2025, an investor exercised 1,286,960 warrants at an exercise price of $8.05, which generated approximately $10.4 million in cash.
The warrants were issued pursuant to a private placement that closed on December 9, 2022.
In
August 2025, investors exercised 200,000 warrants at an exercise price of $8.05, which generated approximately $1.6 million in cash.
The warrants were issued pursuant to a private placement that closed on December 9, 2022. Also in August 2025, the underwriter of the
Company’s initial public offering that closed on September 22, 2017 exercised its warrants on a cashless basis. As a result, the
Company issued 55,592 shares of common stock upon the cashless exercise of 70,000 warrants.
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In September 2025, an investor exercised 104,340 warrants at exercise prices of
$8.05, which generated approximately $0.8 million in cash. The warrants were issued pursuant to a private placement that closed on December
9, 2022. Also in September 2025, the placement agent from private placements that closed in January and May 2016 exercised 7,917 warrants
at an exercise price of $7.56, which generated approximately $0.1 million in cash.
In
October 2025, investors exercised 2,930,420 warrants at an exercise price of $8.05, which generated approximately $23.6 million
in cash. The warrants were issued pursuant to a private placement that closed on December 9, 2022.
Open
Market Sale Agreement
On
February 4, 2022, we entered into an Open Market Sale Agreement with Jefferies LLC (“Jefferies”), as agent, pursuant to which
we may offer and sell, from time to time, through Jefferies, shares of our common stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $50.0
million, which amount was subsequently increased to $125.0 million on December 6, 2024. On July 29, 2025, prior to the pricing of the
Equity Offering and the Note Offering, the aggregate offering price was reduced from $125.0 million to $50.0 million. On October 12,
2022, pursuant to this agreement, we sold 500,000 shares of common stock in a single transaction at a price of $10.35 per share, generating
gross proceeds of $5.2 million ($4.8 million net of commissions and offering expenses). On December 1, 2023, pursuant to this agreement,
we sold 1,034,500 shares of common stock in a single transaction at a price of $14.50 per share, generating gross proceeds of $15.0 million
($14.4 million net of commissions and offering expenses). In April 2024 and May 2024, pursuant to this agreement, we sold 285,714 and
149,700 shares of common stock, respectively, at an average selling price of $17.55 per share, generating gross proceeds of $7.6 million
before deducting commissions and other offering expenses of $0.3 million. At September 30, 2025, $50.0 million of common stock remains
available for sale under the Open Market Sale Agreement with Jefferies.
May
2024 Equity Offering
On
May 30, 2024, we entered into an underwriting agreement with Leerink Partners LLC, TD Securities (USA) LLC and Stifel, Nicolaus &
Company, Incorporated as representatives of the several underwriters relating to the issuance and sale of 3,871,000 shares of common
stock, at a price to the public of $15.50, generating gross proceeds of approximately $60.0 million. The offering closed on May 31, 2024
and resulted in net proceeds to us of approximately $56.3 million after deducting underwriting discounts and other offering expenses
payable by us.
Amended
and Restated Loan and Security Agreement
Third
Amendment
On
September 9, 2025, we entered into the Third Amendment (the “Third Amendment”) to the Amended and Restated Loan and Security
Agreement (the “A&R Loan Agreement”) with Oxford Finance LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Oxford”),
as collateral agent and a lender, Innovatus Life Sciences Lending Fund I, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“Innovatus”),
as a lender, and the other lenders party thereto (together with Oxford and Innovatus, the “Lenders”), pursuant to which the
A&R Loan Agreement was amended to (i) replace Innovatus with Oxford as collateral agent; (ii) recognize the achievement of the Term
D Milestone (as defined in the A&R Loan Agreement, as amended by the Third Amendment (the “Amended A&R Loan Agreement”))
and provide for the immediate disbursement of the $30.0 million Term D Loan (as defined in the Amended A&R Loan Agreement); (iii)
increase the size of the Term E Loan (as defined in the Amended A&R Loan Agreement) from $50.0 million to up to $100.0 million, which
Term E Loan may only be drawn upon FDA approval of gedatolisib in second line wild-type advanced breast cancer patients post CDK4/6 inhibitor
therapy; (iv) add three new up to $40.0 million Term F Loans (as defined in the Amended A&R Loan Agreement), which may only be drawn
upon achievement of certain trailing three months’ product revenue thresholds; (v) replace the prior $45.0 million Term F Loan
(as defined in the A&R Loan Agreement) with a new $150.0 million Term G Loan (as defined in the Amended A&R Loan Agreement),
which continues to be available only in the Lenders’ sole discretion upon our request; (vi) require an amendment fee payable by
us to the Lenders in the amount of $50,000, which was paid at the closing of the Third Amendment; (vii) make certain revisions to the
non-utilization fee for the Term E Loan, and add a new non-utilization fee for the Term F Loans, in each case equal to 3.0% of the applicable
unfunded commitment, after taking into consideration any reductions to the applicable term loan commitment that we may make by notice
to the collateral agent before the date that is eight weeks after the achievement of any applicable milestones; and (viii) extend the
maturity date of the term loans to November 1, 2029. The Term E Loan and each Term F Loan also are subject to other customary conditions
and limits on when we can request funding. With the disbursement of the $30.0 million Term D Loan, the Company received net proceeds
of approximately $27.8 million.
In accordance with the A&R Loan Agreement, a Final Fee
equal to 4.5% of the $30.0 million Term D Loan was recognized and an additional $1.4 million was added to debt principal and a corresponding
debt discount to be amortized over the life of the loan.
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In
connection with the Third Amendment, we issued warrants with an exercise price of $14.84 per share to purchase an aggregate of 50,537
shares of our common stock to Innovatus, Oxford, and certain of its affiliates (the “Third Amendment Warrants”). The Third
Amendment Warrants may be exercised on a cashless basis and are exercisable through the tenth anniversary of the funding date of the
Term D Loan. The number of shares of common stock for which each Third Amendment Warrant is exercisable and the associated exercise price
are subject to certain proportional adjustments as set forth in such Third Amendment Warrant.
A portion of the proceeds from the Term D Loan in the amount of $2.8 million was
allocated to the Third Amendment Warrants based on their relative fair value to the underlying Term D Loan. The proceeds allocated to
the Third Amendment Warrants were recorded as additional paid in capital in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets and
were discounted from the Term D Loan. The relative fair value of the Third Amendment Warrants was based on the Black-Scholes method with
the following assumptions: risk-free interest rate of 4.08%; expected volatility of 74.4%; expected life of 10.0 years; and expected dividend
yield 0%. The underlying stock price used in the analysis was the traded market price. The discount related to the Third Amendment Warrants
is being amortized to interest expense ratably over the term of the Term D Loan.
Second
Amendment
On
July 28, 2025, we entered into the Second Amendment (the “Second Amendment”) to the A&R Loan Agreement with Innovatus,
as collateral agent, and the Lenders including Innovatus in its capacity as a Lender and Oxford, pursuant to which Innovatus and Oxford,
as Lenders, have agreed to make certain term loans (“Term Loans”) to us in the aggregate principal amount of up to $180 million.
The A&R Loan Agreement was amended to (i) subject to certain terms and conditions, permit the issuance of the Notes discussed above
and certain transactions in connection therewith, including the conversion thereof settled solely in common stock (together with cash
in lieu of the issuance of any fractional share of common stock), (ii) permit capped call transactions in connection with the pricing
of the Notes, (iii) require an amendment fee payable by us to Oxford in the amount of $25,000, which was paid upon execution of the Second
Amendment, and (iv) extend to May 9, 2026 the expiration date of Innovatus’ right to convert up to 20% of the outstanding principal
of the Term A Loan into shares of our common stock at a price per share of $10.00.
Further,
in connection with the release of the topline data from the wild-type cohort of the VIKTORIA-1 Phase 3 clinical trial, we achieved the
Term D Milestone (as defined in the A&R Loan Agreement) and therefore became eligible to draw an additional $30.0 million of indebtedness
under the Term D Loan (as defined in the A&R Loan Agreement). As described above, the Term D Loan was disbursed to us in connection
with the Third Amendment.
First
Amendment
On
May 13, 2025, we entered into the First Amendment (the “First Amendment”) to the A&R Loan Agreement, pursuant to which
we agreed to (i) pay Oxford an amendment fee of $40,000 on the effective date of the First Amendment, (ii) extend to March 9, 2026 the
expiration date of Innovatus’ right to convert up to 20% of the outstanding principal of the Term A Loan into shares of our common
stock at a price per share of $10.00, (iii) extend the expiration date of the Term D Draw Period to the earlier of (x) August 31, 2025
and (y) the occurrence of an Event of Default (as defined in the A&R Loan Agreement), (iv) update the liquidity covenant to increase
the Minimum Liquidity Percentage (as defined in the First Amendment) to 50% if we had failed to achieve the Term D Milestone prior to
June 1, 2025 and to decrease the Minimum Liquidity Percentage back to 30% if we subsequently achieves the Term D Milestone prior to the
end of the Term D Draw Period, and (v) release Innovatus and the Lenders from any and all claims arising out of or related to the A&R
Loan Agreement, the First Amendment and related documentation.
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May
30, 2024 Amendment and Restatement
On
May 30, 2024, we entered into the A&R Loan Agreement. The A&R Loan Agreement amended and restated, in its entirety, that certain
Loan and Security Agreement, dated April 8, 2021, as amended, between us and Innovatus, as collateral agent, and the Lenders named therein
(the “Prior Loan Agreement”).
Funding
of the first $100 million under the A&R Loan Agreement occurred on May 30, 2024, including tranche payments of $16.8 million (the
“Term A Loan”) and $21.5 million (the “Term B Loan”) reflecting repayment of the principal amount of loans under
the Prior Loan Agreement plus accrued payment-in-kind interest, in addition to $61.7 million of new borrowings (the “Term C Loan”).
As described above, the Term D Loan was disbursed to us in connection with the Third Amendment. Prior to the Third Amendment, we also
would have become eligible to draw on a fifth tranche of $50 million (the “Term E Loan”), upon achievement of certain clinical
trial milestones and satisfaction of certain financial covenants. The Lenders also could have, in their sole discretion upon our request,
made additional term loans to us of $45 million (the “Term F Loan”). Funding of these additional tranches was also subject
to other customary conditions and limits on when we could have requested funding for such tranches. Costs associated with the new borrowings
were approximately $2.4 million.
Pursuant
to the A&R Loan Agreement, we are entitled to make interest-only payments for thirty-six months, or up to forty-eight months if certain
conditions are met. The Term Loans bear interest at a rate equal to the sum of (a) the greater of (i) the Prime Rate (as defined in the
A&R Loan Agreement) or (ii) 7.75%, plus (b) 2.85%, provided that 1.0% of such interest will be payable in-kind by adding an amount
equal to such 1.0% of the outstanding principal amount to the then outstanding principal balance on a monthly basis through May 31, 2027.
The A&R Loan Agreement is secured by all of our assets. Proceeds are being used for working capital purposes and to fund our general
business requirements, including the ongoing Phase 3 VIKTORIA-1 clinical trial, the Phase 1b/2 CELC-G-201 clinical trial, and the Phase
3 VIKTORIA-2 clinical trial. The A&R Loan Agreement contains customary representations and warranties and covenants, subject to customary
carve-outs, and includes financial covenants related to liquidity and other financial measures. Prior to the Second Amendment, Innovatus
also had the right, at its election and until August 9, 2025, to convert up to 20% of the outstanding principal of the Term A Loan into
shares of our common stock at a price per share of $10.00. Innovatus will continue to have the right to exercise a previously disclosed
warrant granted to it under the Prior Loan Agreement to purchase 26,042 shares of common stock at a price per share of $14.40 through
April 8, 2031.
The
A&R Loan Agreement contains a Final Fee, which is equal to 4.5% of the initial funding of the agreement and is due on the earliest
to occur of (a) the Maturity Date, (b) the acceleration of any Term Loan, and (c) the prepayment of the Term Loans. There is also a contingent
non-utilization fee for the Term E Loans. Following the disbursement of the Term D Loan in connection with the Third Amendment, the non-utilization
provisions related to the Term D Loan are no longer operative. The Term D Loan shall become due and payable on the earliest of (i) the
termination of the Term D Draw Period, (ii) the Maturity Date, (iii) the acceleration of any Term Loan, and (iv) the prepayment in whole
of the Term Loans. If we achieve the Term E Milestone and (i) fails to draw the full amount of the Term E Loan during the Term E Draw
Period and (ii) fails to notify Collateral Agent, at any time before the date that is four weeks after our achievement of the Term E
Milestone, of our intent not to draw the full amount of the Term E Loan, a non-utilization fee with respect to the Term E Loan shall
become due and payable on the earliest of (i) the termination of the Term E Draw Period, (ii) the Maturity Date, (iii) the acceleration
of any Term Loan, and (iv) the prepayment in whole of the Term Loans. After the 18-month anniversary of the Effective Date, we shall
have the option to prepay all, but not less than all, of the Term Loans advanced by the Lenders under the A&R Loan Agreement, provided
we (i) provide written notice to Collateral Agent of its election to prepay the Term Loans at least seven business days prior to such
prepayment, and (ii) pay to Lenders on the date of such prepayment, payable to each Lender in accordance with its respective Pro Rata
Share, an amount equal to the sum of (A) all outstanding principal of the Term Loans plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon through
the prepayment date, (B) the Final Fee, (C) the Prepayment Fee, plus (D) all other outstanding Obligations that are due and payable,
including, without limitation, Lenders’ Expenses and interest at the Default Rate with respect to any past due amounts. At May
30, 2024, we recognized the Final Fee of $4.5 million as additional debt principal and a corresponding debt discount to be amortized
over the life of the loan.
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In
connection with the funding of each of the Term C Loan and the Term D Loans, we agreed to issue to Innovatus and Oxford warrants to purchase
that number of shares of our common stock equal to 2.5% of the principal amount of the applicable Term Loan divided by the exercise price,
which was, with respect to the Term C Loan, equal to the lower of (i) the volume weighted average closing price of our common stock for
the five-trading day period ending on the last trading day immediately preceding the execution of the A&R Loan Agreement or (ii)
the closing price on the last trading day immediately preceding the execution of the A&R Loan Agreement. Accordingly, on May 30,
2024, we issued 103,876 warrants with an exercise price of $14.84 per share. The relative fair value of the warrants was approximately
$1.2 million. For the Term D Loans, the exercise price was based on the lower of (i) the exercise price for the warrants issued pursuant
to the Term C Loan or (ii) the volume weighted average closing price of our common stock for the five-trading day period ending on the
last trading day immediately preceding the Term D Loan funding. Prior to the Third Amendment, we also were required to issue warrants
to Innovatus and Oxford in connection with the funding of the Term E Loan and the Term F Loan. The warrants may be exercised on a cashless
basis and are exercisable through the tenth anniversary of the applicable funding date. The number of shares of common stock for which
each warrant is exercisable and the associated exercise price are subject to certain proportional adjustments as set forth in such warrant.
Liquidity
and capital resource requirements
We
expect that our research and development and general and administrative expenses will increase as we continue to develop gedatolisib,
conduct the VIKTORIA-1 Phase 3 clinical trial, the CELC-G-201 Phase 1b/2 trial, and the VIKTORIA-2 Phase 3 clinical trial, conduct other
studies and clinical trials, and pursue other business development activities. We would also expect to incur sales and marketing expenses
as we prepare for commercial launch and then commercialize gedatolisib. We expect to use cash on hand, together with the funds received
or to be received under the debt and equity financings described above, to fund our research and development expenses, clinical trial
costs, capital expenditures, working capital, sales and marketing expenses, and general corporate expenses.
Based
on our current business plan, we believe that our current cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments, together with available
borrowings under the A&R Loan Agreement, will provide sufficient cash to finance our operations through 2027.
Our
expectations as to how long our current capital resources will be sufficient to fund our operations are based on assumptions that may
not be accurate, and we could use our current capital resources sooner than we currently expect. In addition, we may seek to raise additional
capital to finance capital expenditures and operating expenses over the next several years as we seek to obtain approval for and launch
gedatolisib; expand our infrastructure, commercial operations and research and development activities; and to take advantage of financing
or other opportunities that we believe to be in the best interests of the Company and our stockholders. Additional capital may be raised
through the sale of common or preferred equity or convertible debt securities, entry into debt facilities or other third-party funding
arrangements. The sale of equity and convertible debt securities may result in dilution to our stockholders and those securities may
have rights senior to those of our common stock. Agreements entered into in connection with such capital raising activities could contain
covenants that would restrict our operations or require us to relinquish certain rights. Additional capital may not be available on reasonable
terms, or at all.
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Cash
Flows
The
following table sets forth the primary sources and uses of cash for the nine months ended September 30:
2025
2024
(in thousands)
Net cash (used in) provided by:
Operating activities
$ (116,881 )
$ (55,697 )
Investing activities
(167,493 )
(100,628 )
Financing activities
336,111
138,265
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
$ 51,737
$ (18,060 )
Operating
Activities
Net
cash used in operating activities was approximately $116.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and consisted primarily
of a net loss of approximately $126.1 million, partially offset by non-cash expense items of approximately $13.8 million and by
a working capital net cash use of $4.6 million. Non-cash expense items of approximately $13.8 million primarily consisted of $11.9 million
of stock-based compensation expense and non-cash amortization of debt issuance costs and discount and payment-in-kind interest of $2.6
million in the aggregate, offset partly by non-cash interest accretion of $0.8 million. The approximately $4.7 million of working capital
changes were primarily due to increases in other current assets, partly offset by increases in both accounts payable and accrued expenses.
Net
cash used in operating activities was approximately $55.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and consisted primarily
of a net loss of approximately $75.1 million, partially offset by working capital changes of $13.9 million and non-cash expense
items of approximately $5.5 million. Non-cash expense items of approximately $5.5 million primarily consisted of $4.7 million of stock-based
compensation expense and net non-cash interest of $0.8 million. The approximately $13.9 million of working capital changes was primarily
due to increases in accrued expenses and accounts payable, and a decrease in other current assets.
Investing
Activities
Net
cash used in investing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 was approximately $167.5 million and consisted primarily
of net purchases of short-term investments in government securities (U.S. Treasury Bills and U.S. government agency), partially offset
by purchases of property and equipment.
Net
cash used in investing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 was approximately $100.6 million and consisted primarily
of net purchases of short-term investments in government securities (U.S. Treasury Bills and U.S. government securities), partially offset
by purchases of property and equipment.
Financing
Activities
Net
cash provided by financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 was approximately $336.1 million and consisted of
net proceeds from the Note Offering of $195.5 million, net proceeds from the Equity Offering of approximately $91.8 million and net proceeds
from the Term D Loan of $27.8 million. In addition, cash provided by financing activities included the exercise of common stock warrants
in the amount of $18.5 million and from the exercise of employee stock options and employee stock purchases in the amount of $2.6 million,
offset in part by registration costs of $47 thousand.
Net
cash provided by financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 was approximately $138.3 million and primarily consisted
of net proceeds of approximately $59.2 million from incremental debt financing, $56.3 million from an equity offering and $7.3 million
from an at-the market offering. The remaining $15.4 million consisted of proceeds from the exercise of common stock warrants, the exercise
of employee stock options and employee stock purchases.
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Recent
Accounting Pronouncements
From
time-to-time new accounting pronouncements are issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board or other standard setting bodies and
adopted by us as of the specified effective date. Unless otherwise discussed in Note 2 to our unaudited condensed financial statements
included in Item 1 of Part I of this Quarterly Report, we believe that the impact of recently issued standards that are not yet effective
will not have a material impact on our financial position or results of operations upon adoption.
Critical
Accounting Policies and Use of Estimates
Our
management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations is based on our unaudited condensed financial
statements, which have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make
estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities
at the date of the financial statements, as well as the reported expenses during the reporting periods. These items are monitored and
analyzed by us for changes in facts and circumstances, and material changes in these estimates could occur in the future. We base our
estimates on historical experience and on various other factors that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances, the results of
which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other
sources. Changes in estimates are reflected in reported results for the period in which they become known. Actual results may differ
materially from these estimates.
Our
significant accounting policies are more fully described in Note 2 to our unaudited condensed financial statements included in Item 1
of Part I of this Quarterly Report.
Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act
The
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a “safe harbor” for forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking
information is included in this Quarterly Report and in other materials filed or to be filed by us with the SEC (as well as information
included in oral statements or other written statements made or to be made by us). Forward-looking statements include all statements
based on future expectations. This Quarterly Report contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties including,
but not limited to, (i) our clinical trial plans and the estimated timelines and costs for such trials; (ii) our plans to develop and
commercialize our products, and our expectations about the market opportunity for gedatolisib and our ability to serve that market; (iii)
our expectations with respect to our competitive advantages, including the potential efficacy of gedatolisib in various patient types
alone or in combination with other treatments, and our interpretation of the data from the PIK3CA WT cohort of the Phase 3 VIKTORIA-1
clinical trial; (iv) our expectations regarding the timeline of patient enrollment and results from clinical trials, including our ongoing
Phase 3 VIKTORIA-1 clinical trial, ongoing Phase 3 VIKTORIA-2 clinical trial, and ongoing Phase 1b/2 clinical trial for gedatolisib;
(v) our expectations regarding the timing of submitting an NDA for, and our ability to obtain FDA approval to commercialize, gedatolisib;
(vi) our expectations regarding governmental laws and regulations affecting our operations, including, without limitation, developments
in laws and regulations or their interpretation, including, among others, changes in tax laws and regulations internationally and in
the U.S. and laws that affect our operations and our laboratory; (vii) our expectations with respect to the development, validation,
required approvals, costs and timelines of our drug candidate gedatolisib; (viii) our beliefs related to the potential benefits resulting
from Breakthrough Therapy designation for gedatolisib; (ix) our plans with respect to research and development and related expenses for
the foreseeable future; (x) our beliefs about our ability to capitalize on the exclusive global development and commercialization rights
obtained from our license agreement with Pfizer with respect to gedatolisib; (xi) our expectations regarding the future payments that
may be owed to Pfizer under the license agreement with them; (xii) our beliefs with respect to the potential rate and degree of market
acceptance, both in the United States and internationally, and clinical utility of gedatolisib; (xiii) our revenue expectations; (xiv)
our expectations regarding business development activities, including collaborations with pharmaceutical companies; (xv) our plans with
respect to pricing in the United States and internationally, and our ability to obtain reimbursement for our drug candidate, gedatolisib,
including expectations as to our ability or the amount of time it will take to achieve successful reimbursement from third-party payors,
such as commercial insurance companies and health maintenance organizations, and from government insurance programs, such as Medicare
and Medicaid; (xvi) our expectations as to the use of proceeds from our financing activities; (xvii) our expectations with respect to
availability of capital, including accessing our current debt facility or any other debt facility or other capital sources in the future,
and our assumption that we will have adequate authorized shares for future equity issuances; (xviii) our beliefs regarding the adequacy
of our cash on hand to fund our clinical trials, capital expenditures, working capital, and other general corporate expenses, as well
as the increased costs associated with being a public company; (xix) our plans with respect to potentially raising capital; and (xx)
our expectations regarding our ability to obtain and maintain intellectual property protection for our product candidates, including
our gedatolisib drug candidate and our CELsignia platform and tests.
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In
some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by the following words: “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,”
“could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “ongoing,” “plan,”
“potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “will,” “would,”
or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology, although not all forward-looking statements contain these words. Forward-looking
statements are only predictions and are not guarantees of performance. These statements are based on our management’s beliefs and
assumptions, which in turn are based on their interpretation of currently available information.
These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our results or our industry’s
actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from the information expressed or implied
by these forward-looking statements. Certain risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to, our limited operating
history; our potential inability to develop, validate, obtain regulatory approval for and commercialize gedatolisib on a timely basis
or at all; the uncertainties and costs associated with clinical studies and with developing and commercializing biopharmaceuticals; the
complexity and difficulty of demonstrating the safety and sufficient magnitude of benefit to support regulatory approval of gedatolisib
and other products we may develop; challenges we may face in developing and maintaining relationships with pharmaceutical company partners,
including our current and any future suppliers of our product candidate; the uncertainty and costs associated with clinical trials; the
uncertainty regarding market acceptance by physicians, patients, third-party payors and others in the medical community, and with the
size of market opportunities available to us; difficulties we may face in managing growth, such as hiring and retaining a qualified sales
force and attracting and retaining key personnel; changes in government regulations; tightening credit markets and limitations on access
to capital; stock market volatility or other factors that may affect our ability to access capital on favorable terms or at all; and
obtaining and maintaining intellectual property protection for our technology and time and expense associated with defending third-party
claims of intellectual property infringement, investigations or litigation threatened or initiated against us. These and additional risks,
uncertainties and other factors are described more fully in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 and elsewhere
in this Quarterly Report. Copies of filings made with the SEC are available through the SEC’s electronic data gathering, analysis,
and retrieval system (EDGAR) at www.sec.gov.
You
should read the cautionary statements made in this Quarterly Report as being applicable to all related forward-looking statements wherever
they appear in this Quarterly Report. We cannot assure you that the forward-looking statements in this Quarterly Report will prove to
be accurate. Furthermore, if our forward-looking statements prove to be inaccurate, the inaccuracy may be material. You should read this
Quarterly Report completely. Other than as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update these forward-looking statements, even
though our situation may change in the future.
ITEM
3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
As
a smaller reporting company, we are not required to provide disclosure pursuant to this item.
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