6 unchanged sentences
Our recurring losses from operations raise substantial doubt regarding our ability to continue as a going concern.
−Removed: If we are unable to raise sufficient additional capital in the near term, we will need to implement additional cost reduction strategies, which could include delaying, limiting, reducing or eliminating both internal and external costs related to our operations and research and development programs.
−Removed: As of March 31, 2025, we had cash and cash equivalents of $89.1 million.
−Removed: Based on our current operating plans, we anticipate that our cash and cash equivalents as of March 31, 2025 will be sufficient to enable us to fund our operating expenses and capital expenditure requirements into the first quarter of 2026.
−Removed: However, since these amounts are not expected to be sufficient to fund our operations for at least twelve months from the date of issuance of the consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, there is substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.
−Removed: Our future capital requirements and the period for which we expect our existing resources to support our operations may vary from what we expect.
−Removed: Our management has developed plans to continue to fund our operations, which in the near term primarily consist of raising additional capital through one or more of the following:
−Removed: additional equity or debt financings;
−Removed: additional collaborations, partnerships or licensing transactions;
−Removed: or other sources.
−Removed: However, there can be no assurance that we will be able to complete any such transaction on acceptable terms or otherwise, and we may be unable to obtain sufficient additional capital in the near term.
−Removed: If we are not able to secure sufficient additional capital, we will need to implement additional cost reduction strategies, which could include delaying, limiting, further reducing or eliminating both internal and external costs related to our operations and research and development programs.
−Removed: If we are unsuccessful in our efforts in the near term to raise additional capital or in the future to engage in one or more other strategic alternatives, we could be required to liquidate, dissolve or otherwise wind down our operations.
−Removed: Furthermore, our cash forecasts are based on assumptions that may prove to be wrong, and we could use our available capital resources earlier than we currently expect.
−Removed: Please see Note 1 to our consolidated financial statements appearing elsewhere in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for additional information on our assessment.
+Added: If we are unable to raise sufficient additional capital, we will need to implement additional cost reduction strategies, which could include delaying, limiting, reducing or eliminating both internal and external costs related to our operations and research and development programs.
+Added: As of June 30, 2025, we had cash and cash equivalents of $121.6 million.
+Added: Based on our current operating plans, we anticipate that our existing cash and cash equivalents as of June 30, 2025 will be sufficient to enable us to fund our operating expenses and capital expenditure requirements through the end of the third quarter of 2026.
+Added: However, we have based our estimates on assumptions that may prove to be wrong, and we could exhaust our available capital resources sooner than we anticipate.
+Added: In addition, we expect our operating losses and negative operating cash flows to continue for the foreseeable future as we continue to advance our pipeline of novel, tumor-activated immuno-oncology, or I-O, molecules through preclinical and clinical development, maintain the infrastructure necessary to support these activities and continue to incur costs associated with operating as a public company.
+Added: These conditions raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.
+Added: In order to fund our operations, we will need to raise additional capital, which could be obtained through the cash exercise, if any, of the Series B warrants and Series C warrants issued in connection with our June 2025 follow-on public offering, the receipt of milestone payments, option-related fees or other contingent payments under our existing agreements with AbbVie Group Holdings Limited, or AbbVie, and Gilead Sciences, Inc., or Gilead, additional public or private equity offerings, debt financings, additional collaborations, partnerships or licensing arrangements or other sources.
+Added: However, there can be no assurance that we will receive additional proceeds from the exercise of the common stock warrants or from contingent payments under our existing agreements with Gilead or AbbVie or that the we will be able to complete any such transaction on acceptable terms or otherwise.
+Added: If we are not able to secure sufficient additional capital when needed, we may need to implement additional cost reduction strategies, which could include delaying, limiting, further reducing or eliminating both internal and external costs related to our operations and research and development programs.
+Added: Please see Note 1 to our condensed consolidated financial statements appearing elsewhere in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for additional information about our liquidity and going concern.
+Added: Please see Note 8 to our condensed consolidated financial statements appearing elsewhere in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for additional information about the terms of the warrants we issued in our June 2025 follow-on public offering, including certain potential adjustments to the exercise price of such warrants.
We expect to continue to incur operating losses in connection with our ongoing research and development activities, particularly as we advance our product candidates through clinical trials, maintain the infrastructure necessary to support these activities and incur costs associated with operating as a public company.
2 unchanged sentences
Some of these expenses may be incurred in advance of marketing approval and could be substantial.
−Removed: Our future capital requirements, both short-term and long-term, will depend on many factors, including:
−Removed: ● our ability to implement and maintain further cost reduction strategies, as well as the timing of such cost reductions;
−Removed: ● the scope, progress, results and costs of research and development for our current and future product candidates, including our ongoing and planned clinical trials for our clinical-stage product candidates;
+Added: Our future capital requirements, both short-term and long-term, will depend on many factors, including, but not limited to:
+Added: ● the scope, progress, results and costs of research and development for our current and future product candidates, including our current and planned clinical trials for our clinical-stage product candidates, vilastobart and XTX301, and ongoing preclinical development for our current and future product candidates;
+Added: ● our ability to maintain our collaboration and license agreements with AbbVie and Gilead;
+Added: ● the timing and amount of milestones, option-related fees and other contingent payments under our collaboration, license and option agreement with AbbVie for tumor-activated immunotherapies and our license agreement with Gilead for XTX301, as well as the scope, costs and timing of our development obligations under these agreements;
+Added: ● our ability to maintain our co-funded clinical trial collaboration with F.
+Added: Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, or Roche, to further develop vilastobart in combination with atezolizumab, including the timing and amount of cost-sharing payments under the collaboration;
+Added: ● the potential receipt of up to $100.0 million in additional gross proceeds from the exercise, if any, of the common stock warrants issued in connection with our June 2025 follow-on public offering;
+Added: ● our ability to secure sufficient additional capital or implement other strategies needed to alleviate the substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern;
● the scope, prioritization and number of our research and development programs;
−Removed: ● the progress of the development efforts of parties with whom we have entered or may in the future enter into collaboration agreements;
−Removed: ● the timing and amount of payments we may receive or are obligated to pay under our collaboration agreements and license agreements;
+Added: ● the costs of securing manufacturing materials for use in preclinical studies, clinical trials and, for any product candidates for which we receive regulatory approval, if any, commercial supply;
+Added: ● the costs and timing of preparing, filing and prosecuting patent applications, maintaining and enforcing our intellectual property and proprietary rights and defending any intellectual property-related claims;
+Added: ● the extent to which we may acquire or in-license other products, product candidates, technologies or intellectual property, as well as the terms of any such arrangements;
● the scope, costs, timing and outcome of regulatory review of our product candidates;
−Removed: ● the costs of expanding manufacturing capacity through third-party manufacturers and securing manufacturing materials for use in preclinical studies, clinical trials and, for any product candidates for which we receive regulatory approval, if any, use as commercial supply;
● the costs and timing of future commercialization activities for any of our product candidates for which we receive regulatory approval;
● the amount and timing of revenue, if any, received from commercial sales of any product candidates for which we receive regulatory approval;
−Removed: ● the costs and timing of preparing, filing and prosecuting patent applications, maintaining and enforcing our intellectual property and proprietary rights and defending any intellectual property-related claims;
−Removed: ● the extent to which we may acquire or in-license other products, product candidates, technologies or intellectual property, as well as the terms of any such arrangements;
−Removed: ● our ability to maintain our collaboration and license agreements with AbbVie and Gilead;
−Removed: ● the timing and amount of milestones, option-related fees and other contingent payments under our collaboration, license and option agreement with AbbVie for tumor-activated immunotherapies and our license agreement with Gilead for XTX301, as well as the scope, costs and timing of our development obligations under these agreements;
−Removed: ● our ability to maintain our clinical trial collaboration with Roche to further develop vilastobart in combination with atezolizumab, including the timing and amount of cost-sharing payments under the collaboration;
● general economic conditions, including inflation and the imposition of new or revised global trade tariffs;
● the costs of maintaining our operations and continuing to operate as a public company.
−Removed: ● whether we are able to overcome the substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.
−Removed: We will require additional capital to sustain our operations.
+Added: As a result, we will need substantial additional capital to support our continuing operations and pursue our strategy.
We currently do not have any committed external sources of funds and adequate additional capital may not be available to us on acceptable terms, or at all.
1 unchanged sentence
We can give no assurance that we will be able to secure additional capital to support our operations, or if such funds are available to us, that such additional funding will be sufficient to meet our needs.
−Removed: These factors raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern, and our failure to raise capital, on attractive terms or at all, would have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.
+Added: These factors raise substantial
+Added: doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern, and our failure to raise sufficient additional capital, on attractive terms or at all, would have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.
Raising additional capital may cause dilution to our stockholders, restrict our operations or require us to relinquish rights to product candidates or our technology.
+Added: In addition, the issuance of shares of common stock upon the exercise of our outstanding prefunded warrants or common stock warrants will result in immediate and substantial dilution to our existing stockholders.
Unless and until we can generate a substantial amount of product revenue, we expect to seek additional capital through a combination of public or private equity offerings, debt, collaborations, licensing arrangements or other sources.
1 unchanged sentence
To the extent that we raise additional capital through the sale of equity or convertible debt securities, our stockholders’ ownership interest will be diluted, and the terms of these securities may include liquidation or other preferences that adversely affect the rights of our existing stockholders.
−Removed: For example, when we issue shares of common stock upon the exercise of our outstanding prefunded warrants, or if we issue additional shares of our common stock in one or more “at-the-market,” or ATM, offerings, our existing stockholders will suffer dilution.
−Removed: In addition, as a condition to providing additional funds to us, Gilead and AbbVie received, and future investors may receive, rights superior to those of existing stockholders.
−Removed: To the extent that we incur additional indebtedness, we would become obligated to make payments to repay the loan balance with interest.
−Removed: The incurrence of any additional indebtedness would result in additional payment obligations and is likely to involve restrictive covenants limiting our flexibility in conducting future business activities, and, in the event of insolvency, would be repaid before holders of our equity securities received any distribution of our corporate assets.
−Removed: Additionally, in raising funds through our collaborations and licensing arrangements with third parties, we have had to, and may in the future need to, relinquish valuable rights, partially or fully, to our technologies, future revenue streams, research programs or product candidates and grant licenses on terms unfavorable to us.
+Added: In addition, the issuance of shares of common stock upon the exercise of our outstanding prefunded warrants or common stock warrants will result in immediate and substantial dilution to our existing stockholders.
+Added: Similarly, if we issue additional shares of our common stock in one or more public or private offerings in the future, our existing stockholders will suffer further dilution.
+Added: In addition, as a condition to providing additional funds to us, Gilead and AbbVie received rights superior to those of existing stockholders, and in connection with the issuance of prefunded warrants and common stock warrants in June 2025, we agreed to specified restrictions on our future equity issuances, such as minimum purchase price requirements, unless we obtain the requisite prior approval of the warrant holders.
+Added: Future investors may similarly receive rights that are superior to those of existing investors or which place restrictions on our future equity issuances.
+Added: In addition, the incurrence of any indebtedness would result in additional payment obligations and is likely to involve restrictive covenants limiting our flexibility in conducting future business activities, and, in the event of insolvency, would be repaid before holders of our equity securities received any distribution of our corporate assets.
+Added: Further, in raising funds through our collaborations and licensing arrangements with third parties, we have had to, and may in the future need to, relinquish valuable rights, partially or fully, to our technologies, future revenue streams, research programs or product candidates and grant licenses on terms unfavorable to us.
In addition, securing additional capital would require a substantial amount of time and attention from our management and may divert a disproportionate amount of their attention away from day-to-day activities, which may adversely affect our management’s ability to oversee the development of our product candidates.
8 unchanged sentences
At that time, we may appeal the Nasdaq Staff’s delisting determination to a Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Panel.
−Removed: We expect that our common stock would remain listed pending the panel’s decision.
However, there can be no assurance that, even if we appeal the Nasdaq Staff’s delisting determination to the panel, such appeal would be successful.
5 unchanged sentences
We have incurred significant operating losses since our inception and expect to incur significant losses for the foreseeable future.
−Removed: We have incurred significant operating losses since our inception and have not yet generated any revenue from the sale of products.
−Removed: If our product candidates are not successfully developed and approved, we may never generate any revenue from product sales.
−Removed: Our net losses were $13.3 million and $17.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
−Removed: As of March 31, 2025, we had an accumulated deficit of $397.0 million.
+Added: Since inception, we have incurred significant operating losses, including net losses of $29.1 million and $31.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively, and a net loss of $58.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2024.
+Added: As of June 30, 2025, we had an accumulated deficit of $412.9 million.
+Added: As of June 30, 2025, we had cash and cash equivalents of $121.6 million.
To date, we have financed our operations primarily from proceeds raised through private placements of preferred units, convertible preferred stock, common stock and prefunded warrants;
−Removed: a debt financing;
−Removed: our initial public offering, or IPO, of common stock in October 2021;
−Removed: upfront payments under our collaboration and license agreements with AbbVie and Gilead;
−Removed: and sales of common stock in “at-the-market” offerings.
−Removed: We have devoted substantially all of our financial resources and efforts to research and development.
−Removed: We are still in the early stages of development of our tumor-activated, or masked, product candidates, and we have not completed clinical development for our clinical-stage product candidates, vilastobart (anti-CTLA-4) and XTX301 (IL-12).
−Removed: We expect to continue to incur significant expenses and operating losses for the foreseeable future, particularly to the extent we:
+Added: sales of common stock in our initial public offering, or IPO, and through “at-the-market” offerings;
+Added: the sale of prefunded warrants and common stock warrants in a follow-on public offering;
+Added: and upfront payments under our collaboration and license agreements with AbbVie and Gilead.
+Added: All of our programs are in clinical or preclinical development.
+Added: As a result, we have not generated any revenue from product sales and do not expect to generate any revenue from product sales for at least the next several years, if at all.
+Added: Our operating expenses and net losses may fluctuate significantly from quarter to quarter and year to year, and we expect to continue to incur significant expenses and operating losses for the foreseeable future, particularly to the extent we:
● continue to advance our current research programs and conduct additional research programs;
● advance our current product candidates and any future product candidates we may develop into preclinical and clinical development;
−Removed: ● seek marketing approvals for any product candidates that successfully complete clinical trials;
+Added: ● seek marketing approvals for product candidates that successfully complete clinical trials, if any;
● obtain, expand, maintain, defend and enforce our intellectual property;
−Removed: ● hire additional research, clinical, regulatory, quality, manufacturing and general and administrative personnel;
−Removed: ● establish a commercial and distribution infrastructure to commercialize any products for which we may obtain marketing approval;
● continue to discover, validate and develop additional product candidates;
−Removed: ● continue to expand manufacturing capacity through third-party manufacturers and manufacture increasing quantities of our current or future product candidates for use in preclinical studies, clinical trials and for any potential commercialization;
+Added: ● continue to manufacture increasing quantities of our current or future product candidates for use in preclinical studies, clinical trials and for any potential commercialization;
● acquire or in-license other product candidates, technologies or intellectual property;
+Added: ● hire additional personnel to support current or future programs;
+Added: ● establish a commercial and distribution infrastructure to commercialize products for which we may obtain marketing approval, if any;
● incur additional costs associated with current and future research development and commercialization efforts and operations as a public company.
−Removed: Even if we successfully complete clinical trials and obtain regulatory approval for one or more of our product candidates, our product candidates may not be commercially successful.
−Removed: In addition, we will continue to incur substantial research and development and other expenditures to develop and market additional product candidates.
−Removed: We may encounter unforeseen expenses, difficulties, complications, delays and other unknown factors that may adversely affect our business.
−Removed: We may not achieve profitability soon after generating product sales, if ever.
−Removed: If we are unable to generate revenue, we will not become profitable and may be unable to continue operations without continued funding.
+Added: Even if we successfully complete clinical trials and obtain regulatory approval for one or more of our product candidates, our ability to generate product revenue sufficient to achieve profitability will depend heavily on the successful commercialization of those product candidates.
+Added: Because of the numerous risks and uncertainties associated with product development, we are unable to predict the timing or amount of increased expenses or when or if we will be able to achieve profitability.
+Added: In addition, even if we are able to generate revenue from product sales, we may not become profitable.
We have no products approved for commercial sale and have not generated any revenue from product sales.
18 unchanged sentences
Even if we do achieve profitability, we may not be able to sustain or increase profitability on a quarterly or annual basis.
−Removed: Our failure to become and remain profitable would depress the value of our company and could impair our ability to raise capital, expand our business, maintain our research and development efforts, diversify our product candidates or even continue our operations.
+Added: Our failure to become and remain profitable would depress the value of our company and could impair our ability to raise capital, expand our business, maintain our research
+Added: and development efforts, diversify our product candidates or even continue our operations.
A decline in the value of our company could also cause our stockholders to lose all or part of their investment.
22 unchanged sentences
vilastobart and XTX301.
−Removed: We are currently evaluating vilastobart in combination with atezolizumab (Tecentriq®) in Phase 1C combination dose escalation in patients with advanced solid tumors and in a Phase 2 clinical trial evaluating the combination in patients with metastatic microsatellite stable colorectal cancer, or MSS CRC.
−Removed: We are currently evaluating XTX301 in a Phase 1 clinical trial.
−Removed: We also have a portfolio of programs that are in even earlier stages of preclinical development and may never advance to clinical-stage development, including XTX501, our masked PD-
−Removed: 1/IL-2 bispecific, which is designed to selectively stimulate PD-1 positive antigen-experienced T cells and enhance their function and is currently advancing in initial IND-enabling activities, and our preclinical programs for masked T cell engagers targeting prostate-specific membrane antigen, or PSMA, claudin 18.2, or CLDN18.2, and six-transmembrane epithelial antigen of prostate 1, or STEAP1.
+Added: We are currently evaluating vilastobart in combination with atezolizumab (Tecentriq®) in Phase 1C combination dose escalation in patients with advanced solid tumors and in a Phase 2 clinical
+Added: trial evaluating the combination in patients with metastatic microsatellite stable colorectal cancer, or MSS CRC.
+Added: XTX301 has completed enrollment in Phase 1A monotherapy dose escalation and continues to enroll patients in Phase 1B monotherapy dose expansion of our ongoing Phase 1 clinical trial in patients with advanced solid tumors under our exclusive license agreement with Gilead.
+Added: We also have a portfolio of programs that are in even earlier stages of preclinical development and may never advance to clinical-stage development, including XTX501, our masked PD-1/IL-2 bispecific, which is designed to selectively stimulate PD-1 positive antigen-experienced T cells and enhance their function and is currently advancing in initial IND-enabling activities, and our wholly owned preclinical programs for masked T cell engagers targeting prostate-specific membrane antigen, or PSMA, claudin 18.2, or CLDN18.2, and six-transmembrane epithelial antigen of prostate 1, or STEAP1, as well as an additional masked T cell engager program in collaboration with AbbVie.
Commencing clinical trials in the United States is subject to acceptance by the FDA of an IND and finalizing the trial design based on discussions with the FDA and other regulatory authorities.
19 unchanged sentences
However, given our early stage of development, it will be years before we are able to demonstrate the safety and efficacy of a treatment sufficient to warrant approval for commercialization, and we may never be able to do so.
−Removed: If we are unable to develop, or obtain regulatory approval for, or, if approved, successfully commercialize our current or any future product candidates, we may not be able to generate sufficient revenue to continue our business.
+Added: If we are unable to develop, or obtain regulatory approval for, or, if approved, successfully
+Added: commercialize our current or any future product candidates, we may not be able to generate sufficient revenue to continue our business.
Preclinical development is uncertain.
21 unchanged sentences
Before obtaining marketing approval from regulatory authorities for the sale of our product candidates, we must conduct extensive clinical trials to demonstrate the safety and efficacy of the product candidate for its intended indications.
−Removed: cannot guarantee that any clinical trials, including our Phase 2 clinical trial evaluating vilastobart in combination with atezolizumab or our Phase 1 clinical trial evaluating XTX301 as a monotherapy, will be conducted as planned or completed on schedule, if at all.
−Removed: For example, in the first quarter of 2024, we announced plans to discontinue further investment in XTX202, our tumor-activated IL-2, as a monotherapy.
+Added: We cannot guarantee that any clinical trials, including our Phase 2 clinical trial evaluating vilastobart in combination with atezolizumab or our Phase 1 clinical trial evaluating XTX301 as a monotherapy, will be conducted as planned or completed on schedule, if at all.
We may experience numerous unforeseen events leading up to, during or as a result of clinical trials that could delay or prevent the initiation or completion of a clinical trial or our ability to receive marketing approval or commercialize our product candidates, including:
35 unchanged sentences
Under certain circumstances, we may be required to report some of these relationships to the FDA or comparable foreign regulatory authorities.
−Removed: The FDA or comparable
−Removed: foreign regulatory authority may conclude that a financial relationship between us and a principal investigator has created a conflict of interest or otherwise affected interpretation of the trial.
+Added: The FDA or comparable foreign regulatory authority may conclude that a financial relationship between us and a principal investigator has created a conflict of interest or otherwise affected interpretation of the trial.
The FDA or comparable foreign regulatory authority may therefore question the integrity of the data generated at the applicable clinical trial site and the utility of the clinical trial itself may be jeopardized.
48 unchanged sentences
From time to time, we may publish interim top-line or preliminary data from our clinical trials.
−Removed: For example, we most recently reported initial data from our Phase 2 clinical trial for vilastobart in combination with atezolizumab in January 2025, and we plan to report additional Phase 2 data in the middle of 2025, and we most recently reported safety data from our Phase 1 clinical trial for XTX301 in December 2024.
+Added: For example, we most recently reported updated data from our Phase 2 clinical trial for vilastobart in combination with atezolizumab in May 2025, and we most recently reported safety data from our Phase 1 clinical trial for XTX301 in December 2024.
Preliminary and interim data from clinical trials that we may complete are subject to the risk that one or more of the clinical outcomes may materially change as patient enrollment continues and more patient data become available.
4 unchanged sentences
We intend to develop our clinical-stage product candidates, and likely other future product candidates, in combination with third-party cancer drugs, which may be either approved or unapproved.
−Removed: For example, we are currently evaluating vilastobart in combination with atezolizumab (Tecentriq®) in Phase 1 combination dose escalation in patients with advanced solid tumors and in a Phase 2 clinical trial evaluating the combination in patients with MSS CRC.
+Added: For example, we are currently evaluating vilastobart in combination with atezolizumab (Tecentriq®) in Phase 1 combination dose escalation in patients with advanced solid tumors and in a Phase 2 clinical trial evaluating the combination in patients with metastatic MSS CRC.
Our ability to develop and ultimately commercialize our current product candidates, and any future product candidates, used in combination with third-party drugs will depend on our ability to access such drugs on commercially reasonable terms for clinical trials and their availability for use with our commercialized product, if approved.
10 unchanged sentences
To the extent that we do not have rights to the third-party drug, this may require us to work with such third party to satisfy such a requirement.
−Removed: We would also continue to be subject to the risks that the FDA or comparable foreign regulatory authorities could revoke approval of the third-party drug used in combination with our product candidate or that safety, efficacy, manufacturing or supply issues
−Removed: could arise with such drug.
+Added: We would also continue to be subject to the risks that the FDA or comparable foreign regulatory authorities could revoke approval of the third-party drug used in combination with our product candidate or that safety, efficacy, manufacturing or supply issues could arise with such drug.
Similarly, if the third-party drugs we use in combination with our product candidates are replaced as the standard of care for the indications we choose for any of our product candidates, the FDA or comparable foreign regulatory authorities may require us to conduct additional clinical trials.
20 unchanged sentences
We rely on matrix metalloproteases, or MMPs, to activate our molecules within the tumor microenvironment.
−Removed: If MMP activity in human tumors is not sufficient to cleave the masking protein domain, the potential efficacy of our
−Removed: product candidates would be limited.
+Added: If MMP activity in human tumors is not sufficient to cleave the masking protein domain, the potential efficacy of our product candidates would be limited.
We have no assurance that our product candidates will successfully progress through clinical development and ultimately marketing approval.
19 unchanged sentences
Although the clinical trial process is designed to identify and assess potential side effects, it is always possible that a drug, even after regulatory approval, may exhibit unforeseen side effects.
−Removed: If any of our product candidates were to cause adverse side effects during clinical trials or after approval thereof, we may be exposed to substantial liabilities.
+Added: If any of our product candidates were to cause adverse
+Added: side effects during clinical trials or after approval thereof, we may be exposed to substantial liabilities.
Physicians and patients may not comply with any warnings that identify known potential adverse effects and patients who should not use our product candidates.
−Removed: If we cannot successfully defend ourselves against product liability claims, we may incur substantial liabilities or be required to limit or cease the development or commercialization of our product candidates or
−Removed: any products for which we may have received marketing approval.
+Added: If we cannot successfully defend ourselves against product liability claims, we may incur substantial liabilities or be required to limit or cease the development or commercialization of our product candidates or any products for which we may have received marketing approval.
Even a successful defense would require significant financial and management resources.
19 unchanged sentences
Given the nature of biologics manufacturing, there is a risk of contamination during manufacturing.
−Removed: Any contamination could materially harm our ability to produce product candidates on schedule and could harm our results of operations and cause reputational damage.
+Added: Any contamination could materially harm our ability to produce product candidates on schedule and could harm our results of operations and
+Added: cause reputational damage.
In the event that raw materials required in our manufacturing process need to be derived from biologic sources, they may be difficult to procure and may be subject to contamination or recall.
−Removed: Problems with the manufacturing process, even minor deviations from the normal process, could result in product defects, out-of-specification analytical results or manufacturing failures that result in lot failures, product recalls, product liability
−Removed: claims, insufficient inventory or potentially delay progression of our preclinical or clinical development of any product candidates we may develop.
+Added: Problems with the manufacturing process, even minor deviations from the normal process, could result in product defects, out-of-specification analytical results or manufacturing failures that result in lot failures, product recalls, product liability claims, insufficient inventory or potentially delay progression of our preclinical or clinical development of any product candidates we may develop.
If we successfully develop product candidates, we may encounter problems achieving adequate quantities and quality that meet FDA, European Medicines Agency, or EMA, or other comparable applicable foreign standards or specifications with consistent and acceptable production yields and costs.
22 unchanged sentences
Our use of a single manufacturer exposes us to several risks, including price increases or manufacturing delays beyond our control.
−Removed: WuXi Biologics is based in and has significant operations in
−Removed: China, where our product candidates are manufactured, which subjects us to additional risks including those related to U.S.
+Added: WuXi Biologics is based in and has significant operations in China, where our product candidates are manufactured, which subjects us to additional risks including those related to U.S.
export control laws, potential sanctions or other trade restrictions imposed by the U.S.
14 unchanged sentences
These factors could cause the delay of clinical trials, regulatory submissions, required approvals or commercialization of our product candidates, cause us to incur higher costs and prevent us from commercializing our products successfully.
−Removed: Furthermore, if our suppliers fail to meet contractual requirements, and we are unable to secure one or more replacement suppliers capable of production at a substantially equivalent cost, our clinical trials may be delayed, or we could lose potential revenue or market share with respect to any product that has received marketing approval.
+Added: Furthermore, if our suppliers fail to meet contractual requirements, and we are unable to secure one or more replacement
+Added: suppliers capable of production at a substantially equivalent cost, our clinical trials may be delayed, or we could lose potential revenue or market share with respect to any product that has received marketing approval.
Certain of our research and development and manufacturing activities take place in China through WuXi Biologics.
1 unchanged sentence
We have relied on WuXi Biologics in China to manufacture and supply certain raw materials used in our product candidates, and we expect to continue to use WuXi Biologics as our CDMO for such purposes.
−Removed: A natural disaster, epidemic or pandemic, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, trade war, political unrest, economic conditions, changes in legislation,
−Removed: including the passage of the People’s Republic of China Biosecurity law, which became effective on April 15, 2021, and subsequent legislation that China or the United States may adopt in the future, or other events in China could disrupt our ability to continue to rely upon CROs, CDMOs, collaborators, manufacturers or other third parties with whom we conduct business now or in the future.
+Added: A natural disaster, epidemic or pandemic, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, trade war, political unrest, economic conditions, changes in legislation, including the passage of the People’s Republic of China Biosecurity law, which became effective on April 15, 2021, and subsequent legislation that China or the United States may adopt in the future, or other events in China could disrupt our ability to continue to rely upon CROs, CDMOs, collaborators, manufacturers or other third parties with whom we conduct business now or in the future.
Any disruption in China or the United States that significantly impacts such third parties, including services provided by CROs for our research and development programs, or our manufacturers’ ability to produce and export raw or manufactured materials in adequate quantities to meet our needs, could impair our ability to operate our business on a day-to-day basis and impede, delay, limit or prevent the research, development or commercialization of our current and future products or product candidates.
29 unchanged sentences
Any third-party CDMOs and suppliers we engage will also be subject to these and other environmental, health and safety laws and regulations.
−Removed: Liabilities they incur pursuant to these laws and regulations could result in significant costs or an
−Removed: interruption in operations, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects.
+Added: Liabilities they incur pursuant to these laws and regulations could result in significant costs or an interruption in operations, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects.
Risks Related to our Dependence on Third Parties
15 unchanged sentences
In March 2024, our wholly owned subsidiary, Xilio Development, Inc., or Xilio Development, entered into a license agreement with Gilead, pursuant to which Gilead was granted an exclusive global license to develop and commercialize XTX301, our tumor activated IL-12, and other specified molecules directed toward IL-12.
−Removed: In February 2025, Xilio Development entered into a collaboration, license and option agreement with AbbVie, pursuant to which AbbVie was granted (i) an exclusive option for (a) an initial program to discover, develop and commercialize masked T cell engager molecules for an agreed upon initial target and backup target and (b) subject to the terms of the agreement, up to two additional programs to discover, develop, and commercialize masked T cell engager molecules for an initial target and backup target determined at the time of program initiation and (ii) an exclusive license to develop and commercialize a masked antibody-based immunotherapy.
+Added: In February 2025, Xilio Development entered into a collaboration, license and option agreement with AbbVie, pursuant to which AbbVie was granted (i) an exclusive option for (a) an initial program to discover, develop and commercialize masked T cell engager molecules for an agreed upon initial target and backup target and (b) subject to the terms of the agreement, up to two additional programs to discover, develop, and commercialize masked T cell engager molecules for an initial target and backup target determined at the time of program initiation and (ii) an exclusive license to develop and commercialize a
+Added: masked antibody-based immunotherapy.
We may in the future seek third-party collaborators or licensors for the research, development and commercialization of other current or future product candidates.
With respect to our agreements with Gilead and AbbVie, and what we expect will be the case with any future collaboration agreements we enter into, we have and would likely have limited control over whether such collaborators pursue the development of our product candidates or the amount and timing of resources that our collaborators dedicate to the development or commercialization of our product candidates that we seek to develop with them.
−Removed: For example, under the license agreement with Gilead, if Gilead exercises its right to transition responsibilities for the development and commercialization of XTX301 and the rest of our IL-12 program, it will have sole decision-making authority with respect to the continued development and future
−Removed: commercialization of our IL-12 program and may elect to prioritize other assets that it believes are more competitive, or it may exercise its right to terminate the license and return the licensed IL-12 program assets to us.
+Added: For example, under the license agreement with Gilead, if Gilead exercises its right to transition responsibilities for the development and commercialization of XTX301 and the rest of our IL-12 program, it will have sole decision-making authority with respect to the continued development and future commercialization of our IL-12 program and may elect to prioritize other assets that it believes are more competitive, or it may exercise its right to terminate the license and return the licensed IL-12 program assets to us.
Similarly, subject to limited exceptions, AbbVie has sole decision-making authority with respect to the development and commercialization of the masked antibody-based immunotherapy program.
11 unchanged sentences
● collaborators or licensors may not properly obtain, maintain, enforce or defend our intellectual property or proprietary rights or may use our proprietary information in such a way as to invite litigation that could jeopardize or invalidate our proprietary information or expose us to potential litigation;
−Removed: ● disputes may arise between the collaborators or licensors and us that result in the delay or termination of the research, development, or commercialization of our product candidates or any of our product candidates or that result in costly litigation or arbitration that diverts management attention and resources or that jeopardize or invalidate our intellectual property or proprietary information;
+Added: ● disputes may arise between the collaborators or licensors and us that result in the delay or termination of the research, development, or commercialization of our product candidates or any of our product candidates or that
+Added: result in costly litigation or arbitration that diverts management attention and resources or that jeopardize or invalidate our intellectual property or proprietary information;
● we may lose certain valuable rights under certain circumstances, including if we undergo a change of control;
44 unchanged sentences
We expect that if our product candidates are approved, they will be priced at a significant premium over competitive generic products.
−Removed: This may make it difficult for us to achieve our business strategy of using our product candidates in combination with existing therapies or replacing existing therapies with our product candidates.
+Added: This may make it difficult for us to achieve our business strategy of using our product candidates in combination with existing therapies or replacing existing therapies with our product
Competition may further increase with advances in the commercial applicability of technologies and greater availability of capital for investment in these industries.
5 unchanged sentences
With respect to XTX301, currently there are no IL-12 therapies approved for the treatment of cancer.
−Removed: However, we are aware of several other companies that have modified IL-12 delivery programs in development, including Cullinan Management Inc., Dragonfly Therapeutics, Inc., ImmunityBio, Inc., Mural Oncology, Inc., PDS Biotechnology Corporation, Philogen S.p.A., Sonnet BioTherapeutics, Werewolf Therapeutics, Inc., Xencor Inc.
+Added: However, we are aware of several other companies that have modified IL-12 delivery programs in development, including Cullinan Management Inc., Dragonfly Therapeutics, Inc., ImmunityBio, Inc., Shanghai KangaBio Co., Ltd., Mural Oncology, Inc., PDS Biotechnology Corporation, Philogen S.p.A., Sonnet BioTherapeutics, Werewolf Therapeutics, Inc., Xencor Inc.
and Zymeworks Inc.
With respect to our most advanced research-stage product candidate, XTX501, currently, there are no bispecific PD-1 targeted IL-2 therapies approved for the treatment of cancer.
−Removed: However, if we continue to advance development of XTX501, we are aware of several other companies that have modified PD-1 targeted IL-2 bispecific antibodies in development, including Anaveon AG, Bright Peak Therapeutics, Inc., Innovent Biologics, Inc., Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
+Added: However, if we continue to advance development of XTX501, we are aware of several other companies that have modified PD-1 targeted IL-2 bispecific antibodies in development, including Anaveon AG, Bright Peak Therapeutics, Inc., Innovent Biologics, Inc., Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Roche, and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd.
With respect to our masked T cell engager programs, currently there are no T cell engager therapies targeting PSMA, CLDN18.2 or STEAP1 approved for the treatment of cancer.
1 unchanged sentence
and Vir Biotechnology, Inc.
−Removed: To our knowledge, there are no companies currently developing masked T cell engager programs for CLDN18.2 or STEAP1.
+Added: We are aware of one other company, Werewolf Therapeutics, Inc., currently developing a masked T cell engager program for STEAP1.
+Added: To our knowledge, there are no companies currently developing a masked T cell engager program for CLDN18.2.
However, we are aware of several companies developing non-masked T cell engager programs for CLDN18.2, including Amgen Inc., Innovent Biologics, Inc., Transcenta Holding Ltd.
10 unchanged sentences
For planning purposes, we sometimes estimate the timing of the accomplishment of various scientific, clinical, regulatory and other product development objectives.
−Removed: These milestones may include our expectations regarding the commencement or completion of scientific studies and clinical trials, the submission of regulatory filings or commercialization objectives.
+Added: These milestones may include our expectations regarding the commencement
+Added: or completion of scientific studies and clinical trials, the submission of regulatory filings or commercialization objectives.
From time to time, we may publicly announce the expected timing of some of these milestones, such as the release of clinical trial data, the completion of an ongoing clinical trial, the initiation of other clinical trials, receipt of regulatory approval or the commercial launch of a product.
147 unchanged sentences
The outcome following legal assertions of invalidity and unenforceability is unpredictable.
−Removed: With respect to the validity question, for example, we cannot be certain that there is no invalidating prior art, of which we, our patent counsel and the patent examiner were unaware during prosecution.
+Added: With respect to the validity question, for
+Added: example, we cannot be certain that there is no invalidating prior art, of which we, our patent counsel and the patent examiner were unaware during prosecution.
If a defendant were to prevail on a legal assertion of invalidity and/or unenforceability, or if we are otherwise unable to adequately protect our rights, we would lose at least part, and perhaps all, of the patent protection on our product candidates or technology.
5 unchanged sentences
Moreover, recent U.S.
−Removed: Court rulings have narrowed the scope of patent protection available in certain circumstances and weakened the rights of patent owners in certain situations.
+Added: Supreme Court rulings have narrowed the scope of patent protection available in certain circumstances and weakened the rights of patent owners in certain situations.
In addition to increasing uncertainty regarding our ability to obtain patents in the future, this combination of events has created uncertainty with respect to the value of patents, once obtained.
21 unchanged sentences
Proceedings to enforce our patent rights in foreign jurisdictions could result in substantial costs and divert our efforts and attention from other aspects of our business, could put our patents at risk of being invalidated or interpreted narrowly and our patent applications at risk of not issuing and could provoke third parties to assert claims against us.
−Removed: We may not prevail in any lawsuits that we initiate and the damages or other remedies awarded, if any, may not be commercially meaningful.
+Added: We may not prevail in any lawsuits that we initiate and the damages or other remedies awarded,
+Added: if any, may not be commercially meaningful.
Accordingly, our efforts to enforce our intellectual property rights around the world may be inadequate to obtain a significant commercial advantage from the intellectual property that we develop or license.
51 unchanged sentences
If our partners, collaborators, licensees or licensors are not fully cooperative or disagree with us as to the prosecution, maintenance or enforcement of any patent rights, such patent rights could be compromised.
−Removed: If there are material defects in the form, preparation, prosecution, or
−Removed: enforcement of our patents or patent applications, such patents may be invalid and/or unenforceable, and such applications may never result in valid, enforceable patents.
+Added: If there are material defects in the form, preparation, prosecution, or enforcement of our patents or patent applications, such patents may be invalid and/or unenforceable, and such applications may never result in valid, enforceable patents.
Any of these outcomes could impair our ability to prevent competition from third parties, which may have an adverse impact on our business.
44 unchanged sentences
A competitor may be able to circumvent this type of patent by skinny labelling.
−Removed: this type of patent does not prevent a competitor from making and marketing a product that is identical to our product for an indication that is outside the scope of the patented method.
+Added: Furthermore, this type of patent does not prevent a competitor from making and marketing a product that is identical to our product for an indication that is outside the scope of the patented method.
Moreover, even if competitors do not actively promote their products for our targeted indications, physicians may prescribe these products “off-label” for those uses that are covered by our method of use patents.
22 unchanged sentences
As the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries expand and more patents are issued, the risk increases that our product candidates may give rise to claims of infringement of the patent rights of others.
−Removed: Moreover, it is not always clear to industry participants, including us, which patents may ultimately issue because many patent filings cover various types of drugs,
−Removed: products or their methods of use or manufacture.
+Added: Moreover, it is not always clear to industry participants, including us, which patents may ultimately issue because many patent filings cover various types of drugs, products or their methods of use or manufacture.
Thus, because of the large number of patents issued and patent applications filed in our fields, there may be a risk that third parties may allege they have patent rights encompassing our product candidates, technologies or methods.
12 unchanged sentences
In this regard, patents issued in the United States by law enjoy a presumption of validity that can be rebutted only with evidence that is “clear and convincing,” a heightened standard of proof.
−Removed: There may be issued third-party patents of which we are currently unaware with claims to compositions, formulations, methods of manufacture or methods for treatment related to the use or manufacture of our product candidates.
+Added: There may be issued third-party patents of which we are currently unaware with claims to compositions, formulations, methods
+Added: of manufacture or methods for treatment related to the use or manufacture of our product candidates.
Patent applications can take many years to issue.
4 unchanged sentences
If any third-party patents were held by a court of competent jurisdiction to cover the manufacturing process of our product candidates, constructs or molecules used in or formed during the manufacturing process, or any final product itself, the holders of any such patents may be able to block our ability to commercialize the product candidate unless we obtained a license under the applicable patents, or until such patents expire or they are finally determined to be held invalid or unenforceable.
−Removed: Similarly, if any third-party patent were held by a court of competent jurisdiction to cover aspects of our formulations, processes for manufacture or methods of use, including combination therapy or patient selection methods, the holders of any such patent may be able to block our ability to develop and commercialize the product candidate unless
−Removed: we obtained a license or until such patent expires or is finally determined to be held invalid or unenforceable.
+Added: Similarly, if any third-party patent were held by a court of competent jurisdiction to cover aspects of our formulations, processes for manufacture or methods of use, including combination therapy or patient selection methods, the holders of any such patent may be able to block our ability to develop and commercialize the product candidate unless we obtained a license or until such patent expires or is finally determined to be held invalid or unenforceable.
In either case, such a license may not be available on commercially reasonable terms or at all.
17 unchanged sentences
We may fail to obtain any of these licenses at a reasonable cost or on reasonable terms, if at all, which would harm our business.
−Removed: We may need to cease use of the compositions or methods covered by such third-party intellectual property rights and may need to seek to develop alternative approaches that do not infringe on such intellectual property rights which may entail additional costs and development delays, even if we were able to develop such alternatives, which may not be feasible.
+Added: We may need to cease use of the compositions or methods covered by
+Added: such third-party intellectual property rights and may need to seek to develop alternative approaches that do not infringe on such intellectual property rights which may entail additional costs and development delays, even if we were able to develop such alternatives, which may not be feasible.
Even if we are able to obtain a license, it may be non-exclusive, thereby giving our competitors access to the same technologies licensed to us.
33 unchanged sentences
Some of these employees, consultants, advisers, and members of management executed proprietary rights, non-disclosure and non-competition agreements in connection with such previous employment.
−Removed: Although we take steps to ensure that our employees do not use the proprietary information or know-how of others in their work for us, we may be subject to claims that we or our employees, consultants, advisers,
−Removed: and members of management have inadvertently or otherwise used or disclosed trade secrets or other confidential information of these former employers or competitors.
+Added: Although we take steps to ensure that our employees do not use the proprietary information or know-how of others in their work for us, we may be subject to claims that we or our employees, consultants, advisers, and members of management have inadvertently or otherwise used or disclosed trade secrets or other confidential information of these former employers or competitors.
In addition, we may in the future be subject to claims that we caused an employee to breach the terms of his or her non-competition or non-solicitation agreement.
21 unchanged sentences
This preference for U.S.
−Removed: manufacturers may limit our ability to contract with non-U.S.
+Added: manufacturers may limit
+Added: our ability to contract with non-U.S.
product manufacturers for products covered by such intellectual property.
50 unchanged sentences
The FDA has interpreted this evidentiary standard to generally require at least two adequate and well-controlled clinical trials to establish effectiveness of a new product.
−Removed: Under certain circumstances, however, the FDA has indicated that a single trial with certain characteristics and additional confirmatory evidence may satisfy this standard.
+Added: Under certain circumstances, however, the FDA has indicated that a single trial with certain characteristics and
+Added: additional confirmatory evidence may satisfy this standard.
The FDA issued draft guidance in September 2023 that outlines considerations for relying on confirmatory evidence in lieu of a second clinical trial to demonstrate effectiveness.
5 unchanged sentences
In addition, changes in marketing approval policies during the development period, changes in or the enactment or promulgation of additional statutes, regulations or guidance or changes in regulatory review for each submitted product application, may cause delays in the approval or rejection of an application.
−Removed: Regulatory authorities have substantial
−Removed: discretion in the approval process and varying interpretations of the data obtained from preclinical and clinical testing could delay, limit or prevent marketing approval of a product candidate.
+Added: Regulatory authorities have substantial discretion in the approval process and varying interpretations of the data obtained from preclinical and clinical testing could delay, limit or prevent marketing approval of a product candidate.
Any marketing approval we ultimately obtain may be limited or subject to restrictions or post-approval commitments that render the approved product not commercially viable.
21 unchanged sentences
government has shut down several times and certain regulatory agencies, such as the FDA and the SEC, have had to furlough critical FDA, SEC, and other government employees and stop critical activities.
−Removed: If a prolonged government shutdown occurs, it could significantly impact the ability of the FDA to timely review
−Removed: and process our regulatory submissions and the ability of the SEC to timely review our public filings, to the extent such review is necessary, and our ability to access the public markets.
+Added: If a prolonged government shutdown occurs, it could significantly impact the ability of the FDA to timely review and process our regulatory submissions and the ability of the SEC to timely review our public filings, to the extent such review is necessary, and our ability to access the public markets.
At the same time, disruptions at the FDA and other government agencies may result from public health events similar to the COVID-19 pandemic.
14 unchanged sentences
In many countries outside the United States, a product candidate must also be approved for reimbursement before it can be sold in that country.
−Removed: In some cases, the price that we intend to charge for our products, if approved, is also subject to approval.
+Added: In some cases, the price that we intend to charge for our products, if approved, is also subject to
Obtaining non-U.S.
89 unchanged sentences
Under the False Claims Act, any individual can bring a claim on behalf of the government alleging that a person or entity has presented a false claim or caused a false claim to be submitted to the government for payment.
−Removed: The person bringing a qui
−Removed: tam suit is entitled to a share of any recovery or settlement.
+Added: The person bringing a qui tam suit is entitled to a share of any recovery or settlement.
Qui tam suits, also commonly referred to as “whistleblower suits,” are often brought by current or former employees.
12 unchanged sentences
If the FDA determines that a product candidate is intended to treat a serious condition and, if approved, offers a significant improvement in safety or effectiveness, the FDA may designate the product candidate for priority review.
−Removed: Significant improvement may be illustrated by evidence of increased effectiveness in the treatment of a condition, elimination or substantial reduction of a treatment-limiting product reaction, documented enhancement of patient compliance that may lead to improvement in serious outcomes, and evidence of safety and effectiveness in a new subpopulation.
+Added: Significant improvement may be
+Added: illustrated by evidence of increased effectiveness in the treatment of a condition, elimination or substantial reduction of a treatment-limiting product reaction, documented enhancement of patient compliance that may lead to improvement in serious outcomes, and evidence of safety and effectiveness in a new subpopulation.
A priority review designation means that the goal for the FDA to review an application is six months, rather than the standard review period of ten months.
6 unchanged sentences
The program focuses on medicines that target conditions for which there exists no satisfactory method of treatment in the EU or even if such a method exists, it may offer a major therapeutic advantage over existing treatments.
−Removed: PRIME is limited to medicines under development and not authorized in the EU and the applicant intends to
−Removed: apply for an initial marketing authorization application through the centralized procedure.
+Added: PRIME is limited to medicines under development and not authorized in the EU and the applicant intends to apply for an initial marketing authorization application through the centralized procedure.
To be accepted for PRIME, a product candidate must meet the eligibility criteria in respect of its major public health interest and therapeutic innovation based on information that is capable of substantiating the claims.
13 unchanged sentences
There can be no assurance that the FDA will agree with any proposed surrogate endpoints or that we will decide to pursue or submit a BLA for accelerated approval or any other form of expedited development, review or approval for any of our current or future product candidates.
−Removed: Similarly, there can be no assurance that, after feedback from FDA, we will continue to pursue or apply for accelerated approval or any other form of expedited development, review or approval, even if we initially decide to do so.
+Added: Similarly, there can be no assurance that, after feedback from FDA, we will continue to pursue or apply for accelerated approval or any other form of expedited development, review or approval, even if we
+Added: initially decide to do so.
Furthermore, if we decide to submit an application for accelerated approval or under another expedited regulatory designation, there can be no assurance that such submission or application will be accepted or that any expedited review or approval will be granted on a timely basis, or at all.
5 unchanged sentences
Specifically, the new legislation authorized the FDA to require a sponsor to have its confirmatory clinical trial underway before accelerated approval is awarded and to submit progress reports on its post-approval studies to the FDA every six months until the study is completed.
−Removed: Moreover, FDORA
−Removed: established expedited procedures authorizing FDA to withdraw an accelerated approval if certain conditions are met, including where a required confirmatory trial fails to verify and describe the product’s predicted clinical benefit or where evidence demonstrates the product is not shown to be safe or effective under the conditions of use.
+Added: Moreover, FDORA established expedited procedures authorizing FDA to withdraw an accelerated approval if certain conditions are met, including where a required confirmatory trial fails to verify and describe the product’s predicted clinical benefit or where evidence demonstrates the product is not shown to be safe or effective under the conditions of use.
The FDA may also use such procedures to withdraw an accelerated approval if a sponsor fails to conduct any required post-approval study of the product with due diligence, including with respect to “conditions specified by the Secretary.” The new procedures include the provision of due notice and an explanation for a proposed withdrawal, and opportunities for a meeting with the FDA commissioner or the FDA commissioner’s designee and a written appeal, among other things.
13 unchanged sentences
Current and future legislation may increase the difficulty and cost for us to obtain reimbursement for any of our candidate products that do receive marketing approval.
−Removed: In the United States and foreign jurisdictions, there have been a number of legislative and regulatory changes and proposed changes regarding the healthcare system that could prevent or delay marketing approval of our product candidates, restrict or regulate post-approval activities and affect our ability to profitably sell any product candidates for which we obtain marketing approval.
+Added: In the United States and foreign jurisdictions, there have been a number of legislative and regulatory changes and proposed changes regarding the healthcare system that could prevent or delay marketing approval of our product candidates, restrict or regulate post-approval activities and affect our ability to profitably sell any product candidates for which we obtain
+Added: marketing approval.
We expect that current laws, as well as other healthcare reform measures that may be adopted in the future, may result in more rigorous coverage criteria and in additional downward pressure on the price that we may receive for any approved products.
8 unchanged sentences
Since enactment of the ACA, there have been, and continue to be, numerous legal challenges and Congressional actions to repeal and replace provisions of the law.
−Removed: For example, with enactment of the Tax Act, which was signed by President
−Removed: Trump on December 22, 2017, Congress repealed the “individual mandate.” The repeal of this provision, which requires most Americans to carry a minimal level of health insurance, became effective in 2019.
+Added: For example, with enactment of the Tax Act, which was signed by the current president on December 22, 2017, Congress repealed the “individual mandate.” The repeal of this provision, which requires most Americans to carry a minimal level of health insurance, became effective in 2019.
Further, on June 17, 2021, the U.S.
1 unchanged sentence
Litigation and legislation over the ACA are likely to continue, with unpredictable and uncertain results.
−Removed: During the first Trump presidential administration, Congress and administration sought to overturn the ACA and related measures.
−Removed: Shortly after taking office in January 2025, President Trump revoked numerous executive orders issued by President Biden, including at least two executive orders, E.O.
+Added: During the 2016-2020 presidential administration, Congress and the administration sought to overturn the ACA and related measures.
+Added: Shortly after taking office in January 2025, the current president revoked numerous executive orders issued by President Biden, including at least two executive orders, E.O.
14009, Strengthening Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act, and E.O.
20 unchanged sentences
As of May 2024, five states (Colorado, Florida, Maine, New Hampshire and New Mexico) had submitted Section 804 Importation Program proposals to the FDA, and on January 5, 2023, the FDA approved Florida’s plan for Canadian drug importation.
−Removed: Florida now has authority to import certain drugs from Canada for a period of two years once certain conditions are met, but it will first need to submit a pre-
−Removed: import request for each drug selected for importation, which must be approved by the FDA.
+Added: Florida now has authority to import certain drugs from Canada for a period of two years once certain conditions are met, but it will first need to submit a pre-import request for each drug selected for importation, which must be approved by the FDA.
Florida will also need to relabel the drugs and perform quality testing of the products to meet FDA standards.
44 unchanged sentences
In these countries, pricing negotiations with governmental authorities can take considerable time after the receipt of marketing approval for a product.
−Removed: To obtain reimbursement or pricing approval in some countries, we or our collaborators may be required to conduct a clinical trial that compares the cost-effectiveness of our product to other available therapies.
+Added: To obtain reimbursement or pricing approval in some countries, we or our collaborators may be required to conduct a clinical trial that compares the cost-effectiveness
+Added: of our product to other available therapies.
If reimbursement of our products is unavailable or limited in scope or amount, or if pricing is set at unsatisfactory levels, our business could be materially harmed.
5 unchanged sentences
● Anti-Kickback Statute .
−Removed: The federal Anti-Kickback Statute prohibits, among other things, persons and entities from knowingly and willfully soliciting, offering, receiving or providing remuneration, directly or indirectly, in cash or in kind, to induce or reward either the referral of an individual for, or the purchase, order or
−Removed: recommendation of, any good or service, for which payment may be made under federal healthcare programs such as Medicare and Medicaid.
+Added: The federal Anti-Kickback Statute prohibits, among other things, persons and entities from knowingly and willfully soliciting, offering, receiving or providing remuneration, directly or indirectly, in cash or in kind, to induce or reward either the referral of an individual for, or the purchase, order or recommendation of, any good or service, for which payment may be made under federal healthcare programs such as Medicare and Medicaid.
● False Claims Laws .
9 unchanged sentences
● Analogous State and Foreign Laws .
−Removed: Analogous state laws and regulations, such as state anti-kickback and false claims laws, and transparency laws, may apply to sales or marketing arrangements, and claims involving healthcare items or services reimbursed by non-governmental third-party payors, including private insurers, and some state laws require pharmaceutical companies to comply with the pharmaceutical industry’s voluntary compliance guidelines and the relevant compliance guidance promulgated by the federal government, in addition to requiring manufacturers to report information related to payments to physicians and other healthcare providers or marketing expenditures.
+Added: Analogous state laws and regulations, such as state anti-kickback and false claims laws, and transparency laws, may apply to sales or marketing arrangements, and claims involving healthcare items or services reimbursed by non-governmental third-party payors, including private insurers, and some state laws require pharmaceutical companies to comply with the pharmaceutical industry’s voluntary
+Added: compliance guidelines and the relevant compliance guidance promulgated by the federal government, in addition to requiring manufacturers to report information related to payments to physicians and other healthcare providers or marketing expenditures.
Many state laws also govern the privacy and security of health information in some circumstances, many of which differ from each other in significant ways and often are not preempted by HIPAA, thus complicating compliance efforts.
6 unchanged sentences
Efforts to ensure that our business arrangements with third parties, and our business generally, will comply with applicable healthcare laws and regulations will involve substantial costs.
−Removed: It is possible that governmental authorities will conclude that our business practices may not comply with current or future statutes, regulations or case law involving applicable
−Removed: fraud and abuse or other healthcare laws and regulations.
+Added: It is possible that governmental authorities will conclude that our business practices may not comply with current or future statutes, regulations or case law involving applicable fraud and abuse or other healthcare laws and regulations.
If our operations are found to be in violation of any of these laws or any other governmental regulations that may apply to us, we may be subject to significant civil, criminal and administrative penalties, damages, fines, imprisonment, exclusion of products from government funded healthcare programs, such as Medicare and Medicaid, disgorgement, contractual damages, and reputational harm, any of which could substantially disrupt our operations.
12 unchanged sentences
HHS enforcement activity can result in financial liability and reputational harm, and responses to such enforcement activity can consume significant internal resources.
−Removed: In addition, state attorneys general are authorized to bring civil actions seeking either injunctions or damages in response to violations that threaten the privacy of state residents.
+Added: In addition, state attorneys general are authorized to bring civil actions seeking either injunctions or damages in response to violations
+Added: that threaten the privacy of state residents.
We cannot be sure how these regulations will be interpreted, enforced or applied to our operations.
5 unchanged sentences
In addition, if we are subject to an enforcement action and settlement order, we may be required to adhere to very specific privacy and data security practices or pay fines and adhere to specified compliance requirements, all of which could be costly and adversely impact our business.
−Removed: For example, the FTC has been particularly focused on the unpermitted processing of health and genetic data through its recent enforcement actions and is expanding the types of privacy violations that it interprets to be “unfair” under Section 5 of the FTC Act, as well as the types of activities it views to trigger the Health Breach Notification Rule, which the FTC
−Removed: also has the authority to enforce, and is in the process of developing rules related to commercial surveillance and data security.
+Added: For example, the FTC has been particularly focused on the unpermitted processing of health and genetic data through its recent enforcement actions and is expanding the types of privacy violations that it interprets to be “unfair” under Section 5 of the FTC Act, as well as the types of activities it views to trigger the Health Breach Notification Rule, which the FTC also has the authority to enforce, and is in the process of developing rules related to commercial surveillance and data security.
Similarly, in 2018, California passed into law the California Consumer Privacy Act, or the CCPA, which took effect on January 1, 2020 and imposed many requirements on businesses that process the personal information of California residents.
18 unchanged sentences
Similar to the laws in the United States, there are significant privacy and data security laws that apply in Europe and other countries.
−Removed: The collection, use, disclosure, transfer, or other processing of personal data, including personal health data, regarding individuals who are located in the European Economic Area, or the EEA, and the processing of personal data that takes place in the EEA, is regulated by the GDPR, which went into effect in May 2018 and which imposes obligations on companies that operate in our industry with respect to the processing of personal data and the cross-border transfer of such data.
+Added: The collection, use, disclosure, transfer, or other processing of personal data, including personal health data,
+Added: regarding individuals who are located in the European Economic Area, or the EEA, and the processing of personal data that takes place in the EEA, is regulated by the GDPR, which went into effect in May 2018 and which imposes obligations on companies that operate in our industry with respect to the processing of personal data and the cross-border transfer of such data.
The GDPR imposes onerous accountability obligations requiring data controllers and processors to maintain a record of their data processing and policies.
5 unchanged sentences
The CJEU decision also drew into question the long-term viability of an alternative means of data transfer, the standard contractual clauses, for transfers of personal data from the EEA to the United States.
−Removed: While we were not self-certified under the Privacy Shield, this CJEU decision may lead to increased scrutiny on data transfers from the EEA to the United States generally and increase our
−Removed: costs of compliance with data privacy legislation, as well as our costs of negotiating appropriate privacy and security agreements with our vendors and business partners.
+Added: While we were not self-certified under the Privacy Shield, this CJEU decision may lead to increased scrutiny on data transfers from the EEA to the United States generally and increase our costs of compliance with data privacy legislation, as well as our costs of negotiating appropriate privacy and security agreements with our vendors and business partners.
Additionally, in October 2022, President Biden signed an executive order to implement the EU-U.S.
23 unchanged sentences
Failure to comply with laws regarding data protection would expose us to risk of enforcement actions taken by data protection authorities in the EEA and elsewhere and carries with it the potential for significant penalties if we are found to be non-compliant.
−Removed: Similarly, failure to comply with federal and state laws in the United States regarding privacy and security of personal information could expose us to penalties under such laws.
+Added: Similarly, failure to comply with federal and state laws in the United States regarding privacy and security of personal information could expose us to
+Added: penalties under such laws.
Any such failure to comply with data protection and privacy laws could result in government-imposed fines or orders requiring that we change our practices, claims for damages or other liabilities, regulatory investigations and enforcement action, litigation and significant costs for remediation, any of which could adversely affect our business.
10 unchanged sentences
Travel Act, the USA PATRIOT Act, and other state and national anti-bribery and anti-money laundering laws in countries in which we conduct activities.
−Removed: Anti-corruption laws are interpreted broadly and prohibit companies and their employees, agents, third-party intermediaries, joint venture partners and collaborators from authorizing, promising, offering or providing, directly or indirectly, improper payments
−Removed: or benefits to recipients in the public or private sector.
+Added: Anti-corruption laws are interpreted broadly and prohibit companies and their employees, agents, third-party intermediaries, joint venture partners and collaborators from authorizing, promising, offering or providing, directly or indirectly, improper payments or benefits to recipients in the public or private sector.
We may have direct or indirect interactions with officials and employees of government agencies or government-affiliated hospitals, universities and other organizations.
15 unchanged sentences
In response, several countries, including China, have threatened retaliatory measures and imposed retaliatory tariffs that would impact goods or components of goods historically imported by us.
−Removed: Prior to when the country-specific reciprocal tariffs were scheduled to take effect, the U.S.
−Removed: delayed the effective date of such tariffs for all countries except China.
−Removed: As of April 16, 2025, the 10% baseline reciprocal tariff on all countries remains in effect, in addition to the tariffs on China (which were a minimum of 145%) and Canada and Mexico (which were 25% for goods that are not covered by the USMCA).
+Added: Prior to when the country-
+Added: specific reciprocal tariffs were scheduled to take effect, the U.S.
+Added: delayed the effective date of such tariffs for all countries except China to allow for negotiations.
+Added: Later, the U.S.
+Added: and China reached a framework agreement that resulted in the suspension of the higher reciprocal tariffs on China until August 12, 2025.
+Added: Several other countries have also reached deals with the U.S.
+Added: that include reduced tariff rates and other measures.
+Added: On July 31, 2025, the administration issued an executive order detailing new reciprocal tariff rates for individual countries with an effective date of August 7, 2025.
+Added: The new rates range between 10% and 41%.
+Added: The revised rates reflect the deals that have been announced during the suspension period.
+Added: China, Canada and Mexico were not included in the July 31, 2025 announcement.
+Added: Imports from these countries are subject to additional tariffs imposed under separate executive orders.
+Added: China tariffs, which are currently at a minimum of an additional 30%, are due to increase on August 12, 2025.
+Added: unless the suspension is extended.
+Added: With regard to Mexico, on July 31, 2025, the U.S.
+Added: and Mexico agreed to extend their negotiations for another 90 days.
+Added: Consequently, the tariff rate on Mexican imports that are not covered by the USMCA remains at 25%.
+Added: And, while the U.S.
+Added: and Canada continue to engage in discussions, the U.S.
+Added: announced an increase in Canada’s tariff rate for goods not covered by the USMCA from 25% to 35%, effective August 1, 2025.
The extent and duration of increased tariffs or retaliatory tariffs, and the resulting impact on general economic conditions and on our business, are uncertain and depend on various factors, such as negotiations between the U.S.
and affected countries, the responses of other countries or regions, exemptions or exclusions that may be granted, availability and cost of alternative sources of supply.
−Removed: Separately, on April 16, 2025, the U.S.
−Removed: Department of Commerce announced an investigation under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 into imports of pharmaceuticals and pharmaceutical ingredients, including finished drug products, medical countermeasures, critical inputs such as active pharmaceutical ingredients, and key starting materials, and derivative products of those items.
−Removed: The investigation will examine the impact of these imports on U.S.
−Removed: national security culminating in a decision by President Trump whether to take action to remedy any identified threats, including by imposing additional tariffs.
−Removed: The statute provides that the U.S.
−Removed: Department of Commerce report must be completed within 270 days of initiation and that President Trump must decide whether to act within 90 days of receiving the report.
government has also recently made statements and taken certain actions that may lead to potential changes to U.S.
−Removed: and international trade policies, including imposing several rounds of tariffs and export control restrictions affecting
−Removed: certain products manufactured in China, and most recently, proposing legislation that, if enacted would restrict trade with certain Chinese companies that provide biopharmaceutical research, development, and manufacturing services.
+Added: and international trade policies, including imposing several rounds of tariffs and export control restrictions affecting certain products manufactured in China, and most recently, proposing legislation that, if enacted would restrict trade with certain Chinese companies that provide biopharmaceutical research, development, and manufacturing services.
Recently both China and the United States have each imposed tariffs indicating the potential f rom further trade barriers.
31 unchanged sentences
Any unfavorable government policies on international trade, such as export controls, capital controls or tariffs, may increase the cost of manufacturing our product candidates and platform materials, affect the demand for our drug products (if and once approved), the competitive position of our product candidates, and import or export of raw materials and finished product candidate used in our and our collaborators’ preclinical studies and clinical trials, particularly with respect to any product candidates and materials that we import from China, including pursuant to our manufacturing service arrangements with WuXi.
−Removed: I f we are unable to obtain goods or components of goods necessary for the research and development of our product candidates, including without limitation, raw materials, components,
−Removed: animal testing, assays or finished goods, in sufficient quantity and in a timely manner due to disruptions in the global supply chain caused by macroeconomic events and conditions, the research, development, testing and clinical trials of our product candidates may be delayed or infeasible, and regulatory approval or commercial launch of any resulting product may be delayed or not obtained, which could significantly harm our business.
+Added: I f we are unable to obtain goods or components of goods necessary for the research and development of our product candidates, including without limitation, raw materials, components, animal testing, assays or finished goods, in sufficient quantity and in a timely manner due to disruptions in the global supply chain caused by macroeconomic events and conditions, the research, development, testing and clinical trials of our product candidates may be delayed or infeasible, and regulatory approval or commercial launch of any resulting product may be delayed or not obtained, which could significantly harm our business.
If we fail to comply with environmental, health and safety laws and regulations, we could become subject to fines or penalties or incur costs that could harm our business.
11 unchanged sentences
We are exposed to the risk of fraud or other misconduct by our employees, independent contractors, CROs, consultants, commercial partners, vendors and our principal investigators.
−Removed: Misconduct by these parties could include intentional failures to comply with FDA regulations or the regulations applicable in the EU and other jurisdictions, provide accurate information to the FDA, the EC and other regulatory authorities, comply with healthcare fraud and abuse laws and regulations in the United States and abroad, report financial information or data accurately, or disclose unauthorized activities to us.
+Added: Misconduct by these parties could include intentional
+Added: failures to comply with FDA regulations or the regulations applicable in the EU and other jurisdictions, provide accurate information to the FDA, the EC and other regulatory authorities, comply with healthcare fraud and abuse laws and regulations in the United States and abroad, report financial information or data accurately, or disclose unauthorized activities to us.
In particular, sales, marketing and business arrangements in the healthcare industry are subject to extensive laws and regulations intended to prevent fraud, misconduct, kickbacks, self-dealing and other abusive practices.
8 unchanged sentences
As such, these employment agreements do not guarantee our retention of our executive officers for any period of time.
−Removed: In addition, the cost of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance, or D&O insurance, is subject to change, which could result in D&O insurance becoming significantly more expensive for us to maintain or require us to accept coverage terms or policy limits that are less favorable.
+Added: In addition, at our 2025 annual meeting of stockholders, our stockholders approved a certificate of amendment to our restated certificate of incorporation to provide for the exculpation of our executive officers, as permitted under Delaware law, which amendment became effective on June 10, 2025.
+Added: Despite this, we may have difficulty retaining key personnel, which could adversely affect our business and further development of our product candidates.
+Added: Furthermore, the cost of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance, or D&O insurance, is subject to change, which could result in D&O insurance becoming significantly more expensive for us to maintain or require us to accept coverage terms or policy limits that are less favorable.
Accordingly, there is no guarantee that we will be able to maintain D&O insurance at a reasonable cost or in an amount adequate to satisfy any liability that may arise.
9 unchanged sentences
Our consultants and advisors may be employed by employers other than us and may have commitments under consulting or advisory contracts with other entities that may limit their availability to us.
−Removed: Additionally, the biotechnology industry generally has continued to experience a competitive wage environment, which is likely to further exacerbate the foregoing risks and may impact our ability to retain our executive officers or other key employees.
+Added: Additionally, the biotechnology industry generally has continued to
+Added: experience a competitive wage environment, which is likely to further exacerbate the foregoing risks and may impact our ability to retain our executive officers or other key employees.
If we are unable to continue to attract and retain high quality personnel, our ability to pursue our growth strategy will be limited and could adversely affect our business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations.
4 unchanged sentences
It is critical that we do so in a secure manner to maintain the privacy, security, confidentiality, availability and integrity of such confidential information.
−Removed: Our internal information technology systems and infrastructure, and those of our contractors, consultants, vendors, service providers and other third parties on which we rely, are vulnerable to damage or unauthorized access or use resulting from computer viruses, malware, natural disasters, terrorism, war, telecommunication and electrical failures, cyber-attacks or cyber-intrusions over the Internet, denial or degradation of service attacks, ransomware, hacking, phishing and other social
−Removed: engineering attacks, attachments to emails, intentional or accidental actions or inactions by persons inside our organization or by persons with access to systems inside our organization.
+Added: Our internal information technology systems and infrastructure, and those of our contractors, consultants, vendors, service providers and other third parties on which we rely, are vulnerable to damage or unauthorized access or use resulting from computer viruses, malware, natural disasters, terrorism, war, telecommunication and electrical failures, cyber-attacks or cyber-intrusions over the Internet, denial or degradation of service attacks, ransomware, hacking, phishing and other social engineering attacks, attachments to emails, intentional or accidental actions or inactions by persons inside our organization or by persons with access to systems inside our organization.
The risk of a security breach or disruption or data loss, particularly through cyber-attacks or cyber intrusion, including by computer hackers, supply chain attacks, foreign governments and cyber terrorists, has generally increased as the number, intensity and sophistication of attempted attacks and intrusions from around the world have increased.
10 unchanged sentences
We would also be exposed to a risk of loss, governmental investigations or enforcement, or litigation and potential liability, any of which could materially adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition.
−Removed: While we do maintain cyber liability insurance, our insurance coverages may not be sufficient in type or amount to cover us against any such losses, claims, or liabilities related to security breaches, cyber-attacks, cyber intrusion, or other related breaches or disruptions.
+Added: While we do maintain cyber liability insurance, our insurance coverages may not be sufficient in type or amount to cover us
+Added: against any such losses, claims, or liabilities related to security breaches, cyber-attacks, cyber intrusion, or other related breaches or disruptions.
A variety of risks associated with marketing our product candidates internationally, if approved, could materially adversely affect our business.
17 unchanged sentences
Additional potential transactions that we may consider in the future include a variety of business arrangements, including spin-offs, strategic partnerships, joint ventures, restructurings, divestitures, business combinations and investments.
−Removed: Any future transactions could increase our near and long-term expenditures, result in potentially dilutive issuances of our equity securities, including our common stock, or the incurrence of debt, contingent liabilities, amortization expenses or acquired in-process research and development expenses, any of which could affect our financial condition, liquidity and results of operations.
+Added: Any future transactions could increase our near and long-term expenditures, result in potentially dilutive issuances of our equity securities, including our common stock, or the incurrence of debt, contingent liabilities, amortization expenses or acquired in-process research and development
+Added: expenses, any of which could affect our financial condition, liquidity and results of operations.
Future acquisitions may also require us to obtain sufficient additional capital, which may not be available on favorable terms or at all.
6 unchanged sentences
Despite any precautions that we or any third parties on whom we depend take for catastrophic events, including terrorist attacks, wars or other armed conflicts, geopolitical tensions or trade wars, pandemics or natural disasters, these events could result in significant disruptions to our research and development, manufacturing, preclinical studies, clinical trials, and, ultimately, if approved, the commercialization of our products.
−Removed: Long-term disruptions in the infrastructure caused by these types of events, such as natural disasters, which are increasing in frequency due to the impacts of climate change,
−Removed: the outbreak of wars or other armed conflicts, the escalation of hostilities, geopolitical tensions or trade wars, acts of terrorism or “acts of God,” particularly involving geographies in which we or third parties on whom we depend have offices, manufacturing or clinical trial sites, could adversely affect our businesses.
+Added: Long-term disruptions in the infrastructure caused by these types of events, such as natural disasters, which are increasing in frequency due to the impacts of climate change, the outbreak of wars or other armed conflicts, the escalation of hostilities, geopolitical tensions or trade wars, acts of terrorism or “acts of God,” particularly involving geographies in which we or third parties on whom we depend have offices, manufacturing or clinical trial sites, could adversely affect our businesses.
Although we carry business interruption insurance policies and typically have provisions in our contracts that protect us in certain events, our coverage might not include or be adequate to compensate us for all losses that may occur.
25 unchanged sentences
● our cash position;
−Removed: ● sales of our common stock by us or our stockholders in the future;
+Added: ● sales of our common stock by us or our stockholders in the future, including the common stock that may be issuable upon the exercise of outstanding prefunded warrants and common stock warrants, or the perception that such sales could occur;
● adoption of new, or changes to current accounting standards;
34 unchanged sentences
If the disruption and volatility persist or deepen, we may be unable to raise sufficient additional capital on acceptable terms, or at all.
−Removed: If we are unable to raise sufficient additional capital, our business, financial condition, stock price and results of operations could be adversely affected, and we will need to implement cost reduction strategies, which could include delaying, reducing or altogether terminating both internal and external costs related to our operations and research and development programs.
+Added: If we are unable to raise sufficient additional capital, our business, financial condition, stock price and results of operations could be adversely affected, and we may need to implement cost reduction strategies, which could include delaying, reducing or altogether terminating both internal and external costs related to our operations and research and development programs.
In addition, political developments impacting government spending and international trade, including changes in trade agreements, trade disputes, tariffs and investment restrictions, such as the ongoing trade dispute between the United States and China, may negatively impact markets and cause weaker macroeconomic conditions.
2 unchanged sentences
Our principal stockholders and management own a significant percentage of our common stock and exert significant control over matters subject to stockholder approval.
−Removed: As of March 31, 2025, our executive officers, directors, holders of 5% or more of our common stock and their respective affiliates beneficially owned shares in the aggregate representing a majority of our outstanding common stock.
+Added: As of June 30, 2025, our executive officers, directors, holders of 5% or more of our common stock and their respective affiliates beneficially owned shares in the aggregate representing a majority of our outstanding common stock.
As a result of their share ownership, these stockholders, if they act together, would have the ability to influence our management and policies and would be able to significantly affect the outcome of matters requiring stockholder approval, such as elections of directors, amendments of our organizational documents or approvals of any merger, sale of assets or other major corporate transaction.
8 unchanged sentences
Our management has broad discretion in the application of our cash and cash equivalents and could use such funds in ways that do not improve our results of operations or enhance the value of our common stock.
−Removed: The failure by our management to apply these funds effectively could result in financial losses that could have a material adverse effect on our business, cause the price of our common stock to decline and delay the development of our product candidates.
+Added: The failure by our management to apply these funds effectively could result in financial losses that could have a material adverse effect on our business,
+Added: cause the price of our common stock to decline and delay the development of our product candidates.
Pending their use, we may invest these funds in a manner that does not produce income or that loses value.
8 unchanged sentences
We also would cease to be an EGC if we issue more than $1.0 billion of non-convertible debt over a three-year period.
−Removed: as we remain an EGC, we are permitted and intend to rely on exemptions from certain disclosure requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not EGCs.
+Added: For so long as we remain an EGC, we are permitted and intend to rely on exemptions from certain disclosure requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not EGCs.
These exemptions include:
9 unchanged sentences
In addition, the JOBS Act permits an EGC to take advantage of an extended transition period to comply with new or revised accounting standards applicable to public companies until those standards would otherwise apply to private companies.
−Removed: We have elected not to “opt out” of such extended transition period, which means that when a standard is issued or revised and it has different application dates for public or private companies, we can adopt the new or revised standard at the time private companies adopt the new or revised standard and may do so until such time that we either (1) irrevocably elect to “opt out” of such extended transition period or (2) no longer qualify as an EGC or a smaller reporting company.
+Added: We have elected not to “opt out” of such extended transition period, which means that when a standard is issued or revised and it has different application dates for public or private companies, we can adopt the new or revised
+Added: standard at the time private companies adopt the new or revised standard and may do so until such time that we either (1) irrevocably elect to “opt out” of such extended transition period or (2) no longer qualify as an EGC or a smaller reporting company.
We may choose to early adopt any new or revised accounting standards whenever such early adoption is permitted for private companies.
5 unchanged sentences
We evaluate developments in these rules and regulations as they are promulgated and cannot predict or estimate the amount of additional costs we may incur or the timing of such costs.
−Removed: These rules and regulations are often subject to varying interpretations, in many cases due to their lack of specificity, and, as a result, their application in practice may evolve over
−Removed: time as new guidance is provided by regulatory and governing bodies.
+Added: These rules and regulations are often subject to varying interpretations, in many cases due to their lack of specificity, and, as a result, their application in practice may evolve over time as new guidance is provided by regulatory and governing bodies.
This could result in continuing uncertainty regarding compliance matters and higher costs necessitated by ongoing revisions to disclosure and governance practices.
12 unchanged sentences
In addition, any testing by us conducted in connection with Section 404, or any subsequent testing by our independent registered public accounting firm, may reveal deficiencies in our internal control over financial reporting that are deemed to be material weaknesses or that may require prospective or retroactive changes to our financial statements or identify other areas for further attention or improvement.
−Removed: Inferior internal controls could also subject us to regulatory scrutiny and sanctions, impair our ability to raise revenue and cause investors to lose confidence in our reported financial information, which could harm our business and have a negative effect on the trading price of our common stock and adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition.
+Added: Inferior internal controls could also subject us to regulatory scrutiny and sanctions, impair our ability to raise revenue and cause investors to lose confidence in our reported financial
+Added: information, which could harm our business and have a negative effect on the trading price of our common stock and adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition.
We are required to disclose changes made in our internal controls and procedures on a quarterly basis and our management is required to assess the effectiveness of these controls annually.
5 unchanged sentences
Our disclosure controls and procedures are designed to reasonably assure that information required to be disclosed by us in reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to management, recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC.
−Removed: We believe that any disclosure controls and procedures or internal control over financial reporting, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control
−Removed: system are met.
+Added: We believe that any disclosure controls and procedures or internal control over financial reporting, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met.
These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty, and that breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake.
2 unchanged sentences
Changes in tax laws or in their implementation or interpretation may adversely affect our business and financial condition.
−Removed: Changes in tax law may adversely affect our business or financial condition.
−Removed: The Tax Act, enacted on December 22, 2017, as amended by the CARES Act, enacted on March 27, 2020, significantly revises the Code.
−Removed: The Tax Act contains, among other things, significant changes to corporate taxation, including a reduction of the corporate tax rate from a top marginal rate of 35% to a flat rate of 21% and the limitation of the deduction for net operating losses to 80% of current-year taxable income for losses arising in taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017 (though any such net operating losses may be carried forward indefinitely).
−Removed: In addition, beginning in 2022, the Tax Act eliminates the option to deduct research and development expenditures currently and requires corporations to capitalize and amortize them over five years or fifteen years (for expenditures attributable to foreign research).
−Removed: In addition to the CARES Act, as part of Congress’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, economic relief legislation was enacted in 2020 and 2021 containing tax provisions.
−Removed: The IRA was also signed into law in August 2022.
−Removed: The IRA introduced new tax provisions, including a 1% excise tax imposed on certain stock repurchases by publicly traded corporations.
−Removed: The 1% excise tax generally applies to any acquisition by the publicly traded corporation (or certain of its affiliates) of stock of the publicly traded corporation in exchange for money or other property (other than stock of the corporation itself), subject to a de minimis exception.
+Added: Income, sales, use or other tax laws, statutes, rules, or regulations could be enacted or amended at any time, which could affect our business or financial condition, including causing potentially adverse impacts to our effective tax rate, tax liabilities, cash tax obligations.
+Added: For example, the Inflation Reduction Act, or the IRA, was signed into law in August 2022, and the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, or OBBBA, was signed into law in July 2025.
+Added: The IRA introduced new tax provisions, including a one percent excise tax imposed on certain stock repurchases by publicly traded companies.
+Added: The one percent excise tax generally applies to any acquisition of stock by the publicly traded company (or certain of its affiliates) from a stockholder of the company in exchange for money or other property (other than stock of the company itself), subject to a de minimis exception.
Thus, the excise tax could apply to certain transactions that are not traditional stock repurchases.
−Removed: Regulatory guidance under the Tax Act, the CARES Act, the IRA, and such additional legislation is and continues to be forthcoming.
−Removed: Such guidance could ultimately increase or lessen the impact of these laws on our business and financial condition.
−Removed: In addition, it is uncertain if and to what extent various states will conform to the Tax Act, the CARES Act, the IRA, and additional tax legislation.
+Added: The OBBBA contains numerous tax provisions that we are currently in the process of evaluating the impact to our business or financial condition.
+Added: The recent changes under the OBBBA include tax rate extensions, changes to the business interest deduction limitation, immediate expensing of domestic research and development expenditures (in contrast to the continued capitalization and amortization of foreign research and development expenditures), changes to the bonus depreciation deduction rules, and changes to the international tax framework.
+Added: Regulatory guidance under the OBBBA and other tax-related legislation is and continues to be forthcoming, and we will utilize such guidance to analyze the impact on our business and financial condition.
+Added: In addition, it is uncertain if and to what extent various states will conform to federal tax legislation.
Provisions in our corporate charter documents and under Delaware law could make an acquisition of our company, which may be beneficial to our stockholders, more difficult and may prevent attempts by our stockholders to replace or remove our current directors and members of management.
Provisions in our restated certificate of incorporation and our second amended and restated bylaws may discourage, delay or prevent a merger, acquisition or other change in control of our company that stockholders may consider favorable, including transactions in which our stockholders might otherwise receive a premium for their shares.
−Removed: These provisions could also limit the price that investors might be willing to pay in the future for shares of our common stock, thereby depressing the market price of our common stock.
+Added: These provisions could also limit the price that investors might be willing to pay in the future for shares of our common stock, thereby
+Added: depressing the market price of our common stock.
In addition, because our board of directors is responsible for appointing the members of our management team, these provisions may frustrate or prevent any attempts by our stockholders to replace or remove our current management by making it more difficult for stockholders to replace members of our board of directors.
24 unchanged sentences
These exclusive forum provisions may limit the ability of our stockholders to bring a claim in a judicial forum that such stockholders find favorable for disputes with us or our directors, officers or employees, and increase the costs to such stockholders of bringing such a claim, either of which may discourage such lawsuits against us and our directors, officers and employees.
−Removed: If a court were to find that either exclusive forum provision contained in our restated certificate of
−Removed: incorporation to be inapplicable or unenforceable in an action, we may incur further significant additional costs associated with resolving such action in other jurisdictions, all of which could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and operating results.
+Added: If a court were to find that either exclusive forum provision contained in our restated certificate of incorporation to be inapplicable or unenforceable in an action, we may incur further significant additional costs associated with resolving such action in other jurisdictions, all of which could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and operating results.
Compared sentence by sentence after normalising whitespace, quotation marks, case and digits, so re-formatting and restated figures do not read as changed language. Wording changes appear as one removal and one addition. The current filing and the prior one are authoritative.