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BASEL, Switzerland and LONDON and NEW YORK, Feb. 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Roivant (Nasdaq: ROIV) today reported its financial results for the third quarter ended December 31, 2024, and provided a business update. Brepocitinib to be developed in third indication, cutaneous sarcoidosis (CS), an orphan indication with high unmet need; Phase 2 study initiation expected in second quarter of calendar year with topline data in second half of calendar year 2026 IMVT-1402 development is rapidly progressing with six Investigational New Drug (IND) applications cleared and pivotal studies in Graves’ disease (GD) and difficult-to-treat rheumatoid arthritis (D2T RA) initiated Batoclimab topline results from pivotal trial in myasthenia gravis (MG) and initial results from period 1 of trial in chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) expected by March 31, 2025 Progress in ongoing LNP litigation, with the summary judgment phase in the Moderna case taking place across the second and third quarters of calendar year 2025 and a jury trial scheduled for September 2025 Roivant reported consolidated cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and marketable securities of approximately $5.2 billion at December 31, 2024, not including a one-time regulatory milestone of $75 million received in January for the approval of VTAMA in atopic dermatitis and $113 million of external capital raised in Immunovant’s January private placement “Roivant has broadened our clinical pipeline with the newly announced trial of brepocitinib in cutaneous sarcoidosis. As with dermatomyositis and non-infectious uveitis, brepocitinib has the potential to be a first-in-class agent for CS and expands the treatment options for patients suffering from an indication with high unmet need,” said Matt Gline, CEO of Roivant. “We also look forward to announcing multiple significant study outcomes this year including for batoclimab in MG, CIDP and TED, and for brepocitinib in dermatomyositis. 2025 is a year of harvest for Roivant.” Recent Developments Immunovant:In January 2025, Immunovant announced a $450 million private placement with participation from a U.S.-based healthcare focused investor, a large mutual fund complex, and Roivant, bringing Roivant’s basic ownership up to approximately 57%.Endocrinology ProgramImmunovant recently initiated the first potentially registrational trial of IMVT-1402 in adult participants with GD who are hyperthyroid despite antithyroid drug (ATD) treatment. This study builds on the batoclimab proof-of-concept data presented in 2024, which suggest the potential for deep IgG reduction in the treatment of GD for patients who are not well controlled on ATDs.Rheumatology ProgramImmunovant recently initiated a potentially registrational trial of IMVT-1402 in adult participants with active, anti-citrullinated protein autoantibody (ACPA) positive difficult-to-treat rheumatoid arthritis. The trial includes IMVT-1402’s higher dose (600 mg) as recent in-class data suggest that deeper ACPA reduction correlated with better clinical improvement in ACPA+ RA patients treated with an FcRn inhibitor. Priovant: In February 2025, Priovant announced a Phase 2 study of the safety and efficacy of brepocitinib in adults with cutaneous sarcoidosis. Cutaneous sarcoidosis marks the third indication for brepocitinib and continues the strategy to develop the drug in orphan indications with high unmet need. There are 30,000 to 50,000 patients in the US affected by cutaneous sarcoidosis with no approved therapies. The trial is expected to begin in the second quarter of calendar year 2025; topline results are expected in the second half of calendar year 2026. Genevant: The Pfizer / BioNTech Markman hearing was held in December 2024. Roivant: Roivant reported consolidated cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and marketable securities of approximately $5.2 billion at December 31, 2024, not including a one-time regulatory milestone of $75 million received in January for the approval of VTAMA in atopic dermatitis and $113 million of external capital raised in Immunovant’s January private placement.In December 2024, Roivant announced Kinevant’s Phase 2 study of namilumab failed to show treatment benefit in patients with chronic active pulmonary sarcoidosis. Kinevant is discontinuing further development of namilumab for the treatment of sarcoidosis. Major Upcoming Milestones Immunovant anticipates initiating clinical trials evaluating IMVT-1402 in a total of ten indications by March 31, 2026. Neurology ProgramImmunovant intends to report topline results from the pivotal trial of batoclimab in MG by March 31, 2025. Results from this trial are expected to inform a decision regarding next steps for batoclimab in MG and inform the design of a potentially registrational program for IMVT-1402 in MG, which Immunovant expects to initiate following the disclosure of the batoclimab data in MG.Results from period one of the trial evaluating batoclimab in CIDP continue to be expected by March 31, 2025. Those results, as well as observations drawn from public disclosures of other studies in CIDP, are expected to inform a potentially registrational program for IMVT-1402 in CIDP, which Immunovant expects to initiate following the disclosure of the batoclimab CIDP data.Endocrinology ProgramImmunovant plans to announce additional data from the batoclimab proof-of-concept study in GD including 6-month, treatment-free remission data designed to further articulate potential for IMVT-1402 in GD. These data are expected in the summer of 2025.Topline results from the pivotal program of batoclimab for the treatment of thyroid eye disease (TED), also known as Graves' ophthalmopathy, continue to be expected in the second half of calendar year 2025, along with a decision whether to pursue marketing authorization for batoclimab in TED. Data from this trial may also inform the IMVT-1402 program in GD. Priovant plans to report topline data from the ongoing Phase 3 trial of brepocitinib in DM in the second half of calendar year 2025 and topline data from the ongoing Phase 3 trial of brepocitinib in NIU in the first half of calendar year 2027.Priovant’s Phase 2 trial of brepocitinib in cutaneous sarcoidosis is expected to begin in the second quarter of calendar year 2025; topline results are expected in the second half of calendar year 2026. Pulmovant plans to report topline data from the ongoing Phase 2 trial of mosliciguat in pulmonary hypertension associated with interstitial lung disease in the second half of calendar year 2026. Genevant litigation against Moderna continues to progress with summary judgment phase scheduled for second and third quarter of calendar year 2025; Moderna jury trial scheduled for September 2025. Third Quarter Ended December 31, 2024 Financial Summary Cash Position and Marketable Securities As of December 31, 2024, the Company had consolidated cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and marketable securities of approximately $5.2 billion. Research and Development Expenses Research and development (R&D) expenses increased by $33.4 million to $141.6 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024, compared to $108.1 million for the three months ended December 31, 2023. This increase was primarily driven by increases in program-specific costs of $26.2 million, personnel-related expenses of $3.9 million, and share-based compensation of $2.8 million. Within program-specific costs, the increase of $26.2 million was primarily driven by an increase in expense of $29.1 million related to the anti-FcRn franchise, partially offset by a decrease in expense of $5.7 million related to RVT-3101, which was sold to Roche in December 2023. Non-GAAP R&D expenses were $131.2 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024, compared to $100.2 million for the three months ended December 31, 2023. General and Administrative Expenses General and administrative (G&A) expenses increased by $13.4 million to $141.5 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024, compared to $128.2 million for the three months ended December 31, 2023. This increase largely resulted from an increase in share-based compensation expense of $25.0 million, primarily due to the long-term equity incentive awards granted in July 2024 pursuant to the 2024 Senior Executive Compensation Program. This increase was partially offset by a decrease in personnel-related expenses of $15.9 million, primarily due to higher expense in the three months ended December 31, 2023 related to a special one-time cash retention bonus award granted to employees, following approval in December 2023. Non-GAAP G&A expenses were $71.1 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024, compared to $82.6 million for the three months ended December 31, 2023. Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax Income from discontinued operations, net of tax was $327.0 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024 and reflects the gain on sale of subsidiary interests resulting from the sale of our entire equity interest in our majority-owned subsidiary, Dermavant, to Organon in October 2024, partially offset by Dermavant’s net losses. Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax was $58.5 million for the three months ended December 31, 2023, representing the financial results of Dermavant during this period. (Loss) income from continuing operations, net of tax Loss from continuing operations, net of tax was $208.9 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024, compared to income from continuing operations, net of tax of approximately $5.1 billion for the three months ended December 31, 2023. On a basic and diluted per common share basis, loss from continuing operations, net of tax was $0.22 for the three months ended December 31, 2024. On a basic and diluted per common share basis, income from continuing operations, net of tax was $6.44 and $6.10, respectively, for the three months ended December 31, 2023. Non-GAAP loss from continuing operations, net of tax was $143.7 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024, compared to $138.0 million for the three months ended December 31, 2023. Notes to non-GAAP financial measures: (1) Represents non-cash share-based compensation expense. (2) Represents non-cash depreciation and amortization expense. (3) Represents a one-time gain on the sale of Telavant net assets to Roche in December 2023 and a gain on the achievement of a one-time milestone in June 2024. (4) Represents the unrealized loss (gain) on equity investments in unconsolidated entities that are accounted for at fair value with changes in value reported in earnings. (5) Represents the change in fair value of liability instruments, which is non-cash and primarily includes the unrealized (gain) loss relating to the measurement and recognition of fair value on a recurring basis of certain liabilities. (6) Represents the one-time gain on deconsolidation of subsidiaries. (7) Represents the estimated tax effect of the adjustments. Investor Conference Call InformationRoivant will host a live conference call and webcast at 8:00 a.m. ET on Monday, February 10, 2025, to report its financial results for the third quarter ended December 31, 2024, and provide a corporate update. To access the conference call by phone, please register online using this registration link. The presentation and webcast details will also be available under “Events & Presentations” in the Investors section of the Roivant website at https://investor.roivant.com/news-events/events. The archived webcast will be available on Roivant’s website after the conference call. About RoivantRoivant is a biopharmaceutical company that aims to improve the lives of patients by accelerating the development and commercialization of medicines that matter. Roivant’s pipeline includes IMVT-1402 and batoclimab, fully human monoclonal antibodies targeting FcRn in development across several IgG-mediated autoimmune indications; brepocitinib, a potent small molecule inhibitor of TYK2 and JAK1 in development for the treatment of dermatomyositis, non-infectious uveitis and cutaneous sarcoidosis; and mosliciguat, an inhaled sGC activator in development for pulmonary hypertension associated with interstitial lung disease. We advance our pipeline by creating nimble subsidiaries or “Vants” to develop and commercialize our medicines and technologies. Beyond therapeutics, Roivant also incubates discovery-stage companies and health technology startups complementary to its biopharmaceutical business. For more information, www.roivant.com. Roivant Forward-Looking StatementsThis press release contains forward-looking statements. 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Roche’s M&A strategy in the coming year revolves around derisked mechanisms and high unmet needs, CEO Thomas Schinecker said Thursday. And further dealmaking over assets from China-based biotechs could also be on the slate. Schinecker name-checked the Carmot and Poseida acquisitions, as well as its $7.1 billion purchase of a TL1A-targeting antibody from Telavant in 2023, as blueprints for future deals. “If you look at the last two years, these are the kind of deals that you can expect. They all fit very well into this strategic focus,” he said on a media call to discuss the company’s 2024 earnings. Echoing a recent Endpoints News analysis , Schinecker pointed to the increasing pace of drug development in China and said Roche would continue to look to the country as a source of “potential innovations that we could take over for Roche.” The flip side of prioritizing innovation is the necessity of cutting unpromising programs, and Roche went through an extensive pipeline review in 2024. It added to that on Thursday, shelving several trials of its somewhat disappointing TIGIT. Four mid- or late-stage studies of tiragolumab have been called off, two in non-small cell lung cancer and one each in esophageal and head and neck cancers. It is plowing on, however, with Phase 3 trials of the molecule in stage 3 unresectable first-line NSCLC and locally advanced esophageal cancer, which could generate data this year and in 2026, respectively. This seems to be partly a case of sunk cost: Schinecker said that these studies “were already at the phase where it doesn’t make any sense to stop them.” He pointed out that other companies have also stopped development of TIGITs. The Swiss pharma is good at judging which assets will succeed, Schinecker said. “Our scientists are amazing at predicting the likelihood of success. In fact, every trial where they said that the trial is going to be more than 50% likely successful, all of them were successful.” With this in mind, the company is going big on its TL1A-targeting antibody, codenamed RVT-3101. It has started two Phase 3 trials in ulcerative colitis, believing that Merck and Sanofi’s involvement in this space enhances its confidence in the approach. Roche and Merck are roughly neck-and-neck with developing their TL1As, whereas Sanofi is around two years behind, Schinecker said. The company’s new Alzheimer’s program is also progressing. Following early-stage data in October, data from a Phase 2 trial could come in the first half of this year, with Phase 3 studies slated for the second half. For 2024, Roche’s pharmaceutical sales came in at CHF46.2 billion ($50.9 billion), an 8% increase over 2023. Core operating profit grew by 14%, and core earnings per share by 7% over 2023. The company said that lower costs, including from the canceled tiragolumab trials, are intended to help Roche keep its EPS growth at a high single-digit percentage in 2025.