TORONTO, Aug. 08, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Trillium Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ/TSX: TRIL), a clinical stage immuno-oncology company developing innovative therapies for the treatment of cancer, today reported financial and operating results for the six months ended June 30, 2018.
“We are continuing to build upon the observed single-agent activity of TTI-621, our lead CD47 blocking agent, in T cell lymphoma patients, and are also now dosing patients with TTI-622, our second SIRPaFc decoy receptor,” said Dr. Niclas Stiernholm, president and CEO of Trillium Therapeutics. “With two unique CD47-directed therapies in clinical testing, and strong support and enthusiasm from our clinical collaborators, we continue our role as a leader in the field of CD47 research.”
2018 Second Quarter Highlights:
Second Quarter 2018 Financial Results:
As of June 30, 2018, Trillium had cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities, and working capital of $64.7 million and $53.4 million, respectively, compared to $81.8 million and $68.9 million, respectively at December 31, 2017. The decrease in cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities was due mainly to cash used in operations of $20.0 million, net of an unrealized foreign exchange gain of $3.0 million. The decrease in working capital was due mainly to cash used in operations, an increase to prepaid expenses, and a decrease to accounts payable and accrued liabilities due to clinical trial payments.
Net loss for the six months ended June 30, 2018 of $20.9 million was lower than the loss of $23.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017. The net loss was lower due mainly to a net foreign currency gain of $3.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2018, compared to a net foreign currency loss of $2.6 million in the prior year period, and lower manufacturing costs, partially offset by higher clinical trial expenses and the expense relating to the amendment of the SIRPaFc license agreement.
Selected Consolidated Financial Information:
Consolidated statements of loss and comprehensive loss | |||||
Amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars except per share amounts | Six months ended June 30, 2018 | Six months ended June 30, 2017 | |||
Research and development expenses | $22,063 | $19,049 | |||
General and administrative expenses | 2,276 | 1,638 | |||
Net finance costs (income) | (3,464 | ) | 2,404 | ||
Income tax expense | 6 | 2 | |||
Net loss and comprehensive loss for the period | 20,881 | 23,093 | |||
Basic and diluted loss per common share | 1.57 | 2.79 |
Consolidated statements of financial position | ||||
Amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars | As at June 30, 2018 | As at December 31, 2017 | ||
Cash and marketable securities | $64,698 | $81,791 | ||
Total assets | 76,962 | 94,403 | ||
Total equity | 61,629 | 78,577 | ||
About Trillium Therapeutics
Trillium is an immuno-oncology company developing innovative therapies for the treatment of cancer. The company’s two clinical programs, TTI-621 and TTI-622, target CD47, a “do not eat” signal that cancer cells frequently use to evade the immune system. Trillium also has a proprietary fluorine-based medicinal chemistry platform that is being used to develop novel compounds directed at undisclosed immuno-oncology targets.
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Caution Regarding Forward-Looking Information
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of applicable United States securities laws and forward-looking information within the meaning of Canadian securities laws (collectively, "forward-looking statements"). Forward-looking statements in this press release include statements about, without limitation, Trillium's expectations of the future benefits of the amended license agreement. With respect to the forward-looking statements contained in this press release, Trillium has made numerous assumptions regarding, among other things: the effectiveness and timeliness of preclinical and clinical trials; and the completeness, accuracy and usefulness of the data. While Trillium considers these assumptions to be reasonable, these assumptions are inherently subject to significant scientific, business, economic, competitive, market and social uncertainties and contingencies. Additionally, there are known and unknown risk factors that could cause Trillium's actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements contained in this press release. A discussion of risks and uncertainties facing Trillium appears in Trillium's Annual Information Form for the year ended December 31, 2017 filed with Canadian securities authorities and available at www.sedar.com and on Form 40-F with the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission and available at www.sec.gov, each as updated by Trillium's continuous disclosure filings, which are available at www.sedar.com and at www.sec.gov. All forward-looking statements herein are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement, and Trillium disclaims any obligation to revise or update any such forward-looking statements or to publicly announce the result of any revisions to any of the forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect future results, events or developments, except as required by law.
Contact:
James Parsons
Chief Financial Officer
Trillium Therapeutics Inc.
416-595-0627 x232
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www.trilliumtherapeutics.com
Investor and Media Relations:
Jessica Tieszen
Canale Communications for Trillium Therapeutics
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