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CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 14, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Scholar Rock Holding Corporation (NASDAQ: SRRK), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the treatment of serious diseases in which protein growth factors play a fundamental role, today reported financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2019 and highlighted recent progress and upcoming milestones for its pipeline programs.
“2019 is off to a great start with the initiation of patient dosing in our Phase 2 TOPAZ trial of SRK-015 in SMA and the presentation of additional preclinical data outlining the potential of SRK-181 to expand the number of cancer patients who can benefit from checkpoint blockade therapies,” said Nagesh Mahanthappa, Ph.D., President and CEO of Scholar Rock. “We remain focused on advancing these exciting programs while building an organization and team dedicated to the mission of developing novel therapies that can make a meaningful difference in the lives of patients.”
Company Highlights and Upcoming Milestones
SRK-015 Program:
SRK-181 Program:
First Quarter 2019 Financial Results
For the quarter ended March 31, 2019, net loss was $10.8 million or $0.42 per share compared to a net loss of $8.9 million or $3.18 per share for the quarter ended March 31, 2018.
As of March 31, 2019, Scholar Rock had cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities of $159.7 million, compared to $175.6 million as of December 31, 2018.
About Scholar Rock
Scholar Rock
is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of innovative medicines for the treatment of serious diseases in which signaling by protein growth factors plays a fundamental role. Scholar Rock is creating a pipeline of novel product candidates with the potential to transform the lives of patients suffering from a wide range of serious diseases, including neuromuscular disorders, cancer, fibrosis and anemia. Scholar Rock’s newly elucidated understanding of the molecular mechanisms of growth factor activation enabled it to develop a proprietary platform for the discovery and development of monoclonal antibodies that locally and selectively target these signaling proteins at the cellular level. By developing product candidates that act in the disease microenvironment, the Company intends to avoid the historical challenges associated with inhibiting growth factors for therapeutic effect. Scholar Rock believes its focus on biologically validated growth factors may facilitate a more efficient development path. For more information, please visit www.ScholarRock.com or follow Scholar Rock on Twitter (@ScholarRock) and LinkedIn.
Scholar Rock® is a registered trademark of Scholar Rock, Inc.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including, but not limited to, statements regarding Scholar Rock’s future expectations, plans and prospects, including without limitation, Scholar Rock’s expectations regarding its strategy, progress and timing of its clinical trials for SRK-015, SRK-181, and other product candidate and indication selection and development timing, and the ability of any product candidate to perform in humans in a manner consistent with nonclinical or preclinical study data. The use of words such as “may,” “might,” “will,” “should,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “project,” “intend,” “future,” “potential,” or “continue,” and other similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. All such forward-looking statements are based on management's current expectations of future events and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially and adversely from those set forth in or implied by such forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include Scholar Rock’s ability to provide the financial support, resources and expertise necessary to identify and develop product candidates on the expected timeline, the data generated from Scholar Rock’s nonclinical and preclinical studies and clinical trials, competition from third parties that are developing products for similar uses, Scholar Rock’s ability to obtain, maintain and protect its intellectual property, the success of Scholar Rock’s current and potential future collaborations, including its collaboration with Gilead, Scholar Rock’s dependence on third parties for development and manufacture of product candidates including to supply any clinical trials, and Scholar Rock’s ability to manage expenses and to obtain additional funding when needed to support its business activities and establish and maintain strategic business alliances and new business initiatives as well as those risks more fully discussed in the section entitled "Risk Factors" in Scholar Rock’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the quarter ended December 31, 2018, as well as discussions of potential risks, uncertainties, and other important factors in Scholar Rock’s subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Any forward-looking statements represent Scholar Rock’s views only as of today and should not be relied upon as representing its views as of any subsequent date. All information in this press release is as of the date of the release, and Scholar Rock undertakes no duty to update this information unless required by law.
Scholar Rock Contact:
Investors/Media
Catherine Hu
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917-601-1649
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Scholar Rock Holding Corporation | ||||||||
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations | ||||||||
(unaudited) | ||||||||
(in thousands, except share and per share data) | ||||||||
Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||
2019 | 2018 | |||||||
Revenue | $ | 3,106 | $ | - | ||||
Operating expenses | ||||||||
Research and development | 10,739 | 6,701 | ||||||
General and administrative | 4,070 | 2,315 | ||||||
Total operating expenses | 14,809 | 9,016 | ||||||
Loss from operations | (11,703 | ) | (9,016 | ) | ||||
Interest income, net | 948 | 144 | ||||||
Other expense, net | — | (20 | ) | |||||
Total other income (expense) | 948 | 124 | ||||||
Net loss | $ | (10,755 | ) | $ | (8,892 | ) | ||
Net loss per share, basic and diluted | $ | (0.42 | ) | $ | (3.18 | ) | ||
Weighted-average common shares outstanding, basic and diluted | 25,592,659 | 2,795,497 | ||||||
Scholar Rock Holding Corporation | |||||||
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets | |||||||
(unaudited) | |||||||
(in thousands) | |||||||
March 31, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | ||||||
Assets | |||||||
Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities | $ | 159,666 | $ | 175,645 | |||
Other current assets | 2,362 | 2,296 | |||||
Total current assets | 162,028 | 177,941 | |||||
Other assets | 8,954 | 3,395 | |||||
Total assets | $ | 170,982 | $ | 181,336 | |||
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity | |||||||
Current liabilities | $ | 34,075 | $ | 31,123 | |||
Long-term liabilities | 39,384 | 43,590 | |||||
Total liabilities | 73,459 | 74,713 | |||||
Total stockholders' equity | 97,523 | 106,623 | |||||
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | $ | 170,982 | $ | 181,336 | |||