OREANDA-NEWS. Mateon Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq:MATN), a biopharmaceutical company developing vascular disrupting agents (VDAs) for the treatment of orphan oncology indications, today provided a corporate update and reported financial results for the second quarter of 2016.

Recent Corporate Highlights

  • Presented new data reflecting improved survival outcomes for CA4P-treated patients from Study GOG-0186I at an investor event in New York. These data showed an improvement of 5.6 months in overall survival and 3.7 months in progression-free survival in patients with measurable disease.
  • Published positive results from Study GOG-0186I, an open-label randomized Phase 2 study evaluating CA4P in recurrent ovarian cancer, in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, the official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology.
  • Announced name change to Mateon Therapeutics, Inc. to reflect the Company’s new focus on combination vascular targeted therapy in orphan oncology indications.
  • Initiated the FOCUS Study, a Phase 2/3 clinical trial of CA4P in combination with bevacizumab (Avastin®) and chemotherapy, for the treatment of patients with platinum-resistant ovarian cancer.
  • Enrolled the first patient into the Phase 2 portion of the PAZOFOS Study, a Phase 1b/2 clinical trial of CA4P in combination with pazopanib (Votrient®), in patients with recurrent ovarian cancer.
  • Received orphan drug designation for CA4P for the treatment of glioma from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
  • Completed enrollment of the first cohort and initiated the second cohort of OX1222, an open-label dose ranging study of OXi4503 in combination with cytarabine, in patients with relapsed/refractory acute myeloid leukemia (AML).

“We have accomplished a great deal over the last several months and believe we are well-positioned for long-term success,” said William D. Schwieterman, M.D., Mateon’s President and Chief Executive Officer. “Most importantly, we announced significant new overall survival and progression-free survival findings from the Phase 2 GOG-0186I Study. I am confident in our strategic direction, pleased with the continued development of our clinical pipeline and look forward to creating long-term shareholder value.”

Financial Results for the Second Quarter of 2016

For the second quarter of 2016, Mateon reported a net loss of $3.6 million compared to a net loss of $3.3 million for the second quarter of 2015. R&D expenses increased to $2.4 million in the second quarter of 2016, compared to $2.0 million in the second quarter of 2015, while general and administrative expenses were $1.3 million for both the second quarter of 2016 and the second quarter of 2015.

At June 30, 2016, Mateon had cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments of $19.3 million, which the Company currently believes is sufficient to fund operations through the availability of key clinical data from the FOCUS Study, expected in the second half of 2017.

About Mateon

Mateon Therapeutics, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company seeking to realize the full potential of vascular targeted therapy (VTT) in oncology. VTT includes vascular disrupting agents (VDAs) such as the investigational drugs that Mateon is developing, and anti-angiogenic agents (AAs), a number of which are FDA-approved and widely used in cancer treatment.  These two approaches have distinct yet complementary mechanisms of action.

At Mateon, we believe that we can significantly improve cancer therapy by employing these two complementary approaches simultaneously.  When utilized this way, VDAs obstruct existing blood vessels in the tumor leading to significant central tumor cell death while AAs prevent the formation of new tumor blood vessels.

Mateon is committed to leveraging our intellectual property and the product development expertise of our highly skilled management team to enable VTT to realize its true potential and to bring much-needed new therapies to cancer patients worldwide. 

               
  Mateon Therapeutics, Inc.          
  Balance Sheet Data          
  (Unaudited)      
        June 30, 2016   December 31, 2015  
                       
        (all amounts in thousands)  
  Assets           
               
    Cash and cash equivalents   $ 7,939     $ 27,285    
    Short-term investments     11,402       -    
    Prepaid expenses and other current assets     1,035       105    
    Other assets     52       63    
               
    Total assets   $ 20,428     $ 27,453    
               
  Liabilities and stockholders' equity          
               
    Accounts payable and accrued liabilities   $ 1,617     $ 2,103    
    Total stockholders' equity     18,811       25,350    
               
    Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 20,428     $ 27,453    
               
                     
  Mateon Therapeutics, Inc.                
  Statement of Operations Data                
  (Unaudited)                
         Three months ended
June 30, 		    Three months ended
June 30, 
          2016       2015       2016       2015  
                                     
        (all amounts in thousands, except per share data)
  Operating Expenses:                
    Research and development   $ 2,374     $ 1,981     $ 4,354     $ 3,650  
    General and administrative     1,296       1,347       2,668       2,455  
                     
  Total operating expenses     3,670       3,328       7,022       6,105  
                     
  Loss from Operations     (3,670 )     (3,328 )     (7,022 )     (6,105 )
                     
    Interest income     29       5       57       8  
    Other income (expense), net     -       (1 )     (1 )     1  
                     
  Net loss and comprehensive loss   $ (3,641 )   $ (3,324 )   $ (6,966 )   $ (6,096 )
                     
  Basic and diluted net loss per common share                
  attributable to common stock   $ (0.14 )   $ (0.13 )   $ (0.26 )   $ (0.26 )
  Weighted-average number of common shares                
  outstanding     26,545       26,545       26,545       23,835