# Kura Oncology, Inc. (KURA) FY 2024 MD&A

Verbatim Item 7 Management's Discussion and Analysis from Kura Oncology, Inc.'s 10-K for fiscal year 2024.

SEC filing source: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1422143/000095017025029975/kura-20241231.htm
Accession: 0000950170-25-029975
Filing date: 2025-02-28
Report date: 2024-12-31
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Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

The following discussion of the financial condition and results of operations of Kura Oncology, Inc. should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes to those statements appearing in this Annual Report. Some of the information contained in this discussion and analysis or set forth elsewhere in this Annual Report, including information with respect to our plans and strategy for our business, includes forward-looking statements that involve risks, assumptions and uncertainties. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results described in or implied by the forward-looking statements contained in the following discussion and analysis include, but are not limited to, those set forth in “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in this Annual Report. All forward-looking statements included in this Annual Report are based on information available to us as of the time we file this Annual Report and, except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statements. For the comparison of the financial results for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, see Item 7, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, filed with the SEC on February 27, 2024.

References to “Kura Oncology, Inc.,” “we,” “us” and “our” refer to Kura Oncology, Inc.

Overview

We are a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company committed to realizing the promise of precision medicines for the treatment of cancer. Our pipeline consists of small molecule product candidates that target cancer signaling pathways where there is a strong scientific and clinical rationale to improve outcomes and, in general, we intend to pair our product candidates with molecular or cellular diagnostics to identify those patients most likely to respond to treatment.

Our lead product candidate is ziftomenib, a selective investigational inhibitor of the menin-KMT2A protein-protein interaction. We are developing ziftomenib for the treatment of genetically defined subsets of acute leukemias, including AML and ALL. In November 2024, we entered into a collaboration and license agreement with Kyowa Kirin to develop and commercialize ziftomenib for the treatment of patients with AML and other hematologic malignancies, which may be expanded into other indications at the option of Kyowa Kirin, subject to certain conditions. We also are exploring the use of ziftomenib for the treatment of GIST and ziftomenib and our next-generation menin inhibitors for use in other indications, including type 2 diabetes and certain solid tumors.

Our second product candidate is KO-2806, a selective investigational FTI, which we are evaluating as a monotherapy and as a companion inhibitor to certain targeted therapies in large solid tumor indications, including RCC and NSCLC.

Our third product candidate, tipifarnib, is a selective investigational FTI, which we are evaluating in combination with alpelisib, a PI3 kinase alpha inhibitor, in patients with HNSCC whose tumors have HRAS overexpression and/or PIK3CA mutation and/or amplification.

We also have additional programs that are at a discovery stage. We plan to advance our product candidates through a combination of internal development and strategic partnerships while maintaining significant development and commercial rights.

Liquidity Overview

As of December 31, 2024, we had cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments of $727.4 million.

On November 20, 2024, we entered into the Kyowa Agreement to develop and globally commercialize ziftomenib for the treatment of patients with AML and other hematologic malignancies, which may be expanded into other indications at the option of Kyowa Kirin, subject to certain conditions. In exchange for the licenses and rights granted to Kyowa Kirin to participate in the development and commercialization of ziftomenib, we received an upfront payment of $330.0 million.

In January 2024, we completed a private placement in which we sold to certain institutional accredited investors an aggregate of 1,376,813 shares of our common stock at a purchase price of $17.25 per share and pre-funded warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 7,318,886 shares of common stock at a purchase price of $17.2499 per pre-funded warrant (representing the $17.25 per share purchase price less the exercise price of $0.0001 per warrant share), or the Private Placement. Net proceeds from the Private Placement, after deducting expenses, were approximately $145.8 million. As of December 31, 2024, pre-funded warrants to purchase 559,424 of such shares of common stock had been exercised and 6,759,462 remained outstanding.

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In November 2023, we entered into a Sales Agreement with Leerink Partners LLC and Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., or the ATM Facility, under which we may offer and sell, from time to time, at our sole discretion, shares of our common stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $150.0 million. We have not sold any shares of our common stock under the ATM Facility.

In June 2023, we completed a public offering in which we sold an aggregate of 5,660,871 shares of common stock at a price of $11.50 per share as well as pre-funded warrants to purchase 3,034,782 shares of our common stock at a price of $11.4999 per pre-funded warrant (representing the $11.50 per share purchase price less the exercise price of $0.0001 per warrant share). Net proceeds from the public offering, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses, were approximately $93.6 million. As of December 31, 2024, pre-funded warrants to purchase 860,869 of such shares of common stock had been exercised and 2,173,913 remained outstanding. On January 16, 2025, the remaining 2,173,913 pre-funded warrants were exercised.

In November 2022, we entered into a loan and security agreement, or the Loan Agreement, with several banks and other financial institutions or entities party thereto, or collectively the Lenders, and Hercules Capital, Inc., or Hercules, in its capacity as administrative agent and collateral agent for itself and the Lenders, providing for up to $125.0 million in a series of term loans, or Term Loans. Upon entering into the Loan Agreement, we borrowed $10.0 million of an initial $25.0 million tranche of Term Loans, or the Tranche 1 Loan. In September 2023, the draw period for the remaining $15.0 million of the Tranche 1 Loan expired without us drawing down such additional loan. In March 2024, the draw period for the $35.0 million second tranche of Term Loans expired without us drawing down such additional loan. In December 2024, the draw period for the (i) $40.0 million third tranche of Term Loans and (ii) $25.0 million fourth tranche of Term Loans each expired without us drawing down such additional loans. No further Term Loans may be drawn under the Loan Agreement.

To date, we have not generated any revenues from product sales, and we do not have any approved products. Since our inception, we have funded our operations primarily through equity and debt financings and revenues under the Kyowa Agreement. We anticipate that we will require significant additional financing in the future to continue to fund our operations as discussed more fully below under the heading “Liquidity and Capital Resources.”

Financial Operations Overview

Revenue from Collaborations and Licenses

We generate revenue primarily through collaboration and license agreements. Such agreements may require us to deliver various rights and/or services, including intellectual property rights or licenses and research, development and other services. Under such agreements, we are generally eligible to receive non-refundable upfront payments, funding for research, development and other services, milestone payments, and royalties.

Our collaboration agreements fall under the scope of Accounting Standards Codification, or ASC, Topic 808, Collaborative Arrangements, or Topic 808, when there is a joint operating activity and when both parties are active participants in the arrangement and are exposed to significant risks and rewards. For our arrangements under the scope of Topic 808, we evaluate each promised good or service that is distinct in accordance with ASC Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, or Topic 606. (i.e., a unit of account) and apply Topic 606 to those units of account that are determined to be with a customer. For all other units of account that are not within the scope of other relevant accounting topics, we analogize to other authoritative accounting literature, such as Topic 606.

Topic 606 requires an entity to recognize the amount of revenue to which it expects to be entitled for the transfer of promised goods or services to customers under a five-step model: (i) identify contract(s) with a customer; (ii) identify the performance obligations in the contract; (iii) determine the transaction price; (iv) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract; and (v) recognize revenue when or as a performance obligation is satisfied.

In contracts where we have more than one promise to provide the customer with goods or services, each promise is evaluated to determine whether it is a distinct performance obligation based on whether (i) the customer can benefit from the good or service on its own or together with other resources that are readily available and (ii) the good or service is separately identifiable from other promises in the contract. The evaluation of whether a promised good or service is a distinct performance obligation may require significant judgment and is based on the facts and circumstances surrounding each contract and the nature of the promised goods and services within each contract.

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We are required to make estimates of the transaction price, including variable consideration that is subject to a constraint. Amounts of variable consideration are included in the transaction price to the extent that it is probable that a significant reversal in the amount of cumulative revenue recognized will not occur and when the uncertainty associated with the variable consideration is subsequently resolved. At the inception of arrangements that include variable consideration, we may be required to exercise significant judgment to estimate the amount of variable consideration to include in the transaction price. In making such estimates, we generally use the most likely amount method for milestone payments and the expected value method for other forms of variable considerations and take into account relevant development, regulatory, and other factors that can impact the level of uncertainty associated with these estimates. If it is probable that a significant revenue reversal will not occur, the estimated amount is included in the transaction price. Milestone payments that are not within our or the licensee’s control, such as regulatory approvals, are not included in the transaction price until those approvals are received. These estimates are re-assessed each reporting period and we adjust our estimate of the overall transaction price as necessary.

The consideration under the contract is allocated between the distinct performance obligations based on their respective relative stand-alone selling prices. The estimated stand-alone selling price of each performance obligation reflects our best estimate of what the selling price would be if the deliverable was regularly sold on a stand-alone basis and is determined by reference to market rates for the good or service when sold to others or by using an adjusted market assessment approach if the selling price on a stand-alone basis is not available. The determination of the stand-alone selling price often requires significant judgment. Our estimates of the stand-alone selling price for license-related performance obligations may include forecasted revenues and expenses, development timelines, reimbursement rates for personnel costs, discount rates and probabilities of technical, regulatory and commercial success. Our estimates of the stand-alone selling price for research and development or other service-related performance obligations generally include forecasting the expected costs of satisfying a performance obligation at market rates. We also exercise significant judgment in allocating variable consideration that relates specifically to our efforts to satisfy one or more, but not all, performance obligations and determining whether such allocation is consistent with the overall allocation objectives within Topic 606.

The consideration allocated to each distinct performance obligation is recognized as revenue when control is transferred to the customer for the related goods or services. For performance obligations satisfied over time, we determine the measure of progress that best represents the transfer of goods or services to the customer. Revenue is recognized by measuring the progress towards complete satisfaction of the performance obligation using an input-based measure. Estimating the progress of the performance obligation requires significant management estimates, such as forecasting costs necessary to satisfy the performance obligation.

Sales-based royalties received in connection with licenses of intellectual property are subject to a specific exception in Topic 606, whereby the consideration is not included in the transaction price and recognized in revenue until the customer’s subsequent sales or usages occur. We may also be entitled to cost-share reimbursements or may be required to share profits related to our collaboration and license agreements. These amounts will be recognized when control of the related goods or services are transferred to the customer. Cost-sharing reimbursements are presented as revenue.

Research and Development Expenses

We focus on the research and development of our pipeline programs. Our research and development expenses consist of costs associated with our research and development activities including salaries, benefits, share-based compensation and other personnel costs, clinical trial costs, manufacturing costs for non-commercial products, fees paid to external service providers and consultants, facilities costs and supplies, equipment and materials used in clinical and preclinical studies and research and development. All such costs are charged to research and development expense as incurred. Payments that we make in connection with in-licensed technology for a particular research and development project that have no alternative future uses in other research and development projects or otherwise and therefore, no separate economic values, are expensed as research and development costs at the time such costs are incurred. As of December 31, 2024, we had no in-licensed technologies that had alternative future uses in research and development projects or otherwise.

We cannot determine with certainty the timing of initiation, the duration or the completion costs of current or future preclinical studies and clinical trials of our product candidates. At this time, due to the inherently unpredictable nature of preclinical and clinical development, we are unable to estimate with any certainty the costs we will incur and the timelines we will require in the continued development of our product candidates and our other pipeline programs. Clinical and preclinical development timelines, the probability of success and development costs can differ materially from expectations. Our future research and development expenses will depend on the preclinical and clinical success of each product candidate that we develop, as well as ongoing assessments of the commercial potential of such product candidates. In addition, we cannot forecast which product candidates may be subject to future collaborations, when such arrangements will be secured, if at all, and to what degree such arrangements would affect our development plans and capital requirements.

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Completion of clinical trials may take several years or more, and the length of time generally varies according to the type, complexity, novelty and intended use of a product candidate. The cost of clinical trials may vary significantly over the life of a project as a result of differences arising during clinical development, including, among others:

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per patient clinical trial costs;

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the number of clinical trials required for approval;

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the number of sites included in the clinical trials;

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the length of time required to enroll suitable patients;

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the number of doses that patients receive;

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the number of patients that participate in the clinical trials;

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the drop-out or discontinuation rates of patients;

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the duration of patient follow-up;

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potential additional safety monitoring or other studies requested by regulatory agencies;

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the number and complexity of analyses and tests performed during the clinical trial;

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the phase of development of the product candidate; and

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the efficacy and safety profile of the product candidate.

General and Administrative Expenses

General and administrative expenses consist primarily of salaries, benefits, share-based compensation and other personnel costs for employees in executive, finance, business development and support functions. Other significant general and administrative expenses include the costs associated with obtaining and maintaining our patent portfolio, professional services for audit, legal, pre-commercial planning, investor and public relations, director and officer insurance premiums, corporate activities and allocated facilities.

Other Income, Net

Other income, net consists primarily of interest income and interest expense.

Income Taxes

For the year ended December 31, 2024, we recorded current Federal and state tax provisions of $1.8 million and $0.2 million, respectively. For the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 we did not record a provision for income taxes due to a full valuation against our deferred taxes.

Results of Operations

Comparison of Fiscal Years Ended December 31, 2024 and 2023

The following table sets forth our results of operations for the years presented, in thousands:

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Collaboration Revenue. We recognized collaboration revenue of $53.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 related to the license granted and services performed under the Kyowa Agreement entered into in November 2024.

Research and Development Expenses. The following table illustrates the components of our research and development expenses for the years presented, in thousands:

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The increase in ziftomenib-related research and development expenses for the year ended December 31, 2024 compared to 2023 was primarily due to increases in costs related to our registration-directed clinical trial of ziftomenib and the ziftomenib combination trials. The increase in KO-2806-related research and development expenses for the year ended December 31, 2024 compared to 2023 was primarily due to increased costs related to our Phase 1 clinical trial. The decrease in tipifarnib-related research and development expenses for the year ended December 31, 2024 compared to 2023 was primarily due to the closure of our registration-directed trial of tipifarnib. The increase in personnel costs and other expenses for the year ended December 31, 2024 compared to 2023 was primarily due to a retention tax credit recognized in the first quarter of 2023, and increases in headcount costs to support our ongoing clinical trials. We expect our research and development expenses to increase in future periods as we continue clinical development activities for our ziftomenib and FTI programs.

General and Administrative Expenses. The increase in general and administrative expenses for the year ended December 31, 2024 compared to 2023 was primarily due to increases in personnel costs, inclusive of a retention tax credit recognized in the first quarter of 2023, pre-commercial planning expenses, non-cash share-based compensation expense, and professional services. We expect our general and administrative expenses to increase in future periods to support our planned increase in research and development activities.

Other income, net. The increase in other income, net for the year ended December 31, 2024 compared to 2023 was primarily due to an increase in interest income.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Since our inception, we have funded our operations primarily through equity and debt financings and through revenues under the Kyowa Agreement. We have devoted our resources to funding research and development programs, including discovery research, preclinical and clinical development activities.

On November 20, 2024, we entered into the Kyowa Agreement to develop and globally commercialize ziftomenib for the treatment of patients with AML and other hematologic malignancies, or the Field. In exchange for the licenses and rights granted to Kyowa Kirin to participate in the development and commercialization of ziftomenib, we received an upfront payment of $330.0 million and are eligible to receive up to an additional $933.0 million in development, regulatory and commercial milestone payments for the Field.

On January 26, 2024, we completed the Private Placement in which we sold to certain institutional accredited investors an aggregate of 1,376,813 shares of our common stock at a purchase price of $17.25 per share and pre-funded warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 7,318,886 shares of common stock at a purchase price of $17.2499 per pre-funded warrant (representing the $17.25 per share purchase price less the exercise price of $0.0001 per warrant share). Net proceeds from the Private Placement, after deducting expenses, were approximately $145.8 million. As of December 31, 2024, pre-funded warrants to purchase 559,424 of such shares of common stock had been exercised and 6,759,462 remained outstanding.

In November 2023, we entered into the ATM Facility under which we may offer and sell, from time to time, at our sole discretion, shares of our common stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $150.0 million. We have not sold any shares of our common stock under the ATM Facility.

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In June 2023, we completed a public offering in which we sold an aggregate of 5,660,871 shares of common stock at a price of $11.50 per share as well as pre-funded warrants to purchase 3,034,782 shares of our common stock at a price of $11.4999 per pre-funded warrant (representing the $11.50 per share purchase price less the exercise price of $0.0001 per warrant share). Net proceeds from the public offering, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses, were approximately $93.6 million. As of December 31, 2024, pre-funded warrants to purchase 860,869 of such shares of common stock had been exercised and 2,173,913 remained outstanding. On January 16, 2025, the remaining 2,173,913 pre-funded warrants were exercised.

In November 2022, we entered into the Loan Agreement with the Lenders and Hercules, in its capacity as administrative agent and collateral agent for itself and the Lenders, providing for up to $125.0 million in a series of Term Loans. Under the terms of the Loan Agreement, we borrowed $10.0 million of an initial $25.0 million Tranche 1 Loan. In September 2023, the draw period for the remaining $15.0 million of the Tranche 1 Loan expired without us drawing down such additional loan. In March 2024, the draw period for the $35.0 million second tranche of Term Loans expired without us drawing down such additional loan and in December 2024, the draw period for the (i) $40.0 million third tranche of Term Loans and (ii) $25.0 million fourth tranche of term loans expired without us drawing down such additional loans. No further Term Loans may be drawn under the Loan Agreement. All of the Term Loans have a maturity date of November 2, 2027, or the Maturity Date. Repayment of the Term Loans is interest only through (a) May 1, 2025, with the satisfaction of the Interest Only Milestone 1 Conditions (as defined in the Loan Agreement), (b) November 1, 2025, if we satisfy the Interest Only Milestone 2 Conditions (as defined in the Loan Agreement), and (c) November 1, 2026, if we satisfy the Approval Milestone (as defined in the Loan Agreement). After the interest-only payment period, borrowings under the Loan Agreement are repayable in monthly payments of principal and accrued interest until the Maturity Date. The per annum interest rate for the Term Loans is the greater of (i) the prime rate as reported in The Wall Street Journal minus 6.25% plus 8.65% and (ii) 8.65%.

At our option, we may prepay all or any portion of the outstanding Term Loans at any time. Prepayments made on or prior to the third anniversary of the date of the Loan Agreement will be subject to a prepayment fee equal to 1.50% of the principal amount being prepaid. In addition, we paid a facility charge of approximately $0.1 million upon closing and an additional approximately $0.2 million of facility charges in November 2023 due to the availability of the second tranche of the Term Loans. The Loan Agreement also provides for an end of term fee in an amount equal to the greater of approximately (i) $1.5 million (which is 6.05% of the maximum amount of the first tranche of loans) or (ii) 6.05% of the aggregate principal amount of loan advances actually made under the Loan Agreement, which fee is due and payable on the earliest to occur of (i) the Maturity Date, (ii) the date we prepay the outstanding loans in full, and (iii) the date that the secured obligations become due and payable. Our obligations under the Loan Agreement are secured by substantially all of our assets other than our intellectual property, but including proceeds from the sale, licensing or other disposition of our intellectual property. As part of the Loan Agreement, we are subject to certain negative covenants, which, among other things, prohibit us from selling, transferring, assigning, mortgaging, pledging, leasing, granting a security interest in or otherwise encumbering our intellectual property, subject to limited exceptions.

We have incurred operating losses and negative cash flows from operating activities since inception. As of December 31, 2024, we had an accumulated deficit of $895.4 million. We expect our expenses to increase in connection with our ongoing activities, particularly as we continue the research and development of, continue and initiate clinical trials of, and seek marketing approval for, our product candidates. In addition, if we obtain marketing approval for any of our product candidates, we expect to incur significant commercialization expenses related to product sales, marketing, manufacturing and distribution to the extent that such sales, marketing and distribution are not the responsibility of collaborators or potential collaborators. Accordingly, we will need to obtain substantial additional funding in connection with our continuing operations. If we are unable to raise capital when needed or on attractive terms, we would be forced to delay, reduce or eliminate our research and development programs or future commercialization efforts.

As of December 31, 2024, we had cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments of $727.4 million. Based on our current plans, we believe our cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments as of December 31, 2024 will be sufficient to enable us to fund our current operating expenses into 2027, and combined with anticipated collaboration funding under the Kyowa Agreement, should support our ziftomenib AML program through commercialization in the frontline combination setting. Our future capital requirements will depend on many factors, including:

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the scope, progress, results and costs of drug discovery, preclinical development, laboratory testing and clinical trials for our product candidates;

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the costs, timing and outcome of regulatory review of our product candidates;

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the costs of fully developing our sales, marketing and distribution capabilities if we obtain regulatory approvals to market our product candidates;

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the costs of securing and producing drug substance and drug product material for use in preclinical studies, clinical trials and for use as commercial supply;

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the costs of securing manufacturing arrangements for development activities and commercial production;

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the scope, prioritization and number of our research and development programs;

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the extent to which we are obligated to reimburse, or entitled to reimbursement of, clinical trial costs under current or any future collaboration agreements;

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the extent to which we acquire or in-license other product candidates and technologies;

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the success of our current or future companion diagnostic test collaborations for companion diagnostic tests; and

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the costs of preparing, filing and prosecuting patent applications, maintaining and enforcing our intellectual property rights and defending intellectual property-related claims.

To date, we have not generated any revenues from product sales, and we do not have any approved products. We do not know when, or if, we will generate any revenues from product sales. We do not expect to generate significant revenues from product sales unless and until we obtain regulatory approval of and commercialize one of our current or future product candidates. We are subject to all of the risks incident in the development of new therapeutic products, and we may encounter unforeseen expenses, difficulties, complications, delays and other unknown factors that may adversely affect our business. We may need substantial additional funding in connection with our continuing operations.

Until such time, if ever, as we can generate substantial product revenues, we expect to finance our cash needs through a combination of stock offerings, debt financings, collaborations, strategic partnerships or licensing arrangements, such as the Kyowa Agreement. Additional capital may not be available on reasonable terms, if at all. Subject to limited exceptions, our term loan facility also prohibits us from incurring indebtedness without the prior written consent of the Lenders. To the extent that we raise additional capital through the sale of stock or convertible debt securities, the ownership interest of our stockholders will be diluted, and the terms of these securities may include liquidation or other preferences that adversely affect the rights of our common stockholders. Debt financing, if available, may involve agreements that include increased fixed payment obligations and covenants limiting or restricting our ability to take specific actions, such as incurring additional debt, making capital expenditures, declaring dividends, selling or licensing intellectual property rights and other operating restrictions that could adversely impact our ability to conduct our business. If we raise additional funds through collaborations, strategic partnerships or licensing arrangements with third parties, such as the Kyowa Agreement, we may have to relinquish valuable rights to our product candidates, including our other technologies, future revenue streams or research programs, or grant licenses on terms that may not be favorable to us. If we are unable to raise additional funds when needed, we may be unable to carry out our business plan. As a result, we may be required to delay, limit, reduce or terminate our product development or future commercialization efforts or grant rights to develop and commercialize our product candidates even if we would otherwise prefer to develop and commercialize such product candidates ourselves, and our business, financial condition and results of operations would be materially adversely affected.

The following table provides a summary of our net cash flow activities for the years presented, in thousands:

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Operating Activities. The increase of $259.1 million in net cash provided by operating activities for the year ended December 31, 2024 compared to 2023 was primarily due to an increase of $278.2 million in contract liabilities related to the Kyowa Agreement, offset by an increase of $21.4 million in net loss.

Investing Activities. The increase of $117.1 million in net cash used in investing activities for the year ended December 31, 2024 compared to 2023 was primarily due to an increase of $249.2 million in purchases of short-term investments, offset by an increase of $132.4 million in maturities of short-term investments.

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Financing Activities. Net cash provided by financing activities for the year ended December 31, 2024 primarily related to net proceeds of approximately $145.8 million from the sale of shares of our common stock and pre-funded warrants to purchase shares of our common stock in our January 2024 Private Placement and proceeds of $8.6 million from the issuance of shares of common stock under our equity plans. Net cash provided by financing activities for the year ended December 31, 2023 was primarily due to $93.6 million in net proceeds from the sale of shares of our common stock and pre-funded warrants to purchase shares of our common stock in our June 2023 public offering.

Contractual Obligations and Commitments

The following is a summary of our significant contractual obligations and commitments as of December 31, 2024, in thousands:

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(1)
Future minimum lease payments under our operating leases in San Diego, California and Boston, Massachusetts.

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Principal payments under our term loan facility.

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Interest payments on our term loan facility. The per annum interest rate for the Term Loans is the greater of (i) the prime rate as reported in The Wall Street Journal minus 6.25% plus 8.65% and (ii) 8.65%. As of December 31, 2024, the interest rate on the Term Loans was 9.90%. In addition, an end of term fee will be due in an amount equal to the greater of approximately (i) $1.5 million or (ii) 6.05% of the aggregate principal amount of loan advances actually made, payable on the earliest of the maturity date, acceleration or prepayment of the Term Loans.

Subsequent to December 31, 2024, we entered into a new lease agreement for office space in San Diego, California. See Note 16, Subsequent Events, in the Notes to Financial Statements of this Annual Report for further details.

We enter into short-term and cancellable agreements in the normal course of operations with clinical sites and CROs for clinical research studies, professional consultants and various third parties for preclinical research studies, clinical supply manufacturing and other services through purchase orders or other documentation. Such short-term agreements are generally outstanding for periods less than one year and are settled by cash payments upon delivery of goods and services. The nature of the work being conducted under these agreements is such that, in most cases, the services may be cancelled upon prior notice of 90 days or less. Payments due upon cancellation generally consist only of payments for services provided and expenses incurred, including non-cancellable obligations of our service providers, up to the date of cancellation. These payments are not included in the table of contractual obligations above.

Excluded from the table above are milestone or contractual payment obligations contingent upon the achievement of certain milestones or events if the amount and timing of such obligations are unknown or uncertain, including $4.8 million of sublicense fees incurred as of December 31, 2024. Our in-license agreements are cancelable by us with written notice within 180 days or less. We may be required to pay up to approximately $80.0 million in milestone payments, plus sales royalties, in the event that regulatory and commercial milestones under the in-license agreements are achieved.

Under the Kyowa Agreement, we will be funding the specified development activities included in the Development Plan that are planned to be conducted prior to the end of 2028, and we will share equally (50/50) with Kyowa Kirin all development costs for all other development activities in the United States included in the Development Plan (including the costs of future trials conducted under the Development Plan in the United States). We will share equally with Kyowa Kirin in any potential profits and losses arising from the commercialization of ziftomenib in the United States for the existing Field and, if Kyowa Kirin exercises the Field Expansion Option, the expanded Field.

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Critical Accounting Policies and Management Estimates

The SEC defines critical accounting policies as those that are, in management’s view, important to the portrayal of our financial condition and results of operations and demanding of management’s judgment. Management’s discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based on our financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. The preparation of these financial statements required estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, and expenses and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities in the financial statements. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates and judgments, including those related to revenue from collaborations and licenses, and clinical trial costs and accruals. We base our estimates on historical experience, known trends and events, and various other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

While our significant accounting policies are described in more detail in Note 2 in the Notes to Financial Statements of this Annual Report, we believe the following accounting policies are critical to the judgments and estimates used in the preparation of our financial statements.

Revenue from Collaborations and Licenses

Our collaboration agreements fall under the scope of Topic 808, when there is a joint operating activity and when both parties are active participants in the arrangement and are exposed to significant risks and rewards. For our arrangements under the scope of Topic 808, we evaluate each promised good or service that is distinct in accordance with Topic 606 (i.e., a unit of account) and apply Topic 606 to those units of account that are determined to be with a customer. For all other units of account that are not within the scope of other relevant accounting topics, we analogize to other authoritative accounting literature, such as Topic 606.

In applying Topic 808 and Topic 606, we are required to make estimates of the transaction price, including variable consideration that is subject to a constraint. Amounts of variable consideration are included in the transaction price to the extent that it is probable that a significant reversal in the amount of cumulative revenue recognized will not occur and when the uncertainty associated with the variable consideration is subsequently resolved. At the inception of arrangements that include variable consideration, we may be required to exercise significant judgment to estimate the amount of variable consideration to include in the transaction price. In making such estimates, we generally use the most likely amount method and take into account relevant development, regulatory, and other factors that can impact the level of uncertainty associated with these estimates. If it is probable that a significant revenue reversal will not occur, the estimated amount is included in the transaction price. Milestone payments that are not within our or the licensee’s control, such as regulatory approvals, are not included in the transaction price until those approvals are received. These estimates are re-assessed each reporting period and we adjust our estimate of the overall transaction price as necessary.

The consideration under the contract is allocated between the distinct performance obligations based on their respective relative stand-alone selling prices. The estimated stand-alone selling price of each performance obligation reflects our best estimate of what the selling price would be if the deliverable was regularly sold on a stand-alone basis and is determined by reference to market rates for the good or service when sold to others or by using an adjusted market assessment approach if the selling price on a stand-alone basis is not available. The determination of the stand-alone selling price often requires significant judgment. Our estimates of the stand-alone selling price for license-related performance obligations may include forecasted revenues and expenses, development timelines, reimbursement rates for personnel costs, discount rates and probabilities of technical, regulatory and commercial success. Our estimates of the stand-alone selling price for research and development or other service-related performance obligations generally include forecasting the expected costs of satisfying a performance obligation at market rates. We also exercise significant judgment in allocating variable consideration that relates specifically to our efforts to satisfy one or more, but not all, performance obligations and determining whether such allocation is consistent with the overall allocation objectives within Topic 606.

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Clinical Trial Costs and Accruals

We accrue clinical trial costs based on work performed. In determining the amount to accrue, we rely on estimates of total costs incurred based on enrollment, the completion of clinical trials and other events. We follow this method because we believe reasonably dependable estimates of the costs applicable to various stages of a clinical trial can be made. However, the actual costs and timing of clinical trials are highly uncertain, subject to risks and may change depending on a number of factors. Differences between the actual clinical trial costs and the estimated clinical trial costs that we have accrued in any prior period are recognized in the subsequent period in which the actual costs become known. Historically, our estimated accrued expenses have approximated actual expenses incurred; however, material differences could occur in the future.

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

See Note 2 in the Notes to Financial Statements of this Annual Report.