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| Roxadustat continues to perform extremely well in China, where it is indicated for anemia of chronic kidney disease |
| And I think an extension of those results to the end of the Phase I trial, we would view as, in fact, very favorable |
| Roxadustat continues to perform very well in China, where our sNDA has been accepted for the chemotherapy-induced anemia indication and our partner, Astellas, continues with the commercialization of roxadustat in Europe, Japan and other markets |
| I am pleased to announce that we have successfully achieved our cost reduction plan of approximately $120 million in total annualized expenses or approximately $30 million per quarter, one quarter earlier than expected |
| Roxadustat is approved in over 40 countries, generates significant net revenue and positive cash flow and provides FibroGen with material and growing economics through our partnerships with AstraZeneca and Astellas Pharma |
| Our revenue growth highlights the continuous robustness in commercial execution and physician and patient adoption of roxadustat in China |
| We are very excited about the potential of these programs |
| The fourth pillar is our strong cash position |
| In the fourth quarter, one quarter earlier than expected, we successfully executed on our company-wide cost reduction plan which provides us with the ability to achieve several key milestones across our portfolio |
| And looking specifically at results in patients with a higher transfusion burden at baseline, there was a statistically significant and clinically meaningful advantage in transfusion independence in patients treated with roxadustat versus placebo |
| There is a well-defined patient population and a clear clinical need given the current therapeutic alternatives which translates into a significant commercial opportunity |
| When you combine our assets, our strong balance sheet and the quality of our talented colleagues at FibroGen, we believe that we have a strong foundation to drive significant shareholder value creation today and into the future |
| Pamrevlumab has demonstrated dose and exposure-related responses in an early-stage pancreatic cancer trial and, having been studied in over 1,000 patients across various conditions, a favorable adverse event and safety profile |
| Of note, we have recently been successful in defending roxadustat's patent portfolio and now believe we have exclusivity into 2036, positioning roxadustat to continue its growth and market leadership over the next decade plus in the EU |
| And with GSK's decision to withdraw the MAA for daprodustat, roxadustat maintains its strong competitive position in the EU |
| In addition to the continued outstanding performance of roxadustat in China, the roxadustat launch in Europe has accelerated, showing robust quarter-over-quarter growth |
| The potential addition of the chemotherapy-induced anemia indication would create a meaningful catalyst to both continued share and volume growth of roxadustat in China |
| Roxadustat continues to expand its category leadership in brand value share in China, rising to 42% in the most recent 3-month period ending in December of 2023 |
| We believe the ability to dose patients until disease progression in the metastatic setting provides the potential opportunity to amplify clinically meaningful increases in overall survival, driven by those patients benefiting from pamrevlumab treatment |
| We believe this indication represents a meaningful incremental net revenue opportunity on top of the anemia of CKD indication |
| In closing, we are excited about our near-term prospects and the potential value they provide to stakeholders |
| In summary, we will continue to execute against our strategic priorities as we strive to attain a valuation that we believe is more reflective of our current and future roxadustat revenue stream, near-term pamrevlumab readouts in pancreatic cancer, our oncology pipeline and our strong balance sheet |
| Additionally, we have a strong balance sheet and expect our current cash position, as Juan said, to fund operations into 2026 |
| Diving deeper on the financial performance of our business in China, 2023 full year net sales of roxadustat by FibroGen and the joint distribution entity or JDE, owned by AstraZeneca and FibroGen, was $284.1 million compared to $208.8 million in 2022, a significantly healthy growth of 36% year-over-year |
| Mouse pancreatic tumor studies have shown that pamrevlumab can have both direct antitumor effects and effects on the surrounding stroma, providing a strong clinical rationale for use in both locally advanced and metastatic pancreatic cancer |
| We expect this growth to continue to accelerate given the fact that roxadustat is now fully reimbursed in all EU5 countries |
| These results in the higher-dose cohort patients included improved median overall survival and improved median progression-free survival |
| One of the reasons we're very excited about the PET biomarker is that we do use the same antibody |
| But given the data that was presented at ASCO, we viewed that as very favorable |
| Although 2023 posed numerous challenges for our organization, we are excited about our prospects in 2024 which we believe to be a pivotal year marked by a number of important clinical readouts across our oncology pipeline and continued growth of our roxadustat franchise |
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| Generic players face lead time and execution risk of market adoption after approval, as they need to be admitted into individual hospital formularies one listing at a time |
| The fourth quarter's $7.3 million year-over-year revenue reduction was primarily driven by shipment timing of drug product revenue to Astellas of $5.4 million, reduction of development revenue from our roxadustat partners of $1.9 million and from changes in the assumptions of our China single-performance obligation model which adjusts prior and future revenue for changes in many variables such as forecasted future volumes sold, forecasted future price and forecasted foreign exchange amongst other assumptions |
| Originator products do not experience a meaningful deterioration in revenue until at least 4 generic products are approved |
| Our operating costs and expenses for the fourth quarter of 2023 were $81.3 million compared to $100.5 million for the fourth quarter of 2022, a decrease of $19.2 million year-over-year, reflecting our reduction in expenses as previously communicated through clinical trial shutdowns, SG&A efficiencies and U.S |
| Since our last update, the pace of events has decreased which is a common occurrence in this type of oncology study |
| During the fourth quarter of 2023, we recorded a net loss of $56.2 million or $0.57 net loss for both basic and diluted share, as compared to a net loss of $66.2 million or $0.70 per basic and diluted share for the fourth quarter of 2022 |
| Each forward-looking statement is subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results and events to differ materially from those projected in that statement |
| Regaining the rights to roxadustat in the U.S |
| for pamrevlumab than we were previously forecasting for the IPF indication |
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