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| We have an experienced management team in place and a strong balance sheet positioning us well to deliver on our mission to develop differentiated medicines for patients with rare orphan diseases and serious multidrug-resistant bacterial infections |
| So, this is something where we expect the commercial and economic opportunity to be commensurate with the scientific improvement, and therefore, we have high hopes for commercial performance if and when the drug is approved |
| Esther has a strong track record in corporate finance from both industry and Wall Street and brings expertise in growth strategy, investor relations, financing and M&A |
| We believe that the positive result on this endpoint, together with supportive evidence from the trial's secondary endpoints, will enable us to move confidently into late-stage development |
| Spero is well capitalized with a strong financial position of $93.8 million in cash and cash equivalents as of September 30, 2023 |
| Overall, we are very excited by our partnership with GSK |
| SPR206 is an investigational next-generation polymyxin antibiotic with the potential for improved safety profile of reduced nephrotoxicity compared to currently available polymyxins being developed to treat multidrug-resistant gram-negative infections |
| As a recap for the management changes that came into effect on August 01, which were described on our last quarterly call, I was proud to take on the role of the company's President and CEO on that date and my predecessor and Co-Founder of Spero, Dr |
| We were very pleased to announce on July 31 that we had received a written agreement from the U.S |
| The FDA indicated that positive and persuasive results from PIVOT-PO, along with previously completed studies, could be sufficient to support approval of Tebipenem as a treatment for cUTI, including pyelonephritis, for limited use indication |
| So, it's designed to reduce exposure in the kidneys and therefore, as a result, nephrotoxicity because it's been demonstrated that if you reduce cytotoxicity in the kidneys as well as exposure in the kidneys, this would result or be associated with reduced nephrotoxicity and so, therefore, as a consequence, again, while we would be demonstrating efficacy, we do expect to see a benefit on the safety side specifically with respect to nephrotoxicity |
| We're also working to develop a relevant patient-reported outcomes instrument for NTMPD, which will lead to an increase in confidence that the primary efficacy endpoint within our future clinical studies will be in line with the FDA's published guidance on developing drugs for this indication |
| There are a number of achievements across clinical, regulatory and financial-related fronts |
| The authors reviewed encouraging in vitro and preclinical data supporting SPR720, specifically SPR720's ability to demonstrate its activity against the main agents causing NTMPD, Mycobacterium avium complex, and mycobacterium abscessus |
| Have a nice evening |
| Given these limitations, we believe SPR720 has the potential to address a clear unmet need and establish a new standard of care |
| 2023 has been a year of progress and execution for Spero |
| We reported total third quarter revenues of $25.5 million compared with revenues of $2 million in the third quarter of 2022, a $23.5 million increase compared to the prior year period that was primarily a result of the $23.2 million of collaboration revenue related to the license agreement with GSK |
| As the trial progresses, as it continues to progress, we expect to be able to qualify for and obtain those milestones |
| So, we expect to demonstrate safety superiority because SPR206 was specifically designed to reduce nephrotoxicity |
| We are very excited to have her join the team, and I would like to formally welcome her to Spero |
| Therefore, the indication of hospital-acquired bacterial pneumonia, ventilator-associated bacterial pneumonia, is the area of great unmet medical need and therefore, makes great sense for us to pursue |
| Good evening to all of you joining us on the call |
| In terms of indication, HAPFAP [ph], this is an area of great unmet medical need |
| These comprise of up to $120 million in remaining development milestones, up to $150 million in potential commercial milestones based on first commercial sales, up to $225 million in potential sales-based milestones, and low single digit to low double digit tiered royalties if sales exceed $1 billion on net product sales of Tebipenem HBr in all territories except Japan and certain other Asian countries |
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| Other indications, such as complicated urinary tract infection, there's no medical need for a polymyxin derivative at this point in time and certainly, when we talk about bacteremia, that's also a challenge because there's no indication that's approved bacteremia indication for gram-negative infections |
| General and administrative expenses for the third quarter of 2023 of $5.7 million were lower than the $6.6 million reported in the same period in 2022 |
| NTMPD is a debilitating, rare, infectious lung disease, and the current standard of care is a prolonged combination regimen of drugs that have limited effectiveness and poor tolerability |
| So we believe the regulatory aspect with respect to the design of the program had been de-risked substantially |
| We reported a net loss for the third quarter of 2023 of $3.2 million, or $0.06 per basic and diluted share of common stock, compared to a net loss of $11.7 million, or $0.33 per basic and diluted share of common stock, reported for the same period in 2022 |
| The article discusses the increasing prevalence of NTMPD and how the management of this disease has been challenging |
| An impairment expense was incurred in the third quarter of 2023 as the company concluded that it no longer had need for the commercial manufacturing capacity for Tebipenem HBr provided under a service agreement with Xavier Life Tech Corporation |
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