Kazia Therapeutics — Paxalisib awarded RPDD in AT/RT

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Kazia Therapeutics — Paxalisib awarded RPDD in AT/RT

Kazia Therapeutics has announced that the company’s brain-penetrant kinase inhibitor, paxalisib, has been granted Rare Pediatric Disease Designation (RPDD) for the treatment of atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumors (AT/RT) by the Food and Drug Agency (FDA). The designation entitles Kazia to receive a pediatric priority review voucher (pPRV), should paxalisib be approved, which could expedite the FDA approval process for another asset to six months (usually c 10 months). pPRVs are transferable and are often valued at over $100m. Previously, paxalisib has also been awarded an orphan drug designation, granting a potential seven-year market exclusivity from approval. We view continued regulator recognition of paxalisib’s utility in AT/RT as encouraging support for Kazia’s development program. For further detail on paxalisib and the company’s strategy, see our Deep dive into childhood brain cancer. Our valuation is unchanged at US$294m or US$22.28/ADR.

Soo Romanoff

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Soo Romanoff

Managing Director - Head of Content, Healthcare

Healthcare

Kazia Therapeutics

Paxalisib awarded RPDD in AT/RT

Regulatory update

Pharma & biotech

7 July 2022

ADR research

Price

$4.17

Market cap

$57m

ADR/Ord conversion ratio 1:10

Net debt/cash (US$m) at 31 December 2021

  11.0

ADRs in issue

13.39

ADR code

KZIA

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NASDAQ

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ASX

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BNY

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Business description

Kazia Therapeutics is a late-stage clinical pharmaceutical company with lead asset paxalisib (a PI3K inhibitor that can cross the blood-brain barrier, licensed from Genentech) in a pivotal study for GBM and in early-stage studies in childhood brain cancers, DIPG and AT/RT. The other asset is the Phase I drug EVT801, an inhibitor of VEGFR3, in-licensed from Evotec in April 2021.

Next events

Phase I data in DIPG

End-2022

Initial Phase II data from PNOC study in DMG

CY2023

Analysts

Soo Romanoff

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Dr Harry Shrives

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Jyoti Prakash, CFA

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Kazia Therapeutics is a research client of Edison Investment Research Limited

Kazia Therapeutics has announced that the company’s brain-penetrant kinase inhibitor, paxalisib, has been granted Rare Pediatric Disease Designation (RPDD) for the treatment of atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumors (AT/RT) by the Food and Drug Agency (FDA). The designation entitles Kazia to receive a pediatric priority review voucher (pPRV), should paxalisib be approved, which could expedite the FDA approval process for another asset to six months (usually c 10 months). pPRVs are transferable and are often valued at over $100m. Previously, paxalisib has also been awarded an orphan drug designation, granting a potential seven-year market exclusivity from approval. We view continued regulator recognition of paxalisib’s utility in AT/RT as encouraging support for Kazia’s development program. For further detail on paxalisib and the company’s strategy, see our Deep dive into childhood brain cancer. Our valuation is unchanged at US$294m or US$22.28/ADR.

Year end

Revenue (US$m)

PTP*
(US$m)

EPADR
(US$)

DPADR
(US$)

P/E
(x)

Gross yield
(%)

12/20

0.8

(7.8)

(1.04)

0.0

N/A

N/A

12/21

11.0

(3.2)

(0.26)

0.0

N/A

N/A

12/22e

0.0

(17.2)

(1.27)

0.0

N/A

N/A

12/23e

0.0

(19.9)

(1.47)

0.0

N/A

N/A

Note: Converted at A$1.38/US$. Dividend yield excludes withholding tax. Investors should consult their tax advisor regarding the application of any domestic and foreign tax laws.

The RPDD program is a United States government initiative intended to incentivize the development of treatments for rare pediatric oncological indications. The approval of a designated drug targeting a qualifying indication can provide the sponsor with a pPRV that can be used for subsequent regulatory applications of other drugs in any indication. Importantly, pPRVs are transferable and can be sold to other drug developers, often for values exceeding $100m. Thus, the possession of an RPDD designation for paxalisib is a potentially valuable asset for Kazia, in our view.

As a reminder, AT/RT is a highly aggressive form of CNS cancer primarily diagnosed in early childhood. Tumors of this type represent the most common malignant CNS cancer in children below one year of age and over 90% of diagnoses are made in children younger than three years. AT/RT diagnosis is incredibly rare, with an estimated 596 people living with the cancer in the United States, or ~60 cases reported each year, and only 50 cases ever reported in adults. The primary treatment for AT/RT involves maximum safe surgical resection followed by adjuvant chemo- and radiotherapy, which are accompanied by often severe side effects. Many patients will become refractory to therapy and the prognosis for AT/RT is generally poor. The five-year survival rate is just 32.2%, representing a significant unmet medical need.

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