TYRA Tyra Biosciences Inc

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 07, 2024

 

 

Tyra Biosciences, Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

Delaware			001-40800	83-1476348
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)			(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
2656 State Street
Carlsbad, California				92008
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)				(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (619) 728-4760

 

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share		TYRA		Nasdaq Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☒

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On November 7, 2024, Tyra Biosciences, Inc. issued a press release announcing its financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2024. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date hereof, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press Release Issued on November 7, 2024
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

			TYRA BIOSCIENCES, INC.
Date:	November 7, 2024	By:	/s/ Alan Fuhrman
			Alan Fuhrman Chief Financial Officer

 

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Exhibit 99.1

 

 

Tyra Biosciences Reports Third Quarter 2024 Financial Results and Highlights

 

- Reported positive interim clinical proof-of-concept results for TYRA-300 in mUC from SURF301 Ph1/2 study -

- IND cleared for Phase 2 study of TYRA-300 in pediatric achondroplasia (BEACH301) -

- Strengthened leadership with appointment of Doug Warner, MD as Chief Medical Officer -

- Cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities of $360.1 million at Q3 2024 -

 

CARLSBAD, Calif., November 7, 2024 – Tyra Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: TYRA), a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing next-generation precision medicines that target large opportunities in Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor (FGFR) biology, today reported financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2024, and highlighted recent corporate progress.

 

“These are exciting times at TYRA. We are very pleased with the interim data reported with TYRA-300 at ENA 2024. TYRA-300 demonstrated impressive anti-tumor activity at dose levels ≥ 90 mg once daily and was generally well-tolerated with infrequent FGFR1 and FGFR2 toxicities that limit the tolerability of pan-FGFR inhibitors. These data provide clinical support that an FGFR3 inhibitor designed to be highly selective can deliver meaningful clinical benefit to heavily pretreated patients with cancer,” said Todd Harris, CEO of TYRA. “These results allow us to expand into larger studies for multiple bladder cancer indications, including metastatic urothelial cancer (mUC) and non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC), while aiming to achieve best-in-class annualized growth velocity in achondroplasia (ACH). We look forward to initiating the Phase 2 study for ACH in the first quarter of 2025 and submitting an IND for NMIBC by the end of this year.”

 

Third Quarter 2024 and Recent Corporate Highlights

 

TYRA-300

 

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TYRA-200

TYRA-200 is an investigational, FGFR1/2/3 inhibitor with potency against activating FGFR2 gene alterations and resistance mutations. The SURF201 study is currently enrolling and dosing adults with unresectable locally advanced/metastatic intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma and other advanced solid tumors with activating FGFR2 gene alterations.

 

TYRA-430

 

Corporate

 

SNÅP Platform and Pipeline

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Third Quarter 2024 Financial Results

 

 

About TYRA-300

 

TYRA-300 is the Company's lead precision medicine program stemming from its in-house SNÅP platform. TYRA-300 is an investigational, oral, FGFR3-selective inhibitor currently in development for the treatment of cancer and skeletal dysplasias, including achondroplasia and hypochondroplasia. In oncology, TYRA-300 is being evaluated in a multi-center, open label Phase 1/2 clinical study, SURF301 (Study in Untreated and Resistant FGFR3+ Advanced Solid Tumors) (NCT05544552). The study is designed to determine the optimal and the recommended Phase 2 dose (RP2D) of TYRA-300, as well as to evaluate the preliminary antitumor activity of TYRA-300. Part A of the study included patients with all solid tumors who are FGFR3 +/-, and explored doses of TYRA-300 ranging from 10mg -120mg once-daily (QD). Part A of SURF301 is complete. The Company continues to advance TYRA-300 through dose expansion in Part B, which includes patients with solid tumors who are FGFR3+, to evaluate potentially therapeutic doses in preparation for potential future Phase 2 studies in metastatic urothelial carcinoma (mUC) and non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC). In skeletal dysplasia, TYRA-300 has demonstrated positive preclinical results in achondroplasia and hypochondroplasia and TYRA has received IND clearance from the FDA to proceed with its BEACH301 clinical trial in children with achondroplasia.

 

About TYRA-200

 

TYRA-200 is an investigational, oral, FGFR1/2/3 inhibitor with potency against activating FGFR2 gene alterations and resistance mutations currently in development for the treatment of cancer. TYRA-200 is being evaluated in a multi-center, open label Phase 1 clinical study, SURF201 (Study in PrevioUsly treated and Resistant FGFR2+ Cholangiocarcinoma and Other Advanced Solid Tumors). SURF201 (NCT06160752) was designed to determine the optimal and MTD and the RP2D of TYRA-200, as well as to evaluate the preliminary antitumor activity of TYRA-200. SURF201 is currently enrolling adults with advanced/metastatic intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma and other advanced solid tumors with activating alterations in FGFR2.

 

About Tyra Biosciences

 

Tyra Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: TYRA) is a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing next-generation precision medicines that target large opportunities in FGFR biology. The Company’s in-house precision medicine platform, SNÅP, enables rapid and precise drug design through iterative molecular SNÅPshots that help predict genetic alterations most likely to cause acquired resistance to existing therapies. TYRA’s expertise in FGFR biology has created a differentiated pipeline with three clinical-stage programs in targeted oncology and genetically defined conditions. The Company’s lead precision medicine stemming from SNÅP, TYRA-300, is a potential first-in-class selective FGFR3 inhibitor that is designed to avoid the toxicities associated with inhibition of FGFR1, FGFR2 and FGFR4, while being agnostic for the FGFR3 gatekeeper mutations. TYRA-300 is in development for the treatment of cancer in the SURF301 Phase 1/2 study and for achondroplasia in the BEACH301 Phase 2 study. TYRA is also developing TYRA-200, an investigational, FGFR1/2/3 inhibitor, in the SURF201 study for metastatic intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma, and TYRA-430, an investigational FGFR4/3-biased inhibitor for FGF19+/FGFR4-driven cancers. TYRA is based in Carlsbad, CA.

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For more information about our science, pipeline and people, please visit www.tyra.bio and engage with us on LinkedIn.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

TYRA cautions you that statements contained in this press release regarding matters that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements are based on our current beliefs and expectations and include, but are not limited to: the potential to develop next-generation and potentially best-in-class precision medicines and the potential safety and therapeutic benefits of TYRA-300, TYRA-200, TYRA-430 and other product candidates; the continued evaluation of TYRA-300 through Part B dose escalation in SURF301; the sufficiency of our cash position to support our clinical and operational plans; expected cash runway; the expected timing and phase of clinical development of TYRA-300, TYRA-200, and TYRA-430, including timing of a submission of an IND for TYRA-300 in NMIBC and initiating dosing in BEACH301; the design and goals of BEACH301; and the potential for SNÅP to develop therapies in targeted oncology and genetically defined conditions. Actual results may differ from those set forth in this press release due to the risks and uncertainties inherent in our business, including, without limitation: interim results of a clinical trial are not necessarily indicative of final results and one or more of the clinical outcomes may materially change as patient enrollment continues, following more comprehensive reviews of the data, as follow-up on the outcome of any particular patient continues and as more patient or final data becomes available, including the risk that unconfirmed responses may not ultimately result in confirmed responses to treatment after follow-up evaluations; the potential for proof-of-concept results to fail to result in successful subsequent development of TYRA-300; we are early in our development efforts of testing TYRA-300 and TYRA-200 for oncology in clinical trials and the approach we are taking to discover and develop drugs based on our SNÅP platform is novel and unproven and it may never lead to product candidates that are successful in clinical development or approved products of commercial value; potential delays in the commencement, enrollment, data readouts and completion of preclinical studies and clinical trials; results from preclinical studies or early clinical trials not necessarily being predictive of future results; later developments with the FDA may be inconsistent with prior feedback from the FDA, including with respect to the proposed initiation and design of our BEACH301 study; our dependence on third parties in connection with manufacturing, research and preclinical testing; we may expend our limited resources to pursue a particular product candidate and/or indication and fail to capitalize on product candidates or indications with greater development or commercial potential; acceptance by the FDA of INDs or of similar regulatory submissions by comparable foreign regulatory authorities for the conduct of clinical trials of TYRA-300 in pediatric achondroplasia and hypochondroplasia; an accelerated development or approval pathway may not be available for TYRA-300 or other product candidates and any such pathway may not lead to a faster development process; later developments with the FDA may be inconsistent with the minutes from our prior meetings, including with respect to the proposed design of our planned Phase 2 study of TYRA-300 in ACH; unexpected adverse side effects or inadequate efficacy of our product candidates that may limit their development, regulatory approval, and/or commercialization; the potential for our programs and prospects to be negatively impacted by developments relating to our competitors, including the results of studies or regulatory determinations relating to our competitors; unfavorable results from preclinical studies; we may not realize the benefits associated with Orphan Drug Designation, including that orphan drug exclusivity may not effectively protect a product from competition and that such exclusivity may not be maintained, or from the Rare Pediatric Disease Designation, including receipt of a Priority Review Voucher or any value therefrom; regulatory developments in the United States and foreign countries; our ability to obtain and maintain intellectual property protection for our product candidates and proprietary technologies; we may use our capital resources sooner than we expect; unstable market and economic conditions and military conflict may adversely affect our business and financial condition and the broader economy and biotechnology industry; and other risks described in our prior filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including under the heading "Risk Factors" in our annual report on Form 10-K and any subsequent filings with the SEC. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof, and we undertake no obligation to update such statements to reflect events that occur or circumstances that exist after the date hereof. All forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement, which is made under the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

 

Contact:

 

Amy Conrad

aconrad@tyra.bio

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Tyra Biosciences, Inc.

Condensed Balance Sheet Data

(in thousands)

 

	September 30,				December 31,
	2024				2023
	(unaudited)
Balance Sheet Data:
Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities	$	360,130			$	203,469
Working capital		353,238				196,338
Total assets		380,592				225,857
Accumulated deficit		(225,740	)			(164,830	)
Total stockholders’ equity		362,288				204,262

 

Tyra Biosciences, Inc.

Condensed Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

(unaudited)

 

		Three Months Ended September 30,								Nine Months Ended September 30,
		2024				2023				2024				2023
Operating expenses:
Research and development		$	22,697			$	19,271			$	57,897			$	41,841
General and administrative			5,907				4,692				16,536				12,470
Total operating expenses			28,604				23,963				74,433				54,311
Loss from operations			(28,604	)			(23,963	)			(74,433	)			(54,311	)
Other income:
Interest and other income, net			4,588				2,811				13,523				8,007
Total other income			4,588				2,811				13,523				8,007
Net loss			(24,016	)			(21,152	)			(60,910	)			(46,304	)
Unrealized gain on marketable securities    available-for-sale, net			1,936				—				1,371				—
Comprehensive loss		$	(22,080	)		$	(21,152	)		$	(59,539	)		$	(46,304	)
Net loss per share, basic and diluted		$	(0.41	)		$	(0.49	)		$	(1.08	)		$	(1.09	)
Weighted-average shares used to compute net loss    per share, basic and diluted			58,874,497				42,868,340				56,599,050				42,619,075

 

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