personnel and temporary staffing costs, regulatory filing fees, third-party service fees, and external manufacturing costs in support of commercial readiness. Selling, general and administrative expenses increased to $16.6 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2022 compared to $10.2 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2021, due primarily to building commercial capabilities, including the hiring of personnel, in anticipation of a potential US launch of mirvetuximab in the second half of 2022.
Net loss for the first quarter of 2022 was $24.1 million, or $0.10 per basic and diluted share, compared to a net loss of $34.1 million, or $0.17 per basic and diluted share, for the first quarter of 2021. Weighted average shares outstanding increased to 253.3 million for the 2022 period from 198.8 million in the prior year.
ImmunoGen had $437.7 million in cash and cash equivalents as of March 31, 2022, compared with $478.8 million as of December 31, 2021. Cash used in operations was $41.4 million for the first three months of 2022, compared with cash used in operations of $44.6 million for the same period in 2021, with the current period benefitting from a $13.0 million upfront license payment received from Lilly. Capital expenditures were $0.3 million and $0.9 million for the first three months of 2022 and 2021, respectively.
FINANCIAL GUIDANCE
ImmunoGen’s financial guidance for 2022 remains unchanged; the Company continues to expect:
| ● | revenues between $75 million and $85 million; |
| ● | operating expenses between $285 million and $295 million; and |
| ● | cash and cash equivalents at December 31, 2022 to be between $245 million and $255 million. |
Given the range in timing for potential approval, revenue guidance does not yet include potential product sales from mirvetuximab.
ImmunoGen expects that its current cash, combined with anticipated product and collaboration revenues, will fund operations into 2024.
CONFERENCE CALL INFORMATION
ImmunoGen will hold a conference call today at 8:00 a.m. ET to discuss these results. To access the live call by phone, dial (877) 621-5803; the conference ID is 5444669. The call may also be accessed through the Investors and Media section of the Company’s website, www.immunogen.com. Following the call, a replay will be available at the same location.
ABOUT IMMUNOGEN
ImmunoGen is developing the next generation of antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) to improve outcomes for cancer patients. By generating targeted therapies with enhanced anti-tumor activity and favorable tolerability profiles, we aim to disrupt the progression of cancer and offer our patients more good days. We call this our commitment to TARGET A BETTER NOW™.
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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This press release includes forward-looking statements. These statements include, but are not limited to, ImmunoGen’s expectations related to: the Company’s revenues and operating expenses for 2022 and its cash and cash equivalents as of December 31, 2022; the Company’s anticipated cash runway; the occurrence, timing, and outcome of potential preclinical, clinical, and regulatory events related to, and the potential benefits of, the Company’s product candidates, including, but not limited to: the accelerated approval of the Company’s BLA to the FDA for mirvetuximab, the commercial launch of mirvetuximab, the initiation of Trial 0420, the GLORIOSA Phase 3 trial, the expansion cohort combining pivekimab, azacitidine, and venetoclax in frontline AML, the completion of the dose-escalation Phase 1 study evaluating IMGC936 and the dosing of patients in a Phase 1 study for IMGN151; the timing and presentation of preclinical and clinical data on the Company’s product candidates, including additional safety and efficacy data from SORAYA, top-line data for the MIRASOL study, top-line data from the CADENZA study, initial data from the frontline and relapsed AML expansion cohorts; and initial data from the Phase 1 dose-escalation study evaluating IMGC936; and the Company’s business and product development strategies. Various factors could cause ImmunoGen’s actual results to differ materially from those discussed or implied in the forward-looking statements, and you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which are current only as of the date of this release. Factors that could cause future results to differ materially from such expectations include, but are not limited to: the timing and outcome of the Company’s preclinical and clinical development processes; the difficulties inherent in the development of novel pharmaceuticals, including uncertainties as to the timing, expense, and results of preclinical studies, clinical trials, and regulatory processes; the timing and outcome of the Company’s anticipated interactions with regulatory authorities, including that the FDA may