RGLS - Earnings call transcript Q3 2017 | Regulus Therapeutics Inc.

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Operator

Good afternoon. My name is Sonya and I will be your conference operator today. At this time, I would like to welcome everyone to the Regulus Therapeutics third quarter 2017 conference call. All lines have been placed on mute to prevent any background noise. After the speakers' remarks, there will be a question-and-answer session. Instructions]. [Operator you. Thank Ms. President may Vice Relations Corporate and Allison your of conference. you begin Communications, Wey, Investor

Allison Wey

Thank Good XXXX us to corporate you for discuss you Sonya. highlights. Regulus' afternoon everyone third quarter financial and thank results and joining

before and are the will CEO, Tim open and our share we Dan our progress Wright, Hagan, provide financial will programs and Dr. CFO. Officer on joined Jay for today then R&D opening line We review questions. Jay Chevallard, President results Dan by will Chief remarks, the pipeline Tim

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subsequent any forward-looking call such turn statements this as We I the views only of represent representing be call of views the disclaim update to will upon our of our as any any over should specifically as webcast date relied obligations and and to addition, not now date. statements. In Jay.

Jay Hagan

this Thanks on call afternoon. us Allison everyone joining thanks and for the

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Tim Wright

Jay. Thanks

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Dan Chevallard

Thanks Tim.

and organizational been operational our quarter priorities is of two while As us executing programs. to the equally reset do our important operating you resources. the have and while to the within today, heard of lead focus confines for It recent has efficiently on

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of quarter charges incurred XX% last G&A approximately the one-time by expenses Excluding declined XXXX. quarter, in

the loss in by both Our further and that of net the share per share XXXX. XXXX per third of to quarter are impacted period these share, decreased $X.XX XX% share $X.XX equity compared financing. comparative basic in our our while was quarter diluted, by QX in results the net per recent XXXX, versus third per Note approximately loss

to our call burn position Jay, update like would an and we to Before cash I back the look I as turn on cash provide forward.

of recent development objectives capital burn the quarter short-term fund $XX.X and mentioned and gives approximately highlighted programs. key investments $XX.X in we million third most approximately hand by line us to the and our year per are to financing our with near-term As million our XXXX. a QX we $XX with and Having was million, which for promising RGLSXXXX burn today, on equivalents extend cash third on the our research quarter execute post-financing have our to continue quarter cash through RG-XXX, cash, ended with in third guidance of cash cash project

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Jay Hagan

look Operator, pipeline momentum starting execution open And we syndrome shaping for your our share that, while to continuing our and the you with on with productive everyone of could forward are to year a the which outlook. today's XXXX and the our programs and milestones questions. programs, ready remainder ADPKD opportunity Thanks update year We Dan the please Regulus. to and XXXX strong discussions overall is thanks results expect advance of up continued be underway. overall to multiple business and through Alport lines? the advancement to during financial for development up take we clinical

Operator

[Operator Instructions].

Your first BMO the Matthew comes Luchini question Capital. line from from of

Your line open. is

Matthew Luchini

you you focus for on So X-linked of patients you study redesigned have HERA eligible these that will can sense many are now treatment? male of with the and patients a Alport, give us the how

Tim Wright

Well, interesting. very it's

are patient have diagnosis the also medical with patients certainly We are electronic actually, of there a search But of preliminary is unmet the record need of the patients it's genetic population, X-linked of other terms are actually the medical in There majority patients in mechanisms. with X-linked done majority with females and some analysis subpopulation vast and males. males population.

Jay Hagan

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Matthew Luchini

very you Okay. Great. Thank much.

Operator

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Joseph Thome

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Jay Hagan

and I proposed speak Yes. for will the to forward. X program RGLSXXXX Tim That the was let generally Phase for comprehensive

Tim Wright

Yes.

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Jay Hagan

just And an publication on amplify this on and further markers seen that impact kidney saw may earlier a plasma. Yes. to in we you that the that, the couple are measurable in have urine year of disease of

effect want obviously can And to same so be humans. recapitulated if we in see that

impact hitting and on in during are are work right that confidence some that patients having intended background target are We of see B, ADPKD, the markers A, we for us multiple now the that X and set the with do stage would test give disease therapeutic Phase effect. the we an to with similarly dose we

Joseph Thome

very you Thank much. Great.

Operator

There the Mr. no I time. will back at over questions call Hagan. Jay are this further turn to

Jay Hagan

pursue investor Thanks more don't emphasize X-linked in And the to like question. in doesn't intend that look know. males. just I well looks might It planned and to broadly we will I conference other females to Stifel mean very is including week one it have two and HERA much. next participating separately, the be for study then. the trial. want biopsy we One, But forward we update things.

back. maybe So circle want to you

Operator

Certainly.

Jim Fargo Your the next Birchenough question Wells comes line from from of Securities.

is open. line Your

Nick Abbott

for Jim. Hello. in Nick, It's

Did me prior the for But afternoon everybody. squeezing in. trial. to actually to go just as Busy many So back I HERA can much you for dose the thanks patients redesign?

Jay Hagan

dose did do halting prior decided patient the when the study. to one We administrative to study back MAD we

Nick Abbott

that patient? And X-linked was an patient

Jay Hagan

No.

that the I only late to prior not, Just that piece done we Nick, in when well was the but previous plan. was earlier this unmet seen population what that dosing, we on much -- would males, of and a was at described reviewing statistics the was clinicaltrials.gov. given doing also that disclosed so around which better only have this last be population from standard us to results efficacy always clear, up change then tighter we able the as we is yield the to point slope decided the MAD the where to that is on final been not halting found the deviation until what by the that being change We program, for year hadn't a had live need, arrive obviously now MAD focusing results signal was the as of in our the homogeneity that is terms And population where X-linked trial. significant detect it the in this a most

Nick Abbott

open as caught the that I just And Okay. as far comment biopsy then would your that be trial, last females. to

restricted. that's So going to be not

Jay Hagan

Correct.

Nick Abbott

ADPKD, first healthy be trial, is going the human And then for the to is volunteers? that in

Jay Hagan

in after yes, been safety by to move encouraged establishing volunteers. fairly patients the agency healthy the quickly portion And of SAD volunteers. study, to the healthy have in In we

as working I program final second touches So markers of still study on in see in on a of to just we from intend mentioned, if kidney type through we what Phase part the XXXX. that are we we we of are an we putting can the incorporate where treatment X walked that proof in certain see design and mechanism to seen with animals there have improvement where recapitulate function going Tim

Nick Abbott

just And biomarkers that blood biopsy? or or will urine for a that have

Tim Wright

biopsy wouldn't the you No, want patient. correct. blood, PKD and a Urine

Nick Abbott

Great.

very much. Okay. you Thank

Jay Hagan

you. Thank

So concludes that I think things, Sonya.

Operator

call. conference today's concludes This

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Regulus Therapeutics (RGLS) 7 Nov 172017 Q3 Earnings call transcript