CalciMedica Reports 2024 Financial Results and Provides Clinical & Corporate Updates
Enrollment ongoing in Phase 2 KOURAGE trial of Auxora™ in acute kidney injury (AKI) and respiratory failure; data expected around the end of 2025
Post-hoc analysis of subset of patients with AKI in the Phase 2 CARDEA trial of Auxora in severe COVID-19 pneumonia showed a 62.7% relative reduction in mortality at day 30, which persisted through day 60, for patients treated with Auxora versus placebo
Cash position expected to fund operations into mid-2026
LA JOLLA, Calif., March 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- CalciMedica Inc. ("CalciMedica" or the "Company") (NASDAQ:CALC), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing novel calcium release-activated calcium (CRAC) channel inhibition therapies for acute and chronic inflammatory and immunologic illnesses, today reported financial results for the year ended December 31, 2024 and provided clinical and corporate updates.
"Enrollment in our Phase 2 KOURAGE trial is on track to deliver data around the end of 2025," said Rachel Leheny, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer of CalciMedica. "Looking ahead to the KOURAGE readout, we are further encouraged by the promising readthrough from the data recently presented at the 30th International AKI & CRRT Conference, which show a 62.7% relative reduction in mortality in CARDEA patients with both kidney failure and respiratory failure, mirroring KOURAGE's patient population. With the proceeds from our recent credit facility with Avenue Capital, we have ample runway to get through our KOURAGE data readout based on our current enrollment projections and engage with the FDA on the design of a Phase 3 program in acute pancreatitis with SIRS in the next few months."
Recent Clinical & Corporate Highlights:
Clinical Updates & Anticipated Milestones
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) Program Update
Enrollment ongoing in Phase 2 KOURAGE trial: Enrollment is ongoing in KOURAGE, the Company's randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase 2 trial of Auxora™ in patients with severe AKI with associated acute hypoxemic respiratory failure (AHRF). CalciMedica expects to enroll 150 patients with stage 2 and stage 3 AKI who have AHRF and are receiving oxygen either by non-invasive mechanical ventilation, high-flow nasal cannula, or invasive mechanical ventilation. Data are expected around the end of 2025.
Post-hoc analysis of patients with AKI from the Phase 2 CARDEA trial in severe COVID-19 pneumonia: In March 2025, Sudarshan Hebbar, M.D., Chief Medical Officer of CalciMedica, delivered a plenary presentation at the 30th International Acute Kidney Injury and Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (AKI & CRRT) Conference. The presentation outlined the multi-faceted role of CRAC channels in AKI pathophysiology as well as new data based on a post-hoc analysis from the previously completed CARDEA trial, which included 38 patients who were enrolled with AKI in addition to respiratory failure. Within this subset:
Patients treated with Auxora showed a 62.7% relative reduction and 29.3% absolute reduction versus placebo in mortality at day 30 which persisted through day 60.
7 out of 15 (46.7%) patients on placebo died by day 30 and day 60 as compared to 4 out of 23 (17.4%) patients on Auxora.
Acute Pancreatitis (AP) Program Update
End-of-Phase 2 meeting with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) planned: CalciMedica plans to hold an end-of-Phase 2 meeting with the FDA around the middle of 2025 and expects to be in a position to initiate a Phase 3 program in AP and accompanying systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) around the end of 2025 pending additional funding.
Plenary presentation delivered by a collaborator at the American Pancreatic Association (APA) 2024 Annual Meeting: CalciMedica collaborator Prof. Robert Sutton, University of Liverpool and Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, delivered a plenary presentation titled "Auxora Decreases the Development of Severe Organ Failure in Patients with Acute Pancreatitis and SIRS" at the APA 2024 Annual Meeting.
Asparaginase-induced Pancreatic Toxicity (AIPT) Program Update
Enrollment ongoing in Phase 2 portion of CRSPA trial: Enrollment is ongoing in the Phase 2 portion of the Company's CRSPA study in AIPT, with over 50% of the study enrolled. CalciMedica expects to provide an update on this study in the second half of 2025.
Corporate Updates
Leadership team strengthened with CFO appointment: In November 2024, CalciMedica announced the appointment of Stephen Bardin as Chief Financial Officer and the previously planned departure of Daniel Geffken, Interim Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Bardin has extensive experience in capital raising, corporate development, and strategic finance, and most recently served as Chief Financial Officer of atai Life Sciences. Prior to atai, he was Senior Vice President of Finance and Operations at BridgeBio.
Key addition to Board of Directors: In January 2025, the Company announced the appointment of Alan Glicklich, M.D., to the Company's Board of Directors. Dr. Glicklich has more than 20 years of experience in the biotechnology industry and currently serves as Chief Medical Officer of Nuvig Therapeutics. Previously, he was Chief Medical Officer of Chinook Therapeutics.
Other Business Highlights:
On March 5, 2025, CalciMedica announced a credit facility with Avenue Venture Opportunities Fund II, L.P., a fund of Avenue Capital Group, providing up to $32.5 million. The credit agreement, which has a term of 3.5 years, includes an initial tranche of $10 million fully funded at close and additional tranches of up to $22.5 million available to the Company subject to certain milestones.
2024 Financial Results:
Cash Position: Cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments were $18.7 million as of December 31, 2024, which, combined with the net proceeds of $9.7 million from the Company's recent debt financing announced in March 2025, the Company expects to be sufficient to fund its current operating plan into mid-2026.
R&D Expenses: Research and development expenses were $14.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, compared to $15.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2023. The decrease of $1.4 million was primarily related to a decrease in personnel expense of $3.3 million, driven by one-time charges as a result of the merger with Graybug Vision ("Merger") for the year ended December 31, 2023. This was partially offset by an increase of $1.3 million in chemistry, manufacturing, and control activities related to the Company's Phase 2 clinical trials of Auxora, costs related to preclinical studies of $0.3 million, and consultants and other costs of $0.3 million.
G&A Expenses: General and administrative expenses were $9.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, compared to $22.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2023. The decrease of $12.5 million was primarily related to a decrease in ...
