BeOne Medicines (BGNE) Earnings Call Presentation

R&D Strategy and Pipeline - BeiGene's R&D strategy focuses on developing a deep and impactful portfolio, executing fast-to-PoC for value maximization, initiating combination therapies early, and advancing only transformative medicines to late-stage development[18] - BeiGene has an extensive investment in innovative platforms, supporting a robust preclinical pipeline of 69 programs, with 51% biologics and 43% small molecules[19, 20] - BeiGene is transforming its pipeline with a focus on heme leadership and solid tumor diversification, expecting POC data readouts for many NMEs in the next 1-2 years[21] Solid Tumor Programs - BGB-43395 (CDK4i) is undergoing dose escalation in monotherapy and in combination with endocrine therapy (ET) in breast cancer patients[34] - Preliminary data from the BGB-43395-101 study shows a manageable safety profile, with diarrhea and nausea being the most commonly reported AEs[28] - BGB-43395 exhibits rapid absorption with a median Tmax of approximately 2 hours, and exposures increased approximately dose proportionately[42] Hematology Programs - Brukinsa (Zanubrutinib) - Brukinsa has demonstrated sustained PFS superiority over Ibrutinib in the ALPINE H2H study with 42.5 months follow-up, with a HR of 0.68 (95% CI: 0.54, 0.84)[74] - In the ALPINE study, Zanubrutinib showed sustained superiority and risk reduction in the TP53/Del17p population, with a HR of 0.51 (95% CI: 0.33, 0.78)[78, 80] - In the SEQUOIA study, Zanubrutinib demonstrated a sustained PFS benefit in treatment-naive unfit CLL/SLL patients, with a 71% reduction in risk of progression or death[88, 96] Hematology Programs - Sonrotoclax - In a Phase 1/1b study, Sonrotoclax combined with Zanubrutinib as frontline treatment for CLL demonstrated high MRD clearance rates, with 90% achieving uMRD by week 48 in the 320mg cohort[68, 122] - The CELESTIAL-TNCLL trial is an ongoing Phase 3 study assessing Sonrotoclax + Zanubrutinib vs Venetoclax + Obinutuzumab for treatment-naive CLL[68, 142] Hematology Programs - BTK CDAC (BGB-16673) - In a Phase 1 study, the BTK degrader BGB-16673 showed an ORR of 77.6% in heavily pre-treated R/R CLL/SLL patients, with an ORR of 93.8% at 200 mg[169, 181] - BGB-16673 demonstrated promising activity in patients with Richter Transformation, with an ORR of 58.3%[175, 180] - BGB-16673 also showed high overall response rates and VGPRs in R/R WM patients, with an ORR of 81.5%[190, 193]