Pliant Therapeutics (PLRX) FY Earnings Call Presentation

Company Highlights and Financial Position - Pliant Therapeutics has raised over $625 million to date, including a 2020 IPO and a follow-on offering in July 2022 [8] - The company's cash balance was $360 million as of September 30, 2022, funding operations to mid-2025 [8] Bexotegrast (PLN-74809) in IPF and PSC - Bexotegrast is in Phase 2a development for Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) and Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC) [8] - In the INTEGRIS-IPF study, bexotegrast treatment resulted in an 80% reduction in FVC decline over 12 weeks compared to placebo (-15.1 mL vs -74.1 mL) [47, 48] - In the INTEGRIS-IPF study, an actual improvement in FVC (+24.6 mL) was observed in the 80 mg dose cohort [48] - In the INTEGRIS-IPF study, the proportion of participants with FVCpp decline ≥ 10% was 4.5% in the 160 mg group compared to 17.4% in the placebo group [55] PLN-101095 for Solid Tumors - An IND has been submitted for PLN-101095, a potential first-in-class small molecule dual αVβ8/αVβ1 inhibitor addressing ICI resistance in solid tumors, with Phase 1 initiation expected in 2Q 2023 [8, 9] - PLN-101095, combined with αPD-1, demonstrated high tumor growth inhibition in the EMT6 syngeneic mouse model [91] Market Opportunity in IPF - The two marketed agents for IPF, Esbriet® and Ofev®, had >$3 billion in total global revenues in 2021 [17]