Wave Life Sciences reports Q2 EPS (20c), consensus (30c)

Reports Q2 revenue $22.1M, consensus $7.22M. “In the second quarter, we continued to rapidly advance our pipeline of RNA medicines towards meaningful inflection points. We are on the cusp of moving the industry’s first RNA editing therapeutic candidate, WVE-006 for alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency or AATD, into the clinic, which will mark an important milestone not only for Wave, but also for individuals living with AATD and the entire RNA medicines field. WVE-006 has the potential to transform the standard of care for people living with AATD, and the goal of our initial clinical trial will be delivering early clinical proof-of-concept via measurement of validated serum surrogate markers,” said Paul Bolno, MD, MBA, President and Chief Executive Officer of Wave Life Sciences. “While we were disappointed to discontinue WVE-004 for C9-ALS and FTD in the second quarter, we did see successful translation of our preclinical pharmacodynamic effects to clinical biomarker effects, including robust, sustained reductions of up to 50% in poly(GP) with multiple doses. These results are also important validation of our PN chemistry, which is encouraging for our current and upcoming clinical programs, including in DMD, HD, and AATD. Momentum is building rapidly in our collaboration with GSK, which kicked off at the start of this year, and we are actively working on multiple targets while leveraging proprietary genetic insights through the collaboration. We are excited to share new data on RNA editing disease targets at our annual ‘R&D Day’ virtual event in September. Wave is well-capitalized to leverage our unique, multimodal platform to develop novel RNA medicines and deliver on a steady cadence of clinical data through 2024 and beyond.”