Axsome Therapeutics Reports First Quarter 2025 Financial Results and Provides Business Update
AUVELITY
®
1Q 2025 net product sales of $96.2 million, representing 80% year-over-year growth
SUNOSI
®
1Q 2025 net product revenue of $25.2 million, representing 17% year-over-year growth
SYMBRAVO
®
approved for the acute treatment of migraine; commercial launch on track for June 2025
NDA for AXS-14 for the management of fibromyalgia submitted to the FDA
Supplemental NDA submission for AXS-05 in Alzheimer's disease agitation on track for 3Q 2025
NDA submission for AXS-12 for cataplexy in patients with narcolepsy anticipated in 2H 2025
Positive topline results of FOCUS Phase 3 trial of solriamfetol in ADHD announced
Initiation of Phase 3 trial of solriamfetol in major depressive disorder with excessive daytime sleepiness anticipated in 2025
Positive topline results of EMERGE Phase 3 trial of SYMBRAVO in migraine patients with prior inadequate response to oral CGRP inhibitors announced
Company to host conference call today at 8:00 AM Eastern
NEW YORK, May 05, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: AXSM), a biopharmaceutical company leading a new era in the treatment of central nervous system (CNS) disorders, today announced financial results for the first quarter of 2025 and provided a general business update.
'The first quarter was strong and eventful, with the approval of SYMBRAVO for the acute treatment of migraine, continued growth of AUVELITY and SUNOSI, and significant advancements across our broad late-stage neuroscience pipeline,' said Herriot Tabuteau, MD, Chief Executive Officer of Axsome Therapeutics. 'Commercial availability of SYMBRAVO is on track for this June, and preparations are underway to enable a successful launch. We have submitted our NDA for AXS-14 for the management of fibromyalgia, and are on track for our planned NDA submissions this year for AXS-05 in Alzheimer's disease agitation and for AXS-12 in cataplexy in patients with narcolepsy. Our development programs with solriamfetol continue to advance, with the recently announced Phase 3 topline results in ADHD and MDD, and progress across the Phase 3 trials in binge eating disorder and excessive sleepiness associated with shift work disorder. Overall, our neuroscience portfolio positions us to deliver potentially five marketed products across ten indications that collectively impact over 150 million patients in the U.S. alone. We look forward to continued momentum over the balance of 2025 as we execute on our mission to deliver transformative medicines to patients living with serious CNS conditions.'
First Quarter 2025 Financial Highlights
Financial Guidance
Commercial Highlights
AUVELITY
SUNOSI
SYMBRAVO
Development Pipeline
Axsome is advancing an industry-leading neuroscience pipeline of multiple, innovative, late-stage, patent-protected product candidates addressing a broad range of serious psychiatric and neurological conditions. Recent and anticipated progress for key pipeline programs is summarized below.
AXS-05
AXS-05 (dextromethorphan-bupropion) is Axsome's novel, oral, investigational N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonist, sigma-1 agonist, and aminoketone CYP2D6 inhibitor being developed for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease (AD) agitation and smoking cessation. AXS-05 has been granted FDA Breakthrough Therapy designation for AD agitation.
Solriamfetol
Solriamfetol is Axsome's dopamine and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (DNRI), TAAR1 agonist, and 5-HT1A agonist being developed for the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), major depressive disorder (MDD) with EDS, binge eating disorder (BED), and excessive sleepiness associated with shift work disorder (SWD).
SYMBRAVO
SYMBRAVO (MoSEIC™ meloxicam-rizatriptan) is Axsome's novel, oral, rapidly absorbed, multi-mechanistic, selective COX-2 inhibitor and 5-HT1B/1D agonist indicated for the acute treatment of migraine with or without aura in adults.
AXS-12
AXS-12 (reboxetine) is Axsome's novel, oral, investigational, highly selective and potent norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor and cortical dopamine modulator being developed for the treatment of narcolepsy. AXS-12 has been granted FDA Orphan Drug designation for narcolepsy.
AXS-14
AXS-14 (esreboxetine) is Axsome's novel, oral, investigational, highly selective and potent norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor being developed for the management of fibromyalgia. Esreboxetine, the SS-enantiomer of reboxetine, is more potent and selective than racemic reboxetine.
Scientific Presentations
Corporate Update
Anticipated Milestones
Conference Call Information
Axsome will host a conference call and webcast today at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss its first quarter 2025 financial results and provide a business update. To participate in the live conference call, please dial (877) 405-1239 (toll-free domestic) or +1 (201) 389-0851 (international). A live webcast of the conference call can be accessed on the 'Webcasts & Presentations' page of the 'Investors' section of the Company's website at
axsome.com
. A replay of the conference call will be available for approximately 30 days following the live event.
About Axsome Therapeutics
Axsome Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company leading a new era in the treatment of central nervous system (CNS) conditions. We deliver scientific breakthroughs by identifying critical gaps in care and develop differentiated products with a focus on novel mechanisms of action that enable meaningful advancements in patient outcomes. Our industry-leading neuroscience portfolio includes FDA-approved treatments for major depressive disorder, excessive daytime sleepiness associated with narcolepsy and obstructive sleep apnea, and migraine, and multiple late-stage development programs addressing a broad range of serious neurological and psychiatric conditions that impact over 150 million people in the United States. Together, we are on a mission to solve some of the brain's biggest problems so patients and their loved ones can flourish. For more information, please visit us at
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Forward Looking Statements
Certain matters discussed in this press release are 'forward-looking statements'. The Company may, in some cases, use terms such as 'predicts,' 'believes,' 'potential,' 'continue,' 'estimates,' 'anticipates,' 'expects,' 'plans,' 'intends,' 'may,' 'could,' 'might,' 'will,' 'should' or other words that convey uncertainty of future events or outcomes to identify these forward-looking statements. In particular, the Company's statements regarding trends and potential future results are examples of such forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements include risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, the commercial success of the Company's SUNOSI®, AUVELITY®, and SYMBRAVO® products and the success of the Company's efforts to obtain any additional indication(s) with respect to solriamfetol and/or AXS-05; the Company's ability to maintain and expand payer coverage; the success, timing and cost of the Company's ongoing clinical trials and anticipated clinical trials for the Company's current product candidates, including statements regarding the timing of initiation, pace of enrollment and completion of the trials (including the Company's ability to fully fund the Company's disclosed clinical trials, which assumes no material changes to the Company's currently projected revenues or expenses), futility analyses and receipt of interim results, which are not necessarily indicative of the final results of the Company's ongoing clinical trials, and/or data readouts, and the number or type of studies or nature of results necessary to support the filing of a new drug application ('NDA') for any of the Company's current product candidates; the Company's ability to fund additional clinical trials to continue the advancement of the Company's product candidates; the timing of and the Company's ability to obtain and maintain U.S. Food and Drug Administration ('FDA') or other regulatory authority approval of, or other action with respect to, the Company's product candidates, including statements regarding the timing of any NDA submission; the Company's ability to successfully defend its intellectual property or obtain the necessary licenses at a cost acceptable to the Company, if at all; the successful implementation of the Company's research and development programs and collaborations; the success of the Company's license agreements; the acceptance by the market of the Company's products and product candidates, if approved; the Company's anticipated capital requirements, including the amount of capital required for the commercialization of SUNOSI, AUVELITY, and SYMBRAVO and for the Company's commercial launch of its other product candidates, if approved, and the potential impact on the Company's anticipated cash runway; the Company's ability to convert sales to recognized revenue and maintain a favorable gross to net sales; unforeseen circumstances or other disruptions to normal business operations arising from or related to domestic political climate, geo-political conflicts or a global pandemic and other factors, including general economic conditions and regulatory developments, not within the Company's control. The factors discussed herein could cause actual results and developments to be materially different from those expressed in or implied by such statements. The forward-looking statements are made only as of the date of this press release and the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update such forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.
Investors:
Mark Jacobson
Chief Operating Officer
(212) 332-3243
mjacobson@axsome.com
Media:
Darren Opland
Director, Corporate Communications
(929) 837-1065
dopland@axsome.com
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