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Research Collaboration and License Agreements
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Research Collaboration And License Agreements [Abstract]  
Research Collaboration and License Agreements Research Collaboration and License Agreements
Vepdegestrant (ARV-471) Collaboration Agreement
In July 2021, the Company entered into a collaboration agreement with Pfizer (the “Vepdegestrant (ARV-471) Collaboration Agreement”) pursuant to which the Company granted Pfizer worldwide co-exclusive rights to develop and commercialize products containing the Company’s proprietary compound vepdegestrant (the “Licensed Products”). Under the Vepdegestrant (ARV-471) Collaboration Agreement, the Company received an upfront, non-refundable payment of $650.0 million. In addition, the Company will be eligible to receive up to an additional $1.4 billion in contingent payments based on specific regulatory and sales-based milestones for the Licensed Products. Of the total contingent payments, $400.0 million in regulatory milestones are related to marketing approvals and $1.0 billion are related to sales-based milestones. There were no regulatory or sales-based milestone payments received through December 31, 2025.
The Company and Pfizer share equally all development costs, including costs of conducting clinical trials, for the Licensed Products, subject to certain exceptions. Except for certain regions described below, the parties will also share equally all profits and losses in commercialization and medical affairs activities for the Licensed Products in all other countries, subject to certain exceptions.
The Company will be the marketing authorization applicant in the United States and, subject to approval, can book sales in the United States, while Pfizer will hold marketing authorizations outside the United States. The parties will determine which, if any, regions within the world will be solely commercialized by one party, and in such region the parties will adjust their share of profits and losses for the Licensed Products based on the role each party will be performing.
In addition, in connection with the execution of the Vepdegestrant (ARV-471) Collaboration Agreement, the Company and Pfizer entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement (the "Pfizer Stock Purchase Agreement") for the sale and issuance of 3,457,815 shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Shares”) to Pfizer at a price of $101.22 per share, for an aggregate purchase price of $350.0 million (the “Pfizer Equity Transaction”), less financial advisor fees of $4.6 million, which was consummated in September 2021. Pursuant to terms of the Pfizer Stock Purchase Agreement, Pfizer has agreed not to sell or transfer the Shares without prior written approval of the Company for a specified time period, subject to specified exceptions.
The Company determined that the Vepdegestrant (ARV-471) Collaboration Agreement and the Pfizer Equity Transaction entered into with Pfizer concurrently should be evaluated as a combined contract in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. The Company determined the fair value of the shares sold under the Pfizer Equity Transaction to be $85.4 million less than the contractual purchase price stipulated in the agreement. In accordance with the applicable accounting guidance in ASC 815-40, Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity, the Company determined that the sale of stock should be recorded at fair value and therefore allocated the excess consideration received under the Pfizer Equity Transaction to the Vepdegestrant (ARV-471) Collaboration Agreement, which, along with the non-refundable payment of $650.0 million, is being recognized as revenue over the total estimated period of performance based on the Company’s best estimate of costs to be incurred.
As a direct result of the Company’s entry into the Vepdegestrant (ARV-471) Collaboration Agreement, the Company incurred direct and incremental costs to obtain the contract, paid to a financial advisor, totaling $12.9 million. In accordance with ASC 340, Other Assets and Deferred Costs, the Company recognized an asset of $12.9 million in collaboration contract asset and other assets in the consolidated balance sheet, which is being amortized as general and administrative expense over the total estimated period of performance under the Vepdegestrant (ARV-471) Collaboration Agreement.
In September 2025, the Company announced that the Company and Pfizer have agreed to jointly select a third party for the commercialization and potential further development of vepdegestrant. The announcement did not have an effect on revenue recognition for the year ended December 31, 2025.
Pfizer Research Collaboration Agreement
In December 2017, the Company entered into a Research Collaboration and License Agreement with Pfizer (the "Pfizer Research Collaboration Agreement"). Under the terms of the Pfizer Research Collaboration Agreement, the Company received an upfront, non-refundable payment and certain additional payments totaling $28.0 million in 2018 in exchange for use of the Company’s technology license and to fund Pfizer-related research as defined within the Pfizer Research Collaboration Agreement. These payments are being recognized over the total estimated period of performance. As of December 31, 2025, there remains a single target under the Pfizer Research Collaboration Agreement, and, in accordance with the terms of such Agreement, the Company is eligible to receive up to an additional $3.8 million in non-refundable option payments if Pfizer exercises its option for such target protein under the Pfizer Research Collaboration Agreement.
The Company is also entitled to receive up to $225.0 million in development milestone payments and up to $550.0 million in sales-based milestone payments for all designated targets under the Pfizer Research Collaboration Agreement, as well as tiered royalties based on sales. There were no sales-based milestone payments or royalties received through December 31, 2025.
Novartis License and Asset Agreements
In April 2024, the Company entered into a transaction (the "Novartis Transaction"), including both a license agreement (the "Novartis License Agreement") and an asset purchase agreement (the "Novartis Asset Agreement") with Novartis Pharma AG ("Novartis") for the worldwide development, manufacture and commercialization of luxdegalutamide (ARV-766), the Company's second generation PROTAC androgen receptor (AR) degrader for patients with prostate cancer and for the sale of the Company's preclinical AR-V7 program. Under the terms of the agreements, Novartis is responsible for worldwide clinical development and commercialization of luxdegalutamide (ARV-766) and has all research, development, manufacturing, and commercialization rights with respect to the Company’s PROTAC protein degrader targeting AR-V7, a splice variant of the AR.
In May 2024, Novartis paid to the Company a one-time, upfront payment in the aggregate amount of $150.0 million in accordance with the terms of the Novartis License Agreement and the Novartis Asset Agreement. Under the terms of the Novartis License Agreement, the Company is eligible to receive up to an additional $1.01 billion as contingent payments based on specified development, regulatory and commercial milestones for luxdegalutamide (ARV-766) being met, as well as tiered royalties based on worldwide net sales of luxdegalutamide (ARV-766), subject to reduction under certain circumstances as provided in the Novartis License Agreement. During the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company recognized as revenue $20.0 million upon the achievement of a development milestone pursuant to the terms of the Novartis License
Agreement. There were no development, regulatory or commercial milestone payments, or sales-based royalties received during the year ended December 31, 2024.
The Novartis License Agreement will continue on a country-by-country basis (or, in certain cases, a region-by-region basis) until the expiration of the applicable royalty term for such country (or region, as applicable). The Novartis License Agreement contains customary termination provisions, including that either party may terminate the Novartis License Agreement (a) upon the material breach of the other party or (b) in the event the other party experiences an insolvency event. Additionally, Novartis may terminate the Novartis License Agreement for convenience or upon a safety or regulatory issue.
The Company determined that the Novartis License Agreement and the Novartis Asset Agreement entered into with Novartis concurrently should be accounted for as a combined contract in accordance with ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. The Company determined the fair value of the assets sold under the Novartis Asset Agreement to be $20.0 million, which was recognized at the time of sale as revenue, and the fair value of the Novartis License Agreement to be $130.0 million, which was recognized as revenue over the total estimated period of performance during the technology transfer period, as defined in the agreement, based on the cost incurred input method. Under the Novartis License Agreement, Novartis will also reimburse the Company for development costs incurred during the technology transfer period, which will be recognized as revenue as costs are incurred. As of December 31, 2024, the technology transfer period ended as the Company completed the transition of its ongoing and planned clinical trials of luxdegalutamide (ARV-766) to Novartis.
As a direct result of the Company’s entry into the Novartis Transaction, the Company incurred direct and incremental costs to obtain the contract, paid to a financial advisor, totaling $3.0 million. In accordance with ASC 340, Other Assets and Deferred Costs, the Company recognized an asset of $3.0 million in collaboration contract asset and other assets in the consolidated balance sheet at inception of the Novartis License Agreement and the Novartis Asset Agreement, which was amortized as general and administrative expense over the total estimated period of performance under the Novartis License Agreement and the Novartis Asset Agreement.
Genentech Modification
In November 2017, the Company entered into an Amended and Restated Option, License, and Collaboration Agreement (the "Genentech Modification") with Genentech, Inc. and F. Hoffman-La Roche Ltd (together "Genentech"), amending a previous Genentech agreement entered into in September 2015. Under the Genentech Modification, the Company received upfront, non-refundable payments of $34.5 million (in addition to $11.0 million received under the previous agreement in 2015) to fund Genentech-related research. Upfront non-refundable payments were recognized as revenue over the total estimated period of performance, which concluded during the first quarter of 2023.
The Company is eligible to receive up to $44.0 million per target in development milestone payments, $52.5 million in regulatory milestone payments and $60.0 million in commercial milestone payments based on sales as well as tiered royalties based on sales. There were no development, regulatory or commercial milestone payments or royalties received through December 31, 2025.
Bayer Collaboration Agreement
In June 2019, the Company and Bayer AG entered into a Collaboration and License Agreement (the "Bayer Collaboration Agreement") setting forth the Company’s collaboration with Bayer AG to identify or optimize proteolysis targeting chimeras, or PROTAC targeted protein degraders, that mediate for degradation of target proteins ("Targets"), using the Company’s proprietary platform technology, which Targets were selected by Bayer AG, subject to certain exclusions and limitations. Under the terms of the Bayer Collaboration Agreement, the Company received an upfront, non-refundable payment of $17.5 million in exchange for the use of the Company’s technology license. The Company also received an additional $12.0 million from Bayer AG from inception through 2023, including $1.5 million received during the year ended December 31, 2023. These payments were recognized over the total estimated period of performance.
Pursuant to notice from Bayer AG in accordance with the terms of the Bayer Collaboration Agreement, the Bayer Collaboration Agreement was terminated effective August 12, 2024.
The Company was also eligible to receive up to $197.5 million in development milestone payments and up to $490.0 million in sales-based milestone payments for all designated Targets. In addition, the Company was eligible to receive, on net sales of PROTAC targeted protein degrader-related products, mid-single digit to low-double digit tiered royalties, which were subject to reductions. There were no development or sales-based milestone payments or royalties received through August 12, 2024, the termination date of the agreement.
Changes in the Company's contract balances were as follows:
December 31,
(dollars in millions)20252024
Accounts receivable
Beginning balance$5.7 $— 
Additions21.1 12.4 
Payments received(25.8)(6.7)
Ending balance$1.0 $5.7 
Accounts payable related to collaborations
Beginning balance$5.3 $13.1 
Additions46.4 48.9 
Payments made(34.9)(56.7)
Ending balance$16.8 $5.3 
Contract assets: Collaboration contract asset
Beginning balance$7.8 $9.4 
Additions— 3.0 
Amortization(4.3)(4.6)
Ending balance$3.5 $7.8 
Contract liabilities: Deferred revenue
Beginning balance$448.2 $549.2 
Additions to collaboration agreements— 130.0 
Revenue recognized from balances held at the beginning of the period(242.6)(101.0)
Revenue recognized from balances not held at the beginning of the period— (130.0)
Ending balance$205.6 $448.2 
During the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company updated its estimate to satisfy the performance obligations under the Vepdegestrant (ARV-471) Collaboration Agreement due to the removal of the first-line Phase 3 combination trial with Pfizer’s novel investigational CDK4 inhibitor, atirmociclib, and the removal of the second-line Phase 3 combination trial with a CDK4/6 inhibitor from the development plan. The change in accounting estimate resulted in an increase in revenue of $150.2 million, an increase in operating expenses of $2.6 million, a decrease in net loss of $147.6 million, and a decrease in basic and diluted loss per share of $2.08 for the year ended December 31, 2025.
During the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company also changed its estimate of the duration of the performance period under the Pfizer Research Collaboration Agreement as a result of updated research timelines. The change in accounting estimate resulted in a decrease of $6.6 million in revenue, an increase in net loss, and an increase in basic and diluted loss per share of $0.09 for the year ended December 31, 2025. The reversed revenue will continue to be recognized in future periods as the Company continues to advance on the performance obligation under the updated collaboration timeline.
During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company changed its estimate of the duration of the performance period under the Pfizer Research Collaboration Agreement as a result of updated research timelines. The changes in accounting estimate resulted in a decrease in revenue and an increase in net loss of $2.4 million, respectively, and an increase in net loss per share of $0.03 for the year ended December 31, 2024. The reversed revenue will be recognized in subsequent periods as the Company continues to advance on the performance obligation under the updated collaboration timeline.
During the fourth quarter of 2023, the Company had a change to its estimate to satisfy the performance obligations under the Vepdegestrant (ARV-471) Collaboration Agreement due to the expansion of the development programs. The changes in accounting estimate resulted in a decrease in revenue and increase in net loss of $35.0 million, respectively, and an increase in net loss per share of $0.63 for the year ended December 31, 2023. The reversed revenue will continue to be recognized in future periods as the Company continues to advance on the performance obligation under the collaboration.
During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company also changed its estimate of the duration of the performance period under the Bayer Collaboration Agreement and Pfizer Research Collaboration Agreement as a result of updated research timelines. The changes in accounting estimate resulted in a decrease in revenue and an increase in net loss of $10.6 million, respectively, and an increase in net loss per share of $0.19 for the year ended December 31, 2023. The reversed revenue was recognized in subsequent periods as the Company continued to advance on the performance obligation under the updated collaboration timelines.
The aggregate amount of the transaction price allocated to performance obligations that were unsatisfied as of December 31, 2025 totaled $205.6 million, which is expected to be recognized in the following periods:
(dollars in millions)
2026$71.3 
202720.3 
2028114.0 
Total$205.6