EXELIXIS, INC.
Risk-factor diff
FY 2026 10-K vs. FY 2025Net-new paragraphs in the most recent 10-K's Item 1A. Companies rarely add risk language without a real reason — additions here are often a leading signal of management concerns.
“We are an oncology company innovating next-generation medicines and regimens at the forefront of cancer care. We have produced four marketed pharmaceutical products, two of which are formulations of our flagship molecule, cabozantinib, and we are steadily advancing and evolving our product pipeline portfolio, including our lead clinical asset, zanzalintinib, currently under review by the FDA for the treatment of certain forms of CRC, as well as the focus of an extensive late-stage clinical development program in other indications. With a rational and disciplined approach to investment, we are …”
“Sales related to cabozantinib account for the majority of our revenues. Cabozantinib is an inhibitor of multiple tyrosine kinases, including MET, AXL, VEGF receptors and RET and has been approved by the FDA, and in 68 other countries for all or a combination of, the following indications: as CABOMETYX® (cabozantinib) tablets for advanced RCC (both alone and in combination with BMS’ nivolumab (OPDIVO®)), previously treated HCC, previously treated, RAI-refractory DTC and previously treated, unresectable, locally advanced or metastatic, well-differentiated pNET and epNET; and as COMETRIQ® (caboza…”
“We plan to continue leveraging our operating cash flows to advance a broad array of diverse biotherapeutics and small molecule programs for the treatment of cancer, as well as to support company-sponsored and externally sponsored clinical trials evaluating cabozantinib and zanzalintinib, a novel oral inhibitor of kinases including the TAM kinases (TYRO3, AXL, MER), MET and VEGF receptors. Our zanzalintinib development program includes a series of ongoing and planned pivotal trials to explore its therapeutic potential in CRC, ccRCC and nccRCC, NET and meningioma, as well as earlier-stage trials…”
“respect to our cabozantinib franchise products through IPAY 2027 and we reapplied for the small biotech exception for IPAY 2028. We also intend to apply to CMS to maintain our small biotech exception and price floor each subsequent year through 2030. Separately, in December 2024, CMS released final guidance on another program, the Part D Discount Program, which requires manufacturers to take on more of the beneficiary cost previously subsidized by the federal government through the application of increased drug discounts. We have since received notice from CMS that we qualify for the "specifie…”
“There have also been proposals from the current U.S. administration that aim to lower prescription drug costs, both through formal regulatory action and by encouraging voluntary compliance from manufacturers. These proposals include efforts to equalize the prices of drugs in the U.S. with the prices of those drugs in other developed countries (also known as MFN drug pricing policy), as well as efforts to sell prescription drugs directly to consumers. In 2025, an executive order issued by the White House directed HHS and other federal agencies to implement MFN pricing through new models and pot…”
Policies & disclosures
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