ARCUS BIOSCIENCES, INC., 10-K filed on 2/28/2023
Annual Report
v3.22.4
Document and Entity Information - USD ($)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Feb. 17, 2023
Jun. 30, 2022
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Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($)
shares in Millions, $ in Millions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Dec. 31, 2021
Dec. 31, 2020
Revenues:      
Total revenues $ 112 $ 383 $ 78
Operating expenses:      
Research and development (Net of recoveries of $132, $25 and $3 from a related party) 288 257 159
General and administrative (Net of recoveries of $1, $ - and $ - from a related party) 104 72 43
Total operating expenses 392 329 202
Income (loss) from operations (280) 54 (124)
Non-operating income (expense):      
Interest and other income, net 16 1 1
Effective interest on liability for sale of future royalties (2)    
Total non-operating income, net 14 1 1
Income (loss) before income taxes (266) 55 (123)
Income tax expense (1) (2)  
Net income (loss) $ (267) $ 53 $ (123)
Net income (loss) per share, basic $ (3.71) $ 0.76 $ (2.24)
Net income (loss) per share, diluted $ (3.71) $ 0.71 $ (2.24)
Shares used to compute net income (loss) per share, basic 72.0 69.3 54.8
Shares used to compute net income (loss) per share, diluted 72.0 74.0 54.8
License and Development Services Revenue      
Revenues:      
Total revenues $ 74 $ 345 $ 55
Other Collaboration Revenue      
Revenues:      
Total revenues $ 38 $ 38 $ 23
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Consolidated Statements of Operations (Parenthetical) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Dec. 31, 2021
Dec. 31, 2020
License and Development Services Revenue      
Revenue from related parties $ 74 $ 330 $ 55
Other Collaboration Revenue      
Revenue from related parties 33 31 16
Research and Development      
Net of recoveries from related party for shared costs 132 25 3
General and Administrative      
Net of recoveries from related party for shared costs $ 1
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Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Dec. 31, 2021
Dec. 31, 2020
Income Statement [Abstract]      
Net income (loss) $ (267) $ 53 $ (123)
Other comprehensive loss (6) (1)  
Comprehensive income (loss) $ (273) $ 52 $ (123)
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Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($)
$ in Millions
Dec. 31, 2022
Dec. 31, 2021
Current assets:    
Cash and cash equivalents $ 206 $ 148
Marketable securities 803 351
Receivable from collaboration partners ($39 and $745 from a related party) 39 745
Prepaid and other current assets 19 18
Total current assets 1,067 1,262
Long-term marketable securities 129 182
Property and equipment, net 35 32
Other noncurrent assets ($2 and $ - from a related party) 114 116
Total assets 1,345 1,592
Current liabilities:    
Accounts payable 20 10
Deferred revenue ($97 and $97 to a related party) 97 102
Other current liabilities 76 54
Total current liabilities 193 166
Deferred revenue, noncurrent ($355 and $462 to a related party) 355 462
Other noncurrent liabilities 140 122
Commitments (Note 16)
Stockholders’ equity:    
Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value per share; 10.0 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding 0 0
Common stock and additional paid-in capital, $0.0001 par value per share; 400.0 shares authorized; 72.9 shares in 2022 and 70.8 shares in 2021 issued and outstanding 1,206 1,118
Accumulated deficit (542) (275)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (7) (1)
Total stockholders’ equity 657 842
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $ 1,345 $ 1,592
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Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
Dec. 31, 2022
Dec. 31, 2021
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]    
Related party, receivable from collaboration partners $ 39 $ 745
Related Parties Contract Assets Noncurrent 2
Related party, deferred revenue - current 97 97
Related party, deferred revenue - noncurrent $ 355 $ 462
Preferred stock, par value $ 0.0001 $ 0.0001
Preferred stock, shares authorized 10,000,000.0 10,000,000.0
Preferred stock, shares issued 0 0
Preferred stock, shares outstanding 0 0
Common stock, par value $ 0.0001 $ 0.0001
Common stock, shares authorized 400,000,000.0 400,000,000.0
Common stock, shares issued 72,900,000 70,800,000
Common stock, shares outstanding 72,900,000 70,800,000
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Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity - USD ($)
$ in Millions
Total
Equity award programs
Purchase Agreement
Gilead
Common Stock
Common Stock
Equity award programs
Common Stock
Purchase Agreement
Gilead
Common stock and additional paid-in-capital
Common stock and additional paid-in-capital
Equity award programs
Common stock and additional paid-in-capital
Purchase Agreement
Gilead
Accumulated Deficit
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Balance at Dec. 31, 2019 $ 164           $ 369     $ (205)  
Balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2019       44,200,000              
Issuance of common stock 326 $ 6 $ 107       326 $ 6 $ 107    
Issuance of common stock, shares     6,000,000.0 12,700,000 800,000 6,000,000.0          
Stock-based compensation 22           22        
Net income (loss) (123)                 (123)  
Balance at Dec. 31, 2020 502           830     (328)  
Balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2020       63,700,000              
Issuance of common stock   13 $ 220         13 $ 220    
Issuance of common stock, shares         1,400,000 5,700,000          
Stock-based compensation 55           55        
Other comprehensive income (loss) (1)                   $ (1)
Net income (loss) 53                 53  
Balance at Dec. 31, 2021 $ 842           1,118     (275) (1)
Balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2021 70,800,000     70,800,000              
Issuance of common stock   $ 23           $ 23      
Issuance of common stock, shares         2,100,000            
Stock-based compensation $ 65           65        
Other comprehensive income (loss) (6)                   (6)
Net income (loss) (267)                 (267)  
Balance at Dec. 31, 2022 $ 657           $ 1,206     $ (542) $ (7)
Balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2022 72,900,000     72,900,000              
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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($)
$ in Millions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Dec. 31, 2021
Dec. 31, 2020
Cash flow from operating activities      
Net income (loss) $ (267) $ 53 $ (123)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:      
Stock-based compensation expense 65 55 22
Depreciation and amortization 6 4 3
Noncash lease expense 8 3 1
Amortization of premiums on marketable securities   5  
Other items, net 3    
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:      
Receivable from collaboration partners ($706, ($17) and ($1) from a related party) 704 (17) (1)
Other assets (($2), $ - and $ - from a related party) 2 (3) (6)
Accounts payable 8 (5) 9
Deferred revenue (($107), ($361) and $195 to a related party) (112) (368) 188
Other liabilities 21 17 18
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities 438 (256) 111
Cash flow from investing activities      
Purchases of marketable securities (1,241) (719) (740)
Proceeds from maturities of marketable securities 694 690 308
Proceeds from sales of marketable securities 143 51 1
Purchases of property and equipment (6) (26) (3)
Purchases of in-process research and development (6)    
Collaboration reimbursements of in-process research and development from a related party 3    
Net cash used in investing activities (413) (4) (434)
Cash flow from financing activities      
Proceeds from issuance of common stock and rights to purchase additional shares ($ -, $220 and $164 from a related party)   220 434
Proceeds from sale of future royalties 10 5  
Proceeds from issuance of common stock pursuant to equity award plans 23 12 5
Net cash provided by financing activities 33 237 439
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash 58 (23) 116
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period 151 174 58
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period 209 151 174
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information      
Income taxes paid 3    
Non-cash investing and financing activities:      
Unpaid portion of property and equipment purchases included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities $ 3 1 2
Unpaid portion of other assets included in accrued research and development   1  
Vesting of early exercised stock options and restricted stock   $ 1 $ 1
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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Parenthetical) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Dec. 31, 2021
Dec. 31, 2020
Statement of Cash Flows [Abstract]      
Receivable from related party $ 704 $ (17) $ (1)
Other assets from related party (2)
Deferred revenue from related party $ (107) (361) 195
Proceeds from issuance of common stock and rights to purchase additional shares from a related party   $ 220 $ 164
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Organization, Liquidity and Capital Resources
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
Organization, Liquidity and Capital Resources

Note 1. Organization, liquidity and capital resources

Organization

Arcus Biosciences, Inc. (referred to as “Arcus,” “we,” “our,” “us,” or the “Company”) is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on creating best-in-class therapies. Using our robust and highly efficient drug discovery capability, we have created a significant portfolio of investigational products which are in clinical development, with our most advanced molecule, an anti-TIGIT antibody, now in four Phase 3 registrational studies targeting lung and gastrointestinal cancers. Our deep portfolio of novel small molecules and enabling antibodies allows us to create highly differentiated therapies, which we are developing to treat multiple large indications.

We operate and manage our business as one reportable and operating segment, which is the business of developing and commercializing highly differentiated therapies that have a meaningful impact on patients.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

As of December 31, 2022, we had cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities of $1.14 billion, which we believe will be sufficient to fund our planned operations for a period of at least twelve months following the date of filing of this report.

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Summary of significant accounting policies

Note 2. Summary of significant accounting policies

Basis of Presentation

The Consolidated Financial Statements, which include the accounts of Arcus as well as its wholly owned subsidiary, have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP) and include all adjustments necessary for the fair presentation of the Company’s financial position for the periods presented. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.

We assess whether we are the primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity (“VIE”) at the inception of the arrangement and at each reporting date. This assessment is based on our power to direct the activities of the VIE that most significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance and our obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits from the VIE that could potentially be significant to the VIE. We do not have any significant interests in any variable interest entities of which we are the primary beneficiary.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of the Consolidated Financial Statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses and related disclosures. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various market-specific and other relevant assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Estimates are assessed each period and updated to reflect current information. Actual results may differ materially from those estimates.

Collaborative Arrangements

We assess whether our licensing and other agreements are collaborative arrangements based on whether they involve joint operating activities and whether both parties have active participation in the arrangement and are exposed to significant risks and rewards. For arrangements that we determine are collaborations, we identify each distinct performance obligation, and then determine whether a customer relationship exists for that distinct performance obligation. If we determine a performance obligation within the collaborative arrangement to be with a customer, we apply our revenue accounting policy. If a portion of a distinct bundle of goods or services within the collaborative arrangement is not with a customer, we apply recognition and measurement based on an analogy to authoritative accounting literature or, if there is no appropriate analogy, a reasonable, rational, and consistently applied accounting policy election.

Revenues

We recognize revenue when a customer obtains control of promised goods or services in a contract for an amount that reflects the consideration we expect to receive in exchange for those goods or services. For contracts with customers, we perform the following five steps: (i) identify the contract(s) with a customer; (ii) identify the performance obligations in the contract; (iii) determine the transaction price; (iv) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract; and (v) recognize revenue when (or as) we satisfy each performance obligation. We only apply the five-step model to contracts when it is probable that we will collect the consideration we are entitled to in exchange for the goods or services we transfer to the customer. As part of the accounting for contracts with customers, we develop assumptions that require judgment to determine the standalone selling price of
each performance obligation identified in the contract. In addition, variable consideration such as milestone payments are evaluated to determine if they are constrained and, therefore, excluded from the transaction price. We then allocate the total transaction price proportionally to each performance obligation based on their estimated standalone selling prices. We then recognize as revenue the amount of the transaction price that is allocated to the respective performance obligation when (or as) the performance obligation is satisfied.

We currently do not have product sales and our revenues are derived from arrangements for the development of our investigational products. Such arrangements may require us to deliver various rights, services and/or goods, including intellectual property rights/licenses, R&D services, manufacturing services and/or commercialization services. The underlying terms of these arrangements may generally include consideration to Arcus in the form of one or more of the following: (i) nonrefundable, up-front license fees; (ii) milestone payments related to the achievement of developmental, regulatory, or commercial goals; (iii) royalties on net sales of licensed products; (iv) fees attributable to options to intellectual property; and (v) profit sharing.

In arrangements involving more than one performance obligation, each performance obligation is evaluated to determine whether it qualifies as distinct based on whether (i) the customer can benefit from the good or service either on its own or together with other resources that are readily available and (ii) the good or service is separately identifiable from other promises in the contract. The consideration under the arrangement is then allocated to each separate distinct performance obligation based on its respective relative stand-alone selling price. The estimated selling price of each deliverable reflects our best estimate of what the selling price would be if the deliverable was regularly sold by us on a stand-alone basis or by using an adjusted market assessment approach if selling price on a stand-alone basis is not available. The consideration allocated to each distinct performance obligation is recognized as revenue when control of the related goods is transferred or services are performed. We evaluate each performance obligation to determine if it can be satisfied at a point in time or over time as services are performed. For performance obligations that are determined to be satisfied over time we determine an appropriate method of measuring progress for purposes of recognizing revenue.

Consideration associated with at-risk substantive performance milestones is recognized as revenue when it is probable that a significant reversal of the cumulative revenue recognized will not occur.

For arrangements that include sales-based royalties, including milestone payments based on sales thresholds, and for which the license is deemed to be the predominant item to which the royalties relate, we recognize revenue at the later of (i) when the related sales occur, or (ii) when the performance obligation to which some or all of the royalty has been allocated has been satisfied (or partially satisfied). To date, we have not recognized any royalty revenue resulting from any of our arrangements.

The accounting for these arrangements requires us to develop estimates and assumptions that require judgment. These estimates may include items such as forecasted revenues or costs, development timelines, discount rates, and probabilities of technical and regulatory success. Actual results may differ materially from those estimates.

See Note 5, Revenues, for more information.

Research and Development Expenses

Research and development (“R&D”) costs are expensed as incurred and primarily include: salaries, benefits and other staff-related costs; facilities and overhead costs; third-party service provider costs for preclinical and clinical studies; laboratory supplies and equipment maintenance costs; consulting; payments under collaborative and other arrangements including milestone payments, licenses and fees; expense reimbursements to collaboration partners; and other related expenses. Under certain collaborative arrangements, we are reimbursed for a portion of the research and development expenses, including costs of drug supplies. When these R&D expenses are incurred under a reimbursement or cost sharing model with a collaboration partner, we record the related reimbursements as a reduction of R&D expense in our Consolidated Statements of Operations. Acquired in-process research and development projects with no alternative future use are recorded in R&D expense upon acquisition.

Net payment or reimbursement of R&D costs is recognized when the obligations are incurred or as we become entitled to the cost recovery. See Note 4, License and collaboration agreements, for more information.

Clinical study costs are a significant component of R&D expenses. Our clinical studies are primarily performed by third-party contract research organizations (“CROs”). We monitor levels of performance under each significant contract including the extent of patient enrollment and other activities and accrue costs for clinical studies performed over the service periods specified in the contract. We adjust our estimates, if required, based upon our ongoing review of the level of effort and costs actually incurred by the CROs. All of our material CRO contracts are terminable by us upon written notice, and we are generally only liable for actual services completed by the CRO and certain noncancelable expenses incurred at termination.

General and Administrative Expenses

General and administrative (“G&A”) expenses relate to: finance; human resources; legal and other administrative activities which consist primarily of personnel costs; facilities and overhead costs; legal expenses; and other general and administrative costs. G&A expenses also include cost recoveries associated with collaborative R&D arrangements.

Stock-Based Compensation

We provide share-based compensation in the form of various types of equity-based awards, including restricted stock units (“RSU”s) and stock options. The fair values of RSU’s and stock options, which are subject to service conditions and vesting, are recognized as compensation expense on a straight-line basis over the service period net of forfeitures as they occur. See Note 8, Stock-based compensation, for more information.

Income Taxes

We provide for income taxes under the asset and liability method. Current income tax expense or benefit represents the amount of income taxes expected to be payable or refundable for the current year. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are determined based on differences between the financial statement reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities and net operating loss and credit carryforwards, measured using the enacted tax rates and laws that will be in effect when such items are expected to reverse. Deferred income tax assets are reduced, as necessary, by a valuation allowance when we determine it is more likely than not that some or all of the tax benefits will not be realized.

We recognize the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position only if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained upon examination by tax authorities. We assess all material positions taken in any income tax return, including all significant uncertain positions, in all tax years that are still subject to assessment or challenge by relevant taxing authorities. As of each balance sheet date, unresolved uncertain tax positions must be reassessed, and we will determine whether (i) the factors underlying the sustainability assertion have changed and (ii) the amount of the recognized tax benefit is still appropriate.

We include any penalties and interest expense related to income taxes as a component of other expense and interest income, net, as necessary.

See Note 6, Income taxes, for more information.

Cash Equivalents

Cash equivalents consist of marketable securities having an original maturity of three months or less at the time of purchase.

Marketable securities

We consider our interest-bearing securities investment portfolio as available-for-sale, and accordingly, these investments are recorded at fair value, with unrealized gains and losses recorded in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (AOCI). See Note 10, Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities, and Note 15, Fair value measurements, for more information.

Property and Equipment

Property and equipment is recorded at cost and depreciated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets, ranging from three to ten years. Leasehold improvements are amortized over the shorter of their estimated useful lives or the related lease term. We review property and equipment, for impairment whenever events or changes in business circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the assets may not be fully recoverable. See Note 11, Property and equipment, for more information.

Leases

We determine whether an arrangement is or contains a lease at contract inception. Operating lease right-of-use assets and lease liabilities are recognized at the commencement date based on the present value of the lease payments over the lease term, which is the non-cancelable period stated in the contract adjusted for any options to extend or terminate when it is reasonably certain that we will exercise that option. Right-of-use assets are adjusted for prepaid lease payments, lease incentives and initial direct costs incurred. Operating lease expense for the minimum lease payments is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. When our operating leases do not provide an implicit interest rate, we generally utilize our incremental borrowing rate, based on the information available at the commencement date to determine the lease liability. We do not recognize the right-of-use assets and liabilities for leases with lease terms of one year or less with payments recognized as operating expenses on a straight-line basis over the lease term. See Note 13, Leases, for more information.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

We apply fair value accounting for all financial and non-financial assets and liabilities that are recognized or disclosed at fair value in the financial statements on a recurring basis. We define fair value as the price that would be received from selling an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. When determining the fair value measurements for assets and liabilities which are required to be recorded at fair value, we consider the principal or most advantageous market in which we would transact and the market-based risk measurements or assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, such as risks inherent in valuation techniques, transfer restrictions and credit risks. See Note 15, Fair value measurements, for more information.

Other Significant Accounting Policies

Our other significant accounting policies are described in the remaining appropriate notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

There have been no new accounting pronouncements issued or adopted during the year ended December 31, 2022 with a significant impact to our financial statements.

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Related Party - Gilead Sciences, Inc.
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
Related party - Gilead Sciences, Inc.

Note 3. Related party - Gilead Sciences, Inc.

In 2020, we and Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Gilead) entered into an Option, License and Collaboration Agreement (the Gilead Collaboration Agreement), Common Stock Purchase Agreement (the Stock Purchase Agreement), and Investor Rights Agreement (Investor Rights Agreement). In 2021, we amended the Gilead Collaboration Agreement (the Amended Gilead Collaboration Agreement) and the Stock Purchase Agreement (the Amended Stock Purchase Agreement) and in 2022, we amended the Investor Rights Agreement (Amended Investor Rights Agreement). We refer to these agreements collectively as the Gilead Agreements.

Stock Purchase Agreement and Investor Rights Agreement

In 2020, under the Stock Purchase Agreement, Gilead purchased 5,963,029 shares for a total cost of $200 million, of which $91 million was allocated to the revenue related performance obligations (See Note 5, Revenues for more information) created by the Gilead Collaboration Agreement.

In 2021, under the Amended Stock Purchase Agreement, Gilead purchased 5,650,000 shares for a total cost of $220 million.

Gilead has the right, at its option until July 2025, to purchase up to a maximum of 35% of the Company’s then-outstanding voting common stock, at a purchase price equal to the greater of a 20% premium to market (based on a trailing five-day average closing price at option exercise) or the $33.54 initial purchase price. Based on the value of our common stock at each contract closing, the right to purchase additional shares had no value.

Under the Investor Rights Agreement, Gilead has the right, which they have exercised, to designate two members of our Board of Directors. This agreement also includes a three-year standstill, included a two-year lockup, provided Gilead with registration rights commencing at the end of the lockup period and provides Gilead with pro rata participation rights in certain future financings. In October 2022, we registered Gilead’s shares and the agreement was amended, primarily to extend the two-year lockup period to three-years expiring July 13, 2023.

As of December 31, 2022, Gilead held approximately 18.9% of the Company’s outstanding common stock arising from purchases in our May 2020 public offering and purchases under the Stock Purchase Agreement and Amended Stock Purchase Agreement.

Collaboration Agreements

In 2020, we entered into the Gilead Collaboration Agreement, which gave Gilead an exclusive license to develop and commercialize zimberelimab (the anti PD-1 program) in certain markets and time-limited options to acquire exclusive licenses to develop and commercialize any of our then-current and future clinical programs arising during the 10-year collaboration term, contingent upon $100 million option continuation payments payable on each of the second, fourth, sixth and eighth anniversaries of the agreement. Upon closing of the transaction in July 2020, Gilead made an upfront payment of $175 million.

In 2021, we entered into the Amended Gilead Collaboration Agreement pursuant to which Gilead exercised its option to three programs—providing Gilead with exclusive licenses to develop and commercialize domvanalimab and AB308 (collectively, the anti-TIGIT program), etrumadenant (the adenosine receptor antagonist program) and quemliclustat (the CD73 program), in certain markets—for a total payment of $725 million that was received in 2022. The amendment also (i) provided for a slight reduction in the royalties for these three programs, such that Gilead will pay us tiered royalties as a percentage of revenues ranging from the mid-teens to the low twenties; and (ii) removed the $100 million option continuation payment that was otherwise due on the second anniversary of the Gilead Collaboration Agreement.

Gilead's option, on a program-by-program basis, will expire after a prescribed period following the achievement of a clinical development milestone in such program and our delivery to Gilead of the requisite data package. Gilead may exercise its option to any program at any time prior to expiration of the option and will pay Arcus an option fee of $150 million per program. With respect to domvanalimab, we are also eligible to receive up to $500 million in potential U.S. regulatory approval milestones.

For each program that Gilead opts into, both companies will co-develop and equally share global development costs, subject to certain opt-out rights that we have, and caps on our spending and related subsequent adjustments. For each program, provided we have not exercised our opt-out rights, we have the option to co-promote in the United

States with equal sharing of related profits and losses. Gilead has the right to exclusively commercialize outside of the U.S., subject to the rights of our existing partners in any territories.

Under the Amended Gilead Collaboration Agreement, Gilead also has option rights to two research programs for which we will lead discovery and early development activities. With respect to these two research programs, Gilead has the right to exercise its option, on a program-by-program basis, either (i) upon our completion of certain IND-enabling activities for an option payment of $60 million or (ii) following the achievement of a clinical development milestone for an option payment of $150 million. These research programs were not determined to be performance obligations at contract inception, due to the very early stages of the programs.

As of December 31, 2022, Gilead has licenses to domvanalimab, AB308, etrumadenant, quemliclustat and zimberelimab.

For the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020; we recognized revenue under this agreement of $107 million, $361 million and $71 million, respectively; and reimbursements from Gilead recognized as reductions in R&D expense of $132 million, $25 million and $3 million, respectively. For the year ended December 31, 2022, we recognized reimbursements from Gilead as reductions in G&A expense of $1 million.

For a more detailed discussion on revenues recognized under this collaboration see Note 5, Revenues.

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License and Collaborations
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
License And Collaboration Agreements [Abstract]  
License and Collaborations

Note 4. License and collaborations

We enter into licensing agreements, strategic collaborations and other similar arrangements with third parties for the development and commercialization of certain investigational products. These arrangements may be collaborative and involve two or more parties who are active participants in the operating activities of the collaboration and are exposed to significant risks and rewards depending on the commercial success of the activities. These arrangements may include: non-refundable upfront payments; payments for options to acquire certain rights; potential development and regulatory milestone payments and/or sales-based milestone payments; royalty payments; revenue or profit-sharing arrangements; expense reimbursements; and cost-sharing arrangements.

See Note 2, Summary of significant accounting policies, for additional discussion of revenues recognized under these types of arrangements. Operating expenses for costs incurred pursuant to these arrangements are reported in their respective expense line items in the Consolidated Statements of Operations, net of any payments due to or reimbursements due from our collaboration partners, with such reimbursements being recognized at the time the party becomes obligated to pay. Our significant arrangements are discussed below.

Gilead Collaboration

See Note 3, Related party - Gilead Sciences, Inc.

AstraZeneca Collaboration

In 2020, we entered into a collaboration with AstraZeneca to evaluate domvanalimab, our investigational anti-TIGIT antibody, in combination with AstraZeneca’s durvalumab in a registrational Phase 3 clinical trial in patients with unresectable Stage 3 non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), known as the PACIFIC-8 trial. Under the collaboration, each company will retain existing rights to their respective molecules and any future commercial economics. AstraZeneca will conduct the trial, and each company will supply their respective investigational product to support the trial. Under the terms of the agreement, we will reimburse AstraZeneca for its share of the trial costs upon the achievement of certain milestones or under certain circumstances if the agreement is terminated early. The portion of the costs that we consider to be unavoidable are accrued in advance of the achievement of the milestone.

The PACIFIC-8 trial forms part of the Arcus and Gilead joint development program for domvanalimab and our portion of the trial costs are shared with Gilead. We have recognized a receivable of $2 million from Gilead at December 31, 2022 which is recorded in Other noncurrent assets.

For the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, under this arrangement we recognized as R&D expense $4 million and $1 million, respectively, before expected recoveries from our cost-sharing agreement with Gilead. At December 31, 2022 and 2021, we have recognized a liability of $5 million and $1 million, respectively, which is recorded in Other noncurrent liabilities.

Taiho License

In 2017, we entered into an agreement with Taiho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd (Taiho) under which we granted Taiho exclusive options to programs arising over a five-year period which ended in September 2022 (the Option Period) for an upfront payment of $35 million. Upon an option exercise of a program, Taiho would obtain exclusive development and commercialization rights to investigational products under the program for Japan and certain other territories in Asia (excluding China) (the Taiho Territory).

For each option that Taiho exercises, they will be obligated to make a payment of $3 million to $15 million, depending on the development stage of the optioned program. Upon exercise, Taiho is solely responsible for continued development and commercialization in the Taiho Territory. In addition, for each optioned program we would be eligible to receive clinical and regulatory milestones of up to $130 million and commercial milestone payments of up to $145 million with the achievement of certain sales thresholds in the Taiho Territory. We will also receive royalties ranging from high single-digits to mid-teens on net sales of licensed products in the Taiho Territory. Royalties will be payable by product and country commencing on the first commercial sale and ending upon the later of: (a) 10 years; and (b) expiration of the last-to-expire valid claim of our patents covering the manufacture, use or sale.

As of December 31, 2022, Taiho has exercised its options to (i) etrumadenant (the adenosine receptor antagonist program); (ii) zimberelimab (the anti PD-1 program); and (iii) domvanalimab and AB308 (collectively, the anti-TIGIT program).

For the year ended December 31, 2021, option payments totaling $15 million were recognized as revenue. For the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020 we recognized revenue of $5 million, $7 million, and $7 million, respectively, related to the upfront payment. For a more detailed discussion on revenues see Note 5, Revenues.

WuXi Biologics License – anti-PD-1

In 2017, we entered into an agreement with WuXi Biologics Ireland Limited (WuXi Biologics) which, as amended, provides us with exclusive rights to (i) develop, use and manufacture products that include an anti-PD-1 antibody, including zimberelimab, worldwide and (ii) commercialize any such products worldwide, except in Greater China. Under the agreement, as of December 31, 2022 we may incur (i) clinical and regulatory milestone payments, and commercialization milestone payments of up to $375 million, (ii) tiered royalties that range from the high single-digits to low teens on net sales of the licensed products and (iii) fees related to any sublicenses.

During the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, we incurred milestones of $10 million and $5 million, respectively, and for the year ended December 31, 2020, we incurred sub-license fees of $10 million in connection with the Gilead Collaboration Agreement. All payments were recorded as R&D expense.

WuXi Biologics License – anti-CD39

In 2020, we entered into an agreement with WuXi Biologics, under which we obtained the exclusive worldwide license to anti-CD39 antibodies discovered under the agreement. We will be responsible for the further development and commercialization of these antibodies. Under the agreement, as of December 31, 2022 we may incur additional clinical and regulatory milestone payments of up to $15 million and royalty payments in the low single digits on net sales of the licensed products.

During the year ended December 31, 2022, we made a milestone payment of $2 million which was recorded as R&D expense.

Abmuno License

In 2016, we entered into an agreement with Abmuno Therapeutics LLC (Abmuno), under which we obtained the exclusive worldwide license to develop, use, manufacture, and commercialize products that include an anti-TIGIT antibody, including domvanalimab. Under the agreement, as of December 31, 2022 we may incur additional clinical, regulatory and commercialization milestone payments of up to $88 million.

During the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, we incurred development milestone expenses of $5 million, $5 million and $3 million, respectively, which were recorded as R&D expense.

v3.22.4
Revenues
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]  
Revenues

Note 5. Revenues

The following table summarizes our revenues by collaboration, category of revenue, and the method of recognition (in millions):

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

Over time

 

Point in time

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Gilead Collaboration

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

License to domvanalimab

 

 

*

 

$

-

 

 

$

329

 

 

$

-

 

License to zimberelimab

 

 

*

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

55

 

License and R&D services

*

 

 

 

 

74

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

-

 

Access rights

*

 

 

 

 

33

 

 

 

31

 

 

 

16

 

Taiho Collaboration

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

License to domvanalimab

 

 

*

 

 

-

 

 

 

15

 

 

 

-

 

Access rights

*

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

7

 

Total revenues

 

 

 

 

$

112

 

 

$

383

 

 

$

78

 

Revenues from Gilead accounted for 96%, 94% and 91% of Total revenues for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

The following table summarizes the revenue recognized as a result of changes in the deferred revenue balance (in millions):

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Revenue recognized from amounts in deferred revenue at the beginning of the period

 

 

 

 

$

112

 

 

$

202

 

 

$

7

 

Revenue from the Gilead Collaboration Agreement

We determined that the Amended Gilead Collaboration Agreement (see Note 3, Related party - Gilead Sciences, Inc., for more information) represented a contract modification and at the amendment closing date of December 21, 2021, we allocated the transaction price to the new and remaining performance obligations. The following table summarizes the transaction price and the allocation of the transaction price to the performance obligations (in millions):

Transaction price

 

 

 

Amount

 

Deferred revenues as of December 21, 2021

 

 

 

$

165

 

Option payment for Domvanalimab

 

 

 

 

275

 

Option payment for Etrumadenant

 

 

 

 

250

 

Option payment for Quemliclustat

 

 

 

 

200

 

Total transaction price

 

 

 

$

890

 

 

Allocation to performance obligations

 

Distinct

 

Combined

 

Amount

 

Domvanalimab - License

 

*

 

 

 

$

329

 

Domvanalimab - R&D services

 

*

 

 

 

 

34

 

Etrumadenant - License and R&D services

 

 

 

*

 

 

219

 

Quemliclustat - License and R&D services

 

 

 

*

 

 

176

 

Zimberelimab - R&D and commercial services

 

*

 

 

 

 

11

 

Access rights

 

*

 

 

 

 

84

 

Option continuation periods

 

*

 

 

 

 

37

 

Total allocated transaction price

 

 

 

 

 

$

890

 

 

Our assessment of the transaction price for the Amended Gilead Collaboration Agreement included an analysis of amounts we expected to receive, which at contract inception consisted of the upfront cash payment of $725 million, as well as amounts totaling $165 million deferred from the original Gilead transaction. This excludes the $100 million option continuation payment that was eliminated in the amendment. We determined the entire $890 million to be the allocable transaction price as of the amendment closing date, due to the history of timely payments by Gilead including the receipt of $725 million in January 2022.

We had $452 million and $559 million of deferred revenue remaining on our Consolidated Balance Sheets related to this collaboration at December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively, allocated between current and noncurrent based on the expected timing of future recognition. Total revenues recognized during the year ended December 31, 2022 includes cumulative catch-up revenue of $4 million, due to changes in the total estimated percentage of completion and management's estimated total effort to be incurred in the future to satisfy the performance obligations, primarily related to revised clinical trial assumptions for R&D and commercial activities. This cumulative catch-up reduced net loss per share in the year ended December 31, 2022 by $0.06.

We accounted for each performance obligation as follows:

Domvanalimab – License

Under the Gilead Collaboration Agreement, Gilead obtained an option to the exclusive rights to our anti-TIGIT program, including domvanalimab and AB308, in exchange for an option payment of $275 million, if exercised. Prior to the closing of the Amended Gilead Collaboration Agreement, we had $37 million of deferred revenue on our Consolidated Balance Sheet related to this performance obligation.

Effective December 2021, under the Amended Gilead Collaboration Agreement, Gilead exercised the option and obtained an exclusive license to domvanalimab. We determined that this license was distinct based on an evaluation of the delivery of the license, noting that the program was in the later stages of development and it met the criteria for being distinct from the R&D services required under the Amended Gilead Collaboration Agreement. Specifically, the domvanalimab program was in a Phase 3 clinical trial at the time that Gilead acquired the license and the Company concluded that: (i) the R&D services for such later-stage, Phase 3 IP, primarily involved validating the drug’s efficacy, and (ii) the ongoing R&D services do not significantly modify or customize the drug compound such that the IP is not significantly different at the end of the arrangement as a result of the services. We determined the standalone selling price of this license using a discounted cash flow method.

We recognized as revenue the full $329 million of the allocated transaction price in the year ended December 31, 2021.

Domvanalimab – R&D services

We determined that we retain a separate performance obligation to perform further R&D services for Gilead related to domvanalimab. The standalone selling price of this obligation was determined using an expected cost-plus margin approach. We recognize the amounts allocated to these services as the performance obligation is satisfied, calculated as an estimated percentage of completion based on management's estimated total effort for the program.

We recognized $5 million in license and R&D services revenue in the year ended December 31, 2022 and no revenue was recognized in 2021 as the R&D services had not yet commenced. At December 31, 2022 we had $30 million of deferred revenue remaining on our Consolidated Balance Sheet related to this performance obligation.

Etrumadenant – License and R&D services

Under the Gilead Collaboration Agreement Gilead obtained an option to the exclusive rights to our adenosine receptor program, etrumadenant, in exchange for an option payment of $250 million, if exercised. Prior to the closing of the Amended Gilead Collaboration Agreement, we had $127 million of deferred revenue on our Consolidated Balance Sheet related to this performance obligation.

Effective December 2021, under the Amended Gilead Collaboration Agreement, Gilead exercised the option and obtained an exclusive license to etrumadenant and we were also obligated to perform further R&D services for Gilead related to etrumadenant. We determined that the license and R&D services were combined based on an evaluation of the delivery of the license, due to the early stage of the technology and the specialized nature of our know-how. We determined the standalone selling price of the license using a discounted cash flow method and the R&D services

using an expected cost-plus margin approach. We recognize the amounts allocated to the combined license and services as the performance obligation is satisfied, calculated as an estimated percentage of completion based on management's estimated total effort for the program.

We recognized $34 million in license and R&D services revenue in the year ended December 31, 2022 and no revenue was recognized in 2021 as the R&D services had not yet commenced. At December 31, 2022 we had $185 million of deferred revenue remaining on our Consolidated Balance Sheet related to this performance obligation.

Quemliclustat – License and R&D services

Under the Gilead Collaboration Agreement Gilead obtained an option to the exclusive rights to the Company's CD73 program, quemliclustat, in exchange for an option payment of $200 million, if exercised. Prior to the closing of the Amended Gilead Collaboration Agreement, we had no deferred revenue on our Consolidated Balance Sheet related to this performance obligation.

Effective December 2021, under the Amended Gilead Collaboration Agreement, Gilead exercised the option and obtained an exclusive license to quemliclustat and we were also obligated to perform further R&D services for Gilead related to quemliclustat. We determined that the license and R&D services were combined based on an evaluation of the delivery of the license, due to the early stage of the technology and the specialized nature of our know-how. We determined the standalone selling price of the license using a discounted cash flow method and the R&D services using an expected cost-plus margin approach. We recognize the amounts allocated to the combined license and services as the performance obligation is satisfied, calculated as an estimated percentage of completion based on management's estimated total effort for the program.

We recognized $26 million in license and R&D services revenue in the year ended December 31, 2022 and no revenue was recognized in 2021 as the R&D services had not yet commenced. At December 31, 2022 we had $149 million of deferred revenue remaining on our Consolidated Balance Sheet related to this performance obligation.

Zimberelimab – License

Effective July 2020, under the Gilead Collaboration Agreement, Gilead obtained an exclusive license to zimberelimab. We determined that this license was distinct based on an evaluation of the delivery of the license, noting that the program was in the later stages of development and it met the criteria for being distinct from the R&D services required under the Gilead Collaboration Agreement. We determined the standalone selling price of this license using a discounted cash flow method.

We recognized the full $55 million of the allocated transaction price as revenue in the year ended December 31, 2020.

Zimberelimab – R&D and commercialization services

We determined that we retained separate performance obligations to perform further R&D and commercialization services for Gilead related to zimberelimab, as a monotherapy and in combination with other agents. Prior to the closing of the Amended Gilead Collaboration Agreement, we had $10 million of deferred revenue on our Consolidated Balance Sheet, related to these performance obligations. The standalone selling price of these obligations were determined using an expected cost-plus margin approach. We recognize the amounts allocated to these services as the performance obligations are satisfied, calculated as an estimated percentage of completion based on management's estimated total effort for the program.

We recognized $9 million and $1 million for R&D and commercialization services in the year ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. At December 31, 2022, we had $1 million of deferred revenue remaining on our Consolidated Balance Sheet related to these performance obligations.

Access rights and option continuation periods

Under the Amended Gilead Collaboration Agreement, Gilead has exclusive access to our current programs as well as the future programs for a period of ten years, contingent upon option continuation payments totaling $300 million, consisting of a $100 million payment on each of the fourth, sixth, and eighth anniversaries of the agreement.

Prior to the closing of the Amended Gilead Collaboration Agreement, we had $92 million deferred revenue on our Consolidated Balance Sheet related to this performance obligation.

The standalone selling price of this ongoing R&D pipeline access was determined using an expected cost-plus margin approach. We use a time-elapsed input method to measure progress toward satisfying this obligation, which is the method we believe most faithfully depicts the Company’s performance in transferring the promised services during the time period in which Gilead has access to our R&D pipeline. Accordingly, the revenue allocated to this performance obligation is being recognized using this input method over the minimum four-year period. We determined that Gilead is not obligated to pay the remaining $300 million due over the remainder of the term and excluded these payments from the transaction price. Failure to pay the non-obligatory option continuation payments will result in Gilead’s loss of certain rights to access and obtain licenses to the programs arising from our R&D pipeline.

We recognized as revenue $33 million, $31 million and $16 million associated with this obligation in the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively under the Gilead Collaboration Agreement and the Amended Gilead Collaboration Agreement. At December 31, 2022, we had $87 million of deferred revenue on our Consolidated Balance Sheet related to this performance obligation.

Capitalized costs to obtain a contract

We incurred $7 million in costs to obtain the Gilead Agreements in 2020, which consisted of consultant and legal fees. We determined that $2 million of these costs were related to the Stock Purchase Agreement which were recognized as offering costs and we allocated the remaining costs to the various performance obligations, to be recognized as the underlying performance obligation is satisfied and revenue is recognized. We incurred $4 million in costs to obtain the Amended Gilead Collaboration Agreement in 2021, which consisted of fees to a third party. These fees were combined with the $4 million of capitalized fees that remained from the original agreement at the amendment closing date, and the total $8 million was allocated to the performance obligations identified under the Amended Gilead Collaboration Agreement, to be recognized as expense as the underlying performance obligation is satisfied and revenue is recognized.

For the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, we recognized expense related to these capitalized costs of $1 million, $4 million and $1 million, respectively, which was recorded in G&A expense. As of December 31, 2022, we had $4 million in capitalized costs to obtain the contract, of which $1 million was recorded as Prepaid and other current assets and $3 million was recorded as Other noncurrent assets in our Consolidated Balance Sheet.

v3.22.4
Income Taxes
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes

Note 6. Income taxes

Income (loss) before income taxes included the following (in millions):

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Domestic

 

$

(267

)

 

$

54

 

 

$

(123

)

Foreign

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

-

 

Income (loss) before income tax

 

$

(266

)

 

$

55

 

 

$

(123

)

The provision for income taxes included the following (in millions):

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Current

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal

 

$

-

 

 

$

1

 

 

$

-

 

State

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

-

 

Total income tax expense

 

$

1

 

 

$

2

 

 

$

-

 

 

The 2022 income tax expense considers the impact of the capitalization of R&D expenses for income tax purposes due to changes in U.S. legislation.

The reconciliation between the federal statutory income tax rate and our effective tax rate was as follows:

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

 

2022

 

 

 

2021

 

 

 

2020

 

 

Federal statutory income tax rate

 

 

21.0

 

%

 

 

21.0

 

%

 

 

21.0

 

%

State taxes, net of federal benefit

 

 

(0.1

)

 

 

 

0.8

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

Equity investment

 

 

0.9

 

 

 

 

(4.1

)

 

 

 

4.2

 

 

Research and development credits

 

 

3.1

 

 

 

 

(11.9

)

 

 

 

3.1

 

 

Change in valuation allowance

 

 

(24.5

)

 

 

 

(2.6

)

 

 

 

(27.4

)

 

Stock based compensation

 

 

0.1

 

 

 

 

(0.8

)

 

 

 

(0.2

)

 

Non-deductible expenses and other

 

 

(0.6

)

 

 

 

0.9

 

 

 

 

(0.7

)

 

Provision for income taxes

 

 

(0.1

)

%

 

 

3.3

 

%

 

 

0.0

 

%

Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effects of (a) temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes, and (b) operating losses and tax credit carryforwards.

Significant components of our deferred tax assets and liabilities were as follows (in millions):

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Deferred tax assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal and state net operating loss carryforwards

 

$

24

 

 

$

24

 

Research and development credits carryforwards

 

 

22

 

 

 

13

 

Stock-based compensation

 

 

16

 

 

 

10

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

6

 

 

 

6

 

Deferred revenue

 

 

19

 

 

 

24

 

Lease liability

 

 

25

 

 

 

25

 

Capitalized research and development costs

 

 

53

 

 

 

-

 

Other

 

 

7

 

 

 

4

 

Total deferred tax assets

 

 

172

 

 

 

106

 

Deferred tax liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Right-of-use assets

 

 

(22

)

 

 

(23

)

Total deferred tax liabilities

 

 

(22

)

 

 

(23

)

Less valuation allowance

 

 

(150

)

 

 

(83

)

Net deferred tax assets (liabilities)

 

$

-

 

 

$

-

 

 

The accounting for deferred taxes involves the evaluation of a number of factors concerning the realizability of net deferred tax assets. We considered factors such as our history of operating losses, the nature of our deferred tax assets, and the timing, likelihood and amount, if any, of future taxable income during the periods in which those temporary differences and carryforwards become deductible, including amounts that may arise under the collaboration agreement with Gilead entered into in 2020 and the 2021 program opt-ins. As a result of our evaluation of these factors, including the uncertainty that exists with respect to the option fees and milestone payments, we do not believe that it is more likely than not that the deferred tax assets will be realized. Accordingly, a full valuation allowance has been established and no deferred tax asset is shown in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets. The valuation allowance increased by approximately $67 million for the year ended December 31, 2022 and decreased by approximately $1 million for the year ended December 31, 2021.

The United States enacted the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act in December 2017, which requires companies to capitalize all of their R&D costs for U.S. tax purposes, including software development costs, incurred in tax years beginning after December 21,2021. Beginning in 2022, for tax purposes we began capitalizing and amortizing R&D costs over a five-year period for domestic research and a fifteen-year period for international research rather than expensing these costs immediately.

At December 31, 2022, we had total net operating loss carryforwards (NOLs) of $109 million that have no expiration date and federal research tax credits of approximately $18 million that begin to expire in 2039. We also have state NOLs of approximately $19 million that begin to expire in 2035, and state research tax credits of approximately $12 million that have no expiration date, and foreign research tax credits of approximately $3 million that have no expiration date. Use of the U.S. federal and state NOLs and credit carryforwards may be subject to a substantial annual limitation due to the ownership change provisions of U.S. tax law, as defined in Section 382 and 383 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and similar state provisions. The annual limitation may result in the expiration of NOLs and credits before use. We have determined that an ownership change, as defined under IRC Section 382, occurred in previous years. While we do not expect these ownership changes to result in the expiration of net operating loss and credit carryforwards prior to utilization, we are subject to an annual limitation on the use of its tax attributes. The limitation on the use of net operating loss and credit carryforwards could reduce our ability to use a portion of the tax attributes to offset future taxable income.

We have not been audited by the Internal Revenue Service, any state or foreign tax authority. We are subject to taxation in the United States and in Australia. Due to net operating loss and research credit carryforwards, all of our tax years, from 2015 to 2022, remain open to U.S. federal and California state tax examinations. In addition, our fiscal years from 2018 to 2022 are open to examination in Australia.

Uncertain Tax Positions

We follow the provisions of FASB Accounting Standards Codification (ASC 740-10), Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes. ASC 740-10 prescribes a comprehensive model for the recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure in financial statements of uncertain tax positions that have been taken or are expected to be taken on a tax return. No liability related to uncertain tax positions is recorded in the Consolidated Financial Statements. The reserve for unrecognized tax benefits was approximately $8 million and $5 million at December 31, 2022, and 2021, respectively.

Due to the full valuation allowance at December 31, 2022 and 2021, current adjustments to the unrecognized tax benefit will have no impact on our effective income tax rate; any adjustments made after the valuation allowance is released will have an impact on the tax rate.

Interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits are included in the provision for income taxes. There were no interest or penalties accrued at December 31, 2022 or 2021.

The following table summarizes the activity related to our unrecognized tax benefits (in millions):

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Beginning balance

 

$

5

 

 

$

3

 

Additions for tax positions taken in current year

 

 

3

 

 

 

2

 

Ending balance

 

$

8

 

 

$

5

 

As of December 31, 2022, the total amount of gross unrecognized tax benefits was $8 million, of which, if recognized, none would impact our effective tax rate. We do not anticipate material changes to our uncertain tax positions through the next 12 months.

v3.22.4
Net Income (Loss) per Share
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]  
Net Income (Loss) per Share

Note 7. Net income (loss) per share

The computation of basic net income (loss) per share is based on the weighted-average number of our common shares outstanding during the period. The computation of diluted net income (loss) per share is based on the weighted-average number of our common shares and dilutive potential common shares, which primarily include shares that may be issued under our stock option, restricted stock award, and ESPP programs (collectively, dilutive securities) as determined under the treasury stock method.

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted net income (loss) per share (in millions, except per share data):

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Net income (loss) (Numerator):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

(267

)

 

$

53

 

 

$

(123

)

Weighted-average shares (Denominator):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding

 

 

72.0

 

 

 

70.3

 

 

 

56.4

 

Less: Subject to vesting

 

 

-

 

 

 

(1.0

)

 

 

(1.6

)

Weighted-average shares for basic EPS

 

 

72.0

 

 

 

69.3

 

 

 

54.8

 

Effect of dilutive securities

 

 

-

 

 

 

4.7

 

 

 

-

 

Weighted-average shares for diluted EPS

 

 

72.0

 

 

 

74.0

 

 

 

54.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss) per share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

(3.71

)

 

$

0.76

 

 

$

(2.24

)

Diluted

 

$

(3.71

)

 

$

0.71

 

 

$

(2.24

)

The following table summarizes potentially dilutive securities excluded from the computation of diluted net income (loss) per share calculations because they would have been antidilutive (in millions):

 

 

At December 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Common stock options issued and outstanding

 

 

12.0

 

 

 

4.5

 

 

 

9.9

 

Restricted stock units issued

 

 

1.3

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

0.7

 

Unvested early exercised common stock options

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

0.2

 

Employee Stock Purchase Plan shares

 

 

0.2

 

 

 

0.1

 

 

 

-

 

Unvested restricted stock issued as part of collaboration agreement

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1.3

 

Total

 

 

13.5

 

 

 

4.6

 

 

 

12.1

 

We have also excluded the effect of Gilead's right to purchase additional shares of our common stock from the calculation as these rights had no intrinsic value at either December 31, 2022, 2021 or 2020.

v3.22.4
Stock-Based Compensation
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]  
Stock-based compensation

Note 8. Stock-based compensation

Stock-based compensation expense

The following table reflects the components of stock-based compensation expense recognized in our Consolidated Statements of Operations (in millions):

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Research and development

 

$

33

 

 

$

29

 

 

$

11

 

General and administrative

 

 

32

 

 

 

26

 

 

 

11

 

Total stock-based compensation

 

$

65

 

 

$

55

 

 

$

22

 

As of December 31, 2022, unrecognized compensation costs related to non-vested stock option awards and RSUs totaled $90 million and $37 million, respectively, and is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.2 years and 2.4 years, respectively.

Stock Plans

We grant awards to employees and nonemployees under a series of equity incentive plans (collectively, the Stock Plans). Awards under our Stock Plans are made with newly issued shares reserved for this purpose.

2020 Stock Plan

In January 2020, we adopted the 2020 Inducement Plan (2020 Stock Plan). Under this plan, an initial 3.0 million shares of our common stock were authorized by the Board of Directors for the award of stock options and other equity-based awards as an inducement to eligible individuals to enter into employment with us. During the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, the Board of Directors authorized an increase of 5.0 million shares and 1.0 million shares, respectively. As of December 31, 2022, there were 3.2 million shares available for grant under this plan.

2018 Stock Plan

In March 2018, we adopted the 2018 Equity Incentive Plan (2018 Stock Plan), which replaced the 2015 Stock Plan. Under this plan, an initial 3.6 million shares were reserved together with 0.7 million shares that remained available for issuance at adoption under the 2015 Stock Plan. Any outstanding awards under the 2015 Stock Plan that subsequently expire, lapse unexercised or are forfeited to or repurchased by us are also added to the 2018 Stock Plan. The number of shares reserved for issuance will automatically increase on January 1 of each year by a number equal to or the smaller of (i) 3.6 million shares, (ii) 4% of the shares of common stock outstanding on the last business day of the prior fiscal year, or (iii) an amount as determined by the Board of Directors. As of December 31, 2022, there were 3.6 million shares available for grant under this plan. On January 1, 2023, the number of shares available for issuance under this Plan automatically increased by 2.9 million.

2015 Stock Plan

Our amended 2015 Stock Plan, which was in place prior to our public offering in March 2018, allowed option holders to exercise stock options prior to vesting, subject to certain limitations. Any exercised unvested shares were subject to repurchase by us at the original exercise price in the event the option holder’s service with the Company was terminated either voluntarily or involuntarily.

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

In March 2018, we adopted the 2018 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (2018 ESPP). The 2018 ESPP provides eligible employees with the opportunity to purchase shares of common stock through payroll deductions at a price equal to 85% of the lower of the fair market value per share on the first trading day of the applicable 24-month offering period or on the applicable purchase date. Employees are limited to a maximum purchase limit of 3,000 shares on each purchase date or $25,000 of shares purchased in a calendar year. The 2018 ESPP is intended to constitute an “employee stock purchase plan” under Section 423(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. The 2018 ESPP may be terminated by our board of directors at any time. Under this plan, an initial 0.7 million shares were reserved for issuance. The number of shares reserved for issuance will automatically increase on January 1 of each year by a number equal to or the smaller of (i) 1.1 million shares, (ii) 1% of the shares of common stock outstanding

on the last business day of the prior fiscal year, or (iii) an amount as determined by the Board of Directors. As of December 31, 2022, there were 2.0 million shares available for purchase under this plan. On January 1, 2023, the number of shares available for purchase under this Plan automatically increased by 0.7 million shares. The number of shares issued under the 2018 ESPP during the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020 was 0.3 million, 0.2 million, and 0.2 million, respectively.

Restricted Stock Units

We grant restricted stock units (RSUs) to our employees and directors under the 2018 Plan. The RSUs vest annually or quarterly over four years for employees and annually for directors. The following table summarizes information regarding our RSUs for the year ended December 31, 2022:

 

 

Total Restricted Stock Units
(in millions)

 

 

Weighted
Average
Grant Date Fair Value

 

Nonvested at December 31, 2021

 

 

1.1

 

 

$

32.23

 

RSUs granted

 

 

0.9

 

 

 

30.22

 

RSUs vested

 

 

(0.5

)

 

 

32.27

 

RSUs forfeited or canceled

 

 

(0.2

)

 

 

30.65

 

Nonvested at December 31, 2022

 

 

1.3

 

 

$

31.09

 

The total grant date fair value of shares vested during the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020 was $15 million, $12 million and $0.1 million, respectively.

Stock Options

The exercise price of stock options is set at the closing price of our common stock on the grant date, and the related number of shares granted is fixed at that point in time. Awards expire 10 years from the date of grant. The following table summarizes information regarding our stock options for the year ended December 31, 2022:

 

 

Shares
Subject to
Outstanding
Options
(in millions)

 

 

Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price Per
Share

 

 

Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term (in years)

 

 

Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
(in millions)

 

Outstanding at December 31, 2021

 

 

12.0

 

 

$

19.46

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options granted

 

 

2.3

 

 

$

30.37

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options exercised

 

 

(1.4

)

 

$

13.17

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options forfeited or canceled

 

 

(0.9

)

 

$

25.93

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding at December 31, 2022

 

 

12.0

 

 

$

21.77

 

 

 

7.60

 

 

$

50

 

Options vested and expected to vest as of December 31, 2022

 

 

12.0

 

 

$

21.77

 

 

 

7.60

 

 

$

50

 

Options exercisable as of December 31, 2022

 

 

6.7

 

 

$

18.01

 

 

 

7.01

 

 

$

42

 

During the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, the intrinsic value of shares exercised was $26 million, $17 million, and $7 million, respectively, and the fair value of shares vested during the same period was $48 million, $40 million, and $17 million, respectively.

Valuation Assumptions for Stock Options and ESPP

We utilize the Black-Scholes pricing model to estimate the fair value of stock options and shares issued under our ESPP. The following table summarizes the key assumptions used to calculate the fair value and the resulting weighted-average grant date fair value of stock options granted:

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

Stock Options

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Weighted average closing price of our common stock on grant date

 

$

30.37

 

 

$

33.03

 

 

$

17.36

 

Risk-free interest rate

 

2.4% - 4.0%

 

 

1.0% - 1.4%

 

 

0.4% - 0.5%

 

Expected term (in years)

 

6.02

 

 

6.02

 

 

6.02

 

Volatility

 

76.5% - 79.3%

 

 

75.3% - 77.6%

 

 

76.5% - 78.5%

 

Dividend yield

 

0%

 

 

0%

 

 

0%

 

Weighted average fair value of stock options granted

 

$

20.75

 

 

$

22.05

 

 

$

11.57

 

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

ESPP

 

2022

 

2021

 

2020

Risk-free interest rate

 

1.6% - 4.7%

 

0.0% - 0.6%

 

0.1% - 0.2%

Expected term (in years)

 

0.5 - 2.0

 

0.5-2.0

 

0.5-2.0

Volatility

 

68.9% - 82.5%

 

61.2% - 95.7%

 

66.6% - 136.0%

Dividend yield

 

0%

 

0%

 

0%

 

Closing price of our common stock on grant date — The exercise price of our stock options is set as the closing price of our common stock on the grant date.

Risk-free interest rate — The risk-free rate assumption is based on the U.S. treasury yield in effect at the time of grant for instruments with maturities similar to the expected term of our stock options.

Expected term — We have opted to use the “simplified method” for estimating the expected term of options, whereby the expected term equals the arithmetic average of the vesting term and the original contractual term of the option (generally 10 years).

Volatility — Due to our limited operating history and a lack of company specific historical and implied volatility data, our estimate of expected volatility is based on the historical volatility of a group of similar publicly traded companies. The historical volatility data was computed using the daily closing prices for the selected companies’ shares during the equivalent period of the calculated expected term of the stock-based awards.

Dividend yield — We have not issued any dividends in our history and do not expect to issue dividends over the life of the options.

v3.22.4
Employee Benefit Plan
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Retirement Benefits [Abstract]  
Employee Benefit Plan

Note 9. Employee benefit plan

We have a 401(k) defined contribution plan for all our employees which allows tax-deferred salary deductions. The Company matches, at its discretion, employee contributions. For the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, we made contributions of $2 million and $1 million to the plan. We made no contributions to the plan for the year ended December 31, 2020.

v3.22.4
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Marketable Securities
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Marketable Securities [Abstract]  
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Marketable Securities

Note 10. Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities

The following table summarizes amortized cost, gross unrealized gains and losses and the fair value of our cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities, all of which are considered available for sale, by type of securities:

Types of securities as of December 31, 2022

 

Amortized
Cost

 

 

Unrealized
Gain

 

 

Unrealized
Loss

 

 

Fair
Value

 

Money market funds

 

$

169

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

169

 

U.S. treasury securities

 

 

317

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(3

)

 

 

314

 

Corporate securities and commercial paper

 

 

635

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(4

)

 

 

631

 

U.S. government agency securities

 

 

20

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

20

 

Certificate of deposit

 

 

4

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

4

 

Total

 

$

1,145

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

(7

)

 

$

1,138

 

 

 

Types of securities as of December 31, 2021

 

Amortized
Cost

 

 

Unrealized
Gain

 

 

Unrealized
Loss

 

 

Fair
Value

 

Money market funds

 

$

148

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

148

 

U.S. treasury securities

 

 

112

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

112

 

Corporate securities and commercial paper

 

 

422

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(1

)

 

 

421

 

Total

 

$

682

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

(1

)

 

$

681

 

The following table summarizes the fair values of our cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities by location in the Consolidated Balance Sheets and contractual maturity:

 

 

Contractual

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

Location in Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

Maturity

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

-

 

$

206

 

 

$

148

 

Marketable securities

 

Within one year

 

 

803

 

 

 

351

 

Long-term marketable securities

 

Between one year and three years

 

 

129

 

 

 

182

 

Total

 

 

 

$

1,138

 

 

$

681

 

Realized gains or losses recognized on the sale of available-for-sale marketable securities were not material for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020. Realized gains and losses are included in Interest and other income, net, in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. The cost of a security sold is determined using the specific-identification method.

We limit the credit risk associated with our investments by placing them with banks and institutions it believes are highly credit worthy and investing in highly rated investments. We held a total of 219 and 165 positions in securities which were in unrealized loss positions as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. We do not intend to sell our securities with unrealized loss positions and have concluded we will not be required to sell the securities before recovery of the amortized cost for the investment at maturity. No credit related losses have been recognized for any of the periods presented.

The following table provides a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash within the Consolidated Balance Sheets to the total shown in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (in millions):

 

 

As of December 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

206

 

 

$

148

 

Restricted cash (included in Other noncurrent assets)

 

 

3

 

 

 

3

 

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

 

$

209

 

 

$

151

 

Restricted cash at December 31, 2022 and 2021 represents cash balances held as security in connection with our facility lease agreements.

v3.22.4
Property and Equipment
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]  
Property and equipment

Note 11. Property and equipment

Property and equipment, net was all located in the United States and consisted of the following (in millions):

 

Useful Life

 

As of December 31,

 

 

(in years)

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Leasehold improvements

10

 

$

34

 

 

$

32

 

Scientific equipment

5

 

 

17

 

 

 

14

 

Furniture and equipment

3-5

 

 

3

 

 

 

2

 

Construction in progress

-

 

 

4

 

 

 

2

 

Total

 

 

 

58

 

 

 

50

 

Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization

 

 

 

(23

)

 

 

(18

)

Property and equipment, net

 

 

$

35

 

 

$

32

 

 

v3.22.4
Consolidated Balance Sheet Components
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Balance Sheet Related Disclosures [Abstract]  
Consolidated balance sheet components

Note 12. Consolidated balance sheet components

Prepaid and Other Current Assets

Prepaid and other current assets consisted of the following (in millions):

 

 

As of December 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Prepaids and other assets

 

$

15

 

 

$

16

 

Accrued interest receivable

 

 

4

 

 

 

2

 

Total prepaid and other current assets

 

$

19

 

 

$

18

 

Other Current Liabilities

Other current liabilities consisted of the following (in millions):

 

 

As of December 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Accrued research and development

 

$

45

 

 

$

30

 

Accrued personnel expenses

 

 

25

 

 

 

17

 

Income taxes payable

 

 

-

 

 

 

2

 

Other

 

 

6

 

 

 

5

 

Total other current liabilities

 

$

76

 

 

$

54

 

v3.22.4
Leases
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Leases [Abstract]  
Leases

Note 13. Leases

We lease our corporate headquarters, which includes approximately 151,000 square feet of executive offices, research and development, and business operations, in Hayward, California. This includes approximately 14,500 square feet of leased space that commenced in April 2022, with related tenant improvement allowances totaling approximately $6 million. We also lease approximately 109,000 square feet in Brisbane, California. Both leases: are non-cancelable; extend through 2031; have two options, at our sole discretion, to extend the lease terms for a period of eight years each; and require monthly lease payments that are subject to annual increases throughout the lease term.

In October 2022, we entered into an agreement to sublease approximately 31,000 unfinished square feet of our Brisbane office to another company. This sublease includes a tenant improvement allowance to be paid by us of $9 million. Under the terms of the agreement, we will receive sublease income of approximately $3 million per year which will be recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. This sublease is non-cancelable, is expected to commence in 2023 and extends through 2028, with the sublessee having options to extend the lease term and/or to lease additional space within the building.

At December 31, 2022 and 2021, our lease portfolio had a weighted average remaining term of 9.0 years and 10.0 years, respectively, and a weighted average discount rate of 5.2% and 5.1%, respectively.

The following table summarizes information related to our leases, all of which are classified as operating (in millions):

 

 

As of December 31,

 

Location in Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other noncurrent assets - right-of-use assets

 

$

100

 

 

$

105

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets - net tenant receivable

 

 

-

 

 

 

3

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other current liabilities - net current operating lease liabilities

 

 

3

 

 

 

-

 

Other noncurrent liabilities

 

 

117

 

 

 

117

 

For the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, the Company incurred lease expense of $18 million, $7 million, and $3 million, respectively. Lease costs include rent expense, which consists primarily of our proportionate share of operating expenses, property taxes, and insurance which we have elected to include in lease costs.

The following table summarizes our cash and non-cash information related to our operating leases (in millions):

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Cash paid for amounts included in measurement of lease liabilities

 

$

11

 

 

$

5

 

 

$

2

 

Cash received from tenant improvement allowances

 

 

8

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

-

 

Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities

 

 

3

 

 

 

95

 

 

 

8

 

Recognition of tenant improvement allowance receivable included in Other current liabilities

 

 

6

 

 

 

11

 

 

 

1

 

The following table summarizes our future minimum lease payments at December 31, 2022 (in millions):

Year Ending December 31,

Operating Leases

 

2023

$

15

 

2024

 

16

 

2025

 

16

 

2026

 

17

 

2027

 

18

 

Thereafter

 

77

 

Total undiscounted future minimum lease payments

 

159

 

Less: Imputed interest

 

(33

)

Total present value of lease liabilities

$

126

 

As of December 31, 2022, we have a tenant allowance receivable of $6 million expected to be received within one year. This amount is included as offset to our lease liability in Other current liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheet.

As of December 31, 2022, we have provided deposits for letters of credit totaling $3 million to secure our obligations under our leases, which are included in Other noncurrent assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheet.

v3.22.4
Stockholders' Equity
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]  
Stockholders' Equity

Note 14. Stockholders’ equity

Common Stock

We are authorized to issue up to 400.0 million shares of common stock.

Public Offering

In 2020, under our shelf registration statement that was filed with the SEC in May 2020, we issued 12.7 million shares of our common stock at $27.50 per share in an underwritten public offering. The total number of shares sold consisted of 11.0 million base shares and an additional 1.7 million shares sold pursuant to the underwriters’ option exercise. Proceeds from the public offering were approximately $326 million net of underwriting discounts, commissions and other offering expenses.

Gilead Stock Purchase Agreement

In 2020, we closed a private offering under the Stock Purchase Agreement pursuant to which Gilead purchased 6.0 million shares of our common stock at a price of $33.54 per share for a total investment of approximately $200 million. Approximately $91 million of Gilead’s investment was determined to be a premium on the fair value of the common stock and was allocated to the revenue related performance obligations under the Gilead Collaboration Agreement. See Note 3, Related party - Gilead Sciences, Inc., and Note 5, Revenues, for further discussion of these agreements with Gilead. Net proceeds allocated to the equity investment were approximately $108 million after deducting the premium and direct offering expenses of $2 million.

In February 2021, we closed a second private offering under the Amended Stock Purchase Agreement, pursuant to which Gilead made an equity investment of approximately $220 million in the Company by purchasing 5.7 million shares of our common stock at a price of $39.00 per share.

Preferred Stock

We have 10.0 million shares of preferred stock issuable in series. There was no preferred stock outstanding as of December 31, 2022 and 2021.

v3.22.4
Fair Value Measurements
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]  
Fair Value Measurements

Note 15. Fair value measurements

We determine the fair value of financial and non-financial assets and liabilities using the fair value hierarchy, which establishes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value, as follows:

Level 1 inputs include unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;
Level 2 inputs include observable inputs other than Level 1 inputs, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the asset or liability; and
Level 3 inputs include unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the underlying asset or liability. Our Level 3 assets and liabilities include those whose fair value measurements are determined using pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies or similar valuation techniques and significant management judgment or estimation.

Assets and liabilities measured at fair value are classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

The following tables summarizes the types of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis by level within the fair value hierarchy (in millions):

 

 

December 31, 2022

 

 

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 2

 

 

Level 3

 

 

Total

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Money market funds

 

$

169

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

169

 

U.S. treasury securities

 

 

-

 

 

 

314

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

314

 

Corporate securities and commercial paper

 

 

-

 

 

 

631

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

631

 

U.S. government agency securities

 

 

-

 

 

 

20

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

20

 

Certificate of deposit

 

 

-

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

4

 

Total assets measured at fair value

 

$

169

 

 

$

969

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

1,138

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liability for sale of future royalties

 

$

-

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

17

 

 

$

17

 

Total liabilities measured at fair value

 

$

-

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

17

 

 

$

17

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 2

 

 

Level 3

 

 

Total

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Money market funds

 

$

148

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

148

 

U.S. treasury securities

 

 

-

 

 

 

112

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

112

 

Corporate securities and commercial paper

 

 

-

 

 

 

421

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

421

 

Total assets measured at fair value

 

$

148

 

 

$

533

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

681

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liability for sale of future royalties

 

$

-

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

5

 

 

$

5

 

Total liabilities measured at fair value

 

$

-

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

5

 

 

$

5

 

 

Liability for sale of future royalties

In 2021, we entered into an agreement with BVF Partners L.P. (BVF), under which BVF will fund the discovery and development of compounds for the treatment of inflammatory diseases (the Program) for $15 million in non-refundable payments paid in 2021 and 2022. In return, we are obligated to perform research and development activities in the Program, to make contingent payments upon the achievement of certain clinical and regulatory milestones of

up to $73 million or $160 million depending on whether the program is solely developed by us or with Gilead if they opt-in pursuant to the Gilead Collaboration Agreement. We will also pay mid- to high-single digit royalties on any net product sales generated by the Program. We account for the BVF Agreement as a liability primarily because we have significant continuing involvement in generating the cash flows due to BVF.

The liability is recorded at fair value by using probability-adjusted discounted cash flows, and we revalue this liability each reporting period until the related contingencies have been resolved. The fair value measurement of this liability is based on significant unobservable inputs reviewed quarterly by management. The inputs include, as applicable, estimated probabilities and the timing of achieving specified development, regulatory and commercial milestones as well as estimated annual sales. Significant changes that increase or decrease the probabilities of achieving the related development, regulatory and commercial events or that shorten or lengthen the time required to achieve such events or that increase or decrease estimated annual sales would result in corresponding increases or decreases in the fair values of the obligations, as applicable. Changes in the fair value of this liability related to interest accretion are recognized in Non-operating income (expense) in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

The imputed effective interest rate on the unamortized portion of the liability was approximately 20.6% as of December 31, 2022. The liability for sale of future royalties is reported in Other noncurrent liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets and changes were as follows (in millions):

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Beginning balance

 

$

5

 

 

$

-

 

Cash received

 

 

10

 

 

 

5

 

Interest accretion

 

 

2

 

 

 

-

 

Ending balance

 

$

17

 

 

$

5

 

v3.22.4
Commitments
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Commitments

Note 16. Commitments

Standby Letters of Credit

We have standby letters of credit up to an aggregate of $3 million provided as collateral for our leases. The letters of credit are secured by $3 million in deposits classified as restricted cash and included in Other noncurrent assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. At December 31, 2022 the standby letters of credit were not drawn down.

Purchase Commitments

We have contractual arrangements with CROs and suppliers. These contracts are generally cancelable on 30 days’ notice and the obligations under these contracts arise as the services are performed.

Indemnification

As permitted under Delaware law and in accordance with our bylaws, we are required to indemnify our officers and directors for certain events or occurrences while the officer or director is or was serving in such capacity. We are also party to indemnification agreements with our directors and officers. We believe the fair value of the indemnification rights and agreements is minimal and accordingly, we have not recorded any liabilities as of December 31, 2022 and 2021.

v3.22.4
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Basis of Presentation

Basis of Presentation

The Consolidated Financial Statements, which include the accounts of Arcus as well as its wholly owned subsidiary, have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP) and include all adjustments necessary for the fair presentation of the Company’s financial position for the periods presented. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.

We assess whether we are the primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity (“VIE”) at the inception of the arrangement and at each reporting date. This assessment is based on our power to direct the activities of the VIE that most significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance and our obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits from the VIE that could potentially be significant to the VIE. We do not have any significant interests in any variable interest entities of which we are the primary beneficiary.

Use of Estimates

Use of Estimates

The preparation of the Consolidated Financial Statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses and related disclosures. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various market-specific and other relevant assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Estimates are assessed each period and updated to reflect current information. Actual results may differ materially from those estimates.

Collaborative Arrangements

Collaborative Arrangements

We assess whether our licensing and other agreements are collaborative arrangements based on whether they involve joint operating activities and whether both parties have active participation in the arrangement and are exposed to significant risks and rewards. For arrangements that we determine are collaborations, we identify each distinct performance obligation, and then determine whether a customer relationship exists for that distinct performance obligation. If we determine a performance obligation within the collaborative arrangement to be with a customer, we apply our revenue accounting policy. If a portion of a distinct bundle of goods or services within the collaborative arrangement is not with a customer, we apply recognition and measurement based on an analogy to authoritative accounting literature or, if there is no appropriate analogy, a reasonable, rational, and consistently applied accounting policy election.

Revenues

Revenues

We recognize revenue when a customer obtains control of promised goods or services in a contract for an amount that reflects the consideration we expect to receive in exchange for those goods or services. For contracts with customers, we perform the following five steps: (i) identify the contract(s) with a customer; (ii) identify the performance obligations in the contract; (iii) determine the transaction price; (iv) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract; and (v) recognize revenue when (or as) we satisfy each performance obligation. We only apply the five-step model to contracts when it is probable that we will collect the consideration we are entitled to in exchange for the goods or services we transfer to the customer. As part of the accounting for contracts with customers, we develop assumptions that require judgment to determine the standalone selling price of
each performance obligation identified in the contract. In addition, variable consideration such as milestone payments are evaluated to determine if they are constrained and, therefore, excluded from the transaction price. We then allocate the total transaction price proportionally to each performance obligation based on their estimated standalone selling prices. We then recognize as revenue the amount of the transaction price that is allocated to the respective performance obligation when (or as) the performance obligation is satisfied.

We currently do not have product sales and our revenues are derived from arrangements for the development of our investigational products. Such arrangements may require us to deliver various rights, services and/or goods, including intellectual property rights/licenses, R&D services, manufacturing services and/or commercialization services. The underlying terms of these arrangements may generally include consideration to Arcus in the form of one or more of the following: (i) nonrefundable, up-front license fees; (ii) milestone payments related to the achievement of developmental, regulatory, or commercial goals; (iii) royalties on net sales of licensed products; (iv) fees attributable to options to intellectual property; and (v) profit sharing.

In arrangements involving more than one performance obligation, each performance obligation is evaluated to determine whether it qualifies as distinct based on whether (i) the customer can benefit from the good or service either on its own or together with other resources that are readily available and (ii) the good or service is separately identifiable from other promises in the contract. The consideration under the arrangement is then allocated to each separate distinct performance obligation based on its respective relative stand-alone selling price. The estimated selling price of each deliverable reflects our best estimate of what the selling price would be if the deliverable was regularly sold by us on a stand-alone basis or by using an adjusted market assessment approach if selling price on a stand-alone basis is not available. The consideration allocated to each distinct performance obligation is recognized as revenue when control of the related goods is transferred or services are performed. We evaluate each performance obligation to determine if it can be satisfied at a point in time or over time as services are performed. For performance obligations that are determined to be satisfied over time we determine an appropriate method of measuring progress for purposes of recognizing revenue.

Consideration associated with at-risk substantive performance milestones is recognized as revenue when it is probable that a significant reversal of the cumulative revenue recognized will not occur.

For arrangements that include sales-based royalties, including milestone payments based on sales thresholds, and for which the license is deemed to be the predominant item to which the royalties relate, we recognize revenue at the later of (i) when the related sales occur, or (ii) when the performance obligation to which some or all of the royalty has been allocated has been satisfied (or partially satisfied). To date, we have not recognized any royalty revenue resulting from any of our arrangements.

The accounting for these arrangements requires us to develop estimates and assumptions that require judgment. These estimates may include items such as forecasted revenues or costs, development timelines, discount rates, and probabilities of technical and regulatory success. Actual results may differ materially from those estimates.

See Note 5, Revenues, for more information.

Research and Development Expenses

Research and Development Expenses

Research and development (“R&D”) costs are expensed as incurred and primarily include: salaries, benefits and other staff-related costs; facilities and overhead costs; third-party service provider costs for preclinical and clinical studies; laboratory supplies and equipment maintenance costs; consulting; payments under collaborative and other arrangements including milestone payments, licenses and fees; expense reimbursements to collaboration partners; and other related expenses. Under certain collaborative arrangements, we are reimbursed for a portion of the research and development expenses, including costs of drug supplies. When these R&D expenses are incurred under a reimbursement or cost sharing model with a collaboration partner, we record the related reimbursements as a reduction of R&D expense in our Consolidated Statements of Operations. Acquired in-process research and development projects with no alternative future use are recorded in R&D expense upon acquisition.

Net payment or reimbursement of R&D costs is recognized when the obligations are incurred or as we become entitled to the cost recovery. See Note 4, License and collaboration agreements, for more information.

Clinical study costs are a significant component of R&D expenses. Our clinical studies are primarily performed by third-party contract research organizations (“CROs”). We monitor levels of performance under each significant contract including the extent of patient enrollment and other activities and accrue costs for clinical studies performed over the service periods specified in the contract. We adjust our estimates, if required, based upon our ongoing review of the level of effort and costs actually incurred by the CROs. All of our material CRO contracts are terminable by us upon written notice, and we are generally only liable for actual services completed by the CRO and certain noncancelable expenses incurred at termination.

General and Administrative Expenses

General and Administrative Expenses

General and administrative (“G&A”) expenses relate to: finance; human resources; legal and other administrative activities which consist primarily of personnel costs; facilities and overhead costs; legal expenses; and other general and administrative costs. G&A expenses also include cost recoveries associated with collaborative R&D arrangements.

Stock-Based Compensation

Stock-Based Compensation

We provide share-based compensation in the form of various types of equity-based awards, including restricted stock units (“RSU”s) and stock options. The fair values of RSU’s and stock options, which are subject to service conditions and vesting, are recognized as compensation expense on a straight-line basis over the service period net of forfeitures as they occur. See Note 8, Stock-based compensation, for more information.

Income Taxes

Income Taxes

We provide for income taxes under the asset and liability method. Current income tax expense or benefit represents the amount of income taxes expected to be payable or refundable for the current year. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are determined based on differences between the financial statement reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities and net operating loss and credit carryforwards, measured using the enacted tax rates and laws that will be in effect when such items are expected to reverse. Deferred income tax assets are reduced, as necessary, by a valuation allowance when we determine it is more likely than not that some or all of the tax benefits will not be realized.

We recognize the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position only if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained upon examination by tax authorities. We assess all material positions taken in any income tax return, including all significant uncertain positions, in all tax years that are still subject to assessment or challenge by relevant taxing authorities. As of each balance sheet date, unresolved uncertain tax positions must be reassessed, and we will determine whether (i) the factors underlying the sustainability assertion have changed and (ii) the amount of the recognized tax benefit is still appropriate.

We include any penalties and interest expense related to income taxes as a component of other expense and interest income, net, as necessary.

See Note 6, Income taxes, for more information.

Cash Equivalents

Cash Equivalents

Cash equivalents consist of marketable securities having an original maturity of three months or less at the time of purchase.

Marketable Securities

Marketable securities

We consider our interest-bearing securities investment portfolio as available-for-sale, and accordingly, these investments are recorded at fair value, with unrealized gains and losses recorded in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (AOCI). See Note 10, Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities, and Note 15, Fair value measurements, for more information.

Property and Equipment

Property and Equipment

Property and equipment is recorded at cost and depreciated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets, ranging from three to ten years. Leasehold improvements are amortized over the shorter of their estimated useful lives or the related lease term. We review property and equipment, for impairment whenever events or changes in business circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the assets may not be fully recoverable. See Note 11, Property and equipment, for more information.

Leases

Leases

We determine whether an arrangement is or contains a lease at contract inception. Operating lease right-of-use assets and lease liabilities are recognized at the commencement date based on the present value of the lease payments over the lease term, which is the non-cancelable period stated in the contract adjusted for any options to extend or terminate when it is reasonably certain that we will exercise that option. Right-of-use assets are adjusted for prepaid lease payments, lease incentives and initial direct costs incurred. Operating lease expense for the minimum lease payments is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. When our operating leases do not provide an implicit interest rate, we generally utilize our incremental borrowing rate, based on the information available at the commencement date to determine the lease liability. We do not recognize the right-of-use assets and liabilities for leases with lease terms of one year or less with payments recognized as operating expenses on a straight-line basis over the lease term. See Note 13, Leases, for more information.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

We apply fair value accounting for all financial and non-financial assets and liabilities that are recognized or disclosed at fair value in the financial statements on a recurring basis. We define fair value as the price that would be received from selling an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. When determining the fair value measurements for assets and liabilities which are required to be recorded at fair value, we consider the principal or most advantageous market in which we would transact and the market-based risk measurements or assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, such as risks inherent in valuation techniques, transfer restrictions and credit risks. See Note 15, Fair value measurements, for more information.

Other Significant Accounting Policies

Other Significant Accounting Policies

Our other significant accounting policies are described in the remaining appropriate notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

There have been no new accounting pronouncements issued or adopted during the year ended December 31, 2022 with a significant impact to our financial statements.

v3.22.4
Revenues (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]  
Summary of Revenues by Collaboration, Category of Revenue and Method of Recognition

The following table summarizes our revenues by collaboration, category of revenue, and the method of recognition (in millions):

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

Over time

 

Point in time

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Gilead Collaboration

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

License to domvanalimab

 

 

*

 

$

-

 

 

$

329

 

 

$

-

 

License to zimberelimab

 

 

*

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

55

 

License and R&D services

*

 

 

 

 

74

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

-

 

Access rights

*

 

 

 

 

33

 

 

 

31

 

 

 

16

 

Taiho Collaboration

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

License to domvanalimab

 

 

*

 

 

-

 

 

 

15

 

 

 

-

 

Access rights

*

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

7

 

Total revenues

 

 

 

 

$

112

 

 

$

383

 

 

$

78

 

Summary of Revenue Recognized as a Result of Changes in Deferred Revenue

The following table summarizes the revenue recognized as a result of changes in the deferred revenue balance (in millions):

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Revenue recognized from amounts in deferred revenue at the beginning of the period

 

 

 

 

$

112

 

 

$

202

 

 

$

7

 

Summary of Transaction Price and Allocation of Transaction Price to the Performance Obligations The following table summarizes the transaction price and the allocation of the transaction price to the performance obligations (in millions):

Transaction price

 

 

 

Amount

 

Deferred revenues as of December 21, 2021

 

 

 

$

165

 

Option payment for Domvanalimab

 

 

 

 

275

 

Option payment for Etrumadenant

 

 

 

 

250

 

Option payment for Quemliclustat

 

 

 

 

200

 

Total transaction price

 

 

 

$

890

 

 

Allocation to performance obligations

 

Distinct

 

Combined

 

Amount

 

Domvanalimab - License

 

*

 

 

 

$

329

 

Domvanalimab - R&D services

 

*

 

 

 

 

34

 

Etrumadenant - License and R&D services

 

 

 

*

 

 

219

 

Quemliclustat - License and R&D services

 

 

 

*

 

 

176

 

Zimberelimab - R&D and commercial services

 

*

 

 

 

 

11

 

Access rights

 

*

 

 

 

 

84

 

Option continuation periods

 

*

 

 

 

 

37

 

Total allocated transaction price

 

 

 

 

 

$

890

 

 

v3.22.4
Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Loss Before Provision for Income Taxes

Income (loss) before income taxes included the following (in millions):

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Domestic

 

$

(267

)

 

$

54

 

 

$

(123

)

Foreign

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

-

 

Income (loss) before income tax

 

$

(266

)

 

$

55

 

 

$

(123

)

Schedule of Components of Provision for Income Taxes

The provision for income taxes included the following (in millions):

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Current

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal

 

$

-

 

 

$

1

 

 

$

-

 

State

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

-

 

Total income tax expense

 

$

1

 

 

$

2

 

 

$

-

 

 

Schedule of Effective Tax Rate of Provision for Income Taxes Differs from Federal Statutory Rate

The reconciliation between the federal statutory income tax rate and our effective tax rate was as follows:

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

 

2022

 

 

 

2021

 

 

 

2020

 

 

Federal statutory income tax rate

 

 

21.0

 

%

 

 

21.0

 

%

 

 

21.0

 

%

State taxes, net of federal benefit

 

 

(0.1

)

 

 

 

0.8

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

Equity investment

 

 

0.9

 

 

 

 

(4.1

)

 

 

 

4.2

 

 

Research and development credits

 

 

3.1

 

 

 

 

(11.9

)

 

 

 

3.1

 

 

Change in valuation allowance

 

 

(24.5

)

 

 

 

(2.6

)

 

 

 

(27.4

)

 

Stock based compensation

 

 

0.1

 

 

 

 

(0.8

)

 

 

 

(0.2

)

 

Non-deductible expenses and other

 

 

(0.6

)

 

 

 

0.9

 

 

 

 

(0.7

)

 

Provision for income taxes

 

 

(0.1

)

%

 

 

3.3

 

%

 

 

0.0

 

%

Schedule of Significant Components of Deferred Tax Assets for Federal and State Income Taxes

Significant components of our deferred tax assets and liabilities were as follows (in millions):

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Deferred tax assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal and state net operating loss carryforwards

 

$

24

 

 

$

24

 

Research and development credits carryforwards

 

 

22

 

 

 

13

 

Stock-based compensation

 

 

16

 

 

 

10

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

6

 

 

 

6

 

Deferred revenue

 

 

19

 

 

 

24

 

Lease liability

 

 

25

 

 

 

25

 

Capitalized research and development costs

 

 

53

 

 

 

-

 

Other

 

 

7

 

 

 

4

 

Total deferred tax assets

 

 

172

 

 

 

106

 

Deferred tax liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Right-of-use assets

 

 

(22

)

 

 

(23

)

Total deferred tax liabilities

 

 

(22

)

 

 

(23

)

Less valuation allowance

 

 

(150

)

 

 

(83

)

Net deferred tax assets (liabilities)

 

$

-

 

 

$

-

 

 

Summary of Activity Related to Unrecognized Tax Benefits

The following table summarizes the activity related to our unrecognized tax benefits (in millions):

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Beginning balance

 

$

5

 

 

$

3

 

Additions for tax positions taken in current year

 

 

3

 

 

 

2

 

Ending balance

 

$

8

 

 

$

5

 

v3.22.4
Net Income (Loss) per Share (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]  
Computation of Basic and Diluted Net Income (Loss) Per Share

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted net income (loss) per share (in millions, except per share data):

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Net income (loss) (Numerator):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

(267

)

 

$

53

 

 

$

(123

)

Weighted-average shares (Denominator):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding

 

 

72.0

 

 

 

70.3

 

 

 

56.4

 

Less: Subject to vesting

 

 

-

 

 

 

(1.0

)

 

 

(1.6

)

Weighted-average shares for basic EPS

 

 

72.0

 

 

 

69.3

 

 

 

54.8

 

Effect of dilutive securities

 

 

-

 

 

 

4.7

 

 

 

-

 

Weighted-average shares for diluted EPS

 

 

72.0

 

 

 

74.0

 

 

 

54.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss) per share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

(3.71

)

 

$

0.76

 

 

$

(2.24

)

Diluted

 

$

(3.71

)

 

$

0.71

 

 

$

(2.24

)

Summary of Outstanding Potentially Dilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Diluted Net Income (Loss) per Share

The following table summarizes potentially dilutive securities excluded from the computation of diluted net income (loss) per share calculations because they would have been antidilutive (in millions):

 

 

At December 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Common stock options issued and outstanding

 

 

12.0

 

 

 

4.5

 

 

 

9.9

 

Restricted stock units issued

 

 

1.3

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

0.7

 

Unvested early exercised common stock options

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

0.2

 

Employee Stock Purchase Plan shares

 

 

0.2

 

 

 

0.1

 

 

 

-

 

Unvested restricted stock issued as part of collaboration agreement

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1.3

 

Total

 

 

13.5

 

 

 

4.6

 

 

 

12.1

 

v3.22.4
Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]  
Summary of Stock-Based Compensation Expense

The following table reflects the components of stock-based compensation expense recognized in our Consolidated Statements of Operations (in millions):

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Research and development

 

$

33

 

 

$

29

 

 

$

11

 

General and administrative

 

 

32

 

 

 

26

 

 

 

11

 

Total stock-based compensation

 

$

65

 

 

$

55

 

 

$

22

 

Summary of Restricted Stock Units Activity

We grant restricted stock units (RSUs) to our employees and directors under the 2018 Plan. The RSUs vest annually or quarterly over four years for employees and annually for directors. The following table summarizes information regarding our RSUs for the year ended December 31, 2022:

 

 

Total Restricted Stock Units
(in millions)

 

 

Weighted
Average
Grant Date Fair Value

 

Nonvested at December 31, 2021

 

 

1.1

 

 

$

32.23

 

RSUs granted

 

 

0.9

 

 

 

30.22

 

RSUs vested

 

 

(0.5

)

 

 

32.27

 

RSUs forfeited or canceled

 

 

(0.2

)

 

 

30.65

 

Nonvested at December 31, 2022

 

 

1.3

 

 

$

31.09

 

Summary of Information Regarding Stock Options The following table summarizes information regarding our stock options for the year ended December 31, 2022:

 

 

Shares
Subject to
Outstanding
Options
(in millions)

 

 

Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price Per
Share

 

 

Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term (in years)

 

 

Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
(in millions)

 

Outstanding at December 31, 2021

 

 

12.0

 

 

$

19.46

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options granted

 

 

2.3

 

 

$

30.37

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options exercised

 

 

(1.4

)

 

$

13.17

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options forfeited or canceled

 

 

(0.9

)

 

$

25.93

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding at December 31, 2022

 

 

12.0

 

 

$

21.77

 

 

 

7.60

 

 

$

50

 

Options vested and expected to vest as of December 31, 2022

 

 

12.0

 

 

$

21.77

 

 

 

7.60

 

 

$

50

 

Options exercisable as of December 31, 2022

 

 

6.7

 

 

$

18.01

 

 

 

7.01

 

 

$

42

 

Schedule of Assumptions Used to Calculate Fair Value and the Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value of Stock Options Granted The following table summarizes the key assumptions used to calculate the fair value and the resulting weighted-average grant date fair value of stock options granted:

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

Stock Options

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Weighted average closing price of our common stock on grant date

 

$

30.37

 

 

$

33.03

 

 

$

17.36

 

Risk-free interest rate

 

2.4% - 4.0%

 

 

1.0% - 1.4%

 

 

0.4% - 0.5%

 

Expected term (in years)

 

6.02

 

 

6.02

 

 

6.02

 

Volatility

 

76.5% - 79.3%

 

 

75.3% - 77.6%

 

 

76.5% - 78.5%

 

Dividend yield

 

0%

 

 

0%

 

 

0%

 

Weighted average fair value of stock options granted

 

$

20.75

 

 

$

22.05

 

 

$

11.57

 

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

ESPP

 

2022

 

2021

 

2020

Risk-free interest rate

 

1.6% - 4.7%

 

0.0% - 0.6%

 

0.1% - 0.2%

Expected term (in years)

 

0.5 - 2.0

 

0.5-2.0

 

0.5-2.0

Volatility

 

68.9% - 82.5%

 

61.2% - 95.7%

 

66.6% - 136.0%

Dividend yield

 

0%

 

0%

 

0%

v3.22.4
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Marketable Securities (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Marketable Securities [Abstract]  
Schedule of Amortized Cost, Gross Unrealized Gains and Losses and Fair Value of Our Cash, Cash Equivalents and Marketable Securities Considered as Available for Sale by Type of Securities

The following table summarizes amortized cost, gross unrealized gains and losses and the fair value of our cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities, all of which are considered available for sale, by type of securities:

Types of securities as of December 31, 2022

 

Amortized
Cost

 

 

Unrealized
Gain

 

 

Unrealized
Loss

 

 

Fair
Value

 

Money market funds

 

$

169

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

169

 

U.S. treasury securities

 

 

317

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(3

)

 

 

314

 

Corporate securities and commercial paper

 

 

635

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(4

)

 

 

631

 

U.S. government agency securities

 

 

20

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

20

 

Certificate of deposit

 

 

4

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

4

 

Total

 

$

1,145

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

(7

)

 

$

1,138

 

 

 

Types of securities as of December 31, 2021

 

Amortized
Cost

 

 

Unrealized
Gain

 

 

Unrealized
Loss

 

 

Fair
Value

 

Money market funds

 

$

148

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

148

 

U.S. treasury securities

 

 

112

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

112

 

Corporate securities and commercial paper

 

 

422

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(1

)

 

 

421

 

Total

 

$

682

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

(1

)

 

$

681

 

Schedule of Fair Values of Our Cash, Cash Equivalents and Marketable Securities by Location in Consolidated Balance Sheets and Contractual Maturity

The following table summarizes the fair values of our cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities by location in the Consolidated Balance Sheets and contractual maturity:

 

 

Contractual

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

Location in Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

Maturity

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

-

 

$

206

 

 

$

148

 

Marketable securities

 

Within one year

 

 

803

 

 

 

351

 

Long-term marketable securities

 

Between one year and three years

 

 

129

 

 

 

182

 

Total

 

 

 

$

1,138

 

 

$

681

 

R
Reconciliation of Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash

The following table provides a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash within the Consolidated Balance Sheets to the total shown in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (in millions):

 

 

As of December 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

206

 

 

$

148

 

Restricted cash (included in Other noncurrent assets)

 

 

3

 

 

 

3

 

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

 

$

209

 

 

$

151

 

v3.22.4
Property and Equipment (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]  
Summary of Property and Equipment, Net

Property and equipment, net was all located in the United States and consisted of the following (in millions):

 

Useful Life

 

As of December 31,

 

 

(in years)

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Leasehold improvements

10

 

$

34

 

 

$

32

 

Scientific equipment

5

 

 

17

 

 

 

14

 

Furniture and equipment

3-5

 

 

3

 

 

 

2

 

Construction in progress

-

 

 

4

 

 

 

2

 

Total

 

 

 

58

 

 

 

50

 

Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization

 

 

 

(23

)

 

 

(18

)

Property and equipment, net

 

 

$

35

 

 

$

32

 

 

v3.22.4
Consolidated Balance Sheet Components (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Balance Sheet Related Disclosures [Abstract]  
Summary of Prepaid and Other Current Assets

Prepaid and Other Current Assets

Prepaid and other current assets consisted of the following (in millions):

 

 

As of December 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Prepaids and other assets

 

$

15

 

 

$

16

 

Accrued interest receivable

 

 

4

 

 

 

2

 

Total prepaid and other current assets

 

$

19

 

 

$

18

 

Summary of Other Current Liabilities

Other current liabilities consisted of the following (in millions):

 

 

As of December 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Accrued research and development

 

$

45

 

 

$

30

 

Accrued personnel expenses

 

 

25

 

 

 

17

 

Income taxes payable

 

 

-

 

 

 

2

 

Other

 

 

6

 

 

 

5

 

Total other current liabilities

 

$

76

 

 

$

54

 

v3.22.4
Leases (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Leases [Abstract]  
Summary of Information Related to Operating Leases

The following table summarizes information related to our leases, all of which are classified as operating (in millions):

 

 

As of December 31,

 

Location in Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other noncurrent assets - right-of-use assets

 

$

100

 

 

$

105

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets - net tenant receivable

 

 

-

 

 

 

3

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other current liabilities - net current operating lease liabilities

 

 

3

 

 

 

-

 

Other noncurrent liabilities

 

 

117

 

 

 

117

 

Summary of Cash and Non-cash Information Related to Operating Leases

The following table summarizes our cash and non-cash information related to our operating leases (in millions):

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Cash paid for amounts included in measurement of lease liabilities

 

$

11

 

 

$

5

 

 

$

2

 

Cash received from tenant improvement allowances

 

 

8

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

-

 

Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities

 

 

3

 

 

 

95

 

 

 

8

 

Recognition of tenant improvement allowance receivable included in Other current liabilities

 

 

6

 

 

 

11

 

 

 

1

 

Summary of Future Minimum Lease Payments

The following table summarizes our future minimum lease payments at December 31, 2022 (in millions):

Year Ending December 31,

Operating Leases

 

2023

$

15

 

2024

 

16

 

2025

 

16

 

2026

 

17

 

2027

 

18

 

Thereafter

 

77

 

Total undiscounted future minimum lease payments

 

159

 

Less: Imputed interest

 

(33

)

Total present value of lease liabilities

$

126

 

v3.22.4
Fair Value Measurements (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]  
Schedule of Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring Basis

The following tables summarizes the types of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis by level within the fair value hierarchy (in millions):

 

 

December 31, 2022

 

 

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 2

 

 

Level 3

 

 

Total

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Money market funds

 

$

169

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

169

 

U.S. treasury securities

 

 

-

 

 

 

314

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

314

 

Corporate securities and commercial paper

 

 

-

 

 

 

631

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

631

 

U.S. government agency securities

 

 

-

 

 

 

20

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

20

 

Certificate of deposit

 

 

-

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

4

 

Total assets measured at fair value

 

$

169

 

 

$

969

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

1,138

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liability for sale of future royalties

 

$

-

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

17

 

 

$

17

 

Total liabilities measured at fair value

 

$

-

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

17

 

 

$

17

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 2

 

 

Level 3

 

 

Total

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Money market funds

 

$

148

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

148

 

U.S. treasury securities

 

 

-

 

 

 

112

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

112

 

Corporate securities and commercial paper

 

 

-

 

 

 

421

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

421

 

Total assets measured at fair value

 

$

148

 

 

$

533

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

681

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liability for sale of future royalties

 

$

-

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

5

 

 

$

5

 

Total liabilities measured at fair value

 

$

-

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

5

 

 

$

5

 

Summary of Changes of Liabilities for Sale of Future Royalties The liability for sale of future royalties is reported in Other noncurrent liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets and changes were as follows (in millions):

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Beginning balance

 

$

5

 

 

$

-

 

Cash received

 

 

10

 

 

 

5

 

Interest accretion

 

 

2

 

 

 

-

 

Ending balance

 

$

17

 

 

$

5

 

v3.22.4
Organization, Liquidity and Capital Resources - Additional Information (Details)
$ in Millions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
USD ($)
Segment
Organization [Line Items]  
Number of reportable segments 1
Number of operating segments 1
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Investments in Marketable Securities  
Organization [Line Items]  
Cash and investments | $ $ 1,140
v3.22.4
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Details)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Minimum  
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]  
Property and equipment, estimated useful lives 3 years
Maximum  
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]  
Property and equipment, estimated useful lives 10 years
v3.22.4
Related Party - Gilead Sciences, Inc. - Additional Information (Details)
$ / shares in Units, $ in Millions
1 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2022
Jan. 31, 2022
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2022
USD ($)
Program
$ / shares
Dec. 31, 2021
USD ($)
Program
shares
Dec. 31, 2020
USD ($)
shares
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]          
Issuance of common stock         $ 326
Research and Development          
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]          
Reimbursed under cost-sharing provisions of arrangement     $ 132 $ 25 3
General and Administrative          
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]          
Reimbursed under cost-sharing provisions of arrangement     1
Amended Investor Rights Agreement          
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]          
Lockup period 2 years        
Extended lockup period 3 years        
Gilead Collaboration Agreement          
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]          
Option payment upon achievement of certain development milestones     150    
Option payment upon completion of certain IND-enabling activities     60    
Amended Gilead Collaboration Agreement          
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]          
Number of exercise option to programs | Program       3  
Upfront cash payment     725    
Option payments received   $ 725      
Option continuation payment due upon second anniversary of agreement     $ 100    
Removal of option continuation payment under agreement       $ 100  
Gilead          
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]          
Percentage of outstanding common stock held     18.90%    
Gilead | Research and Development          
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]          
Reimbursed under cost-sharing provisions of arrangement     $ 132 $ 25 $ 3
Gilead | General and Administrative          
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]          
Reimbursed under cost-sharing provisions of arrangement     $ 1    
Gilead | Stock Purchase Agreement          
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]          
Issuance of common stock, shares | shares       5,650,000 5,963,029
Issuance of common stock       $ 220  
Funds received for purchase of common stock         $ 200
Purchase price of common stock allocation to performance obligation         $ 91
Percentage of premium purchase price of common stock     20.00%    
Trailing days average closing price     5 days    
Share Price | $ / shares     $ 33.54    
Gilead | Gilead Collaboration Agreement          
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]          
Collaboration term for current and future clinical programs         10 years
Upfront cash payment         $ 175
Option fee per program for all other programs entering clinical development to exercise option         150
Option continuation payment due upon second anniversary of agreement         100
Option continuation payment due upon fourth anniversary of agreement         100
Option continuation payment due upon sixth anniversary of agreement         100
Option Continuation Payment Due Upon Eighth Anniversary of Agreement         100
Number of research programs | Program     2    
Revenue recognized     $ 107 $ 361 71
Gilead | Maximum | Stock Purchase Agreement          
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]          
Right to purchase additional outstanding voting common stock percentage     35.00%    
Gilead | Maximum | Gilead Collaboration Agreement          
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]          
Potential regulatory approval milestones payment receivable related to domvanalimab         $ 500
v3.22.4
License and Collaborations - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Dec. 31, 2021
Dec. 31, 2020
Dec. 31, 2017
Jul. 13, 2020
License And Collaboration Agreements [Line Items]          
Liablities classified as noncurrent $ 140,000,000 $ 122,000,000      
Total collaboration and license revenues 112,000,000 383,000,000 $ 78,000,000    
AstraZeneca Agreement          
License And Collaboration Agreements [Line Items]          
Development cost recorded within research and development expenses 4,000,000 1,000,000      
Liablities classified as noncurrent 5,000,000 1,000,000      
Gilead Collaboration Agreement          
License And Collaboration Agreements [Line Items]          
Total collaboration and license revenues 4,000,000        
Gilead          
License And Collaboration Agreements [Line Items]          
Receivable from collaboration partners 4,000,000        
Gilead | Gilead Collaboration Agreement          
License And Collaboration Agreements [Line Items]          
Contingent milestone payments receivable         $ 300,000,000
Total collaboration and license revenues 34,000,000 0      
Gilead | Gilead Collaboration Agreement | Other Noncurrent Assets          
License And Collaboration Agreements [Line Items]          
Receivable from collaboration partners- noncurrent $ 2,000,000        
Taiho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd | Taiho Agreement          
License And Collaboration Agreements [Line Items]          
Option period       5 years  
Option ending period       2022-09  
Non refundable and non creditable cash payments       $ 35,000,000  
Payment for option exercise   15,000,000      
Range of royalties receivable on net sales high single-digits to mid-teens        
Royalties payable description Royalties will be payable by product and country commencing on the first commercial sale and ending upon the later of: (a) 10 years; and (b) expiration of the last-to-expire valid claim of our patents covering the manufacture, use or sale.        
Total collaboration and license revenues $ 5,000,000 7,000,000 7,000,000    
Taiho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd | Taiho Agreement | Maximum          
License And Collaboration Agreements [Line Items]          
Payment for option exercise       15,000,000  
Additional clinical and regulatory milestone payments receivable       130,000,000  
Contingent milestone payments receivable       145,000,000  
Taiho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd | Taiho Agreement | Minimum          
License And Collaboration Agreements [Line Items]          
Payment for option exercise       3,000,000  
WuXi Biologics License Agreement | Research and Development | anti-PD-1          
License And Collaboration Agreements [Line Items]          
Sub-license fees incurred     10,000,000    
Milestone expense   10,000,000 5,000,000    
WuXi Biologics License Agreement | Research and Development | anti-CD39          
License And Collaboration Agreements [Line Items]          
Milestone payments 2,000,000        
WuXi Biologics License Agreement | Maximum | anti-PD-1          
License And Collaboration Agreements [Line Items]          
Clinical, regulatory and commercialization milestone payments       $ 375,000,000  
WuXi Biologics License Agreement | Maximum | anti-CD39          
License And Collaboration Agreements [Line Items]          
Additional clinical, regulatory and commercialization milestone payments 15,000,000        
Abmuno License Agreement          
License And Collaboration Agreements [Line Items]          
Additional clinical, regulatory and commercialization milestone payments 88,000,000        
Abmuno License Agreement | Research and Development          
License And Collaboration Agreements [Line Items]          
Milestone expense $ 5,000,000 $ 5,000,000 $ 3,000,000    
v3.22.4
License and Collaborations - Schedule of Payments Allocated to Performance Obligations (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
Dec. 12, 2021
Dec. 21, 2021
Allocation of transaction price    
Deferred revenues as of 12/21/2021   $ 165
Option payment for Domvanalimab $ 275  
Option payment for Etrumadenant 250  
Option payment for Quemliclustat 200  
Total transaction price allocated to performance obligations 890  
Allocation to performance obligations    
Domvanalimab license 329  
Total allocated transaction price $ 890  
v3.22.4
Revenues - Summary of Revenues by Collaboration, Category of Revenue and Method of Recognition (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Dec. 31, 2021
Dec. 31, 2020
License And Collaboration Agreements [Line Items]      
Total revenues $ 112 $ 383 $ 78
Gilead Collaboration License to Domvanalimab      
License And Collaboration Agreements [Line Items]      
Total revenues   329  
Gilead Collaboration, License to Zimberelimab      
License And Collaboration Agreements [Line Items]      
Total revenues     55
Gilead Collaboration, License and R&D services      
License And Collaboration Agreements [Line Items]      
Total revenues 74 1  
Gilead Collaboration, Access Rights      
License And Collaboration Agreements [Line Items]      
Total revenues 33 31 16
Taiho Collaboration, License to Domvanalimab      
License And Collaboration Agreements [Line Items]      
Total revenues   15  
Taiho Collaboration, Access Rights      
License And Collaboration Agreements [Line Items]      
Total revenues $ 5 $ 7 $ 7
v3.22.4
Revenue - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)
$ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands
1 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Jul. 13, 2020
Jul. 13, 2020
Jan. 31, 2022
Dec. 31, 2022
Dec. 31, 2021
Dec. 31, 2020
License And Collaboration Agreements [Line Items]            
Deferred revenue recognized       $ 112,000 $ 202,000 $ 7,000
Total collaboration and license revenues       $ 112,000 $ 383,000 $ 78,000
Net loss per share, diluted       $ (3.71) $ 0.71 $ (2.24)
Remaining capitalized fees at closing       $ 4,000    
Fees allocated among performance obligations       8,000    
Gilead            
License And Collaboration Agreements [Line Items]            
Fee incurred to third party upon receipt of option exercise payments       4,000    
Capitalized costs       1,000 $ 4,000 $ 1,000
Cost sharing receivable       4,000    
Gilead | Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets            
License And Collaboration Agreements [Line Items]            
Capitalized Contract Cost, Net, Current       1,000    
Gilead | Other Noncurrent Assets            
License And Collaboration Agreements [Line Items]            
Capitalized Contract Cost, Net, Noncurrent       $ 3,000    
Customer Concentration Risk | Revenue Benchmark | Gilead            
License And Collaboration Agreements [Line Items]            
Percentage of revenues       96.00% 94.00% 91.00%
Amended Gilead Collaboration Agreement            
License And Collaboration Agreements [Line Items]            
Upfront cash payment       $ 725,000    
Deferred revenue       165,000    
Option continuation payment due upon second anniversary of agreement       100,000    
Initial transaction price       890,000    
Option payments received     $ 725,000      
Gilead Collaboration Agreement            
License And Collaboration Agreements [Line Items]            
Deferred revenue       452,000 $ 559,000  
Total collaboration and license revenues       $ 4,000    
Net loss per share, diluted       $ 0.06    
Option payment upon achievement of certain development milestones       $ 150,000    
Gilead Collaboration Agreement | Gilead            
License And Collaboration Agreements [Line Items]            
Deferred revenue       185,000    
Option payment upon achievement of certain development milestones $ 275,000          
Deferred revenue related to domvanalimab option       37,000    
Deferred revenue recognized         329,000  
Total collaboration and license revenues       34,000 0  
Option payment upon achievement of certain development milestones   $ 250,000        
Deferred revenue related to etrumadenant option       127,000    
Deferred revenue related to access rights and option       92,000    
Current and future programs exclusive access period 10 years          
Contingent milestone payments receivable $ 300,000 300,000        
Option continuation payment receivable upon sixth anniversary of agreement 100,000 $ 100,000        
Contractual obligation remaining amount not obligated to pay $ 300,000          
Performance obligation period 4 years          
Consultant and legal fees $ 7,000          
Domvanalimab R&D services            
License And Collaboration Agreements [Line Items]            
Deferred revenue       30,000    
Total collaboration and license revenues       5,000 0  
R&D and Commercialization Activities for Zimberelimab            
License And Collaboration Agreements [Line Items]            
Deferred revenue       1,000    
Total collaboration and license revenues       9,000 1,000  
Deferred revenue related to development and commercialization services       10,000    
Quemliclustat, License and R&D services            
License And Collaboration Agreements [Line Items]            
Option payment upon achievement of certain development milestones       200,000    
Quemliclustat, License and R&D services | Gilead            
License And Collaboration Agreements [Line Items]            
Deferred revenue       149,000    
Total collaboration and license revenues       26,000 0  
Zimberelimab License            
License And Collaboration Agreements [Line Items]            
Deferred revenue recognized           $ 55,000
Stock Purchase Agreement            
License And Collaboration Agreements [Line Items]            
Direct offering cost $ 2,000          
Access rights and option continuation periods            
License And Collaboration Agreements [Line Items]            
Deferred revenue       87,000    
Total collaboration and license revenues       $ 33,000 $ 31,000 $ 16,000
v3.22.4
Revenues - Summary of Revenue Recognized as a Result of Changes in Deferred Revenue (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Dec. 31, 2021
Dec. 31, 2020
License And Collaboration Agreements [Abstract]      
Amounts included in deferred revenue at the beginning of the period $ 112 $ 202 $ 7
v3.22.4
Revenue - Summary of Transaction Price and Allocation of Transaction Price to the Performance Obligations (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
Dec. 12, 2021
Dec. 21, 2021
Allocation Of Transaction Price [Abstract]    
Deferred revenues as of 12/21/2021   $ 165
Option payment for Domvanalimab $ 275  
Option payment for Etrumadenant 250  
Option payment for Quemliclustat 200  
Total transaction price 890  
Revenue, Performance Obligation [Abstract]    
Domvanalimab license 329  
Domvanalimab - R&D services 34  
Etrumadenant - License and R&D services 219  
Quemliclustat - License and R&D services 176  
Zimberelimab - R&D and commercial services 11  
Access rights 84  
Option continuation periods 37  
Total allocated transaction price $ 890  
v3.22.4
Income Taxes - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Dec. 31, 2021
Dec. 31, 2020
Income Taxes [Line Items]      
Valuation allowance increased (decreased) value $ 67,000,000 $ (1,000,000)  
Net operating loss carryforwards amount with no expiration date 109,000,000    
Interest or penalties accrued 0 0  
Liability related to uncertain tax positions 0    
Reserve for unrecognized tax benefits 8,000,000 $ 5,000,000 $ 3,000,000
Unrecognized tax benefits that would impact effective tax rate $ 0    
Federal      
Income Taxes [Line Items]      
R&D costs amortization period 5 years    
Federal | Research      
Income Taxes [Line Items]      
Research tax credits $ 18,000,000    
Research tax credits, expiration year 2039    
State      
Income Taxes [Line Items]      
Net operating loss carryforwards $ 19,000,000    
Net operating loss carryforwards, expiration year 2035    
State | Earliest Tax Year | California      
Income Taxes [Line Items]      
Open tax year 2015    
State | Latest Tax Year | California      
Income Taxes [Line Items]      
Open tax year 2022    
State | Research      
Income Taxes [Line Items]      
Research tax credits $ 12,000,000    
Foreign Tax Authority      
Income Taxes [Line Items]      
R&D costs amortization period 15 years    
Foreign Tax Authority | Earliest Tax Year | Australian Taxation Office      
Income Taxes [Line Items]      
Open tax year 2018    
Foreign Tax Authority | Latest Tax Year | Australian Taxation Office      
Income Taxes [Line Items]      
Open tax year 2022    
Foreign Tax Authority | Research      
Income Taxes [Line Items]      
Research tax credits $ 3,000,000    
v3.22.4
Income Taxes - Schedule of Loss Before Provision for Income Taxes (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Dec. 31, 2021
Dec. 31, 2020
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]      
Domestic $ (267) $ 54 $ (123)
Foreign 1 1  
Income (loss) before income taxes $ (266) $ 55 $ (123)
v3.22.4
Income Taxes - Schedule of Components of Provision for Income Taxes (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Dec. 31, 2021
Current    
Federal   $ 1
State $ 1 1
Total income tax expense $ 1 $ 2
v3.22.4
Income Taxes - Schedule of Effective Tax Rate of Provision for Income Taxes Differs from Federal Statutory Rate (Details)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Dec. 31, 2021
Dec. 31, 2020
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]      
Federal statutory income tax rate 21.00% 21.00% 21.00%
State taxes, net of federal benefit (0.10%) 0.80%  
Equity investment 0.90% (4.10%) 4.20%
Research and development credits 3.10% (11.90%) 3.10%
Change in valuation allowance (24.50%) (2.60%) (27.40%)
Stock based compensation 0.10% (0.80%) (0.20%)
Non-deductible expenses and other (0.60%) 0.90% (0.70%)
Provision for income taxes (0.10%) 3.30% 0.00%
v3.22.4
Income Taxes - Schedule of Significant Components of Deferred Tax Assets for Federal and State Income Taxes (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
Dec. 31, 2022
Dec. 31, 2021
Deferred tax assets:    
Federal and state net operating loss carryforwards $ 24 $ 24
Research and development credits carryforwards 22 13
Stock-based compensation 16 10
Depreciation and amortization 6 6
Deferred revenue 19 24
Lease liability 25 25
Capitalized research and development costs 53  
Other 7 4
Total deferred tax assets 172 106
Deferred tax liabilities:    
Right-of-use assets (22) (23)
Total deferred tax liabilities (22) (23)
Less valuation allowance $ (150) $ (83)
v3.22.4
Income Taxes - Summary of Activity Related to Unrecognized Tax Benefits (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Dec. 31, 2021
Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Excluding Amounts Pertaining to Examined Tax Returns [Roll Forward]    
Beginning balance $ 5 $ 3
Additions for tax positions taken in current year 3 2
Ending balance $ 8 $ 5
v3.22.4
Net Income (Loss) per Share - Computation of Basic and Diluted Net Income (Loss) Per Share (Details) - USD ($)
$ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Dec. 31, 2021
Dec. 31, 2020
Net income (loss) (Numerator):      
Net income (loss) $ (267) $ 53 $ (123)
Weighted-average shares (Denominator):      
Outstanding 72.0 70.3 56.4
Less: Subject to vesting   (1.0) (1.6)
Weighted-average shares for basic EPS 72.0 69.3 54.8
Effect of dilutive securities   4.7  
Weighted-average shares for diluted EPS 72.0 74.0 54.8
Net income (loss) per share      
Basic $ (3.71) $ 0.76 $ (2.24)
Diluted $ (3.71) $ 0.71 $ (2.24)
v3.22.4
Net Income (Loss) per Share - Summary of Outstanding Potentially Dilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Diluted Net Income (Loss) per Share (Details) - shares
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Dec. 31, 2021
Dec. 31, 2020
Antidilutive Securities Excluded From Computation Of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]      
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of diluted net loss per share 13,500,000 4,600,000 12,100,000
Common Stock Options Issued and Outstanding      
Antidilutive Securities Excluded From Computation Of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]      
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of diluted net loss per share 12,000,000.0 4,500,000 9,900,000
Restricted Stock Units Issued      
Antidilutive Securities Excluded From Computation Of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]      
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of diluted net loss per share 1,300,000   700,000
Unvested Early Exercised Common Stock Options      
Antidilutive Securities Excluded From Computation Of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]      
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of diluted net loss per share     200,000
Employee Stock Purchase Plan Shares      
Antidilutive Securities Excluded From Computation Of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]      
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of diluted net loss per share 200,000 100,000  
Unvested Restricted Stock Issued as Part of Collaboration Agreement      
Antidilutive Securities Excluded From Computation Of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]      
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of diluted net loss per share     1,300,000
v3.22.4
Stock-Based Compensation - Summary of Stock-Based Compensation Expense (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Dec. 31, 2021
Dec. 31, 2020
Employee Service Share Based Compensation Allocation Of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]      
Total stock-based compensation $ 65 $ 55 $ 22
Research and Development      
Employee Service Share Based Compensation Allocation Of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]      
Total stock-based compensation 33 29 11
General and Administrative      
Employee Service Share Based Compensation Allocation Of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]      
Total stock-based compensation $ 32 $ 26 $ 11
v3.22.4
Stock-Based Compensation - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)
1 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Jan. 01, 2023
Jan. 01, 2019
Mar. 31, 2018
Dec. 31, 2022
Dec. 31, 2021
Dec. 31, 2020
Jan. 31, 2020
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]              
Intrinsic value of shares exercised       $ 26,000,000 $ 17,000,000 $ 7,000,000  
Fair value of shares vested       $ 48,000,000 $ 40,000,000 17,000,000  
Common stock, shares outstanding       72,900,000 70,800,000    
Description of expected term simplified method       opted to use the “simplified method” for estimating the expected term of options, whereby the expected term equals the arithmetic average of the vesting term and the original contractual term of the option (generally 10 years).      
Expected term       10 years      
Restricted Stock Units              
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]              
Unrecognized compensation costs related to non-vested awards other than options       $ 37,000,000      
Total grant date fair value of shares vested       $ 15,000,000 $ 12,000,000 $ 100,000  
Non-vested stock option recognized weighted average period       2 years 4 months 24 days      
Employee Stock Option              
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]              
Unrecognized compensation costs related to non-vested stock option awards       $ 90,000,000      
Non-vested stock option recognized weighted average period       2 years 2 months 12 days      
Expected term       6 years 7 days 6 years 7 days 6 years 7 days  
Awards expiration period       10 years      
2015 Stock Plan              
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]              
Total shares of authorized common stock reserved for future issuance     700,000        
2018 Equity Incentive Plan              
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]              
Number of shares issued or transferred     3,600,000        
Total shares of authorized common stock reserved for future issuance       3,600,000      
2018 Equity Incentive Plan | Subsequent Event              
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]              
Shares of common stock reserved for issuance under evergreen provision 2,900,000            
2018 Equity Incentive Plan | Maximum              
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]              
Shares of common stock reserved for issuance under evergreen provision   3,600,000          
Percentage of common stock outstanding   4.00%          
2020 Inducement Plan              
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]              
Number of shares issued or transferred         5,000,000.0 1,000,000.0 3,000,000.0
Total shares of authorized common stock reserved for future issuance       3,200,000      
2018 Employee Stock Purchase Plan              
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]              
Total shares of authorized common stock reserved for future issuance       2,000,000.0      
Shares issued       300,000 200,000 200,000  
Purchase date of fair market value trading days     24 months        
Shares reserved for future issuance     700,000        
2018 Employee Stock Purchase Plan | Subsequent Event              
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]              
Shares of common stock reserved for issuance under evergreen provision 700,000            
2018 Employee Stock Purchase Plan | Maximum              
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]              
Purchase price of common stock as percentage of market value     85.00%        
Number of shares purchased on each purchase date     3,000        
Number of shares purchased in a calendar year     $ 25,000        
Percentage of common stock shares outstanding   1.00%          
Common stock, shares outstanding   1,100,000          
v3.22.4
Stock-Based Compensation - Summary of Restricted Stock Units Activity (Details) - 2018 Equity Incentive Plan - Restricted Stock Units
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
$ / shares
shares
Total Restricted Stock Units  
Nonvested at December 31, 2021 | shares 1,100,000
RSUs granted | shares 900,000
RSUs vested | shares (500,000)
RSUs forfeited or canceled | shares (200,000)
Nonvested at December 31, 2022 | shares 1,300,000
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value  
Nonvested at December 31, 2021 | $ / shares $ 32.23
RSUs granted | $ / shares 30.22
RSUs vested | $ / shares 32.27
RSUs forfeited or canceled | $ / shares 30.65
Nonvested at December 31, 2022 | $ / shares $ 31.09
v3.22.4
Stock-Based Compensation - Summary of Information Regarding Stock Options (Details)
$ / shares in Units, $ in Millions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
USD ($)
$ / shares
shares
Shares Subject to Outstanding Options  
Beginning balance | shares 12,000,000.0
Options granted | shares 2,300,000
Options exercised | shares (1,400,000)
Options forfeited or canceled | shares (900,000)
Ending balance | shares 12,000,000.0
Options vested and expected to vest as of December 31, 2022 | shares 12,000,000.0
Options exercisable as of December 31, 2022 | shares 6,700,000
Weighted Average Exercise Price Per Share  
Beginning balance | $ / shares $ 19.46
Options granted | $ / shares 30.37
Options exercised | $ / shares 13.17
Options forfeited or canceled | $ / shares 25.93
Ending balance | $ / shares 21.77
Options vested and expected to vest as of December 31, 2022 | $ / shares 21.77
Options exercisable as of December 31, 2022 | $ / shares $ 18.01
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (in years) 7 years 7 months 6 days
Options vested and expected to vest, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (in years) 7 years 7 months 6 days
Options exercisable, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (in years) 7 years 3 days
Aggregate Intrinsic Value | $ $ 50
Options vested and expected to vest, Aggregate Intrinsic Value | $ 50
Options exercisable, Aggregate Intrinsic Value | $ $ 42
v3.22.4
Stock-Based Compensation - Schedule of Assumptions Used to Calculate Fair Value and the Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value of Stock Options Granted (Details) - $ / shares
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Dec. 31, 2021
Dec. 31, 2020
Employee Service Share Based Compensation Allocation Of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]      
Expected term (in years) 10 years    
Employee Stock Option      
Employee Service Share Based Compensation Allocation Of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]      
Weighted average closing price of our common stock on grant date $ 30.37 $ 33.03 $ 17.36
Risk-free interest rate, minimum 2.40% 1.00% 0.40%
Risk-free interest rate, maximum 4.00% 1.40% 0.50%
Expected term (in years) 6 years 7 days 6 years 7 days 6 years 7 days
Volatility, minimum 76.50% 75.30% 76.50%
Volatility, maximum 79.30% 77.60% 78.50%
Dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Weighted average fair value of stock options granted $ 20.75 $ 22.05 $ 11.57
ESPP      
Employee Service Share Based Compensation Allocation Of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]      
Risk-free interest rate, minimum 1.60% 0.00% 0.10%
Risk-free interest rate, maximum 4.70% 0.60% 0.20%
Volatility, minimum 68.90% 61.20% 66.60%
Volatility, maximum 82.50% 95.70% 136.00%
Dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Minimum | ESPP      
Employee Service Share Based Compensation Allocation Of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]      
Expected term (in years) 6 months 6 months 6 months
Maximum | ESPP      
Employee Service Share Based Compensation Allocation Of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]      
Expected term (in years) 2 years 2 years 2 years
v3.22.4
Employee Benefit Plan - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Dec. 31, 2021
Dec. 31, 2020
Retirement Benefits [Abstract]      
Defined contribution plan, cost $ 2,000,000 $ 1,000,000 $ 0
v3.22.4
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Marketable Securities - Schedule of Amortized Cost, Gross Unrealized Gains and Losses and Fair Value of Our Cash, Cash Equivalents and Marketable Securities Considered as Available for Sale by Type of Securities (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
Dec. 31, 2022
Dec. 31, 2021
Debt Securities, Available-for-Sale [Line Items]    
Amortized Cost $ 1,145 $ 682
Unrealized Loss (7) (1)
Fair Value 1,138 681
Money Market Funds    
Debt Securities, Available-for-Sale [Line Items]    
Amortized Cost 169 148
Fair Value 169 148
U.S. Treasury Securities    
Debt Securities, Available-for-Sale [Line Items]    
Amortized Cost 317 112
Unrealized Loss (3)  
Fair Value 314 112
Corporate Securities and Commercial Paper    
Debt Securities, Available-for-Sale [Line Items]    
Amortized Cost 635 422
Unrealized Loss (4) (1)
Fair Value 631 $ 421
U.S. Government Agency Securities    
Debt Securities, Available-for-Sale [Line Items]    
Amortized Cost 20  
Fair Value 20  
Certificates of Deposit    
Debt Securities, Available-for-Sale [Line Items]    
Amortized Cost 4  
Fair Value $ 4  
v3.22.4
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Marketable Securities - Schedule of Fair Values of Our Cash, Cash Equivalents and Marketable Securities by Location in Consolidated Balance Sheets and Contractual Maturity (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
Dec. 31, 2022
Dec. 31, 2021
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]    
Cash and cash equivalents $ 206 $ 148
Marketable securities 803 351
Long-term marketable securities 129 182
Total $ 1,138 $ 681
v3.22.4
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Marketable Securities - Additional Information (Details)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
USD ($)
Positions
Dec. 31, 2021
USD ($)
Positions
Dec. 31, 2020
USD ($)
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Marketable Securities [Abstract]      
Number of positions in securities in unrealized loss | Positions 219 165  
Credit related losses | $ $ 0 $ 0 $ 0
v3.22.4
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Marketable Securities - Reconciliation of Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
Dec. 31, 2022
Dec. 31, 2021
Dec. 31, 2020
Dec. 31, 2019
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash, and Restricted Cash Equivalents [Abstract]        
Cash and cash equivalents $ 206 $ 148    
Restricted cash (included in Other noncurrent assets) $ 3 $ 3    
Restricted Cash, Noncurrent, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible Enumeration] Other Assets, Noncurrent Other Assets, Noncurrent    
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash $ 209 $ 151 $ 174 $ 58
v3.22.4
Property and Equipment - Summary of Property and Equipment, Net (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Dec. 31, 2021
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]    
Total $ 58 $ 50
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization (23) (18)
Property and equipment, net $ 35 32
Minimum [Member]    
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]    
Useful Life 3 years  
Maximum [Member]    
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]    
Useful Life 10 years  
Leasehold Improvements    
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]    
Useful Life 10 years  
Total $ 34 32
Scientific Equipment    
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]    
Useful Life 5 years  
Total $ 17 14
Furniture and Equipment    
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]    
Total $ 3 2
Furniture and Equipment | Minimum [Member]    
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]    
Useful Life 3 years  
Furniture and Equipment | Maximum [Member]    
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]    
Useful Life 5 years  
Construction in Progress    
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]    
Total $ 4 $ 2
v3.22.4
Consolidated Balance Sheet Components - Summary of Prepaid and Other Current Assets (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
Dec. 31, 2022
Dec. 31, 2021
Prepaid Expense and Other Assets, Current [Abstract]    
Prepaids and other assets $ 15 $ 16
Accrued interest receivable 4 2
Total prepaid and other current assets $ 19 $ 18
v3.22.4
Consolidated Balance Sheet Components - Summary of Other Current Liabilities (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
Dec. 31, 2022
Dec. 31, 2021
Accrued Liabilities, Current [Abstract]    
Accrued research and development $ 45 $ 30
Accrued personnel expenses 25 17
Income taxes payable   2
Other 6 5
Total other current liabilities $ 76 $ 54
v3.22.4
Leases - Additional Information (Details)
$ in Millions
1 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2022
USD ($)
ft²
Dec. 31, 2022
USD ($)
ft²
Dec. 31, 2021
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2020
USD ($)
Apr. 30, 2022
USD ($)
ft²
Lessee Lease Description [Line Items]          
Square feet of space leased | ft²         14,500
Operating lease, existence of option to extend   true      
Operating lease, option to extend   Both leases: are non-cancelable; extend through 2031; have two options, at our sole discretion, to extend the lease terms for a period of eight years each; and require monthly lease payments that are subject to annual increases throughout the lease term.      
Weighted average remaining term   9 years 10 years    
Weighted average discount rate   5.20% 5.10%    
Lease cost   $ 18 $ 7 $ 3  
Tenant improvement allowances   $ 6     $ 6
Tenant allowance receivable, expected period   1 year      
Deposits for letters of credit   $ 3      
Hayward, California | Executive Offices Research and Development and Business Operations          
Lessee Lease Description [Line Items]          
Square feet of space leased | ft²   151,000      
Operating lease expiration year   2031      
Operating lease, option to extend lease term   8 years      
Brisbane, California          
Lessee Lease Description [Line Items]          
Square feet of space leased | ft²   109,000      
Operating lease expiration year   2031      
Operating lease, option to extend lease term   8 years      
Brisbane, California | Non-Cancelable Sub-Lease          
Lessee Lease Description [Line Items]          
Square feet of space leased | ft² 31,000        
Operating lease expiration year 2028        
Payment of tenant improvement allowance $ 9        
Operating Sub-lease, existence of option to extend true        
Operating sub-lease, option to extend This sublease is non-cancelable, is expected to commence in 2023 and extends through 2028, with the sublessee having options to extend the lease term and/or to lease additional space within the building.        
Sublease income $ 3        
v3.22.4
Leases - Summary of Information Related to Operating Leases (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
Dec. 31, 2022
Dec. 31, 2021
Assets:    
Right-of-use assets $ 100 $ 105
Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible Enumeration] Other Assets, Noncurrent Other Assets, Noncurrent
Prepaid expenses and other current assets - net tenant receivable   $ 3
Liabilities:    
Net current operating lease liabilities $ 3  
Operating Lease, Liability, Current, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible Enumeration] Other Liabilities, Current Other Liabilities, Current
Other noncurrent liabilities $ 117 $ 117
Operating Lease, Liability, Noncurrent, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible Enumeration] Other Liabilities, Noncurrent Other Liabilities, Noncurrent
v3.22.4
Leases - Summary of Cash and Non-cash Information Related to Operating Leases (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Dec. 31, 2021
Dec. 31, 2020
Leases [Abstract]      
Cash paid for amounts included in measurement of lease liabilities $ 11 $ 5 $ 2
Cash received from tenant improvement allowances 8 3  
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities 3 95 8
Recognition of tenant improvement allowance receivable included in Other current liabilities $ 6 $ 11 $ 1
v3.22.4
Leases - Summary of Future Minimum Lease Payments (Details)
$ in Millions
Dec. 31, 2022
USD ($)
Leases [Abstract]  
2023 $ 15
2024 16
2025 16
2026 17
2027 18
Thereafter 77
Total undiscounted future minimum lease payments 159
Less: Imputed interest (33)
Total present value of lease liabilities $ 126
v3.22.4
Liability for Sale of Future Royalties - Additional Information (Details) - BVF Partners L.P. - BVF Agreement - USD ($)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Dec. 31, 2021
Research and Development Arrangement, Contract to Perform for Others [Line Items]    
Imputed effective rate of interest on unamortized portion of liability 20.60%  
Maximum    
Research and Development Arrangement, Contract to Perform for Others [Line Items]    
Contingent payments upon achievement of certain clinical and regulatory milestones   $ 73,000,000
v3.22.4
Stockholders' Equity - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)
$ / shares in Units, $ in Millions
1 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Feb. 28, 2021
May 31, 2020
Dec. 31, 2021
Dec. 31, 2020
Dec. 31, 2022
Class Of Stock [Line Items]          
Common stock, shares authorized     400,000,000.0   400,000,000.0
Preferred stock, shares authorized     10,000,000.0   10,000,000.0
Net proceeds from public offering after deducting underwriting discounts, commissions and other offering expenses     $ 220 $ 434  
Common stock share value       $ 326  
Preferred stock, shares outstanding     0   0
Stock Purchase Agreement | Gilead          
Class Of Stock [Line Items]          
Common stock shares issued 5,700,000     6,000,000.0  
Shares issued, price per share $ 39.00     $ 33.54  
Net proceeds from public offering after deducting underwriting discounts, commissions and other offering expenses       $ 108  
Common stock share value $ 220   $ 220 107  
Funds received for purchase of common stock       200  
Purchase price of common stock allocation to performance obligation       91  
Deferred offering expenses       $ 2  
May 2020 Public Offering          
Class Of Stock [Line Items]          
Common stock shares issued   12,700,000      
Shares issued, price per share   $ 27.50      
Net proceeds from public offering after deducting underwriting discounts, commissions and other offering expenses   $ 326      
Base Shares          
Class Of Stock [Line Items]          
Common stock shares issued   11,000,000.0      
Underwriters Option Exercise          
Class Of Stock [Line Items]          
Common stock shares issued   1,700,000      
v3.22.4
Fair Value Measurements - Schedule of Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring Basis (Details) - Fair Value On Recurring Basis - USD ($)
$ in Millions
Dec. 31, 2022
Dec. 31, 2021
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Total assets measured at fair value $ 1,138 $ 681
Total liabilities measured at fair value 17 5
Liability for Sale of Future Royalties    
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Total liabilities measured at fair value 17 5
Money Market Funds    
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Total assets measured at fair value 169 148
U.S. Treasury Securities    
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Total assets measured at fair value 314 112
Corporate Securities and Commercial Paper    
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Total assets measured at fair value 631 421
U.S. Government Agency Securities    
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Total assets measured at fair value 20  
Certificates of Deposit    
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Total assets measured at fair value 4  
Level 1    
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Total assets measured at fair value 169 148
Level 1 | Money Market Funds    
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Total assets measured at fair value 169 148
Level 2    
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Total assets measured at fair value 969 533
Level 2 | U.S. Treasury Securities    
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Total assets measured at fair value 314 112
Level 2 | Corporate Securities and Commercial Paper    
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Total assets measured at fair value 631 421
Level 2 | U.S. Government Agency Securities    
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Total assets measured at fair value 20  
Level 2 | Certificates of Deposit    
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Total assets measured at fair value 4  
Level 3    
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Total liabilities measured at fair value 17 5
Level 3 | Liability for Sale of Future Royalties    
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Total liabilities measured at fair value $ 17 $ 5
v3.22.4
Fair Value Measurements - Additional Information (Details) - BVF Partners L.P. - USD ($)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Dec. 31, 2021
BVF Agreement    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Non-refundable payments received $ 15,000,000 $ 15,000,000
Imputed effective rate of interest on unamortized portion of liability 20.60%  
BVF Agreement | Maximum    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Contingent payments upon achievement of certain clinical and regulatory milestones   73,000,000
Gilead Collaboration Agreement | Maximum    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Contingent payments upon achievement of certain clinical and regulatory milestones   $ 160,000,000
v3.22.4
Fair Value Measurements - Summary of Changes of Liabilities for Sale of Future Royalties (Details) - BVF Partners L.P. - BVF Agreement - USD ($)
$ in Millions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Dec. 31, 2021
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]    
Beginning balance $ 5  
Cash received 10 $ 5
Interest accretion 2  
Ending balance $ 17 $ 5
v3.22.4
Commitments - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Dec. 31, 2021
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]    
Purchase commitments cancellation notice period 30 days  
Liabilities for Indemnification rights and agreements $ 0 $ 0
Restricted cash 3,000,000 $ 3,000,000
Standby Letters of Credit [Member]    
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]    
Line of credit 3,000,000  
Restricted cash $ 3,000,000