PharmaCyte Biotech Inc.

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Quarterly Report for Quarter Ending July 31, 2025 (Form 10-Q)

Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Conditions and Results of Operations.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q ("Report") includes "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Generally, statements other than statements of historical fact are "forward-looking statements" for purposes of this Report, including any projections of earnings, revenue or other financial items, any statements regarding the plans and objectives of management for future operations, any statements concerning proposed new products or services, any statements regarding future economic conditions or performance, any statements regarding expected benefits from any transactions and any statements of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. In some cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by use of terminology such as "may," "will," "should," "believes," "intends," "expects," "plans," "anticipates," "estimates," "goal," "aim," "potential" or "continue," or the negative thereof or other comparable terminology. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements contained in this Report are reasonable, there can be no assurance that such expectations or any of the forward-looking statements will prove to be correct, and actual results could differ materially from those projected or assumed in the forward-looking statements. Thus, investors should refer to and carefully review information in future documents we file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission"). Our future financial condition and results of operations, as well as any forward-looking statements, are subject to inherent risk and uncertainties, including, those set forth in this Item 2, "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and in our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in this Quarterly Report, those set forth from time to time in our other filings with the Commission, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2025 and the following factors and risks:

Among others, these include:

· our estimates regarding expenses, future revenues, capital requirements and needs for additional financing;
· whether the United States ("U.S.") Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") approves our Investigational New Drug Application ("IND") after we complete the FDA's requested studies and submit a response to the FDA's clinical hold, so that we can commence our planned clinical trial involving locally advanced, inoperable, non-metastatic pancreatic cancer ("LAPC");
· the success and timing of our preclinical studies and clinical trials;
· the potential that results of preclinical studies and clinical trials may indicate that any of our technologies and product candidates are unsafe or ineffective;
· our dependence on third parties in the conduct of our preclinical studies and clinical trials;
· the difficulties and expenses associated with obtaining and maintaining regulatory approval of our product candidates;
· the material adverse impact that the coronavirus pandemic may have on our business, including our planned clinical trial involving LAPC, which could materially affect our operations as well as the business or operations of third parties with whom we conduct business; and
· whether the FDA will approve our product candidates after our clinical trials are completed, assuming the FDA allows our clinical trials

All forward- looking statements and reasons why results may differ included in this Report are made as of the date hereof, and we do not intend to update any forward-looking statements except as required by law or applicable regulations. New risk factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible to predict all such risk factors, nor can we assess the impact of all such risk factors on our business or the extent to which any factor or combination of factors may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of performance. All forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the foregoing cautionary statements.

Except where the context otherwise requires, in this Report, the "Company," "we," "us" and "our" refer to PharmaCyte Biotech, Inc., a Nevada corporation, and, where appropriate, its subsidiaries.

Overview of Business

We are a biotechnology company focused on developing cellular therapies for cancer based upon a proprietary cellulose-based live cell encapsulation technology known as "Cell-in-a-Box®." The Cell-in-a-Box® technology is intended to be used as a platform upon which therapies for several types of cancer, including LAPC, will be developed. The current generation of our product candidate is referred to as "CypCaps™."

During the year ended April 30, 2024, we determined that research and development in the treatment of diabetes would no longer be pursued.

On August 15, 2022, we entered into a Cooperation Agreement (the "Cooperation Agreement") with Iroquois Master Fund Ltd. and its affiliates, pursuant to which we elected a reconstituted board of directors (the "Board"). On November 17, 2023, the Board formed the Strategic Scientific Committee (the "Scientific Committee"), chaired by Dr. Michael Abecassis. The Scientific Committee and our independent consultants are reviewing many of the risks relative to our business. In addition, the Board is reviewing risks associated with our development programs and our relationship with SG Austria Pte. Ltd ("SG Austria"), including that all licensed patents have expired and that know-how relating to our Cell-in-a-Box® technology solely resides with SG Austria. The Board has reduced spending on our programs, including pre-clinical and clinical activities, until the review by the Scientific Committee and the Board is complete and the Board has determined the actions and plans to be implemented. The Scientific Committee's recommendations will include potentially seeking a new framework for our relationship with SG Austria and its subsidiaries. We are reevaluating those programs which are dependent on SG Austria and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (the "FDA") acceptance of its technologies, including our development programs for locally advanced, inoperable, non-metastatic pancreatic cancer ("LAPC"). Our reevaluation for addressing the FDA concerns has resulted in delays stemming from the review of the non-clinical package provided by SG Austria and changes to the FDA review process.

The Cell-in-a-Box® encapsulation technology is designed to present genetically engineered live human cells to targeted tissues. The technology is intended to result in the formation of pinhead-sized cellulose-based porous capsules in which genetically modified live human cells can be encapsulated, grown to confluence and maintained in a cryopreserved (frozen) state until shortly before they are injected into an appropriate patient. In a laboratory setting, this proprietary live cell encapsulation technology has been shown to create a micro-environment in which encapsulated cells survive and flourish. Encapsulated cells are protected from environmental challenges, such as the shear forces associated with bioreactors and passage through catheters and needles, which we believe enables greater cell growth and production of the active molecules. The capsules are largely composed of cellulose (cotton) and are bioinert. During the past year, SG Austria has generated data and reports to support submission to the FDA concerning the safety of the microcapsules.

We have been developing therapies for pancreatic tumors by using genetically engineered live human cells that we believe are capable of converting a cancer prodrug into its cancer-killing form. We encapsulate those cells using the Cell-in-a-Box® technology and place those capsules in the body as close as possible to the tumor. In this way, we believe that when a cancer prodrug is administered to a patient with a particular type of cancer that may be affected by the resulting active drug, the killing of the patient's cancerous tumor may be optimized both by enhanced potency and limited exposure away from the target tumor. We believe that the prodrug/activator technology is well suited to address the shift from cure/enhanced survival to creating a zone of clearance around blood vessels adjacent to tumor. This zone of clearance improves the probability of successful surgical resection of LAPC, which has been shown to improve survival.

In addition to reengaging SG Austria, we are also identifying alternative approaches to expand the prodrug/activator technology for cancer treatment. These discussions may expand our prodrug/activation options to use highly toxic cancer-killing drugs in tightly controlled perivascular spaces.

Until the Strategic Scientific Committee completes its evaluation of our programs and we enter into a new framework for its relationship with SG Austria, spending on our development programs has been curtailed.

Investigational New Drug Application and Clinical Hold

On September 1, 2020, we submitted an IND to the FDA for a planned clinical trial in LAPC. On October 1, 2020, we received notice from the FDA that it had placed our IND on clinical hold. On October 30, 2020, the FDA sent us a letter setting forth the reasons for the clinical hold and providing specific guidance on what we must do to have the clinical hold lifted.

In order to address the clinical hold, the FDA has requested that we:

· Provide additional sequencing data and genetic stability studies;
· Conduct a stability study on our final formulated product candidate as well as the cells from our Master Cell Bank ("MCB");
· Evaluate the compatibility of the delivery devices (the prefilled syringe and the microcatheter used to implant the CypCaps™) with our product candidate for pancreatic cancer;
· Provide additional detailed description of the manufacturing process of our product candidate for pancreatic cancer;
· Provide additional product release specifications for our encapsulated cells;
· Demonstrate comparability between the 1st and 2nd generation of our product candidate for pancreatic cancer and ensure adequate and consistent product performance and safety between the two generations;
· Conduct a biocompatibility assessment using the capsules material;
· Address specified insufficiencies in the Chemistry, Manufacturing and Controls information in the cross-referenced Drug Master File;
· Conduct an additional nonclinical study in animals to assess the safety, activity, and distribution of the product candidate for pancreatic cancer; and
· Revise the Investigators Brochure to include any additional preclinical studies conducted in response to the clinical hold and remove any statements not supported by the data we generated.

The FDA also requested that we address the following issues as an amendment to our IND:

· Provide a Certificate of Analysis for pc3/2B1 plasmid that includes tests for assessing purity, safety, and potency;
· Perform qualification studies for the drug substance filling step to ensure that the product candidate for pancreatic cancer remains sterile and stable during the filling process;
· Submit an updated batch analysis for the product candidate for the specific lot that will be used for manufacturing all future product candidates;
· Provide additional details for the methodology for the Resorufin (CYP2B1) potency and the PrestoBlue cell metabolic assays;
· Provide a few examples of common microcatheters that fit the specifications in our Angiography Procedure Manual;
· Clarify the language in our Pharmacy Manual regarding proper use of the syringe fill with the product candidate for pancreatic cancer; and
· Provide a discussion with data for trial of the potential for cellular and humoral immune reactivity against the heterologous rat CYP2B1 protein and potential for induction of autoimmune-mediated toxicities in our study population.

The following provides a detailed summary of our activities to have the clinical hold lifted:

· Stability Studies on Our Clinical Trial Product Candidate for Pancreatic Cancer. We have successfully completed the required product stability studies. The timepoints were 3, 6, 9, 12, 18 and 24 months of our product candidate for pancreatic cancer being stored frozen at -80C. These studies included container closure integrity testing for certain timepoints.
· Additional Studies Requested by the FDA. We have successfully completed various additional studies requested by the FDA, including a stability study on the cells from our MCB used to make our CypCaps™.
· Determination of the Exact Sequence of the Cytochrome P450 2B1 Gene. We have completed the determination of the exact sequence of the cytochrome P450 2B1 gene inserted at the site previously identified on chromosome 9 using state-of-the-art nanopore sequencing. This is a cutting edge, unique and scalable technology that permits real-time analysis of long DNA fragments. The result of this analysis of the sequence data confirmed that the genes are intact.
· Confirmation of the Exact Sequence of the Cytochrome P450 2B1 Gene Insert. An additional, more detailed analysis of the integration site of the cytochrome P450 2B1 gene from the augmented HEK293 cell clone that is used in our CypCaps™ was found to be intact. In this new study, we were able to confirm the previously determined structure of the integrated transgene sequence using more data points. These studies also set the stage for a next step analysis to determine the genetic stability of the cytochrome P450 2B1 gene at the DNA level after multiple rounds of cell growth. This new study has been completed in which our original Research Cell Bank ("RCB") cells were compared with cells from the MCB. The analysis confirmed that the cytochrome P450 2B1 and the surrounding sequence has remained stable with no changes detected at the DNA level.
· Biocompatibility Studies. We have been involved with 10 biocompatibility studies requested by the FDA, eight of which have been completed successfully. To enable the biocompatibility studies to be performed, we had Austrianova Singapore Pte. Ltd. ("Austrianova") manufacture an additional 400 syringes of empty capsules.
· Systemic Toxicity Testing. We evaluated the potential toxicity of the capsule component of our product candidate for pancreatic cancer‌ and determined there is no evidence of toxicity in any of the parameters examined. The study also confirmed previous data that shows our capsule material is bioinert.
· Micro-Compression and Swelling Testing. This testing is underway. We are developing and optimizing two reproducible methods for testing and confirming the physical stability and integrity of our CypCaps™ under extreme pressure. These studies required the acquisition of new equipment by Austrianova as well as validation and integration into Austrianova's Quality Control laboratory.
· Break Force and Glide Testing. We are in the process of developing a protocol to measure whether the syringe, attached to the catheter when used to expel the capsules, will still have a break and glide force that is within the specifications we have established. We are setting the specifications based on the syringe/plunger manufacturer's measured break and glide forces, or alternatively, accepted ranges for glide forces routinely used in the clinic.
· Capsules Compatibility with the Syringe and Other Components of the Microcatheter Delivery System. We are in the process of showing that CypCaps™ are not in any way adversely affected by the catheters used by interventional radiologists to deliver them into a patient. Compatibility data is being generated to demonstrate that the quality of the CypCaps™ is maintained after passage through the planned microcatheter systems.
· CypCaps Capsules and Cell Viability after Exposure to Contrast Medium. We have commenced testing to show that exposure of CypCaps™ to the contrast medium interventional radiologists ‌used to implant the CypCaps™ in a patient has no adverse effect on CypCaps™. Contrast medium is used to visualize the blood vessels during implantation.
· Master Drug File Information. Austrianova is providing additional detailed confidential information on the manufacturing process, including information on the improvements and advancements made to our product candidate for pancreatic cancer since the last clinical trials were conducted with respect to reproducibility and safety. However, Austrianova has not changed the overall physical characteristics of CypCaps™ between the 1st and 2nd generations.
· Submission of Data to FDA. We are in the process of providing these data to the FDA. The clinical hold did not reflect any deficiencies of the clinical trial proposed. We seek to resolve these non-clinical issues to enable FDA review of a new clinical protocol that reflects the standard of care for LAPC.

We assembled a scientific and regulatory team of experts to address the FDA requests. During the year ended April 30, 2025, our scientific consultants have been in active dialog with the FDA seeking permission to forego the large animal study. We believe that the technology upon which the LAPC treatment will be based, intra-arterial chemotherapy, has been used in five clinical trials in humans. Our position is that the data available from these human clinical trials supersedes large animal study data. The treatment may not be a treatment of pancreatic cancer, but a method of improving and possibly enabling complete surgical resection of the tumor. We are waiting for the FDA's responses and hope the FDA will accept that the LAPC treatment now meets manufacturing standard requirements, which have significantly improved since the clinical hold was first placed. The FDA may require additional preclinical studies when the meeting takes place. We are in ongoing dialogue with SG Austria to prepare for the next steps and add requested information to the drug master file upon which the Company still relies on.

Performance Indicators

Non-financial performance indicators used by management to manage and assess how the business is progressing will include, but are not limited to, the ability to: (i) acquire appropriate funding for all aspects of our operations; (ii) acquire and complete necessary contracts; (iii) complete activities for producing genetically modified human cells and having them encapsulated for our preclinical studies and the planned clinical trial in LAPC; (iv) have regulatory work completed to enable studies and trials to be submitted to regulatory agencies; (v) complete all required tests and studies on the cells and capsules we plan to use in our clinical trial in patients with LAPC; (vi) ensure completion of the production of encapsulated cells according to cGMP regulations to use in our planned clinical trial; (vii) complete all of the tasked the FDA requires of us in order to have the clinical hold lifted; and (viii) obtain approval from the FDA to lift the clinical hold on our IND that we may commence our planned clinical trial in LAPC.

There are numerous items required to be completed successfully to ensure our final product candidate is ready for use in our planned clinical trial in LAPC. The effects of material transactions with related parties, and certain other parties to the extent necessary for such an undertaking, may have substantial effects on both the timeliness and success of our current and prospective financial position and operating results. Nonetheless, we are actively working to ensure strong ties and interactions to minimize the inherent risks regarding success. We do not believe there are factors which will cause materially different amounts to be reported than those presented in this Report. We aim to assess this regularly to provide accurate information to our shareholders.

Results of Operations

Three months ended July 31, 2025, compared to three months ended July 31, 2024

Revenue

We had no revenues for the three months ended July 31, 2025, and 2024.

Research and development expenses

R&D expense was $95,157 for the three months ended July 31, 2025, as compared to $96,016 for the three months ended July 31, 2024, a decrease of $859. The change in cost is primarily due to our continued strategy utilizing consultants to conduct research into the treatment of pancreatic cancer.

General and administrative expenses

General and administrative expenses consist primarily of costs associated with our overall operations and with being a public company. These costs include personnel, legal and professional services, insurance, investor relations and compliance related fees. These expenses were $753,148 and $1,172,871, respectively, for the three months ended July 31, 2025 and 2024, a decrease of $419,723, or 36%. Compensation expenses decreased by $163,345 due to a decrease in the fair value of stock options granted as compared to grants in prior years. Investor relations fees decreased by $14,416 due to having two stockholder meetings in 2024 and one meeting in 2025. Legal and professional fees decreased by $232,543 primarily due to a reduction in consulting fees relating to non-recurring transactions.

Other Income (Expenses), Net

Other income (expenses), net, for the three months ended July 31, 2025 was $(7,511,791) as compared to other income (expense), net of $24,690,242 for the three months ended July 31, 2024. Other income (expenses), net, for the three months ended July 31, 2025 is attributable to interest income of $217,793, net of changes in fair value of warrant liabilities of $243,000, a gain on the legal settlement revaluation of $106,000, a change in fair value of convertible note receivable of $912,000, a change in fair value of the Femasys warrant asset of $(1,215,000), a change in fair value of the TNF investment of $(2,839,000), a change in fair value of the TNF warrant assets of $(4,832,000), a change in the unrealized loss on marketable securities of $(104,463), and other expenses of $(121). Other income (expenses), net, for the three months ended July 31, 2024, is attributable to interest income of $547,432, changes in fair value of warrant liability of $2,084,000, derivative liability of $1,204,000, a change in fair value of convertible note receivable of $245,000, a change in fair value of the Femasys warrant asset of $(1,510,000), a change in fair value of the TNF investment of $966,950, a change in fair value of the TNF warrant assets of $(242,684), a gain on related party investment of $21,395,734, net of other expenses of $190. The changes to the fair values are a result of the updated inputs in the various calculations of fair values.

Discussion of Operating, Investing and Financing Activities

The following table presents a summary of our sources and uses of cash for the three months ended July 31, 2025, and 2024.

Three Months
Ended
July 31,
2025
Three Months
Ended
July 31,
2024
Net cash used in operating activities: $ (1,993,981 ) $ (373,297 )
Net cash used in investing activities: $ - $ (7,000,000 )
Net cash used in financing activities: $ - $ (10,171,762 )
Effect of currency rate exchange $ 123 $ 183
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents $ (1,993,858 ) $ (17,544,876 )

Operating Activities:

The cash and cash equivalents used in operating activities for the three months ended July 31, 2025 of $1,993,981 is mainly a result of the payment of $1,300,000 relating to the legal settlement accrued at April 30, 2025 and our general and administrative expenses. The cash and cash equivalents used in operating activities for the three months ended July 31, 2024 of $373,297 is mainly a result of payment of excise tax on our stock repurchases.

Investing Activities:

There was no activity in cash and cash equivalents in investing activities for the three months ended July 31, 2025. The cash and cash equivalents for the three months ended July 31, 2024, is attributable to our entry into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the "TNF Purchase Agreement") with a public company operating in the medical industry. Pursuant to the TNF Purchase Agreement, we purchased (i) 7,000 shares of TNF's Series G Convertible Preferred Stock (the "Series G Preferred Shares" or "Series G Preferred Stock"), representing approximately 33% of TNF's issued and outstanding share capital on an as-converted basis (and approximately 78% of all shares of Series G Preferred Stock outstanding), at a price of $1.816 per Series G Preferred Share, which are convertible into 3,854,626 shares of Common Stock (as defined below); (ii) warrants to purchase up to 3,854,626 shares of TNF's Common Stock with a five-year term; and (iii) warrants to purchase up to 3,854,626 shares of TNF's Common Stock with a 18-month, for an aggregate purchase price of $7,000,000.

Financing Activities:

There was no activity in cash and cash equivalents in financing activities for the three months ended July 31, 2025. The cash and cash equivalents used in financing activities for the three months ended July 31, 2024 is mainly attributable to the repurchase of common stock of approximately $742,179 and redemption of preferred stock of approximately $9,429,583.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

As of July 31, 2025, we had approximately $13.2 million in cash and cash equivalents as compared to approximately $15.2 million at April 30, 2025. We expect that our current cash and cash equivalents of approximately $15.7 million as of the filing of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, will be sufficient to support its projected operating requirements and financial commitments for at least the next twelve months from the date of this Quarterly Report.

In August 2025, we entered into a securities purchase agreement pursuant to which we agreed to sell to investors in a private placement an aggregate of 7,000 shares of our newly designated Series C convertible preferred stock with a stated value of $1,000 per share and warrants to purchase up to 7 million shares of common stock, resulting in aggregate gross proceeds of $7 million.

In September 2025, we entered into a securities purchase agreement pursuant to which we agreed to purchase in a private placement TNF Series H convertible preferred stock convertible into 600,000 shares of TNF common stock and warrants for an aggregate purchase price of $3 million.

We expect to need additional capital in order to complete a clinical trial for the treatment of pancreatic cancer. If any additional equity financing, if available, may not be on favorable terms and would likely be significantly dilutive to our current stockholders and debt financing, if available, may involve restrictive covenants. If we are able to access funds through collaborative or licensing arrangements, it may be required to relinquish rights to some of its product candidates that we would otherwise seek to develop or commercialize on its own, on terms that are not favorable to us. Our ability to access capital is not assured and, if not achieved on a timely basis, will likely have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We operate in an industry that is subject to rapid technological change, competition and government regulation. Our operations are subject to significant risk and uncertainties including financial operational, technological, regulatory, and other risks. Such factors, include but not limited to, results of clinical testing and trial activities, the ability to obtain regulatory approval, the supply of needed materials, the ability to obtain manufacturing and the ability to raise capital to achieve strategic objectives.

Service Agreements

We entered into several service agreements, with both independent and related parties, pursuant to which services will be provided over the next twelve months related to the clinical hold on our IND submission involving LAPC. The services include developing studies and strategies relating to clearing the clinical hold. The total cost is estimated to be approximately $591,000, of which the related party portion will be approximately $157,000. These agreements are under review by our Business Review Committee and reconstituted Board which has curtailed spending on this program until their review is complete and recommendations are made.

Critical Accounting Estimates

There have been no material changes to our critical accounting estimates from the information provided in Item 7, "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations," included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended April 30, 2025.

Available Information

Our website is located at www.PharmaCyte.com.In addition, all our filings submitted to the Commission, including our Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K and all our other reports and statements filed with the Commission are available on the Commission's web site at www.sec.gov. Such filings are also available for download free of charge on our website. The contents of the website are not, and are not intended to be, incorporated by reference into this Quarterly Report or any other report or document filed with the Commission or furnished by us, and any reference to the websites are intended to be inactive textual references only.

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