UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 15, 2020

Castle Biosciences, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) 
         
Delaware   001-38984   77-0701774
(state or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  (Commission
File Number)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

820 S. Friendswood Drive, Suite 201
Friendswood, Texas
77546
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (866) 788-9007

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions: 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) 
¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) 
¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) 
 
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: 
Title of each class Trading Symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share CSTL   The Nasdaq Global Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b–2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b–2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company x
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨ 






Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On April 15, 2020, Castle Biosciences, Inc. (the “Company”) will present the slide presentation attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 at the Virtual Needham Healthcare Conference. Information from this slide presentation may also be used by the management of the Company in future meetings regarding the Company.

The information contained or incorporated in this Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

By filing this Current Report on Form 8-K and furnishing the information in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, the Company makes no admission as to the materiality of such information. The information contained in this report is intended to be considered in the context of the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and other public announcements that the Company makes, by press release or otherwise, from time to time. The Company undertakes no duty or obligation to publicly update or revise the information contained in this report, although it may do so from time to time as its management believes is appropriate. Any such updating may be made through the filing of other reports or documents with the SEC, through press releases or through other public disclosure.

Item 8.01 Other Events.

COVID-19 Update

In light of recent developments relating to the COVID-19 global pandemic, the Company is providing the following information regarding its business:

The Company remains committed to serving patients who have been diagnosed with melanoma and the clinicians who treat them.
Based upon an analysis of its supply channel, the Company believes it has adequate reagent and consumable inventory levels and does not anticipate an impact on its ability to deliver test reports.
The Company continues to believe its cash and cash equivalents and anticipated cash generated from sales of its products will be sufficient to fund its operating expenses for the foreseeable future.
The Company anticipates decreased test report volume in the near term due to a decline in orders for DecisionDx-Melanoma and DecisionDx-UM tests as routine examination patient visits are being delayed and/or cancelled and diagnostic biopsies are being delayed in response to COVID-19. However, the Company currently expects patient visits for identified worrisome pigmented lesions to continue on an as planned or rescheduled basis.
The Company has implemented adjustments to its operations designed to keep employees safe and comply with federal, state and local guidelines, including those regarding social distancing, in an effort to minimize any impact on its turnaround time in reporting test results.

The exact timing of delays and overall impact to the Company’s business is currently unknown, and the Company is monitoring the COVID-19 outbreak as it continues to evolve.

Supplemental Risk Factor

In addition, to address the potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Company is supplementing the risk factors previously disclosed in Part I, Item 1A. of its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, as filed with the SEC on March 10, 2020, to include the following risk factor under the heading “Risks Related to Our Business”:

The COVID-19 pandemic could adversely impact our business, including the demand for our test reports, as well as the business or operations of physicians and other healthcare providers who order our test reports and the third-party payors responsible for reimbursement for our tests, customers and other third parties with whom we conduct business.

Public health crises such as pandemics or similar outbreaks could adversely impact our business. In December 2019, a novel strain of coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, which causes coronavirus disease 2019 (“COVID-19”), surfaced in Wuhan, China. Since then, COVID-19 has spread to multiple countries, including the United States. As a result of the COVID-19 outbreak, or similar



pandemics, and federal, state and local government responses to pandemics, we have and may in the future experience disruptions that could adversely impact our business, including:

decreased test report volume due to a decline in orders of DecisionDx-Melanoma and DecisionDx-UM tests as patient visits for routine examinations and biopsies are being delayed and/or cancelled;
disruption of our sales and commercialization activities due to limitations on our ability to communicate with physicians as a result of travel restrictions and hindered means of communicating with physicians;
delays or difficulties in delivering test reports, interruptions in research and development and other limitations of key business activities due to members of our workforce becoming ill and/or stay-at-home or other similar orders from state and local governments, including at our Phoenix, Arizona and Friendswood, Texas locations;
delayed reimbursement from third party payors, disruption in our supply channel and other adverse impacts on our business resulting from the negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on our suppliers, service providers and other third parties on whom we rely; and
delayed or postponed interactions with regulators and other important agencies and contractors, due to limitations in employee resources, travel restrictions or forced furlough of government employees.

The global outbreak of COVID-19 continues to rapidly evolve. The extent to which COVID-19 may impact our business will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted with confidence, such as the ultimate geographic spread of the disease, the duration of the outbreak, travel restrictions, stay-at-home or other similar orders and social distancing in the United States and other countries, business closures or business disruptions and the effectiveness of actions taken in the United States and other countries to contain and treat the virus.

Forward-Looking Statements

Statements in this report that are not statements of historical fact are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements regarding the Company’s reagent and consumable inventory levels, its ability to deliver test reports, the adequacy of its cash and cash equivalents and anticipated cash generated from sales of its products to fund its operations, expectations regarding test report volume and patient visits and the implementation of measures to minimize its turnaround time in reporting test results. Words such as “may,” “future,” “plan” or “planned,” “will” or “should,” “expected,” “anticipates,” “draft,” “eventually,” or “projected” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, though not all forward-looking statements necessarily contain these identifying words. Such statements are subject to a multitude of risks and uncertainties that could cause future circumstances, events, or results to differ materially from those projected in such statements, including the risks that current inventory levels may be rendered insufficient due to the extended impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Company may be required to utilize cash and cash equivalents at a greater rate than anticipated and that sales will experience a larger decline than anticipated and the overall impact of COVID-19 on our business could be greater than anticipated. Other risks are identified in the Company’s filings with the SEC, including, without limitation, the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, this Current Report on Form 8-K and in the Company’s other filings subsequently made with the SEC. All forward-looking statements contained in this report speak only as of the date on which they were made. The Company does not undertake any obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of the receipt of new information, the occurrence of future events or otherwise.


Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit
Number Description
99.1






SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

CASTLE BIOSCIENCES, INC.
By: /s/ Frank Stokes
Frank Stokes
Chief Financial Officer
Date: April 15, 2020
 



The Skin Cancer Diagnostics Company 19th Annual Needham Virtual Healthcare Conference April 15, 2020 NASDAQ:CSTL


 
DISCLAIMERS › Forward-Looking Statements The information in this presentation contains forward-looking statements and information within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which are subject to the “safe harbor” created by those sections. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements concerning the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business and our efforts to address its impact on our business, our anticipated milestones, including expected commercial availability of our pipeline products, estimated total addressable market attributable to our pipeline products, and our plans for commercial expansion, including anticipated number of sales territories. The words “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “expects,” “intends,” “may,” “plans,” “projects,” “will,” “would” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. We may not actually achieve the plans, intentions, or expectations disclosed in our forward-looking statements and you should not place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements. Actual results or events could differ materially from the plans, intentions and expectations disclosed in the forward-looking statements that we make. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, the risks set forth in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, and in our other filings with the SEC. The forward-looking statements are applicable only as of the date on which they are made, and we do not assume any obligation to update any forward-looking statements, except as may be required by law. DecisionDx, DecisionDx-UM, DecisionDx-Melanoma, and the Castle Biosciences logo are the registered trademarks of Castle Biosciences, Inc. This presentation may also contain trademarks and trade names that are the property of their respective owners. 2


 
CASTLE BIOSCIENCES COVID-19 RESPONSE › At Castle Biosciences, we recognize that this is a challenging time, perhaps more so for those who are diagnosed with cancer. As the COVID-19 pandemic evolves, we remain committed to serving patients who have been diagnosed with melanoma and the clinicians who treat them. › Based on CMS guidance, we consider the diagnosis of cancer to be an essential medical service. Our tests are designed to guide the treatment plans made in the immediate post-diagnosis of melanoma time period. COVID-19 has not changed this fact. We expect the disease management decisions that our tests impact to continue to be a critical care area. This being said, we can not predict with certainty the impact of COVID-19. › However, we do anticipate a potential near-term decrease in test report volume due to a decline in orders for our tests resulting from 1) the rescheduling of routine skin checks and 2) delays in biopsies performed. Due to the fluidity of the situation, we are uncertain how long the delay will be for patients to reschedule visits, therefore, we are uncertain to the impact to our near-term volume and revenue. We do expect these visits will be made up at some point, though we can not predict pace or timing. › We also expect patients to continue being seen by clinicians for a worrisome lesion in the near-term, without a significant delay, due to the critical nature of cancer diagnosis. › In our effort to provide uninterrupted access to our DecisionDx-Melanoma test and DecisionDx-UM test, we have made adjustments to our operations. These adjustments are designed to keep our employees safe and comply with federal, state and local guidelines, including those regarding social distancing. Importantly, these adjustments are designed to minimize impacts on turnaround time in reporting test results. › Additionally, based upon the analysis of our supply channel, we believe we have adequate reagent and consumable inventory levels and do not anticipate an impact to our ability to deliver test results due to supply channel concerns. › We believe our cash and cash equivalents ($98.8M as of 12/31/19) and anticipated cash generated from sales of our products will be sufficient to fund our operating expenses for the foreseeable future. › It is our priority to keep our employees and their families safe and help the communities in which we live and work reduce the number of people impacted by the virus. We will continue to monitor this fluid situation very closely and make any necessary adjustments. 3


 
CASTLE BIOSCIENCES Improving Health Outcomes Of Patients With Skin Cancer Through Innovative, Clinically Actionable, Cost-Effective Diagnostics › INNOVATIVE PRODUCTS › Two commercialized products that improve treatment decisions for patients with melanoma › 95% of commercial emphasis currently on skin melanoma (DecisionDx®-Melanoma) $2.0B › Pipeline products → Two additional skin cancer products expected to launch in second half of 2020 U.S. TAM › DecisionDx-SCC › Suspicious Pigmented Lesions › HIGH VOLUME GROWTH and STRONG FINANCIALS › 4Q2019 DecisionDx-Melanoma volume increased by 37% over 4Q2018 › 2019 Revenue: $52 million vs $23 million in 2018 › 2019 Gross Margin: 86% vs 77% in 2018 › Cash at December 31, 2019, of $99 million › ADVANCING EVIDENCE DEVELOPMENT › 23 peer-reviewed publications for DecisionDx-Melanoma; Positive NCCN shift › Both DecisionDx-Melanoma and DecisionDx-UM achieved Category I MAAA CPT code status 4


 
STRONG FINANCIAL POSITION AND GROWTH TRAJECTORY Report Volume Growth Revenue (M) $51.9 17,055 DecisionDx-UM DecisionDx-Melanoma 13,445 $17.6 10,614 $10.7 $14.8 $22.8 $8.8 $11.4 $3.6 $4.0 $3.7 7,490 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q Full Year 3,956 2018 2019 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Other financial metrics 2018 2019 Operating Cash Flow $(12.3) million $7.0 million Ending Cash Balance $98.8 million 5


 
CASTLE’S DERMATOLOGICAL CANCER PRODUCTS & CURRENT PIPELINE TARGET AN ESTIMATED $2.0B U.S. TOTAL ADDRESSABLE MARKET1 SQUAMOUS CELL SUSPICIOUS PIGMENTED MELANOMA CARCINOMA LESIONS INITIAL CASTLE ~130,000 patients classified ~200,000 patients present ~300,000 patients with an ADDRESSABLE as Stage I, II or III with high-risk features indeterminant biopsy MARKET2 ~$540M Estimated U.S. TAM ~$820M Estimated U.S. TAM ~$600M Estimated U.S. TAM COMPANIES WITH Castle: Castle (proj. 2H2020): Castle (proj. 2H2020): ADRESSABLE OFFERINGS GEP test for Suspicious IN THE U.S. Pigmented Lesions Myriad Genetics: myPath®Melanoma 1U.S. TAM = Total addressable market based on estimated patient population assuming average reimbursement rate among all payors. 2 Annual U.S. incidence for Stage I, II o r III melanoma estimated at 130,000; Annual U.S. incidence for squamous cell carcinoma estimated at 1,000,000 with addressable market limited to carcinomas with one or more high risk features; Annual U.S. incidence for suspicious pigmented lesion biopsies estimated at 2,000,000 with addressable 6 market limited to the 15% with an indeterminant biopsy.


 
CASTLE’S PRODUCTS & PRODUCT PIPELINE DEVELOPMENT VALIDATION COMMERCIALIZATION Secure Assay Algorithm Analytical Clinical Clinical Physician Commercial Guideline Medicare1 Samples Development Development Validation Validation Utility Adoption Payors Inclusion LCD effective Dec 2018         In process Cutaneous Melanoma 7 published studies ~3,900 1 published 11 published 4 published ordering Covered lives: study studies systematic clinicians 60 million reviews/practice (2019) guideline available Currently LCD effective Jul 2017           Uveal Melanoma >130 ordering 2 published 11 published 4 published Covered lives: Covered lives: clinicians studies studies studies 60 million 83 million (2019) Squamous Cell      Carcinoma pipeline Near term Near term Suspicious  In process In process Pigmented Lesion 1Includes Medicare Advantage. 7


 
SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS AND EXPECTED FUTURE MILESTONES Continued evidence development for all commercialized products 2H2020: Anticipate LCD expansion for DecisionDx-Melanoma 2022: Potential effective effective LCD for Aug 2019: Expanded DecisionDx-SCC Dec 2018: Initial LCD draft LCD for 2H2020: Expected and suspicious effective for DecisionDx-Melanoma launch of SPL test pigmented lesion DecisionDx-Melanoma posted 2H2020: Expected (SPL) products launch of DecisionDx- SCC 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Feb 2019: Expanded July 2019: IPO 2H2020: Expected Late 2021: outside sales initiation of work on Potential draft territories to 23 additional LCD for DecisionDx-SCC Dec 2019: Expanded dermatology pipeline and suspicious outside sales products pigmented lesion territories to 32 2H2020: Expected (SPL) products commercial team expansion 8


 
The Skin Cancer Diagnostics Company


 
DECISIONDX-MELANOMA INFORMS THESE TWO IMPORTANT CLINICAL DECISIONS AND IMPACTS TREATMENT PLANS Diagnosis of localized cutaneous melanoma LIMITATIONS OF CURRENT STAGING 1 2 RISK OF RECURRENCE TO INFORM SLNB SURGERY MANAGEMENT 1 2 $20-24k 18% Is the risk of 12% Deaths from Melanoma: Is the risk of SLN- recurrence high 11% positivity high enough to warrant 66% enough to warrant initiation of imaging, referral for the high frequency SLNB surgery? follow-up, adjuvant 34% therapy, and clinical trial enrollment? Tumor thickness, SLNB Average Median Average age, and Tumor thickness, Positivity Complication Regional Reimbursed “Low-risk” “High-risk” DecisionDx- ulceration, SLN status Rate False Cost Patients Patients Melanoma and DecisionDx- Negative Melanoma Rate SLN = sentinel lymph node; SLNB = sentinel lymph node biopsy. MCR=Medicare Cost Report. Source: AJCC v7 J Clin Oncol 2009; SEER data release 2017; Morton et al. N Engl J Med 2014; Whiteman et al. J Invest Dermatol 2015; Shaikh et al. J Natl Cancer Inst 2016; Poklepovic and Carvajal. 10 Oncology 2018; Sondak and Zager. Ann Surg Oncol 2010. Moody et al. Euro Jrnl Surg Onc 2017.


 
DECISIONDX-MELANOMA WORKFLOW: AFTER DIAGNOSIS FOR MORE ACCURATE PREDICTION OF RISK Primary CM Tissue Class 1: 1A (FFPE) Lowest risk Low risk of SLN positivity (eligible T1-T2) Castle CAP/CLIA 1B Low risk of melanoma Low risk Patients with Certified Lab recurrence (T1-T4) Stage I – III Melanoma RNA Isolation Class 2: 2A 31 Gene Expression High-risk Profile Higher risk of SLN positivity (eligible T1-T2) High-risk of melanoma 2B Proprietary recurrence (T1-T4) Highest risk Algorithm Predicts Class 11 Gerami et al. Clin Cancer Res 2015; Gerami et al. JAAD 2015; Zager et al. BMC Cancer 2018; Gastman et al. JAAD 2019


 
DECISION 1 : SLNB SURGERY RULE OUT IN T1-T2 MELANOMAS Probability of a Positive Sentinel Lymph Node1 DecisionDx- DecisionDx-Melanoma Class 1A identifies a Melanoma All Ages ≥65 years 55-64 years <55 years Result (n=1065) (n=448) (n=247) (n=370) low risk for SLN positivity similar to stage T1a patients (for whom SLNB is not Class 1A 4.6% 1.6% 4.9% 7.6% recommended) Class 1B/2A 10.8% 6.9% 7.7% 19.6% Class 2B 18.8% 11.9% 30.8% 24.0% Class 1A Outcomes (all ages) Median follow-up MSS OS DMFS RFS Class 1A patients show excellent 5-year survival outcomes in >5 years 99.6% 98.2% 95.3% 93.5% long-term archival studies1 Outcomes confirmed in prospective, multi-center study2 3.2 years n/r 99.4% 98.7% 96.6% Data shows DecisionDx-Melanoma could result in 74% fewer SLNB surgeries, potentially saving U.S. healthcare system $250M1,3 1Vetto et al. Future Oncol 2019. 2Hsueh et al. Poster discussion abstract, ASCO 2019. 3Clearview health economic model, data on file. T1-T2 tumors are ≤2.0mm thick (“Breslow’s” thickness or depth). MSS = melanoma specific survival. OS = overall survival. DMFS = distant metastasis free survival. RFS = recurrence free survival. 12 n/r = not reported.


 
2 DECISIONDX-MELANOMA IS A SIGNIFICANT INDEPENDENT PREDICTOR OF OUTCOMES Archival, Multi-center1 Archival, Multi-center2 Prospective, Multi-center3 Prospective, Multi-center4 Disease-Free Survival Melanoma Specific Survival Recurrence-Free Survival Recurrence-Free Survival Stage I-II Stage I-III Stage I-III Stage I-II 10 10 10 30 ** ** 9 9 ** 9 25 8 8 8 7 7 7 ** 20 6 6 6 ** 5 5 5 15 4 4 4 ** 10 3 3 3 Hazard Ratio Hazard (multivariate)* ** 2 2 2 Hazard Ratio Hazard (multivariate)* ** 5 1 1 ** 1 ** 0 0 0 0 AJCC high risk Class 2 Thickness Mitotic rate Thickness Mitotic rate AJCC high risk Age Class 2 Ulceration SLN + Ulceration SLN + Class 2B *Hazard ratio is continuous for thickness, categorical for other endpoints; **Statistically significant Class 2 Data shown are from the first and most recent publications for archival and prospective studies 13 1Gerami et al. Clin Cancer Res 2015. 2Gastman et al. Jrnl Amer Acad Dermatol 2019. 3Hsueh et al. Jrnl Hematol Oncol 2017. 4Podlipnik et al. Jrnl Eur Asso Veneral and Derm 2019.


 
DECISION 2 : 50% OF PATIENTS HAD A CHANGE IN MANAGEMENT % Change in Study Design # of Patients Management 4 consecutive clinical impact studies have Prospectively tested cohort, Berger1 multi-center. Retrospective pre 156 53% shown 47-53% change in risk of test / post test management. recurrence management Prospective, multi-center: Dillon2 247 49% Changes in patient management include: pre test / post test management › Imaging and labs 169 physician impact study: › Sentinel lymph node biopsy guidance Farberg3 patient vignettes with pre test / n/a 47-50% › Clinical visit frequency post test management › Referrals Prospectively tested cohort, single center. Retrospective Schuitevoerder4 pre test / post test management; 91 52% and modeling of prospective cohort 1Berger, et al. 2016 Curr Med Res Opin; 2Dillon et al. 2018 Skin; 3Farberg et al. 2017 Jrnl Drugs Derm; 4Schuitevoerder, et al. 2018 Jrnl Drugs Derm. 14


 
DECISIONDX-MELANOMA INFORMS BOTH PRIMARY TREATMENT DECISIONS, ADDRESSING THE ISSUES OF OVER- AND UNDER-TREATMENT 1 Rule-out SLNB for T1-T2 melanoma Class 1A: <5% SLN positivity and favorable prognosis patients, including T1a with adverse Class 1B-2B: ≥5% SLN positivity and higher rates of metastasis features SLNB decision: T1a with adverse features and T1b-T2 T1a T1a HR T1b T2 T3 T4 Risk of recurrence: Any T ≥0.3 mm Class 1A: lowest risk 2 Guide follow-up, referrals, imaging and adjuvant therapy Class 1B: low risk decisions for patients with any T ≥0.3 mm. Class 2A: high-risk Class 2B: highest risk Vetto et al. Future Oncol 2019; Marks et al SKIN J Cutaneous Med 2019 13


 
23 STRONG PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS SINCE 2015 FOR DECISIONDX-MELANOMA Validation & Validation & Prospective Studies Clinical Impact Studies Performance Studies Performance Studies • Vetto et al. Future Oncol 2019 • Keller et al. Cancer Med 2019 • Marks et al. SKIN 2019 • Mirsky et al. J Drugs Dermatol 2018 • Gastman et al. JAAD 2019 • Podlipnik et al. JEADV 2019 • Dillon et al. SKIN 2018 • Gastman et al. Head & Neck 2019 • Greenhaw et al. Dermatol Surg • Schuitevoerder et al. J Drugs 2018 • Zager et al. BMC Cancer 2018 Dermatol 2018 • Hsueh et al. J Hematol Oncol • Ferris et al. JAAD 2017 • Svoboda et al. J Drugs Dermatol 2017 • Gerami et al. CCR 2015 2018 • Gerami et al. JAAD 2015 • Farberg et al. J Drugs Dermatol 2017 • Berger et al. CMRO 2016 • Cook et al. Diagn Pathol 2018 Systematic Reviews and Practice Guidelines • Berman et al. SKIN 2019 • Dubin et al. Am J Clin Dermatol 2019 • Winkelmann et al. Derm Clin 2017 • Greenhaw et al. JAAD 2020 16


 
CASTLE’S LEAD PRODUCT, DECISIONDX-MELANOMA, INCREASED 29% IN 2019 YEAR-OVER-YEAR FROM 2018 DecisionDx-Melanoma DecisionDx-Melanoma Test DecisionDx-Melanoma Test Report Growth 4Q19 Report Growth New Ordering Clinicians 2019 4480 15,529 3270 12,032 24% 37% 9,300 29% 6,295 2,858 4Q18 4Q19 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2018 2019 17


 
PIPELINE PRODUCTS LEVERAGE OUR EXISTING COMMERCIAL CHANNEL Outside Sales Territories Call Points Product Primary Secondary 401 32 Dermatology (including Mohs), Dermatopathology Surgeons Medical Oncology 23 15 16 15 14 2 Dermatology (including Mohs), Dermatopathology Surgeons Medical Oncology Suspicious 3 Dermatopathology Dermatology 2015 2016 2017 2018 Feb 19 Dec 19 2H20 Pigmented Lesions 1Expected commercial expansion in 2H20 to at least ~40 outside sales territories. 2Expected commercial launch in 2H20. 3Expected commercial launch in 2H20. 18


 
PRODUCT PIPELINE The Skin Cancer Diagnostics Company


 
TREATMENT PATHWAYS IN SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA OF THE SKIN (SCC) ARE BASED UPON RISK OF METASTASIS “Low” Risk Treatment plans may include: 80% of › Curettage and electrodesiccation patients or Mohs or WLE Clinicopathologic factors determine Biopsy high vs low-risk based diagnosis of SCC high-risk is defined as having one or more clinicopathologic factors Treatment plans may include: “High” Risk › Mohs or WLE 20% of › Radiation therapy patients › Chemotherapy › Some centers perform SLNB LIMITATIONS OF CURRENT STAGING SYSTEMS (AJCC [head/neck only], BWH, NCCN): LOW POSITIVE PREDICTIVE VALUE (PPV): AJCC = 14-17%. BWH = 24-38%. NCCN <10%. NCCN Guidelines v2.2019 20


 
DECISIONDX-SCC APPROPRIATE USE IS TARGETED TO THE HIGH-RISK PATIENT AND PROVIDES FOR DIFFERENTIAL ACTIONS “Low” Risk Treatment plans may include: 80% of › Curettage and electrodesiccation patients or Mohs or WLE Clinicopathologic factors determine Biopsy high vs low risk based diagnosis of SCC High-risk is defined as having one or more clinicopathologic factors Class 2A Treatment plans may include: “High” Risk result › Mohs or WLE 20% of › Radiation therapy patients Class 2B › Chemotherapy result › Some centers perform SLNB Clinical Validation Study presented at Amer Soc Derm Surgery (Oct 2019): • n=321. 93% of patients were staged as “high-risk”. 16% overall metastatic rate. • NPV of Class 1 test result = 91%. 63% of patients were Class 1. • PPV of Class 2B test result = 60%. 21


 
SUSPICIOUS PIGMENTED LESIONS: PRODUCT CANDIDATE ADJUNCT DIAGNOSTIC SUPPORT FOR HISTOPATHOLOGICALLY CHALLENGING LESIONS Attractive Market Implications of Over- and Undercalling Melanoma ~2 million suspicious pigmented Overcalling can lead to: lesions biopsied annually › Unnecessary surgery potentially including SLNB › Unnecessary follow-up including imaging, and potentially adjuvant ~300,000 biopsies cannot be therapy and/or clinical trial participation confidently confirmed as melanoma or benign lesion Undercalling can miss: through histopathology alone › The most dangerous form of skin cancer Our Development Goal: Improve decision points through increased positive predictive value and identification of low-risk patients actually at high-risk of recurrence 22


 
The Skin Cancer Diagnostics Company


 
: STANDARD OF CARE Strong Evidence Base Uveal Melanoma – A Rare Eye Cancer › 15+ peer-reviewed publications, 2,000+ patients ~1,600 patients diagnosed in the U.S. annually Widespread adoption ~97% of patients – no evidence of metastatic › 90%+ of U.S. ocular oncology institutions order disease at the time of diagnosis › 1,526 reports issued in 2019 ~30% will develop metastases within 3 years Broad Coverage › 143+ million total lives covered › Medicare LCD covers patients with a confirmed diagnosis and no evidence of metastatic disease (Uveal Melanoma) 15-Gene Expression Profile (GEP) Test › “Existing ADLT” status effective May 2019 AJCC and NCCN Guideline Inclusion Low-risk: ~67% High-risk: ~33% Low Intensity Management High Intensity Management 24


 
FINANCIAL OVERVIEW The Skin Cancer Diagnostics Company


 
KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS DRIVING GROWTH › 2019: Expanded sales territories from 14 to 32 Report › Further expansion planned for 2H20 from 32 to at least ~40 Volume › 4Q19 vs 4Q18, DecisionDx-Melanoma report volume up 37%. New ordering clinicians up 24% in 2019 vs 2018 Revenue › DecisionDx-Melanoma ASP: Significant growth 2019 vs 2018 › Expanded draft LCD posted August 22, 2019 Reimbursement › 4/1/20-12/31/21 PAMA rate = $7193 › DecisionDx-UM ASP: Continued 2019 over 2018 growth. PAMA rate effective Jan 1, 2021 Gross › 86% in 2019 Margin › Expect continued margin expansion driven by increasing ASPs and efficiencies of scale Profitability › 2 pipeline products expected to commercially launch in 2H2020, with additional New Product estimated $1.4B+ U.S. TAM Development Pipeline › Expect to leverage our existing sales channel to support the launch of additional products 26


 
STRONG 2019 REVENUE AND GROSS MARGIN Net Revenue ($ in millions) Gross Margin ($ in millions) $52 $45 $23 $17 2018 2019 2018 2019 Gross Margin % 77% 86% 27 Source: Company financials.


 
CASTLE BIOSCIENCES Improving Health Outcomes Of Patients With Skin Cancer Through Innovative, Clinically Actionable, Cost-Effective Diagnostics › INNOVATIVE PRODUCTS › Two commercialized products that improve treatment decisions for patients with melanoma › 95% of commercial emphasis currently on skin melanoma (DecisionDx®-Melanoma) $2.0B › Pipeline products → Two additional skin cancer products expected to launch in second half of 2020 U.S. TAM › DecisionDx-SCC › Suspicious Pigmented Lesions › HIGH VOLUME GROWTH and STRONG FINANCIALS › 4Q2019 DecisionDx-Melanoma volume increased by 37% over 4Q2018 › 2019 Revenue: $52 million vs $23 million in 2018 › 2019 Gross Margin: 86% vs 77% in 2018 › Cash at December 31, 2019, of $99 million › ADVANCING EVIDENCE DEVELOPMENT › 23 peer-reviewed publications for DecisionDx-Melanoma; Positive NCCN shift › Both DecisionDx-Melanoma and DecisionDx-UM achieved Category I MAAA CPT code status 28


 
The Skin Cancer Diagnostics Company THANK YOU


 
Appendix 28


 
2 DECISIONDX-MELANOMA FURTHER STRATIFIES RISK OF RECURRENCE BEYOND AJCC (8TH Ed.) STAGING Stage NCCN I II III Risk Category 100 99.6% 98% >99% 94.8% Low Risk ≈AJCC IA ≈AJCC IA ≈AJCC IIA Stage I-IIA 90 89.5% 90% ≈AJCC IIIA 84.7% ≈AJCC IIIB 80 High Risk 77% Stage IIB-III AJCC MSS 70 Castle Class 1A MSS Castle Class 2B MSS 61.2% Melanoma - Specific Survival (%) (MSS) ≈AJCC IIIC+ 60 31 Prado et al. SKIN J Cutan Med 2018:suppl 2. n=690


 
LEADERSHIP TEAM Board of Directors Name Prior Experience Name Derek Maetzold Founder, Director, Dan Bradbury President and CEO Frank Stokes Derek Maetzold Chief Financial Officer Bernhard Spiess Bonnie Anderson Chief Business Officer Toby Juvenal Stuart Mara Aspinall Senior Vice President, Pharmaceuticals Sales Kristen Oelschlager, RN, CHC Brad Cole Senior Vice President, Operations Federico Monzon, MD, Joe Cook, III FCAP Chief Medical Officer Robert Cook, PhD Miles D. Harrison Vice President, Research & Development David Kabakoff 32