On August 5, 2026 Coherus Oncology, Inc. (Nasdaq: CHRS), reported financial results for the second quarter 2026, and provided an overview of recent business highlights.
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"During the second quarter we continued to pursue our science-driven clinical development strategy, creating multiple avenues for long-term value creation, and look forward to further maturation of data with both tagmokitug and casdozokitug," said Denny Lanfear, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.
"We continue to advance our pipeline studies, including completion of enrollment with casdozokitug in HCC, as well as with tagmokitug in HNSCC and CRC, with emerging evidence of clinical activity in combination with toripalimab in HNSCC. While preliminary, the activity observed to date reinforces our confidence in the Treg depletion mechanism," said Rosh Dias, MD, Chief Medical Officer.
RECENT BUSINESS HIGHLIGHTS
LOQTORZI (toripalimab-tpzi) Commercial Updates
● LOQTORZI revenue for Q2 2026 was $13.6 million, a 37% increase over $10.0 million in Q2 2025, and a 15% increase versus the $11.8 million in Q1 2026 which was impacted by severe weather events as well as normal seasonality.
● Demand trends remained strong in the second quarter, with the highest number of new patient starts since launch, normalized patient discontinuation rates following seasonal Q1 trends, and continued improvement in therapy duration, supporting further growth opportunities.
● LOQTORZI remains the only FDA-approved and available treatment in the U.S. for recurrent, locally advanced or metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC.) It is the only preferred Category 1 first-line treatment option recommended in combination with cisplatin and gemcitabine; and the only preferred subsequent-line treatment recommended by the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN).
We will continue to appropriately communicate the six-year overall survival (OS) follow-up results from the Phase 3 JUPITER-02 trial evaluating LOQTORZI plus chemotherapy versus chemotherapy alone.
ADVANCEMENT OF INNOVATIVE, NEXT-GENERATION ONCOLOGY PIPELINE
Tagmokitug is a highly selective cytolytic CCR8 antibody that specifically binds and preferentially depletes CCR8+ tumor regulatory T cells (Tregs) with no off-target binding.
● The Phase 1b dose-optimization studies evaluating tagmokitug in combination with toripalimab in second-line head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) and upper gastrointestinal adenocarcinomas remain ongoing, with initial data readouts expected in 2H 2026.
● The Phase 1b study evaluating tagmokitug in combination with toripalimab, with and without chemotherapy, in first- and second-line esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC), continues to enroll patients, with initial data expected in 2H 2026.
● The Phase 1b/2a study evaluating the tagmokitug and toripalimab combination in fourth-line and beyond colorectal cancer with no liver metastasis, is fully enrolled, with initial data expected in 2H 2026.
● A Phase 1b clinical study evaluating tagmokitug in combination with pasritamig, a T-cell engaging bispecific antibody, in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) is expected to initiate in the fall of 2026.
Casdozokitug is a first-in-class IL-27 antagonistic antibody currently being evaluated in a Phase 2 study in patients with first-line unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (uHCC) to assess treatment benefit, safety and response biomarkers.
● Enrollment is complete in the randomized Phase 2 trial of casdozokitug/toripalimab/bevacizumab in 1L uHCC and the first data readout is expected 2H 2026.
SECOND QUARTER 2026 FINANCIAL RESULTS
Net revenue from continuing operations was $14.3 million and $10.3 million during the three months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively, and $26.6 million and $17.9 million during the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively. The increases were driven primarily by volume growth of LOQTORZI.
Cost of goods sold (COGS) from continuing operations was $4.2 million and $3.4 million during the three months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively, and $8.1 million and $6.0 million during the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively. The increases were primarily due to volume growth of LOQTORZI.
Research and development (R&D) expenses from continuing operations were $21.4 million and $26.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively, and $43.0 million and $50.7 million during the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively. The decreases were primarily due to savings from reduced headcount, lower infrastructure costs, and lower clinical trial and R&D manufacturing costs.
Selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expenses from continuing operations were $21.0 million and $26.0 million during the three months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively, and $44.1 million and $52.1 million during the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively. The decreases were driven primarily by lower headcount and decreased operating costs resulting from Coherus completing the exit from the biosimilar business in 2025.
Net (loss) from continuing operations for the second quarter of 2026 was $33.3 million, or $(0.22) per share on a diluted basis, compared to a net loss of $44.9 million, or $(0.39) per share on a diluted basis, for the same period in 2025. Net loss for the first half of 2026 was $70.3 million, or $(0.48) per share on a diluted basis, compared to a net loss of $92.3 million, or $(0.80) per share on a diluted basis for the first half of 2025.
Non-GAAP net loss from continuing operations for the second quarter of 2026 was $30.1 million, or $(0.19) per share on a diluted basis, compared to $39.0 million, or $(0.34) per share for the same period in 2025. Non-GAAP net loss for the first half of 2026 was $64.1 million, or $(0.44) per share on a diluted basis, compared to $79.9 million, or $(0.69) per share for the first half of 2025. See "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" below for a discussion on how Coherus calculates non-GAAP net loss from continuing operations and a reconciliation to the most directly comparable GAAP measures.
Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities totaled $105.3 million as of June 30, 2026, compared to $172.1 million as of December 31, 2025. These balances were inclusive of Transition Service Agreement (TSA)-related collections that will be applied to associated TSA payables and accrued liabilities which totaled $22.7 million and $65.1 million as of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively.
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(Press release, Coherus Oncology, AUG 5, 2026, View Source [SID1234669723])