earnings
confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.55
Cogent Biosciences Q1 net loss widens to $38.6M; cash $220.3M, runway into 2025; AdvSM trial expands
Cogent Biosciences, Inc.
2023-Q1 EPS reported
-$0.55
- Cash and marketable securities $220.3M at March 31, 2023, down from $259.3M at Dec 31; funding expected into 2025.
- Net loss of $38.6M for Q1 2023 vs $30.6M in Q1 2022; R&D expenses $36.0M (+41% YoY) driven by clinical trials.
- Initiated Part 2 of Phase 2 APEX trial in Advanced Systemic Mastocytosis at 150 mg; enrollment target by end-2024.
- FDA granted Orphan Drug Designation for bezuclastinib in mastocytosis (including SM); ~30,000 annual US diagnoses.
- Upcoming data: PEAK GIST lead-in safety/efficacy at ASCO June 2023; SUMMIT NonAdvSM and APEX Part 1 data in 2H 2023.