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Aura Biosciences reports Q1 2023 net loss of $17.5M; FDA backs Phase 3 trial design for choroidal melanoma
Aura Biosciences, Inc.
- Cash and marketable securities $173.5M as of March 31, 2023; cash runway into 2025.
- Net loss $17.5M for Q1 2023 vs $12.8M in Q1 2022; R&D expense $14.4M (up from $8.3M).
- FDA Type C meeting supports global Phase 3 trial (≈100 patients, 2:1:2 randomized) for early-stage choroidal melanoma.
- Phase 2 enrollment complete; updated interim data expected 2H 2023; Phase 1 NMIBC data also due 2H 2023.
- Appointed Patrick Nealon as SVP, Clinical Development Operations to lead late-stage development.