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Pliant Therapeutics Q2 2026 net loss narrows to $22.4M; FORTIFY enrollment ahead of schedule
PLIANT THERAPEUTICS, INC.
2026-Q2 EPS reported
-$0.69
- Q2 2026 net loss $22.4M vs $43.3M prior-year; R&D spend $16.7M vs $32.2M, G&A $7.1M vs $13.4M on bexotegrast termination and headcount cuts.
- Cash, equivalents and short-term investments of $159.6M at June 30, 2026; expected to fund operations into second half of 2028.
- FORTIFY Phase 1b trial of PLN-101095 enrolling ahead of schedule; up to 102 patients across 3 cohorts; interim data expected 2027.
- Appointed Flavia Borellini, Ph.D. and Robert Iannone, M.D. (Jazz Pharmaceuticals EVP R&D/CMO) to Board of Directors.
- AACR data: PLN-101095 monotherapy raised IFN-γ, CXCL9 and granzyme-B only in responders, signaling T-cell reactivation.