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Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc.: Q2 FY2026 earnings call

What management said about Q2 FY2026, from the documents filed with the SEC on 6 August 2026: press release. Guidance figures: 1 kept. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Product revenue rose to $99.3 million: Total product revenue reached $99.3 million, up 66% from $60 million in the second quarter of 2025 and 39% from $71 million in the first quarter of 2026. Source
  • Gross margin rose to 56%: Gross margin was 56%, excluding depreciation and amortization, compared with 41% in the first quarter. Management cited higher Amtagvi volume, cost optimization and manufacturing efficiencies. Source
  • FY26 revenue range under review: The company is reviewing its FY26 revenue range of $350 million to $370 million. The prior release had also set second-quarter product revenue guidance of $86 million to $88 million. Source
  • U.S. Amtagvi revenue reached $91 million: U.S. Amtagvi revenue was about $91 million, up 40% from the fourth quarter of 2025. Global Proleukin revenue was about $9 million. Source
  • Australia approval adds third market: The Therapeutic Goods Administration approved Amtagvi in Australia. Australian centers are moving through authorization in parallel with national reimbursement discussions. Source
  • SARATOGA earns Fast Track Designation: FDA granted Fast Track Designation for undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma and dedifferentiated liposarcoma. The company cited early data from the registrational trial. Source
  • Lung cancer pivotal cohorts nearly enrolled: Pivotal cohorts in previously treated metastatic non-squamous NSCLC are nearly fully enrolled. Management said the U.S. market is about seven times the size of advanced melanoma. Source
  • Cash expected to last into 2H28: Management said current cash will fund operations into the second half of 2028. The prior release said cash, bolstered by expense reductions, would fund operations well into 2028.

“Second-quarter revenue reached a record $99.3 million with gross margin of 56%, driven by continued U.S. Amtagvi demand,”

Frederick Vogt, Ph.D., J.D., Interim President and Chief Executive Officer

Guidance

AreaPeriodFigureAgainst last quarter
FY26 total revenue SourceFY26$350 million to $370 million
Authorized treatment centers Sourceend of 2026at least 110 ATCs activeKept
Cash runway Sourceoperationsinto 2H28
EMA marketing authorization application resubmission Source2027on track for 2027
IOV-LUN-202 supplemental BLA Source2027sBLA submission planned in 2027
UK marketing authorization application Source2026potential approval later in 2026

What changed from last quarter

  • New: Australia approved Amtagvi, the third approval by a global health authority. The prior release had expected an Australian decision in the first half of 2026. Source
  • New: FDA granted Fast Track Designation for undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma and dedifferentiated liposarcoma, based on early SARATOGA data. Source
  • New guidance: Management stated for the first time that Proleukin global revenue is expected to grow during the remainder of 2026. Source
  • New: The company is deploying and advancing AI tools for cost efficiencies and pipeline insights. The prior release did not mention AI. Source
  • New: A protocol amendment for IOV-END-201 is being submitted, with FDA engagement under way on an expedited pathway for the histology-based population. Source
  • New: The UK marketing authorization application was resubmitted in early July after the initial application was withdrawn in May for procedural reasons. Source

Second-quarter results and growth

  • Product revenue rose to $99.3 million: Total product revenue reached $99.3 million, up 66% from $60 million in the second quarter of 2025 and 39% from $71 million in the first quarter of 2026. Source
  • Gross margin rose to 56%: Gross margin was 56%, excluding depreciation and amortization, compared with 41% in the first quarter. Management cited higher Amtagvi volume, cost optimization and manufacturing efficiencies. Source
  • FY26 revenue range under review: The company is reviewing its FY26 revenue range of $350 million to $370 million. The prior release had also set second-quarter product revenue guidance of $86 million to $88 million. Source
  • Net loss narrowed to $47.3 million: Net loss was $47.3 million, or $0.11 per share, against $111.7 million, or $0.33 per share, in the second quarter of 2025. Weighted shares were 450.2 million. Source

Amtagvi sales and global approvals

  • U.S. Amtagvi revenue reached $91 million: U.S. Amtagvi revenue was about $91 million, up 40% from the fourth quarter of 2025. Global Proleukin revenue was about $9 million. Source
  • Australia approval adds third market: The Therapeutic Goods Administration approved Amtagvi in Australia. Australian centers are moving through authorization in parallel with national reimbursement discussions. Source
  • UK review on expedited path: The UK application was resubmitted in early July after a May withdrawal for procedural reasons. The company describes approval as potential later in 2026. Source
  • Switzerland approval expected 1H27: Potential Swiss approval is expected in the first half of 2027, which management describes as a second European market with possible medical tourism. Source
  • European resubmission now on track for 2027: The European Medicines Agency resubmission for advanced melanoma is on track for 2027. The prior release had said the resubmission would occur in 2026. Source

“Continued manufacturing and operating efficiencies support our sustainable growth, accelerate progress toward profitability, and advance our clinical pipeline with first-in-class, novel products in new solid tumor indications.”

Frederick Vogt, Ph.D., J.D., Interim President and Chief Executive Officer

Clinical pipeline and registrational trials

  • SARATOGA earns Fast Track Designation: FDA granted Fast Track Designation for undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma and dedifferentiated liposarcoma. The company cited early data from the registrational trial. Source
  • Early SARATOGA response rate 50%: The trial is underway. Early objective response rate by RECIST v1.1 was 50% in the first six evaluable patients. Source
  • Lung cancer pivotal cohorts nearly enrolled: Pivotal cohorts in previously treated metastatic non-squamous NSCLC are nearly fully enrolled. Management said the U.S. market is about seven times the size of advanced melanoma. Source
  • Endometrial cancer moves to histology-based path: Positive initial data in previously treated serous endometrial cancer used a histology-based biomarker strategy. The protocol is being amended to focus on this population. Source
  • Frontline melanoma Phase 3 interim analysis planned: The TILVANCE-301 Phase 3 trial of lifileucel plus pembrolizumab includes an early interim analysis on objective response rate. It also serves as the confirmatory study for second-line accelerated approval. Source
  • Next-generation TIL programs advancing: IOV-5001 cohorts cover colorectal, triple-negative and ER-low breast cancers. IOV-3001 is in a Phase 1 safety cohort. Investigator trials in cutaneous squamous and Merkel cell carcinoma report initial data in 1H27. Source

Costs and operating expenses

  • R&D expense fell about 6%: Research and development expense was $58.9 million, down about 6% from the first quarter. Management described it as the fourth straight quarter of improvement. Source
  • Cost of sales declined year over year: Cost of sales was $43.6 million in the quarter, excluding depreciation and amortization, against $48.9 million in the second quarter of 2025. Source
  • SG&A rose to $39.3 million: Selling, general and administrative expense was $39.3 million, against $37.6 million a year earlier. Non-cash stock compensation within that line was $5.1 million. Source

Demand, centers and manufacturing

  • Demand tied to campaign and sales team: Management linked demand growth to a new marketing campaign and an expanded sales team. Unaided physician awareness of Amtagvi has nearly tripled in the last year. Source
  • Treatment network above 95 centers: The network includes more than 95 U.S., Canadian and Australian centers. Community centers are a third of the network and are expected to grow significantly over the next several quarters. Source
  • Turnaround time now 31 days: Turnaround time is 31 days or less, down from 32 days or less in the prior release, using the centralized commercial manufacturing process. Source
  • Real-world studies report response rates: Real-world studies by Iovance and treatment centers using commercial Amtagvi report objective response rates of 50% or greater. They also address tumor harvest sites and institutional workflows. Source

Cash, equity and runway

  • Cash position about $304 million: Cash, cash equivalents, short-term investments and restricted cash totalled about $304 million at June 30, 2026. Cash and investments excluding restricted cash were $297.7 million. Source
  • Cash expected to last into 2H28: Management said current cash will fund operations into the second half of 2028. The prior release said cash, bolstered by expense reductions, would fund operations well into 2028.
  • Stockholders' equity rose: Stockholders' equity was $736.0 million at June 30, 2026, against $698.6 million at December 31, 2025. Source
  • Weighted share count increased: Weighted average basic and diluted shares were 450.2 million in the second quarter, compared with 334.5 million a year earlier. Source

Patents, AI and leadership

  • Patent exclusivity through 2042: The company owns or licenses more than 400 granted or allowed patents and has filed more than 1,000 additional applications. Exclusivity is expected through at least 2042. Source
  • AI tools for cost efficiency: Management said the company is deploying AI tools to drive future cost efficiencies and generate new pipeline insights. Source
  • Interim CEO leads the release: Frederick Vogt is interim president and CEO. The prior release said Chief Medical Officer Dr. Friedrich Graf Finckenstein would retire in June 2026; this release names no successor. Source

Coming up, as management said on 6 August 2026

  • FY26 revenue update in third quarter: Management will update the FY26 revenue range during the third quarter of 2026. Source
  • SARATOGA oral at ESMO in October: SARATOGA results are to be presented as an oral presentation at the ESMO meeting in Madrid, Spain, from October 23 to 27, 2026. Source
  • TILVANCE-301 abstract accepted for ESMO: Data supporting lifileucel plus pembrolizumab in frontline melanoma were accepted for an oral presentation at the ESMO annual meeting. Source
  • Lung cancer program update in 4Q26: Program updates for IOV-LUN-202 are expected in the fourth quarter of 2026, with pivotal cohort enrollment nearly complete. Source
  • UK approval decision later in 2026: The UK application is under expedited MHRA review, with potential approval later in 2026. Source
  • Swiss approval expected in 1H27: Potential approval of the Swiss application is expected in the first half of 2027. Source
  • Investigator trial data in 1H27: Initial data from investigator-sponsored trials in cutaneous squamous cell and Merkel cell carcinoma are expected in the first half of 2027. Source
  • Further regulatory filings planned: Management plans further regulatory submissions in international markets with high prevalence of advanced melanoma, lung cancer and soft tissue sarcoma. Source

Figures management reported

FigureReported
U.S. Amtagvi revenue Source~$91 million
Global Proleukin revenue Source~$9 million
Research and development expense Source$58,851 thousand
Approval SourceAustralia TGA approval, third global approval of Amtagvi
Pipeline milestone SourceFDA Fast Track Designation for UPS and DDLPS
Trial readout SourceORR by RECIST v1.1 of 50% in first six evaluable patients
Patent exclusivity Sourcethrough at least 2042

Risks management discussed

  • Operational: Gross margin gains are stated to exclude occasional one-time items, which the release does not quantify. Source
  • Regulatory: UK approval is described as potential, pending expedited MHRA review, with timing stated only as later in 2026. Source

Earlier plans management reported on

  • Not stated: The prior release expected an Australian decision in the first half of 2026. This release reports the TGA approval.
  • Not stated: The prior release said at least 110 ATCs would be activated by year-end 2026. This release says at least 110 are expected to be active by then. Source
  • Not stated: The prior release said site activation and enrollment were on track for the third quarter of 2026. This release says the trial is underway.
  • Not stated: The prior release said the EMA resubmission would occur in 2026. This release says the resubmission is on track for 2027.
  • Not stated: The prior release planned enrollment completion in 2026 to support an sBLA. This release says enrollment in the pivotal cohorts is nearly complete.
  • Not stated: The prior release said engagement on an expedited pathway was planned. This release says engagement with FDA is underway.

Other quarters

Summarised with AI from the documents the company filed with the SEC. Every point is checked against the filing before it is shown: management’s own words word for word, figures against the line or table row they come from. A point that fails the check is left out. Source opens the filing at that line.