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Nuvation Bio 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

  • Net loss after first-quarter profit: Net loss was $62.8 million, or $(0.18) per basic and diluted share, compared with net income of $5.4 million in the first quarter and a $59.0 million loss a year earlier. Source
  • IBTROZI net product revenue rose 25%: Net product revenue from IBTROZI was $23.2 million, up 25% from $18.5 million in the first quarter and from $1.2 million in the second quarter of 2025. Source
  • About 85% of starts TKI-naive: About 85% of the roughly 160 new patient starts were TKI-naive, a group where starts grew about 30% quarter over quarter. Source
  • Safusidenib long-term Phase 2 update: Phase 2 J201 data at a median 38.8 months of follow-up showed a 51.9% objective response rate and a 79.1% 36-month PFS rate, with no new safety findings. Source
  • Two new safusidenib studies started: The two studies are a pivotal Phase 3 outside the U.S. (G307) and a Phase 2 in the U.S. after prior vorasidenib (G209), broadening the IDH1-mutant glioma program. Source
  • Cash and securities reached $661.0 million: Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities were $661.0 million at June 30, 2026, up from $533.7 million at March 31, 2026, before $36.5 million of overallotment proceeds in July. Source
  • Convertible notes raised $279.1 million: The 0.75% convertible notes offering had estimated net proceeds of about $279.1 million, with the overallotment option adding $36.5 million in July 2026. Source

“reflecting the medical community’s growing conviction that IBTROZI’s durability profile belongs at the front of the treatment sequence”

David Hung, M.D., Founder, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Nuvation Bio

Guidance

AreaPeriodFigureAgainst last quarter
Drug-drug conjugate platform updates Sourceby year-end 2026further updates by year-end 2026Kept

What changed from last quarter

  • New: The company completed a public offering of 0.75% Convertible Senior Notes in July 2026, which was not in the prior quarter's release. Source
  • New: The company started two new safusidenib studies, a pivotal Phase 3 outside the U.S. (G307) and a Phase 2 in the U.S. after prior vorasidenib (G209). Source
  • New: The FDA accepted a supplemental New Drug Application for IBTROZI with updated efficacy data, with a January 4, 2027 target action date. Source
  • Guidance kept: The timing for drug-drug conjugate platform updates stayed at year-end 2026 from the first quarter release. Source

Quarterly results and revenue

  • Net loss after first-quarter profit: Net loss was $62.8 million, or $(0.18) per basic and diluted share, compared with net income of $5.4 million in the first quarter and a $59.0 million loss a year earlier. Source
  • Total revenue of $31.7 million: Total revenue was $31.7 million, including $23.2 million of net product revenue. First-quarter collaboration revenue had risen $58.7 million on the Eisai upfront payment. Source

IBTROZI launch and prescriber mix

  • IBTROZI net product revenue rose 25%: Net product revenue from IBTROZI was $23.2 million, up 25% from $18.5 million in the first quarter and from $1.2 million in the second quarter of 2025. Source
  • About 85% of starts TKI-naive: About 85% of the roughly 160 new patient starts were TKI-naive, a group where starts grew about 30% quarter over quarter. Source
  • Most prescribed ROS1 TKI claim: The company said IBTROZI is the most prescribed ROS1 TKI for first-line and overall new patient starts in 2026, based on IQVIA claims for the first five months. Source
  • TRUST-II quality-of-life results presented: Patient-reported outcomes from TRUST-II were presented at the 2026 ASCO Annual Meeting, with cognitive function scores improved or stable throughout treatment. Source

“reinforces our belief that IBTROZI is becoming the standard of care for patients with advanced ROS1-positive NSCLC”

David Hung, M.D., Founder, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Nuvation Bio

Pipeline and regulatory filings

  • Safusidenib long-term Phase 2 update: Phase 2 J201 data at a median 38.8 months of follow-up showed a 51.9% objective response rate and a 79.1% 36-month PFS rate, with no new safety findings. Source
  • Two new safusidenib studies started: The two studies are a pivotal Phase 3 outside the U.S. (G307) and a Phase 2 in the U.S. after prior vorasidenib (G209), broadening the IDH1-mutant glioma program. Source
  • IBTROZI sNDA accepted by FDA: The FDA accepted the sNDA with updated efficacy data in TKI-naive and TKI-pretreated patients. The filing adds 10 months of TRUST-I and TRUST-II data. Source
  • Full safusidenib rights from Daiichi Sankyo: The Japan rights were acquired from Daiichi Sankyo in April 2026, as reported in the prior quarter, giving full global development and commercialization rights. Source

Costs and collaboration revenue

  • Collaboration revenue rose on product supply: Collaboration and license revenue was $8.5 million, up from $3.6 million, mainly on $3.6 million higher product supply and $1.8 million higher royalties. Source
  • R&D expense rose on trial costs: R&D expenses were $30.7 million, up from $27.4 million, as third-party clinical trial costs rose $4.6 million, partly offset by $1.3 million lower personnel costs. Source
  • SG&A rose on headcount and legal fees: SG&A expenses were $42.6 million, up from $38.5 million, with higher salaries and stock-based compensation, $0.8 million higher legal fees and $0.7 million higher professional fees. Source

“During the second quarter, we also strengthened our balance sheet through our convertible notes offering, providing us with the financial flexibility to continue to invest in growing our portfolio.”

David Hung, M.D., Founder, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Nuvation Bio

Cash, convertible notes and dilution

  • Cash and securities reached $661.0 million: Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities were $661.0 million at June 30, 2026, up from $533.7 million at March 31, 2026, before $36.5 million of overallotment proceeds in July. Source
  • Convertible notes raised $279.1 million: The 0.75% convertible notes offering had estimated net proceeds of about $279.1 million, with the overallotment option adding $36.5 million in July 2026. Source
  • Capped calls offset dilution: Capped call transactions were entered alongside the notes, with a cap price of $10.4580 per share, an 80.0% premium over the $5.81 last reported sale price. Source

Partner and manufacturing milestones

  • UK application validated with Eisai: The UK regulator validated the marketing application for taletrectinib, submitted by partner Eisai Co., Ltd., with the announcement made in June 2026. Source
  • Taletrectinib added to China reimbursement list: Taletrectinib was included in China's National Reimbursement Drug List from January 1, 2026. Royalty revenue from China and Japan collaborations was $2.1 million in the quarter. Source
  • U.S. drug product made by Thermo Fisher: Process technology transfer and product introduction to Thermo Fisher Scientific were completed for U.S.-based manufacturing of IBTROZI drug product. Source

Coming up, as management said on 6 August 2026

  • FDA action date for IBTROZI sNDA: The target action date for the FDA decision on the IBTROZI supplemental application is January 4, 2027. Source
  • Safusidenib evaluation across glioma patients: Management plans to evaluate safusidenib across the broad spectrum of patients with IDH1-mutant glioma. Source
  • TRUST-IV primary completion expected 2030: The Phase 3 adjuvant TRUST-IV study has an estimated primary completion date in 2030, with disease-free survival as the primary endpoint. Source

Figures management reported

FigureReported
IBTROZI net product revenue, second quarter 2026 Source$23.2 million
Research and development expenses, second quarter 2026 Source$30.7 million
TKI-naive share of new IBTROZI patient starts SourceAbout 85% of approximately 160
Safusidenib objective response rate, RANO LGG, centrally assessed Source51.9%
Safusidenib 36-month PFS rate Source79.1%
Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities Source$661.0 million

Risks management discussed

  • Financial: Management said the capped call transactions were entered to reduce dilution from the convertible notes, with a cap price of $10.4580 per share. Source
  • External: Foreign currency impact added $0.3 million to SG&A, and miscellaneous expense rose $1.1 million, according to the company. Source

Earlier plans management reported on

  • Not stated: The first quarter release planned to present longer-term Phase 2 safusidenib data at a future medical meeting. The second quarter release reports updated follow-up announced in July 2026.

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.