Allogene's (ALLO) Q1 Loss Wider Than Expected, Sales Miss
Allogene Therapeutics, Inc. ALLO incurred a loss of 68 cents per share in first-quarter 2023, wider than the Zacks Consensus Estimate and our model estimate of a loss of 63 cents and 60 cents, respectively. In the year-ago quarter, the company reported a loss of 56 cents.
ALLO recorded revenues of $0.05 million during the quarter, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate and our model estimate both of which were pegged at $0.1 million. Revenues were down 14.8% year over year.
Shares of Allogene have lost 9.1% in the year-to-date period compared with the industry’s 6.4% decline.
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Quarter in Detail
Research & development (R&D) expenses were $80.2 million, up 33.4% from the year-ago quarter’s level.
General and administrative (G&A) expenses declined 5.1% year over year to $18.9 million.
Allogenehad $514.0 million of cash, cash equivalents and investments as of Mar 31, 2023, compared with $576.5 million as of Dec 31, 2022.
2023 Guidance
Allogene anticipates operating expenses for the full year to be approximately $340 million, down from the previous guidance of $350 million.
Cash burn for 2023 is expected to be approximately $230 million, down from the previous guidance of $250 million. Based on these projections, management expects the existing cash runway to be sufficient to fund operations into second-quarter 2025.
Pipeline Update
Allogene has six pipeline candidates in early-stage of clinical development, including five AlloCAR T cell product candidates, namely ALLO-501, ALLO-501A, ALLO-715, ALLO-605 and ALLO-316 and a monoclonal antibody (mAB) ALLO-647.
The mAB candidate, ALLO-647, is part of the lymphodepletion regimen, which is likely to increase the potency of allogeneic CAR T cell therapies. During the first-quarter, management started the phase II EXPAND study to demonstrate the contribution of ALLO-647 to the standard fludarabine and cyclophosphamide lymphodepletion regimen. Allogene plans to utilize ALLO-647 in all its clinical studies to enable the expansion and persistence of AlloCAR T product candidates.
Lead candidate, ALLO-501 is being evaluated in a phase I ALPHA study for relapsed/refractory (r/r) non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) subtypes. A second-generation version of ALLO-501, ALLO-501A is also being developed for NHL in the phase I/II ALPHA2 study.
Allogene started the pivotal phase II portion of the ALPHA2 study in October 2022, which is evaluating ALLO-501A in patients with r/r large B cell lymphoma (LBCL). The company is currently enrolling patients in this pivotal portion of the ALPHA2 study and expects to complete enrolment in first-half 2024. Following the completion of the ALPHA2 study, management intends to initiate a biologics license application (BLA) submission for ALLO-501A.
ALLO-316 is being evaluated in a phase I TRAVERSE study for advanced or metastatic clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC). Last month, Allogene presented interim data from the TRAVERSE study wherein patients treated with ALLO-316 showed early anti-tumor activity with deepening responses over time. The anti-tumor activity was primarily observed in patients with tumors confirmed to express CD70.
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Zacks Rank & Other Stocks to Consider
Allogene currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). Some other top-ranked stocks in the overall healthcare sector include Adaptimmune Therapeutics ADAP, Lisata Therapeutics LSTA and Spero Therapeutics SPRO, While Lisata Therapeutics and Spero Therapeutics sport a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), Adaptimmune Therapeuticscarriesa Zacks Rank #2. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.
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