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Provided by AGPPRINCETON, N.J., May 06, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- UroGen Pharma Ltd. (Nasdaq: URGN), a biotech company dedicated to developing and commercializing innovative solutions that treat urothelial and specialty cancers, today announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026, and provided an overview of recent developments.
“2026 is off to a strong start, with expanding usage of ZUSDURI™ (mitomycin) for intravesical solution and clear acceleration across key commercial indicators, including prescriber trial and adoption,” said Liz Barrett, President and Chief Executive Officer of UroGen. “These trends reflect growing clinical confidence in ZUSDURI as a primary, non-surgical therapy for adults with recurrent low-grade intermediate-risk non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (LG-IR-NMIBC). The early launch momentum is now translating into meaningful revenue growth, providing early validation of our commercial model and reinforcing the blockbuster potential for ZUSDURI. In parallel, we continue to advance our broader pipeline, including next generation products UGN-103 in LG-IR-NMIBC and UGN-104 in low-grade upper tract urothelial carcinoma (LG-UTUC), as well as UGN-501, our investigational, potentially best-in-class, next-generation oncolytic virus. With this momentum, we are well positioned to execute our long-term growth strategy and continue to expand our leadership position in uro-oncology.”
Q1 2026 and Recent Business Highlights:
ZUSDURI (mitomycin) for intravesical solution:
JELMYTO (mitomycin) for pyelocalyceal solution in LG-UTUC:
Next-generation novel mitomycin-based formulations for urothelial cancer
UGN-501 (investigational next-gen oncolytic virus) for use in high-grade non-muscle invasive bladder cancer
Expanded Debt Facility with Pharmakon Advisors
American Urological Association Key Opinion Leader Panel to Showcase Real-World Experience with ZUSDURI
First quarter 2026 Financial Results
Revenue: Total revenue was $51.0 million in the first quarter ended March 31, 2026, compared with $20.3 million in the first quarter of 2025. Year-over-year revenue growth of 152% was primarily driven by the commercial launch of ZUSDURI and JELMYTO revenue growth.
Research and Development (R&D) Expenses: R&D expenses were $15.6 million in the first quarter of 2026, including non-cash share-based compensation expense of $0.8 million. This compares to $19.9 million, including non-cash share-based compensation expense of $0.6 million, for the same period in 2025. The decrease in R&D expenses was primarily attributable to the acquisition of UGN-501 in the first quarter of 2025 and ZUSDURI manufacturing costs, which were recognized as R&D expense in the first quarter of 2025 prior to receiving FDA approval.
Selling, General and Administrative (SG&A) Expenses: SG&A expenses were $51.5 million in the first quarter of 2026, including non-cash share-based compensation expense of $3.9 million. This compares to $35.0 million, including non-cash share-based compensation expense of $2.5 million, for the same period in 2025. The increase in SG&A expenses was primarily attributable to ZUSDURI commercial activities, including the sales force expansion following ZUSDURI approval and higher brand marketing expenses, an increase in overall commercial operation costs, and higher advisory costs, including fees associated with the Pharmakon Advisors debt refinancing in the first quarter of 2026.
Financing on Prepaid Forward Obligation: UroGen reported non-cash financing expense related to the prepaid forward obligation to RTW Investments of $4.5 million in the first quarter of 2026 compared with $4.6 million in the same period in 2025.
Interest Expense on Long-term Debt: Interest expense related to long-term debt was $4.2 million in the first quarter of 2026, compared to $4.1 million in the same period in 2025. The increase in interest expense was primarily attributable to the additional borrowings of $75.0 million in the first quarter of 2026 in connection with the Pharmakon refinancing of long-term debt, offset by the lower interest rate.
Net Loss: UroGen reported a net loss of $23.6 million or ($0.47) per basic and diluted share in the quarter ended March 31, 2026, compared with a net loss of $43.8 million or ($0.92) per basic and diluted share in the first quarter of 2025.
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Marketable Securities: As of March 31, 2026, cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities totaled $140.3 million.
2026 JELMYTO Revenue and Company Operating Expense Guidance: The Company continues to expect 2026 net product revenue for JELMYTO to be in the range of $97 million to $101 million. This implies a year-over-year growth rate of approximately 3% to 7% over the $94 million of JELMYTO revenue reported in 2025. The Company is not providing full-year 2026 revenue guidance for ZUSDURI at this time, as the product remains in the early stages of its commercial launch. The Company continues to expect full-year 2026 operating expenses to be in the range of $240 million to $250 million, including non-cash share-based compensation expense of $20 million to $24 million.
Conference Call & Webcast Information: Members of UroGen’s management team will host a live conference call and webcast today at 10:00 AM Eastern Time to review UroGen’s financial results and provide a general business update.
The live webcast can be accessed by visiting the Investors section of the Company’s website at http://investors.UroGen.com. Please connect at least 15 minutes prior to the live webcast to ensure adequate time for any software download that may be needed to access the webcast.
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| March 31, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | |||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities | $ | 140,274 | $ | 120,456 | ||||
| Total assets | $ | 253,690 | $ | 200,455 | ||||
| Total liabilities | $ | 377,943 | $ | 305,929 | ||||
| Total shareholders' deficit | $ | (124,253 | ) | $ | (105,474 | ) | ||
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| CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS | |||||||
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| Three months ended March 31, | |||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||
| Revenue | $ | 50,959 | $ | 20,254 | |||
| Cost of revenue | 4,139 | 2,330 | |||||
| Gross profit | 46,820 | 17,924 | |||||
| Operating expenses: | |||||||
| Research and development expenses | 15,597 | 19,871 | |||||
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | 51,486 | 34,967 | |||||
| Total operating expenses | 67,083 | 54,838 | |||||
| Operating loss | (20,263 | ) | (36,914 | ) | |||
| Financing on prepaid forward obligation | (4,506 | ) | (4,583 | ) | |||
| Interest expense on long-term debt | (4,185 | ) | (4,068 | ) | |||
| Interest and other income, net | 608 | 2,114 | |||||
| Loss before income taxes | $ | (28,346 | ) | $ | (43,451 | ) | |
| Income tax benefit (expense) | 4,772 | (392 | ) | ||||
| Net loss | $ | (23,574 | ) | $ | (43,843 | ) | |
| Net loss per ordinary share, basic and diluted | $ | (0.47 | ) | $ | (0.92 | ) | |
| Weighted average shares outstanding, basic and diluted | 50,182,758 | 47,422,119 | |||||
About ZUSDURI
ZUSDURI (mitomycin) for intravesical solution is an innovative drug formulation of mitomycin, approved for the treatment of adults with recurrent LG-IR-NMIBC. Utilizing UroGen’s proprietary RTGel® technology, a sustained release, hydrogel-based formulation, ZUSDURI is delivered directly into the bladder in an out-patient procedure by a trained healthcare professional using a urinary catheter to enable the treatment of tumors by non-surgical means.
APPROVED USE FOR ZUSDURI
ZUSDURI (mitomycin) for intravesical solution is a prescription medicine used to treat adults with a type of cancer of the lining of the bladder called low-grade intermediate risk non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (LG-IR-NMIBC) after previously receiving bladder surgery to remove a tumor that did not work or is no longer working.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION
You should not receive ZUSDURI if you have a hole or tear (perforation) of your bladder or if you have had an allergic reaction to mitomycin or to any of the ingredients in ZUSDURI.
Before receiving ZUSDURI, tell your healthcare provider about all of your medical conditions, including if you:
How will I receive ZUSDURI?
After receiving ZUSDURI:
The most common side effects of ZUSDURI include: increased blood creatinine levels, increased blood potassium levels, trouble with urination, decreased red blood cell counts, increase in certain blood liver tests, increased or decreased white blood cell counts, urinary tract infection, and blood in your urine.
You are encouraged to report negative side effects of prescription drugs to the FDA.
Visit www.fda.gov/medwatch or call 1-800-FDA-1088. You may also report side effects to UroGen Pharma at 1-855-987-6436.
Please see ZUSDURI Full Prescribing Information, including the Patient Information, for additional information.
About JELMYTO
JELMYTO® (mitomycin) for pyelocalyceal solution is a mitomycin-containing reverse thermal gel containing 4 mg mitomycin per mL gel indicated for the treatment of adult patients with LG-UTUC. It is recommended for primary treatment of biopsy-proven LG-UTUC in patients deemed appropriate candidates for renal-sparing therapy. JELMYTO is a viscous liquid when cooled and becomes a semi-solid gel at body temperature. The drug slowly dissolves over four to six hours after instillation and is removed from the urinary tract by normal urine flow and voiding. It is approved for administration in a retrograde manner via ureteral catheter or antegrade through nephrostomy tube. The delivery system allows the initial liquid to coat and conform to the upper urinary tract anatomy. The eventual semisolid gel allows for chemoablative therapy to remain in the collecting system for four to six hours without immediately being diluted or washed away by urine flow.
APPROVED USE FOR JELMYTO
JELMYTO® is a prescription medicine used to treat adults with a type of cancer of the lining of the upper urinary tract including the kidney called low-grade Upper Tract Urothelial Cancer (LG-UTUC).
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION
You should not receive JELMYTO if you have a hole or tear (perforation) of your bladder or upper urinary tract.
Before receiving JELMYTO, tell your healthcare provider about all your medical conditions, including if you:
You are encouraged to report negative side effects of prescription drugs to the FDA. Visit www.fda.gov/medwatch or call 1-800-FDA-1088. You may also report side effects to UroGen Pharma at 1-855-987-6436.
Please see JELMYTO Full Prescribing Information, including the Patient Information, for additional information.
About UroGen Pharma Ltd.
UroGen is a biotech company dedicated to developing and commercializing innovative solutions that treat urothelial and specialty cancers because patients deserve better options. UroGen has developed RTGel® reverse-thermal hydrogel, a proprietary sustained-release, hydrogel-based platform technology that has the potential to improve the therapeutic profiles of existing drugs. UroGen’s sustained release technology is designed to enable longer exposure of the urinary tract tissue to medications, making local therapy a potentially more effective treatment option. UroGen’s first product to treat LG-UTUC and second product (mitomycin) for intravesical solution for adults with recurrent LG-IR-NMIBC are designed to ablate tumors by non-surgical means. UroGen is headquartered in Princeton, NJ with operations in Israel. Visit www.urogen.com to learn more or follow us on X, @UroGenPharma.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including, without limitation, statements regarding: the potential for ZUSDURI as a primary, non-surgical therapy for adults with recurrent LG-IR-NMIBC; ZUSDURI’s accelerating commercial uptake and growing rates of prescriber trial and adoption; the belief that growing clinical confidence in ZUSDURI will continue to drive commercial momentum and that the early launch trajectory provides validation of UroGen's commercial model; the belief in the significant commercial opportunity for ZUSDURI and UroGen’s ability to fully capitalize on it; the potential benefits and opportunities for UroGen’s product candidates, including UGN-103, UGN-104 and UGN-501; UroGen’s planned and ongoing clinical trials and IND-enabling studies and the timing for regulatory submissions and potential regulatory approvals for its product candidates, including the ongoing Phase 3 UTOPIA clinical trial of UGN-103, the ongoing Phase 3 clinical trial of UGN-104 and the IND-enabling studies of UGN-501, the planned NDA submission for UGN-103 and the potential regulatory approval thereof and the planned IND submission for UGN-501 and the potential Phase 1 trial thereof; the potential of UGN-501 to expand into additional tumor types beyond the genitourinary system; the expectation that UroGen’s next-generation medicines will enhance supply, improve manufacturing and preparation efficiencies and provide opportunity for lifecycle extensions; 2026 JELMYTO revenue and company operating expense guidance; the expected timeline of UroGen’s expanded debt facility with Pharmakon Advisors; the potential of UroGen’s proprietary RTGel technology to improve therapeutic profiles of existing drugs other than mitomycin and as a viable platform for local delivery of complex immunotherapies; and UroGen’s sustained release technology making local delivery potentially more effective as compared to other treatment options. Words such as “can,” “continue,” “estimate,” “expect,” “may,” “on track,” “plan,” “potential,” “will,” or other words that convey uncertainty of future events or outcomes are used to identify these forward-looking statements. These statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including, but not limited to: clinical results may not be indicative of results that may be observed in the future, including in larger populations; potential safety and other complications related to UroGen’s products; risks related to UroGen’s and its licensors’ ability to protect their respective patents and other intellectual property, including that UroGen’s or its licensors’ pending patent applications may not be successful, and in such event, the duration of intellectual property protection would be more limited; the ability to maintain regulatory approval; complications associated with commercialization activities; labeling limitations; competition in UroGen’s industry; the scope, progress and expansion of developing and commercializing UroGen’s products and product candidates; the size and growth of the market(s) therefor and the rate and degree of market acceptance thereof vis-à-vis alternative therapies or procedures, such as surgery; UroGen’s ability to attract or retain key management, members of the board of directors and other personnel; UroGen’s RTGel technology and ZUSDURI may not perform as expected; new data relating to ZUSDURI, including from spontaneous adverse event reports and from the ongoing ENVISION trial, may result in changes to the product label and may adversely affect sales, or result in withdrawal of ZUSDURI from the market; the potential for payors to delay, limit or deny coverage for ZUSDURI; the data from the UTOPIA trial may not be sufficient to support approval of UGN-103; UroGen may not successfully develop and receive regulatory approval of any other product that incorporates RTGel technology; and the impacts of general macroeconomic and geopolitical conditions on UroGen’s business and financial position. In light of these risks and uncertainties, and other risks and uncertainties that are described in the Risk Factors section of UroGen’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, filed with the SEC on March 2, 2026, as well as in the Risk Factors section of UroGen’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q being filed with the SEC later today, the events and circumstances discussed in such forward-looking statements may not occur, and UroGen’s actual results could differ materially and adversely from those anticipated or implied thereby. Any forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release and are based on information available to UroGen as of the date of this release.
INVESTOR CONTACT:
Vincent Perrone
Senior Director, Investor Relations
vincent.perrone@UroGen.com
609-460-3588 ext. 1093
MEDIA CONTACT:
Cindy Romano
Director, Corporate Communications
cindy.romano@UroGen.com
609-460-3566 ext. 1083
Source: UroGen Pharma Ltd
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