Eledon Pharmaceuticals Reports First Quarter 2026 Financial Results and Recent Business Highlights
100% insulin independence achieved in 10 patients with type 1 diabetes treated with tegoprubart following islet transplantation in UChicago Medicine-led study
FDA Orphan Drug designation granted to tegoprubart for the prevention of allograft rejection in liver transplantation
Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments totaled $111.1 million as of March 31, 2026
IRVINE, Calif., May 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Eledon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ("Eledon") (NASDAQ:ELDN) today reported its first quarter 2026 operating and financial results and provided recent business highlights.
"In the first quarter of 2026, we achieved significant milestones in our tegoprubart program, including important data updates in kidney and islet cell transplantation and FDA Orphan Drug designation for tegoprubart in liver transplantation," said David-Alexandre C. Gros, M.D., Chief Executive Officer of Eledon. "Looking ahead, we expect multiple catalysts in 2026, including regulatory engagements supporting the advancement of tegoprubart into Phase 3 development in kidney transplantation and discussions regarding a potential path to market in islet cell transplantation. We also plan to initiate several new clinical trials, including an investigator sponsored study in liver transplantation, and share new kidney transplant data from our Phase 2 BESTOW long-term extension study, building on encouraging 24-month Phase 1b results that demonstrated a durable safety profile and improved graft function."
First Quarter 2026 Business Highlights
- In March 2026, announced updated results from an ongoing investigator-led trial at the University of Chicago Medicine Transplant Institute evaluating tegoprubart in 12 adults with high-risk type 1 diabetes undergoing allogenic islet transplantation. All 10 patients who are more than four weeks post-transplant achieved 100% insulin independence. There were no signs of graft rejection or de novo donor-specific HLA antibodies and no evidence of nephrotoxicity, hypertension, or neurotoxicity, which are commonly associated with tacrolimus-based immunosuppression regimens, the current standard of care.
- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted Orphan Drug designation to tegoprubart for the prevention of allograft rejection in liver transplantation.
- Presented 24-month follow-up data from eight patients enrolled in the Phase 1b trial long-term extension trial evaluating tegoprubart in kidney transplantation at the American Society of Transplant Surgeons Winter Symposium in January 2026. Results showed there were no episodes of biopsy-proven acute rejection, graft loss, death, new-onset diabetes mellitus, or de novo donor-specific antibody formation during the study period. Mean estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) increased over the measurement period, from 67.0 mL/min/1.73 m2 at 12 months to 74.2 mL/min/1.73 m2 at 24 months.
2026 Anticipated Upcoming Milestones
- Receive FDA guidance on the Phase 3 trial design assessing tegoprubart in kidney transplantation, followed by initiation of the Phase 3 trial pending regulatory alignment.
- Report long-term data from Phase 1b and Phase 2 BESTOW studies evaluating tegoprubart in kidney transplantation.
- Receive FDA regulatory guidance on the path to market for tegoprubart in islet cell transplantation and xenotransplantation.
- Initiate an investigator-led study evaluating tegoprubart for the prevention of organ rejection in patients with renal dysfunction receiving an islet cell transplant.
- Initiate an investigator-led study evaluating tegoprubart for the prevention of organ rejection in patients receiving a de novo liver transplant.
- Initiate an investigator-led study evaluating tegoprubart for kidney transplant tolerance induction.
First Quarter 2026 Financial Results
Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments totaled $111.1 million as of March 31, 2026, compared to $133.3 million as of December 31, 2025. The company expects current cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments to fund operations into 2Q 2027.
Research and development (R&D) expenses for the first quarter of 2026 were $17.2 million, including $1.1 million of non-cash stock-based compensation expense, compared to $13.5 million, including $1.0 million of non-cash stock-based compensation expense, for the comparable period in 2025.
General and administrative (G&A) expenses for the first quarter of 2026 were $4.0 million, including $1.1 million of non-cash stock-based compensation expense, compared to $4.4 million, including $1.8 million of non-cash stock-based compensation expense, for the comparable period in 2025.
Net loss for the first quarter of 2026 was $39.0 million, or $0.33 per basic common share, compared to a net loss of $6.5 million, or $0.08 per basic common share, for the comparable period in 2025. Net loss in the first quarter of 2026 included a non-cash loss of $19.0 million from changes in the fair value of warrant liabilities, while the 2025 net loss included a non-cash gain of $10.1 million from such changes. Excluding the non-cash items related to changes in the fair value of warrant liabilities, Eledon would have recorded a net loss of $20.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026, and $16.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025.
About Eledon Pharmaceuticals and tegoprubart
Eledon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a clinical stage biotechnology company that is developing immune-modulating therapies for the management and treatment of life-threatening conditions. The Company's lead investigational product is tegoprubart, an anti-CD40L antibody with high affinity for the CD40 Ligand, a well-validated biological target that has broad therapeutic potential. The central role of CD40L signaling in both adaptive and innate immune cell activation and function positions it as an attractive target for non-lymphocyte depleting, immunomodulatory therapeutic intervention. The Company is building upon a deep historical knowledge of anti-CD40 Ligand biology to conduct preclinical and clinical studies in kidney allograft transplantation, xenotransplantation, islet cell transplantation, liver transplantation and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Eledon is headquartered in Irvine, California. For more information, please visit the Company's website at www.eledon.com.
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insurance coverage; our dependence on contract research organizations; our ability to protect our intellectual property; public health crises; our ability to maintain proper and effective internal control over financial reporting and other risks disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 19, 2026. Actual results may differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements as a result of various factors. These risks and uncertainties, as well as other risks and uncertainties that could cause the company's actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements contained herein, are discussed in our Annual 10-K, and other filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, which can be found at www.sec.gov. Any forward-looking statements contained in this press release speak only as of the date hereof and not of any future date, and the company expressly disclaims any intent to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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| ELEDON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (In thousands, except share data) (Unaudited) | ||||||||
| March 31, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | |||||||
| ASSETS | ||||||||
| Current assets: | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 6,152 | $ | 22,808 | ||||
| Short-term investments | 104,937 | 110,528 | ||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 2,485 | 2,352 | ||||||
| Total current assets | 113,574 | 135,688 | ||||||
| Operating lease asset, net | 530 | 613 | ||||||
| In-process research and development | 32,386 | 32,386 | ||||||
| Other assets | 177 | 322 | ||||||
| Total assets | $ | 146,667 | $ | 169,009 | ||||
| LIABILITIES, CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | ||||||||
| Current liabilities: | ||||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | 6,585 | $ | 3,627 | ||||
| Current operating lease liabilities | 369 | 358 | ||||||
| Accrued expenses and other liabilities | 6,504 | 14,359 | ||||||
| Total current liabilities | 13,458 | 18,344 | ||||||
| Deferred tax liabilities | 2,187 | 2,187 | ||||||
| Non-current operating lease liabilities | 186 | 283 | ||||||
| Warrant liabilities | 30,378 | 11,416 | ||||||
| Total liabilities | 46,209 | 32,230 | ||||||
| Commitments and contingencies | ||||||||
| Convertible preferred stock, 5,000,000 shares authorized at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025: | ||||||||
| Series X non-voting convertible preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 10,000 shares designated; 4,422 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025 | 2,151 | 2,151 | ||||||
| Series X1 non-voting convertible preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 515,000 shares designated; 110,086 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025 | 53,543 | 53,543 | ||||||
| Stockholders' equity: | ||||||||
| Common stock, $0.001 par value, 300,000,000 shares authorized at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025; 75,851,722 and 75,430,033 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively | 76 | 75 | ||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | 484,988 | 482,189 | ||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | (72 | ) | 24 | |||||
| Accumulated deficit | (440,228 | ) | (401,203 | ) | ||||
| Total stockholders' equity | 44,764 | 81,085 | ||||||
| Total liabilities, convertible preferred stock and stockholders' equity | $ | 146,667 | $ | 169,009 | ||||
| ELEDON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS (In thousands, except share and per share data) (Unaudited) | ||||||||
| For the Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | |||||||
| Operating expenses | ||||||||
| Research and development | $ | 17,197 | $ | 13,531 | ||||
| General and administrative | 3,984 | 4,433 | ||||||
| Total operating expenses | 21,181 | 17,964 | ||||||
| Loss from operations | (21,181 | ) | (17,964 | ) | ||||
| Other income, net | 1,118 | 1,409 | ||||||
| Change in fair value of warrant liabilities | (18,962 | ) | 10,060 | |||||
| Net loss | $ | (39,025 | ) | $ | (6,495 | ) | ||
| Other comprehensive loss: | ||||||||
| Unrealized loss on available-for-sale securities, net | (96 | ) | (44 | ) | ||||
| Comprehensive loss | $ | (39,121 | ) | $ | (6,539 | ) | ||
| Basic and diluted earnings per share of common stock | $ | (0.33 | ) | $ | (0.08 | ) | ||
| Weighted-average common shares outstanding, basic and diluted | 112,424,211 | 77,126,763 | ||||||
| Basic and diluted earnings per share of Series X and Series X1non-voting convertible preferred stock | $ | (18.25 | ) | $ | (4.32 | ) | ||
| Weighted-average shares outstanding of Series X and Series X1non-voting convertible preferred stock, basic and diluted | 114,508 | 114,508 | ||||||
