SUTRO BIOPHARMA, INC.
For the period ended Dec 31, 2025. Filed Mar 23, 2026.
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FY2025 · Filed Mar 23, 2026
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Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of OperationsCurrent report: 10-K
Period ended 2025-12-31; filed 2026-03-23.
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Current report
The Phase 1 open-label, multicenter trial of STRO-004 is designed to evaluate the safety, pharmacokinetics, and preliminary anti-tumor activity of STRO-004 in patients with advanced TF-expressing solid tumors, including non-small cell lung cancer, head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, cervical cancer, colorectal cancer, pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, endometrial cancer, and bladder cancer. The dose-escalation phase includes multiple cohorts with ascending dose levels, supported by strong tolerability in non-human primates at up to 50 mg/kg. Dosing of patients in the dose level 2 cohort was completed and dosing of patients in the dose level 3 cohort was initiated in February 2026. We expect to report initial preliminary data, including safety and pharmacokinetic data, from this trial in mid-2026.
Current report
Our preclinical assets include STRO-0227 and STRO-006. STRO-006 is an ADC targeting Integrinß6, or ITGß6. We believe STRO-006 has the potential to be a best-in-class ADC targeting ITGß6 based on preclinical studies that have demonstrated potent antitumor activity and the potential for a differentiated safety profile. IND-enabling activities are underway for STRO-006 that could potentially support an IND filing in connection with this program in 2026.
Current report
STRO-227 is our first wholly-owned dual-payload ADC, a dual-payload ADC targeting Protein Tyrosine Kinase 7, or PTK7. This approach incorporates two distinct cytotoxic payloads, one that is designed to inhibit tubulin and another that is designed to inhibit topoisomerase. We have initiated certain chemistry, manufacturing and controls, or CMC, related activities for the PTK7-targeting dual-payload ADC and anticipate filing an IND in connection with this program in late 2026 or early 2027.
Current report
Enabled through our proprietary XpressCF® and XpressCF+® platforms, we have entered into multitarget, product-focused collaborations with leading pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies in the field of oncology and we may enter into additional such collaborations in the future. We have an ongoing multitarget iADC collaboration with Astellas Pharma Inc. for the development iADC targets (the “Astellas Agreement”). Clinical trials for the first iADC licensed pursuant to the Astellas Agreement were initiated in the first quarter of 2026. In addition, we may partner or out-license our wholly-owned preclinical or clinical development programs depending on resource and capital availability.
Current report
In March 2025, our Board of Directors approved a strategic portfolio review, or the March 2025 Restructuring Plan, with an associated planned reduction in our workforce, as a result of its review of current strategic priorities, resource allocation, and cost reduction intended to reduce operating costs, streamline operations and extend our cash runway. In connection with this March 2025 Restructuring Plan, we deprioritized further investment in our late stage clinical development product candidate, luveltamab tazevibulin, which development has been terminated, and refocused our activities on our clinical and preclinical pipeline, including STRO-004, STRO-227, and STRO-006. In addition, in 2025, we made the strategic decision to cease operations at our San Carlos manufacturing facility and rely on an external manufacturing strategy, in which all elements of our product candidates and platform reagents are manufactured by qualified third-party CMOs. We have identified a contract manufacturing organization, or CMO, to serve as our strategic partner for the production of cell-free extract and have initiated and completed technology transfer to this CMO. Similarly, we have identified a CMO to produce custom reagents used in our cell-free production and have initiated and completed this technology transfer as well. Given the success of these technology transfers, we wound down our manufacturing activities in our San Carlos facility and expect to exit the facility completely in 2026 upon expiration of our leases.
Current report
In September 2025, we announced a further reduction in our workforce of approximately one third of our remaining employees, or the September 2025 Restructuring Plan, and, together with the March 2025 Restructuring Plan, the Restructuring Plans, which was intended to further reduce operating costs, streamline operations, and extend our cash runway.
Current report
Restructuring and Related Costs
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In March 2025, we announced the March 2025 Restructuring Plan resulting in the prioritization of our three wholly-owned preclinical programs in our next-generation ADC pipeline. We also announced that we are deprioritizing additional investment into development of luvelta across all indications and are reducing headcount by nearly 50 percent. In September 2025, we announced a further reduction in our workforce of approximately one third of our remaining employees. In connection with these events, we reported the following restructuring costs in "Restructuring and Related Costs" in our interim condensed Statements of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2025:
Current report
Clinical trial expenses and other third-party costs for the deprioritization of the luvelta program;
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Severance and benefits expense; and
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Contract terminations and other costs.
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We recorded an income tax benefit of $0.1 million during the year ended December 31, 2025, primarily attributable to adjustments resulting from the overpayment of prior-year state income taxes.
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*Percentage not meaningful
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Restructuring and Related Costs
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The following table presents the components of restructuring and related costs from the Restructuring Plans, as further described and disclosed in Note 11 to our condensed financial statements:
Current report
We will continue to recognize expenses in future periods for the deprioritization of the luvelta program and related costs, of which we recognized a significant portion in 2025. The ultimate amount of expense will be affected by the timing to complete our cost commitments to our third-party CROs and CMOs and the full wind-down of the clinical trials. We will revise our estimates for the costs to deprioritize these studies for the luvelta program and the amount of severance and benefits paid to employees as new information becomes available to us in future periods.
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Contingent payment from Astellas
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In the first quarter of 2025, we earned a $7.5 million contingent payment from Astellas for their initiation of an IND-enabling toxicology study for the first program under our collaboration with Astellas. In the fourth quarter of 2025, we earned a $7.5 million contingent payment from Astellas for their initiation of an IND-enabling toxicology study for the second program under our collaboration with Astellas.
Current report
On February 9, 2026, the Company entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Leerink Partners LLC and TD Securities (USA) LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters named therein (the “Underwriters”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue and sell 7,868,383 shares of its common stock (the “Shares”) to the Underwriters (the “February 2026 Offering”). The Shares were sold at an offering price of $13.98 per share. The gross proceeds from the February 2026 Offering were approximately $110.0 million, before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated February 2026 Offering expenses.
Current report
In June 2025, Ipsen informed us of its strategic decision not to advance the STRO-003 program under its partnership with us, following the review of new data and developments in the ROR1 landscape. STRO-003 continues to be recognized as a well-engineered ADC candidate.
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Previous report
Once identified, production of protein drug candidates can be rapidly and predictably scaled in our current Good Manufacturing Practices, or cGMP, compliant manufacturing facility or in the facility of one of our contract development and manufacturing organization, or CDMO, partners. We have the ability to manufacture our proprietary cell-free extract that supports our production of proteins on a large scale using a semi-continuous fermentation process.
Previous report
We believe STRO-004 has the potential to be a best-in-class ADC targeting TF. Preclinical data suggest that STRO-004 has potent antitumor activity and the potential for a differentiated safety profile. Our other preclinical assets include an ADC targeting Integrinβ6 and ADC 2 s, and iADCs. We plan to file three INDs over the next three years, including for STRO-004.
Previous report
Enabled through our proprietary XpressCF® and XpressCF+® platforms, we have entered into multi-target, product-focused collaborations with leading pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies in the field of oncology, with our ongoing relationships that include licensing to Ipsen, on an exclusive basis, the right to research, develop, manufacture and commercialize STRO-003. STRO-003 is intended to be developed for the treatment of solid tumors and we anticipate filing of an IND in connection with this program in 2025. In addition, we have an ongoing iADC collaboration with Astellas.
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Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Equity Securities
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Unrealized gain (loss) on equity securities consists of the remeasurement of our investment in Vaxcyte common stock.
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We recorded an income tax charge of $18.2 million during the year ended December 31, 2023. The income tax charge was primarily due to unfavorable book-tax differences related to capitalizing and amortizing research and development expenditures under Internal Revenue Code, or IRC, Section 174, the upfront payment from the sale of future royalties, deferred revenue, foreign income tax, and IRC Section 382 limitations imposed on the utilization of our historical tax attributes as a result of cumulative ownership changes that we experienced in prior years.
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Unrealized Gain on Equity Securities
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We sold the remaining shares of Vaxcyte common stock, resulting in no unrealized gain on equity securities during the year ended December 31, 2024, as compared to an unrealized gain of $9.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2023. As of December 31, 2024, we do not hold any shares of Vaxcyte common stock.
Previous report
We are eligible to receive up to an additional $447.0 million in developmental and regulatory milestones, assuming multiple indications, and up to $360.0 million in sales milestones, as well as tiered royalty payments ranging from low double-digit to mid-teen digit percentages of annual net sales of STRO-003, subject to certain adjustments specified in the Ipsen License Agreement.
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The royalty payment obligations under the Ipsen License Agreement expire on a country-by-country basis no earlier than ten years following the first commercial sale of STRO-003 in the applicable country. Ipsen may terminate the Ipsen License Agreement for convenience with sixty calendar days prior written notice or for certain other specified reasons. We may terminate the Ipsen License Agreement if Ipsen or any of its Affiliates challenge the validity of any patents controlled by us that are licensed under the agreement. Both Ipsen and we may terminate the Ipsen License Agreement (i) for material breach by the other party and a failure to cure such breach within the time period specified in the Ipsen License Agreement or (ii) the other party’s bankruptcy event.
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We are an oncology company developing site-specific and novel-format antibody drug conjugates, or ADCs, enabled by our proprietary integrated cell-free protein synthesis platform, XpressCF®, and our site-specific conjugation platform, XpressCF+®. We aim to design and develop therapeutics using the most relevant and potent modalities, including ADCs, bispecific ADCs, immunostimulatory ADCs, or iADCs, and dual conjugate ADCs, or ADC 2 s. Our molecules are directed primarily against clinically validated targets where the current standard of care is suboptimal. We believe that our platform allows us to accelerate the discovery and development of potential first-in-class and/or best-in-class molecules by enabling the rapid and systematic evaluation of protein structure-activity relationships to create optimized homogeneous product candidates. Our mission is to transform the lives of patients by creating medicines with improved therapeutic profiles for areas of unmet need.
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We are a clinical stage oncology company developing site-specific and novel-format antibody drug conjugates, or ADCs, enabled by our proprietary integrated cell-free protein synthesis platform, XpressCF®, and our site-specific conjugation platform, XpressCF+®. We aim to design and develop therapeutics using the most relevant and potent modalities, including ADCs, bispecific ADCs, immunostimulatory ADCs, or iADCs, and dual-payload ADCs, or dpADCs. Our molecules are directed primarily against clinically validated targets where the current standard of care is suboptimal. We believe that our platform allows us to accelerate the discovery and development of potential first-in-class and/or best-in-class molecules by enabling the rapid and systematic evaluation of protein structure-activity relationships to create optimized homogeneous product candidates. Our mission is to transform the lives of patients by creating medicines with improved therapeutic profiles for areas of unmet need.
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Our highest priority wholly-owned preclinical product candidate is STRO-004. This product candidate is a single homogeneous ADC directed against tissue factor, or TF, which we intend to develop for the treatment of solid tumors. We anticipate filing an IND for STRO-004 in the second half of 2025.
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Our highest priority wholly-owned product candidate is STRO-004, a single homogeneous ADC directed against tissue factor, or TF, which we are developing for the treatment of solid tumors. We believe STRO-004 has the potential to be a best-in-class ADC targeting TF. In preclinical studies, STRO-004 has demonstrated potent antitumor activity and the potential for a differentiated safety profile. We filed an IND and received IND clearance for STRO-004 in October 2025, and initiated a Phase 1 trial in November 2025.
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Our XpressCF® and XpressCF+® platforms have also supported Vaxcyte, focused on discovery and development of vaccines for the treatment and prophylaxis of infectious disease. The lead programs for Vaxcyte are VAX-31 and VAX-24, its 31-valent and 24-valent, respectively, pneumococcal conjugate vaccine candidates. Vaxcyte is responsible for performing all research and development activities, and we provide technical support and supply XtractCF® and other materials to Vaxcyte. In June 2023, we entered into a purchase and sale agreement, or the Purchase Agreement with Blackstone, in which Blackstone acquired the right to receive our 4% royalty, or revenue interest, in the potential future net sales of Vaxcyte products, including Vaxcyte’s pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, or PCV, products, such as VAX-24 and VAX-31. Following agreement with Vaxcyte on the Form Definitive Agreement and upon effectiveness of an amendment to the licensing agreement, the revenue interest in the 4% royalty on potential future sales of Vaxcyte products other than Vaxcyte’s PCV products reverted to us. Thus, we retain the right to receive a 4% royalty on sales of Vaxcyte’s products other than PCV products. In November 2023, Vaxcyte exercised its option to access expanded rights to develop and manufacture cell-free extract for use in development and manufacture of its vaccine products, among certain other rights.
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Our XpressCF® and XpressCF+® platforms have also supported Vaxcyte, focused on discovery and development of vaccines for the treatment and prophylaxis of infectious disease. The lead programs for Vaxcyte are VAX-31 and VAX-24, its 31-valent and 24-valent, respectively, pneumococcal conjugate vaccine candidates. Vaxcyte is responsible for performing all research and development activities and we provide technical support. In June 2023, we entered into a purchase and sale agreement, or the Purchase Agreement with Blackstone, in which Blackstone acquired the right to receive our 4% royalty, or revenue interest, in the potential future net sales of Vaxcyte products, including Vaxcyte’s pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, or PCV, products, such as VAX-24 and VAX-31. Following agreement with Vaxcyte on the Form Definitive Agreement and upon effectiveness of an amendment to the licensing agreement, the revenue interest in the 4% royalty on potential future sales of Vaxcyte products other than Vaxcyte’s PCV products reverted to us. Thus, we retain the right to receive a 4% royalty on sales of Vaxcyte’s products other than PCV products. In November 2023, Vaxcyte exercised its option to access expanded rights to develop and manufacture cell-free extract for use in development and manufacture of its vaccine products, among certain other rights.
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Since the commencement of our operations, we have devoted substantially all of our resources to performing research and development and manufacturing activities in support of our own product development efforts and those of our collaborators, raising capital to support and expand such activities and providing general and administrative support for these operations. We have funded our operations to date primarily from upfront, milestone and other payments under our collaboration agreements with BMS, Merck, Astellas, Vaxcyte, Ipsen, EMD Serono, BioNova, and Tasly, the issuance and sale of redeemable convertible preferred stock, our initial public offering, or IPO, follow-on public and other offerings of common stock, sales of our common stock through our At-the-Market Facility (“ATM Facility”) pursuant to our Open Market Sales Agreement SM dated April 2, 2021 (the “Sales Agreement”) with Jefferies LLC (“Jefferies”), debt financing, sale of our holdings of Vaxcyte common stock, and the royalty monetization agreement with Blackstone.
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Since the commencement of our operations, we have devoted substantially all of our resources to performing research and development and manufacturing activities in support of our own product development efforts and those of our collaborators, raising capital to support and expand such activities and providing general and administrative support for these operations. We have funded our operations to date primarily from upfront, milestone and other payments under our collaboration agreements with BMS, Merck, Astellas, Vaxcyte, Ipsen, EMD Serono, BioNova, and Tasly, the issuance and sale of redeemable convertible preferred stock, our initial public offering, or IPO, follow-on public and other offerings of common stock, sales of our common stock through our At-the-Market Facility pursuant to our Open Market Sales Agreement SM dated April 2, 2021, or the Sales Agreement, with Jefferies LLC, or Jefferies, debt financing, sale of our holdings of Vaxcyte common stock, and the royalty monetization agreement with Blackstone.
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We do not have any products approved for commercial sale and have not generated any revenue from commercial product sales. We had a loss from operations of $238.5 million and a net loss of $227.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, which net loss included the non-operating, realized gain of $32.1 million related to the sale of our holdings of Vaxcyte common stock. We had a loss from operations of $89.3 million and net loss of $106.8 million, which net loss included the non-operating, unrealized gain of $9.9 million related to our holdings of Vaxcyte common stock, for the year ended December 31, 2023. Substantially all of our losses have resulted from expenses incurred in connection with our research and development programs and from general and administrative costs associated with our operations. We cannot assure you that we will have net income or that we will generate positive cash flow from operating activities in the future. As of December 31, 2024, we had an accumulated deficit of $786.9 million. We do not expect to generate any revenue from commercial product sales unless and until we successfully complete development and obtain regulatory approval for one or more of our product candidates, which we expect will take a number of years. If we obtain regulatory approval for any of our product candidates, we expect to incur significant commercialization expenses related to product sales, access, marketing, manufacturing and distribution. We expect a short-term reduction in operating expenses as we strategically reprioritize our resources. However, over the long term, we anticipate an increase in our operating expenses as we advance our product candidates through clinical development, seek regulatory approvals for our product candidates, engage in other research and development activities, expand our pipeline of product candidates, maintain and expand our intellectual property portfolio, seek regulatory and marketing approval for any product candidates that we may develop, acquire or in-license other assets or technologies, ultimately establish a sales, marketing and distribution infrastructure to commercialize any products for which we may obtain marketing approval, and operate as a public company. In light of our current resources and the cost of development, we are continuing our process of evaluating our programs and spending. Our net losses may fluctuate significantly from quarter-to-quarter and year-to-year, depending on the timing of our clinical trials, our expenditures on other research and development activities and the timing of achievement and receipt of upfront, milestones and other collaboration agreement payments.
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We do not have any products approved for commercial sale and have not generated any revenue from commercial product sales. We had a loss from operations of $158.4 million and a net loss of $191.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2025. We had a loss from operations of $238.5 million and a net loss of $227.5 million, which net loss included the non-operating, realized gain of $32.1 million related to the sale of our holdings of Vaxcyte common stock, for the year ended December 31, 2024. Substantially all of our losses have resulted from expenses incurred in connection with our research and development programs and from general and administrative costs associated with our operations. We cannot assure you that we will have net income or that we will generate positive cash flow from operating activities in the future. As of December 31, 2025, we had an accumulated deficit of $978.0 million. We do not expect to generate any revenue from commercial product sales unless and until we successfully complete development and obtain regulatory approval for one or more of our product candidates, which we expect will take a number of years. If we obtain regulatory approval for any of our product candidates, we expect to incur significant commercialization expenses related to product sales, access, marketing, manufacturing and distribution. We expect a reduction in operating expenses as we strategically reprioritize our resources. However, we anticipate our operating expenses would increase as we advance our product candidates through clinical development, seek regulatory approvals for our product candidates, engage in other research and development activities, expand our pipeline of product candidates, maintain and expand our intellectual property portfolio, seek regulatory and marketing approval for any product candidates that we may develop, acquire or in-license other assets or technologies, ultimately establish a sales, marketing and distribution infrastructure to commercialize any products for which we may obtain marketing approval, and operate as a public company. In light of our current resources and the cost of development, we are continuing our process of evaluating our programs and spending. Our net losses may fluctuate significantly from quarter-to-quarter and year-to-year, depending on the timing of our clinical trials, our expenditures on other research and development and general and administrative activities, and the timing of achievement and receipt of upfront, milestones and other collaboration agreement payments.
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We do not have any products approved for commercial sale and have not generated any revenue from commercial product sales. Our total revenue to date has been generated principally from our collaboration and license agreements with BMS, Merck, Astellas, Vaxcyte, Ipsen, EMD Serono, BioNova, and Tasly, and to a lesser extent, from manufacturing, supply and services and materials we provide to the above collaborators.
Current wording
We do not have any products approved for commercial sale and have not generated any revenue from commercial product sales. Our total revenue to date has been generated principally from our collaboration and license agreements with Astellas, Vaxcyte, Ipsen, and other collaborators, and to a lesser extent, from manufacturing, supply and services and materials we provide to the above collaborators.
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Non-cash interest expense related to the sale of future Vaxcyte royalties represents the imputed interest expense on our deferred royalty obligation related to the sale of future Vaxcyte royalties pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, using the effective interest method. As further described in the financial statements in Note 9. Deferred Royalty Obligation related to the Sale of Future Royalties, in June 2023, we entered into the Purchase
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Non-cash interest expense related to the sale of future Vaxcyte royalties represents the imputed interest expense on our deferred royalty obligation related to the sale of future Vaxcyte royalties pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, using the effective interest method. As further described in the financial statements in Note 9. Deferred Royalty Obligation related to the Sale of Future Royalties, in June 2023, we entered into the Purchase Agreement with Blackstone, pursuant to which we sold to Blackstone our 4% royalty, or revenue interest, in the potential future net sales of Vaxcyte’s PCV products, such as VAX-24 and VAX-31.
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Total revenue decreased by $91.7 million, or 60%, during the year ended December 31, 2024 as compared to the year ended December 31, 2023. This was primarily due to a $98.7 million decrease in Vaxcyte revenue, of which $97.5 million in upfront and option exercise revenue related to the option exercised by Vaxcyte was earned in 2023, and $1.2 million was from a decrease in research and development services and materials supply, a $5.6 million decrease in BMS revenue due to their decision to end clinical development of CC-99712 in 2023, a $5.8 million decrease in Merck revenue, primarily due to a $5.6 million decrease in manufacturing activities supporting clinical trial supply and a $0.2 million decrease in research and development services as a result of Merck’s decision to end clinical development of MK-1484 during the third quarter of 2024. Lastly, Tasly revenue decreased by $0.9 million primarily due to a $5.0 million contingent payment earned in 2023 and a $0.9 million decrease in clinical product supply under the 2023 Tasly Supply Agreement, which were partially offset by a $5.0 million contingent payment earned in 2024. These decreases were partially offset by a $18.9 million increase from Astellas, of which $22.9 million was from the ongoing performance related to partially unsatisfied performance obligations, and included a cumulative catch-up adjustment of $17.8 million on the contract modification date from Astellas' decision not to nominate a third target program under the Astellas Agreement and $0.9 million from materials supply, which were partially offset by decreases of $3.5 million from the financing component related to the Astellas Agreement and $1.4 million from research and development services. Additionally, there was a $0.6 million increase in Ipsen revenue from research and development services and materials supply, which commenced in the second quarter of 2024.
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Total revenue increased by $40.4 million, or 65%, during the year ended December 31, 2025 as compared to the year ended December 31, 2024. This was primarily due to a $55.8 million increase from Ipsen, which included the derecognition of $53.2 million in deferred revenue resulting from Ipsen's strategic decision not to advance the STRO-003 program under its partnership with us, and a $2.6 million increase in manufacturing activities supporting clinical trial supply. These increases were partially offset by an $7.4 million decrease from Astellas, of which $8.0 million related to ongoing performance on partially unsatisfied performance obligations, which includes a cumulative catch-up adjustment in the second quarter of 2024 of $17.8 million from Astellas’ decision not to nominate a third target program under the Astellas Agreement, offset by a $5.7 million cumulative catch-up adjustment in the first quarter of 2025 due to a change in transaction price reflecting a $7.5 million contingent payment earned for the initiation by Astellas of the first IND-enabling toxicology study for the first target program under the Astellas Agreement, and a $6.6 million cumulative catch-up adjustment in the fourth quarter of 2025 due to a change in transaction price reflecting a $7.5 million contingent payment earned for the initiation by Astellas of the first IND-enabling toxicology study for the second target program under the Astellas Agreement. An additional $2.9 million decrease was from the financing component under the Astellas Agreement, partially offset by a $3.4 million increase in research and development services and materials supply. Revenue also decreased by $5.9 million from Tasly related to a $5.0 million contingent payment received in 2024 and a $0.9 million decrease in materials supply, and $2.0 million from Vaxcyte related to research and development services and materials supply.
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Research and development expense increased by $71.6 million, or 40%, during the year ended December 31, 2024 as compared to the year ended December 31, 2023. The overall increase was due primarily to increases of $43.0 million in outside services mainly due to increased CMO-related activities, $12.1 million in preclinical research and clinical development expenses, $11.3 million in facilities expenses and IT-related expenses, $4.3 million in personnel-related expenses due to higher headcount, $2.5 million in equipment and office-related expenses, and $0.2 million in travel-related expenses, partially offset by a decrease of $1.7 million in laboratory supplies.
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Research and development expense decreased by $85.6 million, or 34%, during the year ended December 31, 2025 as compared to the year ended December 31, 2024. The overall decrease was due primarily to decreases of $27.1 million in outside services, $28.5 million in preclinical research and clinical development expenses, $19.3 million in personnel-related expenses, $5.6 million in laboratory supplies, $4.9 million in allocated facilities and IT-related expenses, and $0.3 million in travel-related expenses. Following the implementation of the Restructuring Plans, we began reporting restructuring costs and other costs associated with the deprioritized luvelta program under "Restructuring and related costs" in our financial statements.
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General and administrative expense decreased by $14.1 million, or 23%, during the year ended December 31, 2024 as compared to the year ended December 31, 2023. The overall decrease was due primarily to decreases of $10.5 million in IT-related expenses and $5.7 million in personnel-related expenses, partially offset by increases of $0.8 million in outside services, $0.6 million in equipment and office-related expenses, and $0.6 million in allocated facilities-related expenses.
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General and administrative expense decreased by $7.4 million, or 15%, during the year ended December 31, 2025 as compared to the year ended December 31, 2024. The overall decrease was due primarily to decreases of $5.9 million in personnel-related expenses, $2.3 million in outside services, $0.5 million in equipment and office-related expenses, and $0.4 million in travel-related expenses, partially offset by an increase of $1.6 million in allocated facilities and IT-related expenses. Some general and administrative expenses previously recorded under this category are now reported under "Restructuring and related costs" in our financial statements following the implementation of our Restructuring Plans.
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Interest income increased by $4.1 million during the year ended December 31, 2024 as compared to the year ended December 31, 2023, due primarily to higher average investment balances in 2024.
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Interest income decreased by $9.4 million during the year ended December 31, 2025 as compared to the year ended December 31, 2024, due primarily to lower average investment balances and lower average rates of return in 2025.
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Non-cash interest expense increased by $18.5 million during the year ended December 31, 2024, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2023. Non-cash interest expense was recognized on our deferred royalty obligation related to the June 2023 sale of future Vaxcyte royalties pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, using the effective interest method based on the imputed interest rate derived from estimated amounts and timing of potential future royalty payments to be earned and received by Blackstone from Vaxcyte under the 2015 License Agreement.
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Non-cash interest expense increased by $7.1 million during the year ended December 31, 2025, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2024. Non-cash interest expense was recognized on our deferred royalty obligation related to the June 2023 sale of future Vaxcyte royalties pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, using the effective interest method based on the imputed interest rate derived from estimated amounts and timing of potential future royalty payments to be earned and received by Blackstone from Vaxcyte under the 2015 License Agreement.
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Interest and other income (expense), net, decreased by $37.0 million during the year ended December 31, 2024, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2023, due primarily to a recognized gain of $32.1 million on the sale of Vaxcyte common stock and decreases of $3.6 million from the financing component related to the Astellas Agreement and $1.3 million in interest incurred on our loan which was fully paid in March 2024.
Current wording
Interest and other income (expense), net, decreased by $29.6 million during the year ended December 31, 2025, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2024, due primarily to a $32.1 million gain on the sale of Vaxcyte common stock recognized during the year ended December 31, 2024 and a $0.5 million decrease from foreign exchange fluctuations, partially offset by a $3.0 million decrease from the financing component related to the Astellas Agreement.
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To date, we have incurred significant net losses, and negative cash flows from operations. Our operations have been funded primarily by payments received from our collaborators, and net proceeds from equity sales, debt, sale of shares of Vaxcyte common stock, and a royalty monetization. As of December 31, 2024, we had cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities of $316.9 million, and an accumulated deficit of $786.9 million.
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To date, we have incurred significant net losses, and negative cash flows from operations. Our operations have been funded primarily by payments received from our collaborators, and net proceeds from equity sales, debt, sale of shares of Vaxcyte common stock, and a royalty monetization. As of December 31, 2025, we had cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities of $141.4 million, and an accumulated deficit of $978.0 million.
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During the year ended December 31, 2024, we sold the remaining 667,780 shares of Vaxcyte common stock for net proceeds of $74.0 million. As of December 31, 2024, we do not hold any shares of Vaxcyte common stock.
Current wording
During the year ended December 31, 2024, we sold the remaining 667,780 shares of Vaxcyte common stock for net proceeds of $74.0 million. As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, we do not hold any shares of Vaxcyte common stock.
Previous wording
In April 2024, we closed an underwritten offering with BofA Securities, Inc., pursuant to which we issued and sold 14,478,764 shares of our common stock at an offering price of $5.18 per share. The gross proceeds from these sales were approximately $75.0 million, before deducting fees and offering expenses.
Current wording
In April 2024, we closed an underwritten offering with BofA Securities, Inc., pursuant to which we issued and sold 1,447,876 shares of our common stock at an offering price of $51.80 per share. The gross proceeds from these sales were approximately $75.0 million, before deducting fees and offering expenses.
Previous wording
In consideration for the rights and licenses granted by us to Ipsen in the Ipsen License Agreement, Ipsen (i) paid us an upfront license fee in the amount of $50.0 million in April 2024 and (ii) Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (USA) (“Ipsen USA”) purchased 4,827,373 shares of our common stock for $25.0 million, at a price of approximately $5.18 per share, in accordance with the terms set forth in a certain investment agreement by and between us and the Ipsen USA dated March 29, 2024 (the “Ipsen Investment Agreement”, and, together with the Ipsen License Agreement, the “Ipsen Agreements”).
Current wording
In consideration for the rights and licenses granted by us to Ipsen in the Ipsen License Agreement, (i) Ipsen paid us an upfront license fee in the amount of $50.0 million in April 2024 and (ii) Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (USA) (“Ipsen USA”) purchased 482,738 shares of our common stock for $25.0 million, at a price of approximately $51.79 per share, in accordance with the terms set forth in a certain investment agreement by and between us and the Ipsen USA dated March 29, 2024 (the “Ipsen Investment Agreement”, and, together with the Ipsen License Agreement, the “Ipsen Agreements”).
Previous wording
Based upon our current operating plan, we believe that our existing capital resources will enable us to fund our operating expenses and capital expenditure requirements through at least the next twelve months after the date of this filing. We have based this estimate on assumptions that may prove to be wrong, and we could utilize our available capital resources sooner than we currently expect. We will continue to require additional financing to advance our current product candidates into and through clinical development, to develop, acquire or in-license other potential product candidates, pay our obligations and to fund operations for the foreseeable future.
Current wording
Based upon our current operating plan, we believe that our existing capital resources as well as the proceeds from the February 2026 Offering will enable us to fund our operating expenses and capital expenditure requirements through at least the next twelve months after the date of this filing. We have based this estimate on assumptions that may prove to be wrong, and we could utilize our available capital resources sooner than we currently expect. We will continue to require additional financing to advance our current product candidates into and through clinical development, to develop, acquire or in-license other potential product candidates, pay our obligations and to fund operations for the foreseeable future.
Previous wording
In March 2025, we approved a restructuring plan with an associated reduction in workforce as a result of a review of current strategic priorities, resource allocation, and cost reduction intended to reduce operating costs, streamline operations and extend our cash runway. We intend to decommission or otherwise exit our manufacturing facility in San Carlos by the end of 2025 and rely on an external manufacturing strategy where all elements of our product candidates and platform reagents are manufactured by qualified third-party CMOs.
Current wording
In March 2025, we approved a restructuring plan with an associated reduction in workforce as a result of a review of current strategic priorities, resource allocation, and cost reduction intended to reduce operating costs, streamline operations and extend our cash runway. We intend to decommission or otherwise exit our manufacturing facility in San Carlos by the mid-2026 and rely on an external manufacturing strategy where all elements of our product candidates and platform reagents are manufactured by qualified third-party CMOs.
Previous wording
Cash used in operating activities for the year ended December 31, 2023 was $111.6 million. Our net loss of $106.8 million included non-cash charges of $24.9 million for stock-based compensation, $12.6 million for non-cash interest expense on our deferred royalty obligation, $9.9 million for the unrealized gain on equity securities as a result of the remeasurement of the estimated fair value of our investment in Vaxcyte common stock, $9.1 million for the accretion of discount on our marketable securities, $6.8 million for depreciation and amortization, $3.6 million for noncash lease expenses and $0.6 million in other non-cash charges. Cash used in operating activities also reflected a net change in operating assets and liabilities of $34.4 million, due to a decrease of $32.6 million in our deferred revenue from revenue recognized under our collaboration agreements, an increase of $28.9 million in accounts receivable primarily due to a receivable from Vaxcyte under the Vaxcyte Agreement, and a decrease of $4.6 million in our operating lease liability, which were partially offset by an increase of $30.1 million in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities mainly due to the tax liability and timing of payments, an increase of $1.5 million in accrued compensation due to increased headcount, and a decrease of $0.1 million in prepaid expenses and other assets.
Current wording
Cash used in operating activities for the year ended December 31, 2025 was $177.2 million. Our net loss of $191.1 million included $38.2 million for non-cash interest expense on our deferred royalty obligation, $14.0 million for stock-based compensation, $7.3 million for depreciation and amortization, $5.9 million for non-cash lease expense, $3.4 million for the accretion of discount on marketable securities, and $1.7 million for impairment charges. Cash used in operating activities also reflected a net change in operating assets and liabilities of $50.4 million, due to a decrease of $69.7 million in deferred revenue primarily due to the derecognition of $53.2 million in deferred revenue resulting from Ipsen's strategic decision not to advance the STRO-003 program under its partnership with us, and revenue recognized under the Astellas Agreement, a decrease of $7.5 million in operating lease liability, and a decrease of $2.5 million in accounts payable due to timing of payments, which were partially offset a decrease of $19.4 million in prepaid expenses and other assets primarily due to decrease in CRO- and CMO-related activities as a result of the deprioritization of STRO-002, a decrease of $4.6 million in accounts receivable primarily due to the termination of the Ipsen Agreement and the completion of technology transfer, an increase of $3.6 million in accrued expenses and other liabilities due primarily to increases in CRO and CMO restructuring costs as a result of the deprioritization of luvelta.
Previous wording
Cash used in investing activities of $3.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2023 was primarily related to purchases of marketable securities of $460.3 million and purchases of property and equipment of $4.3 million, principally for laboratory equipment, partially offset by maturities and sales of marketable securities of $460.7 million.
Current wording
Cash provided by investing activities of $45.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2025 was primarily related to maturities and sales of marketable securities of $311.7 million, partially offset by purchases of marketable securities of $265.0 million, and purchases of property and equipment of $1.7 million, principally for laboratory equipment.
Previous wording
Cash provided by financing activities of $137.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2023 was primarily related to $136.2 million of net proceeds from the sale of future royalties, $12.0 million of net proceeds from our ATM Facility sales of common stock, $2.0 million of net proceeds received from participants in our employee equity plans and $0.3 million of proceeds received from the exercise of common stock options, partially offset by debt repayment of $12.5 million and a $0.5 million tax payment related to the net share settlement of certain vested restricted stock units.
Current wording
Cash provided by financing activities of $44 thousand for the year ended December 31, 2025 was primarily related to $0.4 million of net proceeds received from participants in our employee equity plans, partially offset by a $0.3 million tax payment related to the net shares settlement of vested restricted stock units.
Previous wording
As of December 31, 2024, we had federal net operating loss, or NOL, carryforwards of $149.8 million and federal general business credits from research and development expenses totaling $30.5 million, as well as state NOL carryforwards of $108.0 million and state research and development credits of $32.1 million.If not utilized, the federal NOL carryforwards will expire at various dates beginning in 2027, and the federal credits will expire at various dates beginning in 2032. The state NOL carryforwards will expire at various dates beginning in 2030, if not utilized. The state research and development tax credits can be carried forward indefinitely.
Current wording
As of December 31, 2025, we had federal net operating loss, or NOL, carryforwards of $376.3 million and federal general business credits from research and development expenses totaling $35.9 million, as well as state NOL carryforwards of $108.2 million and state research and development credits of $33.6 million. If not utilized, the federal NOL carryforwards will expire at various dates beginning in 2027, and the federal credits will expire at various dates beginning in 2032. The state NOL carryforwards will expire at various dates beginning in 2030, if not utilized. The state research and development tax credits can be carried forward indefinitely.
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Previous report — wording carried elsewhere
Agreement with Blackstone, pursuant to which we sold to Blackstone our 4% royalty, or revenue interest, in the potential future net sales of Vaxcyte’s PCV products, such as VAX-24 and VAX-31.