Citius Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
For the period ended Sep 30, 2025. Filed Dec 23, 2025.
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FY2025 · Filed Dec 23, 2025
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Period ended 2024-09-30; filed 2024-12-27.
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Item 1A. Risk FactorsCurrent report: 10-K
Period ended 2025-09-30; filed 2025-12-23.
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Added paragraphs (11)
Current report
If we are unable to execute our commercial strategy for LYMPHIR, fail to satisfy the conditions of our marketing approval for LYMPHIR, or if we experience significant delays in accomplishing such goals, our business will be materially harmed.
Current report
If we do not receive new marketing approvals in other jurisdictions for LYMPHIR, our ability to generate additional revenue will be jeopardized and, consequently, our business will be materially harmed. Additionally, our ability to make LYMPHIR available within the U.S. is largely dependent upon the maintenance of our marketing approval. The success of LYMPHIR will depend on a number of additional factors, including the following:
Current report
If we do not achieve one or more of these factors in a timely manner or at all, we could experience significant delays or an inability to continue to commercialize our products, either of which would have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.
Current report
We cannot predict whether or when we will obtain regulatory approval to commercialize our other product candidates that are under development, notably Mino-Lok. In addition, we expect that it will take time for LYMPHIR to be accepted in the market, generate revenues and a return on investment. For example, while LYMPHIR received FDA approval in August 2024, we had incurred significant expenses in its development and planned commercialization prior to its launch in December 2025; as of September 30, 2025, we had outstanding commitments of approximately $21.1 million to third parties for LYMPHIR licensing, supply and other costs. We cannot, therefore, predict the timing of any future revenues from LYMPHIR or any other product candidate.
Current report
On March 28, 2025, Citius Oncology and Eisai entered into a letter agreement that amended the license agreement to provide for a payment schedule to Eisai for the milestone payment and certain unpaid invoices. We agreed to pay Eisai on or before July 15, 2025, an aggregate amount of $2,535,318 and thereafter on the 15th of each of the next four months to pay Eisai $2.35 million and make a final payment of $2,197,892 to Eisai on or before December 15, 2025, in each case with interest on each obligation from its original due date through the date of actual payment under the letter agreement at the rate of 2% per annum. During the year ended September 30, 2025, we recorded $218,032 in interest expense under the agreement. The parties released each other from any and all claims, losses, damages, costs and expenses that arise from or related to our failure to pay the milestone payment or the other incurred costs under the license agreement except for any claims arising out of a breach of the letter agreement. All other terms of the license agreement remain in full force and effect. During the year ended September 30, 2025 we paid $3 million of the development milestone and the balance of $2.9 million is included in license fee payable at September 30, 2025. On July 21, 2025, we made a payment to Eisai of $1,616,522 for other invoices and accumulated interest associated with the letter agreement.
Current report
At the time of the FDA approval for LYMPHIR, a $27.5 million milestone became payable to Dr. Reddy’s, of which a balance of $19.75 million included in license fee payable, remained due as of September 30, 2025. After discussions, Dr. Reddy’s agreed to a partial deferral without penalty of this milestone payment. During the years ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, we paid $2,750,000 and $5,000,000, respectively, against the outstanding milestone fee.
Current report
On March 28, 2025, Citius Oncology and Eisai entered into a letter agreement that amended the license agreement to provide for a payment schedule to Eisai for the milestone payment and certain unpaid invoices. We agreed to pay Eisai on or before July 15, 2025, an aggregate amount of $2,535,318 and thereafter on the 15th of each of the next four months to pay Eisai $2.35 million and make a final payment of $2,197,892 to Eisai on or before December 15, 2025, in each case with interest on each obligation from its original due date through the date of actual payment under the letter agreement at the rate of 2% per annum. During the year ended September 30, 2025, we recorded $218,032 in interest expense under the agreement. The parties released each other from any and all claims, losses, damages, costs and expenses that arise from or related to our failure to pay the milestone payment or the other incurred costs under the license agreement except for any claims arising out of a breach of the letter agreement. All other terms of the license agreement remain in full force and effect. During the year ended September 30, 2025 we paid $3 million of the development milestone and the balance of $2.9 million is included in license fee payable at September 30, 2025. On July 21, 2025, we made a payment to Eisai of $1,616,522 for other invoices and accumulated interest associated with the letter agreement.
Current report
Our projections regarding the market opportunity for our LYMPHIR may not be accurate, and the actual market for LYMPHIR may be smaller than we estimate.
Current report
Our projections of incidence rate of MF/SS and the people living with CTCL and who have the potential to benefit from treatment with LYMPHIR are based on our beliefs and estimates. These estimates have been derived from a variety of sources, including SEER data from 2001 to 2007, and may prove to be incorrect. The number of patients may turn out to be lower than expected. Additionally, the potentially addressable patient population for LYMPHIR may be limited or may not be amenable to treatment with LYMPHIR and may also be limited by the cost of our treatments for patients, any future increase to such costs, and the reimbursement of those treatment costs by third-party payors. Even if we obtain significant market share for LYMPHIR, because the potential target populations are small, we may never achieve profitability.
Current report
On May 29, 2025, the Company received a second determination letter from Nasdaq notifying the Company that, based upon the closing bid price of the Company’s common stock for the prior 33 consecutive business days, the Company was not in compliance with the Bid Price Rule and, pursuant to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(A)(iv), the Company was not eligible for any compliance period due to the fact that the Company had effected a reverse stock split during the prior one-year period. The Company timely requested an appeal of Nasdaq’s determination, which stayed the suspension and delisting of the Company’s common stock pending a the Panel’s decision.** **Prior to the hearing, the Company received written notice of compliance from Nasdaq that for 10 consecutive trading days, from June 20, 2025 to July 3, 2025, the closing bid price of the Company’s common stock had been at $1.00 per share or greater, and accordingly, the Company regained compliance with the Bid Price Rule. Nasdaq informed the Company in the compliance notice that it considered this matter closed.
Removed paragraphs (2)
Previous report
Citius Oncology could be delayed in the launch of LYMPHIR.
Reworded paragraphs (56)
Previous wording
At September 30, 2024, we estimated that we have sufficient capital to continue our operations through February 2025. You should not rely on our consolidated balance sheet as an indication of the amount of proceeds that would be available to satisfy claims of creditors, and potentially be available for distribution to stockholders, in the event of liquidation.
Current wording
At September 30, 2025, we estimated that we have sufficient capital to continue our operations through March 2026, after taking into account the $6.0 million raised by us in October 2025 and the $18.0 million raised by Citius Oncology in December 2025. You should not rely on our consolidated balance sheet as an indication of the amount of proceeds that would be available to satisfy claims of creditors, and potentially be available for distribution to stockholders, in the event of liquidation.
Previous wording
The Company has generated no operating revenue to date and has principally raised capital through the issuance of debt and equity instruments to finance its operations. However, the Company’s continued operations beyond February 2025 including its commercialization of LYMPHIR (through Citius Oncology) and its development plans for Mino-Lok, Halo-Lido and NoveCite, will depend on its ability to successfully launch LYMPHIR and/or obtain regulatory approval to market Mino-Lok and generate substantial revenue from the sale of LYMPHIR and/or Mino-Lok and on its ability to raise additional capital through various potential sources, such as equity and/or debt financings, strategic relationships, or out-licensing of its product candidates. However, the Company can provide no assurances on the approval, commercialization, or future sales of LYMPHIR and/or Mino-Lok or that financing or strategic relationships will be available on acceptable terms, or at all. If the Company is unable to raise sufficient capital, find strategic partners or generate substantial revenue from the sale of LYMPHIR and/or Mino-Lok, there would be a material adverse effect on its business. Further, the Company expects in the future to incur additional expenses as it continues to develop its product candidates, including seeking regulatory approval, and protecting its intellectual property.
Current wording
The Company has generated no operating revenue to date and has principally raised capital through the issuance of debt and equity instruments to finance its operations. However, the Company’s continued operations beyond March 2026 including its continued commercialization of LYMPHIR (through Citius Oncology) and its development plans for Mino-Lok, Halo-Lido and NoveCite, will depend on its ability to successfully launch LYMPHIR and/or obtain regulatory approval to market Mino-Lok and generate substantial revenue from the sale of LYMPHIR and/or Mino-Lok and on its ability to raise additional capital through various potential sources, such as equity and/or debt financings, strategic relationships, or out-licensing of its product candidates. However, the Company can provide no assurances on the commercialization, or future sales of LYMPHIR and/or the approval, commercialization, or future sales of Mino-Lok or that financing or strategic relationships will be available on acceptable terms, or at all. If the Company is unable to raise sufficient capital, find strategic partners or generate substantial revenue from the sale of LYMPHIR and/or Mino-Lok (if approved), there would be a material adverse effect on its business. Further, the Company expects in the future to incur additional expenses as it continues to develop its product candidates, including seeking regulatory approval, and protecting its intellectual property.
Previous wording
Our operations have consumed substantial amounts of cash since inception. We have significantly increased our spending to continue our commercialization efforts for LYMPHIR through Citius Oncology, advance development of LYMPHIR for other indications, and advance development of our other product candidates. Furthermore, following the Merger, Citius Oncology has additional costs associated with operating as a public company and require additional capital to fund our other operating expenses and capital expenditures. As a result, we continue to evaluate strategic alternatives, including but not limited to, partnerships, joint ventures, mergers, acquisitions, licensing or other strategic transactions.
Current wording
Our operations have consumed substantial amounts of cash since inception. We have significantly increased our spending to continue our commercialization efforts for LYMPHIR through Citius Oncology, advance development of LYMPHIR for other indications, and advance development of our other product candidates. Furthermore, following the Merger, Citius Oncology has additional costs associated with operating as a public company and requires additional capital to fund our other operating expenses and capital expenditures. As a result, we continue to evaluate strategic alternatives, including but not limited to, partnerships, joint ventures, mergers, acquisitions, licensing or other strategic transactions.
Previous wording
As of September 30, 2024, our cash and cash equivalents were $3,251,880 and we had an accumulated deficit of $201,370,218. The amount and timing of our future funding requirements will depend on many factors, some of which are outside of our control, including but not limited to:
Current wording
As of September 30, 2025, and without giving effect to subsequent capital raises in October and December 2025, our cash and cash equivalents were approximately $4.3 million and we had an accumulated deficit of approximately $238.8 million. The amount and timing of our future funding requirements will depend on many factors, some of which are outside of our control, including but not limited to:
Previous wording
We were formed in 2007 and since our inception have incurred a net loss in each of our previous operating years. Our ability to become profitable depends upon our ability to obtain marketing approval for and generate revenues from sales of our product candidates. We have been focused on product development, have not received approval for any of our product candidates, and have not generated any revenues to date. Our subsidiary, Citius Oncology, received approval for LYMPHIR in August 2024 and has not generated any revenues to date. We have incurred losses in each period of our operations, and we expect to continue to incur losses for the foreseeable future. These losses are likely to continue to adversely affect our working capital, total assets, and stockholders’ equity. The process of developing our product candidates requires significant clinical development, laboratory testing and clinical trials. In addition, commercialization of our product candidates will require that we obtain necessary regulatory approvals and establish sales, marketing, and manufacturing capabilities, either through internal hiring or through contractual relationships with others. We expect to incur substantial losses for the foreseeable future as a result of anticipated increases in our research and development costs, including costs associated with conducting preclinical testing and clinical trials, and regulatory compliance activities. We expect Citius Oncology to begin generating revenues following the launch of LYMPHIR in the first half of 2025. We incurred net losses of $39,138,839 and $32,542,912 for the years ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. At September 30, 2024, we had stockholders’ equity of $74,101,830 and an accumulated deficit of $201,370,218. Our net cash used in operating activities was $28,201,375 and $29,060,212 for the years ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
Current wording
We were formed in 2007 and since our inception have incurred a net loss in each of our previous operating years. Our ability to become profitable depends upon our ability to obtain marketing approval for and generate revenues from sales of our product candidates. We have been focused on product development, have not received approval for any of our product candidates, and have not generated any revenues to date. Our subsidiary, Citius Oncology, received approval for LYMPHIR in August 2024 and launched LYMPHIR in December 2025, but has not generated any revenues to date. We have incurred losses in each period of our operations, and we expect to continue to incur losses for the foreseeable future. These losses are likely to continue to adversely affect our working capital, total assets, and stockholders’ equity. The process of developing our product candidates requires significant clinical development, laboratory testing and clinical trials. In addition, commercialization of our product candidates will require that we obtain necessary regulatory approvals and establish sales, marketing, and manufacturing capabilities, either through internal hiring or through contractual relationships with others. We expect to incur substantial losses for the foreseeable future as a result of anticipated increases in our research and development costs, including costs associated with conducting preclinical testing and clinical trials, and regulatory compliance activities. We expect Citius Oncology to begin generating revenues following the launch of LYMPHIR, which occurred in December 2025. We incurred net losses of $39,740,269 and $39,425,839 for the years ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively. At September 30, 2025, we had stockholders’ equity of $77,527,600 and an accumulated deficit of $238,804,129. Our net cash used in operating activities was $26,552,738 and $28,201,375 for the years ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
Previous wording
As of September 30, 2024, we had outstanding liabilities of $33.3 million and outstanding commitments of $21.8 million to third parties for LYMPHIR licensing, supply and other costs, that, if left unpaid, could result in a delay in the commercialization of LYMPHIR, breach of contract, loss of licensing rights or other events that would have a material adverse effect on our business and operations.
Current wording
As of September 30, 2025, we had outstanding liabilities of $38.4 million and outstanding commitments of $22.7 million to third parties for LYMPHIR licensing, supply and other costs, that, if left unpaid, could result in an interruption in the commercialization of LYMPHIR, breach of contract, loss of licensing rights or other events that would have a material adverse effect on our business and operations.
Previous wording
We and Citius Oncology continue to evaluate strategic paths to provide the resources necessary to commercialize LYMPHIR and maximize stockholder value. Potential strategic paths may include partnerships, joint ventures, mergers, acquisitions, or licensing transactions, a combination of these, or other strategic transactions. There can be no assurance, however, that our evaluation will result in transactions or other alternatives, even when deemed necessary. There is no set timetable for our strategic process, and we do not intend to provide updates unless or until the Board of Directors approves a specific action or otherwise determines that disclosure is appropriate or necessary.
Current wording
We and Citius Oncology continue to evaluate strategic paths to provide the resources necessary to successfully commercialize LYMPHIR, continue the development of our other product candidates, and maximize stockholder value. Potential strategic paths may include partnerships, joint ventures, mergers, acquisitions, or licensing transactions, a combination of these, or other strategic transactions. There can be no assurance, however, that our evaluation will result in transactions or other alternatives, even when deemed necessary. There is no set timetable for our strategic process, and we do not intend to provide updates unless or until the Board approves a specific action or otherwise determines that disclosure is appropriate or necessary.
Previous wording
In the event we or Citius Oncology do not successfully complete a strategic transaction, should this be deemed necessary, our Board of Directors may decide to pursue a dissolution and liquidation of our Company. In such an event, the amount of cash available for distribution to our stockholders will depend heavily on the timing of such liquidation as well as the amount of cash that will need to be reserved for commitments and contingent liabilities.
Current wording
In the event we or Citius Oncology do not successfully complete a strategic transaction, should this be deemed necessary, our Board may decide to pursue a dissolution and liquidation of our Company. In such an event, the amount of cash available for distribution to our stockholders will depend heavily on the timing of such liquidation as well as the amount of cash that will need to be reserved for commitments and contingent liabilities.
Previous wording
There can be no guarantee that the process to identify strategic transactions will result in successfully completed transactions when necessary. If additional transactions are not completed that enable us or Citius Oncology to continue the commercialization of LYMPHIR and sustain our business operations, our Board of Directors may decide that it is in the best interest of our stockholders to dissolve our Company and liquidate our assets. In that event, the amount of cash available for distribution to our stockholders will depend heavily on the timing of such decision and, ultimately, such liquidation since the amount of cash available for distribution continues to decrease as we fund our operations and evaluate our strategic alternatives. In addition, if our Board were to approve and recommend, and our stockholders were to approve, a dissolution of our Company, we would be required under Delaware corporate law to pay our outstanding obligations, as well as to make reasonable provision for contingent and unknown obligations, prior to making any distributions in liquidation to our stockholders. As a result of this requirement, a portion of our assets may need to be reserved pending the resolution of such obligations. In addition, we may be subject to litigation or other claims related to a dissolution and liquidation of our Company. If a dissolution and liquidation were pursued, our Board, in consultation with its advisors, would need to evaluate these matters and make a determination about a reasonable amount to reserve. Accordingly, holders of our common stock could lose all or a significant portion of their investment in the event of a dissolution, liquidation or winding up of our Company.
Current wording
There can be no guarantee that the process to identify strategic transactions will result in successfully completed transactions when necessary. If additional transactions are not completed that enable us or Citius Oncology to successfully commercialize LYMPHIR and sustain our business operations, our Board may decide that it is in the best interest of our stockholders to dissolve our Company and liquidate our assets. In that event, the amount of cash available for distribution to our stockholders will depend heavily on the timing of such decision and, ultimately, such liquidation since the amount of cash available for distribution continues to decrease as we fund our operations and evaluate our strategic alternatives. In addition, if our Board were to approve and recommend, and our stockholders were to approve, a dissolution of our Company, we would be required under Nevada corporate law to pay our outstanding obligations, as well as to make reasonable provision for contingent and unknown obligations, prior to making any distributions in liquidation to our stockholders. As a result of this requirement, a portion of our assets may need to be reserved pending the resolution of such obligations. In addition, we may be subject to litigation or other claims related to a dissolution and liquidation of our Company. If a dissolution and liquidation were pursued, our Board, in consultation with its advisors, would need to evaluate these matters and make a determination about a reasonable amount to reserve. Accordingly, holders of our common stock could lose all or a significant portion of their investment in the event of a dissolution, liquidation or winding up of our Company.
Previous wording
While we believe we have sufficient funds on hand to commercially launch LYMPHIR, various factors could increase the cost to launch LYMPHIR, which we expect would require us to obtain additional capital to complete those efforts. Financing might not be available on acceptable terms or at all.
Current wording
We have invested a significant portion of our efforts and financial resources to bring LYMPHIR to market. Our ability to generate product revenues will depend heavily on the successful commercialization of LYMPHIR. Further, while we believe we have sufficient funds on hand for the successful commercialization of LYMPHIR, which began with its launch in December 2025, various factors could increase the cost to successfully commercialize LYMPHIR, which we expect would require us to obtain additional capital to complete those efforts. Financing might not be available on acceptable terms or at all.
Previous wording
We will need to access the capital markets in the near future for additional capital for research and development and for operations. Traditionally, pharmaceutical companies have funded their research and development expenditures through raising capital in the equity markets. Declines and uncertainties in these markets over the past several years have severely restricted raising new capital and have affected companies’ abilities to continue to expand or fund existing research and development efforts. If economic conditions continue to be uncertain or become worse, our future cost of equity or debt capital and access to the capital markets could be adversely affected. If we are not successful in securing additional financing, we may be required to significantly delay, reduce the scope of or eliminate one or more of our research or development programs, downsize our general and administrative infrastructure, or seek alternative measures to avoid insolvency, including arrangements with collaborative partners or others that may require us to relinquish rights to certain of our technologies or product candidates.
Current wording
We expect to need to access the capital markets in the near future for additional capital for research and development and for operations. Traditionally, pharmaceutical companies have funded their research and development expenditures through raising capital in the equity markets. Declines and uncertainties in these markets over the past several years have severely restricted raising new capital and have affected companies’ abilities to continue to expand or fund existing research and development efforts. If economic conditions continue to be uncertain or become worse, our future cost of equity or debt capital and access to the capital markets could be adversely affected. If we are not successful in securing additional financing, we may be required to significantly delay, reduce the scope of or eliminate one or more of our research or development programs, downsize our general and administrative infrastructure, or seek alternative measures to avoid insolvency, including arrangements with collaborative partners or others that may require us to relinquish rights to certain of our technologies or product candidates.
Previous wording
We are primarily a late-stage development company with an unproven business strategy and may never achieve commercialization of our therapeutic product candidates or profitability.
Current wording
We are primarily a commercial and late-stage development company with an unproven business strategy and may never achieve commercialization of all our therapeutic product candidates or profitability.
Previous wording
Citius Pharma has no approved products. Our subsidiary, Citius Oncology, received approval for LYMPHIR in August 2024 and has not generated any revenues to date. All other current product candidates of Citius Pharma are in the pre-clinical or clinical stage. We rely on third parties to conduct the research and development activities for our product candidates and our product commercialization capabilities are unproven. We, through Citius Oncology, are developing our sales and marketing capabilities at this time for LYMPHIR and have contracted with Innovation Partners, a large third-party commercial sales and marketing organization with an existing commercial infrastructure and product launch experience to assist in our commercial efforts related to LYMPHIR. We have no sales or marketing capabilities with respect to our other product candidates. Our success will depend upon our ability to develop such capabilities on our own or to enter into and maintain collaboration agreements on favorable terms and to select an appropriate commercialization strategy for each product candidate that we choose to pursue and that receives approval, whether on our own or in collaboration. If we are not successful in implementing our strategy to commercialize our product candidates, we may never achieve, maintain, or increase profitability. Our ability to successfully commercialize any of our product candidates will depend, among other things, on our ability to:
Current wording
Citius Pharma has no approved products. Our subsidiary, Citius Oncology, received approval for LYMPHIR in August 2024 and launched LYMPHIR in December 2025, but has not generated any revenues to date. All other current product candidates of Citius Pharma are in the pre-clinical or clinical stage. We rely on third parties to conduct the research and development activities for our product candidates and our product commercialization capabilities are unproven. We, through Citius Oncology, have developed our sales and marketing capabilities for LYMPHIR and have contracted with Innovation Partners, a large third-party commercial sales and marketing organization with an existing commercial infrastructure and product launch experience to assist in our commercial efforts related to LYMPHIR. Citius Oncology also has distribution agreements with three national companies and an agreement with EVERSANA to support the launch and commercialization of LYMPHIR. Citius Pharma has no sales or marketing capabilities with respect to our other product candidates. Our success will depend upon the sales and marketing infrastructure developed by Citius Oncology for LYMPHIR and also on Citius Pharma’s ability to develop such capabilities on its own or to enter into and maintain collaboration agreements on favorable terms and to select an appropriate commercialization strategy for each product candidate that it chooses to pursue and that receives approval, whether on its own or in collaboration. If we are not successful in implementing our strategy to commercialize our product candidates, we may never achieve, maintain, or increase profitability. Our ability to successfully commercialize any of our other product candidates will depend, among other things, on our ability to:
Previous wording
Citius Oncology has one recently approved but not yet launched product, LYMPHIR, and Citius Pharma has one late-stage stage product candidate, Mino-Lok, while our other product candidates are clinical stage. As a result, our success is dependent upon our ability to obtain regulatory approval for and commercialize our product candidates and we, as a company, have not demonstrated an ability to perform the functions necessary for the approval or successful commercialization of any product candidates. While various members of our executive management and key employees have significant prior experience in pharmaceutical development, as a company we have to date successfully completed only one late-stage clinical trial (much of which had been undertaken by Eisai prior to our in-licensing of the intellectual property of LYMPHIR) and are just beginning to undertake commercialization activities, in each case for LYMPHIR (through Citius Oncology). Despite our progress with LYMPHIR, our operations have been limited primarily to business planning, acquiring our proprietary technology, research and development, recruiting management and technical staff, and raising capital. These operations provide a limited basis for you to assess our ability to successfully commercialize our product candidates and the advisability of investing in our securities.
Current wording
Citius Oncology has only recently launched its one product, LYMPHIR. Citius Pharma has one late-stage stage product candidate, Mino-Lok, while our other product candidates are clinical stage. As a result, our success is dependent upon Citius Oncology’s success in commercializing LYMPHIR and Citius Pharma’s ability to obtain regulatory approval for and commercialize our product candidates and we, as a company, have not demonstrated an ability to perform the functions necessary for the successful commercialization of any product candidates, given the recent launch of LYMPHIR. While various members of our executive management and key employees have significant prior experience in pharmaceutical development, as a company we have to date successfully completed only one late-stage clinical trial (much of which had been undertaken by Eisai prior to our in-licensing of the intellectual property of LYMPHIR) and have just launched LYMPHIR (through Citius Oncology). Despite our progress with LYMPHIR, our operations have been limited primarily to business planning, acquiring our proprietary technology, research and development, recruiting management and technical staff, and raising capital. These operations provide a limited basis for you to assess our ability to successfully commercialize our product candidates and the advisability of investing in our securities.
Previous wording
While we anticipate that Citius Oncology will launch LYMPHIR in the first half of 2025, that timeline is subject to change for various reasons. Moreover, we cannot predict whether or when we will obtain regulatory approval to commercialize our other product candidates that are under development, notably Mino-Lok. We cannot, therefore, predict the timing of any future revenues from LYMPHIR or any other product candidate. As an example, in response to the submission of our BLA for LYMPHIR, the FDA issued a complete response letter (“CRL”) on July 28, 2023. The FDA required us to incorporate enhanced product testing and additional controls agreed to with the FDA during the market application review. There were no concerns relating to the safety and efficacy clinical data package submitted with the BLA, or the proposed prescribing information. In September 2023, we announced that the FDA had agreed with our plans to address the requirements outlined in the CRL, which guidance provided us with a path for completing the necessary activities to support the resubmission of the BLA for LYMPHIR and we received approval from the FDA in August 2024.
Current wording
Our business depends on the successful development and commercialization of our product candidates. We are not permitted to market any of our product candidates in the U.S. until we receive approval from the FDA, or in any foreign jurisdiction until we receive the requisite approvals from such jurisdiction. The process of developing new drugs and/or therapeutic products is inherently complex, unpredictable, time-consuming, expensive and uncertain. We must make long-term investments and commit significant resources before knowing whether our development programs will result in products that will receive regulatory approval and achieve market acceptance. As an example, in response to the submission of our BLA for LYMPHIR, the FDA issued a complete response letter (“CRL”) on July 28, 2023. The FDA required us to incorporate enhanced product testing and additional controls agreed to with the FDA during the market application review. There were no concerns relating to the safety and efficacy clinical data package submitted with the BLA, or the proposed prescribing information. In September 2023, we announced that the FDA had agreed with our plans to address the requirements outlined in the CRL, which guidance provided us with a path for completing the necessary activities to support the resubmission of the BLA for LYMPHIR and we received approval from the FDA in August 2024.
Previous wording
Our business depends on the successful development and commercialization of our product candidates. We are not permitted to market any of our product candidates in the U.S. until we receive approval from the FDA, or in any foreign jurisdiction until we receive the requisite approvals from such jurisdiction. The process of developing new drugs and/or therapeutic products is inherently complex, unpredictable, time-consuming, expensive and uncertain. We must make long-term investments and commit significant resources before knowing whether our development programs will result in products that will receive regulatory approval and achieve market acceptance. For example, while LYMPHIR received FDA approval in August 2024, we had incurred significant expenses in its development and planned commercialization; as of September 30, 2024, we had outstanding commitments of approximately $50.6 million to third parties for LYMPHIR licensing, supply and other costs. Product candidates that appear to be promising at some or all stages of development may not receive approval or reach the market for a number of reasons that may not be predictable based on results and data of the clinical program. Product candidates may be found ineffective or may cause harmful side effects during clinical trials, may take longer to progress through clinical trials than had been anticipated, may not be able to achieve the pre-defined clinical endpoints due to statistical anomalies even though clinical benefit may have been achieved, may fail to receive necessary regulatory approvals, may prove impracticable to manufacture in commercial quantities at reasonable cost and with acceptable quality, or may fail to achieve market acceptance.
Current wording
Product candidates that appear to be promising at some or all stages of development may not receive approval or reach the market for a number of reasons that may not be predictable based on results and data of the clinical program. Product candidates may be found ineffective or may cause harmful side effects during clinical trials, may take longer to progress through clinical trials than had been anticipated, may not be able to achieve the pre-defined clinical endpoints due to statistical anomalies even though clinical benefit may have been achieved, may fail to receive necessary regulatory approvals, may prove impracticable to manufacture in commercial quantities at reasonable cost and with acceptable quality, or may fail to achieve market acceptance.
Previous wording
Under the terms of the License Agreement with Eisai, Citius Oncology is required to pay Eisai a $5.9 million development milestone payment upon initial approval by the FDA of LYMPHIR for the CTCL indication, which occurred in August 2024, and an aggregate of up to $22 million related to the achievement of net product sales thresholds. Under the terms of the agreement with Dr. Reddy’s, Citius Oncology is obligated to pay up to an aggregate of $40 million related to CTCL approvals in the U.S. and other markets, up to $70 million in development milestones for additional indications, and up to $300 million for commercial sales milestones. Further, under the agreement with Dr. Reddy’s, Citius Oncology is required to (i) use commercially reasonable efforts to make commercially available products in the CTCL indication, peripheral T-cell lymphoma indication and immuno-oncology indication, (ii) initiate two investigator initiated immuno-oncology trials, (iii) use commercially reasonable efforts to achieve each of the approval milestones, and (iv) complete each specified immuno-oncology investigator trial on or before September 1, 2025, the four-year anniversary of the effective date of the definitive agreement. Additionally, Citius Oncology is required to commercially launch a product in a territory within six months of receiving regulatory approval for such product in each such jurisdiction. Citius Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) is a guarantor of the obligations of Citius Oncology, Inc. under the Asset Purchase Agreement.
Current wording
Under the terms of the License Agreement with Eisai, Citius Oncology was required to pay Eisai a $5.9 million development milestone payment upon initial approval by the FDA of LYMPHIR for the CTCL indication, which occurred in August 2024, and an aggregate of up to $22 million related to the achievement of net product sales thresholds. Under the terms of the agreement with Dr. Reddy’s, Citius Oncology is obligated to pay up to an aggregate of $40 million related to CTCL approvals in the U.S. and other markets, up to $70 million in development milestones for additional indications, and up to $300 million for commercial sales milestones. Further, under the agreement with Dr. Reddy’s, Citius Oncology is required to (i) use commercially reasonable efforts to make commercially available products in the CTCL indication, peripheral T-cell lymphoma indication and immuno-oncology indication, (ii) initiate two investigator initiated immuno-oncology trials, (iii) use commercially reasonable efforts to achieve each of the approval milestones, and (iv) complete each specified immuno-oncology investigator trial on or before September 1, 2025, the four-year anniversary of the effective date of the definitive agreement. Additionally, Citius Oncology is required to commercially launch a product in a territory within six months of receiving regulatory approval for such product in each such jurisdiction; the launch of LYMPHIR in December 2025 satisfied this requirement in the U.S. Citius Pharma is a guarantor of the obligations of Citius Oncology under the Asset Purchase Agreement.
Previous wording
Pending further discussions with Dr. Reddy’s, Dr. Reddy’s agreed to a partial deferral without penalty of a milestone payment by Citius Oncology, which was triggered upon regulatory approval of LYMPHIR by the FDA and due on September 9, 2024, pursuant to the terms of the Asset Purchase Agreement. These development and milestone obligations impose substantial additional costs on us, and could divert resources from other aspects of the business, and adversely affect the overall profitability of LYMPHIR. We, through Citius Oncology, need to obtain additional financing to satisfy these milestone payments, and cannot be sure that any additional funding, will be available on favorable terms, or at all.
Current wording
Pending further discussions with Dr. Reddy’s, Dr. Reddy’s agreed to a partial deferral without penalty of a milestone payment by Citius Oncology, which was triggered upon regulatory approval of LYMPHIR by the FDA and due on September 9, 2024, pursuant to the terms of the Asset Purchase Agreement. These development and milestone obligations impose substantial additional costs on us, and could divert resources from other aspects of our business and adversely affect the overall profitability of LYMPHIR. We, through Citius Oncology, need to obtain additional financing to satisfy these milestone payments, and cannot be sure that any additional funding will be available on terms favorable to us, or at all.
Previous wording
Our commercial success will depend in part on the maintenance of our current and any future license agreements. Our license agreements impose, and we expect that future license agreements will impose on us, various diligence, milestone payment, royalty and other obligations. For example, under the license agreement and related purchase agreement for the intellectual property for LYMPHIR, we, through our subsidiary Citius Oncology, are required to use commercially reasonable diligence to develop and commercialize a product and to satisfy specified payment obligations for various developmental and regulatory milestones. Specifically, upon the approval of LYMPHIR, we, through Citius Oncology, became subject to the payment of an aggregate of $28.4 million under the license agreements covering LYMPHIR. Pending further discussions with Dr. Reddy’s, Dr. Reddy’s agreed to a partial deferral without penalty of a milestone payment by us, which was triggered upon regulatory approval of LYMPHIR by the FDA and due on September 9, 2024, pursuant to the terms of the Asset Purchase Agreement.
Current wording
Our commercial success will depend in part on the maintenance of our current and any future license agreements. Our license agreements impose, and we expect that future license agreements will impose on us, various diligence, milestone payment, royalty and other obligations. For example, under the license agreement and related purchase agreement for the intellectual property for LYMPHIR, we, through our subsidiary Citius Oncology, are required to use commercially reasonable diligence to develop and commercialize a product and to satisfy specified payment obligations for various developmental and regulatory milestones. Specifically, upon the approval of LYMPHIR, we, through Citius Oncology, became subject to the payment of an aggregate of $33.4 million under the license and asset purchase agreements covering LYMPHIR.
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We, through Citius Oncology, have secured supply agreements for LYMPHIR with the two third-party facilities who are in compliance with current good manufacturing practices (“cGMP”) as generally accepted by the FDA. We rely on these third-party contractors for our manufacturing. Manufacturing of drugs for clinical and commercial purposes must comply with the FDA’s cGMP and applicable non-U.S. regulatory requirements and before any of our collaborators can begin to commercially manufacture our product candidates, each must obtain regulatory approval of the manufacturing facility and process. If, for any reason, we become unable to rely on these sources or any future source or sources to manufacture LYMPHIR or any future product candidates, either for pre-clinical or clinical trials or for commercial quantities, then we would need to identify and contract with additional or replacement third-party manufacturers to manufacture compounds for preclinical, clinical, and commercial purposes. We might not be successful in identifying additional or replacement third-party manufacturers, or in negotiating acceptable terms with any that we might identify. If we are unable to secure and maintain third-party manufacturing capacity, the development and sales of LYMPHIR, and any future product candidates, and our financial performance might be materially and adversely affected.
Current wording
We, through Citius Oncology, have secured supply agreements for LYMPHIR with two third-party facilities who are in compliance with current good manufacturing practices (“cGMP”) as generally accepted by the FDA. We rely on these third-party contractors for our manufacturing. Manufacturing of drugs for clinical and commercial purposes must comply with the FDA’s cGMP and applicable non-U.S. regulatory requirements and before any of our collaborators can begin to commercially manufacture our product candidates, each must obtain regulatory approval of the manufacturing facility and process. If, for any reason, we become unable to rely on these sources or any future source or sources to manufacture LYMPHIR or any future product candidates, either for pre-clinical or clinical trials or for commercial quantities, then we would need to identify and contract with additional or replacement third-party manufacturers to manufacture compounds for preclinical, clinical, and commercial purposes. We might not be successful in identifying additional or replacement third-party manufacturers, or in negotiating acceptable terms with any that we might identify. If we are unable to secure and maintain third-party manufacturing capacity, the commercialization and sales of LYMPHIR, and any future product candidates, and our financial performance might be materially and adversely affected.
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Each of these risks could delay our clinical trials or the approval, if any, of our product candidates by the FDA or any foreign regulatory agency or the commercialization of LYMPHIR and could result in higher costs or deprive us of potential product revenues. As a result, our business, financial condition, and results of operations might be materially harmed.
Current wording
Each of these risks could delay our clinical trials or the approval, if any, of our product candidates by the FDA or any foreign regulatory agency or the commercialization of any approved product candidate and could result in higher costs or deprive us of potential product revenues. As a result, our business, financial condition, and results of operations might be materially harmed.
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Our goal in generally pursuing late-stage therapeutic product candidates with what we believe is a promising pre-clinical and early clinical stage track record is to avoid the risk of failure at the pre-clinical and early clinical stages. However, there is still significant risk to obtaining regulatory approval and successfully commercializing any late-stage product candidate that we pursue. All of the risks inherent in drug development of initial stage product candidates also apply to late-stage candidates. We cannot assure you that our business strategy will be successful.
Current wording
Our goal in generally pursuing late-stage therapeutic product candidates with what we believe is a promising pre-clinical and early clinical stage track record is to avoid the risk of failure at the pre-clinical and early clinical stages. However, there is still significant risk to obtaining regulatory approval and successfully commercializing any late-stage product candidate that we pursue. For example, we acquired LYMHIR in September 2021, received approval in August 2024 and launched it in December 2025, during which time we expended significant resources on the acquisition, development and launch of LYMPHIR. All of the risks inherent in drug development of initial stage product candidates also apply to late-stage candidates. We cannot assure you that our business strategy will be successful.
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Our Mino-Lok solution contains minocycline, disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (edetate), and ethyl alcohol, all of which have been separately approved by the FDA for other indications or are used as excipients in other parenteral products. Assuming FDA approval as a branded pharmaceutical product, we would need to obtain hospital formulary acceptance to generate sales of Mino-Lok. Additionally, we may encounter reluctance by the infectious disease physician community to vary from the existing standard of care to remove and replace an infected catheter. Currently, hospitals are reimbursed for the treatment of CRBSIs by the Center for Medicare and Medicare Services (“CMS”) through a Diagnosis Related Group (“DRG”) classification or code. Commercial insurance plans reimburse for CRBSIs in a similar manner. With Mino-Lok being priced as a branded FDA-approved pharmaceutical product, this could result in the participating hospital retaining a lower share of CMS or commercial reimbursement which may impact the acceptance and use of Mino-Lok by these institutions.
Current wording
Our Mino-Lok solution contains minocycline, disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (edetate), and ethyl alcohol, all of which have been separately approved by the FDA for other indications or are used as excipients in other parenteral products. Assuming FDA approval as a branded pharmaceutical product, we would need to obtain hospital formulary acceptance to generate sales of Mino-Lok. Additionally, we may encounter reluctance by the infectious disease physician community to vary from the existing standard of care to remove and replace an infected catheter. Currently, hospitals are reimbursed for the treatment of CRBSIs CMS through a Diagnosis Related Group (“DRG”) classification or code. Commercial insurance plans reimburse for CRBSIs in a similar manner. With Mino-Lok being priced as a branded FDA-approved pharmaceutical product, this could result in the participating hospital retaining a lower share of CMS or commercial reimbursement which may impact the acceptance and use of Mino-Lok by these institutions.
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Our Halo-Lido product candidate for the treatment of hemorrhoids is a combination product consisting of two drugs, halobetasol propionate, a corticosteroid, and lidocaine, that have each been separately approved by the FDA for other indications and which are commercially available and marketed by other companies. Halobetasol propionate cream is available in a 0.05% strength, and lidocaine creams are also available in strengths up to 5%. From our market analysis and discussions with a limited number of physicians, we know that patients sometimes obtain two separate cream products and co-administer them as prescribed, giving them a combination treatment that could be very similar to what we intend to study and seek approval for. As a branded, FDA-approved product with safety and efficacy data, we intend to price our product substantially higher than the generically available individual creams. We will then have to convince third-party payers and pharmacy benefit managers of the advantages of our product and justify our premium pricing. We may encounter resistance from these entities and will then be dependent on patients’ willingness to pay the premium and not seek alternatives. In addition, pharmacists often suggest lower cost prescription treatment alternatives to both physicians and patients. If approved, our Section 505(b)(2) approval and the market exclusivity we may receive will not guarantee that such alternatives will not exist, that substitution will not occur, or that there will be immediate or any acceptance to our pricing by payer formularies.
Current wording
Our Halo-Lido product candidate for the treatment of hemorrhoids is a combination product consisting of two drugs, halobetasol propionate, a corticosteroid, and lidocaine, that have each been separately approved by the FDA for other indications and which are commercially available and marketed by other companies. Halobetasol propionate cream is available in a 0.05% strength, and lidocaine creams are also available in strengths up to 5%. From our market analysis and discussions with a limited number of physicians, we know that patients sometimes obtain two separate cream products and co-administer them as prescribed, giving them a combination treatment that could be very similar to what we intend to continue to study and seek approval for. As a branded, FDA-approved product with safety and efficacy data, we intend to price our product substantially higher than the generically available individual creams. We will then have to convince third-party payers and pharmacy benefit managers of the advantages of our product and justify our premium pricing. We may encounter resistance from these entities and will then be dependent on patients’ willingness to pay the premium and not seek alternatives. In addition, pharmacists often suggest lower cost prescription treatment alternatives to both physicians and patients. If approved, our Section 505(b)(2) approval and the market exclusivity we may receive will not guarantee that such alternatives will not exist, that substitution will not occur, or that there will be immediate or any acceptance to our pricing by payer formularies.
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We do not own Citius Oncology or NoveCite, Inc. outright and will share any benefits from the commercialization of LYMPHIR and the development of the NoveCite product candidate with the other stockholder.
Current wording
We do not own Citius Oncology or NoveCite, Inc. outright and will share any benefits from the commercialization of LYMPHIR and the development of the NoveCite product candidate with the other stockholders.
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As of September 30, 2024, we owned approximately 92.3% of the outstanding common stock of Citius Oncology and 75% of the outstanding common stock of NoveCite. As a result, we will only be entitled to a portion of any benefits that flow from the commercialization by Citius Oncology of LYMPHIR and the development by NoveCite of its NoveCite product candidate or any other product candidates that either company might develop. In the event that Citius Oncology or NoveCite were to issue additional equity securities in the future this would likely reduce our percentage ownership, which would further reduce the portion of any benefit that might be derived from that company’s successful development and/or commercialization of its approved drugs and drug candidates, unless we were to increase our investment.
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As of December 17, 2025, we owned approximately 77.9% of the outstanding common stock of Citius Oncology (excluding pre-funded warrants to purchase up to 15,229,358 shares of Citius Oncology common stock in a transaction that closed on December 10, 2025) and 75% of the outstanding common stock of NoveCite. As a result, we will only be entitled to a portion of any benefits that flow from the commercialization by Citius Oncology of LYMPHIR and the development by NoveCite of its NoveCite product candidate or any other product candidates that either company might develop. In the event that Citius Oncology or NoveCite were to issue additional equity securities in the future this would likely reduce our percentage ownership, which would further reduce the portion of any benefit that might be derived from that company’s successful development and/or commercialization of its approved drugs and drug candidates, unless we were to increase our investment.
Previous wording
Additionally, as previously announced by the Company, Citius Pharma intends to distribute Citius Oncology shares to its stockholders at a yet-to-be-determined date in the future, following the expiration of the six-month lockup period, in accordance with terms of the amended and restated registration rights agreement entered into in connection with the Merger. Following the distribution of the Citius Oncology shares, Citius Pharmaceuticals will not be entitled to any benefits that flow from the commercialization by Citius Oncology of LYMPHIR or would otherwise be derived from Citius Oncology if it were to remain a majority-owned subsidiary.
Current wording
Additionally, as previously announced by the Company, Citius Pharma intends to distribute Citius Oncology shares to its stockholders at a yet-to-be-determined date in the future, following the expiration of the six-month lockup period, in accordance with terms of the amended and restated registration rights agreement entered into in connection with the Merger. Following the distribution of the Citius Oncology shares, Citius Pharmaceuticals will not be entitled to any benefits that flow to those shares from the commercialization by Citius Oncology of LYMPHIR or would otherwise be derived from Citius Oncology, based on its ownership as of December 17, 2025.
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If approved, any product candidate may fail to achieve market acceptance or generate significant revenue to achieve or sustain profitability, which would harm the Company’s business. In addition, our efforts to educate the medical community and third-party payers on the benefits of any product candidate may require significant resources and may never be successful.
Current wording
Even if approved, any product candidate may fail to achieve market acceptance or generate significant revenue to achieve or sustain profitability, which would harm the Company’s business. In addition, our efforts to educate the medical community and third-party payers on the benefits of any product candidate may require significant resources and may never be successful.
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Our strategy with LYMPHIR (through Citius Oncology) and for our unapproved product candidates is to outsource to third parties all or most aspects of the product development process, as well as much of our marketing, sales, and distribution activities. In order to generate sales of any product candidate that receives regulatory approval, we must either acquire or develop an internal marketing and sales force with technical expertise and with supporting distribution capabilities or make arrangements with third parties to perform these services for us. Currently, we, through Citius Oncology, are developing our sales, marketing and distribution capabilities for LYMPHIR and have contracted with Innovation Partners, a large third-party commercial sales and marketing organization with an existing commercial infrastructure and product launch experience, to assist in our commercial efforts. We do not have any sales, marketing or distribution capabilities with respect to our other product candidates. The acquisition or development of a sales and distribution infrastructure requires substantial resources, which may divert the attention of our management and key personnel and defer our product development efforts. To the extent that we enter into marketing and sales arrangements with other companies for any product candidates, our revenues will depend on the efforts of others. These efforts may not be successful. If we fail to develop sales, marketing, and distribution channels, or fail to enter into arrangements with third parties or the collaboration is terminated or is otherwise unsuccessful, we will experience delays in product launch and sales and incur increased costs.
Current wording
Our strategy with LYMPHIR (through Citius Oncology) and for our unapproved product candidates is to outsource to third parties all or most aspects of the product development process, as well as much of our marketing, sales, and distribution activities. In order to generate sales of any product candidate that receives regulatory approval, we must either acquire or develop an internal marketing and sales force with technical expertise and with supporting distribution capabilities or make arrangements with third parties to perform these services for us. Currently, we, through Citius Oncology, have developed our sales, marketing and distribution capabilities for LYMPHIR and have contracted with Innovation Partners, a large third-party commercial sales and marketing organization with an existing commercial infrastructure and product launch experience, to assist in our commercialization efforts. In addition, Citius Oncology has entered into distribution agreements with Cardinal Health, Cencora and McKesson Corporation and has contracted with EVERSANA to support the launch and commercialization of LYMPHIR. We do not have any sales, marketing or distribution capabilities with respect to our other product candidates. The acquisition or development of a sales and distribution infrastructure requires substantial resources, which may divert the attention of our management and key personnel and defer our product development efforts. To the extent that we enter into marketing and sales arrangements with other companies for any product candidates, our revenues will depend on the efforts of others. These efforts may not be successful. If we fail to develop and maintain sales, marketing, and distribution channels, or fail to enter into arrangements with third parties or the collaboration is terminated or is otherwise unsuccessful, we will experience delays in product launch and sales and incur increased costs.
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Even if the FDA approves one of our product candidates, physicians and patients might not accept and use it. Acceptance and use of our approved product candidates will depend upon a number of factors, including:
Current wording
Even with the approval of LYMPHIR, and if the FDA approves one of our other product candidates, physicians and patients might not accept and use it. Acceptance and use of our approved product candidates will depend upon a number of factors, including:
Previous wording
If any of our current product candidates are approved, we expect their sales to generate substantially all of our revenues for the foreseeable future, and as a result, the failure of any of these product candidates to find market acceptance would harm our business and would require us to seek additional financing. Prior to the planned distribution of our Citius Oncology shares to our stockholders, we anticipate LYMPHIR will be our only revenue-generating product for the foreseeable future, unless and until we are able to gain approval for another product candidate, namely Mino-Lok.
Current wording
If any of our current product candidates are approved, we expect their sales to generate substantially all of our revenues for the foreseeable future, and as a result, the failure of any of these product candidates to find market acceptance would harm our business and would require us to seek additional financing. Prior to the planned distribution of any Citius Oncology shares to our stockholders, we anticipate LYMPHIR will be our only revenue-generating product for the foreseeable future, unless and until we are able to gain approval for another product candidate, namely Mino-Lok.
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We are actively engaged with CMS in order to obtain the necessary coverage to facilitate reimbursement for LYMPHIR. However, we can offer no assurance as to any reimbursement coverage.
Current wording
We are actively engaged with CMS in order to obtain the necessary coverage to facilitate reimbursement for LYMPHIR. However, we can offer no assurance as to any reimbursement coverage. In February, CMS assigned LYMPHIR a unique, permanent Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System J-code, which is expected to provide coding clarity for physicians and facilities who administer LYMPHIR, thereby facilitating reimbursement. This achievement is a key step in ensuring that LYMPHIR is accessible to patients with commercial and government insurance (VA, DoD, Medicare) coverage.
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Competition in the pharmaceutical and medical products industries is intense and is characterized by costly sales and marketing infrastructures, as well as extensive research efforts and rapid technological progress. We are aware of several pharmaceutical companies also actively engaged in the development of therapies or products for at least some of the same conditions we are targeting. Many of these companies have substantially greater research and development capabilities as well as substantially greater marketing, financial and human resources than we do. In addition, many of these companies have significantly greater experience than us in undertaking pre-clinical testing, clinical trials and other regulatory approval procedures. Our competitors may develop technologies and products that are more effective than those we are researching and developing. Such developments could render our product candidates, if approved, less competitive or possibly obsolete. We are also competing with respect to marketing capabilities and manufacturing efficiency, areas in which we have no current capabilities and in which we have no experience as a company, although our executive officers do have pharmaceutical commercialization and launch experience. We, through Citius Oncology, have contracted with Innovation Partners, a large third-party commercial sales and marketing organization with an existing commercial infrastructure and product launch experience to assist in our commercial efforts for LYMPHIR. However, our prior experience and our third party arrangements might not translate into the successful development and launch of LYMPHIR or any of our product candidates. Mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures and similar events may also significantly increase the competition we face. In addition, new developments, including the development of other drug technologies and methods of preventing the incidence of disease, occur in the pharmaceutical and medical technology industries at a rapid pace. These developments may render our approved products and our product candidates obsolete or noncompetitive. Compared to us, many of our potential competitors have substantially greater as well as access to strategic partners and capital resources.
Current wording
Competition in the pharmaceutical and medical products industries is intense and is characterized by costly sales and marketing infrastructures, as well as extensive research efforts and rapid technological progress. We are aware of several pharmaceutical companies also actively engaged in the development of therapies or products for at least some of the same conditions we are targeting. Many of these companies have substantially greater research and development capabilities as well as substantially greater marketing, financial and human resources than we do. In addition, many of these companies have significantly greater experience than us in undertaking pre-clinical testing, clinical trials and other regulatory approval procedures. Our competitors may develop technologies and products that are more effective than those we are researching and developing. Such developments could render our product candidates, if approved, less competitive or possibly obsolete. We are also competing with respect to marketing capabilities and manufacturing efficiency, areas in which we have no current capabilities and in which we have no experience as a company, although our executive officers do have pharmaceutical commercialization and launch experience. We, through Citius Oncology, have contracted with Innovation Partners, a large third-party commercial sales and marketing organization with an existing commercial infrastructure and product launch experience, and with EVERSANA, a large third-party provider of global commercialization services, to assist in our commercial efforts for LYMPHIR. However, our prior experience and our third-party arrangements might not translate into the successful launch of LYMPHIR or any of our product candidates. Mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures and similar events may also significantly increase the competition we face. In addition, new developments, including the development of other drug technologies and methods of preventing the incidence of disease, occur in the pharmaceutical and medical technology industries at a rapid pace. These developments may render our approved products and our product candidates obsolete or noncompetitive. Compared to us, many of our potential competitors have substantially greater as well as access to strategic partners and capital resources.
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Individual states in the U.S. have also increasingly passed legislation and implemented regulations designed to control pharmaceutical and biological product pricing, including price or patient reimbursement constraints, discounts, restrictions on certain product access and marketing cost disclosure and transparency measures, and, in some cases, designed to encourage importation from other countries and bulk purchasing. Legally mandated price controls on payment amounts by third party payors or other restrictions could harm its business, financial condition and results of operations. In addition, regional healthcare authorities and individual hospitals are increasingly using bidding procedures to determine what pharmaceutical products and which suppliers will be included in their prescription drug and other healthcare programs. Furthermore, there has been increased interest by third party payors and governmental authorities in reference pricing systems and publication of discounts and list prices. These or other reforms could reduce the ultimate demand for our product candidates, if approved, or put pressure on its product pricing.
Current wording
Individual states in the U.S. have also increasingly passed legislation and implemented regulations designed to control pharmaceutical and biological product pricing, including price or patient reimbursement constraints, discounts, restrictions on certain product access and marketing cost disclosure and transparency measures, and, in some cases, designed to encourage importation from other countries and bulk purchasing. Legally mandated price controls on payment amounts by third party payors or other restrictions could harm our business, financial condition and results of operations. In addition, regional healthcare authorities and individual hospitals are increasingly using bidding procedures to determine what pharmaceutical products and which suppliers will be included in their prescription drug and other healthcare programs. Furthermore, there has been increased interest by third party payors and governmental authorities in reference pricing systems and publication of discounts and list prices. These or other reforms could reduce the ultimate demand for our product candidates, if approved, or put pressure on its product pricing.
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If we or any of our current or future collaborators fail to renew or terminate any of our collaboration or license agreements or if either party fails to satisfy its obligations under any of our collaboration or license agreements or complete them in a timely manner, we could have difficulty completing the development of any of our product candidates and potentially lose significant sources of revenue, which could result in an adverse impact on our operations and financial condition as well as volatility in any future revenue. In addition, our agreements with our collaborators may have provisions that give rise to disputes regarding the rights and obligations of the parties. These and other possible disagreements could lead to termination of the agreement or delays in collaborative research, development, supply, or commercialization of our product candidates, or could require or result in litigation or arbitration. Any such conflicts with our collaborators could reduce our ability to obtain future collaboration agreements and could have a negative impact on our relationship with existing collaborators, adversely affecting our business and revenues. Finally, any of our collaborations may prove to be unsuccessful.
Current wording
If we or any of our current or future collaborators fail to renew or terminate any of our collaboration or license agreements or if either party fails to satisfy its obligations under any of our collaboration or license agreements or complete them in a timely manner, we could have difficulty continuing marketing and sales efforts for LYMPHIR or any other approved product candidate, or completing the development of any of our product candidates and potentially lose significant sources of revenue, which could result in an adverse impact on our operations and financial condition as well as volatility in any future revenue. In addition, our agreements with our collaborators may have provisions that give rise to disputes regarding the rights and obligations of the parties. These and other possible disagreements could lead to termination of the agreement or delays in collaborative research, development, supply, or commercialization of our product candidates, or could require or result in litigation or arbitration. Any such conflicts with our collaborators could reduce our ability to obtain future collaboration agreements and could have a negative impact on our relationship with existing collaborators, adversely affecting our business and revenues. Finally, any of our collaborations may prove to be unsuccessful.
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Our performance is substantially dependent on the continued services and on the performance of our executive management and other key personnel, who have extensive experience and specialized expertise in our business. Our Chief Executive Officer, Leonard Mazur, our Vice Chairman, Myron Holubiak, our Chief Financial Officer and Chief Business Officer, Jaime Bartushak, and our Chief Medical Officer and Executive Vice President, Myron Czuczman, in particular have significant experience in the running of pharmaceutical companies and/or drug development itself. This depth of experience is of significant benefit to us, especially given the small size of our management team and our company, including our subsidiaries. The loss of the services of any of Mr. Mazur, Mr. Holubiak and Dr. Czuczman as well as any other member of our executive management or any key employees, including those at NoveCite or Citius Oncology, could harm our ability to attract capital and develop and commercialize our product candidates. Neither we nor NoveCite nor Citius Oncology has key man life insurance policies.
Current wording
Our performance is substantially dependent on the continued services and on the performance of our executive management and other key personnel, who have extensive experience and specialized expertise in our business. Our Chief Executive Officer, Leonard Mazur, our Vice Chairman, Myron Holubiak, our Chief Financial Officer and Chief Business Officer, Jaime Bartushak, and our Chief Medical Officer and Executive Vice President, Myron Czuczman, in particular have significant experience in the running of pharmaceutical companies and/or drug development itself. This depth of experience is of significant benefit to us, especially given the small size of our management team and our company, including our subsidiaries. The loss of the services of any of Mr. Mazur, Mr. Holubiak, Mr. Bartushak and Dr. Czuczman as well as any other member of our executive management or any key employees, including those at NoveCite or Citius Oncology, could harm our ability to attract capital and develop and commercialize our product candidates. Neither we nor NoveCite nor Citius Oncology has key man life insurance policies.
Previous wording
We utilize the services of a clinical management team on a part-time basis to assist us in managing our ongoing Phase 2 and Phase 3 trials and intend to do so for future preclinical and clinical trials. Pursuant to the shared services agreement with Citius Pharma, Citius Oncology utilizes the services of Citius Pharma’s management team to assist it in managing the clinical and pre-clinical trials. Pursuant to the amended and restated shared services agreement, Citius Oncology will continue to utilize the services of Citius Pharma employees with expertise in product manufacturing and commercialization for the planned launch of LYMPHIR. While we believe this will provide us with sufficient staffing for our current and future development efforts, we will need to hire or contract with additional qualified personnel with expertise in preclinical testing, clinical research and testing, government regulation, formulation and manufacturing and sales and marketing in connection with the continued development, regulatory approval and commercialization of our product candidates. We compete for qualified individuals with numerous pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical companies, universities, and other research institutions.
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We utilize the services of a clinical management team on a part-time basis to assist us in managing our ongoing Phase 2 and Phase 3 trials and intend to do so for future preclinical and clinical trials. Pursuant to the shared services agreement with Citius Pharma, Citius Oncology utilizes the services of Citius Pharma’s management team to assist it in managing the clinical and pre-clinical trials. Pursuant to the amended and restated shared services agreement, Citius Oncology will continue to utilize the services of Citius Pharma employees with expertise in product manufacturing and commercialization for the post-launch support of LYMPHIR. While we believe this will provide us with sufficient staffing for our current and future development efforts, we will need to hire or contract with additional qualified personnel with expertise in preclinical testing, clinical research and testing, government regulation, formulation and manufacturing and sales and marketing in connection with the continued development, regulatory approval and commercialization of our product candidates. We compete for qualified individuals with numerous pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical companies, universities, and other research institutions.
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We will need to manage our anticipated growth and increased operational activity, including as a result of the planned launch by Citius Oncology of LYMPHIR and our other product candidates. Our personnel, systems, and facilities currently in place may not be adequate to support this future growth. Our need to effectively execute our growth strategy will require that we:
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We will need to manage our anticipated growth and increased operational activity, including as a result of the recent launch by Citius Oncology of LYMPHIR and our continued development of our other product candidates. Our personnel, systems, and facilities currently in place may not be adequate to support this future growth. Our need to effectively execute our growth strategy will require that we:
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As of September 30, 2024, we beneficially owned approximately 92.3% of the voting power of Citius Oncology (Nasdaq: CTOR) and 75% of the voting power of NoveCite’s outstanding common stock and Novellus owns the other 25% of NoveCite. As a result of our partial ownership, our relationship with each of Citius Oncology and NoveCite could give rise to certain conflicts of interest that could have an impact on our, Citius Oncology’s and NoveCite’s respective research and development programs, business opportunities, and operations generally.
Current wording
As of December 17, 2025, we beneficially owned approximately 77.9% (excluding pre-funded warrants to purchase up to 15,229,358 shares of Citius Oncology common stock in a transaction that closed on December 10, 2025) of the voting power of Citius Oncology (Nasdaq: CTOR) and 75% of the voting power of NoveCite’s outstanding common stock and Novellus owns the other 25% of NoveCite. As a result of our partial ownership, our relationship with each of Citius Oncology and NoveCite could give rise to certain conflicts of interest that could have an impact on our, Citius Oncology’s and NoveCite’s respective research and development programs, business opportunities, and operations generally.
Previous wording
Even if we comply with all FDA requests, the FDA might ultimately reject one or more of our NDAs or BLAs. Even if we are able to obtain regulatory approval for a particular product candidate, the approval might limit the indicated medical uses for the product, limit our ability to promote, sell, and distribute the product, require that we conduct costly post-marketing surveillance, and/or require that we conduct ongoing post-marketing studies. We cannot be sure that we will ever obtain regulatory clearance for any of our product candidates. Failure to obtain FDA approval of one or more of our product candidates could severely undermine our business by leaving us without saleable products, and therefore without any potential sources of revenues, until another product candidate could be developed or obtained and successfully developed, approved and commercialized. Foreign jurisdictions impose similar regulatory approval processes and we will face the same risks if we seek foreign approval for any of our product candidates. There is no guarantee that we will ever be able to successfully develop or acquire any product candidate.
Current wording
Even if we comply with all FDA requests, the FDA might ultimately reject one or more of our NDAs or BLAs. Even if we are able to obtain regulatory approval for a particular product candidate, the approval might limit the indicated medical uses for the product, limit our ability to promote, sell, and distribute the product, require that we conduct costly post-marketing surveillance, and/or require that we conduct ongoing post-marketing studies. We cannot be sure that we will ever obtain regulatory clearance for any of our product candidates. Failure to obtain FDA approval of one or more of our product candidates could severely undermine our business by leaving us with only one saleable product, LYMPHIR, and therefore with a limited source of revenue, until another product candidate could be developed or obtained and successfully developed, approved and commercialized. Foreign jurisdictions impose similar regulatory approval processes and we will face the same risks if we seek foreign approval for any of our product candidates. There is no guarantee that we will ever be able to successfully develop or acquire any product candidate.
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Previous report — wording carried elsewhere
As the Company did not regain compliance with the Bid Price Rule by September 9, 2024, the Company received a delisting determination letter on September 10, 2024. Accordingly, the Company timely requested a hearing before a Nasdaq Hearing Panel (“Panel”). The hearing request automatically stayed any suspension or delisting action pending the hearing and the expiration of any additional extension period granted by the Panel following the hearing. In that regard, pursuant to the Nasdaq Listing Rules, the Panel has the discretion to grant the Company an additional extension period not to exceed 180 days from the date of the delisting determination letter.
Previous report — wording carried elsewhere
On November 6, 2024, the Company received notification that the Panel, which determined that the Company must be in compliance with the Bid Price Rule by December 3, 2024.
Previous report — wording carried elsewhere
On December 18, 2024, the Company received notification from Nasdaq that it had regained compliance with the Bid Price Rule.