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Release – Gyre Therapeutics Reports First Quarter 2026 Results and Provides Business Update

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May 7, 2026

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Q1 2026 revenue of $22.5 million; GAAP basic EPS: $(0.10)

Full year 2026 revenue guidance of $100.5 to $111.0 million affirmed

NDA for F351 (hydronidone) for CHB-associated liver fibrosis submitted to China’s CDE in March 2026

Completed acquisition of Cullgen in an approximately $300 million all-stock transaction, expanding pipeline into inflammatory diseases and cancers

First patient enrolled in Phase 2/3 trial evaluating ETUARY™ for radiation-induced lung injury, including immune-related pneumonitis

SAN DIEGO, May 07, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Gyre Therapeutics, Inc. (Gyre, the Company or Gyre Therapeutics) (Nasdaq: GYRE), an innovative, commercial stage biopharmaceutical company with operations in the United States and China, today announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026, and provided a business update.

“Building on our successful pre-NDA meeting with China’s CDE at the beginning of the year, we are particularly encouraged by the NMPA’s priority review designation for F351, reinforcing both the strength of our clinical data and the significant unmet need in liver fibrosis,” said Ying Luo, Chief Executive Officer of Gyre Therapeutics. “In parallel, our acquisition of Cullgen expands our capabilities into targeted protein degradation, positioning Gyre to drive long-term innovation beyond fibrosis. We believe these achievements strengthen our foundation as a fully integrated, multi-national biopharmaceutical company as we advance our mission to deliver transformative therapies to patients worldwide.”

First Quarter Business Highlights and Upcoming Milestones

Commercial Products:

ETUARY™ (pirfenidone), the Company’s primary product, generated $21.0 million in sales for the quarter ended March 31, 2026, compared to $21.7 million for the same period in 2025. Etorel™ (nintedanib ethanesulfonate soft capsules), which was launched in June 2025, generated $0.7 million in sales for the quarter ended March 31, 2026. Contiva™ (avatrombopag maleate tablets), launched in March 2025, generated $0.8 million in sales for the quarter ended March 31, 2026, compared to $0.3 million for the same period in 2025.

Pipeline Development Updates

Hydronidone (F351):

In March 2026, Gyre announced that the Center for Drug Evaluation (CDE) of China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) granted priority review designation to F351 for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B (CHB)-associated liver fibrosis. Subsequently, Gyre, through its majority-owned subsidiary Gyre Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd., submitted a New Drug Application (NDA) to the CDE to seek conditional approval for this indication, which is currently under completeness review for acceptance.

Pirfenidone (ETUARY™):

A Phase 3 trial of pirfenidone for the treatment of pneumoconiosis (PD) in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) completed enrollment in 2025. A total of 272 patients were enrolled evaluating the efficacy and safety of 52 weeks of pirfenidone capsule treatment in patients with PD versus placebo. The final patient is expected to complete the study in the third quarter of 2026.

In April 2026, Gyre initiated its adaptive Phase 2/3 clinical trial in oncology-related pulmonary complications, with the first patient enrolled. The trial is evaluating pirfenidone for radiation-induced lung injury (RILI), including cases complicated by immune-related pneumonitis, at leading oncology centers.

Corporate Updates:

  • In March 2026, Gyre announced its acquisition of Cullgen Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, to create a fully integrated biopharmaceutical company with U.S.- and China-based capabilities. The transaction was completed in May 2026. The acquisition will supplement Gyre’s fibrosis-focused pipeline with novel targeted protein degrader and degrader antibody conjugate product candidates designed to eliminate therapeutically relevant proteins in patients for the treatment of critical conditions including inflammatory diseases and cancers.
  • Concurrent with the acquisition of Cullgen, Gyre is undertaking a comprehensive evaluation of its pipeline and clinical development strategy to prioritize programs across the combined organization. The Company intends to provide further updates regarding its strategic direction upon completion of this evaluation.

Financial Results

Cash Position

As of March 31, 2026, Gyre held $37.5 million in cash and cash equivalents, $12.3 million in short-term bank deposits, and $29.4 million in long-term certificates of deposit, totaling $79.2 million. Compared to $75.9 million as of December 31, 2025, total cash increased by $3.3 million, or 4%, primarily driven by higher customer collections and reduced tax payments.
Financial Results for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2026

  • Revenues: Revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2026 were $22.5 million, compared to $22.1 million for the same period in 2025. The $0.4 million, or 2%, increase was primarily due to the increase in Contiva™ and Etorel™ sales by approximately $0.5 million and $0.7 million, respectively, partially offset by the decrease in ETUARY™ sales and other products sales by approximately $0.7 million and $0.1 million, respectively. Contiva™ was launched in March 2025, and Etorel™ was not commercially launched until June 2025. ETUARY™ revenue declined by approximately 3% year-over-year, primarily attributable to the seasonal fluctuation in 2026 compared to 2025.
  • Cost of Revenues: For the three months ended March 31, 2026, cost of revenues was $1.2 million, compared to $0.9 million for the same period in 2025. The $0.3 million, or 37%, increase was primarily driven by to a $0.3 million rise in early production costs for Etorel™ cost of sales and a $0.2 million increase in stock-based compensation expense, partially offset by a $0.2 million decrease in ETUARY™ cost of sales.
  • Selling and Marketing Expense: For the three months ended March 31, 2026, selling and marketing expense was $14.1 million, compared to $10.8 million for the same period in 2025. The $3.3 million, or 30%, increase was primarily driven by to a $2.9 million increase in promotion expenses for Etorel™ and Contiva™, and early-stage preparation activities for F351 commercial launch, and a $1.0 million increase in stock-based compensation expense, partially offset by a $0.5 million decrease in staff cost due to a decrease in bonus and a $0.1 million decrease in travel and other expenses.
  • Research and Development Expense: For the three months ended March 31, 2026, research and development expense was $6.7 million, compared to $3.1 million for the same period in 2025. The $3.6 million, or 118%, increase was primarily attributable to Gyre Pharmaceuticals and was driven by a $2.0 million increase in clinical research expenses, primarily relating to the Phase 3c and other clinical trial for F351 in the PRC requested by NMPA. The increase also reflects a $0.5 million increase in materials and utilities expenses, and a $1.1 million increase attributable to Gyre Therapeutics’ pre-clinical activities for future investigational new drug (IND) filings in the United States. These costs represent planned investments and are expected to continue in the near- to medium-term.
  • General and Administrative Expense: For the three months ended March 31, 2026, general and administrative expense was $7.3 million, compared to $5.0 million for the same period in 2025. The $2.3 million, or 46%, increase was primarily driven by a $0.8 million increase in stock-based compensation costs, a $0.9 million increase in staff costs due to the Company’s internal realignment of responsibilities and compensation adjustments, and a $0.6 million increase in miscellaneous expenses.
  • Transaction Costs: For the three months ended March 31, 2026, $2.5 million transaction costs were incurred in connection with the acquisition of Cullgen. As the merger transaction closed in early May 2026, we expect there will be additional non-recurring transaction costs incurred after the first quarter of 2026.
  • (Loss) Income from Operations: For the three months ended March 31, 2026, loss from operations was $9.4 million, compared to income from operations of $2.3 million for the same period in 2025. The $11.7 million decrease was primarily driven by $12.1 million increase in total operating expense driven by transactions costs, increased stock based compensation, expanded marketing expenses for Etorel™ and Contiva™, early-stage preparation activities for ETUARY™ and Phase 3c and other clinical trial and pre-clinical activities, partially offset by a $0.4 million increase in revenue.
  • Net (Loss) Income: For the three months ended March 31, 2026, net loss was $9.9 million, compared to net income of $3.7 million for the same period in 2025. The $13.6 million decrease was primarily driven by an increase in operating expenses of $12.1 million, a decrease in other income of $2.2 million, partially offset by a decrease in income tax expense of $0.3 million, and an increase in revenue of $0.4 million.
  • Non-GAAP Adjusted Net (Loss) Income: For the three months ended March 31, 2026, non-GAAP adjusted net loss was $4.2 million, compared to non-GAAP adjusted net income of $2.9 million for the same period in 2025. The $7.1 million decrease was primarily driven by the increase in operating expenses of $5.6 million and a decrease in other income of $2.2 million, offset by an increase in revenue of $0.4 million and a decrease in income tax expenses of $0.3 million.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures by Gyre Therapeutics, Inc.

Gyre reports financial results in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”). This release presents the financial measure “adjusted net income,” which is not calculated in accordance with GAAP. The most directly comparable GAAP measure for this non-GAAP financial measure is “net income.” Adjusted net income presents Gyre’s results of operations after excluding gain from change in fair value of warrants, stock-based compensation, and provision for income taxes. This is meant to supplement, and not substitute, Gyre’s financial information presented in accordance with GAAP. Adjusted net income as defined by Gyre may not be comparable to similar non-GAAP measures presented by other companies. Management believes that presenting adjusted net income provides investors with additional useful information in evaluating Gyre’s performance and valuation. See the reconciliation of adjusted net income to net income in the section titled “Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures” below.

About F351

F351 is Gyre’s lead development candidate for the treatment of liver fibrosis that is being developed for two different indications. It is a structurally modified derivative of pirfenidone designed to optimize metabolic properties while targeting the TGF-β1 signaling pathway, a key mediator of fibrogenesis. Gyre is developing F351 for two primary indications: Chronic hepatitis B (CHB)-associated liver fibrosis in the PRC and MASH-associated liver fibrosis initially in the United States.

In the United States, Gyre has completed a Phase 1 clinical trial in healthy volunteers evaluating F351’s safety, tolerability, and PK. Gyre plans to file an Investigational New Drug (IND) application in the U.S. by the end of 2026, and, if the IND becomes effective, initiate a Phase 2 clinical trial.

About Gyre Pharmaceuticals

Gyre Pharmaceuticals is a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company committed to the research, development, manufacturing and commercialization of innovative drugs for organ fibrosis. Its flagship product, ETUARY™, was the first approved treatment for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in the PRC in 2011 and has maintained a prominent market share (2025 net sales of $116.6 million). In addition, Gyre Pharmaceuticals’ pipeline includes F351, a structural analogue of pirfenidone, which demonstrated statistically significant fibrosis regression after 52 weeks of treatment in a pivotal Phase 3 clinical trial in CHB-associated liver fibrosis in the PRC. F351 received Breakthrough Therapy designation by the NMPA CDE in March 2021. CDE granted priority review status to the NDA for F351 in March 2026. In March 2026, Gyre Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd., submitted its NDA to the CDE to seek conditional approval for F351. Gyre Pharmaceuticals is also developing treatments for pneumoconiosis, RILI with or without immune-related pneumonitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pulmonary arterial hypertension and acute/acute-on-chronic liver failure. As of the first quarter of 2026, Gyre Therapeutics owns a 69.7% equity interest in Gyre Pharmaceuticals.

About Gyre Therapeutics

Gyre Therapeutics is a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company headquartered in San Diego, CA focused on the development and commercialization of small-molecule therapeutics with its most advanced programs addressing organ fibrosis and inflammatory diseases.

Gyre’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Cullgen Inc., is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of targeted protein degrader and degrader-antibody conjugate (DAC) therapies for critical conditions including cancer and inflammatory diseases. Cullgen has created a portfolio of highly selective targeted protein degrader and DAC product candidates designed to potently and efficiently eliminate therapeutically relevant proteins in patients.

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This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which statements are subject to substantial risks and uncertainties and are based on estimates and assumptions. All statements, other than statements of historical facts included in this press release, are forward-looking statements, including statements concerning: the expectations regarding Gyre’s research and development efforts and the timing of expected clinical readouts and regulatory filings, including the timing of the CDE’s review of Gyre Pharmaceuticals’ submission of formal NDA for F351 as a treatment for CHB-induced liver fibrosis and Gyre Pharmaceuticals’ adaptive Phase 2/3 trial of pirfenidone for the treatment of RILI, the future operations of Gyre, the nature, strategy and focus of Gyre, the development and commercial potential and potential benefits of any product candidates of Gyre, the ability of Cullgen’s degraders and DACs to strengthen Gyre’s asset portfolio and the additional expected benefits of the acquisition, including Gyre’s ability to successfully integrate the businesses and operations of Gyre and Cullgen. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terms such as “may,” “might,” “will,” “objective,” “intend,” “should,” “could,” “can,” “would,” “expect,” “believe,” “design,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential,” “plan” or the negative of these terms, and similar expressions intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements reflect our plans, estimates, and expectations, as of the date of this press release. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements expressed or implied in this press release. Actual results and the timing of events could differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements as a result of these risks and uncertainties, which include, without limitation: Gyre’s ability to execute on its clinical development strategies; positive results from a clinical trial may not necessarily be predictive of the results of future or ongoing clinical trials; the timing or likelihood of regulatory filings and approvals; competition from competing products; the impact of general economic, health, industrial or political conditions in the United States or internationally; the sufficiency of Gyre’s capital resources and its ability to raise additional capital; supply chain and distribution delays and challenges. Additional risks and factors are identified under “Risk Factors” in Gyre’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 filed on March 13, 2026 and in other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Gyre expressly disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.

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Release – Greenwich LifeSciences Provides Update Regarding Form 10-K Filing

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STAFFORD, Texas, April 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Greenwich LifeSciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: GLSI) (the “Company”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on its Phase III clinical trial, FLAMINGO-01, which is evaluating Fast Track designated GLSI-100, an immunotherapy to prevent breast cancer recurrences, today provided an update on its Form 10-K filing for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025.

The Form 10-K for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025 is still being audited by the auditors who are both trying to reach agreement on the final figures. They have indicated that they expect to complete their audits before the end of May in conjunction with the filing of Form 10-Q for the period ending March 31, 2026.

The final adjustments are focused on accounts payable, which are related to the large global Phase III clinical trial underway and the unexpectedly large increase in screening and patient enrollment in Europe in 2024 and 2025.

As previously announced, the Company’s ending cash balance as of March 31, 2026 is approximately $10.5 million, which is unaudited and is subject to change following the completion of the Company’s financial review for Q1 2026.

About FLAMINGO-01 Open Label Phase III Data

More than 1,300 patients have been screened with a current screen rate of approximately 800 patients per year. The 250 patient non-HLA-A*02 arm is now fully enrolled, where all patients received GLSI-100, which is 5 times more treated patients and recurrence rate data than the approximately 50 patients treated in the Phase IIb trial. The Primary Immunization Series (PIS), which includes the first 6 GLSI-100 injections over the first 6 months and is required to reach peak protection, is followed by 5 booster injections given every 6 months to prolong the immune response, thereby providing longer-term protection.

  • In the non-HLA-A*02 arm, a preliminary analysis of recurrence rates after the PIS is completed shows an approximately 70-80% reduction in recurrence rate.
  • This observation is trending similarly to the Phase IIb trial results and hazard ratio where HLA-A*02 patients were treated and where breast cancer recurrences were reduced up to 80% compared to a 20-50% reduction in recurrence rate by other approved products.
  • The immune response at baseline prior to any GLSI-100 treatment, the increasing immune response during the PIS, and the safety profile of non-HLA-A*02 patients is trending similarly to the HLA-A*02 arms of FLAMINGO-01 and to the Phase IIb study.
    • The AACR Meeting 2026 delayed-type-hypersensitivity (DTH) poster can be downloaded here.
    • The frequency of DTH reactions increased by approximately 4x (290%) in the total open-label non-HLA-A*02 population, increasing from 5.2% of the patients experiencing a DTH reaction at baseline, prior to any GLSI-100 administration, to 20.4% of the patients experiencing a DTH reaction in month 4 or month 6 (McNemar, p < 0.001).
    • As reported in Table 1 of the poster, each HLA-A type exhibited more frequent immune reactivity after treatment with GLSI-100 than at baseline with frequency increasing from 100% to 700%.
    • Baseline DTH reaction prior to any treatment suggests that GP2 may be a natural antigen and that GP2 specific T cells may exist in some patients prior to any treatment with GLSI-100. Baseline immune response to GP2 prior to any vaccination with GP2 was also observed in the Phase IIb trial and is being observed in the blinded randomized arms of FLAMINGO-01, where HLA-A*02 only patients are being vaccinated.

Analysis of the open label data from FLAMINGO-01 has been conducted in a manner that maintains the study blind. The open label recurrence rate, immune response, and safety data is based on the patients enrolled to date in FLAMINGO-01 and the data provided by the clinical sites so far, which is not completed or fully reviewed, and is thus preliminary. While comparing any preliminary FLAMINGO-01 data to the Phase IIb clinical trial data may be possible, these preliminary results are not a prediction of future results, and the results at the end of the study may differ.

About GLSI-100 Phase IIb Study

In the prospective, randomized, single-blinded, placebo-controlled, multi-center (16 sites led by MD Anderson Cancer Center) Phase IIb clinical trial of HLA-A*02 breast cancer patients, 46 HER2/neu 3+ over-expressor patients were treated with GLSI-100, and 50 placebo patients were treated with GM-CSF alone. After 5 years of follow-up, there was an 80% or greater reduction in cancer recurrences in the HER2/neu 3+ patients who were treated with GLSI-100, followed, and remained disease free over the first 6 months, which we believe is the time required to reach peak immunity and thus maximum efficacy and protection. The Phase IIb results can be summarized as follows:

  • 80% or greater reduction in metastatic breast cancer recurrence rate over 5 years of follow-up with a peak immune response at 6 months and well-tolerated safety profile.
  • The PIS elicited a potent immune response as measured by local skin tests and immunological assays.

About FLAMINGO-01 and GLSI-100

FLAMINGO-01 (NCT05232916) is a Phase III clinical trial designed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of Fast Track designated GLSI-100 (GP2 + GM-CSF) in HER2 positive breast cancer patients who had residual disease or high-risk pathologic complete response at surgery and who have completed both neoadjuvant and postoperative adjuvant trastuzumab based treatment. The trial is led by Baylor College of Medicine and currently includes US and European clinical sites from university-based hospitals and academic and cooperative networks with plans to open up to 150 sites globally. In the double-blinded arms of the Phase III trial, approximately 500 HLA-A*02 patients are planned to be randomized to GLSI-100 or placebo, and up to 250 patients of other HLA types are planned to be treated with GLSI-100 in a third arm. The trial has been designed to detect a hazard ratio of 0.3 in invasive breast cancer-free survival, where 28 events will be required. An interim analysis for superiority and futility will be conducted when at least half of those events, 14, have occurred. This sample size provides 80% power if the annual rate of events in placebo-treated subjects is 2.4% or greater.

For more information on FLAMINGO-01, please visit the Company’s website here and clinicaltrials.gov here. Contact information and an interactive map of the majority of participating clinical sites can be viewed under the “Contacts and Locations” section. Please note that the interactive map is not viewable on mobile screens. Related questions and participation interest can be emailed to: [email protected]

About Breast Cancer and HER2/neu Positivity

One in eight U.S. women will develop invasive breast cancer over her lifetime, with approximately 300,000 new breast cancer patients and 4 million breast cancer survivors. HER2 (human epidermal growth factor receptor 2) protein is a cell surface receptor protein that is expressed in a variety of common cancers, including in 75% of breast cancers at low (1+), intermediate (2+), and high (3+ or over-expressor) levels.

About Greenwich LifeSciences, Inc.

Greenwich LifeSciences is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of GP2, an immunotherapy to prevent breast cancer recurrences in patients who have previously undergone surgery. GP2 is a 9 amino acid transmembrane peptide of the HER2 protein, a cell surface receptor protein that is expressed in a variety of common cancers, including expression in 75% of breast cancers at low (1+), intermediate (2+), and high (3+ or over-expressor) levels. Greenwich LifeSciences has commenced a Phase III clinical trial, FLAMINGO-01. For more information on Greenwich LifeSciences, please visit the Company’s website at www.greenwichlifesciences.com and follow the Company’s Twitter at https://twitter.com/GreenwichLS.

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Released April 30, 2026

Release – Cadrenal Therapeutics Announces End-of-Phase 2 Meeting with the FDA and Pivotal Phase 3 Registration Path for CAD-1005 in Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT)

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FDA provided critical guidance for the advancement of CAD-1005 to pivotal Phase 3 in HIT

Phase 2 data showed a greater than 25% absolute reduction in thrombotic events when CAD-1005 was added to standard anticoagulant therapy

PONTE VEDRA, Fla., April 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Cadrenal Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: CVKD), a biopharmaceutical company developing innovative treatments for life-threatening immune and thrombotic conditions, today announced a major regulatory milestone after successfully completing its End-of-Phase 2 (EOP2) meeting with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and receiving guidance on key elements of the Phase 3 pivotal trial for CAD-1005, the Company’s investigational first-in-class 12-lipoxygenase (12-LOX) inhibitor for heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT).

The meeting with the FDA provided critical guidance on protocol design, study population, dosing, background therapy, exposure, the safety database, and the primary endpoint of new or worsening thrombotic events. After considering FDA feedback on a pivotal registration study, Cadrenal plans to advance directly to a randomized, blinded, placebo-controlled Phase 3 study evaluating CAD-1005 added to the current standard of care for patients with HIT.

“This successful EOP2 meeting marks an important regulatory milestone for Cadrenal and our CAD-1005 program,” said Quang X. Pham, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Cadrenal Therapeutics. “Building on our Phase 2 experience with CAD-1005 in HIT and now with FDA guidance for Phase 3, Cadrenal is positioned to pursue a pivotal trial for the first new therapy for HIT in more than two decades.”

Planned Phase 3 HIT Trial Design

Cadrenal’s planned pivotal Phase 3 study – the first randomized, blinded, placebo-controlled registration trial in HIT – will evaluate CAD-1005 in approximately 120 patients across up to 50 clinical centers worldwide and is intended to support a projected NDA submission in 2029. Patients with suspected HIT will be randomized to CAD-1005 or placebo while receiving standard-of-care anticoagulant therapy and treated for up to 14 days during hospitalization. The primary endpoint – centrally adjudicated – is the incidence of new or worsening thrombotic events in patients with Serotonin Release Assay (SRA)-confirmed HIT, with at least one planned interim analysis.

“CAD-1005 is being investigated for the treatment of immune-mediated thrombocytopenia by targeting the underlying pathophysiologic mechanisms that current therapies do not,” said James Ferguson, M.D., Chief Medical Officer of Cadrenal Therapeutics. “Interrupting the vicious cycle of platelet activation in HIT with CAD-1005 could be an important addition to our therapeutic armamentarium for this devastating condition.”

About Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT)

Heparin is the most widely used in-hospital anticoagulant, with more than 12 million patients receiving it in the United States each year. Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) is a potentially life-threatening immune-mediated complication of heparin administration that occurs when antibodies to heparin activate platelets, leading to clots throughout the circulatory system, markedly lowering platelet counts, and increasing the risk of bleeding. Complications of HIT include deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, stroke, myocardial infarction, amputation, and death, with mortality rates for HIT exceeding 20% in some studies. CAD-1005 is the only treatment in clinical development that targets the underlying immune drivers of HIT.

About CAD-1005

CAD-1005 is an investigational therapy under evaluation for the treatment of suspected HIT. CAD-1005 is designed to selectively inhibit 12-LOX, a pathway integral to the primary immune mechanisms that drive HIT. Unlike existing therapies for HIT, which are directed only at preventing thrombotic complications, this approach targets the primary underlying cause of HIT. CAD-1005 has received Orphan Drug Designation (ODD) and Fast Track designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, as well as orphan drug status from the European Medicines Agency.

About Cadrenal Therapeutics, Inc.

Cadrenal Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: CVKD) is a late-stage biopharmaceutical company advancing novel therapies for life-threatening immune and thrombotic conditions. Its lead program, CAD-1005, is a first-in-class 12-LOX inhibitor for treating heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT), a deadly immune-mediated thrombotic disorder. CAD-1005 has received Orphan Drug and Fast Track designations from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and orphan drug status from the European Medicines Agency. Second-generation 12-LOX oral therapeutics are also in development for chronic indications.

The Company’s broader pipeline includes tecarfarin, a late-stage oral vitamin K antagonist designed to prevent heart attacks, strokes, and deaths from blood clots in patients requiring chronic anticoagulation, including those with end-stage kidney disease and left ventricular assist devices, and frunexian, a parenteral Factor XIa inhibitor intended for use in acute hospital settings.

For more information, visit https://www.cadrenal.com/ and connect with the Company on LinkedIn.

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Release – Greenwich LifeSciences Announces Acceptance of Abstract at ASCO 2026

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STAFFORD, Texas, April 23, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Greenwich LifeSciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: GLSI) (the “Company”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on its Phase III clinical trial, FLAMINGO-01, which is evaluating Fast Track designated GLSI-100, an immunotherapy to prevent breast cancer recurrences, today announced that an abstract has been accepted for publication at the upcoming 2026 ASCO Annual Meeting along with a corresponding poster presentation.

The 2026 ASCO Annual Meeting will be held from May 28 to June 2, 2026. The full text of the abstract and poster will be available on June 1, 2026, the day of the presentation.

CEO Snehal Patel commented, ” We look forward to meeting many of our principal investigators at the conference. Our abstract will be the second abstract co-authored by the Company and the full Steering Committee of FLAMINGO-01 presenting preliminary injection site reaction immune response data from the non-HLA-A*02 open-label arm.”

In addition to ASCO, the Company plans to attend ESMO Breast, BIO partnering, and investor conferences in the coming months.

About the 2026 ASCO Annual Meeting

ASCO is the world’s leading professional organization for physicians and oncology professionals caring for people with cancer. ASCO offers premier scientific events for oncology professionals, patient advocates, industry representatives, and major media outlets worldwide. The ASCO Annual Meeting program features poster presentations, poster discussion sessions, clinical science symposia, and dynamic education sessions about recent advancements in cancer research, treatment, and patient care. For more information, please visit the conference website at: https://conferences.asco.org/am/attend.

About FLAMINGO-01 Open Label Phase III Data

More than 1,300 patients have been screened with a current screen rate of approximately 800 patients per year. The 250 patient non-HLA-A*02 arm is now fully enrolled, where all patients received GLSI-100, which is 5 times more treated patients and recurrence rate data than the approximately 50 patients treated in the Phase IIb trial. The Primary Immunization Series (PIS), which includes the first 6 GLSI-100 injections over the first 6 months and is required to reach peak protection, is followed by 5 booster injections given every 6 months to prolong the immune response, thereby providing longer-term protection.

  • In the non-HLA-A*02 arm, a preliminary analysis of recurrence rates after the PIS is completed shows an approximately 70-80% reduction in recurrence rate.
  • This observation is trending similarly to the Phase IIb trial results and hazard ratio where HLA-A*02 patients were treated and where breast cancer recurrences were reduced up to 80% compared to a 20-50% reduction in recurrence rate by other approved products.
  • The immune response at baseline prior to any GLSI-100 treatment, the increasing immune response during the PIS, and the safety profile of non-HLA-A*02 patients is trending similarly to the HLA-A*02 arms of FLAMINGO-01 and to the Phase IIb study.
    • The AACR Meeting 2026 delayed-type-hypersensitivity (DTH) poster can be downloaded here.
    • The frequency of DTH reactions increased by approximately 4x (290%) in the total open-label non-HLA-A*02 population, increasing from 5.2% of the patients experiencing a DTH reaction at baseline, prior to any GLSI-100 administration, to 20.4% of the patients experiencing a DTH reaction in month 4 or month 6 (McNemar, p < 0.001).
    • As reported in Table 1 of the poster, each HLA-A type exhibited more frequent immune reactivity after treatment with GLSI-100 than at baseline with frequency increasing from 100% to 700%.
    • Baseline DTH reaction prior to any treatment suggests that GP2 may be a natural antigen and that GP2 specific T cells may exist in some patients prior to any treatment with GLSI-100. Baseline immune response to GP2 prior to any vaccination with GP2 was also observed in the Phase IIb trial and is being observed in the blinded randomized arms of FLAMINGO-01, where HLA-A*02 only patients are being vaccinated.

Analysis of the open label data from FLAMINGO-01 has been conducted in a manner that maintains the study blind. The open label recurrence rate, immune response, and safety data is based on the patients enrolled to date in FLAMINGO-01 and the data provided by the clinical sites so far, which is not completed or fully reviewed, and is thus preliminary. While comparing any preliminary FLAMINGO-01 data to the Phase IIb clinical trial data may be possible, these preliminary results are not a prediction of future results, and the results at the end of the study may differ.

About GLSI-100 Phase IIb Study

In the prospective, randomized, single-blinded, placebo-controlled, multi-center (16 sites led by MD Anderson Cancer Center) Phase IIb clinical trial of HLA-A*02 breast cancer patients, 46 HER2/neu 3+ over-expressor patients were treated with GLSI-100, and 50 placebo patients were treated with GM-CSF alone. After 5 years of follow-up, there was an 80% or greater reduction in cancer recurrences in the HER2/neu 3+ patients who were treated with GLSI-100, followed, and remained disease free over the first 6 months, which we believe is the time required to reach peak immunity and thus maximum efficacy and protection. The Phase IIb results can be summarized as follows:

  • 80% or greater reduction in metastatic breast cancer recurrence rate over 5 years of follow-up with a peak immune response at 6 months and well-tolerated safety profile.
  • The PIS elicited a potent immune response as measured by local skin tests and immunological assays.

About FLAMINGO-01 and GLSI-100

FLAMINGO-01 (NCT05232916) is a Phase III clinical trial designed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of Fast Track designated GLSI-100 (GP2 + GM-CSF) in HER2 positive breast cancer patients who had residual disease or high-risk pathologic complete response at surgery and who have completed both neoadjuvant and postoperative adjuvant trastuzumab based treatment. The trial is led by Baylor College of Medicine and currently includes US and European clinical sites from university-based hospitals and academic and cooperative networks with plans to open up to 150 sites globally. In the double-blinded arms of the Phase III trial, approximately 500 HLA-A*02 patients are planned to be randomized to GLSI-100 or placebo, and up to 250 patients of other HLA types are planned to be treated with GLSI-100 in a third arm. The trial has been designed to detect a hazard ratio of 0.3 in invasive breast cancer-free survival, where 28 events will be required. An interim analysis for superiority and futility will be conducted when at least half of those events, 14, have occurred. This sample size provides 80% power if the annual rate of events in placebo-treated subjects is 2.4% or greater.

For more information on FLAMINGO-01, please visit the Company’s website here and clinicaltrials.gov here. Contact information and an interactive map of the majority of participating clinical sites can be viewed under the “Contacts and Locations” section. Please note that the interactive map is not viewable on mobile screens. Related questions and participation interest can be emailed to: [email protected]

About Breast Cancer and HER2/neu Positivity

One in eight U.S. women will develop invasive breast cancer over her lifetime, with approximately 300,000 new breast cancer patients and 4 million breast cancer survivors. HER2 (human epidermal growth factor receptor 2) protein is a cell surface receptor protein that is expressed in a variety of common cancers, including in 75% of breast cancers at low (1+), intermediate (2+), and high (3+ or over-expressor) levels.

About Greenwich LifeSciences, Inc.

Greenwich LifeSciences is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of GP2, an immunotherapy to prevent breast cancer recurrences in patients who have previously undergone surgery. GP2 is a 9 amino acid transmembrane peptide of the HER2 protein, a cell surface receptor protein that is expressed in a variety of common cancers, including expression in 75% of breast cancers at low (1+), intermediate (2+), and high (3+ or over-expressor) levels. Greenwich LifeSciences has commenced a Phase III clinical trial, FLAMINGO-01. For more information on Greenwich LifeSciences, please visit the Company’s website at www.greenwichlifesciences.com and follow the Company’s Twitter at https://twitter.com/GreenwichLS.

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The Pharma Tariff Playbook: How Drug Companies Can Navigate the Administration’s Latest Pricing Push

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The Trump administration is preparing to impose tariffs of up to 100% on branded pharmaceutical drugs — but the details buried beneath that headline number tell a more nuanced story, one that comes with multiple off-ramps for companies willing to engage. According to a draft document obtained by CNBC, the proposal is not final, and the framework is structured less as a blanket penalty and more as a tiered system designed to reward companies that move quickly and strategically.

Understanding the structure matters more than reacting to the headline.

How the Framework Actually Works

Under the draft proposal, patented medications and their active pharmaceutical ingredients would face a 100% tariff — but that rate applies specifically to companies that have neither struck deals with the administration nor committed to onshoring US manufacturing. Companies that are actively moving production to the United States would face a significantly lower 20% rate, with a four-year runway before that escalates. Companies that have already executed pricing deals with the Department of Health and Human Services — or are currently in active negotiations — are exempt from additional tariffs entirely. Generic drugs face zero new tariffs under the proposal. Separate negotiated rates also exist for the EU, Japan, South Korea, Switzerland, and the UK through bilateral arrangements.

The architecture of this plan is deliberate. The 100% figure is the ceiling for the least cooperative scenario, not the baseline.

The Early Movers Are Already Protected

Since November, more than a dozen major drugmakers — including Eli Lilly, Pfizer, and Novo Nordisk — have signed agreements with the Trump administration under the “most favored nation” pricing policy, which ties US drug prices to lower international rates. Those deals came with a three-year tariff exemption, meaning the companies that read the room early are sitting out this round entirely. Lilly in particular has had an extraordinarily active week — closing a $6.3 billion acquisition of Centessa Pharmaceuticals and receiving FDA approval for its oral GLP-1 drug Foundayo — operating from a position of policy stability that its peers without deals don’t currently enjoy.

The Roadmap for Smaller Companies

For small and microcap biopharma companies, the key takeaway is that the exemption pathways are real and accessible. The administration has structured this to incentivize negotiation, not to punish innovation. Companies currently in active HHS discussions face no additional tariffs — which means initiating that conversation sooner rather than later is the most direct hedge available.

The generic drug exemption also provides meaningful relief for a significant portion of the smaller specialty pharma universe. And for companies earlier in their development cycle — clinical-stage biotechs without commercial products yet — the immediate operational impact is limited while the policy landscape continues to develop.

The onshoring incentive embedded in the framework also opens a longer-term strategic conversation. Federal policy is clearly moving toward rewarding domestic manufacturing investment, and companies that begin building that into their operational planning now will be better positioned competitively as the rules solidify.

The Bigger Picture

This proposal is part of a broader administration push to restructure how drugs are priced and where they are made in the United States. The direction of travel is clear even if the final details are not. For biopharma companies of every size, the companies that treat this as a strategic planning exercise rather than a political headline will be the ones best positioned when the policy finalizes.

The playbook exists. The question is who runs it first.

Release – MAIA Biotechnology Reports Overall Survival Exceeding Two Years for Eight Patients in Ongoing Phase 2 Clinical Trial in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

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Potential breakthrough therapeutic targets $50B+ global immunotherapy market1

CHICAGO, March 31, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — MAIA Biotechnology, Inc. (NYSE American: MAIA) (“MAIA”, the “Company”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing targeted immunotherapies for cancer, today announced highlights from a poster presented on March 27, 2026, at the European Lung Cancer Congress 2026 (ELCC), a premier thoracic oncology forum held March 25-28, 2026, in Copenhagen, Denmark.

MAIA reports overall survival (OS) beyond two years for eight patients treated with ateganosine sequenced with cemiplimab in Parts A and B of its ongoing Phase 2 THIO-101 clinical trial in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The patients did not receive subsequent lines of therapy.

The eight patients featured in the poster include:

  • 1 patient in third-line (3L) therapy with survival of 33 months. Expected survival in this heavily pre-treated population is 5.8 months.2
  • 4 patients in 2L therapy with survival over 30 months. Documented OS for standard of care treatment (chemotherapy or checkpoint inhibitors alone) in second-line (2L) therapy is 10.5 months.3
  • All patients have failed previous treatment (prior to THIO-101) with a checkpoint inhibitor (CPI) alone.
  • All patients completed 29-34 cycles of therapy, except for 1 patient who completed 2 cycles of therapy with survival follow-up of 725 off therapy.
  • 5 of the 8 patients have survival follow-up ongoing.

“It’s very encouraging to see such outstanding survival from these patients extending beyond our 24-month trial protocol and without any subsequent treatment. OS surpassing two-years bodes well as we continue to monitor patients in our ongoing Phase 3 pivotal trial and in THIO-101 Part C,” said Vlad Vitoc, M.D., Founder and Chief Executive Officer of MAIA. “These results illuminate ateganosine’s valuable role in targeting telomeres to eliminate NSCLC tumor cells and support this treatment—ateganosine sequenced by a CPI—as a potential breakthrough therapeutic option for NSCLC.”

THIO-101 treated 79 patients in Parts A and B of the trial. The Part C expansion is currently enrolling up to 48 participants in Asia and Europe. Treatment with ateganosine followed by cemiplimab (Libtayo®) has shown an acceptable safety profile to date in a heavily pre-treated population.

MAIA’s ELCC poster is available on MAIA’s website at maiabiotech.com/publications. 

About Ateganosine

Ateganosine (THIO, 6-thio-dG or 6-thio-2’-deoxyguanosine) is a first-in-class investigational telomere-targeting agent currently in clinical development to evaluate its activity in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Telomeres, along with the enzyme telomerase, play a fundamental role in the survival of cancer cells and their resistance to current therapies. The modified nucleotide 6-thio-2’-deoxyguanosine induces telomerase-dependent telomeric DNA modification, DNA damage responses, and selective cancer cell death. Ateganosine-damaged telomeric fragments accumulate in cytosolic micronuclei and activates both innate (cGAS/STING) and adaptive (T-cell) immune responses. The sequential treatment of ateganosine followed by PD-(L)1 inhibitors resulted in profound and persistent tumor regression in advanced, in vivo cancer models by induction of cancer type–specific immune memory. Ateganosine is presently developed as a second or later line of treatment for NSCLC for patients that have progressed beyond the standard-of-care regimen of existing checkpoint inhibitors.

About THIO-101 Phase 2 Clinical Trial

THIO-101 is a multicenter, open-label, dose finding Phase 2 clinical trial. It is the first trial designed to evaluate ateganosine’s anti-tumor activity when followed by PD-(L)1 inhibition. The trial is testing the hypothesis that low doses of ateganosine administered prior to cemiplimab (Libtayo®) will enhance and prolong immune response in patients with advanced NSCLC who previously did not respond or developed resistance and progressed after first-line treatment regimen containing another checkpoint inhibitor. The trial design has two primary objectives: (1) to evaluate the safety and tolerability of ateganosine administered as an anticancer compound and a priming immune activator (2) to assess the clinical efficacy of ateganosine using Overall Response Rate (ORR) as the primary clinical endpoint. The expansion of the study will assess overall response rates (ORR) in advanced NSCLC patients receiving third line (3L) therapy who were resistant to previous checkpoint inhibitor treatments (CPI) and chemotherapy. Treatment with ateganosine followed by cemiplimab (Libtayo®) has shown an acceptable safety profile to date in a heavily pre-treated population. For more information on this Phase II trial, please visit ClinicalTrials.gov using the identifier NCT05208944.

About MAIA Biotechnology, Inc.

MAIA is a targeted therapy, immuno-oncology company focused on the development and commercialization of potential first-in-class drugs with novel mechanisms of action that are intended to meaningfully improve and extend the lives of people with cancer. Our lead program is ateganosine (THIO), a potential first-in-class cancer telomere targeting agent in clinical development for the treatment of NSCLC patients with telomerase-positive cancer cells. For more information, please visit www.maiabiotech.com.

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Release – Cadrenal Therapeutics Reports Fourth Quarter 2025 Financial Results; Provides Corporate Update on CAD-1005 Program for HIT Following End-of-Phase 2 FDA Meeting

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Encouraging Phase 2 HIT data and recent FDA feedback support continued advancement of CAD-1005 as Cadrenal’s near-term development priority; broader 12-LOX platform remains a longer-term opportunity

PONTE VEDRA, Fla., March 31, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Cadrenal Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: CVKD), a late-stage biopharmaceutical company advancing novel therapies for life-threatening immune and thrombotic conditions, today reported its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2025, and provided a corporate update highlighting recent progress across its CAD-1005 program for HIT and broader 12-LOX inhibitor platform. The update reflects continued progress for CAD-1005, Cadrenal’s first-in-class 12-LOX inhibitor for suspected heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT), including completion of its End-of-Phase 2 (EOP2) meeting with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on March 26, 2026, to align on the proposed Phase 3 pivotal trial of CAD-1005 in patients with HIT.

Recent Highlights

  • Reported encouraging results from a randomized, blinded, placebo-controlled Phase 2 study of CAD-1005 in HIT, with fewer new or worsening thrombotic events observed in patients treated with CAD-1005 on a background of standard anticoagulant therapy.
  • Observed a greater than 25% absolute reduction in thrombotic events in the CAD-1005 treatment arm versus placebo, while also gaining important insight that platelet count recovery may not be an appropriate surrogate endpoint for clinical efficacy in HIT.
  • On March 26, 2026, the Company completed its End-of-Phase 2 meeting with the FDA and clarified a potential registrational path for its planned Phase 3 pivotal trial.
  • Incorporation of FDA feedback into Phase 3 protocol is currently underway.
  • Continued to position CAD-1005 as the only selective 12-LOX inhibitor currently in clinical development, supported by Orphan Drug and Fast Track designations from the FDA and orphan drug status from the European Medicines Agency.
  • While HIT remains the Company’s near-term development priority, it continues to see additional scientific support for 12-LOX inhibition beyond HIT, including research in obesity and type 2 diabetes showing potential improvements in glycemic control, pancreatic beta-cell preservation, and inflammatory signaling.

“CAD-1005 continues to reinforce our conviction that selective 12-LOX inhibition may offer a differentiated approach for patients with HIT, a life-threatening, immune-mediated prothrombotic disorder, and a serious condition with substantial unmet need,” commented Quang X. Pham, Chairman & CEO. “Despite modern care, mortality remains high (up to 18-20% in some groups), with many survivors facing limb amputations. The encouraging Phase 2 results, including the reduction in thrombotic events observed on top of standard anticoagulant therapy, further strengthen our confidence in the program and in the decision to make CAD-1005 our lead development priority.”

“The recent End-of-Phase 2 meeting with the FDA is an important milestone in clarifying the regulatory path forward for CAD-1005. As we incorporate FDA feedback and prepare for the next stage of development, we remain focused on advancing CAD-1005 as our lead priority in HIT. At the same time, we continue to evaluate longer-term opportunities across our broader 12-LOX platform and other pipeline assets to support future value creation.”

Fourth Quarter 2025 Financial Highlights
Research and development expenses for the quarter ended December 31, 2025, were $0.7 million compared to $1.5 million for the same period in 2024. General and administrative expenses for the quarter ended December 31, 2025, were $2.4 million compared to $2.7 million for the same period in 2024. Cadrenal reported a net loss of $3.0 million for the quarter ending December 31, 2025, compared to $4.2 million for the same period in 2024.

On December 31, 2025, Cadrenal had cash and cash equivalents of $4.0 million. The Company is evaluating financing and strategic alternatives to support its planned clinical development activities. The Company had approximately 2.3 million shares of common stock outstanding as of December 31, 2025.

About Cadrenal Therapeutics, Inc.

Cadrenal Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: CVKD) is a late-stage biopharmaceutical company advancing novel therapies for life-threatening immune and thrombotic conditions. Its lead program, CAD-1005, is a first-in-class 12-LOX inhibitor for the treatment of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT), a deadly immune-mediated thrombotic disorder. CAD-1005 has received Orphan Drug and Fast Track designations from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and orphan drug status from the European Medicines Agency. Second-generation 12-LOX oral therapeutics are also under development for chronic indications.

The Company’s broader pipeline features tecarfarin, a late-stage oral vitamin K antagonist designed to prevent heart attacks, strokes, and deaths due to blood clots in patients requiring chronic anticoagulation, including for patients with end-stage kidney disease and left ventricular assist devices, and frunexian, a parenteral Factor XIa inhibitor intended for use in acute hospital settings.

For more information, visit https://www.cadrenal.com/ and connect with the Company on LinkedIn.

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Merck Bets $6.7 Billion on a Former Microcap’s CML Drug — TERN Investors Reap the Reward

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Merck (NYSE: MRK) announced Tuesday it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Terns Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: TERN), a clinical-stage oncology company, for $53.00 per share in cash — representing an approximate equity value of $6.7 billion, or roughly $5.7 billion net of acquired cash. The deal carries a 31% premium to Terns’ 60-day volume-weighted average price and a 42% premium to its 90-day VWAP as of March 24, 2026.

The acquisition is a textbook small-cap-to-acquisition story. Less than 18 months ago, Terns was trading below $2 per share with a market cap well under $200 million. By the end of 2025, the stock had surged more than 770% year-to-date on the back of compelling Phase 1 clinical data. As of Tuesday’s announcement, shareholders who held through the volatility are looking at a $53 payday — a return that underscores exactly why early-stage biotech remains one of the most asymmetric bets in the small and microcap universe.

At the center of this deal is TERN-701, an investigational oral allosteric BCR::ABL1 tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) currently being evaluated in the Phase 1/2 CARDINAL trial for patients with Philadelphia chromosome-positive (Ph+) chronic phase chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). Specifically, the drug targets patients who have already received at least one prior TKI and experienced treatment failure, suboptimal response, or intolerance.

What separates TERN-701 from existing CML therapies is its mechanism and early efficacy signal. The drug is designed to bind to the ABL myristoyl pocket — a distinct binding site from most approved TKIs — giving it the potential to work in patients who have already failed other therapies, including those with difficult resistance mutations like T315I. In clinical data presented through the CARDINAL trial, 64% of efficacy-evaluable patients achieved major molecular response by 24 weeks, with 75% achieving MMR among those treated at doses above 320mg. The safety profile has also been notably clean, with low rates of severe adverse events, minimal blood pressure changes, and low lipase elevation — a meaningful differentiator given the side-effect profiles associated with several competing agents.

The FDA recognized the drug’s potential in March 2024, granting TERN-701 Orphan Drug Designation for the treatment of CML. Merck is now betting that designation translates into a commercially viable, potentially best-in-class therapy within its growing hematology portfolio — which already includes three Phase 3 candidates across leukemias, lymphomas, and myeloproliferative neoplasms.

Merck expects to account for the transaction as an asset acquisition, with the deal expected to close in the second quarter of 2026, pending a successful tender offer and Hart-Scott-Rodino antitrust clearance. The charge will be approximately $5.8 billion, or roughly $2.35 per share, reflected in both Q2 and full-year 2026 results.

For the small and microcap investor community, this deal is more than just a pharma headline. It’s a reminder that the path from sub-$2 clinical-stage company to a multi-billion-dollar buyout target is very much alive — and that the CARDINAL data milestones many overlooked in 2024 were the signals that mattered most.

Release – Greenwich LifeSciences Provides Update on Upcoming AACR Meeting

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STAFFORD, Texas, March 18, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Greenwich LifeSciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: GLSI) (the “Company”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on its Phase III clinical trial, FLAMINGO-01, which is evaluating Fast Track designated GLSI-100, an immunotherapy to prevent breast cancer recurrences, today provided an update on the upcoming AACR Meeting 2026.

Two abstracts and two posters were accepted for presentation. The titles and authors of the abstracts are as follows:

Abstract Number: CT138 – Poster Section 52 on April 20, 2026, 2-5pm

Abstract Title: Preliminary delayed-type-hypersensitivity immune response results from open-label arm of on-going Phase III study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of GLSI-100 (GP2 + GM-CSF) in breast cancer patients with residual disease or high-risk PCR after both neo-adjuvant and postoperative adjuvant anti-HER2 therapy, Flamingo-01

Snehal S. Patel1, Jaye Thompson1, F. Joseph Daugherty1, Francois-Clement Bidard2, William J. Gradishar3, Marcus Schmidt4, Miguel Martin5, Joyce A. O’Shaughnessy6, Hope S. Rugo7, Cesar A. Santa-Maria8, Laura M. Spring9, Mothaffar F. Rimawi10

1Greenwich LifeSciences, Stafford, TX,2Institut Curie, Paris, France,3Northwestern University, Chicago, IL,4University Medical Center Mainz, Mainz, Germany,5GEICAM, Madrid, Spain,6Sarah Cannon Research Institute, Dallas, TX,7City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, Duarte, CA,8Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD,9Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA,10Lester and Sue Smith Breast Center, Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX

  • This will be the first abstract and poster from FLAMINGO-01 with statistically significant immune response data, potentially with subgroup analysis by the most prevalent HLA types. A positive immune response is an indicator that the immune system has been activated against recurring cancer cells, potentially leading to the prevention of metastatic breast cancer and improved long term survival.
  • Immune responses to GP2 were measured at baseline and over time using delayed-type-hypersensitivity (DTH) skin tests and other methods. The DTH skin test measures the diameter of the skin immune response to GP2 in millimeters, 48-72 hours after intradermal injection of a low concentration of GP2 without GM-CSF.

Abstract Number: CT227 – Poster Section 51 on April 21, 2026, 9am-12pm

Abstract Title: Phase III study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of GLSI-100 (GP2 + GM-CSF) in breast cancer patients with residual disease or high-risk PCR after both neo-adjuvant and postoperative adjuvant anti-HER2 therapy, Flamingo-01

Jaye Thompson1, Snehal Patel1, Mira Patel1, Anu Tammareddi1, F. Joseph Daugherty1, Mothaffar F. Rimawi2

1Greenwich LifeSciences, Stafford, TX,2Lester and Sue Smith Breast Center, Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX

  • This abstract and poster will continue to update principal investigators at the conference about the study design of FLAMINGO-01.

The Steering Committee authoring abstract CT138 is comprised of the following experts in the field of breast cancer oncology representing prominent teaching hospitals in the US and 4 of the largest breast oncology networks in the US, Germany, France, and Spain:

  • Dr. Mothaffar F. Rimawi – Professor of Medicine at the Baylor College of Medicine and Executive Medical Director and Co-Leader, Breast Cancer Program of the Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center
  • Dr. Francois-Clement Bidard – Professor of Medical Oncology, UVSQ/Paris Saclay University, Head of Breast Cancer Group, Institut Curie, Vice-Chair of the French Breast Cancer research group UCBG (Unicancer)
  • Dr. William J. Gradishar – Professor of Medicine at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University, Chief of Hematology and Oncology in the Department of Medicine, and Betsy Bramsen Professor of Breast Oncology
  • Dr. Sibylle Loibl – Professor (apl) Goethe University Frankfurt/M, Clinical Consultant Centre for Haematology and Oncology/Bethanien Frankfurt/M, CEO of GBG Forschungs GmbH & Chair of the German Breast Group (GBG)
  • Dr. Miguel Martin – Professor of Medicine, Head, Medical Oncology Service, Gregorio Marañón General University Hospital, Complutense University, Madrid, CEO of GEICAM
  • Dr. Joyce A. O’Shaughnessy – Celebrating Women Chair in Breast Cancer, Baylor University Medical Center and Chair, Breast Cancer Program, Texas Oncology, US Oncology, Dallas, Texas
  • Dr. Hope S. Rugo – Director, Women’s Cancers Program, Division Chief, Breast Medical Oncology, Professor, Department of Medical Oncology & Therapeutics Research, City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, Professor Emeritus, University of California, San Francisco
  • Dr. Cesar A. Santa-Maria – Associate Professor of Oncology, Breast and Gynecological Malignancies Group, Director of Breast Cancer Trials, Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center
  • Dr. Laura M. Spring – Assistant Professor, Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Attending Physician, Medical Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital

About the AACR Annual Meeting 2026

The AACR is the first and largest cancer research organization dedicated to accelerating the conquest of cancer and has more than 61,000 members residing in 143 countries and territories. The AACR Annual Meeting is the focal point of the cancer research community, where scientists, clinicians, other health care professionals, survivors, patients, and advocates gather to share the latest advances in cancer science and medicine. From population science and prevention; to cancer biology, translational, and clinical studies; to survivorship and advocacy; the AACR Annual Meeting highlights the work of the best minds in cancer research from institutions all over the world.

About FLAMINGO-01 Open Label Phase III Data

More than 1,000 patients have been screened with a current screen rate of approximately 800 patients per year. The 250 patient non-HLA-A*02 arm is now fully enrolled, where all patients received GLSI-100, which is 5 times more treated patients and recurrence rate data than the approximately 50 patients treated in the Phase IIb trial. The Primary Immunization Series (PIS), which includes the first 6 GLSI-100 injections over the first 6 months and is required to reach peak protection, is followed by 5 booster injections given every 6 months to prolong the immune response, thereby providing longer-term protection.

  • In the non-HLA-A*02 arm, a preliminary analysis of recurrence rates after the PIS is completed shows an approximately 70-80% reduction in recurrence rate.
  • This observation is trending similarly to the Phase IIb trial results and hazard ratio where HLA-A*02 patients were treated and where breast cancer recurrences were reduced up to 80% compared to a 20-50% reduction in recurrence rate by other approved products.
  • The immune response at baseline prior to any GLSI-100 treatment, the increasing immune response during the PIS, and the safety profile of non-HLA-A*02 patients is trending similarly to the HLA-A*02 arms of FLAMINGO-01 and to the Phase IIb study.

Analysis of the open label data from FLAMINGO-01 has been conducted in a manner that maintains the study blind. The open label recurrence rate, immune response, and safety data is based on the patients enrolled to date in FLAMINGO-01 and the data provided by the clinical sites so far, which is not completed or fully reviewed, and is thus preliminary. While comparing any preliminary FLAMINGO-01 data to the Phase IIb clinical trial data may be possible, these preliminary results are not a prediction of future results, and the results at the end of the study may differ.

About GLSI-100 Phase IIb Study

In the prospective, randomized, single-blinded, placebo-controlled, multi-center (16 sites led by MD Anderson Cancer Center) Phase IIb clinical trial of HLA-A*02 breast cancer patients, 46 HER2/neu 3+ over-expressor patients were treated with GLSI-100, and 50 placebo patients were treated with GM-CSF alone. After 5 years of follow-up, there was an 80% or greater reduction in cancer recurrences in the HER2/neu 3+ patients who were treated with GLSI-100, followed, and remained disease free over the first 6 months, which we believe is the time required to reach peak immunity and thus maximum efficacy and protection. The Phase IIb results can be summarized as follows:

  • 80% or greater reduction in metastatic breast cancer recurrence rate over 5 years of follow-up with a peak immune response at 6 months and well-tolerated safety profile.
  • The PIS elicited a potent immune response as measured by local skin tests and immunological assays.

About FLAMINGO-01 and GLSI-100

FLAMINGO-01 (NCT05232916) is a Phase III clinical trial designed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of Fast Track designated GLSI-100 (GP2 + GM-CSF) in HER2 positive breast cancer patients who had residual disease or high-risk pathologic complete response at surgery and who have completed both neoadjuvant and postoperative adjuvant trastuzumab based treatment. The trial is led by Baylor College of Medicine and currently includes US and European clinical sites from university-based hospitals and academic and cooperative networks with plans to open up to 150 sites globally. In the double-blinded arms of the Phase III trial, approximately 500 HLA-A*02 patients are planned to be randomized to GLSI-100 or placebo, and up to 250 patients of other HLA types are planned to be treated with GLSI-100 in a third arm. The trial has been designed to detect a hazard ratio of 0.3 in invasive breast cancer-free survival, where 28 events will be required. An interim analysis for superiority and futility will be conducted when at least half of those events, 14, have occurred. This sample size provides 80% power if the annual rate of events in placebo-treated subjects is 2.4% or greater.

For more information on FLAMINGO-01, please visit the Company’s website here and clinicaltrials.gov here. Contact information and an interactive map of the majority of participating clinical sites can be viewed under the “Contacts and Locations” section. Please note that the interactive map is not viewable on mobile screens. Related questions and participation interest can be emailed to: [email protected]

About Breast Cancer and HER2/neu Positivity

One in eight U.S. women will develop invasive breast cancer over her lifetime, with approximately 300,000 new breast cancer patients and 4 million breast cancer survivors. HER2 (human epidermal growth factor receptor 2) protein is a cell surface receptor protein that is expressed in a variety of common cancers, including in 75% of breast cancers at low (1+), intermediate (2+), and high (3+ or over-expressor) levels.

About Greenwich LifeSciences, Inc.

Greenwich LifeSciences is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of GP2, an immunotherapy to prevent breast cancer recurrences in patients who have previously undergone surgery. GP2 is a 9 amino acid transmembrane peptide of the HER2 protein, a cell surface receptor protein that is expressed in a variety of common cancers, including expression in 75% of breast cancers at low (1+), intermediate (2+), and high (3+ or over-expressor) levels. Greenwich LifeSciences has commenced a Phase III clinical trial, FLAMINGO-01. For more information on Greenwich LifeSciences, please visit the Company’s website at www.greenwichlifesciences.com and follow the Company’s Twitter at https://twitter.com/GreenwichLS.

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Statements in this press release contain “forward-looking statements” that are subject to substantial risks and uncertainties. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, contained in this press release are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements contained in this press release may be identified by the use of words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “contemplate,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “seek,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “target,” “aim,” “should,” “will,” “would,” or the negative of these words or other similar expressions, although not all forward-looking statements contain these words. Forward-looking statements are based on Greenwich LifeSciences Inc.’s current expectations and are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks and assumptions that are difficult to predict, including statements regarding the intended use of net proceeds from the public offering; consequently, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Further, certain forward-looking statements are based on assumptions as to future events that may not prove to be accurate. These and other risks and uncertainties are described more fully in the section entitled “Risk Factors” in Greenwich LifeSciences’ Annual Report on the most recent Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, and other periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Forward-looking statements contained in this announcement are made as of this date, and Greenwich LifeSciences, Inc. undertakes no duty to update such information except as required under applicable law.

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Release – Gyre Therapeutics Announces China’s NMPA Grants Priority Review to the NDA for Hydronidone (F351) for CHB-Induced Liver Fibrosis Treatment

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March 17, 2026

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SAN DIEGO, March 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Gyre Therapeutics, Inc. (Gyre or Gyre Therapeutics) (Nasdaq: GYRE), a San Diego-based innovative commercial stage biopharmaceutical company with operations in the United States and China, today announced that the Center for Drug Evaluation (CDE) of China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) has granted priority review status to the New Drug Application (NDA) for Hydronidone (F351) as a treatment for chronic hepatitis B (CHB)-induced liver fibrosis, which is liver damage resulting from the infection of the hepatitis B virus (HBV). This decision by CDE was made following the pre-NDA communication meeting previously announced on January 5, 2026 and is a major milestone in the NDA process. Gyre, through its majority-owned subsidiary, Gyre Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. (Gyre Pharmaceuticals), plans to submit a formal NDA in the near future.

Mr. Ping Zhang, Executive Chairman of Gyre, stated, “I am very pleased to see the decision by the Chinese CDE to grant priority review to our NDA for F351. It underscores both the urgency of the medical need to treat liver fibrosis and the potential of F351 as an innovative therapeutic option. HBV infection affects tens of millions of patients in China and a significant number of them will develop liver fibrosis and eventually cirrhosis. If approved, F351 could address the need for these patients. We thank the agency for their continued support to advance therapies for liver fibrosis patients in need of treatment and look forward to working closely with CDE to move F351 toward approval.”

About Priority Review Designation by the NMPA in China

Priority review was established in China in 2017 to facilitate drug registration and accelerate the development of new drugs with clinical value under the guidance of Opinions on Encouraging Pharmaceutical Innovation via Priority Review & Approval. According to these guidelines, the NMPA will prioritize the review of these applications and allocate additional evaluation resources, which is expected to accelerate the review process.

About Hydronidone (F351)

Hydronidone, also known as F351, is a novel, orally administered anti-fibrotic agent designed to target key liver fibrosis pathways. It attenuates hepatic stellate cell activation and fibrogenesis, at least in part, by suppressing TGF-β1-induced signal transduction, including reduced p38γ phosphorylation and upregulated Smad7 expression. This upregulation of Smad7 subsequently leads to downregulation of TGF-βRI and inhibition of Smad2/3 activation, thereby disrupting canonical TGF-β/Smad signaling and reducing fibrotic gene expression in HSCs.

The drug has completed Phase 3 clinical evaluation in China for CHB-associated liver fibrosis, including early (compensated) cirrhosis, and is being evaluated for its potential applicability across additional fibrotic diseases in region-specific development programs.

About CHB-Induced Liver Fibrosis

CHB-induced liver fibrosis is the accumulation of scar tissue (collagen) in the liver caused by persistent inflammation from hepatitis B virus. According to the World Health Organization, approximately 254 million people worldwide were living with CHB infection in 2022, with 1.2 million new infections each year, and 1.3 million deaths globally. CHB is the leading aetiology of liver fibrosis and liver cancer globally, with up to 36% of all CHB patients globally developing cirrhosis. CHB prevalence varies across geographies with China and the United States estimated to have among the highest number of CHB cases.

About Gyre Pharmaceuticals

Gyre Pharmaceuticals is a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company committed to the research, development, manufacturing and commercialization of innovative drugs for organ fibrosis. Its flagship product, ETUARY® (pirfenidone capsule), was the first approved treatment for IPF in the PRC in 2011 and has maintained a prominent market share (2024 net sales of $105.8 million). In addition, Gyre Pharmaceuticals’ pipeline includes Hydronidone, a structural analogue of pirfenidone, which demonstrated statistically significant fibrosis regression after 52 weeks of treatment in a pivotal Phase 3 clinical trial in CHB-associated liver fibrosis in the PRC. Hydronidone received Breakthrough Therapy designation by the NMPA Center for Drug Evaluation in March 2021. Gyre Pharmaceuticals is also developing treatments for PD, RILI with or without immune-related pneumonitis, COPD, PAH and ALF/ACLF. As of the third quarter of 2025, Gyre Therapeutics owns a 69.7% equity interest in Gyre Pharmaceuticals.

About Gyre Therapeutics

Gyre Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company headquartered in San Diego, CA, primarily focused on the development and commercialization of Hydronidone for liver fibrosis including MASH in the U.S. Gyre’s strategy builds on its experience in mechanistic studies using MASH rodent models and clinical studies in CHB-induced liver fibrosis. In the PRC, Gyre is advancing a broad pipeline through its indirect controlling interest in Gyre Pharmaceuticals, including therapeutic expansions of ETUARY, and development programs for F573, F528, and F230. On March 2, 2026 Gyre announced its agreement to acquire Cullgen Inc., a privately-held, clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of targeted protein degraders and degrader antibody conjugate therapies.

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This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which statements are subject to substantial risks and uncertainties and are based on estimates and assumptions. All statements, other than statements of historical facts included in this press release, are forward-looking statements, including statements concerning: the expectations regarding Gyre’s research and development efforts and the timing of expected clinical readouts and regulatory filings, including the anticipated timing of the filing of Gyre’s NDA with the NMPA for the conditional approval of Hydronidone for the treatment of CHB-associated liver fibrosis and early cirrhosis and the initiation of the confirmatory Phase 3c clinical trial of Hydronidone to support full approval in China. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terms such as “may,” “might,” “will,” “objective,” “intend,” “should,” “could,” “can,” “would,” “expect,” “believe,” “design,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential,” “plan” or the negative of these terms, and similar expressions intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements reflect our plans, estimates, and expectations, as of the date of this press release. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements expressed or implied in this press release. Actual results and the timing of events could differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements as a result of these risks and uncertainties, which include, without limitation: Gyre’s ability to execute on its clinical development strategies; positive results from a clinical trial may not necessarily be predictive of the results of future or ongoing clinical trials; the timing or likelihood of regulatory filings and approvals; competition from competing products; the impact of general economic, health, industrial or political conditions in the United States or internationally; the sufficiency of Gyre’s capital resources and its ability to raise additional capital; supply chain and distribution delays and challenges. Additional risks and factors are identified under “Risk Factors” in Gyre’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 filed on March 13, 2026 and in other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Gyre expressly disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.

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Release – Greenwich LifeSciences Provides Update Showing Continued Reduction in Recurrence Rate in the Open Label Arm of FLAMINGO-01

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STAFFORD, Texas, March 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Greenwich LifeSciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: GLSI) (the “Company”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on its Phase III clinical trial, FLAMINGO-01, which is evaluating GLSI-100, an immunotherapy to prevent breast cancer recurrences, today provided a preliminary update showing a continued reduction in the recurrence rate in the fully enrolled, 250 patient, open label non-HLA-A*02 arm of FLAMINGO-01.

  • 6 Months of Additional Patient Data Since Last Update Shows Recurrence Rate of <1% per Year in Non-HLA-A*02 Patients Treated with GLSI-100, Following Completion of Primary Immunization Series (PIS)
  • This <1% Annual Recurrence Rate Observed in Non-HLA-A*02 Patients is Statistically Significantly Smaller Than a 4% Annual Recurrence Rate Over a Similar Time Period Observed in the Katherine Study (Kadcyla Treated Arm) Yielding an Approximately 70-80% Reduction in Recurrence Rate as Explained Below

The non-HLA-A*02 arm does not have a direct placebo comparator arm, thus a Kaplan Meier survival analysis is not possible, and the following method was used:

  • The <1% recurrence rate per year of these 250 treated patients after completing the PIS was compared to the expected historical recurrence rate per year reported for a similar population in the Katherine study who received TDM1 (Kadcyla), which is about 4% recurrences per year or higher in the initial years of the Katherine study. The majority of the treated patients in FLAMINGO-01 also received TDM1 followed by GLSI-100.
  • As of this data cut, the current recurrence rate of the non-HLA-A*02 patients treated with GLSI-100, following completion of the PIS over an average of 1.2 years of patient exposure, is statistically significantly smaller than a 4% annual recurrence rate over a similar time period observed in the Katherine study (0.7% versus 4% annual recurrence rate over 1.2 patient-years, 83% reduction in recurrence rate, Chi Square, p < 0.005). This preliminary data will continue to be updated and cleaned, so future and final results may vary. Future updates may be presented at upcoming conferences.
  • This observation is trending similarly to the Phase IIb trial results and hazard ratio where HLA-A*02 patients were treated and where breast cancer recurrences were reduced up to 80% compared to a 20-50% reduction in recurrence rate by other approved products.

Additional information about the non-HLA-A*02 arm follows:

  • Virtually all of the non-HLA-A*02 patients have completed the primary immunization series, which is the first 6 monthly vaccinations in the study.
  • Every 6 months approximately 110 patient-years are added to the non-HLA-A*02 patient data base.
  • Enhertu (T-DXd) treated patients can be enrolled in FLAMINGO-01. In the future, if Enhertu is approved for high risk patients in the adjuvant setting, more Enhertu treated patients could be enrolled in FLAMINGO-01 and may recur at a lower rate than if treated with Kadcyla. The recurrence rate assumptions in the design of FLAMINGO-01 include this possibility as well as other potential improvements in standard of care.

Analysis of the open label data from FLAMINGO-01 has been conducted in a manner that maintains the study blind. The open label recurrence rate, immune response, and safety data is based on the patients enrolled to date in FLAMINGO-01 and the data provided by the clinical sites so far, which is not completed or fully reviewed, and is thus preliminary. While comparing any preliminary FLAMINGO-01 data to the Phase IIb clinical trial data may be possible, these preliminary results are not a prediction of future results, and the results at the end of the study may differ.

About FLAMINGO-01 Open Label Phase III Data

More than 1,000 patients have been screened with a current screen rate of approximately 800 patients per year. The 250 patient non-HLA-A*02 arm is now fully enrolled, where all patients received GLSI-100, which is 5 times more treated patients and recurrence rate data than the approximately 50 patients treated in the Phase IIb trial. The Primary Immunization Series (PIS), which includes the first 6 GLSI-100 injections over the first 6 months and is required to reach peak protection, is followed by 5 booster injections given every 6 months to prolong the immune response, thereby providing longer-term protection.

  • In the non-HLA-A*02 arm, a preliminary analysis of recurrence rates after the PIS is completed compared to the recurrence rates comparable to those observed in the Katherine study of Kadcyla shows an approximately 70-80% reduction in recurrence rate.
  • This non-HLA-A*02 arm observation is trending similarly to the Phase IIb trial results and hazard ratio where HLA-A*02 patients were treated and where breast cancer recurrences were reduced up to 80% compared to a 20-50% reduction in recurrence rate by other approved products.
  • The immune response at baseline prior to any GLSI-100 treatment, the increasing immune response during the PIS, and the safety profile of non-HLA-A*02 patients is trending similarly to the HLA-A*02 arms of FLAMINGO-01 and to the Phase IIb study.

Analysis of the open label data from FLAMINGO-01 has been conducted in a manner that maintains the study blind. The open label recurrence rate, immune response, and safety data is based on the patients enrolled to date in FLAMINGO-01 and the data provided by the clinical sites so far, which is not completed or fully reviewed, and is thus preliminary. While comparing any preliminary FLAMINGO-01 data to the Phase IIb clinical trial data may be possible, these preliminary results are not a prediction of future results, and the results at the end of the study may differ.

About GLSI-100 Phase IIb Study

In the prospective, randomized, single-blinded, placebo-controlled, multi-center (16 sites led by MD Anderson Cancer Center) Phase IIb clinical trial of HLA-A*02 breast cancer patients, 46 HER2/neu 3+ over-expressor patients were treated with GLSI-100, and 50 placebo patients were treated with GM-CSF alone. After 5 years of follow-up, there was an 80% or greater reduction in cancer recurrences in the HER2/neu 3+ patients who were treated with GLSI-100, followed, and remained disease free over the first 6 months, which we believe is the time required to reach peak immunity and thus maximum efficacy and protection. The Phase IIb results can be summarized as follows:

  • 80% or greater reduction in metastatic breast cancer recurrence rate over 5 years of follow-up with a peak immune response at 6 months and well-tolerated safety profile.
  • The PIS elicited a potent immune response as measured by local skin tests and immunological assays.

About FLAMINGO-01 and GLSI-100

FLAMINGO-01 (NCT05232916) is a Phase III clinical trial designed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of Fast Track designated GLSI-100 (GP2 + GM-CSF) in HER2 positive breast cancer patients who had residual disease or high-risk pathologic complete response at surgery and who have completed both neoadjuvant and postoperative adjuvant trastuzumab based treatment. The trial is led by Baylor College of Medicine and currently includes US and European clinical sites from university-based hospitals and academic and cooperative networks with plans to open up to 150 sites globally. In the double-blinded arms of the Phase III trial, approximately 500 HLA-A*02 patients are planned to be randomized to GLSI-100 or placebo, and up to 250 patients of other HLA types are planned to be treated with GLSI-100 in a third arm. The trial has been designed to detect a hazard ratio of 0.3 in invasive breast cancer-free survival, where 28 events will be required. An interim analysis for superiority and futility will be conducted when at least half of those events, 14, have occurred. This sample size provides 80% power if the annual rate of events in placebo-treated subjects is 2.4% or greater.

For more information on FLAMINGO-01, please visit the Company’s website here and clinicaltrials.gov here. Contact information and an interactive map of the majority of participating clinical sites can be viewed under the “Contacts and Locations” section. Please note that the interactive map is not viewable on mobile screens. Related questions and participation interest can be emailed to: [email protected]

About Breast Cancer and HER2/neu Positivity

One in eight U.S. women will develop invasive breast cancer over her lifetime, with approximately 300,000 new breast cancer patients and 4 million breast cancer survivors. HER2 (human epidermal growth factor receptor 2) protein is a cell surface receptor protein that is expressed in a variety of common cancers, including in 75% of breast cancers at low (1+), intermediate (2+), and high (3+ or over-expressor) levels.

About Greenwich LifeSciences, Inc.

Greenwich LifeSciences is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of GP2, an immunotherapy to prevent breast cancer recurrences in patients who have previously undergone surgery. GP2 is a 9 amino acid transmembrane peptide of the HER2 protein, a cell surface receptor protein that is expressed in a variety of common cancers, including expression in 75% of breast cancers at low (1+), intermediate (2+), and high (3+ or over-expressor) levels. Greenwich LifeSciences has commenced a Phase III clinical trial, FLAMINGO-01. For more information on Greenwich LifeSciences, please visit the Company’s website at www.greenwichlifesciences.com and follow the Company’s Twitter at https://twitter.com/GreenwichLS.

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Statements in this press release contain “forward-looking statements” that are subject to substantial risks and uncertainties. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, contained in this press release are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements contained in this press release may be identified by the use of words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “contemplate,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “seek,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “target,” “aim,” “should,” “will,” “would,” or the negative of these words or other similar expressions, although not all forward-looking statements contain these words. Forward-looking statements are based on Greenwich LifeSciences Inc.’s current expectations and are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks and assumptions that are difficult to predict, including statements regarding the intended use of net proceeds from the public offering; consequently, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Further, certain forward-looking statements are based on assumptions as to future events that may not prove to be accurate. These and other risks and uncertainties are described more fully in the section entitled “Risk Factors” in Greenwich LifeSciences’ Annual Report on the most recent Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, and other periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Forward-looking statements contained in this announcement are made as of this date, and Greenwich LifeSciences, Inc. undertakes no duty to update such information except as required under applicable law.

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Released March 17, 2026

Release – Greenwich LifeSciences Announces Use of Commercially Manufactured GP2 in FLAMINGO-01

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STAFFORD, Texas, March 16, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Greenwich LifeSciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: GLSI) (the “Company”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on its Phase III clinical trial, FLAMINGO-01, which is evaluating GLSI-100, an immunotherapy to prevent breast cancer recurrences, today provided the following update on the use of commercially manufactured GP2 in FLAMINGO-01.

All US Sites Treating Patients with Commercially Manufactured GP2

The Company previously announced that the first three commercial lots of GP2 active ingredient were manufactured in 2023 in an approved commercial facility, which could be used to prepare approximately 200,000 doses of GP2. In 2024, the first of three commercial lots filling GP2 into vials for commercial sale or for clinical use was manufactured in a commercial facility. In addition, drug stability programs were initiated for all four lots. Data on these commercial lots was recently submitted to the FDA, and after review, the first commercial lot of GP2 vials was approved for use in FLAMINGO-01 in the US.

Within weeks following the FDA review, all approximately 40 US sites were supplied with commercially manufactured GP2 vials and these sites began treating patients with these vials immediately. We were able to efficiently distribute the GP2 vials and communicate with the US pharmacists working with our warehouse partners and through our clinical team, which we internalized in Q4 2025.

CEO Snehal Patel commented, “We have started to submit the same manufacturing information to European, UK, and Canadian regulators so that commercially manufactured GP2 can be approved for use by all approximately 160 sites participating in FLAMINGO-01. We are also planning to manufacture additional vials of GP2, seeking a capacity of 500,000 to 1 million vials of GP2 per year, and to make larger lots of GP2 active ingredient to build inventory for a potential commercial launch.”

About FLAMINGO-01 Open Label Phase III Data

More than 1,000 patients have been screened with a current screen rate of approximately 800 patients per year. The 250 patient non-HLA-A*02 arm is now fully enrolled, where all patients received GLSI-100, which is 5 times more treated patients and recurrence rate data than the approximately 50 patients treated in the Phase IIb trial. The Primary Immunization Series (PIS), which includes the first 6 GLSI-100 injections over the first 6 months and is required to reach peak protection, is followed by 5 booster injections given every 6 months to prolong the immune response, thereby providing longer-term protection.

  • In the non-HLA-A*02 arm, a preliminary analysis of recurrence rates after the PIS is completed shows an approximately 80% reduction in recurrence rate.
  • This observation is trending similarly to the Phase IIb trial results and hazard ratio where HLA-A*02 patients were treated and where breast cancer recurrences were reduced up to 80% compared to a 20-50% reduction in recurrence rate by other approved products.
  • The immune response at baseline prior to any GLSI-100 treatment, the increasing immune response during the PIS, and the safety profile of non-HLA-A*02 patients is trending similarly to the HLA-A*02 arms of FLAMINGO-01 and to the Phase IIb study.

Analysis of the open label data from FLAMINGO-01 has been conducted in a manner that maintains the study blind. The open label recurrence rate, immune response, and safety data is based on the patients enrolled to date in FLAMINGO-01 and the data provided by the clinical sites so far, which is not completed or fully reviewed, and is thus preliminary. While comparing any preliminary FLAMINGO-01 data to the Phase IIb clinical trial data may be possible, these preliminary results are not a prediction of future results, and the results at the end of the study may differ.

About GLSI-100 Phase IIb Study

In the prospective, randomized, single-blinded, placebo-controlled, multi-center (16 sites led by MD Anderson Cancer Center) Phase IIb clinical trial of HLA-A*02 breast cancer patients, 46 HER2/neu 3+ over-expressor patients were treated with GLSI-100, and 50 placebo patients were treated with GM-CSF alone. After 5 years of follow-up, there was an 80% or greater reduction in cancer recurrences in the HER2/neu 3+ patients who were treated with GLSI-100, followed, and remained disease free over the first 6 months, which we believe is the time required to reach peak immunity and thus maximum efficacy and protection. The Phase IIb results can be summarized as follows:

  • 80% or greater reduction in metastatic breast cancer recurrence rate over 5 years of follow-up with a peak immune response at 6 months and well-tolerated safety profile.
  • The PIS elicited a potent immune response as measured by local skin tests and immunological assays.

About FLAMINGO-01 and GLSI-100

FLAMINGO-01 (NCT05232916) is a Phase III clinical trial designed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of Fast Track designated GLSI-100 (GP2 + GM-CSF) in HER2 positive breast cancer patients who had residual disease or high-risk pathologic complete response at surgery and who have completed both neoadjuvant and postoperative adjuvant trastuzumab based treatment. The trial is led by Baylor College of Medicine and currently includes US and European clinical sites from university-based hospitals and academic and cooperative networks with plans to open up to 150 sites globally. In the double-blinded arms of the Phase III trial, approximately 500 HLA-A*02 patients are planned to be randomized to GLSI-100 or placebo, and up to 250 patients of other HLA types are planned to be treated with GLSI-100 in a third arm. The trial has been designed to detect a hazard ratio of 0.3 in invasive breast cancer-free survival, where 28 events will be required. An interim analysis for superiority and futility will be conducted when at least half of those events, 14, have occurred. This sample size provides 80% power if the annual rate of events in placebo-treated subjects is 2.4% or greater.

For more information on FLAMINGO-01, please visit the Company’s website here and clinicaltrials.gov here. Contact information and an interactive map of the majority of participating clinical sites can be viewed under the “Contacts and Locations” section. Please note that the interactive map is not viewable on mobile screens. Related questions and participation interest can be emailed to: [email protected]

About Breast Cancer and HER2/neu Positivity

One in eight U.S. women will develop invasive breast cancer over her lifetime, with approximately 300,000 new breast cancer patients and 4 million breast cancer survivors. HER2 (human epidermal growth factor receptor 2) protein is a cell surface receptor protein that is expressed in a variety of common cancers, including in 75% of breast cancers at low (1+), intermediate (2+), and high (3+ or over-expressor) levels.

About Greenwich LifeSciences, Inc.

Greenwich LifeSciences is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of GP2, an immunotherapy to prevent breast cancer recurrences in patients who have previously undergone surgery. GP2 is a 9 amino acid transmembrane peptide of the HER2 protein, a cell surface receptor protein that is expressed in a variety of common cancers, including expression in 75% of breast cancers at low (1+), intermediate (2+), and high (3+ or over-expressor) levels. Greenwich LifeSciences has commenced a Phase III clinical trial, FLAMINGO-01. For more information on Greenwich LifeSciences, please visit the Company’s website at www.greenwichlifesciences.com and follow the Company’s Twitter at https://twitter.com/GreenwichLS.

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Released March 16, 2026

Release – Gyre Therapeutics Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Financial Results and Provides Business Update

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March 12, 2026

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Full-year 2025 revenue increased 10% year-over-year to $116.6 million, within revised guidance range

Full year 2026 revenue guidance of $100.5 to $111.0 million

Entered into agreement to acquire Cullgen to gain targeted protein degradation platform and pipeline; transaction anticipated to close in the second quarter of 2026

Alignment with China’s Center for Drug Evaluation (CDE) on conditional approval filing and priority review eligibility for Hydronidone, subject to formal approval; New Drug Application (NDA) submission for conditional approval expected in the first half of 2026

Completed patient enrollment in the 52-week Phase 3 pirfenidone pneumoconiosis (PD) trial
(272 patients across 18 sites)

Hydronidone U.S. Investigational New Drug (IND) application for MASH-associated liver fibrosis anticipated in 2026

SAN DIEGO, March 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Gyre Therapeutics (Gyre or the Company) (Nasdaq: GYRE), an innovative, commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to advancing fibrosis-first therapies across organ systems affected by chronic disease, today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2025 and provided a business update.

“2026 is expected to be a pivotal regulatory year for Gyre as we advance Hydronidone toward conditional approval in China following our alignment with China’s CDE,” said Ping Zhang, Executive Chairman and Interim Chief Executive Officer of Gyre Therapeutics. “Our planned NDA submission in the first half of 2026 underscores the strength of our Phase 3 data and the constructive progress achieved through regulatory engagement. In addition, we have completed enrollment in our 52-week Phase 3 pirfenidone trial in pneumoconiosis, further strengthening our late-stage respiratory portfolio. We have also incorporated the complete Phase 2 and Phase 3 clinical data from our CHB-associated liver fibrosis program into our U.S. development strategy and expect to submit an IND application in 2026 for MASH-associated liver fibrosis. Finally, we recently announced an agreement to acquire Cullgen, a company with a robust pipeline of degraders, targeting inflammatory diseases and cancers, as well as U.S.-based drug discovery and development capabilities. Collectively, these achievements support the continued advancement of our differentiated pipeline across both China and the United States.”

Fourth Quarter 2025 Business Highlights and Upcoming Milestones

Commercial Portfolio

  • ETUARY® (pirfenidone): Generated $106.1 million in sales of ETUARY® for the full year ended December 31, 2025, compared to $105.0 million for the same period in 2024.
  • Etorel® (nintedanib ethanesulfonate soft capsules): Launched in June 2025 and generated $4.6 million in sales for the full year ended December 31, 2025.
  • Contiva® (avatrombopag maleate tablets): Launched in March 2025 and generated $5.5 million in sales for the full year ended December 31, 2025.

Pipeline Development Updates

Hydronidone:

  • In November 2025, Gyre Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. (Gyre Pharmaceuticals) presented positive Phase 3 trial results evaluating Hydronidone for the treatment of liver fibrosis in chronic hepatitis B (CHB)-associated liver fibrosis at The Liver Meeting® 2025, the annual meeting of the American Association of the Study of Liver Diseases. The abstract was selected as a Poster of Distinction.
  • Following the Phase 3 trial results, Gyre Pharmaceuticals completed a Pre-NDA meeting with China’s CDE. Based on the discussions, the CDE indicated that the existing Phase 3 clinical data support a conditional approval filing and potential priority review eligibility, subject to formal acceptance and approval. The Company plans to submit an NDA for conditional approval in the first half of 2026.
  • In the United States, Gyre Therapeutics plans to conduct a hepatic impairment study under its active U.S. IND application to inform dose selection and enrollment criteria in patients with reduced hepatic function, supporting the Company’s broader U.S. development strategy.
  • Gyre Therapeutics remains on track to submit an IND application in 2026 with the U.S. Food & Drug Administration for Hydronidone in MASH-associated liver fibrosis, and, subject to IND clearance, initiate a Phase 2 clinical trial.

Pirfenidone:

  • In the third quarter of 2025, Gyre Pharmaceuticals completed patient enrollment in its 52-week Phase 3 clinical trial evaluating pirfenidone for the treatment of PD. The multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial enrolled 272 patients across 18 clinical research centers in China and is designed to assess the efficacy and safety of 52 weeks of pirfenidone treatment in patients with this chronic occupational lung disease characterized by progressive pulmonary fibrosis. The final patient is expected to complete the trial in the third quarter of 2026.
  • Following approval in March 2025 from China’s National Medical Products Association’s (NMPA) for a clinical trial evaluating pirfenidone in oncology-related pulmonary complications, Gyre Pharmaceuticals plans to initiate an adaptive Phase 2/3 trial in the first half of 2026 in China. This trial will evaluate pirfenidone for radiation-induced lung injury (RILI), including cases complicated by immune-related pneumonitis, at leading oncology centers.

Corporate Updates:

  • In March 2026, Gyre announced an agreement to acquire Cullgen Inc. (Cullgen), a privately-held, clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of targeted protein degrader and degrader antibody conjugate therapies, in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $300 million. Following the closing of the acquisition, expected in the second quarter of 2026, the new combined entity is expected to be a fully integrated biopharmaceutical company with U.S.- and China-based capabilities spanning from discovery to manufacturing and commercialization and covering multiple therapeutic areas, including inflammatory diseases, cancers, and pain.

Financial Results

Cash Position

As of December 31, 2025, Gyre had cash, cash equivalents, short-term and long-term bank deposits of $75.9 million.

Financial Results for the Three Months Ended December 31, 2025

  • Revenues: Revenues for the three months ended December 31, 2025 were $37.2 million, compared to $27.9 million for the same period in 2024, representing an increase of $9.3 million, or 33.3% year-over-year. The growth was driven by $1.5 million in Etorel® sales and $2.5 million in Contiva® sales, as well as a $5.5 million increase in ETUARY® sales, partially offset by a $0.2 million decrease in generic drug revenue. The increase in ETUARY® sales reflects strengthened commercial execution and the reallocation of marketing resources during the second half of 2025.
  • Cost of Revenues: For the three months ended December 31, 2025, cost of revenues was $1.7 million, compared to $1.2 million for the same period in 2024. The $0.5 million increase was primarily driven by a $0.4 million increase in stock-based compensation expense, and a $0.1 million increase in cost of sales of Etorel® and Contiva®.
  • Selling and Marketing Expense: Selling and marketing expense for the three months ended December 31, 2025 was $23.8 million, compared to $16.9 million for the same period in 2024, representing an increase of $6.9 million, or 40.8% year-over-year. The increase was primarily attributable to expanded commercial activities, including a $2.9 million increase in personnel costs driven by higher sales headcount and commissions, a $2.2 million increase in stock-based compensation expense, a $1.7 million increase in conference and promotional activities, and a $0.1 million increase in travel and other expenses.
  • Research and Development Expense: For the three months ended December 31, 2025, research and development expense was $4.8 million, compared to $3.7 million for the same period in 2024. The $1.1 million increase was primarily driven by a $0.6 million increase in facilities, depreciation and other expenses, attributable mainly to professional and consulting fees incurred in connection with research and development operations, a $0.3 million increase in pre-clinical research costs, a $0.2 million increase in clinical trial costs and a $0.3 million increase in staff costs which included $0.2 million in stock-based compensation expenses, partially offset by a $0.3 million decrease in materials and utilities expenses.
  • General and Administrative Expense: For the three months ended December 31, 2025, general and administrative expense was $6.7 million, compared to $5.5 million for the same period in 2024. The $1.2 million increase was primarily driven by a $1.2 million increase in stock-based compensation expense and a $0.8 million increase in functional and administrative department’s personnel expense, partially offset by a $0.6 million decrease in professional service expense, a $0.1 million decrease in depreciation and amortization expense and a $0.1 million decrease in miscellaneous expense.
  • Income from Operations: For the three months ended December 31, 2025, income from operations was $0.1 million, compared to $0.7 million income from operations for the same period in 2024. The $0.6 million decrease in income from operations was driven primarily by a $9.9 million increase in total operating expenses, partially offset by a $9.3 million increase in revenue.
  • Net (Loss) Income: For the three months ended December 31, 2025, net loss was $1.4 million, compared to $0.6 million net income for the same period in 2024. The $2.0 million decrease was driven primarily by an increase in income tax expense of $1.1 million, an increase in operating expenses of $9.9 million and a decrease in other income of $0.3 million, partially offset by an increase in revenue of $9.3 million.
  • Non-GAAP Adjusted Net Income: For the three months ended December 31, 2025, non-GAAP adjusted net income was $4.3 million, compared to $1.1 million for the same period in 2024. The $3.2 million increase was primarily driven by an increase in revenue of $9.3 million partially offset by the increase in operating expenses of $5.8 million and an decrease in other income of $0.3 million.

Financial Results for the Full Year Ended December 31, 2025

  • Revenues: Revenues for the full year ended December 31, 2025 were $116.6 million, compared to $105.8 million for the same period in 2024, representing an increase of $10.8 million, or 10.2% year-over-year. The growth was driven by $5.5 million in Contiva® sales and $4.6 million in Etorel® sales, along with a $1.1 million increase in ETUARY® sales, partially offset by a $0.4 million decline in generic drug revenue.

    Sales of Contiva® and Etorel®, which commenced commercialization in March 2025 and June 2025, respectively, were primarily driven by the targeted allocation of commercial and marketing resources to support their respective launches during the first half of 2025. The increase in ETUARY® sales reflects a strategic realignment of marketing efforts in the third quarter of 2025 to optimize product mix and address evolving market dynamics.
  • Cost of Revenues: For the full year ended December 31, 2025, cost of revenues was $5.4 million, compared to $3.9 million for the same period in 2024. The $1.5 million increase was primarily driven by a $0.8 million increase in ETUARY®‘s cost, due to higher plant, property and equipment depreciation from a plant renovation completed in the second half of 2024, a $0.6 million increase in the cost of Contiva® and Etorel®, in line with the corresponding increase in their sales, and a $0.5 million increase in stock-based compensation expense. These factors were partially offset by a $0.4 million decrease in costs related to generic drugs due to the decrease in sales.
  • Selling and Marketing Expense: For the full year ended December 31, 2025, selling and marketing expense was $65.2 million, compared to $57.5 million for the same period in 2024. This $7.7 million increase was primarily driven by a $2.5 million increase in conference expenses and promotional expenses, attributable to the launch of additional promotional campaigns in the current year—particularly for the Company’s new products, a $2.6 million increase in staff costs, which was driven by expanded headcount and higher sales commissions, consistent with the corresponding growth in revenue, a $2.3 million increase in stock-based compensation expense and a $0.3 million increase in traveling and other expense.
  • Research and Development Expense: For the full year ended December 31, 2025, research and development expense was $13.7 million, compared to $12.0 million for the same period in 2024. The $1.7 million increase was attributable to a $1.0 million increase in clinical trial costs, primarily as a result of data analysis costs for Hydronidone, PD and RILI, a $0.4 million increase in staff costs, which included $0.2 million in stock-based compensation expense, a $0.5 million increase in facilities, depreciation and other expenses, attributable mainly to professional and consulting fees incurred in connection with research and development operations, and a $0.4 million increase in pre-clinical research expenses. These expense increases were partially offset by a $0.6 million decrease in materials and utilities expenses.
  • General and Administrative Expense: For the full year ended December 31, 2025, general and administrative expense was $20.8 million, compared to $16.1 million for the same period in 2024. This $4.7 million increase was primarily driven by a $3.3 million increase in stock-based compensation expense, a $1.3 million increase in functional and administrative department’s personnel expense, and a $0.9 million increase in miscellaneous expense. These cost increases were partially offset by a $0.8 million decrease in professional service expenses.
  • Income from Operations: For the full year ended December 31, 2025, income from operations was $11.5 million, compared to $16.2 million in income for the same period in 2024. The $4.7 million decrease in income from operations was driven primarily by a $15.5 million increase in total operating expenses, partially offset by a $10.8 million increase in revenue.
  • Net Income: For the full year ended December 31, 2025, net income was $9.9 million, compared to $17.9 million net income for the same period in 2024. This $8.0 million decrease was driven primarily by the increase in operating expenses of $15.5 million and decrease in change in fair value of warrant liability of $4.5 million, partially offset by an increase in revenue of $10.8 million, an increase in other income of $0.4 million, and a decrease in income tax expense of $0.8 million.
  • Non-GAAP Adjusted Net Income: For the full year ended December 31, 2025, non-GAAP adjusted net income was $18.9 million, compared to $16.9 million for the same period in 2024. The increase was primarily driven by an increase in revenue of $10.8 million and an increase in other income of $0.4 million partially offset by an increase in operating expenses of $9.2 million.

Full Year 2026 Financial Guidance

For the full year 2026, the Company expects to generate revenues of $100.5 million to $111.0 million, representing a decline of approximately 13.8% to 4.8% compared to 2025.

The Company anticipates that 2026 will be a transition period, during which it plans to prioritize regulatory activities, including preparation for the planned NDA submission of Hydronidone.

In addition, given uncertainties associated with the National Centralized Drug Procurement program and evolving market dynamics, the Company expects to moderate promotional activities for Contiva® and Etorel®.

Please note the following regarding the total revenue guidance:

  • Guidance assumes a constant foreign currency exchange rate.
  • Guidance assumes no significant economic disruption or downturn.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures by Gyre Therapeutics, Inc.

Gyre reports financial results in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”). This release presents the financial measure “adjusted net income,” which is not calculated in accordance with GAAP. The most directly comparable GAAP measure for this non-GAAP financial measure is “net income.” Adjusted net income presents Gyre’s results of operations after excluding gain from change in fair value of warrants, stock-based compensation, and provision for income taxes. This is meant to supplement, and not substitute, Gyre’s financial information presented in accordance with GAAP. Adjusted net income as defined by Gyre may not be comparable to similar non-GAAP measures presented by other companies. Management believes that presenting adjusted net income provides investors with additional useful information in evaluating Gyre’s performance and valuation. See the reconciliation of adjusted net income to net income in the section titled “Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures” below.

About Hydronidone

Hydronidone is a novel, orally administered anti-fibrotic agent designed to target key liver fibrosis pathways. It attenuates hepatic stellate cell activation and fibrogenesis, at least in part, by suppressing Tumor Growth Transforming (TGF)-β1-induced signal transduction, including reduced p38γ phosphorylation and upregulated Smad7 expression. This upregulation of Smad7 subsequently leads to downregulation of TGF-βRI and inhibition of Smad2/3 activation, thereby disrupting canonical TGF-β/Smad signaling and reducing fibrotic gene expression in hepatic stellate cells.

The drug has completed Phase 3 clinical evaluation in China for chronic hepatitis B (CHB)-associated liver fibrosis, including early (compensated) cirrhosis, and is being evaluated for its potential applicability across additional fibrotic diseases in region-specific development programs.

About Gyre Pharmaceuticals

Gyre Pharmaceuticals is a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company committed to the research, development, manufacturing and commercialization of innovative drugs for organ fibrosis. Its flagship product, ETUARY® (pirfenidone capsule), was the first approved treatment for IPF in China in 2011 and has maintained a prominent market share (2024 net sales of $105.8 million). In addition, Gyre Pharmaceuticals’ pipeline includes Hydronidone, a structural analogue of pirfenidone, which demonstrated statistically significant fibrosis regression after 52 weeks of treatment in a pivotal Phase 3 clinical trial in CHB-associated liver fibrosis in China. Hydronidone received Breakthrough Therapy designation by the NMPA CDE in March 2021. Gyre Pharmaceuticals is also developing treatments for PD, RILI with or without immune-related pneumonitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and acute/acute-on-chronic liver failure (ALF/ACLF). As of December 31, 2025, Gyre Therapeutics owns a 69.7% equity interest in Gyre Pharmaceuticals.

About Gyre Therapeutics

Gyre Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company headquartered in San Diego, CA, primarily focused on the development and commercialization of Hydronidone for liver fibrosis, including MASH, in the United States Gyre’s strategy builds on its experience in mechanistic studies using MASH rodent models and clinical studies in CHB-induced liver fibrosis. In the People’s Republic of China, Gyre is advancing a broad pipeline through its indirect controlling interest in Gyre Pharmaceuticals, including therapeutic expansions of ETUARY®, and development programs for F573, F528, and F230.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which statements are subject to substantial risks and uncertainties and are based on estimates and assumptions. All statements, other than statements of historical facts included in this press release, are forward-looking statements, including statements concerning: the expectations regarding Gyre’s research and development efforts, the anticipated timing of the submission of Gyre Therapeutics’ U.S. IND application for Hydronidone for the treatment of MASH-associated liver fibrosis, plans to conduct a hepatic impairment study of Hydronidone in U.S. subjects under Gyre Therapeutics’ active IND application, timing for the initiation of Gyre Pharmaceuticals’ Phase 2/3 trial in China for pirfenidone capsules for the treatment of RILI, including cases complicated by immune-related pneumonitis, the filing of an NDA with the NMPA and timing for potential commercial approval for Hydronidone for the treatment of CHB-associated liver fibrosis, expectations regarding conducting a confirmatory trial for Hydronidone in China, trial design of Gyre’s Phase 3 clinical trial evaluating pirfenidone for the treatment of pneumoconiosis, interactions with regulators, the structure, timing and completion of the proposed acquisition of Cullgen, the anticipated timing of closing of the acquisition of Cullgen, the future operations of the combined entity, the nature, strategy and focus of the combined Gyre and Cullgen entity, the development and commercial potential and potential benefits of any product candidates of the combined Gyre and Cullgen entity, Gyre’s ability to meet its expected revenue guidance and Gyre’s financial position and cash resources. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terms such as “may,” “might,” “will,” “objective,” “intend,” “should,” “could,” “can,” “would,” “expect,” “believe,” “design,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential,” “plan” or the negative of these terms, and similar expressions intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements reflect our plans, estimates, and expectations, as of the date of this press release. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements expressed or implied in this press release. Actual results and the timing of events could differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements as a result of these risks and uncertainties, which include, without limitation: Gyre’s ability to execute on its clinical development strategies; positive results from a clinical trial may not necessarily be predictive of the results of future or ongoing clinical trials; the timing or likelihood of regulatory filings and approvals; competition from competing products; the impact of general economic, health, industrial or political conditions in the United States or internationally; the sufficiency of Gyre’s capital resources and its ability to raise additional capital; supply chain and distribution delays and challenges. Additional risks and factors are identified under “Risk Factors” in Gyre’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, filed on March 17, 2025, and in subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Gyre expressly disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.

For Investors:
David Zhang
Gyre Therapeutics
[email protected]

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