Xencor (NASDAQ: XNCR) reported Q1 EPS of ($0.14), $0.24 better than the analyst estimate of ($0.38). Revenue for the quarter came in at $32.39 million versus the consensus estimate of $15.06 million.

“Xencor’s XmAb® technologies enable us, and our partners, to create antibodies and cytokines with enhanced properties and potential new mechanisms of therapeutic action. Today, our clinical-stage XmAb bispecific antibodies and cytokines include five wholly owned candidates, two being co-developed with partners and three being developed by our partners,” said Bassil Dahiyat, Ph.D., president and chief executive officer at Xencor. “Despite the challenges imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, we are fortunate that our clinical trials and research activities continue to progress, with modest disruption to trial enrollment to date, and that we continue to enjoy a strong cash position. Our collaborations are also providing us with milestone payments and royalties, and we recently established new XmAb technology partnerships in viral infectious disease with Gilead Sciences and Vir Biotechnology, the latter of which is applying our Xtend™ Fc technology to antibodies in development for the treatment of patients with COVID-19.”

Dr. Dahiyat continued, “Looking ahead, we continue to anticipate initial clinical results for our first two solid tumor programs in 2020, including initial Phase 1 data from XmAb20717, for which an abstract was accepted to the ASCO20 Virtual Scientific Program, and initial Phase 1 data from XmAb18087 later this year. Across our portfolio, we also look forward to initiating, subject to potential COVID-19 impacts, additional studies evaluating vibecotamab (XmAb14045) and plamotamab (XmAb13676), and we continue to enroll patients in the ongoing Phase 1 studies evaluating these programs. We are advancing research programs, as well, with preclinical data emerging from our first three internally developed 2+1 bispecific antibodies and an additional cytokine program.”

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