BERKELEY, Calif., May 02, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aduro Biotech, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADRO) today reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2017. Net loss for the first quarter of 2017 was $21.8 million, or $0.32 per share, compared to a net loss of $28.8 million, or $0.45 per share for the same period in 2016.
Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities totaled $356.0 million at March 31, 2017, compared to $361.9 million at December 31, 2016.
“This will be an important year for Aduro, as we generate data in our ongoing ADU-S100/STING monotherapy trial and our planned Phase 2 trial in mesothelioma, as well as look for data from Janssen’s Phase 1 trials in lung and prostate cancers evaluating LADD therapeutic candidates,” said Stephen T. Isaacs, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Aduro. “We also plan to advance our STING program into additional clinical studies in collaboration with Novartis, and the first antibody from our B-select platform, the novel anti-APRIL antibody, is expected to be cleared for clinical testing this year. With ten product candidates in our diversified portfolio and a healthy balance sheet, we are in a strong position to continue to advance our pipeline and build a leading immunotherapy company.”
