Gritstone reports Q3 EPS (33c), consensus (33c)

Reports Q3 revenue $1.57M, consensus $1.89M. “As cancer and infectious diseases continue to challenge human health across the globe, we at Gritstone continue advancing our vision to deliver more potent and durable vaccines,” said Andrew Allen, co-founder, president, and CEO of Gritstone bio. “The ongoing advancement of our CORAL program positions our infectious disease approach, which combines self-amplifying mRNA (samRNA) with novel B and T cell targets, as a leading potential next-generation vaccine platform for COVID-19 and beyond. We believe the data recently shared at IDWeek underscore the promise of this novel approach to drive broad and long-lasting clinical protection against COVID-19 with vaccine-elicited neutralizing antibodies against the virus persisting at high concentrations for at least 12 months, unlike current approved vaccines. In oncology, preliminary findings from the randomized Phase 2/3 study of our personalized cancer vaccine, GRANITE, in MSS-CRC are rapidly approaching. This is important data not only for Gritstone but for the field, as GRANITE represents an opportunity to bring a new class of therapy to patients with ‘cold’ solid tumors, for whom the benefits of today’s immunotherapies are minimal. The scientific bedrock of GRANITE extends to SLATE, where our collaboration with Steven A. Rosenberg and the NCI is now advancing. With GRANITE and CORAL now in or entering randomized Phase 2 studies, Gritstone stands at the precipice of unlocking the full potential of our novel vaccine platforms in both oncology and infectious diseases.”