Paul Reider
Analyst · Citi
Thank you, Denny, and good afternoon, everyone. With the ophthalmology divestiture, we are now an oncology-centered commercial organization which supports our overarching business objectives. The ongoing oncology launches like, LOQTORZI, UDENYCA ONBODY, UDENYCA autoinjector, enable singular focus on driving top line revenue. We are executing to plan. We are pleased with our progress. Regarding the quarter's performance. Total net product revenue was $76.7 million, a 137% increase over Q1 2023. For our core oncology brands, Q1 UDENYCA net revenue was $42.7 million, an 18% increase quarter-over-quarter and a 63% increase over Q1 2023. LOQTORZI net revenue was $2 million in the quarter, still early in launch and in line with our expectations and with new patient accrual momentum building. Now for our non-core products, Q1 net revenue for YUSIMRY was $3.9 million, 77% growth quarter-over-quarter. And finally, CIMERLI, given the deal closed on March 1st, net revenue for the quarter was $28.2 million and only reflects sales for January and February. I'll now speak in more detail about our core oncology assets, starting with LOQTORZI. The commercial launch of LOQTORZI now establishes Coherus in the immuno-oncology therapeutic area, serves as the foundation upon which we will commercialize our exciting pipeline of I/O products. LOQTORZI has a broad label and is approved in combination with CisGem for first-line treatment of adults with metastatic or with recurrent locally advanced NPC, and as a single-agent for adults with recurrent unresectable or metastatic NPC with disease progression on or after a platinum-containing chemotherapy. Today, the standard of care is chemotherapy. So our ambition is to establish LOQTORZI plus chemo as the new standard of care and offer NPC patients the hope for greater survival based on the final overall survival results from the JUPITER-02 trial in which LOQTORZI plus chemo resulted in a 37% reduction in the risk of death versus chemotherapy alone. Educating NPC treating oncologists on these clinical data remain a top priority, and it's being amplified by the advocacy of the nation's leading NPC opinion leaders who have affirmed the strength of the LOQTORZI clinical data and its position as the new standard of care. Since launch, we've achieved a series of milestones necessary to enable broad prescribing over the course of 2024 and beyond. I'll highlight 4 examples. First, LOQTORZI was included in NCCN, ASCO and Clinpath guidelines. In NCCN, LOQTORZI is the only PD-1 with Category 1 designation for first-line use and the only preferred regimen in second line plus. Second, payer coverage has been confirmed now on greater than 85% of medical benefit lives and health plans, including Medicare fee for service, Medicare Advantage, and national and regional commercial plans. Third, among the top academic research hospitals, LOQTORZI was added to the formulary on 55% of the 33 NCCN institutions with the remaining institutional reviews scheduled. Formulary position is highly expected to be achieved with all NCCN institutions by the end Q2 2024. Finally, product-specific permanent J Code has been granted by CMS will take effect July 1, 2024. This will enable more efficient billing processes and speed the time to reimbursement for providers. Based on LOQTORZI's labeled indication, we estimate approximately 2,000 patients will fall within the addressable market opportunity for LOQTORZI with a hospital formulary conversion process underway, the enthusiasm, with which the community is embracing the product, we're building momentum as the launch continues. In Q1, approximately 80 patients received LOQTORZI treatment across all lines of therapy, combination with chemo or as monotherapy, which was in line with our expectations. We're pleased that the launch is progressing to plan. Now, turning to UDENYCA. UDENYCA delivered another quarter of revenue growth driven by continued strong execution. The strength of our execution is fueled by 3 drivers. First, the commercial launch of UDENYCA ONBODY, a novel proprietary state-of-the-art delivery system for pegfilgrastim, enabling UDENYCA to now compete across the entire pegfilgrastim market. Second, UDENYCA is the only pegfilgrastim brand with 3 device options to meet the unique needs of providers and patients. This strengthens our competitive position and allows us to compete on factors other than price. Third, we come into 2024 with payer coverage, nearly 2x that of 2023, opening up access to significantly more patient lives. As for key performance indicators for the quarter, UDENYCA franchise demand grew 36% quarter-over-quarter, driven primarily by the pre-filled syringe and auto-injector presentations. In addition, franchise market share was 25%, an increase of 10 market share points quarter-over-quarter. Regarding the launch of UDENYCA ONBODY customer receptivity has been very positive. Specifically, providers are pointing to UDENYCA ONBODY 5-minute injection time, which is approximately 90% faster medication delivery in Neulasta Onpro. This is noted as a key differentiator, and this differentiation is translating into strong customer adoption. Summary, UDENYCA franchise now offers providers and patients the total solution, and we expect continued unit and revenue growth with a focus on improving margins over the course of 2024. I'll now turn the call to Dr. Rosh Dias, our Chief Medical Officer. Rosh?