OnKure Therapeutics Reports Third Quarter 2026 Financial Results and Provides Business Highlights
Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities increased from $59.050 million at year-end 2025 to $163.305 million.
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OnKure Therapeutics (Nasdaq: OKUR) reported a third-quarter 2026 net loss of $17.8 million while advancing its drug-development pipeline. The loss compared with $14.7 million a year earlier; loss per share narrowed to $0.36 from $1.09. Research and development expenses rose to $15.1 million from $11.9 million, while general and administrative expenses increased to $4.3 million from $3.6 million.
Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities totaled $163.3 million at September 30, 2026. OnKure expects this funding to provide runway into 2029 and plans first-half 2027 FDA investigational new drug applications, seeking permission for clinical testing, for OKI-355 in vascular anomalies and OKI-345 in breast cancer. It is also initiating PANORAMA, a multiregional observational registry to study vascular anomalies, including disease course, treatment patterns and genetic associations.
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Positive
- Major pointCash, cash equivalents and marketable securities rose to $163.305 million from $59.050 million at December 31, 2025.
- Moderate point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.OnKure expects its cash position to fund operations into 2029.
- Minor point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.OKI-355 development advances, with an FDA investigational new drug application planned for first-half 2027 in vascular anomalies.
- Minor point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.OKI-345 development advances, with an FDA investigational new drug application planned for first-half 2027 in breast cancer.
- Minor pointInterest income increased to $1.505 million in Q3 2026 from $0.804 million in Q3 2025.
- Minor pointNine-month interest income increased to $3.516 million in 2026 from $2.813 million in 2025.
Negative
- Moderate pointQ3 2026 net loss widened to $17.846 million from $14.699 million; loss per share narrowed to $0.36 from $1.09.
- Minor pointQ3 research and development expenses increased to $15.064 million from $11.915 million a year earlier.
- Minor pointQ3 general and administrative expenses increased to $4.287 million from $3.586 million a year earlier.
- Minor pointNine-month net loss widened to $48.349 million from $46.014 million; loss per share narrowed to $1.27 from $3.41.
- Minor pointNine-month research and development expenses increased to $39.382 million in 2026 from $37.540 million in 2025.
2 minor points
- Minor pointNine-month general and administrative expenses increased to $12.483 million in 2026 from $11.285 million in 2025.
- Minor pointTotal liabilities increased to $9.340 million at September 30, 2026, from $5.933 million at year-end 2025.
Key Figures
- Cash and securities
- $163.3 million
- As of September 30, 2026
- Cash runway
- Into 2029
- Expected operating runway
- R&D expenses
- $15.1 million vs. $11.9 million
- Third quarter 2026 vs. third quarter 2025
- G&A expenses
- $4.3 million vs. $3.6 million
- Third quarter 2026 vs. third quarter 2025
- Net loss
- $17.8 million vs. $14.7 million
- Third quarter 2026 vs. third quarter 2025
- Net loss per share
- $0.36 vs. $1.09
- Third quarter 2026 vs. third quarter 2025
- Planned IND submissions
- First half of 2027
- OKI-355 and OKI-345
Previous Earnings Reports
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Reported $176.4 million cash and securities at June 30, with runway into 2029.
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Key Terms
pi3kα medical
therapeutic index medical
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-- Announces PANORAMA, an OnKure-sponsored, large-scale, multiregional registry designed to characterize the natural disease course and treatment patterns of people living with vascular anomalies
-- Executing IND-enabling activities for next-generation PI3Kα pan-mutant-selective candidates OKI-345 in breast cancer and OKI-355 in vascular anomalies, with IND submissions planned for 1H 2027
BOULDER, Colo., Nov. 04, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OnKure Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: OKUR), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing novel precision medicines, today reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2026, and provided recent business highlights.
“We continue to advance the development of next-generation PI3Kα pan-mutant-selective inhibitors through our pipeline, including OKI-355 in vascular anomalies and OKI-345 in breast cancer. Both of our lead programs remain on track for IND submissions in the first half of 2027,” said Nicholas Saccomano, Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer of OnKure.
“People living with vascular anomalies remain underserved, and we believe OnKure has an opportunity to help shape the future of treatment for this community. Mutations in the PIK3CA gene drive a range of vascular malformations, providing a compelling rationale for our development of OKI-355, which is designed to provide broad coverage across these mutations. We are excited to build on that work with the introduction of PANORAMA, a large-scale observational registry designed to generate insights that may inform future research and treatment strategies. Together, these efforts reflect our commitment to addressing both the need for new therapies and the gaps in disease knowledge that can guide their development,” said Samuel Agresta, M.D., Chief Medical Officer of OnKure.
Vascular Anomalies
OnKure continues to advance its development of OKI-355, a next-generation PI3Kα pan-mutant-selective inhibitor candidate announced in March 2026 to lead its development pipeline in vascular anomalies. OKI-355 is designed to selectively inhibit mutant PI3Kα while sparing wildtype PI3Kα, potentially enabling a wider therapeutic index and avoidance of class-limiting toxicities. High and sustained target coverage across all hotspot PI3Kα mutations can support the potential for deep and durable responses in vascular anomalies. OnKure plans to submit an Investigational New Drug (IND) application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for OKI-355 in the first half of 2027.
Expanding its commitment to the vascular anomalies community, the Company is also initiating PANORAMA, a large-scale, multiregional, longitudinal observational registry of people living with vascular anomalies. The registry will support retrospective and prospective analyses to characterize the natural disease course, treatment patterns, and associations between genetic variants and clinical characteristics. Genotyping will be offered to all participants and may support clinical diagnosis in regions where access to genetic testing is limited.
Breast Cancer
In breast cancer, OnKure continues to advance its development of OKI-345, a next-generation PI3Kα pan-mutant-selective inhibitor candidate selected in March 2026. OKI-345 is designed to selectively inhibit mutant PI3Kα while sparing wildtype PI3Kα, potentially enabling a wider therapeutic index and avoidance of class-limiting toxicities. High and sustained target coverage across all hotspot PI3Kα mutations can support the potential for deep and durable responses in breast cancer, both as monotherapy and in combination regimens. OnKure plans to submit an IND application to the FDA for OKI-345 in the first half of 2027.
Financial Results
Cash position: As of September 30, 2026, the Company reported cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities of
Research and development (R&D) expenses: R&D expenses were
General and Administrative (G&A) expenses: G&A expenses were
Net loss and net loss per share were
About OnKure Therapeutics
OnKure Therapeutics (Nasdaq: OKUR) is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of best-in-class precision medicines that target biologically validated drivers of vascular anomalies and cancers that are underserved by available therapies. Using a structure and computational chemistry-driven drug design platform, OnKure is committed to improving clinical outcomes for patients by building a pipeline of small molecule drugs designed to selectively target specific mutations thought to be key drivers of vascular anomalies and cancer. OnKure aims to become a leader in targeting PI3Kα and has multiple programs designed to enable best-in-class targeting of this important molecular target.
For more information about OnKure, visit us at www.onkure.com and follow us on LinkedIn.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. All statements other than statements of historical facts contained in this press release are forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements include, among other things, statements regarding the potential of, and expectations regarding, the PANORAMA registry, as well as OnKure’s product candidates and programs, including OKI-355 and OKI-345; OnKure’s ability to discover, develop and advance additional programs; expected milestones and the timing of such milestones, including the submission of IND applications for OKI-355 and OKI-345; OnKure’s expected cash runway; and statements by OnKure’s President and Chief Executive Officer and Chief Medical Officer. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “believe,” “expect,” “estimate,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “potentially,” “will” or the negative of these terms or other similar expressions.
These forward-looking statements are based largely on OnKure’s current expectations and projections about future events and trends that OnKure believes may affect its financial condition, results of operations, business strategy and financial needs. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including, among other things: OnKure’s limited operating history; the significant net losses incurred since inception; the ability to raise additional capital to finance operations; the risk that actual uses of cash and cash equivalents differ from the assumptions underlying OnKure’s expected cash runway; the ability to initiate, enroll and conduct the PANORAMA registry as planned and the risk that data generated by the registry may not yield useful insights or inform OnKure’s development programs; the ability to advance product candidates through preclinical and clinical development; the ability to obtain regulatory approval for, and ultimately commercialize, OnKure’s product candidates; the outcome of preclinical testing and early clinical trials for OnKure’s product candidates, including the ability of those trials to satisfy relevant governmental or regulatory requirements and the potential that the outcome of preclinical testing and early clinical trials may not be predictive of the success of later clinical trials; OnKure’s limited resources; the risk of adverse events, toxicities or other undesirable side effects; potential delays or difficulties in the enrollment or maintenance of patients in clinical trials; the decision to develop or seek strategic collaborations to develop OnKure’s current or future product candidates in combination with other therapies and the cost of combination therapies; OnKure’s limited experience in designing clinical trials and lack of experience in conducting clinical trials; the substantial competition OnKure faces in discovering, developing, or commercializing products; OnKure’s ability to protect its intellectual property and proprietary technologies; developments relating to OnKure’s competitors and its industry, including competing product candidates and therapies; reliance on third parties, contract manufacturers, and contract research organizations; legislative, regulatory, political and economic developments and general market conditions; and those risks described in the section entitled “Risk Factors” in documents that OnKure files from time to time with the SEC, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 12, 2026, its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2026 filed with the SEC on November 4, 2026, and any subsequent filings with the SEC. These risks are not exhaustive. New risk factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for OnKure’s management to predict all risk factors, nor can OnKure assess the impact of all factors on OnKure’s business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in, or implied by, any forward-looking statements. You should not rely upon forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. Although OnKure believes that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, OnKure cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. Except as required by law, OnKure undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements for any reason after the date of this press release.
Contact:
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| ONKURE THERAPEUTICS, INC. Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (In thousands, unaudited) | ||||||||
| September 30, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | |||||||
| Assets | ||||||||
| Current assets: | ||||||||
| Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities | $ | 163,305 | $ | 59,050 | ||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 2,288 | 1,789 | ||||||
| Total current assets | 165,593 | 60,839 | ||||||
| Property and equipment, net | 414 | 618 | ||||||
| Operating lease, right-of-use asset | 661 | 387 | ||||||
| Other assets | 409 | 273 | ||||||
| Total assets | $ | 167,077 | $ | 62,117 | ||||
| Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity | ||||||||
| Current liabilities: | ||||||||
| Accounts payable, accrued expenses, and other current liabilities | $ | 8,538 | $ | 5,372 | ||||
| Operating lease liabilities, current portion | 251 | 549 | ||||||
| Total current liabilities | 8,789 | 5,921 | ||||||
| Long-term liabilities | 551 | 12 | ||||||
| Total liabilities | 9,340 | 5,933 | ||||||
| Stockholders’ equity | 157,737 | 56,184 | ||||||
| Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $ | 167,077 | $ | 62,117 | ||||
| ONKURE THERAPEUTICS, INC. Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (In thousands, except share and per share data, unaudited) | |||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | ||||||||||||||
| September 30, | September 30, | ||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||||
| Operating expenses: | |||||||||||||||
| Research and development | $ | 15,064 | $ | 11,915 | $ | 39,382 | $ | 37,540 | |||||||
| General and administrative | 4,287 | 3,586 | 12,483 | 11,285 | |||||||||||
| Total operating expenses | 19,351 | 15,501 | 51,865 | 48,825 | |||||||||||
| Loss from operations | (19,351 | ) | (15,501 | ) | (51,865 | ) | (48,825 | ) | |||||||
| Other income: | |||||||||||||||
| Interest income | 1,505 | 804 | 3,516 | 2,813 | |||||||||||
| Interest and other expense | — | (2 | ) | — | (2 | ) | |||||||||
| Total other income | 1,505 | 802 | 3,516 | 2,811 | |||||||||||
| Net loss | $ | (17,846 | ) | $ | (14,699 | ) | $ | (48,349 | ) | $ | (46,014 | ) | |||
| Net loss per share attributable to common stockholders: | |||||||||||||||
| Basic and diluted | $ | (0.36 | ) | $ | (1.09 | ) | $ | (1.27 | ) | $ | (3.41 | ) | |||
| Weighted average shares outstanding: | |||||||||||||||
| Basic and diluted | 49,928,151 | 13,530,892 | 37,956,765 | 13,488,493 | |||||||||||
FAQ
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How long does OnKure expect its September 2026 cash position to last?
OnKure expects its $163.3 million in cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities at September 30, 2026, to provide cash runway into 2029.
When does OnKure plan FDA submissions for OKI-355 and OKI-345?
OnKure plans investigational new drug applications for both candidates in the first half of 2027. OKI-355 is being developed for vascular anomalies, while OKI-345 is being developed for breast cancer.
Will OnKure's PANORAMA registry offer genetic testing?
Genotyping will be offered to all PANORAMA participants. OnKure says this testing may support clinical diagnosis in regions where access to genetic testing is limited.
What drove OnKure's higher third-quarter 2026 expenses?
Higher outsourced preclinical research expenses, manufacturing costs and consulting expenses primarily drove the increase in research and development spending. Higher personnel-related and consulting costs primarily drove the increase in general and administrative expenses.