SLS 10-Q
SELLAS Life Sciences Group, Inc. (SLS)
10-Q
2026-05-12
For: 2026-03-31
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 10-Q
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| QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 | |||||
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2026
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| TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 | |||||
Commission File Number: 001-33958
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| (State of incorporation) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |||||||
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including
area code, of registrant's principal executive offices)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||||||
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter time that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act:
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act): ☐ Yes ☒ No
As of May 11, 2026, SELLAS Life Sciences Group, Inc. had outstanding 186,032,574 shares of common stock.
SELLAS LIFE SCIENCES GROUP, INC.
FORM 10-Q - Quarterly Report
For the Quarter Ended March 31, 2026
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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| PART II - OTHER INFORMATION | |||||||||||
| Item 1 | Legal Proceedings | ||||||||||
| Item 1A | Risk Factors | ||||||||||
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The names “SELLAS Life Sciences Group, Inc.,” “SELLAS,” the SELLAS logo, and other trademarks or service marks of SELLAS Life Sciences Group, Inc. appearing in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are the property of SELLAS Life Sciences Group, Inc. Other trademarks, service marks or trade names appearing in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are the property of their respective owners. We do not intend the use or display of other companies’ trade names, trademarks or service marks to imply a relationship with, or endorsement or sponsorship of or by either of, these other companies.
Unless the context otherwise indicates, references in these notes to the “Company,” “we,” “us” or “our” refer to SELLAS Life Sciences Group, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries.
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SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q includes forward-looking statements that reflect our current views with respect to our development programs, business strategy, business plan, financial performance and other future events. These statements include forward-looking statements both with respect to us, specifically, and our industry, in general. Such forward-looking statements include the words "expect," "intend,” "plan," "believe," "project," "estimate,” "may,” "should," "anticipate," "will" and similar statements of a future or forward-looking nature to identify forward-looking statements and include, without limitation, statements regarding:
•our future financial and business performance;
•strategic plans for our business and product candidates;
•our ability to develop or commercialize products;
•the expected results and timing of clinical trials and nonclinical studies;
•our ability to comply with the terms of our license agreements;
•developments and projections relating to our competitors and industry;
•our expectations regarding our ability to obtain, develop and maintain intellectual property protection and not infringe on the rights of others;
•our ability to retain and attract highly-skilled executive officers and employees;
•our future capital requirements and the timing of those requirements and sources and uses of cash;
•our ability to obtain funding for our operations; and
•changes in applicable laws or regulations.
These statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected or otherwise implied by the forward-looking statements, including the following:
•risks associated with preclinical or clinical development and trials;
•changes in the assumptions underlying our expectations regarding our future business or business model;
•our ability to develop, manufacture and commercialize product candidates;
•general economic, financial, legal, political and business conditions and changes in domestic and foreign markets;
•changes in applicable laws, regulatory actions, judicial decisions, accounting standards, and tariffs or trade restrictions;
•the impact of natural disasters, including climate change, and the impact of health epidemics on our business;
•the size and growth potential of the markets for our products, and our ability to serve those markets;
•market acceptance of our planned products;
•our ability to raise capital;
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•the possibility that we may be adversely affected by other economic, business, and/or competitive factors; and
•other risks and uncertainties set forth in this report in the section entitled “Risk Factors.”
Forward-looking statements are neither historical facts nor assurances of future performance. Instead, they are based only on our current beliefs, expectations and assumptions regarding the future of our business, future plans and strategies, projections, anticipated events and trends, the economy and other future conditions. Forward-looking statements are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict and many of which are outside of our control. Given these risks and uncertainties, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or review any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as required by law. There are or will be important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated in these statements. These factors include, but are not limited to, those factors set forth in the sections captioned "Business – Overview,” “Risk Factors,” “Legal Proceedings,” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on March 19, 2026 ("2025 Annual Report") and in our other public filings with the SEC, all of which you should review carefully. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or review any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as required by law.
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PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SELLAS LIFE SCIENCES GROUP, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)
(Unaudited)
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| Accumulated deficit | ( | ( | |||||||||
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| Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $ | $ | |||||||||
See accompanying notes to these unaudited consolidated financial statements.
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SELLAS LIFE SCIENCES GROUP, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)
(Unaudited)
| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||
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| Loss from operations | ( | ( | |||||||||
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| Net loss | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||
| Per share information: | |||||||||||
| Net loss per common share, basic and diluted | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||
| Weighted-average common shares outstanding, basic and diluted | |||||||||||
See accompanying notes to these unaudited consolidated financial statements.
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SELLAS LIFE SCIENCES GROUP, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
(Amounts in thousands, except share amounts)
(Unaudited)
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| Balance at December 31, 2025 | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of common stock upon the exercise of warrants | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of common stock under employee stock purchase plan | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | — | — | — | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at March 31, 2026 | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Balance at December 31, 2024 | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of common stock, common stock warrants, and pre-funded warrants, net of issuance costs | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of common stock upon the exercise of pre-funded warrants | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of common stock upon the exercise of warrants | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of common stock under employee stock purchase plan | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | — | — | — | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at March 31, 2025 | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
See accompanying notes to these unaudited consolidated financial statements.
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SELLAS LIFE SCIENCES GROUP, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Amounts in thousands)
(Unaudited)
| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||
| Cash flows from operating activities: | |||||||||||
| Net loss | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||
| Adjustment to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: | |||||||||||
| Non-cash stock-based compensation | |||||||||||
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| Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | |||||||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other assets | ( | ( | |||||||||
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| Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Operating lease liabilities | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Net cash used in operating activities | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Cash flows from financing activities: | |||||||||||
| Proceeds from the exercise of common stock warrants | |||||||||||
| Proceeds from issuance of common stock, common stock warrants, and pre-funded warrants, net of issuance costs | |||||||||||
| Proceeds from employee stock purchases | |||||||||||
| Net cash provided by financing activities | |||||||||||
| Net increase in cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and restricted cash equivalents | |||||||||||
| Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and restricted cash equivalents at the beginning of period | |||||||||||
| Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and restricted cash equivalents at the end of period | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information: | |||||||||||
| Cash received during the period for interest | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities: | |||||||||||
| Offering expenses included in accounts payable and accrued expenses and other current liabilities | $ | $ | |||||||||
See accompanying notes to these unaudited consolidated financial statements.
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SELLAS LIFE SCIENCES GROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
1. Organization and Description of Business
Overview
SELLAS Life Sciences Group, Inc. (the "Company") is a late-stage clinical biopharmaceutical company focused on novel therapeutics for a broad range of cancer indications. SELLAS’ lead product candidate, galinpepimut-S ("GPS"), is a cancer immunotherapeutic agent licensed from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center ("MSK") and targets the Wilms Tumor 1 ("WT1") protein, which is present in an array of tumor types. SELLAS' second product candidate is SLS009, a small molecule, highly selective cyclin-dependent kinase 9 ("CDK9") inhibitor, which the Company licensed from GenFleet Therapeutics (Shanghai), Inc. ("GenFleet"), for all therapeutic and diagnostic uses in the world outside of mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan ("SLS009 Territory"). Both GPS and SLS009 have potential as monotherapies or in combination with other immunotherapeutic agents to address a broad spectrum of hematologic, or blood, cancers and solid tumor indications.
2. Liquidity
During the three months ended March 31, 2026, the Company received approximately $44.1 million from the exercise of 28.2 million outstanding warrants at a weighted average exercise price of $1.56 per share. Subsequent to March 31, 2026, the Company received an additional $7.5 million from the exercise of 4.7 million warrants at a weighted average exercise price of $1.60 per share.
In December 2020, the Company, together with its wholly-owned subsidiary, SLSG Limited, LLC, entered into an Exclusive License Agreement ("3D Medicines Agreement") with 3D Medicines, Inc. ("3D Medicines") pursuant to which the Company granted 3D Medicines a sublicensable royalty-bearing license under certain intellectual property owned or controlled by us, to develop, manufacture and have manufactured, and commercialize GPS and heptavalent GPS product candidates for all therapeutic and other diagnostic uses in mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan (the "3DMed Territory"). As of March 31, 2026, the Company has received $10.5 million in upfront payments and certain technology transfer and regulatory milestones. A total of $191.5 million in potential future development, regulatory, and sales milestones, not including future royalties, remains under the 3D Medicines Agreement as of March 31, 2026, which milestones are all variable in nature and not under the Company's control. In December 2023, the Company commenced a binding arbitration proceeding against 3D Medicines, which involves, among other things, the trigger and payment of certain milestone payments due to the Company. See Note 5, Legal Proceedings.
In March 2026, the Company entered into a sales agreement with TD Securities (USA) LLC ("TD Cowen") to sell shares of its common stock, from time to time, with aggregate gross proceeds of up to $150.0 million, through an at-the-market equity offering program (the "2026 ATM"). The Company has not sold any shares of common stock pursuant to the 2026 ATM to date.
As of March 31, 2026, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of approximately $107.1 million and restricted cash and cash equivalents of $0.1 million. In accordance with Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 205-40, Presentation of Financial Statements - Going Concern, the Company evaluated whether there are conditions and events, considered in the aggregate, that raise substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the consolidated financial statements are issued. The Company expects its cash and cash equivalents, together with the $7.5 million in proceeds from warrant exercises subsequent to March 31, 2026, will be sufficient to fund its current planned operations for at least the next twelve months from the date of issuance of these consolidated financial statements, although the Company may pursue additional capital resources through public or private equity or debt financings or by entering into additional license agreements or collaborations with other companies.
Management's expectations with respect to its ability to fund current planned operations is based on estimates that are subject to risks and uncertainties. If actual results are different from management's estimates, the Company may need to seek additional strategic or financing opportunities sooner than would otherwise be expected. There is no guarantee that any of these strategic or financing opportunities will be executed or executed on favorable terms, and some could be dilutive to existing stockholders. If the Company is unable to obtain
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SELLAS LIFE SCIENCES GROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - Continued
(Unaudited)
additional funding on a timely basis, it may be forced to significantly curtail, delay, or discontinue one or more of its planned research and development programs or be unable to expand its operations or otherwise prepare for the potential regulatory approval and commercialization of its product candidates, assuming positive data.
Since inception, the Company has incurred recurring losses and negative cash flows from operations and, as of March 31, 2026, has an accumulated deficit of $283.4 million. During the three months ended March 31, 2026, the Company incurred a net loss of $8.4 million, and used $8.8 million of cash in operations. The Company expects to continue to generate operating losses and negative cash flows from operations for the next few years and will need additional funding to support its planned operating activities through profitability. The transition to profitability is dependent upon the successful development, approval, and commercialization of the Company's product candidates and the achievement of a level of revenues adequate to support its cost structure.
3. Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies
The Company's complete summary of significant accounting policies can be found in "Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data - Note 3. Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies" in the audited annual consolidated financial statements included in the 2025 Annual Report. The significant accounting policies summarized and included in the 2025 Annual Report have not materially changed, except as set forth below.
Basis of Presentation
Principles of Consolidation
The consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated upon consolidation. Unless the context otherwise indicates, reference in these notes to the "Company" refer to SELLAS Life Sciences Group, Inc., and its wholly owned subsidiaries, SELLAS Life Sciences Group, Ltd., a privately held Bermuda exempted company, SLSG Limited, LLC, and Sellas Life Sciences Limited. The functional currency of the Company's non-U.S. operations is the U.S. dollar.
Unaudited Interim Results
These consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes should be read in conjunction with the Company's annual consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included in the 2025 Annual Report. The accompanying consolidated financial statements as of March 31, 2026 and for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, are unaudited, but include all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring entries, that management believes to be necessary for a fair presentation of the periods presented. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of results for a full year. Balance sheet amounts as of December 31, 2025 have been derived from the audited financial statements as of that date.
Segment Information
Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise about which separate discrete information is available for evaluation by the chief operating decision maker, or decision-making group, in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing performance. The Company's chief operating decision maker ("CODM") is the President & Chief Executive Officer.
The Company views its operations and manages its business as one operating segment, which includes all activities related to the development of novel therapeutics for a broad range of cancer indications. The determination of a single reportable segment is consistent with the consolidated financial information provided to the
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SELLAS LIFE SCIENCES GROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - Continued
(Unaudited)
CODM. The CODM does not evaluate discrete financial information for each of the Company's clinical product candidates, and views and manages the Company's clinical programs as one consolidated segment for which all operations are centralized.
Segment profit or loss is measured as the Company's net loss as reported on the consolidated statement of operations. As the Company does not currently generate revenues, the CODM evaluates Company performance through the achievement of clinical development goals. The CODM also monitors the Company's cash and cash equivalents as reported on the consolidated balance sheet, net cash used in operations as reported on the consolidated statement of cash flows, and segment expense information in order to make operational decisions, allocate resources, and plan for future activities.
Segment expenses consist of the Company's functional expenses, research and development expenses and general and administrative expenses, as reported in the consolidated statement of operations. Other segment items included in the measure of segment net loss include non-operating income, which primarily relates to interest income. The measure of total segment assets is reported on the consolidated balance sheet as total assets.
The accounting policies of the Company's single reportable segment are the same as those for the consolidated financial statements described in this Note 3.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The Company measures certain financial assets and liabilities at fair value on a recurring basis. Fair value is an exit price, representing the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. As such, fair value is a market-based measurement that should be determined based on assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or a liability. A three-tier fair value hierarchy is established as a basis for considering such assumptions and for inputs used in the valuation methodologies in measuring fair value:
Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Level 2—Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable, either directly or indirectly, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.
Level 3—Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.
As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the carrying amounts of the Company’s financial instruments, including cash equivalents and accounts payable, approximate fair value due to the short-term nature of those instruments and were categorized as Level 1. The Company did not transfer any financial instruments into or out of Level 3 classification during the three months ended March 31, 2026 or 2025.
Net Loss Per Share
Net loss per share is computed by dividing net loss attributable to common stockholders by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during each period. The weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding also includes pre-funded warrants and shares held in abeyance because their exercise requires only nominal consideration for the delivery of the shares. Diluted loss per share includes the effect, if any, from the potential exercise or conversion of securities, such as warrants, stock options and unvested restricted stock that would result in the issuance of incremental shares of common stock. In computing the basic and diluted net loss per share, the weighted average number of shares remains the same for both calculations due to the fact that, when a net loss exists, dilutive shares are not included in the calculation as the impact is anti-dilutive.
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SELLAS LIFE SCIENCES GROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - Continued
(Unaudited)
The following potentially dilutive securities outstanding have been excluded from the computation of diluted weighted average shares outstanding, as they would be anti-dilutive (in thousands):
| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||
| Common stock warrants | |||||||||||
| Stock options | |||||||||||
| Restricted stock units ("RSUs") | |||||||||||
Recent Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income - Expense Disaggregation Disclosures, which requires disclosure of disaggregated information about certain income statement expense line items in the notes to the financial statements on an interim and annual basis. ASU 2024-03 will be effective for the annual reporting periods in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that the adoption of ASU 2024-03 will have on the consolidated financial statements, but does not expect a material impact upon adoption.
In December 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-11, Interim Reporting (Topic 270): Narrow-Scope Improvements, which provides clarity about current interim disclosure requirements and introduces a disclosure principle requiring entities to disclose events since the end of the last annual reporting period that have a material impact on the entity. ASU 2025-11 will be effective for interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that the adoption of ASU 2025-11 will have on the consolidated financial statements, but does not expect a material impact upon adoption.
4. Balance Sheet Accounts
Prepaid expenses and other current assets consist of the following (in thousands):
| March 31, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||
| Clinical development | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Professional fees | |||||||||||
| Insurance | |||||||||||
| Other | |||||||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | $ | $ | |||||||||
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities consist of the following (in thousands):
| March 31, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||
| Clinical development | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Compensation and related benefits | |||||||||||
| Professional fees | |||||||||||
| Other | |||||||||||
| Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | $ | $ | |||||||||
5. Commitments and Contingencies
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SELLAS LIFE SCIENCES GROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - Continued
(Unaudited)
Leases
The Company has a non-cancelable operating lease for certain executive, administrative, and general business office space for its headquarters in New York, New York, which commenced on June 5, 2020 and was amended in February 2022 to add additional space. The Company assessed the lease amendment for the additional space and determined it should be accounted for as a separate contract.
The weighted average discount rate of the Company's operating leases under FASB Topic ASC 842, Leases ("ASC 842") as of March 31, 2026 was approximately 13 %. As of March 31, 2026, the leases have a remaining term of 1.5 years.
Rent expense related to the Company's operating leases was approximately $0.2 million and $0.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively. The Company made cash payments related to its operating leases of approximately $0.2
Future minimum lease payments are as follows as of March 31, 2026 (in thousands):
| Future minimum lease payments: | ||||||||
| 2026 (remaining) | $ | |||||||
| 2027 | ||||||||
| Total future minimum lease payments | ||||||||
| Less: imputed interest | ( | |||||||
| Current and non-current operating lease liabilities | $ | |||||||
Exclusive License Agreement with GenFleet Therapeutics (Shanghai) Inc.
On March 31, 2022, the Company entered into an exclusive license agreement with GenFleet pursuant to which GenFleet granted to the Company a sublicensable royalty-bearing license under certain of its intellectual property to develop, manufacture, and commercialize SLS009 for the treatment, diagnosis or prevention of disease in humans and animals in the SLS009 Territory.
In consideration for the exclusive license, the Company agreed to pay to GenFleet (i) an upfront and technology transfer fee of $10.0 million, all of which has been paid, (ii) development and regulatory milestone payments for up to three indications totaling up to $48.0 million in the aggregate upon the achievement of such milestones and (iii) sales milestone payments totaling up to $92.0 million in the aggregate upon the achievement of certain net sales thresholds in a given calendar year. The Company also agreed to pay GenFleet single-digit tiered royalties based upon a percentage of annual net sales, with the royalty rate escalating based on the level of annual net sales of SLS009 in the SLS009 Territory ranging from the low to high single digits.
Legal Proceedings
From time to time, the Company may be subject to various pending or threatened legal actions and proceedings, including those that arise in the ordinary course of its business, which may include employment matters, breach of contract disputes and stockholder litigation. Such actions and proceedings are subject to many uncertainties and to outcomes that are not predictable with assurance and that may not be known for extended periods of time. The Company records a liability in its consolidated financial statements for costs related to claims, including future legal costs, settlements and judgments, when the Company has assessed that a loss is probable and an amount can be reasonably estimated. If the reasonable estimate of a probable loss is a range, the Company records the most probable estimate of the loss or the minimum amount when no amount within the range is a better estimate than any other amount. The Company discloses a contingent liability even if the liability is not probable or the amount is not estimable, or both, if there is a reasonable possibility that a material loss may have been incurred.
On December 20, 2023, the Company commenced a binding arbitration proceeding against 3D Medicines, administered by the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre and governed by New York State law in accordance
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with the dispute resolution provisions in the 3D Medicines Agreement. The arbitration proceeding involves, among other things, the trigger and payment of the relevant milestone payments due to the Company as well as 3D Medicines’ failure to use commercially reasonable best efforts to develop GPS in the 3DMed Territory, and particularly in mainland China. Except for this arbitration proceeding, as of March 31, 2026, there was no pending or threatened litigation.
6. Stockholders’ Equity
Preferred Stock
The Company has authorized up to 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock, $0.0001 par value per share, for issuance. There were no
Common Stock
The Company has authorized up to 350,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.0001 par value per share, for issuance.
As of March 31, 2026, the Company has shares of common stock reserved for future issuance as follows (in thousands):
| Warrants outstanding | |||||
| Stock options outstanding | |||||
| RSUs outstanding | |||||
| Shares reserved for future issuance under the 2023 Amended and Restated Equity Incentive Plan | |||||
| Shares reserved for future issuance under the 2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan | |||||
| Total common stock reserved for future issuance | |||||
7. Warrants to Acquire Shares of Common Stock
Warrants Outstanding
The following is a summary of the activity of the Company's warrants to acquire shares of common stock for the three months ended March 31, 2026 (in thousands except per share data):
| Warrant Issuance | Outstanding, December 31, 2025 | Exercised | Outstanding, March 31, 2026 | Exercise Price per Share | Expiration | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Warrants classified as equity: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| October 2025 Inducement Warrants | $ | October 2030 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| September 2025 Inducement Warrants | ( | $ | March 2031 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| March 2024 Registered Direct Offering | ( | $ | September 2029 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other | ( | $ | April 2027 - January 2029 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Subsequent to March 31, 2026, 4.7 million outstanding warrants were exercised at a weighted average exercise price of $1.60 per share for proceeds of approximately $7.5 million.
Warrants Classified as Equity
Equity-classified warrants consist of warrants to acquire common stock issued in connection with previous equity financings. During its evaluation of equity classification of these warrants, the Company considered the
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conditions as prescribed within ASC 815-40, Derivatives and Hedging, Contracts in an Entity’s own Equity (“ASC 815-40”). The conditions within ASC 815-40 are not subject to a probability assessment. The warrants to acquire shares of common stock do not fall under the liability criteria within ASC 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity, as they are not puttable and do not represent an instrument that has a redeemable underlying security. The warrants do meet the definition of a derivative instrument under ASC 815 but are eligible for the scope exception as they are indexed to the Company’s own stock and would be classified in permanent equity if freestanding.
8. Licensing Revenue
Exclusive License Agreement with 3D Medicines Inc.
In December 2020, the Company entered into the 3D Medicines Agreement pursuant to which the Company granted 3D Medicines a sublicensable royalty-bearing license under certain intellectual property owned or controlled by the Company, to develop, manufacture and have manufactured, and commercialize GPS and heptavalent GPS (referred to as GPS Plus) product candidates ("GPS Licensed Products") for all therapeutic and other diagnostic uses in the 3DMed Territory. In partial consideration for the rights granted by the Company, 3D Medicines agreed to pay the Company (i) a one-time upfront cash payment of $7.5 million, and (ii) milestone payments totaling up to $194.5 million in the aggregate upon the achievement of certain technology transfer, development and regulatory milestones, as well as sales milestones based on certain net sales thresholds of GPS Licensed Products in the 3DMed Territory in a given calendar year. 3D Medicines also agreed to pay tiered royalties based upon a percentage of annual net sales of GPS Licensed Products in the 3DMed Territory ranging from the high single digits to the low double digits.
Revenue Recognition
At inception, the Company evaluated the 3D Medicines Agreement under ASC Topic 606, Revenue From Contracts with Customers, and recognized an initial transaction price of $9.5 million, which included the $7.5 million upfront fee as well as $2.0 million in development milestones that were assessed to be probable of being achieved, while the remaining milestones were variable consideration subject to constraint at inception. In the first quarter of 2022, an additional $1.0 million in licensing revenue was recognized upon approval by China’s National Medical Products Administration (“NMPA”) for a small Phase 1 clinical trial investigating safety of GPS in China.
There is $191.5 million in potential future development, regulatory, and sales milestones, not including future royalties, remaining under the 3D Medicines Agreement as of March 31, 2026, which milestones are variable in nature and not under the Company's control. At the end of each reporting period, the Company reevaluates the probability of achievement of the future development, regulatory, and sales milestones subject to constraint and, if necessary, will adjust its estimate of the overall transaction price. Any such adjustments will be recorded on a cumulative catch-up basis, which would affect revenues and earnings in the period of adjustment.
For the sales-based royalties, the Company will recognize revenue when the related sales occur. To date, the Company has not recognized any royalty revenue resulting from any of its licensing arrangements.
9. Stock-Based Compensation
2017 Equity Incentive Plan
On December 29, 2017, the 2017 Equity Incentive Plan was approved by the stockholders of the Company, which currently allows for issuance of up to approximately 17,000 shares of common stock underlying stock options granted prior to September 10, 2019. The 2017 Equity Incentive Plan was terminated upon the approval of the 2019 Equity Incentive Plan ("2019 Equity Plan") subject to outstanding stock options granted under the 2017 Equity Incentive Plan that remain exercisable through maturity for the Company's employees and directors.
2023 Amended and Restated Equity Incentive Plan
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On September 10, 2019, the 2019 Equity Plan was approved by the stockholders of the Company. On June 20, 2023, an amendment to the 2019 Equity Plan was approved by the stockholders of the Company, which amended and restated the 2019 Equity Plan (as amended and restated, the "2023 Amended and Restated Equity Incentive Plan"). The 2023 Amended and Restated Equity Incentive Plan currently allows for issuance of up to approximately 6,036,000 shares of common stock in connection with the grant of stock-based awards, including stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units, stock appreciation rights and other types of awards as deemed appropriate.
As of March 31, 2026, approximately 8,000 shares of common stock were reserved for future grants under the 2023 Amended and Restated Equity Incentive Plan.
The following table summarizes the components of stock-based compensation expense in the consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 (in thousands):
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| 2026 | 2025 | |||||||||||||
| Research and development | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
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| Total stock-based compensation | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
Options to Purchase Shares of Common Stock
The following table summarizes stock option activity of the Company for the three months ended March 31, 2026:
| Total Number of Shares (In Thousands) | Weighted Average Exercise Price | Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (In Years) | Aggregate Intrinsic Value (In Thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Outstanding at December 31, 2025 | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Canceled | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Outstanding at March 31, 2026 | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Vested and exercisable at March 31, 2026 | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
The aggregate intrinsic values of outstanding and exercisable stock options at March 31, 2026 were calculated based on the closing price of the Company’s common stock as reported on The Nasdaq Capital Market on March 31, 2026 of $4.23 per share. The aggregate intrinsic value equals the positive difference between the closing fair market value of the Company’s common stock and the exercise price of the underlying stock options.
The Company uses the Black-Scholes option-pricing model to determine the fair value of all its stock options granted. The weighted average assumptions used during the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, were as follows:
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There were no options granted during the three months ended March 31, 2026. The weighted-average grant date fair value of options granted during the three months ended March 31, 2025 was $0.85 .
The Company’s expected common stock price volatility assumption is based upon the historical volatility of the Company's publicly traded common stock. The expected term assumption for employee grants is based upon the simplified method, which averages the contractual term of the Company’s options of ten years with the average vesting term of four years for an average of approximately six years . The expected term assumption for non-employees is based upon the contractual term of the option. The dividend yield assumption is zero because the Company has never paid cash dividends and presently has no intention to do so. The risk-free interest rate used for each grant is also based upon prevailing short-term interest rates. The Company accounts for forfeitures as they occur.
As of March 31, 2026, there was approximately $0.8 million of unrecognized compensation cost related to outstanding stock options that is expected to be recognized as a component of the Company’s operating expenses over a weighted-average period of 2.0 years.
Time-vested RSUs and RSUs with Performance Conditions
The following table summarizes RSU activity of the Company for the three months ended March 31, 2026:
| Shares (In Thousands) | Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value | ||||||||||
| Unvested at December 31, 2025 | $ | ||||||||||
| Granted | $ | ||||||||||
| Unvested at March 31, 2026 | $ | ||||||||||
As of March 31, 2026, there was approximately $5.8 million of unrecognized compensation cost related to outstanding RSUs that is expected to be recognized as a component of the Company's operating expenses over a weighted-average period of 3.0 years. No RSUs vested during the three months ended March 31, 2026.
Amended and Restated 2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
On April 22, 2021, the Board of Directors adopted the 2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan ("2021 ESPP"), which was approved by the Company's stockholders on June 8, 2021 and authorized the issuance of up to 300,000 shares of common stock pursuant to the 2021 ESPP. The 2021 ESPP allows employees to contribute up to 20 % of their cash earnings, subject to a maximum of $25,000 per year under Internal Revenue Service rules, to be used to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock on semi-annual purchase dates. The 2021 ESPP allows eligible employees to purchase shares of common stock at a price per share equal to 85 % of the lower of the fair market value of the common stock at the beginning or end of each six-month offering period during the term of the 2021 ESPP.
On June 17, 2025, an amendment to the 2021 ESPP was approved by the stockholders of the Company, which amended and restated the 2021 ESPP (as amended and restated, the "Amended and Restated 2021 ESPP") to increase the number of shares of common stock available for sale under the 2021 ESPP by 800,000 .
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During the three months ended March 31, 2026, 45,850 shares of common stock were purchased by employees under the Amended and Restated 2021 ESPP for proceeds of approximately $0.1 million. There are approximately 718,000 shares of common stock reserved for issuance under the Amended and Restated 2021 ESPP as of March 31, 2026.
10. Subsequent Events
The Company evaluated all events or transactions that occurred after March 31, 2026 up through the date these consolidated financial statements were issued. Other than as disclosed elsewhere in the notes to the consolidated financial statements, the Company did not have any material subsequent events.
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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
This management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition as of March 31, 2026 and results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively, should be read in conjunction with Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, on March 19, 2026, or our 2025 Annual Report, and our other public reports filed with the SEC.
Overview
We are a late-stage clinical biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of novel therapeutics for a broad range of cancer indications. Our product candidates currently include galinpepimut-S, or GPS, a peptide immunotherapy directed against the Wilms tumor 1, or WT1, antigen, and SLS009 (tambiciclib), a highly selective small molecule cyclin-dependent kinase 9, or CDK9, inhibitor.
Galinpepimut-S, or GPS: Highly Novel and Engineered Immunotherapy Targeting the WT1 Antigen
Our lead product candidate, GPS, is a cancer immunotherapeutic agent licensed from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, or MSK, that targets the WT1 protein, which is present in 20 or more cancer types. Based on its mechanism of action as a directly immunizing agent, GPS has potential as a monotherapy or in combination with other immunotherapeutic agents to address a broad spectrum of hematologic, or blood, cancers, and solid tumor indications.
We have an ongoing open label randomized Phase 3 clinical trial, the REGAL study, for GPS monotherapy in patients with acute myeloid leukemia, or AML, in the maintenance setting after achievement of second complete remission, or CR2, following successful completion of second-line antileukemic therapy. Patients are randomized to receive either GPS or best available treatment, or BAT. We expect this study will be used as the basis for submission of a Biologics License Application, or BLA, subject to a statistically significant and clinically meaningful trial outcome and agreement with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, or the FDA. The primary endpoint of the REGAL study is overall survival, or OS. We planned to enroll approximately 125 to 140 patients at approximately 95 clinical sites in North America, Europe and Asia with a planned interim safety, efficacy and futility analysis after 60 events (deaths). In March 2024, we announced the completion of enrollment. In December 2024, we announced that the pre-specified threshold of 60 events (deaths) per the protocol had been reached, triggering the interim analysis to be conducted by the Independent Data Monitoring Committee, or IDMC. In January 2025, we announced that the IDMC had completed pre-specified interim analysis of the REGAL study and had recommended that the study continue without modifications. The next and final analysis will be conducted once 80 events (deaths) are reached. Our contract research organization informed us that the pooled number of events was 78 as of May 11, 2026. We remain blinded to all efficacy and survival data outcomes and, as no outcomes analyses were performed and no statistical penalty has been incurred, this one-time update on the aggregate number of events does not impact future statistical analyses. Because the final analysis is event driven, it is difficult to predict with any certainty and it may occur at a different time than currently expected. We will announce the 80th event when it occurs.
In December 2020, we entered into an exclusive license agreement, or the 3D Medicines Agreement, with 3D Medicines Inc., or 3D Medicines, a China-based biopharmaceutical company developing next-generation immuno-oncology drugs, for the development and commercialization of GPS, as well as our next generation heptavalent immunotherapeutic GPS+, which is at preclinical stage, across all therapeutic and diagnostic uses in mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan, which we refer to as Greater China or the 3DMed Territory. We have retained sole rights to GPS and GPS+ outside of Greater China. In November 2022, we announced that we had agreed with 3D Medicines for 3D Medicines to participate in the REGAL study through the inclusion of approximately 20 patients from mainland China. In December 2022, we entered into a Side Letter Agreement with 3D Medicines, or Side Letter, which together with the 3D Medicines Agreement, details the terms and conditions of 3D Medicines' participation in the REGAL study. Although the REGAL study has completed enrollment as announced in March 2024, in accordance with the predetermined statistical analysis plan, 3D Medicines may still enroll patients in mainland China. The timing of such participation and patient enrollment by 3D Medicines, if at all, cannot be predicted with certainty. As of March 31, 2026, we have received an aggregate of $10.5 million in upfront
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and milestone payments under our license agreement with 3D Medicines, or the 3D Medicines Agreement, and a total of $191.5 million in potential future development, regulatory and sales milestones, not including future royalties, remains under the license agreement, which milestones are variable in nature and not under our control. In December 2023, we announced that we had commenced a binding arbitration proceeding against 3D Medicines to resolve a dispute regarding, among other things, the trigger and payment of relevant milestone payments due to us under the 3D Medicines Agreement. See Part II, Item 1, Legal Proceedings.
GPS was granted Orphan Drug Designations, or ODD, from the FDA, as well as orphan medicines designations from the European Medicines Agency, or EMA, in AML, malignant pleural mesothelioma, or MPM, and multiple myeloma, or MM, as well as Fast Track designations for AML, MPM, and MM from the FDA. In October 2024, the FDA granted Rare Pediatric Disease, or RPD, designation to GPS for the treatment of pediatric AML.
SLS009, or Tambiciclib: Highly Selective Next Generation CDK9 Inhibitor
On March 31, 2022, we entered into an exclusive license agreement, or the GenFleet Agreement, with GenFleet Therapeutics (Shanghai), Inc., or GenFleet, a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing cutting-edge therapeutics in oncology and immunology, that grants rights to us for the development and commercialization of SLS009, a highly selective small molecule CDK9 inhibitor, across all therapeutic and diagnostic uses worldwide, except for Greater China.
CDK9 activity has been shown to correlate negatively with overall survival in a number of cancer types, including hematologic cancers, such as AML and lymphomas, as well as solid cancers, such as osteosarcoma, pediatric soft tissue sarcomas, melanoma, endometrial, lung, prostate, breast and ovarian. As demonstrated in preclinical and clinical data, to date, SLS009’s high selectivity has the potential to reduce toxicity as compared to older CDK9 inhibitors and other next-generation CDK9 inhibitors currently in clinical development and to potentially be more efficacious.
We completed a Phase 1 dose-escalating clinical trial in the United States and China for SLS009 in mid-2023 and reported positive safety and efficacy data for both patient cohorts, that is relapsed and/or refractory AML and refractory lymphoma. We also established in the trial a recommended Phase 2 dose, or RP2D, of 60 mg once weekly or 30 mg twice weekly for AML and 100 mg once weekly for lymphomas.
In the second quarter of 2023, we commenced an open label, single arm, multi-center Phase 2a clinical trial with SLS009 in combination with venetoclax and azacitidine, or aza/ven, in patients with AML who failed or did not respond to treatment with venetoclax-based therapies. The trial is evaluating safety, tolerability, and efficacy at two dose levels of SLS009, 45 mg once weekly, and 60 mg once weekly or 30 mg twice a week, in combination with aza/ven. In December 2024, we announced positive data from the first 3 cohorts in the Phase 2a trial.
In July 2025, we announced that the Phase 2 trial of SLS009 in r/r AML met all primary endpoints and received FDA guidance to advance into a first-line therapy study. The overall response rate, or ORR, in 54 evaluable patients was 33% across all cohorts and dose levels, 40% for the 30 mg BIW dose level, and 44% in the 30 mg BIW dose among patients with myelodysplasia-related molecular mutations, or AML MR, all exceeding the pre-specified ORR threshold of 20%. The highest efficacy was observed among patients with ASXL1 mutations, with an ORR of 50% (9/18) at 30 mg BIW dose levels, and AML MR with Myelomonocytic/Myelomonoblastic markers, or M4/M5 per FAB classification, patients with an ORR of 50% (6/12). The median overall survival, or mOS, reached 8.9 months in patients with AML MR and 8.8 months in patients r/r to venetoclax-based regimens at a 30 mg BIW dose level, surpassing the historical benchmark of ~2.4 months. SLS009 was well-tolerated with no new safety signals observed. No dose-limiting toxicities were observed across all dose levels.
Following a productive end of Phase 2 meeting, the FDA recommended that we proceed into a clinical trial to include newly diagnosed, first-line AML patients eligible for aza/ven therapy, where the FDA noted clinical benefit might be greatest. The randomized 80-patient Phase 2 clinical trial is currently ongoing and began enrollment in the first quarter of 2026. The clinical trial will include two groups: predictive biomarker cohort (newly diagnosed patients unlikely to benefit from standard aza/ven therapy based on molecular profiling) and early venetoclax resistance cohort (patients who initiate treatment with aza/ven, but demonstrate confirmed lack of any response after two treatment cycles).
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In January 2026, we announced that we entered into an agreement with IMPACT-AML, a European collaborative initiative dedicated to advancing innovative treatments for patients with AML. Under the agreement, the IMPACT-AML network will conduct a clinical study evaluating SLS009, enabling access to multiple European clinical sites and patients. IMPACT-AML is a pan-European project and builds an inclusive clinical network (STREAM platform) that connects patients, clinicians, and researchers to test novel AML therapies and improve patient outcomes. It is part of the prestigious EU Mission Cancer program and a top-tier scientific cluster. The IMPACT-AML project is led by a consortium of major research and clinical institutions in Europe, including IRST (IRCCS Istituto Romagnolo per lo Studio dei Tumori “Dino Amadori”), the University of Bologna, IIS LA FE (Health Research Institute Hospital La Fe), several European AML collaborative groups, and supranational organizations under the umbrella of the European Leukemia Net (ELN), as well as various university hospitals across Europe. By leveraging IMPACT-AML’s existing infrastructure and expertise, we expect to expand European patient access to SLS009 in a highly cost-efficient manner while supporting broader participation across the clinical program.
For SLS009, the FDA granted Orphan Drug Product designations in AML and peripheral T-cell lymphoma, or PTCL, and Fast Track designations for r/r AML and r/r PTCL. The FDA granted RPD designation to SLS009 for the treatment of pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia, or ALL, in June 2024 and the FDA granted RPD designation to SLS009 for the treatment of pediatric AML in July 2024. Also, the European Medicines Agency granted Orphan Drug Designation for SLS009 in AML and in PTCL in June 2024 and July 2024, respectively.
Components of Results of Operations
Research and Development
Research and development expense consists of expenses incurred in connection with the discovery and development of our product candidates. We expense research and development costs as incurred. These expenses include:
•expenses incurred under agreements with CROs, as well as investigative sites and consultants that conduct our preclinical studies and clinical trials;
•manufacturing and clinical drug supply expenses;
•outsourced professional scientific development services;
•employee-related expenses, which include salaries, benefits and stock-based compensation;
•payments made under our license agreements, under which we acquired certain intellectual property;
•expenses relating to certain regulatory activities, including filing fees paid to regulatory agencies;
•laboratory materials and supplies used to support our research activities; and
•allocated expenses, utilities, and other facility-related costs.
The successful development of our current and future product candidates is highly uncertain. At this time, we cannot reasonably estimate or know the nature, timing and costs of the efforts that will be necessary to complete the remainder of the development of, or when, if ever, material net cash inflows may commence from, any current or future product candidates. This uncertainty is due to the numerous risks and uncertainties associated with the duration and cost of our clinical trials, which vary significantly over the life of a project as a result of many factors, including:
•the number and geographical location of clinical sites included in the trials;
•the length of time required to enroll suitable patients;
•the number and geographical location of patients that ultimately participate in the trials;
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•the number of doses patients receive;
•the duration of patient follow-up;
•the results of clinical trials;
•the expenses associated with manufacturing and clinical drug supply;
•the receipt of marketing approvals; and
•the commercialization of current and future product candidates.
Research and development activities are central to our business model. Oncology product candidates in the later stages of clinical development generally have higher development costs than those in the earlier stages of clinical development, primarily due to the increased size and duration of the later-stage clinical trials. We expect our research and development expenses to increase for the foreseeable future as we conduct and complete our ongoing early and late-stage clinical trials and initiate additional clinical trials.
Our expenditures are subject to additional uncertainties, including the terms and timing of regulatory approvals. We may never succeed in achieving regulatory approval for any of our current or future product candidates. We may obtain unexpected results from our clinical trials. We may elect to discontinue, delay or modify clinical trials of some product candidates or target indications or focus on others. A change in the outcome of any of these variables with respect to the development of a product candidate could mean a significant change in the costs and timing associated with the development of that product candidate. For example, if the FDA or other regulatory authorities were to require us to conduct clinical trials beyond those that we currently anticipate, or if we experience significant delays in enrollment in any of our clinical trials, we could be required to expend significant additional financial resources and time on the completion of clinical development.
General and Administrative
General and administrative expenses consist principally of salaries and related costs for personnel in executive, administrative, finance and legal functions, including stock-based compensation, travel expenses and recruiting expenses, fees for outside legal counsel, and director and officer insurance premiums. Other general and administrative expenses include facility related costs, patent filing and prosecution costs, professional fees for business development, accounting, consulting, legal, and tax-related services associated with maintaining compliance with our Nasdaq listing and SEC reporting requirements, investor relations costs, and other expenses associated with being a public company. We expect professional fees to increase in the foreseeable future as we prepare for potential commercialization of our product candidates and continue to build our corporate infrastructure.
If and when we believe that regulatory approval of a product candidate appears likely, we anticipate that an increase in general and administrative expenses will occur as a result of our preparation for commercial operations, particularly as it relates to the sales and marketing of such product candidate. Oncology product commercialization may take several years and millions of dollars in development costs.
Non-Operating Income
Non-operating income consists of interest income. Interest income primarily reflects interest earned from our cash and cash equivalents.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
In the 2025 Annual Report, we disclosed our critical accounting policies and estimates upon which our consolidated financial statements are derived. There have been no material changes to these policies and estimates since December 31, 2025 that are not included in Note 3 of the accompanying consolidated financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2026. Readers are encouraged to read the 2025 Annual Report in conjunction with this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
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Results of Operations for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2026 and 2025
The following tables summarize our results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 (in thousands):
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| Operating expenses: | |||||||||||||||||
| Research and development | $ | 5,129 | $ | 3,205 | $ | 1,924 | |||||||||||
| General and administrative | 4,123 | 2,858 | 1,265 | ||||||||||||||
| Total operating expenses | 9,252 | 6,063 | 3,189 | ||||||||||||||
| Operating loss | (9,252) | (6,063) | (3,189) | ||||||||||||||
| Non-operating income: | 845 | 250 | 595 | ||||||||||||||
| Net loss | $ | (8,407) | $ | (5,813) | $ | (2,594) | |||||||||||
Further analysis of the changes and trends in our operating results are discussed below.
Research and Development
Research and development expenses were $5.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 compared to $3.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025.
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| External clinical trial expenses: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| GPS | $ | 987 | $ | 741 | $ | 246 | ||||||||||||||
| SLS009 | 752 | 948 | (196) | |||||||||||||||||
| Employee related expenses | 867 | 788 | 79 | |||||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation | 239 | 114 | 125 | |||||||||||||||||
| Clinical and regulatory consulting | 779 | 380 | 399 | |||||||||||||||||
| Manufacturing and clinical drug supply | 1,335 | 78 | 1,257 | |||||||||||||||||
| Facilities and other | 170 | 156 | 14 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total research and development expenses | $ | 5,129 | $ | 3,205 | $ | 1,924 | ||||||||||||||
The increase in research and development expenses of approximately $1.9 million was primarily attributable to the following:
•$1.3 million of increased manufacturing costs as we prepare for a potential Biologics License Application, or BLA, filing for GPS following final analysis of the REGAL study;
•$0.4 million of increased clinical and regulatory consulting costs as we prepare for a potential BLA filing for GPS following final analysis of the REGAL study;
•$0.2 million of increased external clinical trial expenses related to GPS as we approach the upcoming final analysis of the REGAL study;
•$0.2 million of increased employee related expenses, stock-based compensation, and facilities and other research and development costs combined; partially offset by
•$0.2 million of decreased external clinical trial expenses related to SLS009 driven by the timing of patient enrollment as we commenced a randomized Phase 2 clinical trial of newly diagnosed, front-line AML patients at the end of the current period.
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We anticipate that our research and development expenses will increase in the future as we continue to prepare for a potential BLA filing for GPS following the upcoming final analysis of the REGAL study and advance our Phase 2 clinical trial for SLS009 in newly diagnosed, front-line AML patients.
General and Administrative
General and administrative expenses were $4.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 compared to $2.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025. The $1.2 million increase was primarily attributable to a $0.6 million increase in legal fees in connection with the 3DMed arbitration proceeding in the current period, a $0.4 million increase in consulting and public company costs, and a $0.2 million increase in non-cash stock-based compensation driven by an increase in the grant-date fair value of annual equity awards due to an increase in our stock price.
Non-Operating Income
Non-operating income of $0.8 million and $0.3 million during the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively, was related to interest income earned from our cash and cash equivalents.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
We did not generate any revenue from product sales during the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025. Through March 31, 2026, we have only generated licensing revenue from the 3D Medicines Agreement. Since inception, we have incurred net losses, used net cash in our operations, and have funded substantially all of our operations through proceeds of the sale of equity securities and convertible notes.
Sources of Liquidity
During the three months ended March 31, 2026, we received approximately $44.1 million from the exercise of 28.2 million outstanding warrants at a weighted average exercise price of $1.56 per share. Subsequent to March 31, 2026, we received an additional $7.5 million from the exercise of 4.7 million warrants at a weighted average exercise price of $1.60 per share.
In December 2020, together with our wholly-owned subsidiary, SLSG Limited, LLC, we entered into the 3D Medicines Agreement pursuant to which we granted 3D Medicines a sublicensable royalty-bearing license under certain intellectual property owned or controlled by us, to develop, manufacture and have manufactured, and commercialize GPS and heptavalent GPS product candidates for all therapeutic and other diagnostic uses in the 3DMed Territory. As of March 31, 2026, we have received $10.5 million in upfront payments and certain technology transfer and regulatory milestones. A total of $191.5 million in potential future development, regulatory, and sales milestones, not including future royalties, remains under the 3D Medicines Agreement as of March 31, 2026, which milestones are all variable in nature and not under our control. In December 2023, we commenced a binding arbitration proceeding against 3D Medicines, which involves, among other things, the trigger and payment of certain milestone payments due to us. See Part II, Item 1, Legal Proceedings.
In March 2026, we entered into a sales agreement with TD Securities (USA) LLC, or TD Cowen, to sell shares of our common stock, from time to time, with aggregate gross proceeds of up to $150.0 million, through an at-the-market equity offering program, or the 2026 ATM. We have not sold any shares of common stock pursuant to the 2026 ATM to date.
Funding Requirements
As of March 31, 2026, we had an accumulated deficit of $283.4 million, cash and cash equivalents of $107.1 million and restricted cash and cash equivalents of $0.1 million. We expect that our cash and cash equivalents, together with the $7.5 million in proceeds from warrant exercises subsequent to March 31, 2026, will be sufficient to fund our current planned operations for at least the next twelve months from the date of issuance of these financial statements, although we may pursue additional capital resources through public or private equity or debt financings or by entering into additional license agreements or collaborations with other companies.
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Management's expectations with respect to its ability to fund current planned operations is based on estimates that are subject to risks and uncertainties. If actual results are different from management's estimates, we may need to seek additional strategic or financing opportunities sooner than would otherwise be expected. There is no guarantee that any of these strategic or financing opportunities will be executed or executed on favorable terms, and some could be dilutive to existing stockholders. If we are unable to obtain additional funding on a timely basis, we may be forced to significantly curtail, delay, or discontinue one or more of our planned research and development programs or be unable to expand our operations or otherwise prepare for the potential regulatory approval and commercialization of its product candidates, assuming positive data.
Our future operations are highly dependent on a combination of factors, including (i) the timely and successful completion of any additional financings, (ii) our ability to complete revenue-generating partnerships with pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, (iii) the success of our research and development activities, (iv) the development of competitive therapies by other biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies, and, ultimately, (v) regulatory approval and market acceptance of our product candidates.
Cash Flows
The following table summarizes our cash flows from operating and financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 (in thousands):
| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||
| Net cash (used in) provided by: | |||||||||||
| Operating activities | $ | (8,846) | $ | (9,070) | |||||||
| Financing activities | 44,150 | 23,581 | |||||||||
| Net increase in cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and restricted cash equivalents | $ | 35,304 | $ | 14,511 | |||||||
Net Cash Used in Operating Activities
Net cash used in operating activities of $8.8 million during the three months ended March 31, 2026 was primarily attributable to our net loss of $8.4 million and a net change in our operating assets and liabilities of approximately $1.4 million, which were partially offset by net non-cash charges of approximately $1.0 million. The net change in our operating assets and liabilities is primarily attributable to a decrease in accrued expenses and other current liabilities of approximately $1.3 million, an increase in prepaid expenses and other current assets of approximately $0.6 million, and a decrease in operating lease liabilities of approximately $0.2 million, which were partially offset by an increase in accounts payable of approximately $0.7 million. Net non-cash charges were driven by $0.8 million in non-cash stock-based compensation expense and $0.2 million in non-cash lease expense.
Net cash used in operating activities of $9.1 million during the three months ended March 31, 2025 was primarily attributable to our net loss of $5.8 million and a net change in our operating assets and liabilities of approximately $3.9 million, which were partially offset by net non-cash charges of approximately $0.6 million. The net change in our operating assets and liabilities is primarily attributable to an increase in prepaid expenses and other assets of approximately $1.1 million, a decrease in accrued expenses and other current liabilities of approximately $2.9 million, and a decrease in operating lease liabilities of approximately $0.2 million, which were partially offset by an increase in accounts payable of $0.3 million. Net non-cash charges were driven by $0.5 million in non-cash stock-based compensation expense and $0.1 million in non-cash lease expense.
Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities
We generated $44.2 million in net cash from financing activities during the three months ended March 31, 2026, which was due to approximately $44.1 million in proceeds from the exercise of warrants and approximately $0.1 million from the purchase of shares of common stock by employees under the amended and restated 2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, or the Amended and Restated 2021 ESPP.
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We generated $23.6 million in net cash from financing activities during the three months ended March 31, 2025, which was due to approximately $23.0 million in net proceeds from the January 2025 Registered Direct Offering, $0.5 million in proceeds from the exercise of warrants, and $0.1 million from the purchase of shares of common stock by employees under the Amended and Restated 2021 ESPP.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We have not entered into any off-balance sheet financing arrangements as of March 31, 2026.
ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.
Not applicable.
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
As of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, our principal executive officer and our principal financial officer (the “Certifying Officers”), evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures. Disclosure controls and procedures are controls and procedures designed to reasonably assure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), such as this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures are also designed to reasonably assure that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including the Certifying Officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Based on these evaluations, the Certifying Officers have concluded, that, as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q:
(a)our disclosure controls and procedures were effective to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act was recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms; and
(b)our disclosure controls and procedures were effective to provide reasonable assurance that material information required to be disclosed by us in the reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act was accumulated and communicated to our management, including the Certifying Officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that occurred during the quarter ended March 31, 2026 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
In December 2020, we entered into the 3D Medicines Agreement. In November 2022, we announced that we had agreed with 3D Medicines for 3D Medicines to participate in the REGAL study through the inclusion of approximately 20 patients from mainland China.
In accordance with the terms of the 3D Medicines Agreement and the Side Letter, we had expected that 3D Medicines would begin enrolling patients in mainland China in the REGAL study in the second half of 2023 and subsequently make two development milestone payments totaling $13.0 million. Patients were enrolled in the REGAL study in Taiwan, which is part of the 3DMed Territory, prior to the second half of 2023.
On December 20, 2023, we commenced a binding arbitration proceeding against 3D Medicines, administered by the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre, or HKIAC, and governed by New York State law as per the 3D Medicines Agreement. The arbitration proceeding involves, among other things, the trigger and payment of the relevant milestone payments due to us as well as 3D Medicines’ failure to use commercially reasonable best efforts to develop GPS in the 3DMed Territory, and particularly in mainland China. We have engaged an international law firm with expertise in mainland China to assist us with the arbitration proceeding.
In January 2026, the hearing on the evidence and the law was held before the HKIAC. The final determination is pending. While we are unable at this time to predict with certainty the outcome of the arbitration proceeding, or the timing of the receipt of any milestone payments and other damages it is seeking in the arbitration proceeding, if at all, we believe that our claims are meritorious.
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
Please refer to our note on forward-looking statements on page 2 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, which is incorporated into this item by reference.
In addition to the other information set forth in this report, you should carefully consider the risk factors discussed in our 2025 Annual Report. The risks described in such 2025 Annual Report are not the only risks we face. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, operating results and stock price.
ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
None.
ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
None.
ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
Not applicable.
ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION
None of our directors or officers have adopted terminated
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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS
| Exhibit # | Description | Form | Exhibit | Filing Date | ||||||||||
| 3.1 | 10-K | 3.1 | April 13, 2018 | |||||||||||
| 3.2 | 8-K | 3.3 | January 5, 2018 | |||||||||||
| 10.1 | S-3 | 1.2 | March 20, 2026 | |||||||||||
| 31.1 | ||||||||||||||
| 31.2 | ||||||||||||||
| 32.1 | ||||||||||||||
| 32.2 | ||||||||||||||
| 101.INS | XBRL Instance Document. | |||||||||||||
| 101.SCH | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema. | |||||||||||||
| 101.CAL | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase. | |||||||||||||
| 101.DEF | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase. | |||||||||||||
| 101.LAB | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase. | |||||||||||||
| 101.PRE | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase. | |||||||||||||
| * | Indicates management contract or compensatory plans or arrangements. | ||||
| ** | Filed herewith | ||||
| *** | The certifications attached as Exhibit 32.1 and Exhibit 32.2 accompany this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and shall not be deemed “filed” by the Company for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, nor shall they be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing of the registrant under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing. | ||||
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
| SELLAS Life Sciences Group, Inc. | |||||||||||
| By: | /s/ Angelos M. Stergiou | ||||||||||
| Angelos M. Stergiou, MD, ScD h.c. | |||||||||||
| President and Chief Executive Officer | |||||||||||
| (Principal Executive Officer) | |||||||||||
| Date: May 12, 2026 | |||||||||||
| By: | /s/ John T. Burns | ||||||||||
| John T. Burns, CPA | |||||||||||
| Chief Financial Officer | |||||||||||
| (Principal Financial and Principal Accounting Officer) | |||||||||||
| Date: May 12, 2026 | |||||||||||
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