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MLTX - 1Q26; Positive Pre-BLA Meeting Outcome Aligns With Best-Case Outcome for Competitive Labeling in HS; VELA-TEEN to Expand Label Further; PsA Readouts Remain On-Track
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MLTX - 1Q26; Positive Pre-BLA Meeting Outcome Aligns With Best-Case Outcome for Competitive Labeling in HS; VELA-TEEN to Expand Label Further; PsA Readouts Remain On-Track
May 11, 2026
Yatin Suneja yatin.suneja@guggenheimpartners.com MLTX - 1Q26; Positive Pre-BLA Meeting Outcome
212 518 9565 Aligns With Best-Case Outcome for Competitive
Min Lee, Ph.D.
min.lee@guggenheimpartners.com Labeling in HS; VELA-TEEN to Expand Label Further;
212 823 6744 PsA Readouts Remain On-Track Iris Gao, Ph.D.
iris.gao@guggenheimpartners.com
212 518 9013 Key Message: Yesterday, MLTX reported 1Q26 earnings and provided key new
Eddie Hickman, Ph.D. corporate updates: (1) HS & BLA updates: On Apr 1st, MLTX held a pre-BLA meeting
eddie.hickman@guggenheimpartners.com with the FDA. As expected, the FDA confirmed acceptability of MIRA trial to establish
212 518 9904 substantial evidence of effectiveness (SEE), as well as inclusion of VELA-TEEN
Delma Caiati, M.D., Ph.D. data for the final label that covers adolescent HS patients ages 12 & above (see note
delma.caiati@guggenheimpartners.com HERE; broadest HS label to-date). Per mgmt, these adolescent HS patients represent
617 859 4606 ~10% of the total HS market, effectively enabling sonelokimab (SLK; dual IL-17A/
F targeting nanobody) to capture a broader HS population that is not included in
UCB's Bimzelx's label. These outcomes support the company's upside case, potentially
including a blended HiSCR-75 of pbo-adj. ~Δ23% (Recall that VELA-1 & MIRA showed
MLTX BUY ~Δ17%option. BLA& ~Δ29%,submissionrespectively),is expectedwhichforcouldend supportof Sept, sonelokimabwith potentialasBLAa BICacceptancetreatment
MoonLake Immunotherapeutics as early as end of Nov 2026 (contingent upon decision of Priority Review designation,
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