{"url_path":"/sec/rntx/10-q/2026/item-2","section_key":"item-2","section_title":"Item 2 Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.","topic":"sec","document":{"doc_type":"10-Q","doc_date":"2026-05-15","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1420565/0001193125-26-225352-index.html","accession_number":"0001193125-26-225352","cik":"0001420565","ticker":"RNTX","issuer_name":"Rein Therapeutics, Inc.","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1420565/0001193125-26-225352-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0001420565","primary_entity_name":"Rein Therapeutics, Inc."},"word_count":5493,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.\n\nThe following discussion and analysis are meant to provide material information relevant to an assessment of the financial condition and results of operations of our Company, including an evaluation of the amounts and certainty of cash flows from operations and from outside sources, so as to allow investors to better view our Company from management’s perspective. You should read the following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations together with our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for the quarter ended March 31, 2026, included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. In addition to historical information, this discussion and analysis contains forward-looking statements that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Our actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors. We discuss factors that we believe could cause or contribute to these differences below and elsewhere in this report, including those set forth under Item 1A. \"Risk Factors\" in the Company’s Annual Report for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 filed with the SEC on March 26, 2026 (the “Annual Report”).\n\nOverview and Recent Developments\n\nWe are a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing novel therapies for the treatment of orphan pulmonary and fibrosis indications with no approved or limited effective treatments. We currently have one lead product candidate in clinical development, LTI-03. Our pipeline includes:\n\n•\nLTI-03, a peptide, for which we conducted a Phase 1b dose-ranging, placebo-controlled safety, tolerability, and pharmacodynamic biomarker activity trial in development for the treatment of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, or IPF, that has demonstrated the ability to protect healthy lung epithelial cells and reduce pro-fibrotic signaling;\n\n•\nLTI-01, a proenzyme that completed a Phase 2a dose-ranging, placebo-controlled trial and a Phase 1b safety, tolerability and proof of mechanism trial in loculated pleural effusion, or LPE, patients, an indication that has no approved drug treatment; and\n\n•\npreclinical programs targeting cystic fibrosis and a peptide program focused on the Cav1 protein for systemic fibrosis indications.\n\nIn the fourth quarter of 2025, we decided to pause development activities related to LTI-01 for an indefinite period.\n\nIn May 2025, we initiated screening and recruitment of patients in the RENEW Phase 2 clinical trial of LTI-03. The RENEW trial is a Phase 2 multi-center, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study evaluating the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of LTI-03 patients with IPF. In addition, the trial is designed to assess the activity of inhaled dry powder LTI-03 across multiple biomarkers and to measure lung function and the potential for healthy tissue regeneration. The trial is designed to enroll approximately 120 patients diagnosed with IPF within 5 years of screening, who may be receiving standard of care antifibrotic therapy, across up to 50 sites globally, including sites in the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Austria and Poland. Patients will be randomized into two blinded placebo-controlled cohorts that will run concurrently. Patients in the low dose cohort will receive 2.5 mg of either LTI-03 or placebo administered twice daily, or BID, for a total dose of 5 mg/day, while participants in the high dose cohort will receive 5 mg BID for a total dose of 10 mg/day. The primary endpoint is the incidence of treatment-emergent adverse events from Day 1 through Week 24. The key secondary endpoint is the efficacy of LTI-03 measured through forced vital capacity, percent predicted FVC and high-resolution computer tomography, in collaboration with Qureight Ltd. Patients will undergo a 28-day screening period prior to being randomized and entering the 24-week treatment period, with a four-week follow-up.\n\nIn October 2025, we received authorization from the European Medicines Agency, or the EMA, to initiate our Phase 2 RENEW trial of our lead candidate, LTI-03, at sites in Germany and Poland. We had previously received regulatory clearance from the U.K.’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, or the MHRA. In January 2026, we received orphan drug designation from the EMA for LTI-03.\n\nAs of the date of this Quarterly Report, we activated sites and are enrolling patients in the U.S. and are seeking to activate additional sites, enroll patients and initiate the RENEW trial throughout the U.S., UK, Europe and other jurisdictions. In March 2026, we dosed our first patient in the RENEW Phase 2 clinical trial of LTI-03. We expect to report initial interim topline data on some proportion of patients in the fourth quarter of 2026.\n\nWe have not completed the development of any of our product candidates, have not generated any revenue from product sales and have never generated an operating profit.\n\nTo date, we have financed operations primarily through $145.5 million in net proceeds from sales of common stock and warrants, $2.6 million in net proceeds from sales of common stock under our “at the market” offering program, $131.2 million from sales of preferred stock prior to our initial public offering, or IPO, $34.9 million from a collaboration agreement in 2010, $17.5 million in net proceeds in connection with a private placement following the Lung Acquisition in 2023, $17.7 million in net proceeds in connection with an underwritten offering of our common stock and accompanying warrants to purchase common stock in May 2024, $5.1 million in net proceeds from the April 2025 Transactions (as defined below), $2.9 million in net proceeds from the Yorkville Transactions\n\n23\n\n \n\ndescribed below and $4.3 million in net proceeds from our securities purchase agreements with three institutional investors in January 2026 and February 2026 described below. As of March 31, 2026, we had $4.4 million in cash and cash equivalents, without giving effect to the May 2026 Offering.\n\nSince our inception, we have incurred significant losses on an aggregate basis. Our net losses were $5.8 million and $5.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively. As of March 31, 2026, we had an accumulated deficit of $407.1 million. These losses have resulted primarily from costs incurred in connection with research and development activities, licensing and patent investment and general and administrative costs associated with our operations as well as the impairment loss on intangible assets. We expect to continue to incur operating losses for the foreseeable future.\n\nIn May 2026, we completed an underwritten public offering of 57,500,000 shares of our common stock at a public offering price of $1.00 per share, or the May 2026 Offering. Aggregate gross proceeds from the May 2026 Offering were approximately $57.5 million, and net proceeds to the Company were approximately $53.1 million after deducting underwriting discounts, commissions, and offering expenses of approximately $4.4 million.\n\nAs of March 31, 2026, we had cash and cash equivalents of $4.4 million. Based on our current operating plan, we believe that our existing cash and cash equivalents as of March 31, 2026, together with the net proceeds received by us in the May 2026 Offering, will be sufficient to enable us to fund our planned operating expense and capital expenditure requirements into the first quarter of 2028. We also believe the funds will be sufficient to enable us to complete the Phase 2 RENEW clinical trial of LTI-03.\n\n2026 Bridge Loans\n\nIn January 2026 and February 2026, we entered into separate securities purchase agreements, or the Purchase Agreements, with three institutional investors pursuant to which we issued and sold to the investors, in a private placement, unsecured promissory notes in the aggregate original principal amount of $5.4 million, or the Notes. Pursuant to the Purchase Agreements, we issued and sold the Notes to the investors for the aggregate purchase price of $4.3 million, inclusive of an original issue discount of 20%.\n\nThe Notes have a stated maturity date of the earlier of (i) the date of the closing of the next issuance and sale of our securities, in a single transaction or series of related transactions, to investors resulting in gross proceeds to us of at least $10.0 million (exclusive of the Notes proceeds) or (ii) June 30, 2026. Our obligations under the Notes are unsecured. There is no interest payable under the Notes other than the 20% original issue discount. The Purchase Agreements contained representations, warranties, covenants and other terms customary for agreements of such nature. The Notes were repaid in full upon the close of the May 2026 Offering.\n\nPre-Paid Advance Agreement and Standby Equity Purchase Agreement with Yorkville\n\nOn July 29, 2025, we entered into a Pre-Paid Advance Agreement, or the PPA, and a Standby Equity Purchase Agreement, or the SEPA, with YA II PN, Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempt limited partnership, or Yorkville. The PPA and the SEPA are collectively referred to as the Yorkville Transactions.\n\nUnder the PPA, we may request up to $6.0 million in pre-paid advances from Yorkville over a 12-month period, subject to certain limitations and conditions set forth in the PPA. Each pre-paid advance will be purchased by Yorkville at 95% of the face amount of the pre-paid advance. An initial pre-paid advance of $1.0 million was purchased on July 29, 2025 by Yorkville, for net proceeds of $0.95 million. Each additional pre-paid advance shall be subject to the consent of Yorkville. Interest shall accrue on the outstanding balance of any pre-paid advance at an annual rate of 8%, subject to an increase to 18% upon events of default described in the PPA. At any time that there is an outstanding balance under any pre-paid advances, Yorkville may provide a written notice to require us to issue and sell shares of common stock to offset against and reduce the balance under the pre-paid advances at a price per share equal to the lower of (i) 115% of the daily volume weighted average price, or the VWAP, of our common stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market on the last full trading day immediately prior to the date of such pre-paid advance and (ii) 95% of the lowest daily VWAP on the Nasdaq Capital Market during the seven consecutive trading days immediately preceding the date on which Yorkville provides such a purchase notice, subject to a floor price of $0.28 per share. Cash amortization payments will be triggered if the daily VWAP falls below the floor price for five of seven consecutive trading days, or in the event of any shares issued pursuant to the PPA are not eligible to be sold pursuant to an effective registration statement for a period of 10 consecutive trading days, or if we have issued substantially all of the shares available under certain exchange cap limitations.\n\nOn September 8, 2025, Yorkville purchased a second Pre-Paid Advance, or the Second Advance, of $1.0 million, for which we received net proceeds of $0.95 million. On October 23, 2025, Yorkville purchased a third Pre-Paid Advance, or the Third Advance, of $1.0 million, for which we received net proceeds of $0.95 million. As of the date of this report, we have issued 953,765 shares of our common stock, at a weighted average price per share of approximately $1.056, to Yorkville, which were offset against $1.0 million of the outstanding principal and accrued interest under the initial Pre-Paid Advance, and issued 927,107 shares of our common stock, at a weighted average price per share of approximately $1.082, to Yorkville, which were offset against $1.0 million of the outstanding principal and accrued interest under the Second Pre-Paid Advance, and issued 846,290 shares of our common stock, at a weighted average price per share of approximately $1.183, to Yorkville, which were offset against $1.0 million of the outstanding principal and accrued interest under the Third Pre-Paid Advance. All three Pre-Paid Advances were fully settled as of March 31, 2026, with no remaining outstanding balance. Accordingly, the fair value of the liabilities at March 31, 2026, was $0, and no\n\n24\n\n \n\nadjustment for changes in fair value was required during the three months ended March 31, 2026.\n\nSeparately, under the SEPA, we may sell up to $15.0 million of our common stock to Yorkville over a 36-month period at our discretion. Sales under the SEPA are based on our advance notices and may be for a number of shares up to 100% of the average daily trading volume of our common stock during the five trading days immediately prior to the date of each such notice, priced at 96% of the lowest daily VWAP of our common stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market during the three consecutive trading days commencing on the date of delivery each notice, subject to a minimum price floor set by us. As consideration for Yorkville’s commitment to purchase our common stock under the SEPA, we agreed to pay to Yorkville a commitment fee of $0.3 million, which was satisfied by the issuance to Yorkville of an aggregate of 213,099 shares of our common stock. We did not issue shares of our common stock to Yorkville under the SEPA.\n\nThe issuance of shares under both the PPA and SEPA was subject to a cap equal to 19.9% of our outstanding common stock as of July 29, 2025, unless stockholder approval is obtained or other specified conditions are met.\n\nOn December 11, 2025, we terminated the PPA and SEPA.\n\nSales Agreement with H.C. Wainwright\n\nOn May 15, 2025, we entered into an “at the market offering” agreement, or the Wainwright Sales Agreement, with H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC, or H.C. Wainwright, as agent and/or principal, pursuant to which we may offer and sell shares of our common stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $13.7 million from time to time through or to H.C. Wainwright by any method permitted that is deemed to be an “at the market” offering as defined in Rule 415(a)(4) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. During the three months ended March 31, 2026, we had issued and sold 296,810 shares of common stock pursuant to the Wainwright Sales Agreement for a net proceeds of $0.4 million. As of March 31, 2026, we had issued and sold 1,296,777 shares of common stock pursuant to the Wainwright Sales Agreement for a net proceeds of $1.8 million. In July 2025, in connection with the Yorkville Transactions, we reduced the aggregate offering price of the shares of common stock that could be offered and sold under the Wainwright Sales Agreement to $8.1 million.\n\nPrior to entering into the Wainwright Sales Agreement, in May 2025, we terminated the equity distribution agreement, dated July 26, 2024, or the Equity Distribution Agreement, with Citizens JMP Securities, LLC, or Citizens JMP, as agent and/or principal, under which we could offer and sell up to $50.0 million of shares of our common stock from time to time through or to Citizens JMP by any method that was deemed to be an “at the market” offering as defined in Rule 415(a)(4) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Through May 2025, we issued and sold 317,772 shares of common stock pursuant to the Equity Distribution Agreement for total net proceeds of $0.7 million. We did not issue or sell any other shares of common stock pursuant to the Equity Distribution Agreement in 2025.\n\nApril 2025 Warrant Transactions and Private Placement\n\nOn April 21, 2025, we entered into privately negotiated letter agreements with certain holders of the PIPE Warrants (as defined below) and certain holders of the Offering Warrants (as defined below). Pursuant to these letter agreements, these holders agreed to exercise for cash the PIPE Warrants for the purchase of an aggregate of 159,500 shares of common stock and the Offering Warrants for the purchase of an aggregate of 884,798 shares of common stock at a reduced exercise price of $1.60 per share, or the Warrant Exercises. The total net proceeds for the Warrant Exercises were $1.6 million.\n\nOn April 21, 2025, we entered into privately negotiated letter agreements with additional holders of the PIPE Warrants pursuant to which such holders surrendered PIPE Warrants exercisable for an aggregate of 1,939,000 shares of common stock for cancellation in exchange for pre‑funded warrants (the “Exchange Pre-Funded Warrants”) to purchase the same number of shares at an exercise price of $0.001 per share (the “Warrant Exchanges”). In connection with these exchanges, the holders also made an aggregate cash payment of $1.599 per underlying share. The total net proceeds for the Warrant Exchanges were $3.0 million. In the Warrant Exchanges, entities affiliated with Bios Equity Partners, LP, or Bios Partners, surrendered the PIPE Warrants to purchase an aggregate of 1,300,500 shares common stock plus provided the associated cash consideration of $2.1 million for Exchange Pre-Funded Warrants.\n\nIn addition, on April 21, 2025, an entity affiliated with Bios Partners, or the Bios Purchaser, purchased additional pre-funded warrants to purchase 312,695 shares of the common stock in a private placement, or the Placement Pre-Funded Warrants, pursuant to a subscription agreement at a price of $1.599 per share underlying the Placement Pre-Funded Warrants, or the Private Placement. The Private Placement closed on April 24, 2025. The total net proceeds for the Private Placement were $0.5 million. We refer to the Warrant Exercises, the Warrant Exchanges and the Private Placement as the April 2025 Transactions.\n\nMaster Services Agreement\n\nIn April 2025, we entered into a master services agreement with a third party Contract Research Organization, or CRO, under which the CRO has agreed to perform certain services in accordance with written work orders. The work orders set forth the obligations of the parties with regard to conducting the clinical research study entitled “A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Phase 2, Safety, Tolerability and Efficacy Study of Caveolin1-Scaffolding-Protein-Derived Peptide (LTI-03) in Patients with IPF”, under our\n\n25\n\n \n\nProtocol LTI-03-2001. Pursuant to the agreement, we had contracted for up to $17.0 million of master services. In August 2025, this master services agreement was terminated with no future commitment for the Company.\n\nIn December 2025, we entered into a project addendum with a third party CRO for the purposes of setting forth the responsibilities and obligations of the parties in regards to conducting a certain clinical research program entitled “A Phase 2, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study of the Safety, Tolerability and Efficacy of Caveolin-1-Scaffolding-Protein-Derived Peptide in Patients with IPF” under our Protocol LTI-03-2001. Pursuant to the project addendum, we have contracted to receive up to $19.8 million of master services as we may request from time to time at our discretion.\n\nComponents of Our Results of Operations\n\nRevenue\n\nWe have not generated any revenue from product sales and we do not expect to generate any revenue from the sale of products in the foreseeable future.\n\nOperating Expenses\n\nOur expenses since inception have consisted solely of research and development costs, general and administrative, and restructuring costs.\n\nResearch and Development Expenses\n\nFor the periods presented in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, research and development expenses consist primarily of costs incurred for our research activities, including our discovery efforts, and the development of our product candidates, and include:\n\n•\nsalaries, benefits and other related costs, including stock-based compensation expense, for personnel engaged in research and development functions;\n\n•\nexpenses incurred in connection with the clinical development of our product candidates, including under agreements with third parties, such as consultants and CROs;\n\n•\nthe cost of manufacturing product candidates for use in our clinical trials and preclinical studies, including under agreements with third parties, such as consultants and contract manufacturing organizations, or CMOs;\n\n•\nexpenses incurred in connection with the preclinical development of our product candidates, including outsourced professional scientific development services, consulting research fees and payments made under sponsored research arrangements with third parties;\n\n•\nthe costs of laboratory supplies and acquiring, developing and manufacturing preclinical study and clinical trial materials;\n\n•\nthird-party license fees;\n\n•\ncosts related to compliance with regulatory requirements; and\n\n•\nfacility-related expenses, which included direct depreciation costs and allocated expenses for rent and maintenance of facilities and other operating costs.\n\nWe expense research and development costs as incurred. We recognize costs for certain development activities, such as clinical trials, based on an evaluation of the progress to completion of specific tasks using data such as patient enrollment, clinical site activations or information provided to us by our vendors and our clinical investigative sites. Payments for these activities are based on the terms of the individual agreements, which may differ from the pattern of costs incurred, and are reflected in our financial statements as prepaid or accrued research and development expenses.\n\nIn addition, we typically use our employee and infrastructure resources across our development programs. We track outsourced development costs and milestone payments made under our licensing arrangements by product candidate or development program, but we do not allocate personnel costs, license payments made under our licensing arrangements or other internal costs to specific development programs or product candidates because these costs are deployed across multiple programs and, as such, are not separately classified.\n\nResearch and development activities are central to our business model. The duration, costs and timing of clinical trials and development of a product candidate will depend on a variety of factors, including:\n\n•\nthe scope, rate of progress, expense and results of clinical trials of the product candidates that we are developing and other research and development activities that we have conducted;\n\n•\nuncertainties in clinical trial design and patient enrollment rates;\n\n26\n\n \n\n•\nsignificant and changing government regulation and regulatory guidance;\n\n•\nthe timing and receipt of any marketing approvals; and\n\n•\nthe expense of filing, prosecuting, defending and enforcing any patent claims and other intellectual property rights.\n\nA 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 another regulatory authority were to require us to conduct clinical trials beyond those that we anticipated would be required for the completion of clinical development of a product candidate, or if we experience significant trial delays due to patient enrollment or other reasons, we could be required to expend significant additional financial resources and time on the completion of clinical development.\n\nGeneral and Administrative Expenses\n\nGeneral and administrative expenses consist primarily of salaries and other related costs, including stock-based compensation, for personnel in our executive, finance and corporate and administrative functions. General and administrative expenses are comprised of professional fees associated with being a public company including costs of accounting, auditing, legal, regulatory, tax and consulting services associated with maintaining compliance with exchange listing and the SEC requirements, director and officer insurance costs; and both public and investor relations costs. General and administrative expenses also include legal fees relating to patent and corporate matters; legal and other professional fees relating to our strategic process; other insurance costs; travel expenses; and facility-related expenses, which include direct depreciation costs and allocated expenses for rent and maintenance of facilities and other operating costs.\n\nOther (Expense) Income, net\n\nInterest and Other Income\n\nInterest income consists of interest income earned on our cash and cash equivalents. Historically, our interest income had not been significant due to low investment balances and low interest earned on those balances. We anticipate that our interest income will fluctuate in the future in response to our cash and cash equivalents and the interest rate environment.\n\nOther (expense) income, net consists of the income recognized under the Option Agreement with Advancium, gains or losses recognized from non-routine items such as accretion on short-term investments, and gains or losses recognized from foreign currency transactions, original issue discount, or OID, related to the PPA, the promissory notes, and the disposal of fixed assets.\n\nWe anticipate that our interest income and investment accretion will fluctuate in the future in response to our then-current cash and cash equivalents, and then-current interest rates.\n\nResults of Operations\n\nComparison of the Three Months Ended March 31, 2026 and 2025\n\nThe following table summarizes our results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025:\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nThree Months Ended March 31,\n\n \n\n \n\nIncrease\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n2026\n\n \n\n \n\n2025\n\n \n\n \n\n(Decrease)\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n(in thousands)\n\n \n\nOperating expenses:\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nResearch and development\n\n \n\n \n\n3,073\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n3,054\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n19\n\n \n\nGeneral and administrative\n\n \n\n \n\n2,157\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n2,555\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n(398\n\n)\n\nTotal operating expenses\n\n \n\n \n\n5,230\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n5,609\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n(379\n\n)\n\nLoss from operations\n\n \n\n \n\n(5,230\n\n)\n\n \n\n \n\n(5,609\n\n)\n\n \n\n \n\n379\n\n \n\nOther income, net\n\n \n\n \n\n(608\n\n)\n\n \n\n \n\n108\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n(716\n\n)\n\nNet loss\n\n \n\n$\n\n(5,838\n\n)\n\n \n\n$\n\n(5,501\n\n)\n\n \n\n$\n\n(337\n\n)\n\nResearch and Development Expenses\n\nResearch and development expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2026 were $3.1 million, compared to $3.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025. Direct research and development services costs increased $0.1 million, which is offset by the decrease of $0.1 million in employee and related expenses, as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2025.\n\nGeneral and Administrative Expenses\n\nGeneral and administrative expenses were $2.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026, compared to $2.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025. The decrease of $0.4 million in the three months ended March 31, 2026 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2025 was primarily due to decreased professional fees of $0.3 million as a result of decrease in legal expense.\n\n27\n\n \n\nOther (Expense) Income, net\n\nOther (expense) income, net of $0.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 primarily consisted of interest expense as a result of the amortization of discount on notes payable related to the promissory notes, offset by interest income in our then-current cash and cash equivalents. We anticipate that our interest income and investment accretion will fluctuate in the future in response to our then-current cash and cash equivalents, and then-current interest rates.\n\nLiquidity and Capital Resources\n\nSince inception, we have not generated any revenue from product sales and have incurred significant operating losses and negative cash flows from operations. We expect to continue to incur significant expenses and operating losses for the foreseeable future as we advance the clinical development of our lead product candidate, LTI-03, or any future product candidates. We expect that our research and development and general and administrative costs will continue to increase significantly, including in connection with conducting clinical trials and manufacturing for our lead product candidates or any future product candidates to support potential future commercialization and providing general and administrative support for our operations, including the costs associated with operating as a public company.\n\nAs of March 31, 2026, we had cash and cash equivalents of $4.4 million. Based on our current operating plan, we believe that our existing cash and cash equivalents as of March 31, 2026, together with the net proceeds of $53.1 million received by us in the May 2026 Offering, will be sufficient to enable us to fund our planned operating expense and capital expenditure requirements into the first quarter of 2028.\n\nCash Flows\n\nThe following table summarizes our sources and uses of cash for each of the periods presented:\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nThree Months Ended March 31,\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n2026\n\n \n\n \n\n2025\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n(in thousands)\n\n \n\nCash used in operating activities\n\n \n\n$\n\n(3,424\n\n)\n\n \n\n$\n\n(6,175\n\n)\n\nCash provided by financing activities\n\n \n\n \n\n4,654\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n738\n\n \n\nNet increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents\n\n \n\n$\n\n1,230\n\n \n\n \n\n$\n\n(5,437\n\n)\n\nOperating Activities.\n\nDuring the three months ended March 31, 2026, net cash used in operating activities was $3.4 million primarily due to our net loss of $5.8 million, offset by non-cash charges of $0.8 million, and cash provided in the change in operating assets and liabilities of $1.6 million. Non-cash charges resulted primarily from net amortization of discount on notes payable of $0.6 million and stock-based compensation expense of $0.2 million. Changes in our operating assets and liabilities during the three months ended March 31, 2026 consisted primarily of a decrease of $0.1 million in prepaid expenses and other current assets, an increase of $0.2 million in accrued expenses and other current liabilities and an increase of $2.3 million in accounts payable, offset by an increase of $1.0 million in other non-current assets.\n\nDuring the three months ended March 31, 2025, net cash used in operating activities was $6.2 million primarily due to our net loss of $5.5 million and cash used in the change in operating assets and liabilities of $1.0 million, offset by non-cash charges of $0.3 million. Non-cash charges resulted primarily from stock-based compensation expense of $0.3 million. Changes in our operating assets and liabilities during the three months ended March 31, 2025 consisted primarily of a decrease of $0.3 million in other long-term liabilities and accrued expenses and other current liabilities, and increase of $0.8 million in other non-current assets, and an increase of $0.1 million in prepaid expenses and other current assets, offset by an increase of $0.2 million in accounts payable.\n\nFinancing Activities.\n\nDuring the three months ended March 31, 2026, net cash provided by financing activities was $4.7 million primarily due to the net proceeds of $4.3 million from our securities purchase agreements with three institutional investors in January 2026 and February 2026, and “at the market” offering programs described above.\n\nDuring the three months ended March 31, 2025, net cash provided by financing activities was $0.7 million, primarily due to the sale of 317,772 shares of common stock pursuant to the Equity Distribution Agreement.\n\nContractual and other obligations\n\nWe enter into contracts in the normal course of business with CROs for clinical and preclinical research studies, external manufacturers for product for use in our clinical trials, and other research supplies and other services as part of our operations. These contracts generally provide for termination on notice, and therefore are cancelable contracts.\n\nIn December 2025, we entered into a project addendum with a third party CRO for the purposes of setting forth the responsibilities and obligations of the parties in regards to conducting a certain clinical research program entitled “A Phase 2, Randomized,\n\n28\n\n \n\nDouble-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study of the Safety, Tolerability and Efficacy of Caveolin-1-Scaffolding-Protein-Derived Peptide in Patients with IPF” under our Protocol LTI-03-2001. Pursuant to the project addendum, we had contracted for up to $19.8 million of master services.\n\nCritical Accounting Estimates\n\nOur management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations is based on our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States. The preparation of our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, costs, and expenses and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities in our consolidated financial statements. We base our estimates on historical experience, known trends and events and various other factors that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. We evaluate our estimates and assumptions on an ongoing basis. Our actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.\n\nDuring the three months ended March 31, 2026, there were no material changes to the items that we disclosed as our critical accounting estimates in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our Annual Report.\n\nGlobal and Macroeconomic Developments\n\nWe are subject to continuing risks and uncertainties in connection with legislative, regulatory, political, geopolitical and macroeconomic developments beyond our control, including inflationary pressures, general economic slowdown or a recession, high interest rates, changes in monetary policy or foreign currency exchange rates, changes in trade policies, including tariffs and other trade restrictions or the threat of such actions, instability in financial institutions, the ongoing conflicts in Ukraine and in the Middle East. Most of these developments and factors are outside of our control and could exist for an extended period of time. We will continue to evaluate the nature and extent of the potential impacts to our business, results of operations, liquidity and capital resources. See the section titled “Risk Factors” found elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and in our Annual Report for additional information.\n\nSmaller Reporting Company Status\n\nWe are a “smaller reporting company” as defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act. We may continue to be a smaller reporting company if either (i) the market value of our shares held by non-affiliates is less than $250.0 million or (ii) our annual revenue was less than $100.0 million during the most recently completed fiscal year and the market value of our shares held by non-affiliates is less than $700.0 million. For so long as we continue to be a smaller reporting company, we may continue to rely on exemptions from certain disclosure requirements that are available to smaller reporting companies.\n\nRecently Issued Accounting Pronouncements\n\nWe have reviewed all recently issued standards and have determined that, other than as disclosed in Note 2 to our condensed consolidated financial statements to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, such standards will not have a material impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements or do not otherwise apply to our operations."}