UroGen Pharma Highlights Promising Long-Term Data for Bladder Cancer Treatment, but Faces Financial Challenges

UroGen Pharma (URGN) has released 24-month data from its Phase 3 ENVISION trial, showing a 72.2% duration of response in patients with recurrent bladder cancer. The findings emphasize ZUSDURI's potential in transforming treatment for this patient group, who often face frequent recurrences and repeated surgical interventions. The company has developed a proprietary technology enhancing the therapeutic profiles of existing drugs by enabling sustained release. UroGen Pharma operates within the healthcare sector and focuses on innovative cancer treatments. Its financial health presents a mixed picture, with a revenue growth rate of 246.9% over the past five years but a decline in recent 1-year growth. The company's valuation metrics, including a P/S ratio of 9.81, indicate potential overvaluation concerns.

Title: UroGen Pharma Reports 72.2% 24-Month Duration of Response for ZUSDURI in Bladder Cancer Trial

UroGen Pharma (URGN) has released 24-month data from its Phase 3 ENVISION trial, demonstrating a 72.2% duration of response (DOR) in patients with recurrent low-grade, intermediate-risk non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (LG-IR-NMIBC). The findings underscore ZUSDURI's potential in transforming treatment for this patient group, who often face frequent recurrences and repeated surgical interventions.

The ENVISION trial evaluated the safety and efficacy of mitomycin as a primary chemoablative therapy in patients with LG-IR-NMIBC. The trial enrolled 240 adult patients across 56 sites in the US and Europe, with the primary end point being the complete response rate at 3 months following the first instillation of the therapy [1].

The latest update from the trial shows that among patients who achieved a complete response at 3 months, the probability of remaining event-free 24 months after CR was 72.2% (95% CI, 64.1 to 78.8). The median follow-up time after a 3-month CR was 23.7 months, and the median DOR has not been reached [2].

Principal Investigator Sandip Prasad, MD, MPhil, highlighted the significance of these results. "This DOR result highlights the sustained efficacy of the therapy and reinforces its potential as a durable treatment option," he said. "For the first time, adult patients with recurrent LG-IR-NMIBC have an FDA-approved therapy. This marks a potentially transformative step forward in how we manage this chronic, highly recurrent, and disruptive cancer."

The existing standard of care for LG-IR-NMIBC is transurethral resection of bladder tumor (TURBT), which can be associated with an increased risk of mortality and negatively impact patients' quality of life due to repeated procedures under general anesthesia. An estimated 59,000 patients with LG-IR-NMIBC recur annually, making ZUSDURI a compelling outpatient treatment option [2].

The most common adverse events (AEs) in the trial were dysuria, increased potassium, increased creatinine, decreased hemoglobin, increased eosinophils, increased aspartate aminotransferase, increased alanine aminotransferase, decreased lymphocytes, urinary tract infection, decreased neutrophils, and hematuria. Serious AEs were reported in 12% of patients, including urinary retention (0.8%) and urethral stenosis (0.4%) [1].

UroGen Pharma operates within the healthcare sector and focuses on innovative cancer treatments. The company's financial health presents a mixed picture, with a revenue growth rate of 246.9% over the past five years but a decline in recent 1-year growth. The company's valuation metrics, including a P/S ratio of 9.81, indicate potential overvaluation concerns.

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[1] UroGen announces 24-month duration of response of 72.2% from the pivotal phase 3 ENVISION trial of ZUSDURI, the first and only FDA-approved medicine for recurrent low-grade intermediate-risk non-muscle invasive bladder cancer. News release. UroGen Pharma, Ltd. August 5, 2025. Accessed August 5, 2025. https://investors.urogen.com/news-releases/news-release-details/urogen-announces-24-month-duration-response-722-pivotal-phase-3
[2] 24-month Duration of Response (DOR) of 72.2% by Kaplan-Meier estimate was attained in patients who achieved a complete response (CR) at three months (79.6%) PRINCETON, N.J., Aug. 05, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- UroGen Pharma Ltd. (Nasdaq: URGN), a biotech company dedicated to developing and commercializing innovative solutions that treat urothelial and specialty cancers, today announced the 24-month DOR of 72.2% (95% CI 64.1%, 78.8%) by Kaplan-Meier estimate in patients who achieved CR at three months from the Phase 3 ENVISION trial of ZUSDURI™ (mitomycin) for intravesical solution, a treatment for adults with recurrent low-grade intermediate-risk non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (LG-IR-NMIBC). The median follow-up time after a three-month CR in this analysis was 23.7 months. The median DOR has not been reached.