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Lucid Diagnostics Inc. (Nasdaq: LUCD) ("Lucid" or the "Company") a commercial-stage, cancer prevention medical diagnostics company, and subsidiary of PAVmed Inc. (Nasdaq: PAVM) ("PAVmed"), today provided a business update for the Company and reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2026.
Business Highlights
"Lucid's commercial momentum strengthened throughout the second quarter and in recent weeks," said Lishan Aklog, M.D., Lucid's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "We continue to advance multiple commercial priorities while awaiting a positive draft Medicare coverage policy for EsoGuard. We secured positive commercial coverage policies, accelerated engagement with the VA and major health systems, and demonstrated the long-term economic value of EsoGuard testing. Progress across these initiatives positions Lucid to capitalize on EsoGuard's significant clinical and commercial opportunity, while increasing the company's visibility and thereby expanding opportunities for broader strategic engagement."
Highlights from the second quarter and recent weeks:
- Recognized $1.5 million in EsoGuard revenue for 2Q26.
- Processed 2,770 EsoGuard® Esophageal DNA Tests in 2Q26.
- Secured a commercial coverage policy for EsoGuard from Concert, a healthcare technology company recently acquired by Lyric that establishes laboratory testing policies its client health plans can adopt. The policy recognizes EsoGuard as medically necessary for patients meeting established screening criteria and has already been adopted by multiple Concert client health plans.
- Developed a health economic cost-effectiveness model evaluating EsoGuard screening to support commercial payor engagement and coverage decisions, with preliminary results demonstrating improved clinical outcomes and cost-effectiveness.
Financial Results
- For the three months ended June 30, 2026, EsoGuard related revenues were $1.5 million. Operating expenses were approximately $14.3 million, which included stock-based compensation expenses of $1.7 million. GAAP net loss attributable to common stockholders was approximately $14.7 million, inclusive of a deemed Preferred Stock dividend of $3.0 million, or $(0.08) per common share.
- As shown below and for the purpose of illustrating the effect of stock-based compensation and other non-cash income and expenses on the Company's financial results, the Company's non-GAAP adjusted loss for the three months ended June 30, 2026 was approximately $10.9 million or $(0.06) per common share.
- Lucid had cash and cash equivalents of $33.4 million as of June 30, 2026, compared to $34.7 million as of December 31, 2025.
- The unaudited financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, were filed with the SEC on Form 10-Q on August 12, 2026, and available at www.luciddx.com or www.sec.gov.
Source: Lucid Diagnostics Provides Business Update and Reports Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results
