Company Overview - CG Oncology, Inc. (CGON) shares increased by 5.5% to close at $37.72, with notable trading volume compared to typical sessions, and a total gain of 39.9% over the past four weeks [1][2] Product Development - The price rise is linked to growing investor optimism regarding the investigational candidate, cretostimogene grenadenorepvec, which is being evaluated as both a monotherapy and in combination therapies across various mid- and late-stage studies for different bladder cancer indications [2] Financial Expectations - The company is projected to report a quarterly loss of $0.57 per share, reflecting a year-over-year decline of 90%. Expected revenues are $3.63 million, representing an increase of 8982.5% from the same quarter last year [3] - The consensus EPS estimate for the quarter has been revised slightly lower over the past 30 days, indicating a negative trend in earnings estimate revisions, which typically does not lead to price appreciation [4] Industry Context - CG Oncology is part of the Zacks Medical - Biomedical and Genetics industry, where Geron (GERN) also operates. GERN's stock closed 1.6% higher at $1.27, but has seen a return of -12.6% over the past month [5] - Geron's consensus EPS estimate for the upcoming report remains unchanged at -$0.03, which is a 25% improvement compared to the previous year's EPS [6]