SAN CARLOS, Calif. (AP) — SAN CARLOS, Calif. (AP) — Iovance Biotherapeutics Inc. (IOVA) on Thursday reported a loss of $83.5 million in its third quarter.

On a per-share basis, the San Carlos, California-based company said it had a loss of 28 cents.

The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of seven analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for a loss of 31 cents per share.

The biotechnology company posted revenue of $58.6 million in the period, also topping Street forecasts. Six analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $53.5 million.

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