Evorpacept - ALX Oncology
Alternative Names: ALX-148; CD47/SIRPa-blocking Agent ALX 148; SIRPa Variant ALX 148Latest Information Update: 03 Sep 2025
At a glance
- Originator Alexo Therapeutics
- Developer ALX Oncology; Eli Lilly and Company; Merck & Co; Merck Sharp & Dohme; Quantum Leap Healthcare Collaborative; University of California; Zymeworks
- Class Antineoplastics; Immunoglobulin Fc fragments; Immunotherapies; Proteins; Recombinant fusion proteins
- Mechanism of Action CD47 antigen inhibitors; Cytotoxic T lymphocyte stimulants; Dendritic cell stimulants; Phagocyte stimulants
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Orphan Drug Status
Orphan designation is assigned by a regulatory body to encourage companies to develop drugs for rare diseases.
- New Molecular Entity Yes
Highest Development Phases
- Phase II/III Adenocarcinoma
- Phase II Colorectal cancer; Oropharyngeal cancer; Squamous cell cancer
- Phase I/II Acute myeloid leukaemia; HER2 positive breast cancer; Multiple myeloma; Myelodysplastic syndromes; Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma; Solid tumours
- Phase I Breast cancer; Urogenital cancer
Most Recent Events
- 08 Jul 2025 ALX Oncology completes a phase I trial in Solid tumours and Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in South Korea and USA (IV) (NCT03013218)
- 27 Jun 2025 ALX Oncology completes the Phase-I ASPEN-07 trials in Urogenital cancer (Combination therapy, Metastatic disease, Second-line therapy or greater, Late-stage disease) in USA (IV) (NCT05524545)
- 30 May 2025 Adverse events data from a phase II trial in Oropharyngeal cancer presented at the 61st Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO-2025)