Acazicolcept - Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Alternative Names: Acazicolceptum; ALPN 101; CD28/ICOS antagonist - Vertex Pharmaceuticals; Dual CD28/ICOS inhibitor - Vertex Pharmaceuticals; ICOS/CD28-antagonist- Vertex PharmaceuticalsLatest Information Update: 28 Jul 2025
At a glance
- Originator Alpine Immune Sciences
- Developer Vertex Pharmaceuticals
- Class Anti-inflammatories; Antipsoriatics; Antirheumatics; Immunoglobulin fragments; Immunotherapies; Proteins; Recombinant fusion proteins
- Mechanism of Action CD28 antigen inhibitors; Inducible T-cell co-stimulator protein antagonists
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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 Systemic lupus erythematosus
- Preclinical Arthritis
- No development reported Autoimmune disorders; Connective tissue disorders; Graft-versus-host disease; Haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis; Inflammation; Inflammatory bowel diseases; Multiple sclerosis; Psoriatic arthritis; Sjogren's syndrome; Type 1 diabetes mellitus; Uveitis
Most Recent Events
- 28 Jul 2025 No recent reports of development identified for preclinical development in Type-1 diabetes mellitus in USA (Parenteral)
- 28 Jul 2025 No recent reports of development identified for preclinical development in Uveitis in USA (Parenteral)
- 09 Jul 2024 Vertex Pharmaceuticals completes the Phase-II Synergy trial in Systemic lupus erythematosus in France, Hungary, South Korea, Poland, Puerto Rico, Spain, Taiwan, and the US (NCT04835441),