Cadonilimab - Akeso Biopharma
Alternative Names: AK-104Latest Information Update: 28 Jul 2026
At a glance
- Originator Akeso Biopharma
- Developer Akeso Biopharma; Chipscreen Biosciences; Hunan Cancer Hospital; Sun Yat-Sen University; University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
- Class Antineoplastics; Bispecific antibodies; Immunotherapies
- Mechanism of Action Antibody-dependent cell cytotoxicity; Cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen 4 inhibitors; Programmed cell death 1 receptor antagonists; T lymphocyte stimulants
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Orphan Drug Status
Yes - Cervical cancer
Orphan designation is assigned by a regulatory body to encourage companies to develop drugs for rare diseases.
- New Molecular Entity Yes
Highest Development Phases
- Marketed Adenocarcinoma; Cervical cancer
- Phase III Colorectal cancer; Liver cancer; Non-small cell lung cancer
- Phase II Cholangiocarcinoma; Nasopharyngeal cancer; Oesophageal cancer; Ovarian cancer; Pancreatic cancer; Rectal cancer; Renal cell carcinoma; Solid tumours; Squamous cell cancer; Vulvar-neoplasms
- Phase I/II Malignant melanoma; Peripheral T-cell lymphoma; Small cell lung cancer
Most Recent Events
- 28 Jul 2026 No recent reports of development identified for phase-I development in Solid-tumours(Combination therapy, Late-stage disease) in China (IV)
- 14 Jul 2026 Akeso plans a phase III trial for Adenocarcinoma (Combination therapy, First-line therapy, Inoperable/Unresectable, Late-stage disease, Metastatic disease) in USA, China, Germany, Poland (Parenteral) in August 2026 (NCT07700979)
- 26 Jun 2026 Launched for Adenocarcinoma (Metastatic disease, Late-stage disease, Inoperable/Unresectable, First-line therapy, Combination therapy) in China (IV)