Ligufalimab - Akeso Biopharma
Alternative Names: AK-117Latest Information Update: 23 Jun 2026
At a glance
- Originator Akeso Biopharma
- Developer Akeso Biopharma; University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
- Class Antineoplastics; Immunotherapies; Monoclonal antibodies
- Mechanism of Action Antibody-dependent cell cytotoxicity; CD47 antigen inhibitors; T lymphocyte stimulants
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Orphan Drug Status
Yes - Acute myeloid leukaemia
Orphan designation is assigned by a regulatory body to encourage companies to develop drugs for rare diseases.
- New Molecular Entity Yes
- Available For Licensing Yes
Highest Development Phases
- Phase III Adenocarcinoma; Squamous cell cancer
- Phase II Cholangiocarcinoma; Colorectal cancer; Gastric cancer; Liver cancer; Myelodysplastic syndromes; Oesophageal cancer; Triple negative breast cancer
- Phase I/II Acute myeloid leukaemia; Hodgkin's disease; Solid tumours
- No development reported Lymphoma
Most Recent Events
- 17 Jun 2026 Efficacy data from a phase I/II trial in Acute myeloid leukaemia released by Akeso Biopharma
- 02 Jun 2026 Efficacy and adverse events data from a phase I/II trial in Solid tumours presented at the 62nd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO-2026)
- 15 May 2026 Efficacy and adverse events data from a phase Ib/II trial in Acute myeloid leukemia released by Akeso Biopharma