Etakafusp alfa - Asher Biotherapeutics
Alternative Names: AB-248Latest Information Update: 28 Feb 2026
At a glance
- Originator Asher Biotherapeutics
- Class Anti-infectives; Antineoplastics; Immunotherapies; Interleukins; Recombinant fusion proteins
- Mechanism of Action CD8 positive T lymphocyte stimulants; Interleukin 2 replacements
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Orphan Drug Status
No
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 I Small cell lung cancer
- No development reported Solid tumours
Most Recent Events
- 28 Feb 2026 No recent reports of development identified for phase-I development in Solid-tumours(Combination therapy, Late-stage disease, Metastatic disease, Second-line therapy or greater) in USA (IV, Infusion)
- 28 Feb 2026 No recent reports of development identified for phase-I development in Solid-tumours(Late-stage disease, Metastatic disease, Monotherapy, Second-line therapy or greater) in USA (IV, Infusion)
- 06 Oct 2025 AstraZeneca plans a phase Ib/II ALTAIR trial for Non-small cell lung cancer (Metastatic disease, Late-stage disease, Combination therapy) in USA, Belgium, Brazil, China, France, Georgia, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Moldova, Netherlands, Peru, Poland, Serbia, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand and Turkey (IV), in October 2025 (NCT06996782)