Description

Akeso, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, researches, develops, manufactures, and commercializes therapies. The company develops AK104, a PD-1/CTLA-4 bi-specific antibody to treat cervical cancer, gastric cancer (GC), gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) adenocarcinoma, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), small cell lung cancer (SCLC), nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC), clear cell renal cell carcinoma, and solid tumors; and AK112, a PD-1/VEGF bi-specific antibody to treat solid and gynecological tumors, NSCLC, SCLC, and triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). It is also developing AK105, a PD-1 monoclonal antibody to treat NSCLC, NPC, classic Hodgkin's lymphoma (R/R cHL), HCC, head and neck cancer, thyroid cancer, mesothelioma and thymic cancer, ESCC, UC, GC, GEJ, cholangiocarcinoma, neuroendocrine tumor, and mismatch repair deficient solid tumor; AK117, a CD47 monoclonal antibody to treat myelodysplastic syndrome, acute myeloid leukemia, GC, GEJ, ESCC, TNBC, HNSCC, R/R cHL, NPC, NSCLC, and solid tumors/lymphoma; AK119, a CD73 monoclonal antibody for treating solid tumors; and AK109, a VEGFR-2 monoclonal antibody to treat solid tumors and gastric cancer. In addition, the company develops AK120, an IL-4R monoclonal antibody to treat moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis and asthma, and eosinophilic esophagitis; AK101, an IL-12/IL-23 monoclonal antibody to treat moderate-to-severe psoriasis and ulcerative colitis; AK111, an IL-17 monoclonal antibody to treat moderate-to-severe psoriasis and ankylosing spondylitis; and AK102, a PCSK9 monoclonal antibody to treat hypercholesterolemia. Further, its preclinical product includes AK127, a TIGIT monoclonal antibody to treat solid tumors; and AK115, a NGF monoclonal antibody. The company has collaboration agreements with Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, and MD Anderson Medical Institute. Akeso, Inc. was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Zhongshan, the People's Republic of China.