Plexxikon
Plexxikon is an American drug discovery company based in Berkeley, California. It was co-founded in 2001 by Joseph Schlessinger of Yale University, and Sung-Hou Kim of the University of California, Berkeley.
It uses a proprietary structural biology-based platform called Scaffold-Based Drug Discovery to build a pipeline of products in multiple therapeutic areas. This discovery process integrates multiple technologies, including structural screening as one key component that it hopes will give a significant competitive advantage over other approaches.
In April 2011, Plexxikon was acquired by the Japanese pharmaceutical company Daiichi Sankyo for $805 million and an additional $130 million in potential milestone payments.[1][2][3]
Drug pipeline
- Vemurafenib (Zelboraf) and pexidartinib (Turalio) are two FDA approved drugs developed by Plexxikon
- Plexxikon is collaborating with Wyeth Pharmaceuticals on several products for use in type II diabetes and other metabolic disorders.[4] The most advanced of these agents is indeglitazar (PLX204), which is currently in Phase II clinical trials for type 2 diabetes.[5]
- PLX7486 is a CSF1R antagonist and pan-TRK inhibitor in clinical trials for advanced solid tumors.[6][7]
References
- ^ "Daiichi Sankyo to Acquire Plexxikon".
- ^ "Plexxikon acquired by Daiichi Sankyo". Haberman Associates. 2011-03-03. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
- ^ "Daiichi Sankyo, Inc. Completes Plexxikon Inc. Acquisition". BioSpace. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
- ^ News on Wyeth collaboration
- ^ PLX204 trial
- ^ "Fms/Trk tyrosine kinase inhibitor PLX7486". NCI Drug Dictionary. National Cancer Institute.
- ^ Phase 1 Study of PLX7486 as Single Agent in Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors