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Astellas Pharma

Holds exclusive development, manufacturing, and commercialization rights for linaclotide in Japan. It is included as a regional partner for an approved, locally acting oral disulfide-constrained peptide.

Company at a glance

Corporate information

Company entity
Astellas Pharma Inc.(formed through a merger in 2005)
Headquarters / principal office
Tokyo, Japan ↗
Founded
2005 ↗
Ownership / capital status
Publicly tradedPublicly traded ↗
Official corporate reference
https://www.astellas.com/en/ ↗
LinkedIn company page
LinkedIn ↗ ↗

Profile review: 2026-11-04 · Fields retain their individual source dates. Undisclosed values are not zero; early or historical events do not establish the latest financing. Awards and acquisitions are distinguished from equity rounds.

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Technology, programs & evidence

Holds exclusive development, manufacturing, and commercialization rights for linaclotide in Japan. It is included as a regional partner for an approved, locally acting oral disulfide-constrained peptide.

An April 2026 announcement reports first dosing in Phase 3 setidegrasib/ASP3082 for pancreatic cancer. A Japanese official registry also records first dosing in NSCLC Phase 3 in August 2026.

The flagship protein degrader is an internally developed KRAS G12D program; a separate Cullgen collaboration also exists.

The original 2025 discovery paper resolves the KRAS(G12D)/ASP3082/VHL ternary complex, supporting VHL-dependent proteasomal degradation.

An original March 2026 NEJM Phase 1 study included 203 patients and reported weekly intravenous dosing, safety, and antitumor activity. It is not used for direct cross-study ranking.

Program / serviceTarget / indicationRepresentative stageEvidence & scope
linaclotide / LINZESSGC-C · Constipation-related GI indications; subject to local labelingApprovedActs locally in the gut; systemic oral bioavailability is not the objective
setidegrasib / ASP3082KRAS G12D · Advanced solid tumors with KRAS G12D mutationsPhase 3Human results reported by the source; see facts and original materials for type and quality

Related news & literature

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Amphista Therapeutics / Business Wire

Amphista previews BRD9 degradation findings and BRAMLIE trial design at ASH

Amphista announced an ASH oral presentation on AMX-883-mediated BRD9 degradation, describing disruption of hematopoietic transcriptional programs, myeloid differentiation, and reduced leukemic stem-cell frequency in experimental work. A separate abstract outlines the ongoing Phase 1 BRAMLIE study in AML and high-risk myelodysplastic syndrome. The announcement does not establish clinical efficacy for AMX-883.

Nurix Therapeutics

Nurix previews updated bexobrutideg Phase 1 CLL/SLL findings for ASH

Nurix announced updated Phase 1a/1b findings for its oral BTK degrader bexobrutideg (NX-5948) in relapsed or refractory CLL/SLL. The ASH presentation will include patients previously exposed to covalent BTK inhibitors and data at the recommended Phase 2 dose of 600 mg once daily. The release describes durable activity without providing numerical response rates.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences / PubMed

Bispecific protein drives dual receptor degradation in mouse eye-disease models

A PNAS study reports RHV, a tetravalent bispecific protein designed to internalize and lysosomally degrade VCAM-1 and VEGFR on pathological vessels. The original abstract describes activity in mouse choroidal neovascularization models, including efficacy comparable to aflibercept at one-quarter of the molar dose. This is preclinical extracellular receptor degradation, distinct from an intracellular small-molecule PROTAC.

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Sources & open questions

  • A regional partner for the same linaclotide asset; rights are territory-specific.
  • Phase 3 is not approval. Mature Phase 3 efficacy and administration / formulation details require continued follow-up.
  1. Ironwood Q2 2026 Form 10-Q: linaclotide territory partners ↗原始公司或监管来源 · 2026年二季度报告(6月30日期末)
  2. Chugai 2026 Q2 results ↗原始公司或监管来源 · 2026-07-24
  3. Official Japanese trial registry AQUA07 ↗原始公司或监管来源 · 2026-09-17
  4. Circle Series E financing and CID-165 development plans ↗原始公司或监管来源 · 2026-09-16
  5. AbbVie October2026 pipeline update ↗原始公司或监管来源 · 2026-10-30
  6. Sponsor trial page ABBV-859 M25-924/NCT07736638 ↗原始公司或监管来源 · Not Stated
  7. US patent allowance for IRAK-M degraders ↗FIMECS · 2026-07-30
  8. Phase 3 first patient dosed setidegrasib ↗Astellas · 2026-04-15
  9. ASP3082 NSCLC Phase 3 ↗Japan jRCT · 2026-10-07updated
  10. ASP3082 DDI trial 3082-CL-0102 ↗Astellas Clinical Trials · Undated · 2026-10-31accessed
  11. Discovery of KRAS(G12D) selective degrader ASP3082 ↗Communications Chemistry · 2025-08-23
  12. Setidegrasib in Advanced NSCLC and Pancreatic Cancer ↗New England Journal of Medicine · 2026-03-25
  13. Our History ↗Astellas · Not stated
  14. Astellas Pharma 公司主页 ↗Astellas/LinkedIn · Not stated
  15. Homepage | Astellas ↗Astellas Pharma ·

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