G1 Therapeutics
NASDAQ:GTHXG1 Therapeutics, Inc., a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company, engages in the discovery, development, and commercialization of small molecule therapeutics for the treatment of patients with cancer in the United States. The company offers COSELA, which helps to decrease incidence of chemotherapy-induced myelosuppression in adult patients treated with a platinum/etoposide-containing regimen or topotecan-containing regimen for extensive stage small cell lung cancer. It is also developing Trilaciclib that is in Phase 3 clinical trial for 1L metastatic triple negative breast cancer (mTNBC); and Phase 2 clinical trial as an antibody-drug conjugate combination trial in mTNBC, as well as completed Phase 2 clinical trial for Neoadjuvant TNBC and 1L Bladder cancer. The company has a license agreement with Genor Biopharma Co. Inc. for the development and commercialization of lerociclib using an oral dosage form to treat various indication in humans; Incyclix for the development and commercialization of a CDK2 inhibitor for all human and veterinary uses; and Simcere Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd for the development and commercialization of trilaciclib in all indications. G1 Therapeutics, Inc. was incorporated in 2008 and is headquartered in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina.
NewLink Genetics
NASDAQ:NLNKNewLink Genetics Corporation, a late clinical-stage immuno-oncology company, focuses on discovering and developing novel immunotherapeutic products for the treatment of patients with cancer. It is developing Indoximod, an indoleamine-2, 3-dioxygenase (IDO) pathway inhibitor that is in clinical development in combination with other cancer therapeutics for patients with diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma, pediatric brain tumors, acute myeloid leukemia, and melanoma. The company also develops NLG207 in combination with paclitaxel in recurrent ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer; NLG802, a prodrug of indoximod, which has completed Phase I clinical trial; and NLG919, a direct enzymatic inhibitor. The company has collaboration and license agreement with Genentech Inc. for the development and commercialization of NLG919, as well as a research collaboration for the discovery of next generation IDO/TDO inhibitors; and Merck Sharpe & Dohme Corp. to research, develop, and commercialize rVSV G-ZEBOV GP, an Ebola vaccine product candidate. NewLink Genetics Corporation was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Ames, Iowa.
Tricida
NASDAQ:TCDATricida, Inc. is a pharmaceutical company. It focuses on the development and commercialization of its product, TRC101, a non-absorbed, orally-administered polymer drug designed to treat metabolic acidosis in patients with chronic kidney disease. The company was founded by Gerrit Klaerner and Craig Jon Hawker on May 22, 2013 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA.
Vanda Pharmaceuticals
NASDAQ:VNDAVanda Pharmaceuticals Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, focuses on the development and commercialization of therapies to address high unmet medical needs worldwide. The company's marketed products include HETLIOZ to treat non-24-hour sleep-wake disorders; and Fanapt oral tablets for the treatment of schizophrenia. Its pipeline products include HETLIOZ (tasimelteon) to treat jet lag disorder, insomnia, delayed sleep phase disorder, sleep disturbances in autism spectrum disorder, and pediatric Non-24; Fanapt (iloperidone) for the treatment of bipolar I disorder and Parkinson's disease psychosis, as well as a long acting injectable (LAI) formulation to treat schizophrenia; and Tradipitant (VLY-686), a small molecule neurokinin-1 receptor (NK-1R) antagonist to treat gastroparesis, motion sickness, atopic dermatitis, and COVID-19 pneumonia. The company's pipeline products also include VTR-297, a small molecule histone deacetylase inhibitor to treat hematologic malignancies and with potential use as a treatment for various oncology indications; VQW-765, a small molecule nicotinic acetylcholine receptor partial agonist to treat performance anxiety and psychiatric disorders; VHX-896, an active metabolite of iloperidone; and antisense oligonucleotide molecules. In addition, it offers a portfolio of cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator activators and inhibitors that include VSJ-110 for the treatment of dry eye and ocular inflammation; and VPO-227 for the treatment of secretory diarrhea disorders comprising cholera. Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. was incorporated in 2002 and is headquartered in Washington, the District of Columbia.