Exelixis to present positive preclinical data across pipeline portfolio at AACR

The company states: “Exelixis (EXEL) announced that preclinical data will be presented for four pipeline molecules at the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2025 taking place April 25-30 in Chicago, IL. Exelixis will present preclinical data for XL495 and XL309, small molecules that have demonstrated synthetic lethality in the context of certain genetic anomalies frequently found in some tumors. Preclinical data will also be presented for the PD-L1xNKG2A-targeting bispecific antibody XB628 and the tissue factor-targeting antibody-drug conjugate XB371. Initial details about the poster presentations can be found below. Full data will be presented at the AACR Annual Meeting.” “We are excited to share preclinical data from four of our pipeline molecules that constitute the next phase in our commitment to the discovery and development of innovative cancer treatments,” said Dana T. Aftab, Ph.D., Executive Vice President, Discovery & Translational Research, and Chief Scientific Officer, Exelixis. “The results support the advancement into clinical development of these biotherapeutics and small molecules, as well as their potential to become best- and/or first-in-class therapies with differentiated clinical profiles.”