Corvus Pharmaceuticals (CRVS)

Corvus Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company, engages in the development of product candidates that precisely target proteins that are critical to immune cell maturation and function in the United States. The company's lead product candidate is soquelitinib (CPI-818), a selective covalent inhibitor of interleukin 2 inducible T cell kinase (ITK), which is in a multi-center Phase 1/1b clinical trial for the treatment of peripheral T cell atopic dermatitis, asthma, psoriasis, and fibrotic diseases. It is also developing ciforadenant (CPI-444), an oral small molecule antagonist of the A2A receptor that is in Phase 2 clinical trial for the treatment of metastatic renal cell cancer; and mupadolimab (CPI-006), a humanized monoclonal antibody, which is in Phase 1b clinical trial for the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer. The company has a license agreement with Monash University to research, develop, and commercialize certain antibodies directed to CXCR2 for the treatment of human diseases, and with Vernalis (R&D) Limited to develop, manufacture, and commercialize products containing certain adenosine receptor antagonists, including ciforadenant. Additionally, Corvus Pharmaceuticals has a strategic collaboration with Angel Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd. for the development and commercialization of mupadolimab. Corvus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. was incorporated in 2014 and is based in South San Francisco, California.