Overall impact
C (59)

Commentary

Erasca is an average overall performer. With a 'C' rating of 59.0 for overall impact (61st percentile compared to all companies), Erasca ranks 425th out of 585 industry peers, behind Biogen, Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Gilead Sciences and 421 others, and ahead of Grifols, Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Bluebird Bio and 157 others. On top material causes for Erasca's industry (Pharmaceuticals & Biotech), Erasca performs well in Disease Eradication (96.6 score), Access to Affordable Healthcare (95.7) and Improved Mental Health (86.5) and performs poorly in Accountable Institutions (21.2 score), Reduced Green House Gas Emissions (30.6), Accountable Institutions (23.4) and 4 other causes where it received a 'D' or 'F' score.
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Company
Founded
2018
Employees
103
Sector
Health Care
Industry
Biotechnology
Sub-industry
Biotechnology
SASB industry
Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals
Headquarters
Ca, United States
Share classes
ERAS
Description
Erasca, Inc., a clinical-stage precision oncology company, focuses on discovering, developing, and commercializing therapies for patients with RAS/MAPK pathway-driven cancers. The company's lead product is naporafenib which is in SEACRAFT-2 pivotal Phase 3 trial for patients with NRAS-mutated (NRASm) melanoma; and in SEACRAFT-1 Phase 1b trial for patients with NRAS Q61X melanoma. It also develops ERAS-0015, a pan-RAS molecular glue for the treatment of patients with RAS-altered solid tumors; ERAS-4001, a pan-KRAS inhibitor for the treatment of patients with KRAS-altered solid tumors; and ERAS-12, an investigational EGFR D2/D3 biparatopic antibody (bpAb) for the treatment of EGRF and RAS/MAPK solid tumors. In addition, the company's products under development include ERAS-801, a central nervous system (CNS)-penetrant EGFR inhibitor for patients with EGFR-altered recurrent glioblastoma (GBM) which is in phase 1 clinical trials; and ERAS-007, an oral inhibitor of ERK1/2 and ERAS-601, an oral SHP2 inhibitor for patients with advanced or metastatic solid tumors. It has a license agreement with Novartis to develop, manufacture, use, and commercialize naporafenib; Katmai Pharmaceuticals, Inc. to develop, manufacture, use, and commercialize ERAS-801 and certain other related compounds; and NiKang Therapeutics, Inc. to develop and commercialize ERAS-601 and certain other related compounds. Erasca, Inc. was incorporated in 2018 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.
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