Erasca Unveils First Clinical Candidates, Aims To Create A MAPK Clamp
SHP2, ERK Inhibitors Disclosed After Two Years, $300m In Funding
Executive Summary
Former Ignyta CEO’s well-funded Erasca obtained its first clinical-stage precision oncology candidates from NiKang and Asana, eyeing a first-in-class approach to RAS/MAPK-driven cancers.
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