Aktis Oncology, Inc.·Healthcare
Aktis Oncology, Inc. operates as a clinical-stage oncology company that engages in the development of targeted radiopharmaceutical therapies for cancer treatment. The company offers a miniprotein radioconjugate platform to discover and develop radiopharmaceutical therapies that deliver the tumor-killing properties of radioisotopes. It offers Nectin-4, a miniprotein radioconjugate for the treatment of locally advanced or metastatic urothelial cancer. Its products include AKY-1189 to deliver a radioisotope to Nectin-4 expressing tumors for the treatment of metastatic urothelial cancer, breast cancer, NSCLC, colorectal cancer and cervical cancer; and AKY-2519 to deliver radioisotope to B7-H3 CD276 expressing tumors targeting prostate, lung and other solid tumors. The company was formerly known as HotKnot Therapeutics, Inc. and changed its name to Aktis Oncology, Inc. in April 2020. Aktis Oncology, Inc. was incorporated in 2020 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.
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BOSTON, March 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aktis Oncology, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKTS) (the “Company”), a clinical-stage oncology company focused on expanding the breakthrough potential of targeted radiopharmaceuticals to large populations, including those not addressed by existing platform technologies, today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cleared the Investigational New Drug (IND) applications for the Company to proceed to a Phase 1b clinical trial with AKY-25191. AKY-2519 is a miniprotein radioconjugate targeting B7-H3, which is expressed in several solid tumor types including prostate and lung cancers, and is the second clinical stage miniprotein radioconjugate discovered using Aktis' proprietary platform. The Company's lead miniprotein radioconjugate, AKY-1189, targeting Nectin-4, is currently enrolling patients in a Phase 1b clinical study. Aktis' miniprotein radioconjugates are designed to selectively deliver actinium-225 (225Ac), a highly potent alpha-emitting radioisotope, to target-expressing tumors. The Company also provided business updates and reported financial results for the year ended December 31, 2025.

BOSTON, Feb. 24, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aktis Oncology, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKTS), a clinical-stage oncology company focused on expanding the breakthrough potential of targeted radiopharmaceuticals to large patient populations, including those not addressed by existing platform technologies, today announced that Matthew Roden, Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer of Aktis Oncology, will present at the following investor conferences in March 2026.

BOSTON, Feb. 24, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aktis Oncology, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKTS), a clinical-stage oncology company focused on expanding the breakthrough potential of targeted radiopharmaceuticals to large patient populations, including those not addressed by existing platform technologies, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Fast Track designation to AKY-1189 for the treatment of adult patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial cancer (mUC) who have progressed on or after prior systemic therapies. Generated using Aktis' miniprotein radioconjugate platform, AKY-1189 is designed to deliver actinium-225 (225Ac), a highly potent alpha-emitting radioisotope, to Nectin-4 expressing tumors. Approximately 80 – 90% of urothelial cancer patients show positive expression of Nectin-4.

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