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SAN CARLOS, Calif., March 14, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Allakos Inc. (the “Company”) (Nasdaq: ALLK), a biotechnology company developing antibodies for the treatment of allergic, inflammatory and proliferative diseases, today provided a business update and reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2023. Recent Allakos Events Completed dosing in the single ascending dose (SAD) cohorts and continued dosing in the multiple ascending dose (MAD) cohorts of...

– Atopic dermatitis and prurigo nodularis skin lesions show evidence of MRGPRX2 mast cell activation and activated macrophages – – AK006 inhibited mast cell activation and reduced mast cell numbers in an MRGPRX2-induced skin inflammation model – SAN CARLOS, Calif., Feb. 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Allakos Inc. (Nasdaq: ALLK), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing therapeutics that target immunomodulatory receptors present on immune effector cells involved in allergy,...

– Data provide insights on the signaling pathways involved with AK006 mast cell inhibition – – AK006 has a distinct mechanism of action that leads to broad inhibitory effects on mast cells – SAN CARLOS, Calif., Feb. 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Allakos Inc. (Nasdaq: ALLK), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing therapeutics that target immunomodulatory receptors present on immune effector cells involved in allergy, inflammatory and proliferative diseases, today announced the...

Existing cash to fund planned ongoing operations into mid-2026 AK006 is being tested in a comprehensive Phase 1 clinical program, including: ongoing single and multiple ascending dose trial in healthy volunteers a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial in patients with CSU a subcutaneous AK006 Phase 1 PK and bioavailability trial Management to host conference call and webcast today at 8:00 am E.T. SAN CARLOS, Calif., Jan. 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Allakos Inc. (the Company)...

– Allakos plans not to pursue further development of lirentelimab; will focus on AK006 clinical development and additional preclinical programs – – Management to host conference call and webcast today at 8:00 am E.T. – SAN CARLOS, Calif., Jan. 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Allakos Inc. (the “Company”) (Nasdaq: ALLK), a biotechnology company developing antibodies for the treatment of allergic, inflammatory and proliferative diseases, today announced topline data from its phase 2...

SAN CARLOS, Calif., Nov. 13, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Allakos Inc. (the “Company”) (Nasdaq: ALLK), a biotechnology company developing antibodies for the treatment of allergic, inflammatory and proliferative diseases, today provided a business update and reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2023. Recent Allakos Events Completed enrollment in both the Phase 2 study of subcutaneous lirentelimab in patients with atopic dermatitis and the Phase 2b study of...

SAN CARLOS, Calif., Aug. 30, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Allakos Inc. (Nasdaq: ALLK), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing therapeutics which target immunomodulatory receptors present on immune effector cells involved in allergy, inflammatory and proliferative diseases, today announced the appointment of Neil Graham, M.D. to the Allakos board of directors. Dr. Graham was the Chief Medical Officer of Tiziana Life Sciences Limited and currently serves on the board of directors of Aslan...

SAN CARLOS, Calif., Aug. 09, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Allakos Inc. (the “Company”) (Nasdaq: ALLK), a biotechnology company developing antibodies for the treatment of allergic, inflammatory and proliferative diseases, today provided a business update and reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2023. Recent Allakos Events Presented preclinical data at the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (“EAACI”) Hybrid Congress 2023 highlighting lirentelimab...

SAN CARLOS, Calif., Aug. 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Allakos Inc. (Nasdaq: ALLK), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing therapeutics which target immunomodulatory receptors present on immune effector cells involved in allergy, inflammatory and proliferative diseases, today announced the appointment of Rand Sutherland, M.D. and Dolca Thomas, M.D. to the Allakos board of directors. Dr. Sutherland was the Chief Executive Officer of Seeker Biologics, a privately-held company, and...

– AK006 inhibits IgE mediated mast cell activation and shows similar IgE inhibitory activity as remibrutinib – – AK006 also inhibits non-IgE mast cell activation pathways, including KIT-mediated activation– SAN CARLOS, Calif., June 12, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Allakos Inc. (Nasdaq: ALLK), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing therapeutics which target immunomodulatory receptors present on immune effector cells involved in allergy, inflammatory and proliferative diseases,...

SAN CARLOS, Calif., June 05, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Allakos Inc. (Nasdaq: ALLK), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing therapeutics which target immunomodulatory receptors present on immune effector cells involved in allergy, inflammatory and proliferative diseases, today announced an oral presentation at the upcoming European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI) Hybrid Congress 2023. EAACI is being held June 9-11, 2023 in Hamburg, Germany. Oral Presentation Details:...

SAN CARLOS, Calif., May 09, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Allakos Inc. (the “Company”) (Nasdaq: ALLK), a biotechnology company developing antibodies for the treatment of allergic, inflammatory and proliferative diseases, today provided a business update and reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2023. Recent Allakos Events Continued enrollment of a Phase 2 randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of subcutaneous lirentelimab in patients with moderate-to-severe...

SAN CARLOS, Calif., March 06, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Allakos Inc. (the “Company”) (Nasdaq: ALLK), a biotechnology company developing antibodies for the treatment of allergic, inflammatory and proliferative diseases, today provided a business update and reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2022. The Company’s most advanced antibodies are lirentelimab (AK002) and AK006. Recent Allakos Events Initiated a Phase 2b randomized, double-blind,...

– AK006 is an agonistic antibody that targets the mast cell inhibitory receptor Siglec-6 – – AK006 shows deep mast cell inhibition in pre-clinical studies and was engineered to have antibody-dependent cellular phagocytosis (ADCP) activity – – Allakos plans to initiate the first-in-human study of AK006 during 1H 2023 – SAN CARLOS, Calif., Nov. 29, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Allakos Inc. (Nasdaq: ALLK), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing therapeutics which target...

– Siglec-10 is a myeloid checkpoint receptor selectively expressed on tumor associated macrophages and dendritic cells – – AK007 potently blocks all known ligand interaction with Siglec-10, including the “don’t eat me” signal CD24 – – Monotherapy treatment with a Siglec-10 antagonist antibody polarized tumor-associated myeloid cells and reduced tumor burden in pre-clinical studies – SAN CARLOS, Calif., Nov. 10, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Allakos Inc. (Nasdaq: ALLK), a...

SAN CARLOS, Calif., Nov. 07, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Allakos Inc. (the “Company”) (Nasdaq: ALLK), a biotechnology company developing lirentelimab (AK002) and AK006 for the treatment of allergic and inflammatory diseases, today provided a business update and reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2022. Recent Allakos Events Allakos’s lirentelimab clinical development is focused on atopic dermatitis and chronic spontaneous urticaria. Initiated a Phase 2b...

SAN CARLOS, Calif., Sept. 19, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Allakos Inc. (Nasdaq: ALLK), a biotechnology company developing lirentelimab (AK002) and AK006 for the treatment of allergic and inflammatory diseases, today announced the pricing of an underwritten offering of 29,882,000 shares of its common stock at an offering price of $5.02 per share. Investors who have agreed to purchase shares in the offering include Logos Capital, Alta Partners, Braidwell LP, BVF Partners L.P., Commodore Capital, Deep...

SAN CARLOS, Calif., Sept. 12, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Allakos Inc. (Nasdaq: ALLK), a biotechnology company developing lirentelimab (AK002) and AK006 for the treatment of allergic and inflammatory diseases, today announced it has initiated a Phase 2b clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy, safety and tolerability of subcutaneous lirentelimab in patients with chronic spontaneous urticaria (MAVERICK). Top-line results from the trial are expected in the second half of 2023. The Phase 2b CSU...

– Lirentelimab met histologic co-primary endpoint but missed symptomatic co-primary endpoint – SAN CARLOS, Calif., Sept. 09, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Allakos Inc. (the “Company”) (Nasdaq: ALLK), a biotechnology company developing lirentelimab (AK002) and AK006 for the treatment of allergic and inflammatory diseases, today reported data from EoDyssey, a 24-week, Phase 3, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of lirentelimab in patients with biopsy confirmed eosinophilic...

SAN CARLOS, Calif., Aug. 04, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Allakos Inc. (the “Company”) (Nasdaq: ALLK), a biotechnology company developing lirentelimab (AK002) and AK006 for the treatment of allergic and inflammatory diseases, today provided a business update and reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2022. Recent Allakos Events Submitted End-of-Phase 2 briefing package to FDA to discuss Phase 2 KRYPTOS data and development pathway of lirentelimab in patients with...