Stock Report: Exelixis Inc. (EXEL) Report Updated: May 13, 2013 | Print This Page

Exelixis, Inc., a biotechnology company, engages in developing small molecule therapies for the treatment of cancer. Its focuses on developing cabozantinib product candidate that inhibits MET, VEGFR2, and RET proteins, which are key drivers of tumor growth, vascularization, and/or metastasis. The cabozantinib is in Phase III clinical trial for the treatment for medullary thyroid cancer. The company also engages in various clinical programs for cabozantinib focused on the treatment of metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer, ovarian cancer, melanoma, breast cancer, non-small cell lung cancer, hepatocellular cancer, renal cell carcinoma, and thyroid cancer. In addition, Exelixis, Inc. is involved in developing a portfolio of other novel compounds to address serious unmet medical needs through collaborations with various pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies comprising Bristol-Myers Squibb Company; Sanofi; Genentech, Inc.; GlaxoSmithKline; Merck; and Daiichi Sankyo Company Limited. Its products under development through collaborations primarily include XL475 compound; ROR antagonists; therapies targeted against LXR, a nuclear hormone receptor implicated in various cardiovascular and metabolic disorders; XL147 and XL765 PI3K inhibitors; XL518, a small-molecule inhibitor of MEK; XL880 inhibitor; and therapies targeted against the mineralocorticoid receptor, a nuclear hormone receptor implicated in various cardiovascular and metabolic diseases. The company was formerly known as Exelixis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and changed its name to Exelixis, Inc. in February 2000. Exelixis, Inc. was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, California.