MAIA vs ALXO Comparison

MAIA Biotechnology Inc is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing targeted immunotherapies for cancer. THIO (6-thio-dG or 6-thio-2 '-deoxyguanosine), its lead asset, is an investigational dual mechanism of action drug candidate incorporating telomere targeting and immunogenicity. Patients with advanced NSCLC will be treated first with THIO followed a few days later by the immune checkpoint inhibitor Libtayo (cemiplimab), manufactured and commercialized by Regeneron.

ALX Oncology Holdings Inc is a clinical-stage immuno-oncology company focused on helping patients fight cancer by developing a pipeline of product candidates based on expertise in protein engineering and oncology led by the CD47 blocker, evorpacept, currently in phase 1 and 2 clinical trials. Cancer cells leverage CD47, a cell surface protein, as a don't eat me signal to evade detection by the immune system. The company is developing a next-generation checkpoint inhibitor designed to have a high affinity for CD47 and to avoid the limitations caused by hematologic toxicities inherent in other CD47 blocking approaches.