Nurix Therapeutics Stock Price, News & Analysis

Nurix Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: NRIX) is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of targeted protein degradation medicines. According to the company’s public statements, its research is aimed at improving treatment options for patients with cancer, autoimmune diseases and other inflammatory conditions by modulating cellular protein levels. Nurix is headquartered in Brisbane, California and is classified within pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing in the broader manufacturing sector.

Business focus and scientific approach

Nurix describes targeted protein degradation as a next frontier in drug design. Rather than only inhibiting a protein’s activity, its drug candidates are designed to harness the cell’s own machinery to remove disease-driving proteins. The company highlights expertise in E3 ligases and a discovery engine that it characterizes as fully AI-integrated and capable of tackling a wide range of protein classes. This platform underpins both its wholly owned pipeline and multiple partnered programs.

Nurix reports that its wholly owned, clinical-stage pipeline includes:

• Bexobrutideg (NX-5948), an investigational, orally bioavailable, brain-penetrant, highly selective small molecule degrader of Bruton’s tyrosine kinase (BTK), a B‑cell signaling protein. It is being evaluated in the pivotal single-arm Phase 2 DAYBreak CLL-201 study in patients with relapsed or refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), and in the NX‑5948‑301 Phase 1a/1b trial in relapsed or refractory B‑cell malignancies, including Waldenström macroglobulinemia.
• NX-1607, an investigational first-in-class oral inhibitor of the E3 ligase Casitas B-lineage lymphoma proto-oncogene B (CBL‑B), which regulates activation of multiple immune cell types including T cells and NK cells. It is being developed for immuno‑oncology indications across a range of solid tumor types and is in an ongoing Phase 1 trial in adults.

Publicly presented clinical data for bexobrutideg in relapsed or refractory CLL and Waldenström macroglobulinemia describe objective responses, durable and deepening responses over time, and a tolerability profile without dose-limiting toxicities across evaluated doses. Nurix has selected a 600 mg once‑daily dose as the recommended regimen for pivotal development in CLL/SLL, following a randomized Phase 1b comparison aligned with regulatory expectations. For NX‑1607, first‑in‑human data show dose‑dependent pharmacologic activity, peripheral immune activation, and signals of clinical activity, including stable disease and a confirmed partial response in a patient with microsatellite stable colorectal cancer.

Pipeline beyond lead programs

Beyond its lead BTK degrader and CBL‑B inhibitor, Nurix states that it is advancing multiple potentially first‑in‑class or best‑in‑class degraders and degrader antibody conjugates (DACs) in its preclinical pipeline. These efforts extend its targeted protein degradation approach into additional oncology and immunology settings. The company also highlights a growing portfolio of programs in inflammation and autoimmune diseases, including a new tablet formulation of bexobrutideg in Phase 1 studies intended to support an investigational new drug (IND) filing for inflammatory and autoimmune indications.

Nurix reports that its discovery work is powered by a DEL‑AI platform and “unparalleled ligase expertise,” which it uses to pursue high‑value targets across internal and partnered programs. This platform is presented as a core capability for generating degrader candidates and DACs against diverse protein targets.

Collaborations and partnered programs

The company’s partnered drug discovery pipeline includes:

• A preclinical stage degrader of STAT6 in collaboration with Sanofi, including the development candidate NX‑3911, an oral, highly selective STAT6 degrader in IND‑enabling studies focused on allergic and type 2 inflammatory conditions.
• A clinical-stage degrader of IRAK4, developed with Gilead Sciences. The IND for GS‑6791 (previously NX‑0479), an oral degrader of IRAK4, has been cleared, and a Phase 1 trial in healthy volunteers is under way.
• Additional discovery programs under collaboration agreements with Gilead Sciences, Inc., Sanofi S.A. and Pfizer Inc., under which Nurix retains options for co‑development, co‑commercialization and U.S. profit sharing for multiple drug candidates.

Nurix also notes that it aims to earn research milestones and potential licensing fees from these collaborations as programs advance.

Therapeutic areas and indications

Across its pipeline, Nurix emphasizes two main therapeutic domains:

• Oncology and hematologic malignancies, including relapsed or refractory CLL, small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL), Waldenström macroglobulinemia, non‑Hodgkin lymphomas and a range of solid tumors.
• Autoimmune and inflammatory diseases, where the company is extending its BTK degrader and other degrader programs into indications driven by dysregulated immune signaling.

In its public updates, the company has described plans and ongoing work to expand bexobrutideg into autoimmune and inflammatory indications, supported by a tablet formulation and early‑stage clinical pharmacology studies. It also highlights inflammation and immunology programs targeting IRAK4 and STAT6 through its partnerships.

Regulatory and clinical development strategy

Nurix’s disclosures describe a development strategy for bexobrutideg in CLL/SLL that includes:

• The DAYBreak CLL‑201 pivotal single‑arm Phase 2 study in patients with relapsed or refractory CLL/SLL who have progressed after covalent and non‑covalent BTK inhibitors and BCL‑2 inhibitors, with objective response rate as the primary endpoint and the goal of supporting a potential accelerated approval submission.
• A planned randomized confirmatory Phase 3 trial in the second‑line or later setting in r/r CLL/SLL, comparing bexobrutideg monotherapy at 600 mg once daily against investigator’s choice of other regimens.
• A planned Phase 1b/2 combination study in CLL/SLL with current standards of care, including BCL‑2 inhibitors and anti‑CD20 antibodies.

For NX‑1607, Nurix is conducting an ongoing Phase 1 study across multiple solid tumor types, with detailed exploration of dose and schedule and extensive translational work examining immune activation and tumor microenvironment changes.

Capital markets and listing

Nurix’s common stock is registered under Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and trades on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol NRIX, as disclosed in its SEC filings. The company has used public equity offerings to fund clinical development and research activities. An 8‑K filed in October 2025 describes an underwriting agreement for the sale of common stock under a shelf registration statement, with stated intended uses of proceeds including development of bexobrutideg in CLL and potential autoimmune indications, expansion of its pipeline, and working capital and general corporate purposes.

Corporate governance and leadership updates

Recent SEC filings and press releases describe changes to Nurix’s board of directors and committee roles, including the appointment of Roger Dansey, M.D. as a director and member of the Clinical and Commercialization Committee, and the transition of committee leadership roles among existing directors. These governance updates are presented as part of strengthening the company’s expertise in research, drug development and commercialization.

Position within biopharmaceutical innovation

In its public communications, Nurix characterizes itself as aiming to place degrader‑based treatments at the forefront of patient care and to "write medicine’s next chapter" using targeted protein degradation. The company emphasizes its combination of an AI‑integrated discovery engine, ligase biology expertise, and a mix of wholly owned and partnered programs as the foundation for translating the science of targeted protein degradation into clinical candidates across oncology and immune‑mediated diseases.