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IL3RA interleukin 3 receptor subunit alpha

ENSG00000185291 · protein coding · Open Targets profile

Cell surface receptor for IL3 expressed on hematopoietic progenitor cells, monocytes and B-lymphocytes that controls the production and differentiation of hematopoietic progenitor cells into lineage-restricted cells (PubMed:10527461). Ligand stimulation rapidly induces hetrodimerization with IL3RB, phosphorylation and enzyme activity of effector proteins such as JAK2 and PI3K that play a role in signaling cell proliferation and differentiation. Activation of JAK2 leads to STAT5-mediated transcriptional program (By similarity). {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P26952, ECO:0000269|PubMed:10527461, ECO:0000269|PubMed:29374162}.

1 of the 5 drugs recorded against IL3RA is approved, and 2 more reached Phase 3

Each band is a group of drugs. It runs from the kind of drug on the left to the furthest stage that drug has reached in any disease on the right. Thicker bands mean more drugs.

1 antibody drug at Phase 3: TALACOTUZUMAB1 antibody drug at Phase 2: FLOTETUZUMAB1 protein drug at Approved: TAGRAXOFUSP1 antibody drug conjugate drug at Phase 3: PIVEKIMAB SUNIRINE1 unknown drug at Phase 1: CSL-360Antibody 2Protein 1Antibody drug conjugate 1Unknown 1Approved 1Phase 3 2Phase 2 1Phase 1 1

Approved bands are highlighted. Withdrawn means the drug was pulled from the market or from development. A combined phase counts as the later one (Phase 1/2 is shown as Phase 2). Hover a band for the drug names. Source: Open Targets Platform, fetched live.

IL3RA: inherited and tumour-mutation evidence across 15 cancers

Each row is a cancer, strongest overall evidence first. The two dots show how strong the inherited (germline) and tumour-mutation (somatic) evidence is; the line between them is the gap.

Inherited (germline) variantsMutations in tumours (somatic)
00.250.50.751acute myeloid leukemiaacute myeloid leukemiaCD4+/CD56+ hematodermic neoplasmCD4+/CD56+ hematodermic neoplasmacute myeloid leukemia by FAB classific…acute myeloid leukemia by FAB classificationlymphomalymphomaacute lymphoblastic leukemiaacute lymphoblastic leukemiamyelodysplastic syndromemyelodysplastic syndromeleukemialeukemiatriple-negative breast carcinomatriple-negative breast carcinomahematopoietic and lymphoid cell neoplasmhematopoietic and lymphoid cell neoplasmacute leukemiaacute leukemiaacute leukemia of ambiguous lineageacute leukemia of ambiguous lineagechronic myelomonocytic leukemiachronic myelomonocytic leukemiaplasma cell myelomaplasma cell myelomamyelofibrosismyelofibrosismyeloproliferative disordermyeloproliferative disorder

Scores run from 0 (no evidence) to 1 (strongest). A missing dot at 0 means Open Targets holds no evidence of that kind. Source: Open Targets Platform, fetched live.

Tractability

Small molecule
Structure with Ligand
Antibody
Advanced Clinical, UniProt loc high conf, GO CC high conf, UniProt SigP or TMHMM
PROTAC
UniProt Ubiquitination
Other modalities
Approved Drug

gnomAD loss of function constraint: o/e 1.395300030708313 (upper bound 1.6952999830245972). Low values mean loss of function is poorly tolerated, a safety flag for inhibition.

Who runs trials of these drugs

Principal investigators and study chairs on 31 registry trials, updated in the last three years, of the most advanced drugs against IL3RA (tagraxofusp, talacotuzumab, pivekimab sunirine, flotetuzumab), ranked by Phase 2+ trials. Live from ClinicalTrials.gov.

21 of 31 trials of drugs against IL3RA have sites only in United States

Registry trials of tagraxofusp, talacotuzumab, pivekimab sunirine, flotetuzumab updated in the last three years, counted by the country group of their listed sites. A trial with sites in several groups counts in each; 23 of 31 have all sites in one country.

Sites only in this groupSites here and elsewhere
United StatesUnited States: 21 trials with sites only hereUnited States: 8 trials with sites here and elsewhere29EuropeEurope: 2 trials with sites only hereEurope: 5 trials with sites here and elsewhere7OtherOther: 0 trials with sites only hereOther: 7 trials with sites here and elsewhere7

Site counts are not patients per country, and trials registered only outside ClinicalTrials.gov are not covered. Where sites are is a fact about the record, not a judgement of its quality. Europe is the EU and EEA, the UK and Switzerland. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, fetched live.

11 trials of drugs against IL3RA were stopped early; 2 give no reason

Terminated, withdrawn and suspended interventional trials of tagraxofusp, talacotuzumab, pivekimab sunirine, flotetuzumab, CSL-360, newest update first, live from ClinicalTrials.gov. Each reason is quoted exactly as the registry gives it; we do not sort reasons into safety, efficacy or business. Dates are the last registry update. Showing the 11 most recent of 11.

  • terminated · 2026-06-25 · Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins · Dose Escalation -tagraxofusp-erzs, Dose Expansion at RP2D -tagraxofusp-erzs
    “Upon analysis of the first 7 participants accrued, it was determined that this combination treatment is not efficacious as treatment for patients with relapsed or refractory AML”
  • terminated · 2025-08-11 · M.D. Anderson Cancer Center · Tagraxofusp-erzs
    “The study was terminated early due to slow enrollment.”
  • terminated · 2025-01-30 · Gruppo Italiano Malattie EMatologiche dell'Adulto · tagraxofusp
    “poor enrollment”
  • terminated · 2024-12-06 · Washington University School of Medicine · Flotetuzumab
    “The sponsor is no longer supporting the drug”
  • terminated · 2024-10-17 · Stemline Therapeutics, Inc. · Tagraxofusp-erzs
    No reason given
  • terminated · 2024-07-31 · M.D. Anderson Cancer Center · Tagraxofusp-erzs
    “The protocol was terminated early due to slow participant accrual and the sponsor not willing to provide the study drug.”
  • terminated · 2024-04-17 · Stemline Therapeutics, Inc. · matched by the registry's drug synonyms
    No reason given
  • withdrawn · 2024-03-08 · Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center · Tagraxofusp-erzs
    “trial was not opened”
  • terminated · 2024-01-30 · MacroGenics · Flotetuzumab 3 ng/kg/day, 4 days on and 3 days off, Flotetuzumab 10 ng/kg/day, 4 days on and 3 days off, Flotetuzumab 30 ng/kg/day, 4 days on and 3 days off, Flotetuzumab 100 ng/kg/day, 4 days on and 3 days off, Flotetuzumab 300 ng/kg/day, 4 days on 3 days off, after one-step lead-in dose, Flotetuzumab 500 ng/kg/day, 4 days on 3 days off, after one-step lead-in dose, Flotetuzumab 500 ng/kg/day, continuous infusion, after multi-step lead-in dose, Flotetuzumab 700 ng/kg/day, 4 days on 3 days off, after multi-step lead-in dose, Flotetuzumab 700 ng/kg/day, continuous infusion, after multi-step lead-in dose, Flotetuzumab 300 ng/kg/day, continuous infusion, after multi-step lead-in dose
    “Business decision”
  • withdrawn · 2021-12-22 · Stichting Hemato-Oncologie voor Volwassenen Nederland · Flotetuzumab
    “Withdrawal of MacroGenics (pharmaceutical company)”
  • withdrawn · 2020-12-17 · City of Hope Medical Center · matched by the registry's drug synonyms
    “RSS recommendation”
Paediatric incentives and obligations for IL3RA's drugs

For tagraxofusp, talacotuzumab, pivekimab sunirine, flotetuzumab, CSL-360: what EMA and FDA publish about paediatric plans, orphan status and pediatric approvals, and how many registered studies take children. Each line is a yes, no or not published fact from the record linked under it; none of it is a forecast.

  • FDA pediatric target list: yes · IL3RA is on the list. Membership alone neither requires nor waives a pediatric study.
  • EU paediatric investigation plan: no · No EMA paediatric investigation plan decision names tagraxofusp, talacotuzumab, pivekimab sunirine, flotetuzumab, csl-360
    Rule: An EMA PIP decision (agreement, modification or waiver) lists the drug as its active substance, exact name. Source: EMA data download (dated snapshot), 2026-11-11
  • EU orphan designation: yes · EU/3/20/2292 positive 26 Jun 2020: Treatment of blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm; EU/3/15/1567 positive 11 Nov 2015: Treatment of blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm
    Rule: An EU orphan designation lists the drug as its active substance (exact name) or belongs to a medicine that does; withdrawn and expired designations are listed with their status. Source: EMA data download (dated snapshot), 2026-11-11
  • Authorised in the EU: yes · Elzonris: authorised since 7 Jan 2021, orphan medicine, exceptional circumstances
    Rule: An EMA medicine record lists the drug as its active substance or INN, exact name; national-only authorisations are not in this file. Source: EMA EPAR Elzonris, 2026-11-11
  • FDA orphan designation: not published · FDA's orphan designation database turns away automated requests, so this app does not read it; search it by hand at the link
    Rule: Would be: an FDA orphan designation names the drug. Source: FDA orphan designations search
  • FDA pediatric oncology approval: yes · Tagraxofusp-erzs [Elzonris], 21 Dec 2018: Treatment of blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm (BPDCN) in adults and in pediatric patients 2 years and older
    Rule: FDA's Pediatric Oncology Drug Approvals table names the drug. Source: FDA Pediatric Oncology Drug Approvals (content current as of 2026-03-03), 2026-11-11
  • Registered studies open to children: yes · 7 interventional studies of tagraxofusp, talacotuzumab, pivekimab sunirine, flotetuzumab, csl-360 include patients under 18; 3 are recruiting, not yet recruiting or active
    Rule: The registry's age group includes Child (birth to 17 years), which also counts studies that set no minimum age. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov search, 2026-11-11

Rare pediatric disease voucher. FDA, content current as of 29 Apr 2026: “As of February 3, 2026, enactment of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, the rare pediatric disease PRV program will sunset after September 30, 2029. FDA may not award any PRVs under this program after September 30, 2029.” Voucher sale prices are not shown here; they appear only as company-reported news. FDA: Rare Pediatric Disease Designation and Priority Review Voucher Programs

All 5 drugs and clinical candidates as a table

Each drug, stage and indication links to its Open Targets record, where the trials and approvals behind it are listed. Salt forms (for example a mesylate) are listed as Open Targets records them, as separate entries.

DrugTypeHighest stageIndicationsSource records
TAGRAXOFUSPProteinapprovalacute myeloid leukemia by FAB classification, CD4+/CD56+ hematodermic neoplasm, lymphoma, neoplasm, acute myeloid leukemia, leukemia, plasma cell myeloma, myeloproliferative disorder, +6 moreOpen Targets · ChEMBL
TALACOTUZUMABAntibodyphase 2 3acute myeloid leukemia, acute myeloid leukemia by FAB classification, myelodysplastic syndrome, systemic lupus erythematosusOpen Targets · ChEMBL
PIVEKIMAB SUNIRINEAntibody drug conjugatephase 2 3acute myeloid leukemia, CD4+/CD56+ hematodermic neoplasm, mixed phenotype acute leukemia, B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia, T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia, neoplasmOpen Targets · ChEMBL
FLOTETUZUMABAntibodyphase 2acute leukemia of ambiguous lineage, acute myeloid leukemia by FAB classification, hematopoietic and lymphoid cell neoplasm, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, myelodysplastic syndrome, acute myeloid leukemiaOpen Targets · ChEMBL
CSL-360Unknownphase 1acute myeloid leukemiaOpen Targets · ChEMBL