Company Story
2006 - Deciphera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. was founded by a team of scientists and entrepreneurs.
2008 - The company raised $15 million in Series A financing to support the development of its kinase inhibitor portfolio.
2010 - Deciphera initiated its first clinical trial, a Phase 1 study of DCC-2036, a switch control inhibitor of KIT and PDGFRα.
2012 - The company raised $45 million in Series B financing to advance its pipeline of novel kinase inhibitors.
2014 - Deciphera initiated a Phase 1 study of DCC-2618, a pan-KIT and PDGFRα inhibitor.
2017 - The company raised $52 million in Series C financing to support the development of its lead candidate, ripretinib.
2019 - Deciphera announced positive top-line results from the Phase 3 INVICTUS study of ripretinib in patients with advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST).
2020 - Deciphera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. went public with an initial public offering (IPO) of common stock.