Drug Profile
Vemurafenib - Roche
Alternative Names: PLX-4032; R-7204; RG-7204; RO-5185426; ZelborafLatest Information Update: 05 Nov 2023
Price :
$50
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At a glance
- Originator Plexxikon
- Developer Chugai Pharmaceutical; Genentech; Georgetown University; H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute; Kechow Pharma; M. D. Anderson Cancer Center; Melanoma Research Alliance; Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center; Plexxikon; Roche; University College London; University Hospital Tubingen
- Class 2 ring heterocyclic compounds; Antineoplastics; Chlorobenzenes; Fluorobenzenes; Pyridines; Pyrroles; Small molecules; Sulfonamides
- Mechanism of Action Proto oncogene protein b raf inhibitors
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Orphan Drug Status
Orphan designation is assigned by a regulatory body to encourage companies to develop drugs for rare diseases.
- New Molecular Entity Yes
Highest Development Phases
- Marketed Malignant melanoma
- Registered Immunological disorders
- Phase II Brain metastases; Colorectal cancer; Haematological malignancies; Multiple myeloma; Non-small cell lung cancer; Solid tumours; Thyroid cancer
Most Recent Events
- 23 Aug 2023 Kechow Pharma plans a phase III trial in Colorectal cancer (Combination therapy, Metastatic disease, Second line therapy or greater) (PO), in November 2023 (NCT06008119)
- 02 Jun 2023 Efficacy data from a phase II trial in Malignant melanoma presented at the 59th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO-2023)
- 13 Apr 2023 Roche completes a phas II trial in Brain metastases (Combination therapy, Second-line therapy or greater, Metastatic disease, Late-stage disease) in Brazil, Germany, Spain, France, Hungary, Italy, Latvia and Switzerland (PO)(NCT03625141) (EudraCT2018-000759-41)