Avutometinib - Verastem Oncology
Alternative Names: AVMAPKI FAKZYNJA CO-PACK; AVMAPKI™; CH 5127566; CH-5126766; CKI-27; R-7304; Raf/MEK inhibitor VS-6766; RG 7304; RO-5126766; VS-6766Latest Information Update: 16 Jul 2025
At a glance
- Originator Chugai Pharmaceutical
- Developer Amgen; Eli Lilly and Company; Verastem Oncology
- Class Antineoplastics; Benzopyrans; Ethers; Fluorinated hydrocarbons; Ketones; Pyridines; Pyrimidines; Small molecules; Sulfonamides
- Mechanism of Action Mitogen-activated protein kinase inhibitors; Raf kinase 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 Ovarian cancer
- Phase II Colorectal cancer; Gastric cancer; Gynaecological cancer; Non-small cell lung cancer; Thyroid cancer; Uveal melanoma
- Phase I/II Adenocarcinoma; Glioblastoma; HER2 negative breast cancer; Malignant melanoma; Solid tumours
- Phase I Multiple myeloma
Most Recent Events
- 13 Jul 2025 Updated efficacy and adverse events data from the phase-II RAMP 201 trial in Ovarian cancer released by Verastem Oncology
- 30 Jun 2025 Updated efficacy and adverse events data from the phase I/II FRAME trial in Solid tumours released by Verastem Oncology
- 30 May 2025 Updated adverse events and efficacy data from the phase-Ib/II RAMP205 trial in Adenocarcinoma presented at the 61st Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO-2025)