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: 05 Jan 2026
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
Yes - Ovarian cancer; Pancreatic cancer
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
- Preclinical Neurofibrosarcoma
Most Recent Events
- 29 Dec 2025 Verastem Oncology terminates phase-I/II clinical trials in Non-small cell lung cancer (Combination therapy, Second-line therapy or greater) in the US, Belgium, France, Netherlands, Spain and United Kingdom (NCT05074810)
- 05 Nov 2025 University of Chicago reinitiates a phase-I/II trial in Colorectal cancer (Late-stage disease, Combination therapy, Second-line therapy or greater, Metastatic disease) in USA (PO) (NCT05200442)
- 15 Oct 2025 Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust completes a phase-I trial in Solid tumours and Multiple myeloma in United Kingdom (PO) (NCT02407509)