Berzosertib - Merck KGaA
Alternative Names: Captisol® enabled VX 970; M-6620; MSC 2527093A; VX-970Latest Information Update: 28 Mar 2025
At a glance
- Originator Vertex Pharmaceuticals
- Developer EMD Serono Research & Development Institute; Massachusetts General Hospital; Merck KGaA; National Cancer Institute (USA); University of Oxford
- Class Amines; Antineoplastics; Isoxazoles; Pyrazines; Radiation-sensitising agents; Small molecules
- Mechanism of Action ATR protein 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
- Phase II Fallopian tube cancer; Gastric cancer; Leiomyosarcoma; Ovarian cancer; Peritoneal cancer; Prostate cancer; Small cell lung cancer; Solid tumours; Urogenital cancer
- No development reported Acute myeloid leukaemia; Head and neck cancer; Oesophageal cancer
Most Recent Events
- 28 Mar 2025 No recent reports of development identified for phase-I development in Solid-tumours(Combination therapy, Late-stage disease, Second-line therapy or greater) in Hungary (IV, Infusion)
- 28 Mar 2025 No recent reports of development identified for phase-I development in Solid-tumours(Late-stage disease, Monotherapy, Second-line therapy or greater) in Hungary (IV, Infusion)
- 26 Dec 2024 National Cancer Institute completes phase I/II trial in Small cell lung cancer (Combination therapy, Late-stage disease, Second-line therapy or greater) in USA (IV) (NCT02487095)