Larotrectinib - Bayer/Loxo Oncology
Alternative Names: AR-470; ARRY-470; BAY 2757556; Larotrectinib sulfate - Bayer/Loxo Oncology; LOXO 101; VITRAKVILatest Information Update: 30 Mar 2026
At a glance
- Originator Array BioPharma
- Developer Bayer; Loxo Oncology; National Cancer Institute (USA)
- Class Amides; Antineoplastics; Fluorobenzenes; Pyrazoles; Pyrimidines; Pyrrolidines; Small molecules; Tumour-agnostic therapies
- Mechanism of Action TrkA receptor antagonists; TrkB receptor antagonists; TrkC receptor antagonists
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Orphan Drug Status
Yes - Solid tumours; Soft tissue sarcoma
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 Solid tumours
- Phase II Histiocytosis; Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
- Phase I/II CNS cancer
Most Recent Events
- 17 Oct 2025 Updated pooled efficacy and adverse events data from a phase I trial, phase I/II SCOUT trial and the phase II NAVIGATE in Solid tumors presented at the 50th European Society for Medical Oncology Congress (ESMO-2025)
- 29 Sep 2025 Loxo Oncology in collaboration with Bayer completes a phase II NAVIGATE basket trial in Solid tumours in US, Denmark, France, Japan, Norway, China, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Sweden, Belgium, South Korea, Singapore, Spain, Portugal, Ireland, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Germany, India, Italy, Poland, Russia, Taiwan, Turkey (NCT02576431) (EudraCT2015-003582-28)
- 10 Dec 2024 Efficacy and adverse events data from a phase II NAVIGATE trial and phase I/II SCOUT trail in Breast cancer were presented at the 47th Annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS-2024)