Zilovertamab vedotin - VelosBio
Alternative Names: MK 2140; VLS 101Latest Information Update: 01 Jan 2026
At a glance
- Originator Merck Sharp & Dohme; VelosBio
- Class Antineoplastics; Auristatins; Drug conjugates; Immunoconjugates; Immunotherapies; Monoclonal antibodies
- Mechanism of Action Apoptosis stimulants; Cell cycle inhibitors; Tubulin inhibitors; Tubulin polymerisation inhibitors
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Orphan Drug Status
Yes - Mantle-cell lymphoma
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 III Diffuse large B cell lymphoma
- Phase II Bladder cancer; Breast cancer; Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia; Follicular lymphoma; Gastric cancer; Haematological malignancies; Mantle-cell lymphoma; Non-small cell lung cancer; Ovarian cancer; Pancreatic cancer; Richter's syndrome; Solid tumours
- No development reported Ewing's sarcoma; Precursor B-cell lymphoblastic leukaemia-lymphoma
Most Recent Events
- 12 Jun 2025 Efficacy data from a phase II/III Waveline-003 trial presented at the30th Congress of the European Haematology Association (EHA-2025)
- 30 May 2025 Update adverse events and efficacy data from the phase II/III waveLINE-003 trial in Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma presented at the 61st Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO-2025)
- 30 May 2025 Efficacy and adverse events data from the phase II/III waveLINE-003 trial in Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma released by Merck Sharp & Dohme