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defactinib

Generic: defactinib·Brand: Fakzynja

defactinib: developed by 1 company · 16 clinical trials tracked.

defactinib evidence translation

What we can confirm

16 tracked trials

What it means

Source-backed records connect defactinib to VSTM; that link alone does not prove the drug works.

What to watch

Watch trial status, endpoints, and the next source-backed update.
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Prepared research question

How could defactinib → VSTM affect its developer, and what evidence supports the link?

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See linked entities and source evidence8 indications · 3 study sponsors
Development Pipeline (1)
CompanyPhase
Verastem, Inc. (VSTM)
Low Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer
Phase 3
Clinical Trials (16)showing 10 most recent

Phase Ib Study of Avutometinib, Defactinib, and Everolimus in RAS Pathway Mutant Endometrial Cancer

NCT07318324·Phase 1
Recruiting

Primary endpoint: Safety and adverse events (AEs).

Interventionalopen31 targetStarted 2026-05Completion 2030-081 site · United StatesM.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Phase II Study of Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy Plus FAK and RAF/MEK Inhibition in Advanced Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma

NCT07126158·Phase 2
Recruiting

Primary endpoint: Progression-free survival (PFS) - Experimental Arm Only

InterventionalRandomizedopen36 targetStarted 2026-04Completion 2030-041 site · United StatesWashington University School of Medicine

Open-label Phase 2 Study of Avutometinib (RAF/MEK Clamp) in Combination With Defactinib (FAK Inhibitor) and Cetuximab in Patients With Unresectable, Anti-EGFR-Refractory Advanced Colorectal Cancer

NCT06369259·Phase 2·ENTA
Recruiting

Primary endpoint: Safety and adverse events (AEs)

Interventionalopen33 targetStarted 2025-02Completion 2029-021 site · United StatesM.D. Anderson Cancer Center

A Phase 1/2 Trial of the Doublet Combination of Avutometinib and Defactinib and as a Triplet in Combination With Temozolomide in Patients With High Grade Malignant Brain Tumours Within the 5G Platform

NCT06630260·Phase 1/Phase 2·UTHR
Recruiting

Primary endpoint: Phase 1b - To evaluate the safety and tolerability of investigational agent in patients with malignant brain tumours

Interventionalopen182 targetStarted 2024-11Completion 2030-093 sites · United KingdomInstitute of Cancer Research, United Kingdom

A Phase II Trial of Avutometinib in Combination With Defactinib in Metastatic Diffuse Gastric Cancer

NCT06487221·Phase 2
Recruiting

Primary endpoint: Progression-free survival (PFS) Rate

Interventionalopen27 targetStarted 2024-10Completion 2029-051 site · United StatesRyan H. Moy, MD, PhD

Combination Targeted and Hormonal treAtMEnt of Low-gradE Serous Ovarian Cancer in the upfroNt Setting

NCT06394804·Phase 2
Recruiting

Primary endpoint: objective response rate

Interventionalopen20 targetStarted 2024-04Completion 2027-048 sites · United StatesMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Phase 1b/2 Trial of Defactinib and Avutometinib, With or Without Encorafenib, for the Treatment of Patients With Brain Metastases From Cutaneous Melanoma

NCT06194929·Phase 1/Phase 2
Recruiting

Primary endpoint: Response rate defined as Partial Response (PR) + Complete Response (CR) using Response Assessment in Neuro-Oncology Brain Metastases (RANO-BM) criteria of all measurable target lesions present at the time of enrollment on trial.

Interventionalopen33 targetStarted 2024-03Completion 2030-012 sites · United StatesUniversity of Utah

A Phase 3, Randomized, Open-Label Study of Combination Therapy With Avutometinib Plus Defactinib Versus Investigator's Choice of Treatment in Patients With Recurrent Low-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer (LGSOC) (RAMP 301)

NCT06072781·Phase 3·VSTM
Recruiting

Primary endpoint: Progression Free Survival (PFS) per blinded independent central review (BICR)

InterventionalRandomizedopen270 targetStarted 2024-03Completion 2031-0250 sites · Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark…Verastem, Inc.

Phase II of Avutometinib (VS-6766) and Defactinib In RAF Dimer-Driven RAI-Refractory Differentiated and Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer Patients

NCT06007924·Phase 2
Recruiting

Primary endpoint: overall response rate (ORR) cohort A

Interventionalopen30 targetStarted 2023-08Completion 2027-087 sites · United StatesMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

A Single-Dose Study of Orally Administrated Defactinib or VS-6766 in Patients With Glioblastoma

NCT05798507·Early Phase 1
Active, not recruiting

Primary endpoint: Concentration of defactinib that accumulates in the glioblastoma (GBM) and brain around tumor

Interventionalopen14 targetStarted 2023-07Completion 2027-121 site · United StatesEmory University

Frequently asked questions

Who is developing defactinib?

defactinib is being developed by Verastem, Inc..

How many clinical trials involve defactinib?

BioSniper tracks 16 clinical trials involving defactinib.