NCT05669482Active, not recruitingPhase 1/2
Study of Avutometinib (VS-6766) +Defactinib With Gemcitabine and Nab-paclitaxel in Patients With Pancreatic Cancer
A Phase 1b/2a Study of Gemcitabine and Nab-paclitaxel in Combination With Avutometinib (VS-6766) and Defactinib in Patients With Previously Untreated Metastatic Adenocarcinoma of the Pancreas
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 2 Sept 2025
Brief summary (registry, in English)
This study will assess the safety and efficacy of avutometinib (VS-6766) and defactinib in combination with gemcitabine and nab-paclitaxel in patients with Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma (PDAC) who have been previously untreated.
- Status (registry)
- Active, not recruiting
- Phase (registry)
- Phase 1/2
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 40 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 6 Dec 2022
- Start date
- 22 Mar 2023
- Primary completion date
- 31 Aug 2026
- Lead sponsor
- Verastem, Inc.
- Diseases
- Pancreatic cancer
- NCT number
- NCT05669482
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional · Phase 1/2
- Planned participants: 40
- From 22 Mar 2023 to the primary completion date, 31 Aug 2026
- 12 sites in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Prior treatment
- Prior or concomitant treatment for metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
- Prior treatment with inhibitors of the RAS /MAPK pathway \[e.g. MEK inhibitors\] or inhibitors of FAK
- Major surgery within 4 weeks (excluding placement of vascular access)
- Concurrent heart disease or severe obstructive pulmonary disease
- Concurrent ocular disorders
- Known SARS-Cov2 infection ≤28 days prior to first dose of study therapy
Other illness
- History of prior malignancy, with the exception of curatively treated malignancies
- Active skin disorder that has required systemic therapy within the past 1 year
- Patients with interstitial lung disease or pulmonary fibrosis or severe lung disease, pulmonary edema, and adult respiratory distress syndrome
Other
- Patients with pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors
Who the study is looking for
- Male or female subjects ≥ 18 years of age
- Histologic or cytologic evidence of metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.
- An Eastern Cooperative Group (ECOG) performance status ≤ 1
- Measurable disease according to RECIST 1.1
- Adequate organ function
- Adequate cardiac function
- Agreement to use highly effective method of contraceptive
Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (12)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Michigan Cancer Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Ann Arbor | United States | Unknown status |
| Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Boston | United States | Unknown status |
| University of Chicago Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Chicago | United States | Unknown status |
| New York - Presbyterian - Weill Cornell Medical Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | New York | United States | Unknown status |
| Laura & Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone Health Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | New York | United States | Unknown status |
| Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | New York | United States | Unknown status |
| University of Pennsylvania Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Philadelphia | United States | Unknown status |
| University of Utah - Huntsman Cancer Institute Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Salt Lake City | United States | Unknown status |
| UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | San Francisco | United States | Unknown status |
| Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Seattle | United States | Unknown status |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Seattle | United States | Unknown status |
| Washington University School of Medicine Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | St Louis | United States | Unknown status |
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