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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.
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

Copied verbatim from ClinicalTrials.gov and grouped by topic. Only the trial team decides who can take part.

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

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (12)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
University of Michigan Cancer Center
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Ann ArborUnited StatesUnknown status
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
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BostonUnited StatesUnknown status
University of Chicago
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ChicagoUnited StatesUnknown status
New York - Presbyterian - Weill Cornell Medical Center
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New YorkUnited StatesUnknown status
Laura & Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone Health
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New YorkUnited StatesUnknown status
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
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New YorkUnited StatesUnknown status
University of Pennsylvania
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PhiladelphiaUnited StatesUnknown status
University of Utah - Huntsman Cancer Institute
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Salt Lake CityUnited StatesUnknown status
UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
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San FranciscoUnited StatesUnknown status
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
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SeattleUnited StatesUnknown status
Virginia Mason Medical Center
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SeattleUnited StatesUnknown status
Washington University School of Medicine
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St LouisUnited StatesUnknown status

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