KRAS mutations are found in lung cancer, pancreatic cancer, ovarian cancer and more.
KRASstem Oncology, Frontier lung cancerQupancreatic cancer aovarian cancer preclinical updates at the American Association for Cancer Research’s (AACR's) annual meeting in San Diego in early April, adding to the ever-growing list of companies vying to bring forth therapies against the once-“undruggable” target.
Verastem Oncologyd Frontier MedicineshaQuanta Therapeutics inhibitor called GFH375/VS-7375, which the company is developing witCancerner GenFleet Therapeutics, is effective against pancreatic and colorectal cancers in mice. The drug works by targeting the KRAS protein in both its “on” and “off” states, meaning when the protein contributes to cell proliferation and when it doesn’t.
VerastemAS G12D inhibitors with preclinical updatKRAS G12D inhibitorKRAS G12D conference included Revolution Medicines’ clinical-stage RMC-9805, which worksGenFleet TherapeuticsAS protein in its “on” pancreatic and colorectal cancerssented data showing that as a monotherapy,KRAS proteinn suppress tumor growth in animal models of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) and non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). RMC-9805 is currently being studied in a phase 1 clinical trial involving patients with NSCLC, PDAC, colorectal cancer or other solid tumors.
Like Verastem’s GFFMC-376-7375, Frontier's FMC-376 acts on KRAS in both its “on” and “off” states, but for a different mutation. The two FDA-approKRAS inhibitorsKRASKRAS G12C inhibitors, Amgen’s Lumakras and Mirati Therapeutics' Krazati, act on the molecule onlKRAS G12C cancersate. So far, FMC-376 has the potential to be a first-in-class drug.
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