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Defactinib
Skeletal formula and ball-and-stick model of defactinib
Clinical data
Other namesPF-04554878, VS-6063
Legal status
Legal status
Identifiers

  • N-methyl-4-[[4-[[3-[methyl(methylsulfonyl)amino]pyrazin-2-yl]methylamino]-5-(trifluoromethyl)pyrimidin-2-yl]amino]benzamide

CAS Number
PubChem CID
DrugBank
ChemSpider
UNII
KEGG
ChEMBL
PDB ligand
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC20H21F3N8O3S
Molar mass510.50 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)

  • CNC(=O)C1=CC=C(C=C1)NC2=NC=C(C(=N2)NCC3=NC=CN=C3N(C)S(=O)(=O)C)C(F)(F)F

  • InChI=1S/C20H21F3N8O3S/c1-24-18(32)12-4-6-13(7-5-12)29-19-28-10-14(20(21,22)23)16(30-19)27-11-15-17(26-9-8-25-15)31(2)35(3,33)34/h4-10H,11H2,1-3H3,(H,24,32)(H2,27,28,29,30)

  • Key:FWLMVFUGMHIOAA-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Defactinib (INN, codenamed VS-6063) is an inhibitorofPTK2, also known as focal adhesion kinase (FAK), Pyk2, and MELK which was developed by Pfizer and licensed to Verastem Oncology as a potential treatment for solid tumors.

Development for mesothelioma was discontinued in 2015 due to lack of efficacy in a placebo-controlled phase II trial.[1][2] Subsequent research in patients with specific NF2 mutations also found limited activity.[3]

As of 2022, it remains in trials in combination with other medications for other types of cancer.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Nathan VL (2015-09-28). "Verastem stops cancer therapy development; shares plunge" (Press release). Reuters. Retrieved 2022-06-05.
  • ^ Fennell DA, Baas P, Taylor P, Nowak AK, Gilligan D, Nakano T, et al. (April 2019). "Maintenance Defactinib Versus Placebo After First-Line Chemotherapy in Patients With Merlin-Stratified Pleural Mesothelioma: COMMAND-A Double-Blind, Randomized, Phase II Study". Journal of Clinical Oncology. 37 (10): 790–798. doi:10.1200/JCO.2018.79.0543. PMID 30785827. S2CID 73478275.
  • ^ Jackman DM, Jegede O, Zauderer MG, Mitchell EP, Zwiebel J, Gray RJ, et al. (2021-05-20). "A phase 2 study of defactinib (VS-6063) in patients with NF2 altered tumors: Results from NCI-match (EAY131) subprotocol U.". Journal of Clinical Oncology. 39 (15_suppl). American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO): 3087. doi:10.1200/jco.2021.39.15_suppl.3087. ISSN 0732-183X. S2CID 236401789.
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