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Overview

Basic Info

Drug Type

Small molecule drug

Synonyms-

Target

KRAS G12C

Mechanism

KRAS G12C inhibitors(GTPase KRas G12C inhibitors)

Therapeutic Areas

Neoplasms

Active Indication

Neoplasms

Inactive Indication-

Originator Organization

Shanghai Kechow Pharma, Inc.Startup

Active Organization

Shanghai Kechow Pharma, Inc.Startup

Inactive Organization-

Drug Highest PhasePreclinical

First Approval Date-

Regulation-

KRAS is a commonly mutated gene in advanced colorectal cancer (CRC). Recently, inhibitors of KRAS G12C were developed and have shown promising efficacy for KRAS G12C mutated non-small cell lung cancer. However, KRAS G12C inhibitor monotherapy has not demonstrated excellent efficacy for KRAS G12C mutated advanced CRC due to multiple resistance mechanisms, especially receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK) signaling activation. To overcome this resistance mechanism, various combinations of epithelial growth factor receptor (EGFR) and KRAS G12C inhibitors, including panitumumab plus sotorasib, have been investigated in clinical trials. The combination of EGFR and KRAS G12C inhibitors for KRAS G12C mutated CRC demonstrated overall response rates ranging from 26% to 62.5% in seven clinical trials of phase I to III, whose data are available so far. The median progression-free survival in these trials ranged from 3.9 to 8.1 months. These efficacy data suggest that KRAS G12C inhibitor combination with EGFR inhibitors is more effective for KRAS G12C mutated advanced CRC than KRAS G12C inhibitor monotherapy. They also showed reasonable safety of the combination regimen. Based on these results, phase III clinical trials are being conducted to investigate EGFR and KRAS G12C inhibitor combinations as a first or second-line treatment for KRAS G12C mutated advanced CRC. Furthermore, other KRAS G12C inhibitors, KRAS G12D inhibitors, and pan-RAS inhibitors are being developed, which could make more patients with advanced CRC eligible for KRAS inhibition.

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