Recruiting
Phase 3

Avutometinib & Defactinib

Sponsor:

Verastem, Inc.

Code:

NCT06072781

Conditions

Low Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: Female

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

avutometinib

Defactinib

Pegylated liposomal doxorubicin

Paclitaxel

Letrozole

Study Details

Brief summary:

This study will assess the safety and efficacy of avutometinib (VS-6766) in combination with defactinib versus Investigator's choice of treatments (ICT) in subjects with recurrent LGSOC who have progressed on a prior platinum-based therapy.

Conditions

Low Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer

Study ID

NCT06072781

Start date

Mar 18, 2024

Status verified date

Jul, 2026

Completion date

Feb 9, 2031

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Oct 15, 2028

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: Female

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

Patients may be eligible for inclusion in the study if they meet the following criteria:

1. Histologically proven LGSOC (ovarian, fallopian, peritoneal)
2. Documented mutational status of KRAS by a validated tumor-tissue based diagnostic test.
3. Suitable for treatment with at least one of the Investigator's Choice of Treatments:pegylated liposomal doxorubicin, paclitaxel, letrozole, anastrozole.
4. Progression or recurrence of LGSOC after at least one prior systemic therapy for metastatic disease.
5. Measurable disease according to RECIST v1.1.
6. An Eastern Cooperative Group (ECOG) performance status ≤ 1.
7. Adequate organ function.
8. Adequate recovery from toxicities related to prior treatments.
9. For patients with reproductive potential, a negative pregnancy test must be confirmed and agreement to use highly effective method of contraceptive.
10. Willingness to comply with the scheduled visits, treatment plan, laboratory tests and other study procedures.

Exclusion Criteria:

Patients will be excluded from the study if they meet any of the following criteria:

1. Systemic anti-cancer therapy within 4 weeks of the first dose of study therapy.
2. Co-existing high-grade serous ovarian cancer or mixed histology.
3. Prior treatment with avutometinib, defactinib, or other FAK inhibitors.
4. History of prior malignancy with recurrence <3 years from the time of enrollment.
5. Major surgery within 4 weeks, minor surgery within 1 week, or palliative radiotherapy within 1 week of the first dose of study intervention.
6. Symptomatic brain metastases requiring steroids or other interventions, known leptomeningeal metastases, or spinal cord compression.
7. An active skin disorder that has required systemic therapy within one year of the first dose of study intervention.
8. History of medically significant rhabdomyolysis.
9. For subjects with prior MEK or RAF exposure, Grade 4 toxicity is deemed related to the MEK inhibitor.
10. Symptomatic bowel obstruction within 3 months of the first dose of study intervention
11. Concurrent ocular disorders.
12. Concurrent heart disease or severe obstructive pulmonary disease.
13. Active or past medical history of interstitial lung disease/pneumonitis, including drug-induced or radiation pneumonitis, pulmonary fibrosis, or adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).
14. Subjects with the inability to swallow oral medications.
15. History of hypersensitivity to any of the active agents or ingredients of study intervention: peanut, soya, polyoxyl castor oil, etcetc.). Prior hypersensitivity to anthracyclines or anthracenediones if the use of pegylated liposomal doxorubicin (PLD) is planned.
16. Pregnant or breastfeeding.
17. Active, uncontrolled infection (bacterial, viral, or fungal) requiring systemic therapy.

Study Design

Enrollment

270 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Crossover

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: avutometinib + defactinib

Avutometinib 3.2 mg, PO, twice weekly for 21 days on, 7 days off in a 28-day (4 weeks) cycle in combination with defactinib 200 mg, PO, twice daily for 21 days on, 7 days off in a 28-day(4 week) cycle.

active comparator: Investigator Choice of Treatment (ICT)

Patients will receive one of the following therapies as determined by the Investigator:

  • Pegylated liposomal doxorubicin: 40 mg/m2 IV on Day 1 of each 28-day (4 week) cycle.
  • Paclitaxel: 80 mg/m2 IV on Days 1, 8, and 15 of each 28-day (4 week) cycle.
  • Anastrozole: 1 mg, PO, once daily of each 28-day (4 week) cycle.
  • Letrozole: 2.5 mg, PO, once daily of each 28-day (4 week) cycle.

Interventions

avutometinib

Avutometinib: administered orally

Defactinib

Defactinib: administered orally

Pegylated liposomal doxorubicin

administered intravenously

Paclitaxel

administered intravenously

Letrozole

administered orally

Anastrozole

administered orally

Primary outcome measure

  • Progression Free Survival (PFS) per blinded independent central review (BICR) [ Time Frame: Up to 24 months ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Locations

HonorHealth

Recruiting

Phoenix, Arizona, United States, 85016

Contacts

Principal Investigator:

Lyndsay Willmott, MD

University of Arkansas

Recruiting

Little Rock, Arkansas, United States, 72205

Contacts

Kathryn Allen

KGAllen@uams.edu

Principal Investigator:

Heather Williams, MD

UCLA Health

Recruiting

Los Angeles, California, United States, 90095

Contacts

Principal Investigator:

Ritu Salani, MD

UC Davis

Recruiting

Sacramento, California, United States, 95817

Contacts

Principal Investigator:

Hui Amy Chen, MD

Yale University

Recruiting

New Haven, Connecticut, United States, 06520

Contacts

Principal Investigator:

Alessandro Santin, MD

Florida Cancer Specialists - South

Recruiting

Fort Myers, Florida, United States, 33901

Contacts

Principal Investigator:

Elizabeth Guancial, MD

Mount Sinai

Recruiting

Miami Beach, Florida, United States, 33140

Contacts

Antonio Ramirez Riderelli

Antonio.RamirezRiderelli@msmc.com

Principal Investigator:

Brian Slomovitz, MD

AdventHealth

Recruiting

Orlando, Florida, United States, 32804

Contacts

Principal Investigator:

Robert Holloway, MD

Moffitt Cancer Center

Recruiting

Tampa, Florida, United States, 33612

Contacts

Principal Investigator:

Hye Sook Chon, MD

Florida Cancer Specialists Research East

Recruiting

West Palm Beach, Florida, United States, 33401

Contacts

Principal Investigator:

Bradley Monk, MD

Winship Cancer Institute at Emory University

Recruiting

Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30322

Contacts

Principal Investigator:

Susan Modesitt, MD

NorthShore University HealthSystem

Recruiting

Evanston, Illinois, United States, 60201

Contacts

Principal Investigator:

Mary Tilley Jenkins-Vogel, MD

Louisiana State University

Recruiting

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, 70112

Contacts

Principal Investigator:

Amelia Jernigan, MD

Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins

Recruiting

Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21287

Contacts

Principal Investigator:

Stephanie Gaillard, MD

Karmanos Cancer Center

Recruiting

Detroit, Michigan, United States, 48201

Contacts

Elizabeth Linnik

linnike@karmanos.org

Principal Investigator:

Robert Morris, MD

Minnesota Oncology Hematology

Recruiting

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55404

Contacts

Principal Investigator:

Lauren Bollinger, MD

Washington University School of Medicine

Recruiting

St Louis, Missouri, United States, 63110

Contacts

Linda Odibo

odibol@wustl.edu

Principal Investigator:

Premal Thaker, MD

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Recruiting

New York, New York, United States, 10065

Contacts

Rachel Grisham

6468884653

Principal Investigator:

Rachel Grisham, MD

Atrium Health

Recruiting

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, 28203

Contacts

Principal Investigator:

Erin Crane, MD

Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Recruiting

Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44195

Contacts

Jacqueline Ludwig

ludwigj@ccf.org

Principal Investigator:

Peter Rose, MD

Ohio State

Recruiting

Hilliard, Ohio, United States, 43026

Contacts

Principal Investigator:

Christa Nagel, MD

University of Oklahoma Medical Center

Recruiting

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, 73104

Contacts

Principal Investigator:

Christina Washington, MD

Willamette Valley Cancer Institute

Recruiting

Eugene, Oregon, United States, 97401

Contacts

Principal Investigator:

Charles Anderson, MD

Northwest Cancer Specialists

Recruiting

Portland, Oregon, United States, 97227

Contacts

Principal Investigator:

Erin Salinas, MD

Asplundh Cancer Pavilion | Jefferson Health

Recruiting

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19090

Contacts

Principal Investigator:

Mitchell Edelson, MD

Allegheny Health Network

Recruiting

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15224

Contacts

Principal Investigator:

Thomas Krivak, MD

Texas Oncology Central

Recruiting

Austin, Texas, United States, 78731

Contacts

Principal Investigator:

Lynn Knowles, MD

Texas Oncology-Fort Worth Cancer Center

Recruiting

Fort Worth, Texas, United States, 76104

Contacts

Principal Investigator:

Noelle Cloven, MD

Houston Methodist

Recruiting

Houston, Texas, United States, 77030

Contacts

Principal Investigator:

Aparna Kamat, MD

MD Anderson Cancer Center

Recruiting

Houston, Texas, United States, 77030

Contacts

Principal Investigator:

Lauren Cobb, MD

Texas Oncology

Recruiting

San Antonio, Texas, United States, 78229

Contacts

Principal Investigator:

Antonio Santillan Gomez, MD

Texas Oncology

Recruiting

The Woodlands, Texas, United States, 77380

Contacts

Principal Investigator:

Christine Lee, MD

Texas Oncology

Recruiting

Tyler, Texas, United States, 75702

Contacts

Principal Investigator:

Anna M Priebe, MD

Intermountain Medical Center

Recruiting

Murray, Utah, United States, 84107

Contacts

Principal Investigator:

Ying Ning, MD

University of Virginia Health System

Recruiting

Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, 22908

Contacts

Principal Investigator:

Kari Ring, MD

Virginia Cancer Specialists, PC

Recruiting

Gainesville, Virginia, United States, 20155

Contacts

Principal Investigator:

Robert Marsh, MD

Princess Margaret Cancer Center

Recruiting

Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5G 1X6

Contacts

Valerie Bowering

valerie.bowering@uhn.ca

Principal Investigator:

Amit Oza, MD

Centre Hospitalier de l'Universite de Montreal (CHUM)

Recruiting

Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H2X 0C1

Contacts

Principal Investigator:

Diane Provencher, MD

McGill University Health Centre

Recruiting

Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H4A 3J1

Contacts

Phuong Nam Nathalie Nguyen

phuong-nam.nguyen@muhc.mcgill.ca

Principal Investigator:

Lucy Gilbert, MD

British of Columbia

Recruiting

Vancouver, Canada, V5Z 4E6

Contacts

Principal Investigator:

Anna Tinker, MD

More Information

Sponsor

Verastem, Inc.

Last update posted

Aug 14, 2026

Last verified

Jul, 2026

Keywords

  • Low Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer
  • KRAS
  • KRAS wt
  • KRAS mt

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-09. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Verastem, Inc. on 2026-08-14.