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Therapy Name | Binimetinib |
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Therapy Description |
Mektovi (binimetinib) inhibits MEK1 and MEK2 resulting in inhibition of growth factor-mediated signaling and decreased tumor cell proliferation (PMID: 23587417). Mektovi (binimetinib) in combination with Braftovi (encorafenib) is FDA approved for use in patients with unresectable or metastatic melanoma with a BRAF V600E or V600K mutation (FDA.gov). |
Drug Name | Trade Name | Synonyms | Drug Classes | Drug Description |
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Binimetinib | Mektovi | ARRY-162|ARRY-438162|MEK162 | MEK inhibitor (Pan) 22 MEK1 Inhibitor 20 MEK2 Inhibitor 18 | Mektovi (binimetinib) inhibits MEK1 and MEK2 resulting in inhibition of growth factor-mediated signaling and decreased tumor cell proliferation (PMID: 23587417). Mektovi (binimetinib) in combination with Braftovi (encorafenib) is FDA approved for use in patients with unresectable or metastatic melanoma with a BRAF V600E or V600K mutation (FDA.gov). |
Molecular Profile | Indication/Tumor Type | Response Type | Therapy Name | Approval Status | Evidence Type | Efficacy Evidence | References |
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HRAS Q61R | Advanced Solid Tumor | sensitive | Binimetinib | Preclinical - Cell culture | Actionable | In a preclinical study, transformed cells expressing HRAS Q61R demonstrated sensitivity to growth inhibition by Binimetinib (MEK162) in culture (PMID: 26544513). | 26544513 |
BRAF S363F BRAF K601E | melanoma | sensitive | Binimetinib | Preclinical - Cell culture | Actionable | In a preclinical study, Mektovi (binimetinib) inhibited growth of a melanoma cell line harboring BRAF K601E, as well as BRAF S363F, in culture (PMID: 29903896). | 29903896 |
BRAF V600E | colon neuroendocrine neoplasm | no benefit | Binimetinib | Case Reports/Case Series | Actionable | In Phase II trial, Mektovi (binimetinib) therapy in a patient with recurrent neuroendocrine carcinoma of the colon harboring a BRAF V600E mutation who had previously progressed on Tafinlar (dabrafinib) resulted in disease progression after two cycles (PMID: 30181415; NCT01885195). | 30181415 |
NRAS mutant | melanoma | conflicting | Binimetinib | Phase III | Actionable | In a Phase III clinical trial, treatment with Binimetinib (MEK162) improved median progression-free survival compared to treatment with Deticene (dacarbazine) (2.8 mo. vs. 1.5 mo.), but did not improve overall survival in patients with NRAS-mutant melanoma (PMID: 28284557). | 28284557 |
NRAS mutant | melanoma | conflicting | Binimetinib | Phase II | Actionable | In a Phase II trial, Binimetinib (MEK162) treatment resulted in partial response in 20% (6/30), and stable disease in 43% (13/30) of melanoma patients harboring NRAS mutations, including Q61L (1/30), Q61K (9/30), and Q61R (15/30) (PMID: 23414587). | 23414587 |
NRAS mutant | biliary tract cancer | predicted - sensitive | Binimetinib | Phase I | Actionable | In a Phase I trial, Binimetinib (MEK162) treatment resulted in partial response in a biliary tract cancer patient harboring NRAS mutation (PMID: 28152546) | 28152546 |
NRAS Q61K | melanoma | sensitive | Binimetinib | Phase II | Actionable | In a Phase II trial, Binimetinib (MEK162) treatment resulted in partial response in 20% (6/30), and stable disease in 43% (13/30) of melanoma patients harboring NRAS mutations, including Q61L (1/30), Q61K (9/30), and Q61R (15/30) (PMID: 23414587). | 23414587 |
NRAS G12X | Advanced Solid Tumor | no benefit | Binimetinib | Phase II | Actionable | In a Phase II trial (MATCH), Mektovi (binimetinib) treatment resulted in an objective response rate of 2.1% (1/47) that was deemed nonpromising in patients with advanced solid tumors harboring NRAS mutations at codon 12 (n=17), 13 (n=8), or 61 (n=22), with a 6-month progression-free survival (PFS) of 29.2%, a median PFS of 3.5 months, and a median overall survival of 10.5 months (PMID: 33637626; NCT02465060). | 33637626 |
NRAS amp | melanoma | predicted - sensitive | Binimetinib | Preclinical - Pdx | Actionable | In a preclinical study, Mektovi (binimetinib) treatment resulted in reduced tumor growth and proliferation in two patient-derived xenograft (PDX) melanoma models with NRAS copy number gain and without BRAF or NRAS mutations (PMID: 29245078). | 29245078 |
NRAS Q61X | colorectal cancer | unknown | Binimetinib | Phase II | Actionable | In a Phase II trial (MATCH), Mektovi (binimetinib) treatment did not demonstrate promising efficacy in patients with advanced solid tumors harboring NRAS mutations at codon 12 (n=17), 13 (n=8), or 61 (n=22), however, colorectal cancer patients harboring NRAS Q61 mutations (n=8) achieved longer overall survival (HR 0.34, p=0.03) and progression-free survival (HR 0.23, p=0.007) compared to those harboring mutations at G12 or G13 (n=16) (PMID: 33637626; NCT02465060). | 33637626 |
BRAF L597S | melanoma | sensitive | Binimetinib | Preclinical - Cell culture | Actionable | In a preclinical study, Mektovi (binimetinib) inhibited growth of melanoma cell lines harboring BRAF L597S in culture (PMID: 29903896). | 29903896 |
BRAF V600D NRAS dec exp | melanoma | no benefit | Binimetinib | Preclinical - Cell culture | Actionable | In a preclinical study, a melanoma cell line harboring BRAF V600D and knockdown of NRAS demonstrated a decreased response to Mektovi (binimetinib) relative to cells without NRAS knockdown in culture (PMID: 29245078). | 29245078 |
NRAS Q61R | melanoma | sensitive | Binimetinib | Phase II | Actionable | In a Phase II trial, Binimetinib (MEK162) treatment resulted in partial response in 20% (6/30), and stable disease in 43% (13/30) of melanoma patients harboring NRAS mutations, including Q61L (1/30), Q61K (9/30), and Q61R (15/30) (PMID: 23414587). | 23414587 |
NRAS G13X | Advanced Solid Tumor | no benefit | Binimetinib | Phase II | Actionable | In a Phase II trial (MATCH), Mektovi (binimetinib) treatment resulted in an objective response rate of 2.1% (1/47) that was deemed nonpromising in patients with advanced solid tumors harboring NRAS mutations at codon 12 (n=17), 13 (n=8), or 61 (n=22), with a 6-month progression-free survival (PFS) of 29.2%, a median PFS of 3.5 months, and a median overall survival of 10.5 months (PMID: 33637626; NCT02465060). | 33637626 |
MAP2K1 V211D | Advanced Solid Tumor | predicted - resistant | Binimetinib | Preclinical - Biochemical | Actionable | In a preclinical study, Mektovi (binimetinib) did not inhibit kinase activity of MAP2K1 V211D in an in vitro assay (PMID: 31227518). | 31227518 |
NRAS Q61K | colorectal cancer | predicted - sensitive | Binimetinib | Case Reports/Case Series | Actionable | In a Phase II trial (MATCH), Mektovi (binimetinib) treatment resulted in stable disease in two patient with colorectal cancer harboring NRAS Q61K, whom remained on treatment for 12 and 17 months until disease progression (PMID: 33637626; NCT02465060). | 33637626 |
HRAS mutant | Advanced Solid Tumor | predicted - sensitive | Binimetinib | Preclinical - Cell culture | Actionable | In a preclinical study, Binimetinib (MEK162) inhibited growth and induced apoptosis in human solid tumor cell lines harboring HRAS mutations in culture (PMID: 26544513). | 26544513 |
BRAF K601E MAP2K1 V211D | colon cancer | resistant | Binimetinib | Preclinical - Pdx | Actionable | In a preclinical study, Mektovi (binimetinib) did not inhibit Rsk and Erk phosphorylation, and had no effect on tumor growth in patient-derived xenograft (PDX) models of metastatic colon cancer harboring BRAF K601E and MAP2K1 V211D (PMID: 31227518). | 31227518 |
BRAF V600X | melanoma | sensitive | Binimetinib | Phase II | Actionable | In a Phase II trial, Binimetinib (MEK162) treatment resulted in a partial response in 20% (8/41) of melanoma patients harboring BRAF V600 mutations, including V600E (33/41), V600K (5/41), and V600R (1/41) (PMID: 23414587; NCT01320085). | 23414587 |
BRAF mutant | colorectal cancer | predicted - sensitive | Binimetinib | Phase I | Actionable | In a Phase I trial, Binimetinib (MEK162) treatment resulted in an estimated progression free survival of 1.4 months and overall survival of 7.1 months in colorectal cancer patients harboring BRAF mutations (PMID: 28152546). | 28152546 |
NRAS mutant | skin melanoma | sensitive | Binimetinib | Phase III | Actionable | In a Phase III trial, Binimetinib (MEK162) treatment resulted in improved progression free survival (2.8 months), objective response rate (15%, 40/269) and disease control rate (58%, 156/269) compared to Deticene (dacarbazine) (1.5 months, 7%, 25%, respectively) in NRAS-mutant cutaneous melanoma patients (J Clin Oncol 34, 2016 (suppl; abstr 9500)). | detail... |
NRAS mutant | skin melanoma | sensitive | Binimetinib | Guideline | Actionable | Mektovi (binimetinib) is included in guidelines as second-line therapy for patients with metastatic or unresectable cutaneous melanoma harboring an NRAS mutation (NCCN.org). | detail... |
HRAS Q61L | Advanced Solid Tumor | sensitive | Binimetinib | Preclinical - Cell culture | Actionable | In a preclinical study, transformed cells expressing HRAS Q61L demonstrated sensitivity to growth inhibition by Binimetinib (MEK162) in culture (PMID: 26544513). | 26544513 |
ATM mut NRAS Q61R | melanoma | predicted - sensitive | Binimetinib | Case Reports/Case Series | Actionable | In a clinical case study, a melanoma patient harboring an ATM mutation and NRAS Q61R demonstrated a partial response and 16 month progression free survival when treated with Binimetinib (MEK162) (PMID: 28514312). | 28514312 |
NRAS G12D | acute myeloid leukemia | sensitive | Binimetinib | Preclinical | Actionable | In a preclinical study, Binimetinib (MEK162) inhibited growth of acute myeloid leukemia cells that have been demonstrated to harbor NRAS G12D in culture and decreased disease burden in xenograft models with NRAS G12D (PMID: 24569456, PMID: 11238126). | 24569456 11238126 |
NRAS Q61R | ameloblastoma | predicted - sensitive | Binimetinib | Case Reports/Case Series | Actionable | In a Phase II trial (MATCH), Mektovi (binimetinib) treatment resulted in a partial response in a patient with metastatic malignant ameloblastoma harboring NRAS Q61R, and the patient stayed on treatment for 26 months (PMID: 33637626; NCT02465060). | 33637626 |
HRAS G12V | Advanced Solid Tumor | sensitive | Binimetinib | Preclinical - Cell culture | Actionable | In a preclinical study, transformed cells expressing HRAS G12V demonstrated sensitivity to growth inhibition by Binimetinib (MEK162) in culture (PMID: 26544513). | 26544513 |
NRAS Q61L | melanoma | sensitive | Binimetinib | Phase II | Actionable | In a Phase II trial, Binimetinib (MEK162) treatment resulted in partial response in 20% (6/30), and stable disease in 43% (13/30) of melanoma patients harboring NRAS mutations, including Q61L (1/30), Q61K (9/30), and Q61R (15/30) (PMID: 23414587). | 23414587 |
APC inact mut PTEN inact mut | colorectal cancer | no benefit | Binimetinib | Preclinical | Actionable | In a preclinical study, Binimetinib (MEK162) reduced proliferation in tumors acutely but did not improve survival in transgenic animal models of colorectal cancer driven by APC and PTEN inactivation (PMID: 26206338). | 26206338 |
NRAS Q61X | Advanced Solid Tumor | unknown | Binimetinib | Phase II | Actionable | In a Phase II trial (MATCH), Mektovi (binimetinib) therapy led to a nonpromising objective response rate of 2.1% (1/47) in patients (pts) with advanced solid tumors harboring NRAS G12/13 or Q61 mutations, Q61-mutant pts achieved longer overall survival (13.1 vs 5.5 mo, p=0.04) and progression-free survival (5.8 vs 1.8 mo, p=0.006) compared to G12/13-mutant pts examining all tumor types, but not when colorectal caner was excluded (HR 0.84, p=0.70; HR 0.67, p=0.4, respectively) (PMID: 33637626; NCT02465060). | 33637626 |
NRAS Q61R | colorectal cancer | predicted - sensitive | Binimetinib | Case Reports/Case Series | Actionable | In a Phase II trial (MATCH), Mektovi (binimetinib) treatment resulted in an unconfirmed partial response in a patient with colorectal cancer harboring NRAS Q61R, with a 48.2% tumor reduction at cycle 4, but the disease progressed at cycle 7 (PMID: 33637626; NCT02465060). | 33637626 |
BRAF R239Q BRAF L597S | melanoma | sensitive | Binimetinib | Preclinical - Pdx & cell culture | Actionable | In a preclinical study, Mektovi (binimetinib) inhibited growth of patient-derived melanoma cells harboring BRAF L597S, as well as BRAF R239Q, in culture, and induced tumor shrinkage in 25% (3/12) of tumors and delayed tumor growth in a patient-derived xenograft (PDX) model (PMID: 29903896). | 29903896 |
NRAS over exp | melanoma | predicted - sensitive | Binimetinib | Preclinical - Cell culture | Actionable | In a preclinical study, Mektovi (binimetinib) treatment in melanoma cell lines with NRAS overexpression, but without NRAS or BRAF mutations, resulted in reduced downstream signaling and proliferation in cultured cells (PMID: 29245078). | 29245078 |
Clinical Trial | Phase | Therapies | Title | Recruitment Status | Covered Countries | Other Countries |
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NCT02465060 | Phase II | Erdafitinib Trametinib Crizotinib Sapanisertib AZD4547 Dasatinib Osimertinib Palbociclib Capivasertib Larotrectinib Ulixertinib Nivolumab + Relatlimab Copanlisib Sunitinib Nivolumab Pertuzumab + Trastuzumab Ipatasertib Dabrafenib + Trametinib Binimetinib Adavosertib Afatinib Defactinib GSK2636771 Vismodegib Ado-trastuzumab emtansine Taselisib | Targeted Therapy Directed by Genetic Testing in Treating Patients With Advanced Refractory Solid Tumors, Lymphomas, or Multiple Myeloma (The MATCH Screening Trial) | Recruiting | USA | 2 |
NCT01801358 | Phase Ib/II | Binimetinib Binimetinib + Sotrastaurin | A Phase Ib/II Study of AEB071 and MEK162 in Adult Patients With Metastatic Uveal Melanoma | Terminated | USA | FRA | ESP | DEU | 2 |
NCT04322383 | Phase II | Binimetinib | Binimetinib for People With Relapsed/Refractory BRAF Wild Type Hairy Cell Leukemia and Variant | Recruiting | USA | 0 |
NCT01763164 | Phase III | Dacarbazine Binimetinib | Study Comparing the Efficacy of MEK162 Versus Dacarbazine in Unresectable or Metastatic NRAS Mutation-positive Melanoma | Completed | USA | ITA | FRA | ESP | DEU | CAN | BEL | AUT | 19 |
NCT03170206 | Phase Ib/II | Palbociclib Binimetinib Binimetinib + Palbociclib | Study of the CDK4/6 Inhibitor Palbociclib (PD-0332991) in Combination With the MEK Inhibitor Binimetinib (MEK162) for Patients With Advanced KRAS Mutant Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer | Recruiting | USA | 0 |
NCT03231306 | Phase II | Binimetinib | Phase II Study of Binimetinib in Children and Adults With NF1 Plexiform Neurofibromas (NF108-BINI) | Active, not recruiting | USA | 0 |
NCT02089230 | Phase Ib/II | Binimetinib | MEK Inhibitor 162 Relapsed and/or Refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) and Poor Prognosis, Not Suitable for or Unwilling to Receive Standard Therapy | Terminated | USA | 0 |
NCT01927341 | Phase Ib/II | Binimetinib Panitumumab | Phase Ib/II Study of Efficacy and Safety of MEK162 and Panitumumab, in Adult mCRC Patients With Mutant or Wild-type RAS Tumors | Completed | USA | ITA | FRA | ESP | CAN | BEL | 1 |
NCT04801966 | Phase 0 | Palbociclib Alpelisib Atezolizumab Vemurafenib Ribociclib Talazoparib Cobimetinib Trametinib Abemaciclib Dabrafenib Nivolumab Binimetinib Pembrolizumab Encorafenib | Safety and Oversight of the Individually Tailored Treatment Approach: A Novel Pilot Study (TAILOR) | Recruiting | 1 | |
NCT05286788 | Phase II | Binimetinib | MEKTOVI for the Treatment of Pediatric Adamantinomatous Craniopharyngioma | Not yet recruiting | USA | DEU | CAN | 3 |
NCT02285439 | Phase Ib/II | Binimetinib | Phase I/II Study of MEK162 for Children With Ras/Raf Pathway Activated Tumors | Active, not recruiting | USA | 0 |
NCT01885195 | Phase II | Binimetinib | MEK162 for Patients With RAS/RAF/MEK Activated Tumors | Completed | USA | 0 |
NCT01849874 | Phase III | Binimetinib | A Study of MEK162 vs. Physician's Choice Chemotherapy in Patients With Low-grade Serous Ovarian, Fallopian Tube or Peritoneal Cancer | Active, not recruiting | USA | ITA | FRA | ESP | DEU | CAN | BEL | AUT | 12 |