Tunlametinib
Tunlametinib is a Chinese MEK inhibitor approved in 2024 for advanced melanoma with an NRAS mutation, a group with no targeted therapy elsewhere in the world, and in phase 3 trials with vemurafenib for BRAF-mutant disease and for colorectal cancer.
Overview
Shanghai Kechow Pharma's tunlametinib (HL-085) received NMPA approval in 2024 for advanced NRAS-mutant melanoma after prior immunotherapy, a first for that molecular group. NRAS mutations are common in the acral and mucosal melanomas that predominate in East Asia. Phase 3 trials test tunlametinib with vemurafenib in BRAF V600-mutant melanoma and in combinations for metastatic colorectal cancer.
An allosteric inhibitor of MEK1 and MEK2 that shuts off the MAPK pathway downstream of RAS and RAF, the route NRAS-mutant melanoma depends on. Connects to MEK1/2.
1.Tunlametinib slips into a pocket on MEK1/2.
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Approvals
| Region | Year | Indication |
|---|---|---|
| CN | 2024 | Advanced NRAS-mutant melanoma after prior immunotherapy |
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