On July 22, 2015 AstraZeneca reported that the Phase 3 SUMIT study of selumetinib in combination with dacarbazine for the treatment of patients with metastatic uveal melanoma did not meet its primary endpoint of progression free survival (Press release, Array BioPharma, JUL 22, 2015, View Source [SID:1234506580]). Schedule your 30 min Free 1stOncology Demo! This combination therapy showed an adverse event profile generally consistent with current knowledge of the safety profiles of dacarbazine and selumetinib. A full evaluation of the data is ongoing. Know more, wherever you are: Selumetinib is a MEK inhibitor in late-stage development, with a primary Phase 3 program in second-line KRAS-mutant advanced non-small cell lung cancer in combination with docetaxel. Selumetinib is also being investigated in a Phase 3 study in differentiated thyroid cancer and in a Phase 2 registration study in patients with neurofibromatosis Type 1.
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Antoine Yver, Head of Oncology, Global Medicines Development at AstraZeneca said: "Selumetinib is supported by a strong development program with different scientific rationale in multiple tumor types as both monotherapy and in alternative combinations. The findings from SUMIT have no impact on the other studies and we look forward to presenting the data in due course."
About Selumetinib and Uveal Melanoma
Selumetinib is an oral small molecule MEK inhibitor invented by Array BioPharma (NASDAQ: ARRY) and licensed to AstraZeneca in 2003. AstraZeneca is responsible for development and commercialization of selumetinib. Selumetinib inhibits the MEK enzyme in the RAS/RAF/MEK/ERK pathway in cancer cells to prevent the tumor from growing.
The Selumetinib in Uveal Melanoma Investigator Trial (SUMIT) is a randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled trial being carried out in 45 centers, across 11 countries.
Uveal melanoma is an orphan disease in which cancer cells grow in the tissues of the eye. It is the most common primary intraocular malignancy in adults and comprises 5% of all melanomas. There are currently no effective treatments for advanced uveal melanoma and in April 2015, selumetinib was granted Orphan Drug Designation by the US Food and Drug Administration in recognition of the need for new, safe and effective therapies for the disease.
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