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Encorafenib + Cetuximab

Phase 2

Colorectal Cancer | Small molecule | Oncology |Merck & Company, Inc.|Last Updated: Sep 2, 2025

Success Probability
Approval Probability 71%
TA Base Rate26%
Adjusted LOA41%
ML RiskLOW_RISK
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Market & Valuation
rNPV $3.2B
Market Size $9.4B
Revenue Basis $1.6B
Competitors 6
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Trial Design
UNCONTROLLEDDMCBiomarker
Total Trials1
Total Enrollment30
FDA Designations
No designations recorded
Clinical Trials (1)
NCT IDTitlePhaseStatusEnrollmentVelocityDesignStartCompletionLast UpdatedSitesCountries
NCT05706779Encorafenib Plus Cetuximab in a Neoadjuvant Setting in Patients With BRAF Mutation Localised Colon or Upper Rectum CancerPHASE2 RECRUITING 30Feb 13, 2023May 31, 2029Sep 2, 20251 France
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Study Endpoints
Primary Endpoints
To assess the rate of significant tumour regression (TRG 0 to 2 according to Ryan's modified score of the AJCC 2010)
6 months after completing inclusions

with centralised review after neoadjuvant treatment with encorafenib and cetuximab, in patients with RAS wild type localised colon or upper rectum cancer (CC) and carriers of the BRAF V600E mutation.

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Study Design & Arms
AllocationNA
MaskingNONE
ModelSINGLE_GROUP
PurposeTREATMENT
Treatment Arms
ArmTypeDescription
Encorafenib + CetuximabEXPERIMENTAL -
Interventions
NameTypeDescription
Encorafenib Oral Capsule + CetuximabDRUGEncorafenib: 4 capsules 75 mg/day (300 mg) , 7 days/7 during 6 weeks Cetuximab: 500mg/m2 intravenous route every 2 weeks (D1, D14, D28), for 3 cycles over 4 weeks.
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Eligibility Criteria
Age Range18 Years — N/A
SexALL
Healthy VolunteersNo
Study Sites1

Inclusion Criteria: * Informed consent signed and dated by the patient and the investigator * Age ≥18 years at time of informed consent * Adenocarcinoma of the colon or of the upper rectum (supra-peritoneal) considered operable and histologically confirmed, localised, mutated BRAF V600E determined ...

Countries:France
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