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Pembrolizumab

Phase 2

Resectable Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma (PDAC) | Small molecule | Oncology |Verastem, Inc.|Last Updated: Feb 4, 2026

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
RandomizedCONTROLLEDDMCBiomarker
Total Trials1
Total Enrollment28
FDA Designations
No designations recorded
Clinical Trials (1)
NCT IDTitlePhaseStatusEnrollmentVelocityDesignStartCompletionLast UpdatedSitesCountries
NCT03727880Study of Pembrolizumab With or Without Defactinib Following Chemotherapy as a Neoadjuvant and Adjuvant Treatment for Resectable Pancreatic Ductal AdenocarcinomaPHASE2 COMPLETED 28Jun 4, 2019Jan 15, 2025Feb 4, 20263 United States
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Study Endpoints
Primary Endpoints
Pathologic Complete Response (pCR) Rate
4 years

Percent of subjects with a pathologic complete response (pCR) per the tumor regression grade scores established by the College of American Pathologist: Grade 0= complete response (no viable cancer cells), Grade 1= near complete response (single cells or rare small groups of cancer cells), Grade 2= partial response (residual tumor with evidence of regression), or Grade 3= no response (extensive residual tumor with no evidence of regression).

Secondary Endpoints
Overall Survival (OS)
4 years
Disease Free Survival (DFS)
4 years
Number of Participants Experiencing Study Drug-related Toxicities
4 years
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Study Design & Arms
AllocationRANDOMIZED
MaskingNONE
ModelPARALLEL
PurposeTREATMENT
Treatment Arms
ArmTypeDescription
Arm A - Pembrolizumab and DefactinibEXPERIMENTAL -
Arm B - PembrolizumabEXPERIMENTAL -
Interventions
NameTypeDescription
PembrolizumabDRUGFollowing standard of care neoadjuvant chemotherapy, subjects will receive two doses of pembrolizumab (200mg) IV 3 weeks apart prior to surgery. After surgery, subjects will receive adjuvant standard of care chemotherapy. Following adjuvant chemotherapy, subjects will receive 8 doses of pembrolizumab (200mg) IV 3 weeks apart.
DefactinibDRUGFollowing 2 cycles of standard of care neoadjuvant chemotherapy, subjects will receive 400 mg defactinib twice a day up until 2 days preceding their surgery (approximately 6 weeks) during the immunotherapy cycles with pembrolizumab. After surgery, subjects will receive adjuvant standard of care chemotherapy. Following adjuvant chemotherapy, subjects will receive 400mg defactinib twice a day for 24 weeks.
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Eligibility Criteria
Age Range18 Years — 100 Years
SexALL
Healthy VolunteersNo
Study Sites3

Inclusion Criteria: * Age ≥18 years. * Has pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma * Has resectable disease at the time of diagnosis * Has not received any systemic therapy for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma * Has stage ≤ IIb disease at time of diagnosis and enrollment * Elevated tumor marker, CA (carbo...

Countries:United States
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