Drugs / VX-993
last change Aug 2025 re-read 9 days ago

VX-993

Developed for
diabetic neuropathy
Investigated by
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated

Trials 10

PhaseRegistry idDatesIndicationSponsorStatusOutcome
Phase 18 trials
Phase 1 NCT06886269 Mar → May 2025 — Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT06523595 Jul → Dec 2024 — Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT06508762 Jul → Sep 2024 — Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT06420765 May 2024 → Mar 2025 — Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT06394167 May 2024 → Feb 2025 — Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT06392659 May → Jul 2024 — Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT06226454 Jan → Jun 2024 — Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT05653323 Dec 2022 → Sep 2023 — Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 22 trials · 1 missed
Phase 2 NCT06619847 Oct 2024 → May 2025 — Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated Completed Missed primary
Phase 2 NCT06619860 Oct 2024 → Mar 2027 expected diabetic neuropathy Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated Recruiting No outcome recorded

News releases announcing trial results or a regulatory action · 2

DateIssuerRelease
2025-08-04 Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated Results Vertex Reports Second Quarter 2025 Financial Results vrtx.com ↗
Treatment with VX-993 did not result in a statistically significant improvement on the primary endpoint of the time-weighted sum of the pain intensity difference from 0 to 48 hours (SPID48) compared to placebo.
2025-08-04 Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated Results Vertex Announces Results from Phase 2 Study of VX-993 for the Treatment of Acute Pain vrtx.com ↗
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced topline results from its recently completed Phase 2, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled dose-ranging study evaluating the safety and efficacy of its investigational selective NaV1.8 pain signal inhibitor, VX-993, in treating acute pain after bunionectomy surgery.

All press releases naming this drug 2 releases

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Evidence & citations 3 cited values

Every value below carries the sentence it was read from. 10 sources stand behind the page.

FieldValueCited text
Known as VX-993 ClinicalTrials.gov intervention name — accepted as the source's own label NCT06226454 ↗
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NCT06619860 ↗

NCT06523595 ↗

NCT06619847 ↗

NCT06508762 ↗

NCT06886269 ↗

NCT06392659 ↗

NCT05653323 ↗

NCT06420765 ↗

NCT06394167 ↗

Action Inhibit “NaV1.8 inhibition” NCT06420765 ↗
Route Oral “Suspension for oral administration.” NCT05653323 ↗