Drugs / Pralsetinib
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Pralsetinib

Small molecule targets RET via inhibition

Developed for
non-small cell lung carcinoma · medullary thyroid gland carcinoma · RET fusion positive cancer · breast cancer · cancer · cancer of unknown primary site · colorectal cancer · digestive system cancer
+4 more · lung carcinoma · thyroid gland carcinoma · thyroid gland papillary carcinoma · thyroid tumor
Investigated by
Hoffmann-La Roche · Fudan University · Genentech, Inc. · Sun Yat-sen University · Blueprint Medicines Corporation · Changhai Hospital
+26 more · Dalian Friendship Hospital Affiliated to Dalian Medical University · Fondazione per la Medicina Personalizzata · Fujian Cancer Hospital · Fujian Medical University · Henan Cancer Hospital · Hunan Province Tumor Hospital · Hunan Provincial People's Hospital · Jiangsu Cancer Institute & Hospital · Liaoning Cancer Hospital & Institute · Peking Union Medical College Hospital · Rigel Pharmaceuticals · Ruijin Hospital · Shanghai 10th People's Hospital · Shanghai 6th People's Hospital · Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine · Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University · Shanxi Province Cancer Hospital · Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital · Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University · The Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University · The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui University of Chinese Medicine · The Third Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University · Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital · Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology · West China Hospital · Zhejiang Cancer Hospital

Regulatory milestones approvals, filings & regulatory actions · 5 recorded

MilestoneJurisdictionBrandIndicationDateSentence it was read from
Filed RET fusion positive cancer 1 milestone
Filed US (FDA) — RET fusion positive cancer 2020-07-14

“Blueprint Medicines has submitted a new drug application (NDA) for pralsetinib to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)” roche.com ↗

Withdrawn Indication not stated 4 milestones
Withdrawn EU (EMA) Gavreto — 2024-10-24 europa.eu ↗
Label expansion US (FDA) GAVRETO — 2023-08-09 fda.gov ↗
Approved · conditional EU (EMA) Gavreto — 2021-11-18 europa.eu ↗
Approved US (FDA) GAVRETO — 2020-09-04 fda.gov ↗

Trials 15

PhaseRegistry idDatesIndicationSponsorStatusOutcome
Phase 1/21 trial
Phase 1/2 NCT03037385 Mar 2017 → Mar 2024 bronchogenic carcinoma, colonic neoplasm, colorectal cancer, head and neck neoplasm +4 Hoffmann-La Roche Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 27 trials · 2 met primary
Phase 2 NCT06563999 Nov 2024 → Nov 2027 expected lung carcinoma Sun Yat-sen University Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT06482086 Jun 2021 → Dec 2024 overdue thyroid gland carcinoma West China Hospital Recruiting Met primary
Phase 2 NCT04589845 Jan 2021 → Sep 2032 expected cancer Hoffmann-La Roche Active not recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT04632992 Jan 2021 → Dec 2023 cancer of unknown primary site Genentech, Inc. Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT04302025 Nov 2020 → Nov 2026 expected non-small cell lung carcinoma Genentech, Inc. Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT04591431 Oct 2020 → Dec 2024 breast cancer, digestive system cancer, non-small cell lung carcinoma Fondazione per la Medicina Personalizzata Unknown Met primary
Phase 2 NCT04322890 Apr 2020 → Dec 2026 expected non-small cell lung carcinoma Hunan Province Tumor Hospital Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 32 trials · 1 met primary
Phase 3 NCT04760288 Nov 2023 → Oct 2027 medullary thyroid gland carcinoma Hoffmann-La Roche Withdrawn No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT04222972 Jul 2020 → Jan 2025 RET fusion positive cancer, adenocarcinoma, bronchogenic carcinoma, germ cell tumor +3 Hoffmann-La Roche Terminated Met primary
Phase 43 trials
Phase 4 NCT07704658 Jun 2026 → Jul 2027 expected non-small cell lung carcinoma, thyroid cancer Rigel Pharmaceuticals Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT07010393 Jul 2025 → Dec 2027 expected thyroid tumor Fujian Medical University Not yet recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT06195228 Jan 2020 → Dec 2026 expected — Fudan University Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase not applicable1 trial
— NCT07418879 Feb 2026 → Dec 2027 expected RET fusion positive cancer, non-small cell lung carcinoma Fudan University Not yet recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase not stated1 trial
— NCT04204928 — medullary thyroid gland carcinoma, non-small cell lung carcinoma Blueprint Medicines Corporation Approved for marketing No outcome recorded

News releases announcing trial results or a regulatory action · 8

DateIssuerRelease
2026-03-31 Rigel Pharmaceuticals Results Rigel Announces Publication of Final ARROW Clinical Trial Data on GAVRETO® (pralsetinib) in Patients with RET+ NSCLC in the Journal of Clinical Oncology rigel.com ↗
The final data includes an additional 42 months of follow-up from previously published data.
2025-05-22 Rigel Pharmaceuticals Results Rigel Announces Poster Presentations at the 2025 ASCO Annual Meeting and EHA2025 Congress rigel.com ↗
The study data continue to demonstrate GAVRETO's clinically meaningful and durable responses in patients with RET fusion-positive NSCLC, regardless of prior therapies, with a manageable safety profile.
2021-11-19 Hoffmann-La Roche Regulatory European Commission approves Roche’s Gavreto (pralsetinib) for the treatment of adults with RET fusion-positive advanced non-small cell lung cancer roche.com ↗
Gavreto is the first and only precision medicine approved in the European Union (EU) for the first-line treatment of people with RET fusion-positive advanced NSCLC.
2021-09-17 Hoffmann-La Roche Regulatory Roche receives positive CHMP opinion for Gavreto® (pralsetinib) for the treatment of adults with RET fusion-positive advanced non-small cell lung cancer roche.com ↗
2020-12-02 Hoffmann-La Roche Regulatory Roche announces FDA approval of Gavreto (pralsetinib) for people with advanced or metastatic RET-mutant and RET fusion-positive thyroid cancers roche.com ↗
These indications were approved under the FDA’s accelerated approval programme based on data from the phase I/II ARROW study.
2020-12-01 Genentech, Inc. Regulatory Genentech Announces FDA Approval of Gavreto (pralsetinib) for People With Advanced or Metastatic RET-Mutant and RET Fusion-Positive Thyroid Cancers gene.com ↗
Gavreto is now approved across multiple RET-altered tumor types, underscoring our commitment to advancing personalized healthcare with treatments that target the underlying biology of each person’s cancer.
2020-09-07 Hoffmann-La Roche Regulatory Roche announces FDA approval of Gavreto (pralsetinib) for the treatment of adults with metastatic RET fusion-positive non-small cell lung cancer roche.com ↗
2020-09-04 Genentech, Inc. Regulatory Genentech Announces FDA Approval of Gavreto (pralsetinib) for the Treatment of Adults With Metastatic RET Fusion-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer gene.com ↗
Genentech, a member of the Roche Group (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY), today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Gavreto™ (pralsetinib) for the treatment of adults with metastatic rearranged during transfection (RET) fusion-positive non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) as detected by an FDA approved test.

All press releases naming this drug 11 releases

DateIssuerRelease

Evidence & citations 13 cited values

Every value below carries the sentence it was read from. 16 sources stand behind the page.

FieldValueCited text
Known as Pralsetinib “Pralsetinib etc.” NCT04322890 ↗
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NCT07010393 ↗

NCT04760288 ↗

NCT03037385 ↗

NCT06195228 ↗

NCT06482086 ↗

NCT04591431 ↗

NCT06563999 ↗

NCT04632992 ↗

NCT04222972 ↗

NCT07704658 ↗

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Known as BLU-123244 ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL4582651 ↗
Known as BLU-667 “pralsetinib (BLU-667)” NCT04204928 ↗
Known as CIS-PRALSETINIB ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL4582651 ↗
Known as CT-BLU667BLU-667BLU667 ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL4582651 ↗
Known as GAVRETO ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL4582651 ↗
Known as Pralsetinib, cis- ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL4582651 ↗
Known as RG-6396 ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL4582651 ↗
Known as X-581238 ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL4582651 ↗
Action Inhibit “pralsetinib (BLU-667) is a potent and selective inhibitor of the RET mutations, fusions, and predicted resistant mutants” NCT03037385 ↗
Modality Small molecule — CHEMBL4582651 ↗
Route Oral “pralsetinib (BLU-667) administered orally” NCT03037385 ↗
Target RET “inhibitor of the RET mutations, fusions, and predicted resistant mutants” NCT03037385 ↗