Drugs / DACOMITINIB ANHYDROUS
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DACOMITINIB ANHYDROUS

Small molecule targets CYP2D6, EGFR, ERBB2, ERBB4 via inhibition

Developed for
non-small cell lung carcinoma · head and neck squamous cell carcinoma · neoplasm · brain cancer · cancer · glioblastoma · lung cancer · squamous cell carcinoma
+8 more · colorectal cancer · gastric cancer · head and neck neoplasm · metastatic malignant neoplasm in the brain · metastatic neoplasm · oral cavity cancer · penile neoplasm · skin squamous cell carcinoma
Investigated by
Pfizer · University Health Network, Toronto · Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milano · Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · National Cancer Centre, Singapore · Shanghai Chest Hospital
+40 more · The Netherlands Cancer Institute · Amgen · AstraZeneca · Bayer · Boehringer Ingelheim · Brigham and Women's Hospital · Bristol-Myers Squibb · Cancer Institute and Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences · Cancer Science Institute of Singapore · Central European Cooperative Oncology Group · Clovis Oncology - Pharma and · Dana-Farber Cancer Institute · David Piccioni, M.D., Ph.D · Dutch Cancer Society · Eisai Inc. · Eli Lilly and Company · Fondazione Ricerca Traslazionale · Genome Institute of Singapore · GlaxoSmithKline · Grupo Español de Investigación en Neurooncología · Guangdong Association of Clinical Trials · Henry Ford Hospital · Incyte Corporation · Ipsen · Janssen, LP · Massachusetts General Hospital · Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC · National Cancer Institute (NCI) · Novartis · OHSU Knight Cancer Institute · Oregon Health and Science University · Roche Pharma AG · Roswell Park Cancer Institute · Samsung Medical Center · Seoul National University Hospital · Singapore Translational Cancer Consortium · South Texas Accelerated Research Therapeutics (START) · Stelvio for Life · Syneos Health · Yonsei University

Regulatory milestones approvals, filings & regulatory actions · 4 recorded

MilestoneJurisdictionBrandIndicationDateSentence it was read from
Filed lung cancer 2 milestones
Filed EU (EMA) — lung cancer 2018-04-04

“The European Medicines Agency has also accepted the Marketing Authorization Application for dacomitinib for the same indication.” pfizer.com ↗

Filed US (FDA) — lung cancer 2018-04-04

“the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) accepted the company’s New Drug Application and granted priority review for dacomitinib” pfizer.com ↗

Approved Indication not stated 2 milestones
Approved EU (EMA) Vizimpro — 2019-04-02 europa.eu ↗
Approved US (FDA) VIZIMPRO — 2018-09-27 fda.gov ↗

Trials 51

PhaseRegistry idDatesIndicationSponsorStatusOutcome
Phase 01 trial
Phase 0 NCT03755102 Nov 2018 → Jul 2023 lung cancer Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 120 trials
Phase 1 NCT03878524 Apr → Dec 2020 acute myeloid leukemia, atypical chronic myeloid leukemia, BCR-ABL1 negative, blast phase chronic myelogenous leukemia, BCR-ABL1 positive, castration-resistant prostate carcinoma +14 OHSU Knight Cancer Institute Terminated No outcome recorded Stop: Enrollment
Phase 1 NCT03865446 Apr → Oct 2019 — Pfizer Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT03810807 Jan 2019 → Dec 2025 non-small cell lung carcinoma Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT02097433 Jul → Sep 2014 — Pfizer Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT01920061 Sep 2013 → Jan 2020 neoplasm Pfizer Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT01918761 Jul 2013 → Sep 2016 non-small cell lung carcinoma Central European Cooperative Oncology Group Terminated No outcome recorded Stop: Enrollment
Phase 1 NCT01796327 Apr → Jun 2013 — Pfizer Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT01737008 Jan 2013 → Feb 2015 head and neck squamous cell carcinoma University Health Network, Toronto Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT01702506 Oct 2012 → Jan 2013 — Pfizer Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT01571388 Apr → Aug 2012 — Pfizer Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1/23 trials
Phase 1/2 NCT05271916 Oct 2022 → Jan 2025 overdue non-small cell lung carcinoma Shanghai Chest Hospital Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 1/2 NCT02039336 Apr 2014 → Aug 2018 colorectal cancer The Netherlands Cancer Institute Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1/2 NCT01116843 May 2010 → Feb 2012 oral cavity cancer University Health Network, Toronto Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 223 trials · 2 met primary · 1 missed
Phase 2 NCT04946968 Aug 2021 → Apr 2027 expected head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, non-small cell lung carcinoma National Cancer Centre, Singapore Active not recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT04504071 Dec 2020 → Dec 2022 overdue non-small cell lung carcinoma Shanghai Chest Hospital Active not recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT04675008 Dec 2020 → Sep 2022 metastatic malignant neoplasm in the brain, non-small cell lung carcinoma Samsung Medical Center Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT04423185 Aug 2020 → Jul 2026 overdue — Cancer Institute and Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT04339829 Aug 2020 → Jul 2022 — Guangdong Association of Clinical Trials Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT04811001 Jun 2020 → Dec 2023 non-small cell lung carcinoma Fondazione Ricerca Traslazionale Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT04027647 Sep 2019 → Mar 2026 overdue non-small cell lung carcinoma National Cancer Centre, Singapore Active not recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT02925234 Aug 2016 → Sep 2027 expected cancer The Netherlands Cancer Institute Recruiting Mixed
Phase 2 NCT02382796 Jul 2015 → May 2019 non-small cell lung carcinoma Pfizer Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT02268747 Nov 2014 → Nov 2016 skin squamous cell carcinoma Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milano Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 32 trials · 1 met primary · 1 missed
Phase 3 NCT01774721 May 2013 → Jul 2016 lung cancer Pfizer Completed Met primary
Phase 3 NCT01360554 Jun 2011 → Sep 2013 non-small cell lung carcinoma Pfizer Completed Missed primary
Phase 41 trial
Phase 4 NCT04511533 Aug 2020 → Oct 2022 non-small cell lung carcinoma Pfizer Completed No outcome recorded
Phase not applicable1 trial
— NCT01484847 Dec 2011 → Mar 2013 head and neck squamous cell carcinoma University Health Network, Toronto Completed No outcome recorded
Comparator or background therapy2 trials
Phase 3 NCT06486142 Comparator Sep 2022 → Sep 2028 expected non-small cell lung carcinoma Region Skane Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT01000025 Comparator Dec 2009 → Jan 2014 lung cancer NCIC Clinical Trials Group Completed No outcome recorded

News releases announcing trial results or a regulatory action · 6

DateIssuerRelease
2022-06-03 Chugai Pharmaceutical Regulatory Chugai Obtains Regulatory Approval for FoundationOne CDx Cancer Genomic Profile to be Used as Companion Diagnostic of Four Drugs for the Treatment of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer and Malignant Melanoma chugai-pharm.co.jp ↗
for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) therapies, a tyrosine kinase inhibitor VIZIMPRO ® tablets (generic name: dacomitinib hydrate)
2019-04-03 Pfizer Regulatory VIZIMPRO® (dacomitinib) Receives Marketing Authorization in European Union (EU) for the First-Line Treatment of Adult Patients with EGFR-Mutated Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer pfizer.com ↗
Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) today announced that the European Commission has approved VIZIMPRO ® (dacomitinib), a tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI), as monotherapy for the first-line treatment of adult patients with locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-activating mutations.
2019-02-01 Pfizer Regulatory Pfizer Receives Positive CHMP Opinion for Vizimpro® (dacomitinib) for the First-line Treatment of Adult Patients with Locally Advanced Or Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer with EGFR-Activating Mutations pfizer.com ↗
Pfizer today announced that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has adopted a positive opinion recommending Vizimpro® (dacomitinib) 45 mg, as monotherapy, be granted marketing authorization in the European Union (EU) for the first-line treatment of adult patients with locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-activating mutations.
2018-09-27 Pfizer Regulatory U.S. FDA Approves VIZIMPRO® (dacomitinib) for the First-Line Treatment of Patients with EGFR-Mutated Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer pfizer.com ↗
2018-06-04 Pfizer Results Dacomitinib Shows More than Seven-Month Improvement in Overall Survival Compared to an Established Therapy in Advanced NSCLC with EGFR-Activating Mutations pfizer.com ↗
The trial showed a median OS of 34.1 months for patients receiving dacomitinib (95% CI: 29.5, 37.7), representing a more than seven-month improvement compared to 26.8 months with gefitinib (95% CI: 23.7, 32.1).
2018-04-04 Pfizer Regulatory U.S. FDA and European Medicines Agency Accept Regulatory Submissions for Review of Dacomitinib to Treat Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer with EGFR-Activating Mutations pfizer.com ↗
The European Medicines Agency has also accepted the Marketing Authorization Application for dacomitinib for the same indication.

Evidence & citations 14 cited values

Every value below carries the sentence it was read from. 57 sources stand behind the page.

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Known as DACOMITINIB ANHYDROUS ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL2110732 ↗
Known as Dacomitinib “Dacomitinib (PF-00299804), an irreversible pan-human epidermal growth factor receptor ([HER]-1/EGFR, HER-2, and HER-4) tyrosine kinase inhibitor, demonstrated antitumor...” PMID 25521398 ↗ Oct 2014
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“A phase 2 trial of dacomitinib (PF-00299804), an oral, irreversible pan-HER (human epidermal growth factor receptor) inhibitor, in patients with advanced non-small cell lung...” PMID 24501009 ↗ Feb 2014

“Dacomitinib, an irreversible panHER inhibitor, shows significant preclinical antitumor activity in human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-positive gastric cancer (GC).” PMID 26581547 ↗ Nov 2015

“Dacomitinib compared with placebo in pretreated patients with advanced or metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer (NCIC CTG BR.26): a double-blind, randomised, phase 3 trial.” PMID 25439692 ↗ Oct 2014

“Dacomitinib (PF-00299804) is an oral, irreversible, small molecule inhibitor of human epidermal growth factor receptor-1, -2, and -4 tyrosine kinases.” PMID 22249430 ↗ Jan 2012

NCT01728233 ↗

NCT00818441 ↗

NCT01918761 ↗

NCT06486142 ↗

NCT01774721 ↗

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Known as Dacomitinib hydrate ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL2110732 ↗
Known as Dacomitinib monohydrate ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL2110732 ↗
Known as PF-00299804 “Dacomitinib (PF-00299804) is a small-molecule inhibitor of the tyrosine kinases human epidermal growth factor receptor-1 (HER1; epidermal growth factor receptor, EGFR), HER2,...” PMID 26048096 ↗ Jun 2015
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“Dacomitinib (PF-00299804), an irreversible pan-human epidermal growth factor receptor ([HER]-1/EGFR, HER-2, and HER-4) tyrosine kinase inhibitor, demonstrated antitumor...” PMID 25521398 ↗ Oct 2014

“A phase 2 trial of dacomitinib (PF-00299804), an oral, irreversible pan-HER (human epidermal growth factor receptor) inhibitor, in patients with advanced non-small cell lung...” PMID 24501009 ↗ Feb 2014

“This study aims to determine the proportion of study drug dacomitinib or PF-00299804, that is taken up from the digestive tract into the body when given as an oral tablet...” NCT01796327 ↗

“Dacomitinib (PF-00299804, Vizimpro) was developed as a second-generation, oral, irreversible inhibitor of human epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)- 1, -2 and -4 tyrosine kinase.” PMID 31050691 ↗ Apr 2019

“Dacomitinib (PF-00299804) is an oral, irreversible, small molecule inhibitor of human epidermal growth factor receptor-1, -2, and -4 tyrosine kinases.” PMID 22249430 ↗ Jan 2012

“Evaluation Of The Potential Effect That The Administration Of Food Or Antacid Medication May Have In The Oral Absorption Of Dacomitinib (PF-00299804)” NCT01702506 ↗

“A Study Of Dacomitinib (PF-00299804) In Patients With Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer” NCT01858389 ↗

“Dacomitinib (PF-00299804) is provided as 45 mg tablets, continuous oral daily dosing” NCT01360554 ↗

“Dacomitinib (PF-00299804) at 45 mg daily or 30 mg daily by continuous oral dosing” NCT00818441 ↗

“Dacomitinib (PF-00299804, Pfizer) is a second-generation, irreversible EGFRTKI” NCT04811001 ↗

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Known as PF-00299804-03 ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL2110732 ↗
Known as PF-299804 “PF299804 is a potent, orally available, irreversible inhibitor of tyrosine kinase human epidermal growth factor receptors (HER) 1 (EGFR), HER2, and HER4.” PMID 21220471 ↗ Jan 2011
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“PF-299804 (Dacomitinib)” NCT01520870 ↗

Known as Vizimpro “Dacomitinib (PF-00299804, Vizimpro) was developed as a second-generation, oral, irreversible inhibitor of human epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)- 1, -2 and -4 tyrosine kinase.” PMID 31050691 ↗ Apr 2019
Action Inhibit “PF299804 is a potent, orally available, irreversible inhibitor of tyrosine kinase human epidermal growth factor receptors (HER) 1 (EGFR), HER2, and HER4.” PMID 21220471 ↗ Jan 2011
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“Receptor protein-tyrosine kinase erbB-2 inhibitor” CHEMBL2110732 ↗

“Receptor protein-tyrosine kinase erbB-4 inhibitor” CHEMBL2110732 ↗

Modality Small molecule “Dacomitinib (PF-00299804), an irreversible pan-human epidermal growth factor receptor ([HER]-1/EGFR, HER-2, and HER-4) tyrosine kinase inhibitor” PMID 25521398 ↗ Oct 2014
Route Oral “investigational drug by oral route” NCT00225121 ↗
Target EGFR “PF299804 is a potent, orally available, irreversible inhibitor of tyrosine kinase human epidermal growth factor receptors (HER) 1 (EGFR), HER2, and HER4.” PMID 21220471 ↗ Jan 2011
Target ERBB2 “Receptor protein-tyrosine kinase erbB-2 inhibitor” CHEMBL2110732 ↗
Target ERBB4 “Receptor protein-tyrosine kinase erbB-4 inhibitor” CHEMBL2110732 ↗