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. 2023 Nov 4;12:93. doi: 10.1186/s40164-023-00453-8

Table 1.

Comparison of AMG-510 and MRTX849 [11, 15, 17, 24, 25, 39, 4143, 46, 4850, 5259]

Agent AMG-510 (sotorasib) MRTX849 (adagrasib)
Company Amgen Mirati therapeutics Inc
FDA approval date May 18, 2021 December 12, 2022
Type of inhibitor Irreversible covalent inhibitor of KRASG12C Irreversible covalent inhibitor of KRASG12C
Mechanism of inhibition Forms water bridges between the tyrosine residue found in the KRASG12C protein and the carboxyl group in sotorasib Uses hydrogen mediated bonding of the hydroxyl group on the KRASG12C pocket with adagrasib’s pyrimidine ring
Number of NSCLC patients in phase I/II trial N = 124 (NCT03600883) N = 116 (NCT03785249)
Prior platinum-based chemotherapy and immunotherapy

Platinum based chemotherapy only: 11 (8.7%)

Both therapies: 102 (81.0%)

Platinum based chemotherapy only: 2 (1.7%)

Both therapies: 114 (98.3%)

Recommended starting dose based on phase I/II trial data 960 mg once daily 600 mg twice daily
Half-life 5.5 h 24.0 h
Cmax of steady state (µg/ml) 7.5 3.25
Objective response rate (ORR) 37.1% 42.9%
Disease control rate (DCR) 80.6% 96%
Progression-free survival (PFS) 6.8 months (5.6 months in phase III) 6.5 months
Overall survival rate 12.5 months (10.6 months in phase III) 12.6 months
TRAEs occurring in > 5% of patients, all grades Gastrointestinal toxicities, nausea, vomiting, elevated alanine transaminase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) Gastrointestinal toxicities including nausea, vomiting, diarrhea; fatigue, increased AST and ALT, EKG QTc prolongation
Grade 3+ TRAEs in phase II trial 20.6% 45%
TRAEs leading to discontinuation 7.1% 6.9%
Preclinical data indicating ability to penetrate the brain and cerebrospinal fluid n/a Presence of adagrasib detected in brain and cerebrospinal fluid