Clinical Trials

Ulixertinib (BVD-523) has been evaluated in numerous Early Phase I, Phase I, and Phase II clinical trials targeting MAPK pathway-altered malignancies, including advanced solid tumors, gastrointestinal adenocarcinomas, uveal melanoma, histiocytic neoplasms, and pediatric refractory solid tumors harboring BRAF, MEK, or KRAS mutations. Sponsored by industry, government, and academic institutions such as BioMed Valley Discoveries, the National Cancer Institute, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, and M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, these investigations encompass recruiting, active not recruiting, completed, and terminated statuses.

NCT Number Recruitment Conditions Sponsor/Collaborators Start Date Phases
NCT05985954 RECRUITING
Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
2024-01-18 PHASE1
NCT03454035 RECRUITING
Tumor, Solid; Pancreatic Cancer; Melanoma
UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
2018-01-30 PHASE1
NCT06773195 RECRUITING
Myelofibrosis
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
2025-01-07 PHASE1; PHASE2
NCT05804227 RECRUITING
Gliomas
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
2023-04-20 EARLY_PHASE1
NCT06411821 RECRUITING
Histiocytic Neoplasms
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
2024-05-07 PHASE2
NCT02465060 ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Advanced Lymphoma; Advanced Malignant Solid Neoplasm; Bladder Carcinoma; Breast Carcinoma; Cervical Carcinoma; Colon Carcinoma; Colorectal Carcinoma; Endometrial Carcinoma; Esophageal Carcinoma; Exocrine Pancreas Carcinoma; Gastric Carcinoma; Glioma; Head and Neck Carcinoma; Hematopoietic and Lymphoid Cell Neoplasm; Kidney Carcinoma; Liver Carcinoma; Lung Carcinoma; Lymphoma; Malignant Uterine Corpus Neoplasm; Malignant Uterine Neoplasm; Melanoma; Multiple Myeloma; Ovarian Carcinoma; Prostate Carcinoma; Rectal Carcinoma; Recurrent Bladder Carcinoma; Recurrent Breast Carcinoma; Recurrent Cervical Carcinoma; Recurrent Colon Carcinoma; Recurrent Colorectal Carcinoma; Recurrent Esophageal Carcinoma; Recurrent Gastric Carcinoma; Recurrent Glioma; Recurrent Head and Neck Carcinoma; Recurrent Liver Carcinoma; Recurrent Lung Carcinoma; Recurrent Lymphoma; Recurrent Malignant Solid Neoplasm; Recurrent Malignant Uterine Corpus Neoplasm; Recurrent Melanoma; Recurrent Multiple Myeloma; Recurrent Ovarian Carcinoma; Recurrent Pancreatic Carcinoma; Recurrent Prostate Carcinoma; Recurrent Rectal Carcinoma; Recurrent Skin Carcinoma; Recurrent Thyroid Gland Carcinoma; Refractory Lymphoma; Refractory Malignant Solid Neoplasm; Refractory Multiple Myeloma; Skin Carcinoma; Thyroid Gland Carcinoma
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
2015-08-17 PHASE2
NCT06400225 ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Advanced Lymphoma; Advanced Malignant Solid Neoplasm; Refractory Lymphoma; Refractory Malignant Solid Neoplasm; Refractory Multiple Myeloma
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
2019-07-24 PHASE2
NCT03155620 ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Advanced Malignant Solid Neoplasm; Ann Arbor Stage III Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma; Ann Arbor Stage IV Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma; Histiocytic Sarcoma; Juvenile Xanthogranuloma; Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis; Malignant Glioma; Recurrent Childhood Rhabdomyosarcoma; Recurrent Ependymoma; Recurrent Ewing Sarcoma; Recurrent Glioma; Recurrent Hepatoblastoma; Recurrent Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis; Recurrent Malignant Germ Cell Tumor; Recurrent Malignant Solid Neoplasm; Recurrent Medulloblastoma; Recurrent Neuroblastoma; Recurrent Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma; Recurrent Osteosarcoma; Recurrent Peripheral Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor; Recurrent Primary Central Nervous System Neoplasm; Recurrent Rhabdoid Tumor; Recurrent Soft Tissue Sarcoma; Refractory Ewing Sarcoma; Refractory Glioma; Refractory Hepatoblastoma; Refractory Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis; Refractory Malignant Germ Cell Tumor; Refractory Malignant Solid Neoplasm; Refractory Medulloblastoma; Refractory Neuroblastoma; Refractory Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma; Refractory Osteosarcoma; Refractory Peripheral Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor; Refractory Primary Central Nervous System Neoplasm; Refractory Rhabdoid Tumor; Refractory Rhabdomyosarcoma; Rhabdoid Tumor; Stage III Osteosarcoma AJCC v7; Stage III Soft Tissue Sarcoma AJCC v7; Stage IV Osteosarcoma AJCC v7; Stage IV Soft Tissue Sarcoma AJCC v7; Stage IVA Osteosarcoma AJCC v7; Stage IVB Osteosarcoma AJCC v7; Wilms Tumor
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
2017-07-31 PHASE2
NCT05221320 TERMINATED
Tumor, Solid; Gastrointestinal Cancer
BioMed Valley Discoveries, Inc
2022-05-26 PHASE2
NCT04488003 TERMINATED
Advanced Solid Tumor; BRAF Gene Mutation; BRAF Gene Alteration; MEK Mutation; MEK Alteration; MAP2K1 Gene Mutation; MAP2K1 Gene Alteration; MAP2K2 Gene Mutation; MAP2K2 Gene Alteration
BioMed Valley Discoveries, Inc
2021-01-07 PHASE2
NCT04145297 COMPLETED
Gastrointestinal Neoplasms
University of Utah
2020-03-17 PHASE1
NCT03698994 ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Advanced Malignant Solid Neoplasm; Recurrent Ependymal Tumor; Recurrent Ewing Sarcoma; Recurrent Glioma; Recurrent Hepatoblastoma; Recurrent Histiocytic and Dendritic Cell Neoplasm; Recurrent Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis; Recurrent Malignant Germ Cell Tumor; Recurrent Malignant Solid Neoplasm; Recurrent Medulloblastoma; Recurrent Neuroblastoma; Recurrent Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma; Recurrent Osteosarcoma; Recurrent Peripheral Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor; Recurrent Primary Malignant Central Nervous System Neoplasm; Recurrent Rhabdoid Tumor; Recurrent Rhabdomyosarcoma; Recurrent Soft Tissue Sarcoma; Refractory Ependymoma; Refractory Ewing Sarcoma; Refractory Glioma; Refractory Hepatoblastoma; Refractory Histiocytic and Dendritic Cell Neoplasm; Refractory Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis; Refractory Malignant Germ Cell Tumor; Refractory Malignant Solid Neoplasm; Refractory Medulloblastoma; Refractory Neuroblastoma; Refractory Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma; Refractory Osteosarcoma; Refractory Peripheral Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor; Refractory Primary Malignant Central Nervous System Neoplasm; Refractory Rhabdoid Tumor; Refractory Rhabdomyosarcoma; Refractory Soft Tissue Sarcoma; Wilms Tumor
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
2018-11-14 PHASE2
NCT04488003 Terminated
Advanced Solid Tumor|BRAF Gene Mutation|BRAF Gene Alteration|MEK Mutation|MEK Alteration|MAP2K1 Gene Mutation|MAP2K1 Gene Alteration|MAP2K2 Gene Mutation|MAP2K2 Gene Alteration
BioMed Valley Discoveries Inc
2020-11-03 Phase 2
NCT03417739 TERMINATED
Uveal Melanoma
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
2018-03-26 PHASE2
NCT04145297 Completed
Gastrointestinal Neoplasms
University of Utah|BioMed Valley Discoveries Inc
2020-03-17 Phase 1
NCT02608229 TERMINATED
Pancreatic Cancer; Cancer of Pancreas; Cancer of the Pancreas; Pancreas Cancer
Washington University School of Medicine
2016-06-06 PHASE1
NCT03698994 Active not recruiting
Advanced Malignant Solid Neoplasm|Recurrent Ependymal Tumor|Recurrent Ewing Sarcoma|Recurrent Glioma|Recurrent Hepatoblastoma|Recurrent Histiocytic and Dendritic Cell Neoplasm|Recurrent Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis|Recurrent Malignant Germ Cell Tumor|Recurrent Malignant Solid Neoplasm|Recurrent Medulloblastoma|Recurrent Neuroblastoma|Recurrent Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma|Recurrent Osteosarcoma|Recurrent Peripheral Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor|Recurrent Primary Malignant Central Nervous System Neoplasm|Recurrent Rhabdoid Tumor|Recurrent Rhabdomyosarcoma|Recurrent Soft Tissue Sarcoma|Refractory Ependymoma|Refractory Ewing Sarcoma|Refractory Glioma|Refractory Hepatoblastoma|Refractory Histiocytic and Dendritic Cell Neoplasm|Refractory Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis|Refractory Malignant Germ Cell Tumor|Refractory Malignant Solid Neoplasm|Refractory Medulloblastoma|Refractory Neuroblastoma|Refractory Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma|Refractory Osteosarcoma|Refractory Peripheral Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor|Refractory Primary Malignant Central Nervous System Neoplasm|Refractory Rhabdoid Tumor|Refractory Rhabdomyosarcoma|Refractory Soft Tissue Sarcoma|Wilms Tumor
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
2018-11-14 Phase 2
NCT03417739 Active not recruiting
Uveal Melanoma
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute|BioMed Valley Discoveries Inc
2018-03-26 Phase 2
NCT01781429 COMPLETED
Advanced Solid Tumors
BioMed Valley Discoveries, Inc
2013-03 PHASE1; PHASE2
NCT02296242 COMPLETED
Acute Myelogenous Leukemia; Myelodysplastic Syndrome
BioMed Valley Discoveries, Inc
2014-11 PHASE1; PHASE2
NCT02994732 COMPLETED
Healthy
BioMed Valley Discoveries, Inc
2017-01 PHASE1
NCT02994732 Completed
Healthy
BioMed Valley Discoveries Inc
2017-01 Phase 1

(data from https://clinicaltrials.gov, updated on 2026-03-12)

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Compliance for Clinical Use

Mechanism and Biochemical Profile

Ulixertinib acts as a potent, reversible inhibitor of ERK1 and ERK2 that binds to the kinase active site, thereby blocking downstream phosphorylation of key transcriptional targets within the MAPK cascade. This target inhibition halts cell proliferation and triggers apoptotic cell death, demonstrating clinical relevance by inhibiting tumor growth in solid malignancies possessing hyperactivating BRAF or MEK alterations.

Appendix RUO and cGMP Quality Standards

Quality Dimension RUO (Research Use Only) cGMP (Current Good Manufacturing Practice)
Clinical Applicability Prohibited in human clinical trials or medical diagnostics. Mandatory for human clinical trials (Phase I–III) and therapies.
Regulatory Status Non-regulated grade; exempt from drug manufacturing laws. Legally enforced by health authorities (e.g., FDA, EMA, NMPA).
Facility Environment Unclassified analytical or research laboratories. Validated Cleanrooms (ISO Class 5–8) with continuous monitoring.
Quality Control Basic purity and activity testing. Rigorous safety release testing (Sterility, Endotoxin, Mycoplasma).
Process Validation Basic equipment calibration; no process validation required. Full qualification (IQ/OQ/PQ) and complete batch records.
Quality Assurance Vendor self-declared without required formal QMS. Mandatory QA/QC unit, Change Control, CAPA, and vendor audits.
Regulatory Impact High risk of IND rejection if used as a critical raw material. Required for IND/NDA filings, supported by Drug Master Files (DMF).

Footnotes

Regulatory Note: Governed by FDA (21 CFR Parts 210/211/312), EMA (EudraLex Vol 4), ICH Guidelines (E6/Q7/Q9/Q10), and compendial standards (USP <71>/<85>/<1043>).

Note: Technical data last updated: Sep 1, 2026.