Pipeline
Created for the Challenge
Nuvalent’s novel drug candidates solve for the dual challenges of kinase resistance and selectivity, with the goal of enabling durable responses for patients with cancer.
Nuvalent Pipeline
S1986Y/F,
L2026M,
D2033N
G1202R/L1196M
G1202R/G1269A
G1202R/L1198F
(X = N, S, or T)
ROS1 fusions are an oncogenic driver alteration found in up to 3% of patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The clinical utility of approved therapies for ROS1-driven NSCLC is limited by emergent resistance mutations as well as central nervous system (CNS) disease.
NVL-520
NVL-520 is a novel brain-penetrant ROS1-selective inhibitor created to overcome several limitations observed with currently available therapies. NVL-520 is designed to remain active in tumors that have developed resistance to currently available ROS1 inhibitors, including tumors with the prevalent G2032R “solvent front” resistance mutation and those with the S1986Y/F, L2026M, or D2033N resistance mutations.
NVL-520 has been optimized for brain penetrance to potentially improve treatment options for patients with brain metastases. ROS1-selectivity is emphasized to minimize CNS adverse events related to off-target inhibition of the structurally-related tropomyosin receptor kinase (TRK) family and potentially drive durable responses for patients with ROS1-mutant variants.
The ARROS-1 Phase 1/2 clinical trial of NVL-520 for patients with advanced ROS1-positive NSCLC and other solid tumors is now enrolling. To learn more, please visit www.clinicaltrials.gov (NCT05118789).
View NVL-520 publications
ALK fusions are an oncogenic driver alteration found in up to 5% of patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The clinical utility of approved therapies for ALK-driven NSCLC is limited by emergent resistance mutations as well as central nervous system (CNS) disease.
NVL-655
NVL-655 is a novel brain-penetrant ALK-selective inhibitor created to overcome several limitations observed with currently available therapies. NVL-655 is designed to remain active in tumors that have developed resistance to first-, second-, and third-generation ALK inhibitors, including tumors with the solvent front G1202R mutation or compound mutations G1202R / L1196M (“GRLM”), G1202R / G1269A (“GRGA”), or G1202R/L1198F (“GRLF”).
NVL-655 has been optimized for brain penetrance to improve treatment options for patients with brain metastases. ALK-selectivity is emphasized to minimize CNS adverse events related to off-target inhibition of the structurally-related tropomyosin receptor kinase (TRK) family and potentially drive more durable responses for patients with ALK-mutant variants.
The ALKOVE-1 Phase 1/2 clinical trial of NVL-655 for patients with advanced ALK-positive NSCLC and other solid tumors is now enrolling. To learn more, please visit www.clinicaltrials.gov (NCT05384626).
ALK IXDN
The ALK I1171X (X = N, S, or T) / D1203N (“IXDN”) compound mutations are emerging mutations that confer resistance to all available ALK inhibitor therapies for NSCLC. There are no approved therapies for the treatment of NSCLC with IXDN compound mutations.
We are advancing toward a novel, selective, brain-penetrant ALK inhibitor designed to remain active in tumors harboring IXDN compound resistance mutations.
View NVL-655 publications
Mutations in human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (“HER2” or “ERBB2”) occur in up to 4% of metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), with in-frame deletions, insertions, or duplications in exon 20 accounting for 90% of cases (collectively “HER2ex20”). Approximately 20% of patients with HER2 mutant NSCLC present with brain metastases, with the percentage increasing upon treatment. There are limited therapeutic options targeting these mutations.
NVL-330
NVL-330 is a novel, brain-penetrant HER2-selective tyrosine kinase inhibitor designed with the aim to address the combined medical needs of:
- Treating tumors driven by HER2ex20,
- Avoiding treatment-limiting adverse events due to off-target inhibition of wild-type EGFR, and
- Treating brain metastases.
HER2-selectivity is emphasized to minimize potentially dose-limiting adverse events associated with inhibition of the structurally related wild-type EGFR kinases such as skin rash and gastrointestinal toxicity. In addition, NVL-330 has been optimized for brain penetrance to potentially improve treatment options for patients with brain metastases.
View NVL-330 publications
At Nuvalent we are combining our close partnerships with physician-scientists, rigorous target selection, and disciplined program advancement to explore a robust pipeline of discovery programs with a focus on addressing the limitations of existing therapies for clinically proven kinase targets in oncology.
Our team combines clinical insights with deep expertise in structure-based drug design and oncology drug development to create new programs where we are able to rapidly advance molecules that are designed to precisely target driver kinases and spare off-targets. This molecular optimization and precise targeting, sometimes by avoiding highly similar off-targets, affords therapies designed to improve the lives of patients with cancer.
Actively recruiting patients in Phase 1
Talk to your doctor today to find out whether you or a loved one may be eligible to receive NVL-520 through the ARROS-1 clinical trial. ARROS-1 is open and enrolling.
For more information, visit www.clinicaltrials.gov (NCT05118789).
Actively recruiting patients in Phase 1
Talk to your doctor today to find out whether you or a loved one may be eligible to receive NVL-655 through the ALKOVE-1 clinical trial. ALKOVE-1 is open and enrolling.
For more information, visit www.clinicaltrials.gov (NCT05384626).
