John Johnson, current board member, appointed to chairman of the board Michael Kauffman, M.D., Ph.D., lead director since 2016, appointed to president of development Commercial launch progresses as RAMP 301 Phase 3 confirmatory trial in recurrent LGSOC completes additional patient enrollment; topline data anticipated in mid-2027 BOSTON / Dec 15, 2025 / Business Wire / Verastem Oncology (Nasdaq: VSTM), a biopharmaceutical... Read More

BOSTON / Nov 25, 2025 / Business Wire / Verastem Oncology (Nasdaq: VSTM), a biopharmaceutical company committed to advancing new medicines for patients with RAS/MAPK pathway-driven cancers, today announced that its management team is scheduled to participate in a fireside chat at the 8 th Annual Evercore Healthcare Conference on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, at 10:25 am ET in Miami, Florida. A live webcast of the fireside chat... Read More

BOSTON / Nov 14, 2025 / Business Wire / Verastem Oncology (Nasdaq: VSTM), a biopharmaceutical company committed to advancing new medicines for patients with RAS/MAPK pathway-driven cancers, today announced the pricing of its previously announced underwritten public offering of 8,543,794 shares of its common stock at an offering price to the public of $7.25 per share, and in lieu of common stock to certain investors,... Read More

BOSTON / Nov 13, 2025 / Business Wire / Verastem Oncology (Nasdaq: VSTM), a biopharmaceutical company committed to advancing new medicines for patients with RAS/MAPK pathway-driven cancers, today announced that it intends to offer and sell shares of its common stock in an underwritten public offering. In connection with the offering, Verastem Oncology intends to grant the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an... Read More

BOSTON / Nov 05, 2025 / Business Wire / Verastem Oncology (Nasdaq: VSTM), a biopharmaceutical company committed to advancing new medicines for patients with RAS/MAPK pathway-driven cancers, today announced that its management team is scheduled to participate and present at the following investor conferences in November: Guggenheim Healthcare Conference 2025: Fireside chat on Tuesday, November 11 at 1:00 pm ET Jefferies... Read More

Achieved AVMAPKI™ FAKZYNJA™ CO-PACK net product revenue of $11.2 million VS-7375 cleared first two monotherapy dose levels with no dose-limiting toxicities reported; no nausea, vomiting or diarrhea greater than Grade 1 were observed Enrollment initiated for VS-7375 in combination with cetuximab in patients with advanced KRAS G12D mutant solid tumors, including colorectal cancer Ended Q3 2025 with $137.7 million in cash and... Read More

First two monotherapy dose levels (400 mg QD and 600 mg QD) cleared, with no dose-limiting toxicities reported Promising anti-tumor activity observed in patients with various solid tumors, including advanced pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma No nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea greater than Grade 1 was observed Enrollment initiated for VS-7375 in combination with cetuximab in patients with advanced KRAS G12D mutant solid tumors,... Read More

BOSTON / Oct 23, 2025 / Business Wire / Verastem Oncology (Nasdaq: VSTM), a biopharmaceutical company committed to advancing new medicines for patients with RAS/MAPK pathway-driven cancers, today announced that the Company will host a conference call and webcast to discuss its third quarter 2025 financial results and business updates on Tuesday, November 4, 2025, at 8:00 am ET. To access the conference call, please dial... Read More

GFH375 resulted in a 41% ORR for patients with heavily pre-treated pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (68% had received 2 or more prior lines of therapy) at the 600 mg daily dose At month four, the OS rate was 92.2%; median OS has not been reached 91.5% of patients experienced a reduction in tumors and a disease control rate of 96.7%; nearly half the patients evaluated remain on treatment Low discontinuation rate due to... Read More

BOSTON / Oct 07, 2025 / Business Wire / Verastem Oncology (Nasdaq: VSTM), a biopharmaceutical company committed to advancing new medicines for patients with RAS/MAPK pathway-driven cancers, today announced the grant of stock options to purchase 138,000 shares of its common stock to nine new employees. The awards were granted pursuant to the Nasdaq inducement grant exception as an inducement material to the employee’s... Read More

BOSTON / Aug 27, 2025 / Business Wire / Verastem Oncology (Nasdaq: VSTM), a biopharmaceutical company committed to advancing new medicines for patients with RAS/MAPK pathway-driven cancers, today announced that its management team is scheduled to participate and present at the following investor conferences in September: Cantor Global Healthcare Conference 2025: Fireside chat on Wednesday, September 3 at 3:55 pm ET H.C.... Read More

GFH375 demonstrated an overall response rate (ORR) of 68.8% in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) at the recommended Phase 2 dose of 600 mg QD GFH375 demonstrated an ORR of 57.7% in efficacy evaluable patients with NSCLC across all dose levels Mini oral presentation on Sunday, September 7, 2025 from 12:00 to 1:15 pm (CEST) BOSTON / Aug 13, 2025 / Business Wire / Verastem Oncology (Nasdaq: VSTM), a biopharmaceutical company... Read More

Achieved AVMAPKI™ FAKZYNJA™ CO-PACK net product revenue of $2.1 million in the first six weeks of launch First patient dosed in the U.S. trial for VS-7375, an oral KRAS G12D (ON/OFF) inhibitor, in KRAS G12D advanced solid tumors Ended Q2 2025 with $164.3 million in cash and cash equivalents; with product revenue and exercise of cash warrants, Company has expected cash runway into the second half of 2026 Company to host a... Read More

BOSTON / Jul 29, 2025 / Business Wire / Verastem Oncology (Nasdaq: VSTM), a biopharmaceutical company committed to advancing new medicines for patients with RAS/MAPK pathway-driven cancers, today announced that the Company will host a conference call and webcast to discuss its second quarter 2025 financial results and business updates on Thursday, August 7, 2025, at 4:30 pm ET. To access the conference call, please dial... Read More

Enrollment is ongoing in U.S. Phase 1/2a trial for VS-7375, an oral KRAS G12D (ON/OFF) inhibitor, in KRAS G12D advanced solid tumors KRAS G12D mutation is the most prevalent KRAS mutation in human cancers and 37% of pancreatic cancers harbor a KRAS G12D mutation BOSTON / Jul 24, 2025 / Business Wire / Verastem Oncology (Nasdaq: VSTM), a biopharmaceutical company committed to advancing new medicines for patients with RAS/MAPK... Read More

Robust objective response rates were observed (31% overall, 44% in KRAS-mutant, and 17% in KRAS wild-type) in patients whose cancer had progressed after multiple prior lines of therapy The majority of patients (82%) had some reduction in target lesions, regardless of KRAS mutation status Median progression-free survival was 12.9 months overall, 31.0 months in KRAS-mutant, and 12.8 months in KRAS wild-type BOSTON / Jul 11,... Read More

BOSTON / Jul 08, 2025 / Business Wire / Verastem Oncology (Nasdaq: VSTM), a biopharmaceutical company committed to advancing new medicines for patients with RAS/MAPK pathway-driven cancers, today announced the grant of stock options to purchase 45,000 shares of its common stock to four new employees. The awards were granted pursuant to the Nasdaq inducement grant exception as an inducement material to the employee’s... Read More

FRAME study demonstrated a 42.3% ORR and 20.1 months median PFS for all patients with low-grade serous ovarian cancer (LGSOC), regardless of KRAS mutation; for patients with KRAS-mutated LGSOC, ORR and mPFS were 58.3% and 30.8 months, respectively Study conducted by the Institute of Cancer Research and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust demonstrated the importance of the intermittent dosing schedule of the combination of... Read More

Phase 1 dose-escalation study to evaluate VS-7375 in the U.S., with plans to expand as monotherapy into pancreatic cancer and non-small cell lung cancer cohorts, along with colorectal cancer in combination with cetuximab BOSTON / Jun 24, 2025 / Business Wire / Verastem Oncology (Nasdaq: VSTM), a biopharmaceutical company committed to advancing new medicines for patients with RAS/MAPK pathway-driven cancers, today announced... Read More

In the study in China, GFH375 demonstrated an ORR of 52% in patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma and an ORR of 42% with non-small cell lung cancer Company activating sites in the U.S. for VS-7375 to begin enrollment in the Phase 1/2a trial Company will host an R&D investor webcast on Monday, June 2, at 11:00 am CDT to review updated RAMP 205 data as well as updated data on GFH375 presented at the ASCO 2025 Annual... Read More

BOSTON / May 28, 2025 / Business Wire / Verastem Oncology (Nasdaq: VSTM), a biopharmaceutical company committed to advancing new medicines for patients with RAS/MAPK pathway-driven cancers, today announced that its management team is scheduled to participate in a fireside chat at the Jefferies Global Healthcare Conference on Wednesday, June 4, 2025, at 4:20 pm ET in New York. A live webcast of the fireside chat can be... Read More

Selected recommended Phase 2 dose: Dose level 1 demonstrated an ORR of 83% (10/12) in frontline metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma Plans for registrational Phase 3 study underway in frontline metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma Company will host an R&D investor webcast on Monday, June 2 at 11:00 am CDT to review the updated RAMP 205 data as well as updated data on VS-7375 presented at ASCO BOSTON / May 22,... Read More

AVMAPKI™ FAKZYNJA™ CO-PACK launch underway following accelerated approval on May 8, 2025, for adult patients with KRAS-mutated recurrent LGSOC U.S. IND cleared for VS-7375, oral KRAS G12D (ON/OFF) inhibitor; expect to initiate Phase 1/2a study in mid-2025 Initial safety and efficacy results from the trial of VS-7375 by partner GenFleet Therapeutics to be presented at the 2025 ASCO Annual Meeting Updated safety and efficacy... Read More

AVMAPKI plus FAKZYNJA to be commercially available by prescription as a convenient oral combination co-packaged together and will be known as “AVMAPKI FAKZYNJA CO-PACK” Accelerated approval, well ahead of the June 30, 2025 PDUFA action date, was based on the Phase 2 RAMP 201 study that demonstrated a 44% overall response rate in patients with KRAS mutant recurrent LGSOC Verastem to host investor conference call and webcast... Read More

BOSTON / May 01, 2025 / Business Wire / Verastem Oncology (Nasdaq: VSTM), a biopharmaceutical company committed to advancing new medicines for patients with RAS/MAPK pathway-driven cancers, today announced that its management team is scheduled to participate and present at the following investor conferences in May: H.C. Wainwright 3 rd Annual BioConnect Investor Conference: Fireside chat on Tuesday, May 20 at 12:00 pm ET... Read More

BOSTON / Apr 25, 2025 / Business Wire / Verastem Oncology (Nasdaq: VSTM), a biopharmaceutical company committed to advancing new medicines for patients with RAS/MAPK pathway-driven cancers, today announced that it has entered into a securities purchase agreement with certain institutional and accredited investors for a private placement of approximately $24 million of shares of its common stock at a price of $7.00 per share... Read More

Expect to initiate a Phase 1/2a trial in the U.S. in advanced KRAS G12D mutant solid tumors in mid-2025 Initial safety and efficacy results from the trial of VS-7375 by partner GenFleet Therapeutics to be presented at the 2025 ASCO Annual Meeting BOSTON / Apr 23, 2025 / Business Wire / Verastem Oncology (Nasdaq: VSTM), a biopharmaceutical company committed to advancing new medicines for patients with RAS/MAPK pathway-driven... Read More

BOSTON / Apr 07, 2025 / Business Wire / Verastem Oncology (Nasdaq: VSTM), a biopharmaceutical company committed to advancing new medicines for patients with cancer, today announced the grant of stock options to purchase 164,500 shares of its common stock to fourteen new employees and the grant of 83,333 restricted stock units to one new employee. The awards were granted pursuant to the Nasdaq inducement grant exception as an... Read More

VS-7375, a potential best-in-class oral KRAS G12D (ON/OFF) inhibitor more potent than other KRAS G12D inhibitors in preclinical models VS-7375, when combined with cetuximab, demonstrated strong tumor regressions in preclinical KRAS G12D models, including complete responses in a colorectal cancer model In a patient-derived LGSOC xenograft model, an FAK inhibitor addition to avutometinib augmented tumor regression with... Read More

Avutometinib plus defactinib granted priority review by FDA in December 2024, under the accelerated approval pathway, for KRAS mutant recurrent LGSOC; PDUFA action date set for June 30, 2025 Filed an investigational new drug application in the U.S. for VS-7375, an oral KRAS G12D (ON/OFF) inhibitor RAMP 205 trial in 1L metastatic pancreatic cancer continues to progress with an additional dose cohort added and enrollment... Read More

Oral presentation of RAMP 201 trial results including updated subgroup analyses in recurrent low-grade serous ovarian cancer Oral presentation of investigator-sponsored study of avutometinib plus defactinib in gynecologic mesonephric cancer, a rare grouping of cancers that generally harbor KRAS mutations BOSTON / Feb 20, 2025 / Business Wire / Verastem Oncology (Nasdaq: VSTM), a biopharmaceutical company committed to... Read More

BOSTON / Jan 29, 2025 / Business Wire / Verastem Oncology (Nasdaq: VSTM), a biopharmaceutical company committed to advancing new medicines for patients with RAS/MAPK pathway-driven cancers, today announced that its management team will participate in a fireside chat at the Guggenheim SMID Cap Biotech Conference on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025, at 1:00 pm EST. A live webcast of the fireside chat can be accessed under “Events &... Read More

Avutometinib plus defactinib granted priority review by FDA, under the accelerated approval pathway, for recurrent KRAS mutant LGSOC; PDUFA action date set for June 30, 2025 Potential U.S. commercial launch in recurrent KRAS mutant LGSOC planned for mid-2025 RAMP 205 trial in 1L metastatic pancreatic cancer continues to progress, with updated data expected in Q1 2025 to guide RP2D decision for trial expansion VS-7375 is on... Read More

New executive leadership supports the company’s transition to a fully integrated commercial-stage organization in a year of transformative growth with a potential new product launch in mid-2025. BOSTON / Jan 15, 2025 / Business Wire / Verastem Oncology (Nasdaq: VSTM), a biopharmaceutical company committed to advancing new medicines for patients with RAS/MAPK pathway-driven cancers, today announced the appointment of Matthew... Read More

VS-7375 is a potential best-in-class oral and selective KRAS G12D (ON/OFF) inhibitor currently in Phase 1 development in China in advanced KRAS G12D mutant solid tumors; Verastem anticipates filing a U.S. IND application for VS-7375 during Q1 2025​ and expects to initiate a Phase 1/2a study mid-2025 License establishes global development and commercialization rights for Verastem for VS-7375 outside of China, Hong Kong,... Read More

Company cash, cash equivalents, and investments of $88.8 million as of December 31, 2024; pro forma cash position of $128.6 million including debt refinancing and equity issuance provides cash runway beyond FDA approval BOSTON / Jan 13, 2025 / Business Wire / Verastem Oncology (Nasdaq: VSTM), a biopharmaceutical company committed to advancing new medicines for patients with RAS/MAPK pathway-driven cancers, today announced a... Read More

PDUFA target action date is June 30, 2025 If approved, avutometinib in combination with defactinib would be the first-ever FDA-approved treatment specifically for adults with recurrent KRAS mutant LGSOC BOSTON / Dec 30, 2024 / Business Wire / Verastem Oncology (Nasdaq: VSTM), a biopharmaceutical company committed to advancing new medicines for patients with cancer, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration... Read More

No dose-limiting toxicities were observed in the RAMP 203 first triplet combination cohort of avutometinib and LUMAKRAS™ (sotorasib) plus defactinib in patients previously treated with a G12C inhibitor BOSTON / Dec 18, 2024 / Business Wire / Verastem Oncology (Nasdaq: VSTM), a biopharmaceutical company committed to advancing new medicines for patients with cancer, today announced preliminary clinical data for the triplet... Read More

BOSTON / Nov 26, 2024 / Business Wire / Verastem Oncology (Nasdaq: VSTM), a biopharmaceutical company committed to advancing new medicines for patients with cancer, today announced that its management team will participate in a fireside chat at the 7 th Annual Evercore ISI HealthCONx Conference on Tuesday, December 3 rd at 11:15 am EST. A live webcast of the fireside chat can be accessed under “Events & Presentations” in the... Read More

Completed rolling NDA submission for avutometinib and defactinib combination in recurrent KRAS mutant low-grade serous ovarian cancer in October 2024 Company seeking accelerated approval and priority review of its NDA submission for patients with KRAS mutant low-grade serous ovarian cancer; FDA filing decision expected before the end of 2024 with potential for FDA approval decision by mid-2025 Preparations for a potential... Read More

Recurrent low-grade serous ovarian cancer is a rare cancer with no FDA-approved treatments Company seeking accelerated approval and priority review of its NDA submission in patients with KRAS mutant low-grade serous ovarian cancer; FDA filing decision expected before the end of 2024 with potential for FDA approval decision by mid-2025 BOSTON / Oct 31, 2024 / Business Wire / Verastem Oncology (Nasdaq: VSTM), a... Read More

BOSTON / Oct 31, 2024 / Business Wire / Verastem Oncology (Nasdaq: VSTM), a biopharmaceutical company committed to advancing new medicines for patients with cancer, today announced that its management team will participate in the following upcoming investor conferences: 2024 Truist Securities BioPharma Symposium on November 7, 2024 Guggenheim Healthcare Innovation Conference; fireside chat on Wednesday, November 13, 2024 at... Read More

Robust overall response rates observed (31% overall, 44% in KRAS mutant, 17% in KRAS wild-type) in patients whose cancer had progressed despite prior treatment with chemotherapy and/or MEK inhibitors and/or bevacizumab Patients on avutometinib and defactinib achieved a median progression free survival of more than one year (12.9 months); 22 months in KRAS mutant population The Company recently met with the FDA to review the... Read More

Company to host investor conference call and webcast on October 17, 2024, at 4:30 pm EDT BOSTON / Oct 09, 2024 / Business Wire / Verastem Oncology (Nasdaq: VSTM), a biopharmaceutical company committed to advancing new medicines for patients with cancer, today announced further details for its late-breaking presentation of mature data from the ongoing Phase 2 RAMP 201 (ENGOT-ov60/GOG-3052) clinical trial to be presented as an... Read More

BOSTON / Oct 07, 2024 / Business Wire / Verastem Oncology (Nasdaq: VSTM), a biopharmaceutical company committed to advancing new medicines for patients with cancer, today announced the grant of stock options to purchase 109,000 shares of its common stock to nine new employees. The awards were granted pursuant to the Nasdaq inducement grant exception as an inducement material to the employees’ acceptance of employment with... Read More

BOSTON / Sep 10, 2024 / Business Wire / Verastem Oncology (Nasdaq: VSTM), a biopharmaceutical company committed to advancing new medicines for patients with cancer, today announced that its management team will participate in a fireside chat at the 2024 Cantor Global Healthcare Conference on Wednesday, September 18 at 3:40 pm EDT. A live webcast of the fireside chat can be accessed under “Events & Presentations” in the... Read More

Late-breaking abstract of the mature RAMP 201 data evaluating avutometinib plus defactinib in low-grade serous ovarian cancer to be featured as oral plenary presentation BOSTON / Sep 10, 2024 / Business Wire / Verastem Oncology (Nasdaq: VSTM), a biopharmaceutical company committed to advancing new medicines for patients with cancer, today announced the acceptance of a late-breaking abstract of the mature data from the... Read More

LGSOC is a rare ovarian cancer often affecting younger women, with no FDA-approved treatments Approximately 80% of people treated for LGSOC will have their cancer come back BOSTON & HOUSTON, Texas / Sep 03, 2024 / Business Wire / Verastem Oncology (Nasdaq: VSTM), a biopharmaceutical company committed to advancing new medicines for patients with cancer, and the STAAR Ovarian Cancer Foundation today announced the first... Read More

Initiated rolling NDA submission for avutometinib and defactinib combination in recurrent low-grade serous ovarian cancer in Q2 2024 with plans to complete the submission with mature data from all patients in RAMP 201 trial in H2 2024 Presented positive initial interim safety and efficacy results from the RAMP 205 trial of avutometinib and defactinib in combination with current standard of care in first-line metastatic... Read More

Expect to report updated data from the ongoing RAMP 205 trial in first-line metastatic pancreatic cancer in Q1 2025 BOSTON / Jul 29, 2024 / Business Wire / Verastem Oncology (Nasdaq: VSTM), a biopharmaceutical company committed to advancing new medicines for patients, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Orphan Drug Designation (ODD) to avutometinib, a RAF/MEK clamp, in combination... Read More

BOSTON- / Jul 23, 2024 / Business Wire / Verastem Oncology , (Nasdaq: VSTM), a biopharmaceutical company committed to advancing new medicines for patients with cancer, today announced the pricing of an underwritten public offering of 13,333,334 shares of its common stock and accompanying warrants to purchase up to 13,333,334 shares of its common stock at a combined offering price to the public of $3.00 per share and... Read More

BOSTON / Jul 23, 2024 / Business Wire / Verastem Oncology , (Nasdaq: VSTM), a biopharmaceutical company committed to advancing new medicines for patients with cancer, today announced that it intends to offer and sell shares of its common stock and accompanying warrants to purchase shares of common stock, as well as pre-funded warrants to purchase common stock in lieu of common stock for certain investors and accompanying... Read More

GenFleet’s IND in China was cleared in June 2024; this is the first discovery program from the collaboration Verastem announced in 2023 to advance into human clinical trials Verastem plans to initiate development studies outside of China after evaluating initial dose escalation data from the Phase 1 study in China BOSTON / Jul 12, 2024 / Business Wire / Verastem Oncology (Nasdaq: VSTM), a biopharmaceutical company committed... Read More

BOSTON / Jul 08, 2024 / Business Wire / Verastem Oncology (Nasdaq: VSTM), a biopharmaceutical company committed to advancing new medicines for patients with cancer, today announced the grant of stock options to purchase 108,292 shares of its common stock to seven new employees. The awards were granted pursuant to the Nasdaq inducement grant exception as an inducement material to the employees’ acceptance of employment with... Read More

BOSTON / Jul 01, 2024 / Business Wire / Verastem Oncology (Nasdaq: VSTM), a biopharmaceutical company committed to advancing new medicines for patients with cancer, today announced that in connection with the 2024 Russell U.S. Indexes annual reconstitution, the company will be added to the Russell 3000 ® and Russell Microcap ® Indexes, effective at the open of U.S. equity markets today, Monday, July 1, 2024. “The recognition... Read More

Plan to complete NDA submission with the mature RAMP 201 dataset, anticipated to include 12 months of follow-up, in the second half of 2024 Plan to present the mature dataset from RAMP 201 at a medical conference in the second half of 2024 Avutometinib and defactinib combination have continued to show robust and durable response rates in ongoing RAMP 201 trial in patients with recurrent low-grade serous ovarian cancer... Read More

83% (5/6) of patients achieved a confirmed partial response in cohort 1, the most mature dose level; one dose-limiting toxicity was observed, however, the dose level was subsequently cleared after additional patients were enrolled Follow up of patients in the additional dose and schedule cohorts is ongoing to determine the recommended Phase 2 dose​ for study expansion Poster presentation on Saturday, June 1, 2024 at the ASCO... Read More

Plan to announce topline RAMP 201 data with the start of planned rolling NDA submission for avutometinib and defactinib combination in recurrent low-grade serous ovarian cancer in Q2 2024 FDA Fast Track Designation granted for avutometinib in combination with adagrasib for the treatment of KRAS G12C-mutated metastatic non-small cell lung cancer FDA Fast Track Designation granted for avutometinib plus defactinib in... Read More

BOSTON / May 07, 2024 / Business Wire / Verastem Oncology (Nasdaq: VSTM), a biopharmaceutical company committed to advancing new medicines for patients with cancer, today announced that its management team will participate in a fireside chat at the 2024 RBC Capital Markets Global Healthcare Conference in New York on Tuesday, May 14, 2024 at 3:35 pm EDT. A live webcast of the fireside chat can be accessed under events on the... Read More

Dr. Hayslip to lead development programs for avutometinib, including Verastem Oncology’s international confirmatory Phase 3 RAMP 301 clinical trial, and advance pipeline assets BOSTON / Apr 18, 2024 / Business Wire / Verastem Oncology (Nasdaq: VSTM), a biopharmaceutical company committed to advancing new medicines for patients with cancer, today announced the appointment of John Hayslip, M.D., an accomplished oncologist with... Read More

BOSTON / Apr 04, 2024 / Business Wire / Verastem Oncology (Nasdaq: VSTM), a biopharmaceutical company committed to advancing new medicines for patients with cancer, today announced the grant of stock options to purchase 35,000 shares of its common stock to four new employees. The awards were granted pursuant to the Nasdaq inducement grant exception as an inducement material to the employees’ acceptance of employment with... Read More

Findings presented at SGO 2024 show 87% of respondents afraid of making long-term plans due to the possibility of a shorter life expectancy 84% say dealing with treatment side effects has negatively impacted their emotional well-being, and 94% worry about LGSOC returning despite treatment BOSTON / Mar 18, 2024 / Business Wire / Verastem Oncology (Nasdaq: VSTM), a biopharmaceutical company committed to advancing new medicines... Read More

Initiated confirmatory Phase 3 RAMP 301 trial evaluating avutometinib and defactinib combination in recurrent low-grade serous ovarian cancer; on track to submit rolling NDA for accelerated approval in H1 2024; preparations underway for potential commercial launch in 2025 Granted FDA Fast Track designation for avutometinib and sotorasib combination for the treatment of KRAS G12C-mutant non-small cell lung cancer Announced... Read More

Late-breaking oral presentation of a subgroup analysis in RAMP 201 Part A heavily pretreated patients receiving avutometinib and defactinib and their best response compared to most recent prior therapy Plenary oral presentation of preclinical efficacy of the combination of avutometinib and FAK inhibitor in a patient-derived model of low-grade serous ovarian cancer A trials-in-progress poster presentation outlining the... Read More

Recurrent low-grade serous ovarian cancer is a rare cancer with no FDA-approved treatments Ongoing Phase 3 RAMP 301 trial is evaluating avutometinib and defactinib in recurrent low-grade serous ovarian cancer On track to submit rolling NDA for Accelerated Approval in H1 2024 BOSTON / Mar 05, 2024 / Business Wire / Verastem Oncology (Nasdaq: VSTM), a biopharmaceutical company committed to advancing new medicines for patients,... Read More

GFH375 (VS-7375), a potential best-in-class oral KRAS G12D (ON/OFF) inhibitor, demonstrated potent anti-tumor activity in pancreatic and colorectal cancer models; Partner GenFleet plans to submit IND in H1 2024 Preclinical data demonstrate strong anti-tumor activity of avutometinib with FAK inhibitor combination with standard-of-care chemotherapy in pancreatic cancer models; supports the scientific rationale for ongoing RAMP... Read More

Expect to Begin Rolling Submission of New Drug Application (NDA) for Accelerated Approval to FDA for Avutometinib and Defactinib Regimen in Recurrent Low-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer (LGSOC) in H1 2024; Prepare for Potential Commercial Launch in 2025 Initial Data Read-Out from RAMP 205 Trial of Avutometinib and Defactinib Combination Plus Standard of Care Chemotherapy in Frontline Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer Planned for H1... Read More

Ongoing RAMP 203 Trial Assessing a More Complete Vertical Blockade with RAF/MEK and KRAS G12C Inhibition Along RAS Pathway to Improve Outcomes in KRAS G12C-Mutant NSCLC Confirmed Responses Observed in Both KRAS G12C Inhibitor Naïve and Pre-treated Patients in Initial RAMP 203 Trial Results; Enrollment Ongoing in Expansion Phase BOSTON / Jan 18, 2024 / Business Wire / Verastem Oncology (Nasdaq:VSTM), a biopharmaceutical... Read More

BOSTON / Jan 11, 2024 / Business Wire / Verastem Oncology (Nasdaq: VSTM) (the “Company), a biopharmaceutical company committed to advancing new medicines for patients with cancer, today announced that the Company will participate in a fireside chat at the B. Riley Securities 4 th Annual Oncology Conference on Thursday, January 18, 2024 at 4:00 p.m. ET. To access the live webcast of the fireside chat, please contact your B.... Read More

BOSTON / Jan 05, 2024 / Business Wire / Verastem Oncology (Nasdaq:VSTM), a biopharmaceutical company committed to advancing new medicines for patients with cancer, today announced the grant of stock options to purchase 19,251 shares of its common stock to six new employees. The awards were granted pursuant to the Nasdaq inducement grant exception as an inducement material to the employees’ acceptance of employment with... Read More

Investigational New Drug (IND) Submission Planned for GFH375/VS-7375 in H1 2024 No FDA Approved Therapies Available Targeting KRAS G12D, the Most Prevalent KRAS Mutation in Human Cancer BOSTON / Dec 18, 2023 / Business Wire / Verastem Oncology (Nasdaq: VSTM) (the “Company”), a biopharmaceutical company committed to advancing new medicines for patients with cancer, today announced a potential best-in-class KRAS G12D oral... Read More

RAMP 301 Is Evaluating the Combination of Avutometinib and Defactinib vs Investigator’s Choice of Therapy Reported Data from Part A of RAMP 201 Trial Show an Objective Response Rate of 45%, and Manageable Safety and Tolerability Profile with the Combination Company Intends to Submit an Accelerated Approval New Drug Application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the Combination Based on Breakthrough Therapy... Read More

Developed in Partnership with Healthcare Professionals and Patients, Let’s Talk About LGSOC Provides Information Related to the Biology, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Patient Experience BOSTON / Nov 13, 2023 / Business Wire / Verastem Oncology , (Nasdaq: VSTM), a biopharmaceutical company committed to advancing new medicines for patients with cancer, today announced the launch of the new healthcare professional component of... Read More

Plan to Submit Application for Accelerated Approval for Avutometinib and Defactinib in Recurrent Low-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer (LGSOC) in H1 2024 Expects to Begin Enrollment in Phase 3 Confirmatory Trial, RAMP 301, of Avutometinib and Defactinib in LGSOC in Q4 2023 Presented Additional Patient Subgroup Data for the Combination of Avutometinib and Defactinib Showing Promising Levels of Response in LGSOC Regardless of Number... Read More

Multiple Years for Diagnosis, Limited Treatment Options, Treatment Side Effects, and Cancer Recurrence Main Concerns of Respondents Survey Developed Through a Global Collaboration Among Patient Advocacy Groups and Medical Leaders to Uncover and Address the Urgent Needs of Patients BOSTON / Nov 07, 2023 / Business Wire /... Read More

Planned Subgroup Analysis of RAMP 201 Data Showed Combination Demonstrated Robust Efficacy in Recurrent LGSOC Regardless of Number and Class of Prior Therapies Including After Poor Response to Prior Therapy Late-Breaking Abstract Featured as an Oral Presentation during a Plenary Session at the Annual Global Meeting of the International Gynecologic Cancer Society BOSTON / Nov 06, 2023 / Business Wire / Verastem Oncology... Read More

Mike Crowther Appointed Chief Commercial and Business Strategy Officer David Mitchell Appointed Senior Vice President, Head of Regulatory Affairs Dan Calkins Promoted to Chief Financial Officer from Vice President of Finance BOSTON / Oct 26, 2023 / Business Wire / Verastem Oncology (Nasdaq: VSTM) (the “Company”), a biopharmaceutical company committed to advancing new medicines for patients with cancer, announced today new... Read More

BOSTON / Oct 18, 2023 / Business Wire / Verastem Oncology (Nasdaq:VSTM), a biopharmaceutical company committed to advancing new medicines for patients with cancer, today announced the grant of stock options to purchase 60,000 shares of its common stock to one new employee. The awards were granted pursuant to the Nasdaq inducement grant exception as an inducement material to the employee's acceptance of employment with... Read More

Avutometinib + Sotorasib Combination Demonstrated Preliminary Efficacy with Confirmed Responses in both KRAS G12C Inhibitor Resistant and Naïve Patients No New Safety Signals Observed in Combination; Most Treatment-Related Adverse Events Mild to Moderate Enrollment of Patients Naïve to or Previously Treated with a KRAS G12C Inhibitor Ongoing in Expansion Phase BOSTON / Oct 14, 2023 / Business Wire / Verastem Oncology... Read More

BOSTON / Oct 06, 2023 / Business Wire / Verastem Oncology (Nasdaq:VSTM), a biopharmaceutical company committed to advancing new medicines for patients with cancer, today announced the grant of stock options to purchase 79,084 shares of its common stock to nine new employees. The awards were granted pursuant to the Nasdaq inducement grant exception as an inducement material to the employees’ acceptance of employment with... Read More

Preclinical and Clinical Presentations Include Update on FRAME Study Low-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer Efficacy Data BOSTON / Sep 28, 2023 / Business Wire / Verastem Oncology , (Nasdaq: VSTM), a biopharmaceutical company committed to advancing new medicines for patients with cancer, today announced the presentation of scientific background and clinical trial updates on the avutometinib and defactinib programs at the 5 th... Read More

BOSTON / Sep 05, 2023 / Business Wire / Verastem Oncology, (Nasdaq: VSTM), a biopharmaceutical company committed to advancing new medicines for patients with cancer, today announced that the Company will participate in the following upcoming investor conferences: H.C. Wainwright 25 th Annual Global Investment Conference; podium presentation on Tuesday, September 12, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. ET 2023 Cantor Global Healthcare... Read More

Synergistic Collaboration Based on Strengths of Verastem Oncology’s Pipeline and Development Expertise and GenFleet Therapeutics’ Discovery Capabilities Exclusive Option for Verastem Oncology to License Up to Three Programs with Development and Commercialization Rights Outside China BOSTON / Aug 28, 2023 / Business Wire / Verastem Oncology (Nasdaq: VSTM) (the “Company”), a biopharmaceutical company committed to advancing new... Read More

Presented Positive Results from Part A of RAMP 201 Trial of Avutometinib and Defactinib in Recurrent Low-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer (LGSOC) at American Society of Clinical Oncology Meeting Established Design for RAMP 301 Phase 3 Confirmatory Trial of Avutometinib and Defactinib in Recurrent LGSOC Strengthened Balance Sheet, Including Receipt of Gross Proceeds of $97.8M from June 2023 Public Offering, Bringing Company Cash,... Read More

Brian Stuglik to Retire from CEO Role; Continue to Serve on Company’s Board of Directors BOSTON / Jul 11, 2023 / Business Wire / Verastem Oncology (Nasdaq: VSTM) (the “Company”), a biopharmaceutical company committed to advancing new medicines for patients with cancer, announced today that Dan Paterson, President and Chief Operating Officer, has been promoted to President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Brian Stuglik will... Read More

BOSTON / Jul 10, 2023 / Business Wire / Verastem Oncology (Nasdaq:VSTM), a biopharmaceutical company committed to advancing new medicines for patients with cancer, today announced the grant of stock options to purchase 28,917 shares of its common stock to five new employees. The awards were granted pursuant to the Nasdaq inducement grant exception as an inducement material to the employees’ acceptance of employment with... Read More

Randomized Phase 3 Trial (RAMP 301) Will Evaluate the Combination of Avutometinib and Defactinib vs Standard of Care Treatment; Study to Commence in 2H 2023 Recently Published Data from Part A of RAMP 201 Trial Show an Objective Response Rate of 45%, and Manageable Safety and Tolerability Profile with the Combination Company Intends to File for Accelerated FDA Approval for the Combination Based on Mature Data from RAMP 201... Read More

BOSTON / Jun 16, 2023 / Business Wire / Verastem Oncology , (Nasdaq: VSTM), a biopharmaceutical company committed to advancing new medicines for patients with cancer, today announced the pricing of an underwritten public offering of 7,181,409 shares of its common stock at a price to the public of $9.75 per share and, in lieu of common stock to certain investors, pre-funded warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 1,538,591... Read More

BOSTON / Jun 15, 2023 / Business Wire / Verastem Oncology , (Nasdaq: VSTM), a biopharmaceutical company committed to advancing new medicines for patients with cancer, today announced that it intends to offer and sell shares of its common stock and pre-funded warrants in an underwritten public offering. In connection with the proposed offering, Verastem Oncology intends to grant the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up... Read More

BOSTON / May 31, 2023 / Business Wire / Verastem Oncology , (Nasdaq: VSTM), a biopharmaceutical company committed to advancing new medicines for patients with cancer, today announced that it will effect a 1-for-12 reverse stock split of its issued and outstanding common stock. Verastem’s stockholders approved an amendment to Verastem’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation (as amended, the “Amended Charter”) to effect the... Read More

Data Build on Breakthrough Therapy Designation of the Combination of Avutometinib and Defactinib in Low-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer Clinically Meaningful Response Rates and Manageable Safety and Tolerability Profile Continue to be Demonstrated in Heavily Pretreated Patient Population Regardless of KRAS Status Results to Be Presented in a Poster Discussion Session at the American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting... Read More

BOSTON / May 16, 2023 / Business Wire / Verastem Oncology (Nasdaq:VSTM), a biopharmaceutical company committed to advancing new medicines for patients with cancer, today announced the appointment of Karin Tollefson to its Board of Directors, effective May 15, 2023. Dr. Tollefson is the Senior Vice President and Head of Global Medical Affairs at Seagen Inc. where she has led the medical organization through the successful... Read More

New Data from Interim Analysis of Verastem Oncology’s RAMP 201 Trial Evaluating Avutometinib and Defactinib in Recurrent Low-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer (LGSOC) to be Presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting Studies of Avutometinib Combinations in KRAS G12C Mutant Non-Small Lung Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer and Other RAS Pathway-Driven Cancers Advancing Strong Financial Position with Company Cash,... Read More

BOSTON / May 01, 2023 / Business Wire / Verastem Oncology , (Nasdaq: VSTM), a biopharmaceutical company committed to advancing new medicines for patients with cancer, today announced that the Company will participate in the following upcoming investor conferences: JMP Securities Life Sciences Conference; podium presentation on Tuesday, May 16, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. ET RBC Capital Markets Global Healthcare Conference; fireside... Read More

Registration-Directed RAMP-201 Trial Designed to Address High Unmet Need in Low-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer, a Unique and Distinct Type of Ovarian Cancer with Limited Treatment Options BOSTON / Apr 26, 2023 / Business Wire / Verastem Oncology (Nasdaq: VSTM), a biopharmaceutical company committed to advancing new medicines for patients with cancer, today announced that an abstract highlighting updated interim results from... Read More

BOSTON / Apr 18, 2023 / Business Wire / Verastem Oncology , (Nasdaq: VSTM), a biopharmaceutical company committed to advancing new medicines for patients with cancer, today announced that the Company will present at the Stifel 2023 Virtual Targeted Oncology Days on Tuesday, April 25, 2023 at 2:30 p.m. ET. A live webcast of the presentation will be available on the investors section of the Company’s website at... Read More

BOSTON / Apr 06, 2023 / Business Wire / Verastem Oncology (Nasdaq:VSTM), a biopharmaceutical company committed to advancing new medicines for patients with cancer, today announced the grant of stock options to purchase 17,000 shares of its common stock to one new employee. The awards were granted pursuant to the Nasdaq inducement grant exception as an inducement material to the employee’s acceptance of employment with... Read More

BOSTON / Mar 15, 2023 / Business Wire / Verastem Oncology , (Nasdaq: VSTM), a biopharmaceutical company committed to advancing new medicines for patients with cancer, today announced the launch of Let’s Talk About LGSOC, a new initiative that calls attention to low-grade serous ovarian cancer (LGSOC). Let’s Talk About LGSOC provides detailed information about LGSOC and its symptoms, its differences from the more common... Read More

BOSTON / Mar 14, 2023 / Business Wire / Verastem Oncology (Nasdaq: VSTM), a biopharmaceutical company committed to advancing new medicines for patients with cancer, today reported financial results for the three months and full year ended December 31, 2022, and highlighted recent progress. “Building on our breakthrough therapy designation, we have made significant progress advancing our LGSOC program, including selecting the... Read More

Combination of Avutometinib with Defactinib Declared as Go Forward Treatment Regimen in Low-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer (LGSOC) Program Blinded Independently Confirmed Response Rates in Both KRAS Mutant and KRAS Wild-Type Tumors and Favorable Safety and Tolerability Profile Supports Continued Development in All Recurrent LGSOC Company Intends to File for Accelerated Approval; Timing Based on Mature Data from RAMP 201 Study... Read More

Verastem Oncology (Nasdaq:VSTM), a biopharmaceutical company committed to advancing new medicines for patients with cancer, today announced the grant of 96,700 restricted stock units (RSUs) to four new employees. The awards were granted pursuant to the Nasdaq inducement grant exception as an inducement material to the employees’ acceptance of employment with Verastem Oncology in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule... Read More