Bemarituzumab
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Also known as FPA-144
Summary
Bemarituzumab (CHEMBL4802165) is a phase-3 clinical-stage antibody targeting FGFR2 and FCGR3A; indicated across 5 conditions including adenocarcinoma and gastric neoplasm.
At a glance
- Status: Max clinical phase 3 (not approved)
- Modality: Antibody
- Targets: 2 (FGFR2, FCGR3A)
- Indications: 5 conditions
- Clinical trials: 13
Identifiers
Drug identity and classification
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ChEMBL ID | CHEMBL4802165 |
| Name | Bemarituzumab |
| Type | Antibody |
| Max phase | 3 |
Also known as: Bemarituzumab, FPA-144, BEMARITUZUMAB
Targets
Targets
Primary targets (GtoPdb curated mechanism): the Cancer dependency column is the DepMap CRISPR fitness signal (% of screened cell lines dependent on the target).
| Gene | Target | Action | pAffinity | Cancer dependency | UniProt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FGFR2 | fibroblast growth factor receptor 2 | Binding | 9.24 | 1.7% | P21802 |
| FCGR3A | Fc fragment of IgG receptor IIIa | Binding | 8.04 | 0.1% | P08637 |
Bioactivity
No ChEMBL bioactivity rows at pChembl ≥ 5 (expected for biologics / antibodies).
Target pathways
Aggregated over 2 target gene(s): FGFR2, FCGR3A.
Top Reactome pathways
24 total, by targets touching each:
| Pathway | Targets | Genes |
|---|---|---|
| PI3K Cascade | 1 | FGFR2 |
| PIP3 activates AKT signaling | 1 | FGFR2 |
| FGFR2c ligand binding and activation | 1 | FGFR2 |
| FGFR2b ligand binding and activation | 1 | FGFR2 |
| Immunoregulatory interactions between a Lymphoid and a non-Lymphoid cell | 1 | FCGR3A |
| Signaling by FGFR2 amplification mutants | 1 | FGFR2 |
| FCGR activation | 1 | FCGR3A |
| Regulation of actin dynamics for phagocytic cup formation | 1 | FCGR3A |
| Role of phospholipids in phagocytosis | 1 | FCGR3A |
| Activated point mutants of FGFR2 | 1 | FGFR2 |
| Constitutive Signaling by Aberrant PI3K in Cancer | 1 | FGFR2 |
| Phospholipase C-mediated cascade; FGFR2 | 1 | FGFR2 |
| PI-3K cascade:FGFR2 | 1 | FGFR2 |
| SHC-mediated cascade:FGFR2 | 1 | FGFR2 |
| FRS-mediated FGFR2 signaling | 1 | FGFR2 |
| Negative regulation of FGFR2 signaling | 1 | FGFR2 |
| Signaling by FGFR2 in disease | 1 | FGFR2 |
| RAF/MAP kinase cascade | 1 | FGFR2 |
| FGFR2 alternative splicing | 1 | FGFR2 |
| PI5P, PP2A and IER3 Regulate PI3K/AKT Signaling | 1 | FGFR2 |
| Signaling by FGFR2 IIIa TM | 1 | FGFR2 |
| Signaling by FGFR2 fusions | 1 | FGFR2 |
| FCGR3A-mediated IL10 synthesis | 1 | FCGR3A |
| FCGR3A-mediated phagocytosis | 1 | FCGR3A |
Dominant GO biological processes
| GO term | Targets |
|---|---|
| negative regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II | 1 |
| angiogenesis | 1 |
| ureteric bud development | 1 |
| in utero embryonic development | 1 |
| epithelial to mesenchymal transition | 1 |
| positive regulation of mesenchymal cell proliferation | 1 |
| outflow tract septum morphogenesis | 1 |
| membranous septum morphogenesis | 1 |
| endochondral bone growth | 1 |
| apoptotic process | 1 |
| cell-cell signaling | 1 |
| axonogenesis | 1 |
| positive regulation of cell population proliferation | 1 |
| fibroblast growth factor receptor signaling pathway | 1 |
| regulation of smoothened signaling pathway | 1 |
Indications & clinical
Indications
5 indications (0 at ChEMBL trial phase 4). Phase below is the highest clinical-trial phase recorded for this drug against each disease — not the molecule’s overall approval status (that is in the Summary).
| Indication | Trial phase | MONDO | EFO |
|---|---|---|---|
| adenocarcinoma | 2 | MONDO:0004970 | EFO:0000228 |
| gastric neoplasm | 2 | MONDO:0021085 | MONDO:0001056 |
| neoplasm | 1 | MONDO:0005070 | EFO:0000616 |
| non-small cell lung carcinoma | 1 | MONDO:0005233 | EFO:0003060 |
1 further indication record had no mapped disease name (EFO/MeSH-only) or were duplicates, and are omitted.
Clinical trials
Total trials: 13.
Phase distribution
| Phase | Trials |
|---|---|
| PHASE2 | 5 |
| PHASE1/PHASE2 | 3 |
| PHASE1 | 3 |
| PHASE3 | 2 |
Top trials by phase / activity
| NCT | Phase | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| NCT05111626 | PHASE3 | ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING | Bemarituzumab Plus Chemotherapy and Nivolumab Versus Chemotherapy and Nivolumab for FGFR2b Overexpressed Untreated Advanced Gastric and Gastroesophageal Junction Cancer. |
| NCT05052801 | PHASE3 | COMPLETED | Bemarituzumab or Placebo Plus Chemotherapy in Gastric Cancers With Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor 2b (FGFR2b) Overexpression |
| NCT05322577 | PHASE1/PHASE2 | ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING | A Study Evaluating Bemarituzumab in Combination With Other Anti-cancer Therapies in Subjects With Previously Untreated Advanced Gastric or Gastroesophageal Junction Cancer. |
| NCT06680622 | PHASE2 | ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING | Bemarituzumab in FGFR2b+ Patients With Advanced or Metastatic Adenocarcinoma of the Stomach or Gastroesophageal Junction, Who Failed at Least One Prior Line of Palliative Chemotherapy |
| NCT07470840 | PHASE2 | NOT_YET_RECRUITING | SBRT Plus Anlotinib and Bimepolizumab in Locally Advanced or Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma |
| NCT02213289 | PHASE2 | COMPLETED | PANGEA-IMBBP: Personalized Antibodies for Gastro-Esophageal Adenocarcinoma - A 1st Pilot Metastatic Trial of Biologics Beyond Progression |
| NCT03694522 | PHASE2 | COMPLETED | A Study of Bemarituzumab (FPA144) Combined With Modified FOLFOX6 (mFOLFOX6) in Gastric/Gastroesophageal Junction Cancer |
| NCT05325866 | PHASE1/PHASE2 | COMPLETED | A Study Evaluating Bemarituzumab in Solid Tumors With Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor 2b (FGFR2b) Overexpression |
| NCT06967987 | PHASE2 | WITHDRAWN | Study Evaluating the Combination of Bemarituzumab + FLOT Chemotherapy in Perioperative Setting for Resectable Stage cT2-T4a or N+ Gastric and GEJ Adenocarcinoma Overexpressing FGFR2b |
| NCT07146919 | PHASE1/PHASE2 | WITHDRAWN | AssociatiNG Bevacizumab bEmarituzumab for GynecoLogIcal CAncer |
| NCT06978062 | PHASE1 | NOT_YET_RECRUITING | Peri-operative Treatment of Resectable Gastroesophageal Cancer Using Bemarituzumab (BEMA) Plus Perioperative Treatment |
| NCT03343301 | PHASE1 | COMPLETED | A Study of Bemarituzumab (FPA144) Combined With Modified FOLFOX6 in Gastric/Gastroesophageal Cancer |
| NCT05267470 | PHASE1 | TERMINATED | A Study of Bemarituzumab Monotherapy and Combination With Other Anti-cancer Therapy in SqNSCLC With FGFR2b Overexpression (FORTITUDE-201) |
Clinical evidence (CIViC)
No CIViC predictive evidence (expected for non-precision-medicine drugs).
Pharmacology
Pharmacogenomics
No PharmGKB pharmacogenomic data curated for this drug.
Related molecules
Related molecules
Molecules sharing ≥1 of this drug’s curated primary targets, merged from two biobtree sources and ranked by shared-target count, then clinical phase: ChEMBL clinical-stage candidates (development phase ≥2) and PubChem drug-class bioactivity (approved / known drugs acting on the target). Deduplicated by drug name; the drug’s own salt forms are excluded. Note: for a drug with few primary targets a shared-target match can reflect off-target / promiscuous binding rather than the same therapeutic mechanism — the phase ordering surfaces bona-fide therapeutics first.
53 molecules share ≥1 primary target. Top 53 by shared-target count:
| Molecule | Source | Status | Shared targets |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAZOPANIB | ChEMBL + PubChem | Phase 4 (approved) | FGFR2 |
| AXITINIB | ChEMBL | Phase 4 (approved) | FGFR2 |
| BRIGATINIB | ChEMBL | Phase 4 (approved) | FGFR2 |
| CERITINIB | ChEMBL | Phase 4 (approved) | FGFR2 |
| DASATINIB | ChEMBL | Phase 4 (approved) | FGFR2 |
| ERDAFITINIB | ChEMBL | Phase 4 (approved) | FGFR2 |
| ERLOTINIB | ChEMBL | Phase 4 (approved) | FGFR2 |
| FEDRATINIB | ChEMBL | Phase 4 (approved) | FGFR2 |
| FUTIBATINIB | ChEMBL | Phase 4 (approved) | FGFR2 |
| IBRUTINIB | ChEMBL | Phase 4 (approved) | FGFR2 |
| INFIGRATINIB | ChEMBL | Phase 4 (approved) | FGFR2 |
| LENVATINIB | ChEMBL | Phase 4 (approved) | FGFR2 |
| MIDOSTAURIN | ChEMBL | Phase 4 (approved) | FGFR2 |
| NINTEDANIB | ChEMBL | Phase 4 (approved) | FGFR2 |
| NINTEDANIB ESYLATE | ChEMBL | Phase 4 (approved) | FGFR2 |
| PEMIGATINIB | ChEMBL | Phase 4 (approved) | FGFR2 |
| PONATINIB | ChEMBL | Phase 4 (approved) | FGFR2 |
| SORAFENIB | ChEMBL | Phase 4 (approved) | FGFR2 |
| SUNITINIB | ChEMBL | Phase 4 (approved) | FGFR2 |
| VANDETANIB | ChEMBL | Phase 4 (approved) | FGFR2 |
| BRIVANIB | ChEMBL | Phase 3 | FGFR2 |
| CEDIRANIB | ChEMBL | Phase 3 | FGFR2 |
| DOVITINIB | ChEMBL | Phase 3 | FGFR2 |
| LESTAURTINIB | ChEMBL | Phase 3 | FGFR2 |
| LINIFANIB | ChEMBL | Phase 3 | FGFR2 |
| SEMAXANIB | ChEMBL | Phase 3 | FGFR2 |
| AKN-028 | ChEMBL | Phase 2 | FGFR2 |
| AT-9283 | ChEMBL | Phase 2 | FGFR2 |
| BMS-754807 | ChEMBL | Phase 2 | FGFR2 |
| DERAZANTINIB | ChEMBL | Phase 2 | FGFR2 |
| DORAMAPIMOD | ChEMBL | Phase 2 | FGFR2 |
| E-7090 | ChEMBL | Phase 2 | FGFR2 |
| FEXAGRATINIB | ChEMBL | Phase 2 | FGFR2 |
| FGFR INHIBITOR DEBIO 1347 | ChEMBL | Phase 2 | FGFR2 |
| FISOGATINIB | ChEMBL | Phase 2 | FGFR2 |
| FORETINIB | ChEMBL | Phase 2 | FGFR2 |
| LIRAFUGRATINIB | ChEMBL | Phase 2 | FGFR2 |
| LUCITANIB | ChEMBL | Phase 2 | FGFR2 |
| MK-2461 | ChEMBL | Phase 2 | FGFR2 |
| OSI-632 | ChEMBL | Phase 2 | FGFR2 |
| R-406 | ChEMBL | Phase 2 | FGFR2 |
| REBASTINIB | ChEMBL | Phase 2 | FGFR2 |
| RESIGRATINIB | ChEMBL | Phase 2 | FGFR2 |
| RX-518 | ChEMBL | Phase 2 | FGFR2 |
| SEGIGRATINIB | ChEMBL | Phase 2 | FGFR2 |
| SU-014813 | ChEMBL | Phase 2 | FGFR2 |
| TANDUTINIB | ChEMBL | Phase 2 | FGFR2 |
| TOZASERTIB | ChEMBL | Phase 2 | FGFR2 |
| Afatinib | PubChem | Approved | FGFR2 |
| Crizotinib | PubChem | Approved | FGFR2 |
| Gefitinib | PubChem | Approved | FGFR2 |
| Idelalisib | PubChem | Approved | FGFR2 |
| Selumetinib | PubChem | Approved | FGFR2 |
Related Atlas pages
- Genes: FGFR2, FCGR3A
- Drugs: Pazopanib, Axitinib, Brigatinib, Ceritinib, Dasatinib, Erdafitinib, Erlotinib, Fedratinib, Futibatinib, Ibrutinib, Infigratinib, Lenvatinib, Midostaurin, Nintedanib, Pemigatinib, Ponatinib, Sorafenib, Sunitinib, Vandetanib, Brivanib, Cediranib, Dovitinib, Lestaurtinib, Linifanib, Semaxanib, Afatinib, Crizotinib, Gefitinib, Idelalisib, Selumetinib