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Vismodegib

  • Prescription medicine
  • Prescription only
  • Identity checked
  • Sources last checked 2026-09-04

This page shows what was measured, who it was measured in, and what that does not settle.

What Vismodegib does in the body

ERIVEDGE is indicated for the treatment of adults with metastatic basal cell carcinoma, or with locally advanced basal cell carcinoma that has recurred following surgery or who are not candidates for surgery and who are not candidates for radiation.

From the FDA-approved label: Vismodegib is an inhibitor of the Hedgehog pathway. Vismodegib binds to and inhibits Smoothened, a transmembrane protein involved in Hedgehog signal transduction.

Why people take it. ERIVEDGE is indicated for the treatment of adults with metastatic basal cell carcinoma, or with locally advanced basal cell carcinoma that has recurred following surgery or who are not candidates for surgery and who are not candidates for radiation.

What happened in people

RNAWiki has not yet published a reviewed conclusion for this use.

A fixed RNAWiki sentence

Where this came from

Wording RNAWiki always uses, not a finding about this substance.

No reviewed claim names a result for any goal on this record.

No source is stored against this line.

The limit that matters most

Not recorded.

Where it acts
Not recorded.
Kind of result
No result is published, so no kind of result applies yet
Supervision
Professional supervision is normally required. A regulator classifies this substance in a way that restricts how it is supplied.

What the registries record it as

  • The substance registry classes this as chemical.

    FDA substance registry · 25X868M3DS · read 2026-08-29

  • Its recorded molecular formula is C19H14Cl2N2O3S, weighing 421.3 g/mol.

    US prescribing information · eb368bb6-80e3-4df9-8a85-91df0a2ada6a · read 2026-08-30

Where each sentence above came from

The use the label states, quoted from it. No plain-language version of this sentence has been written.

The use the label states, quoted from it. It is written for a clinician, not for a reader without medical training.

No statement of the main limit is recorded.

The four opening statements run to 115 words.

Words this page uses

Four words worth knowing first

Chosen from what this page shows, with each one explained before the word it depends on.

Biomarker

A biomarker is a number from a test that stands in for something about health.

A picture of it, and where the picture fails

A biomarker is like a fuel gauge.

Where that stops being true. A gauge is wired to the tank. Many biomarkers are only loosely tied to health.

What people get wrong. A better number is read as a better life. Several medicines improved a number and helped nobody.

A measurable indicator used as a substitute for a clinical outcome of interest.

Placebo

A placebo is a dummy treatment given so the real one can be compared with it.

A picture of it, and where the picture fails

A placebo is like a blank control in an experiment.

Where that stops being true. A blank does nothing. People given a placebo often do get better.

What people get wrong. A placebo effect is read as imaginary. The improvement is measured and real.

An inactive intervention matched in appearance to the test intervention, used to control for non-specific effects.

Comparator

A comparator is whatever the treatment was measured against.

A picture of it, and where the picture fails

It is like the other runner in a race.

Where that stops being true. A race has one winner. A study can show both arms improved.

What people get wrong. Results are read without asking what the other group got. Beating nothing is not beating a treatment.

The control condition against which the experimental intervention is assessed.

What happened in peopleRead from sources, not yet reviewed

What happened in people

Each card is one study: the exact question it asked, who was in it, and whether it showed what it set out to show.

Objective response rate (ORR)

The study did not show it

Who was studied
NCT02465060
How many people
6452
Study design
Phase 2
Compared against
Not recorded for this study
Kind of result
A number that stands in for health
What was found
Result not recorded on this page
Repeated elsewhere
Unreplicated

What this does not prove. A study that did not show an effect does not show that no effect exists anywhere.

The limits of this study, and where it came from

Main limit. No limitation is recorded for this study.

How far it carries. This study is recorded from the curated record, not from the registry match.

Form and route. Oral

Interval reported. Not recorded in this summary

Written into the record, not signed off as a reviewed claim.

  • openFDA Drugs@FDA · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • openFDA NDC Directory · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • openFDA SPL label · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • PubChem PUG-REST · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot

16 weeks clinical response

The study did not show it

Who was studied
NCT04817956
How many people
3000
Study design
Phase 2
Compared against
Not recorded for this study
Kind of result
A number that stands in for health
What was found
Result not recorded on this page
Repeated elsewhere
Unreplicated

What this does not prove. A study that did not show an effect does not show that no effect exists anywhere.

The limits of this study, and where it came from

Main limit. No limitation is recorded for this study.

How far it carries. This study is recorded from the curated record, not from the registry match.

Form and route. Oral

Interval reported. Not recorded in this summary

Written into the record, not signed off as a reviewed claim.

  • openFDA Drugs@FDA · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • openFDA NDC Directory · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • openFDA SPL label · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • PubChem PUG-REST · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot

Percentage of patients that are treated based on their molecular tumor profile

The study did not show it

Who was studied
NCT02925234
How many people
1550
Study design
Phase 2
Compared against
Not recorded for this study
Kind of result
A number that stands in for health
What was found
Result not recorded on this page
Repeated elsewhere
Unreplicated

What this does not prove. A study that did not show an effect does not show that no effect exists anywhere.

The limits of this study, and where it came from

Main limit. No limitation is recorded for this study.

How far it carries. This study is recorded from the curated record, not from the registry match.

Form and route. Oral

Interval reported. Not recorded in this summary

Written into the record, not signed off as a reviewed claim.

  • openFDA Drugs@FDA · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • openFDA NDC Directory · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • openFDA SPL label · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • PubChem PUG-REST · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot

Percentage of Participants Who Experienced Any Adverse Events (AEs), AEs Grade 3 or 4, AEs Leading to Drug Interruptions or Discontinuations and Any Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)

The study did not show it

Who was studied
NCT01367665
How many people
1232
Study design
Phase 2
Compared against
Not recorded for this study
Kind of result
A number that stands in for health
What was found
Result not recorded on this page
Repeated elsewhere
Unreplicated

What this does not prove. A study that did not show an effect does not show that no effect exists anywhere.

The limits of this study, and where it came from

Main limit. No limitation is recorded for this study.

How far it carries. This study is recorded from the curated record, not from the registry match.

Form and route. Oral

Interval reported. Not recorded in this summary

Written into the record, not signed off as a reviewed claim.

  • openFDA Drugs@FDA · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • openFDA NDC Directory · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • openFDA SPL label · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • PubChem PUG-REST · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot

Objective response rate defined as the number of patients with complete response or partial response

The study did not show it

Who was studied
NCT03297606
How many people
720
Study design
Phase 2
Compared against
Not recorded for this study
Kind of result
A number that stands in for health
What was found
Result not recorded on this page
Repeated elsewhere
Unreplicated

What this does not prove. A study that did not show an effect does not show that no effect exists anywhere.

The limits of this study, and where it came from

Main limit. No limitation is recorded for this study.

How far it carries. This study is recorded from the curated record, not from the registry match.

Form and route. Oral

Interval reported. Not recorded in this summary

Written into the record, not signed off as a reviewed claim.

  • openFDA Drugs@FDA · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • openFDA NDC Directory · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • openFDA SPL label · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • PubChem PUG-REST · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot

Percentage of Participants in All Tumor-Pathway Cohorts With Overall Response, as Assessed by the Investigator

The study did not show it

Who was studied
NCT02091141
How many people
673
Study design
Phase 2
Compared against
Not recorded for this study
Kind of result
A number that stands in for health
What was found
Result not recorded on this page
Repeated elsewhere
Unreplicated

What this does not prove. A study that did not show an effect does not show that no effect exists anywhere.

The limits of this study, and where it came from

Main limit. No limitation is recorded for this study.

How far it carries. This study is recorded from the curated record, not from the registry match.

Form and route. Oral

Interval reported. Not recorded in this summary

Written into the record, not signed off as a reviewed claim.

  • openFDA Drugs@FDA · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • openFDA NDC Directory · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • openFDA SPL label · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • PubChem PUG-REST · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
What we know
RNAWiki holds 6 written-up human studies for this substance, each with the question it asked.
How we know it
Each card names the study, the number of people and what the study set out to measure.
What this does not prove
These summaries were written by a person and have not been signed off as reviewed claims.
Why it matters
A study that failed is as informative as one that worked, and both are here.
What we still do not know
No reviewed claim exists, so no exact population, effect size or interval is published yet.

What is missing or unclearRead from sources, not yet reviewed

Were people like you studied?

RNAWiki cannot tell whether a study fits you. It can show who was in it, and where the result stops carrying.

Who was studied

People similar to this profile were included.

  • ERIVEDGE is indicated for the treatment of adults with metastatic basal cell carcinoma, or with locally advanced basal cell carcinoma that has recurred following surgery or who are not candidates for surgery and who are not candidates for radiation.

Who is missing from the studies

  • Which groups were under-represented in the studies has not been recorded for this substance. Pregnancy, breastfeeding, children, older adults, and people with liver or kidney conditions are commonly excluded from trials; nothing here says whether they were.

What the label states about particular groups

  • On pediatric, the label states: “The safety and effectiveness of ERIVEDGE have not been established in pediatric patients.”

    US prescribing information · eb368bb6-80e3-4df9-8a85-91df0a2ada6a · read 2026-08-30

  • On older people, the label states: “Clinical studies of ERIVEDGE did not include sufficient numbers of patients aged 65 and over to determine whether they respond differently from younger patients.”

    US prescribing information · eb368bb6-80e3-4df9-8a85-91df0a2ada6a · read 2026-08-30

  • On people who are pregnant, the label states: “Exposure Registry There is a pregnancy exposure registry that monitors pregnancy outcomes in women exposed to ERIVEDGE during pregnancy.”

    US prescribing information · eb368bb6-80e3-4df9-8a85-91df0a2ada6a · read 2026-08-30

  • On people who are breastfeeding, the label states: “No data are available regarding the presence of vismodegib in human milk, the effects of the drug on the breastfed child, or the effects of the drug on milk production.”

    US prescribing information · eb368bb6-80e3-4df9-8a85-91df0a2ada6a · read 2026-08-30

  • On people with reduced liver function, the label states: “No dose adjustment is required in patients with hepatic impairment [see Clinical Pharmacology (12.3) ] .”

    US prescribing information · eb368bb6-80e3-4df9-8a85-91df0a2ada6a · read 2026-08-30

  • On people with reduced kidney function, the label states: “No dose adjustment is required in patients with renal impairment [see Clinical Pharmacology (12.3) ] .”

    US prescribing information · eb368bb6-80e3-4df9-8a85-91df0a2ada6a · read 2026-08-30

Where the result stopped carrying

  • This is a scope explorer, not a diagnosis engine.
  • It shows who was studied so you can see whether people similar to you were included.

RNAWiki cannot tell whether a study fits you. It can show who was in it.

What it would be like to takeRead from sources, not yet reviewed

Why it might seem to do nothing

A real effect and a noticed effect are different things. These are the recorded reasons the two come apart.

It was studied in different people

The people in the studies were not much like the reader.

On this record: Which groups were under-represented in the studies has not been recorded for this substance. Pregnancy, breastfeeding, children, older adults, and people with liver or kidney conditions are commonly excluded from trials; nothing here says whether they were.

The evidence may simply be wrong

Small early studies often do not hold up.

On this record: RNAWiki has not yet published a reviewed conclusion for this use.

Other reasons RNAWiki checked and found nothing for (11)
It was studied for a different goal
The studies measured something else entirely. Nothing in this record points to this reason.
A different form was studied
The studied form is not the form on the shelf. Nothing in this record points to this reason.
There was nothing to correct
Where a level is already normal, topping it up may change nothing. Nothing in this record points to this reason.
Something else had to happen too
In the studies it was paired with training, a diet or another treatment. Nothing in this record points to this reason.
The change is too small to feel
A real change can still sit below what a person notices. Nothing in this record points to this reason.
Day-to-day swing hides it
Sleep, food, stress and time of day move most numbers more than this would. Nothing in this record points to this reason.
Not enough time yet
The studies ran longer than the person has waited. Nothing in this record points to this reason.
It was not taken as studied
Missed days change the result, and studies count them. Nothing in this record points to this reason.
Something else changed at the same time
Two changes at once cannot be told apart afterwards. Nothing in this record points to this reason.
The product may not be what it says
Contents of a sold product are not always what the label states. Nothing in this record points to this reason.
No recorded reason
RNAWiki has nothing stored that would explain it. Nothing in this record points to this reason.

None of these is a reason to take more. Taking more is not a step this page ever suggests.

What it would be like to takeRead from sources, not yet reviewed

What taking it involves

The recorded facts about getting hold of it and using it. Nothing here is a suggestion about what you should do.

How it is supplied

Prescription only

Quoted from a source

Where this came from

Copied from a source RNAWiki stored, with the source named.

Read from the recorded approval status.

No source is stored against this line.

Form and route

Oral

Source-linked record

Where this came from

A person wrote this into the record with the study named beside it. No reviewer has signed it off.

The form and route recorded on this substance.

No source is stored against this line.

Who oversees it

Professional supervision is normally required. A regulator classifies this substance in a way that restricts how it is supplied.

Quoted from a source

Where this came from

Copied from a source RNAWiki stored, with the source named.

Suppression classes recorded: S1, S3, S4, S6.

No source is stored against this line.

What is in the pack

Sold as capsule, given by the oral route.

Source-linked record

Where this came from

A person wrote this into the record with the study named beside it. No reviewer has signed it off.

Recorded notes on how this is sold and what that means for what is in the pack.

No source is stored against this line.

Where it is registered

Regulatory records are listed in the technical disclosure at the foot of this page.

Counted from records

Where this came from

A count of rows RNAWiki holds. It describes our records, not your body.

Register entries are stored per jurisdiction and shown with their dates.

No source is stored against this line.

Why people stop

Not recorded.

Nothing recorded

Where this came from

RNAWiki holds nothing here and says so rather than guessing.

No record of why people stopped taking it is stored for this substance.

No source is stored against this line.

What it would be like to takeNothing found in the sources checked

What can go wrong

Sorted by where each line came from. A regulator's label and a report somebody sent in are not the same kind of fact.

Nothing found in the sources checked

No harm is recorded against this substance in the sources RNAWiki checked. Finding nothing is not the same as showing there is nothing.

The sources listed were searched and held nothing. That is not the same as nothing existing.

Over a long time. No completed tested study window is recorded, so long-term effects are not established by the registry record.

Groups the studies covered thinly. Which groups were under-represented in the studies has not been recorded for this substance. Pregnancy, breastfeeding, children, older adults, and people with liver or kidney conditions are commonly excluded from trials; nothing here says whether they were.

What is missing or unclearRead from sources, not yet reviewed

Does the exact form matter?

Evidence belongs to the exact thing that was tested. A different salt, a different mixture or a different preparation is a different question.

The form that was studied

Oral

Source-linked record

Where this came from

A person wrote this into the record with the study named beside it. No reviewer has signed it off.

The form used in the studies cited on this page.

No source is stored against this line.

What is sold

Not recorded.

Nothing recorded

Where this came from

RNAWiki holds nothing here and says so rather than guessing.

Nothing further is recorded about which forms are sold.

No source is stored against this line.

What is recorded as being sold

  • 4 products list this as an active ingredient in the United States drug directory. 4 of them contain it and nothing else.

    FDA National Drug Code directory · 54893-0513 · read 2026-08-29

  • They are sold as capsule and powder, taken oral.

    FDA National Drug Code directory · 54893-0513 · read 2026-08-29

  • The regulator's established pharmacologic class for it is hedgehog pathway inhibitor [epc] and smoothened receptor antagonists [moa].

    FDA National Drug Code directory · 54893-0513 · read 2026-08-29

  • 1 published label names it as an active ingredient. 1 of them describe this substance alone, which is where its own label text on this page comes from.

    US prescribing information · eb368bb6-80e3-4df9-8a85-91df0a2ada6a · read 2026-08-29

  • Those labels are classed as human prescription drug.

    US prescribing information · eb368bb6-80e3-4df9-8a85-91df0a2ada6a · read 2026-08-29

  • ERIVEDGE is oral at 3 DOSAGE FORMS AND STRENGTHS Capsules: 150 mg with "150 mg" printed on pink opaque body and "VISMO" printed on grey opaque cap in black ink. 150 mg capsules., recorded as fda label in effect 2024-12-02 in the United States.

    US prescribing information · eb368bb6-80e3-4df9-8a85-91df0a2ada6a · read 2026-08-30

Evidence carries across two names for one substance. It does not carry across a salt, a mirror form or a mixture.

What it would be like to takeRead from sources, not yet reviewed

What you could measure

This one is decided with a clinician, so this section holds questions to ask rather than a plan to run.

Self-experiment planning is not offered for a prescription or clinician-supervised medicine. The questions below are for a clinician or pharmacist.

Questions worth asking

  • Which of the trials of Vismodegib studied people like me?
  • What was measured, and for how long?
  • Was the result a laboratory value or a health outcome?
  • What would we watch for, and when would we stop?

Tracking can show whether something changed for you. It cannot show what caused it.

RNAWiki records evidence. It does not say whether this substance is right for you.

What is missing or unclearRead from sources, not yet reviewed

What nobody knows yet

Open questions, each with why it is open and what would close it.

Missing populations

Which groups were under-represented in the studies has not been recorded.

Why it matters. Recorded by the evidence model as a gap on this record.

What would answer it

A study that measures it, and a reviewer to sign it off.

Last checked 2026-09-04. Searched: The sources listed in the receipts at the foot of this page.

Missing long-term data

No completed tested study window is recorded.

Why it matters. Recorded by the evidence model as a gap on this record.

What would answer it

A study that measures it, and a reviewer to sign it off.

Last checked 2026-09-04. Searched: The sources listed in the receipts at the foot of this page.

No reviewed conclusion

RNAWiki has not yet published a reviewed conclusion for this use.

Why it matters. Recorded by the evidence model as a gap on this record.

What would answer it

A study that measures it, and a reviewer to sign it off.

Last checked 2026-09-04. Searched: The sources listed in the receipts at the foot of this page.

Missing interaction studies

No interaction was found in the registers checked. Not finding one is not the same as showing there is none.

Why it matters. Recorded by the evidence model as a gap on this record.

What would answer it

A study that measures it, and a reviewer to sign it off.

Last checked 2026-09-04. Searched: The sources listed in the receipts at the foot of this page.

Formulation uncertainty

Several salts, forms or products of Vismodegib are recorded. Results from one form may not transfer to another.

Why it matters. Recorded by the evidence model as a gap on this record.

What would answer it

A study that measures it, and a reviewer to sign it off.

Last checked 2026-09-04. Searched: The sources listed in the receipts at the foot of this page.

Mechanism not reviewed

No reviewed mechanism story exists for this substance.

Why it matters. Recorded by the evidence model as a gap on this record.

What would answer it

A study that measures it, and a reviewer to sign it off.

Last checked 2026-09-04. Searched: The sources listed in the receipts at the foot of this page.

What happened in peopleRead from sources, not yet reviewed

Check any of this yourself

Every line above traced back to the study it came from. This is the technical layer, and the vocabulary changes here.

Where else this substance is registered

FDA substance identifier (UNII)
25X868M3DS
RxNorm concept
1242992

Checks this page had to pass

  • Passed

    Identity resolved

    no open identity hold

  • Passed

    No unresolved merge across substance families

    no quarantine open

  • Passed

    Every public sentence names a source

    The opening statement carries the origin: Quoted from a stored source.

  • Not passed

    Trial roles classified for highlighted evidence

    No registered study is classified as testing this substance.

  • Passed

    No internal keys in reader text

    enforced by the copy-contract test over the rendered page

  • Passed

    Safety mode resolved

    Suppression classes recorded: S1, S3, S4, S6.

  • Passed

    Canonical metadata present

    slug and display name present

What is missing or unclearRead from sources, not yet reviewed

How this medicine reached us

Kept near the foot of the page. A historical event moves up only when it changes something about this substance today.

What the approval register records

  • 1 approved application covers products containing this substance. The earliest was NDA203388, approved 20120130 to GENENTECH.

    Drugs@FDA application register · NDA203388 · read 2026-08-29

  • Marketing status on the register: prescription.

    Drugs@FDA application register · NDA203388 · read 2026-08-29

  • The earliest marketing start date recorded for a listed product is 20120130.

    FDA National Drug Code directory · 54893-0513 · read 2026-08-29

What is missing or unclearRead from sources, not yet reviewed

What to learn next

Ordered by what would most change how you read this page, starting with what is easiest to misunderstand.

This order is fixed in code and does not count clicks or time on the page.

What is not here

9 questions this page could not answer

These sections were prepared and left out because there was nothing to put in them. They are listed rather than hidden, so the gaps in this record are visible.

  • What was measured, goal by goal — found nothing in the sources checked.
  • How close this is to real life — found nothing in the sources checked.
  • The path through the body — found nothing in the sources checked.
  • Felt, measured, or meaningful — found nothing in the sources checked.
  • How long anything takes — found nothing in the sources checked.
  • What it may clash with — found nothing in the sources checked.
  • Other ways to the same goal — found nothing in the sources checked.
  • Claims that go past the evidence — found nothing in the sources checked.
  • What changed on this page — found nothing in the sources checked.

The record as stored

The full record, for auditing

Everything above is built from what is below. This layer keeps the technical vocabulary, record identifiers and every stored row, so a reader who wants to check the page can.

Recorded evidence blocks (11)

On the Vismodegib label: indicated for what?


"ERIVEDGE is indicated for the treatment of adults with metastatic basal cell carcinoma, or with locally advanced basal cell carcinoma that has recurred following surgery or who are not candidates for surgery and who are not candidates for radiation. ERIVEDGE ® (vismodegib) is a hedgehog pathway inhibitor indicated for…": indications and usage on Vismodegib's label. DailyMed label · eb368bb6-80e3-4df9-8a85-91df0a2ada6a · 2024-12-02

83 registered trials of Vismodegib — at which phases?


Registered studies posting no result
43 of 83

83 registered studies of Vismodegib: 56 phase2, 23 phase1, 5 early phase1, 4 na or unstated, 1 phase4. CLINICALTRIALS_SNAPSHOT · 2026-09-01

67 with a PubMed record

Show the evidence
  • phase2
    56
  • phase1
    23
  • early phase1
    5
  • na or unstated
    4
  • phase4
    1
  • completed
    48
6 more recorded rows
  • recruiting
    12
  • terminated
    12
  • active not recruiting
    5
  • withdrawn
    3
  • unknown
    2
  • approved for marketing
    1

recorded 2026-09-01 · last checked 2026-09-04

9 of Vismodegib's trials stopped: futility/efficacy, accrual/recruitment, funding/business, other?


futility/efficacy (1), accrual/recruitment (5), funding/business (1) and other (2): Vismodegib's stop wording, clustered. CLINICALTRIALS_SNAPSHOT · 2026-09-01

"Slow recruitment"; 9 of 83 registered studies

Show the evidence

Trial

  • NCT01096732
    terminated; "Slow recruitment"
  • NCT01601184
    terminated; "The number of successes is not reached at the end of first stage of the phase II. The study is stopped."
  • NCT01774253
    terminated; "Lack of enrollment and commercial availability of drug"
  • NCT01944943
    terminated; "lack of efficacy"
  • NCT02067104
    terminated; "Low enrollment"
  • NCT02956889
    terminated; "low recruitment rate"
3 further recorded trials
  • NCT03767439
    withdrawn; "Loss of funding"
  • NCT03878524
    terminated; "Low accrual"
  • NCT05238831
    withdrawn; "Withdrawn due to a change in therapeutic interventions."

recorded 2026-09-01 · last checked 2026-09-04

Human studies of Vismodegib used Vismodegib 150 mg — over how long?


studies of Vismodegib used the recorded amount. ClinicalTrials.gov · 2026-09-01

3 recorded entries; human; also "Vismodegib 150 mg", "vismodegib (150 mg PO daily)", "Vismodegib 150 MG Oral Capsule"

Show the evidence

human

  • NCT00636610
    Vismodegib 150 mg
  • NCT01700049
    vismodegib (150 mg PO daily)
  • NCT05651828
    Vismodegib 150 MG Oral Capsule

recorded 2026-09-01 · last checked 2026-09-04

Vismodegib's half-life is 4 days — which schedules were studied?


4 days, the half-life Vismodegib's label states: "Elimination The estimated elimination half-life (t 1/2 ) of vismodegib is 4 days after continuous once-daily dosing and 12 days after a single dose." DailyMed label · eb368bb6-80e3-4df9-8a85-91df0a2ada6a · 2024-12-02

bioavailability 32 %.

Show the evidence
  • half life pharmacokinetics
    4 days; Elimination The estimated elimination half-life (t 1/2 ) of vismodegib is 4 days after continuous once-daily dosing and 12 days after a single dose.
  • bioavailability pharmacokinetics
    32 %; Absorption The single dose absolute bioavailability of vismodegib is 32%.
  • metabolism pharmacokinetics
    Metabolism Greater than 98% of the total circulating drug-related components are the parent drug.

recorded 2024-12-02 · last checked 2026-09-04

Which running trial of Vismodegib could settle lifespan?


NCT05463757 measures Median progression free survival, reading out 2026-12.

3 open trials; n 80; "Oral Hedgehog Inhibitors in the Treatment of Basal Cell Carcinoma in the Netherlands: a Prospective Registration Study"

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Trial

  • NCT05463757
    "Oral Hedgehog Inhibitors in the Treatment of Basal Cell Carcinoma in the Netherlands: a Prospective Registration Study"; n 80; "Median progression free survival"; 2026-12
  • NCT02523014
    "Vismodegib, FAK Inhibitor GSK2256098, Capivasertib, and Abemaciclib in Treating Patients With Progressive Meningiomas"; n 124; "Progression free survival (PFS)"; 2028-01
  • NCT01878617
    "A Clinical and Molecular Risk-Directed Therapy for Newly Diagnosed Medulloblastoma"; n 660; "Progression-free Survival in Stratum W1"; 2031-10-13

Which 15 trials of Vismodegib posted no result?


Posted no result
15 of 15 completed trials
Registrations
NCT00991718, NCT01173536, NCT01772290, NCT01330173, NCT02648048 and NCT02593760, and 9 more
Completion dates
oldest 2010-08; newest 2023-02-22
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Trial

  • NCT00991718
    2010-08
  • NCT01173536
    2011-03-18
  • NCT01772290
    2013-05
  • NCT01330173
    2014-11
  • NCT02648048
    2016-11-30
  • NCT02593760
    2017-07-12
9 further recorded trials
  • NCT02639117
    2017-11-18
  • NCT01537107
    2018-06-27
  • NCT02674009
    2019-03-31
  • NCT02667574
    2020-07-15
  • NCT02371967
    2020-08-19
  • NCT03052478
    2020-09-10
  • NCT03035188
    2021-01
  • NCT02073838
    2022-11
  • NCT03158389
    2023-02-22

At the median, Vismodegib's trials enrolled 39 people — anything larger?


Median enrolment
39
Largest enrolment
6452
Registered trials counted
82

What do 2752 spontaneous reports say about Vismodegib — and not say?


These are reports people sent to a regulator. They do not show the medicine caused the reaction. Nobody counted how many people took the medicine and reported nothing. The same event can be reported more than once, and many reports are incomplete. News coverage, lawsuits and new warnings change how often people report. A count is not a rate and not a risk.

Vismodegib appears in spontaneous reports to regulators. Across the 10 most-reported reaction terms, 2752 reaction mentions were counted: muscle spasms 612; alopecia 437; dysgeusia 315; fatigue 274. FAERS via Open Targets · CHEMBL473417 · 2026-06-24

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  • muscle spasms
    612
  • alopecia
    437
  • dysgeusia
    315
  • fatigue
    274
  • weight decreased
    259
  • ageusia
    249
4 more recorded rows
  • nausea
    223
  • decreased appetite
    208
  • myalgia
    88
  • constipation
    87

recorded 2026-06-24 · last checked 2026-09-04

Which 10 reactions does Vismodegib's label not list?


ageusia, alopecia and constipation and 7 more reported for Vismodegib, absent from its label. FAERS via Open Targets · CHEMBL473417 · 2026-06-24

2 label terms; 10 reported and unlisted; eb368bb6-80e3-4df9-8a85-91df0a2ada6a

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  • ageusia
    count not stated
  • alopecia
    count not stated
  • constipation
    count not stated
  • decreased appetite
    count not stated
  • dysgeusia
    count not stated
  • fatigue
    count not stated
4 more recorded rows
  • muscle spasms
    count not stated
  • myalgia
    count not stated
  • nausea
    count not stated
  • weight decreased
    count not stated

recorded 2026-06-24 · last checked 2026-09-04

Vismodegib and CYP2C9, CYP3A and BCRP: shared by which compounds?


CYP2C9, CYP3A and BCRP appear in Vismodegib's recorded interaction sentences, 8 in all. DailyMed label · eb368bb6-80e3-4df9-8a85-91df0a2ada6a · 2024-12-02

CYP1A2, CYP2B6, CYP2C8, CYP2C9, CYP2C9, CYP3A; 10 shared nodes; pharmacokinetics, clinical_pharmacology

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Interaction statement

  • pharmacokinetics
    The two most abundant oxidative metabolites recovered in feces are produced in vitro by recombinant CYP2C9 and CYP3A.
  • pharmacokinetics
    Drug Interaction Studies Clinical Studies No clinically significant differences in vismodegib pharmacokinetics were observed when used concomitantly with fluconazole (moderate CYP2C9 and CYP3A4 inhibitor), itraconazole (strong CYP3A4 inhibitor and P-gp inhibitor) and rabeprazole (gastric acid reducing agent, proton pump inhibitor).
  • pharmacokinetics
    No clinically significant differences in the pharmacokinetics of the following drugs were observed when used concomitantly with vismodegib: rosiglitazone (a CYP2C8 substrate) or ethinyl estradiol and norethindrone (oral contraceptive).
  • pharmacokinetics
    In Vitro Studies Vismodegib is an inhibitor of the transporter BCRP and is not an inducer of CYP1A2, CYP2B6, or CYP3A.
  • clinical_pharmacology
    The two most abundant oxidative metabolites recovered in feces are produced in vitro by recombinant CYP2C9 and CYP3A.
  • clinical_pharmacology
    Drug Interaction Studies Clinical Studies No clinically significant differences in vismodegib pharmacokinetics were observed when used concomitantly with fluconazole (moderate CYP2C9 and CYP3A4 inhibitor), itraconazole (strong CYP3A4 inhibitor and P-gp inhibitor) and rabeprazole (gastric acid reducing agent, proton pump inhibitor).
2 more recorded rows
  • Interaction statement clinical_pharmacology
    No clinically significant differences in the pharmacokinetics of the following drugs were observed when used concomitantly with vismodegib: rosiglitazone (a CYP2C8 substrate) or ethinyl estradiol and norethindrone (oral contraceptive).
  • Interaction statement clinical_pharmacology
    In Vitro Studies Vismodegib is an inhibitor of the transporter BCRP and is not an inducer of CYP1A2, CYP2B6, or CYP3A.
  • CYP1A2
    FINGOLIMOD LAURYL SULFATE, FOSAPREPITANT DIMEGLUMINE, TAFAMIDIS MEGLUMINE, Arimoclomol, Rasagiline, Sofpironium, Golodirsen, Tinidazole
  • CYP2B6
    FINGOLIMOD LAURYL SULFATE, TAFAMIDIS MEGLUMINE, Arimoclomol, Sofpironium, Bupropion, Golodirsen, Tinidazole, Naldemedine
  • CYP2C8
    FINGOLIMOD LAURYL SULFATE, TAFAMIDIS MEGLUMINE, Arimoclomol, Golodirsen, Naldemedine, Methylnaltrexone, Lapatinib, Tivozanib

CYP2C9

  • FINGOLIMOD LAURYL SULFATE, FOSAPREPITANT DIMEGLUMINE, TAFAMIDIS MEGLUMINE, Arimoclomol, Rasagiline, Golodirsen, Tinidazole, Naldemedine
  • FINGOLIMOD LAURYL SULFATE, FOSAPREPITANT DIMEGLUMINE, TAFAMIDIS MEGLUMINE, Arimoclomol, Rasagiline, Golodirsen, Tinidazole, Naldemedine

CYP3A

  • FINGOLIMOD LAURYL SULFATE, Darunavir Propylene Glycolate, Vincristine, Naldemedine, Pemetrexed, Eravacycline, Rasburicase, Repotrectinib
  • FINGOLIMOD LAURYL SULFATE, Darunavir Propylene Glycolate, Vincristine, Naldemedine, Pemetrexed, Eravacycline, Rasburicase, Repotrectinib
  • CYP3A4
    FINGOLIMOD LAURYL SULFATE, ERYTHROMYCIN LACTOBIONATE, FOSAPREPITANT DIMEGLUMINE, TAFAMIDIS MEGLUMINE, Arimoclomol, Beclometasone, Rasagiline, Sofpironium
  • BCRP
    TAFAMIDIS MEGLUMINE, Arimoclomol, Ceftobiprole Medocaril, Deoxycholic acid, Golodirsen, Naldemedine, Eravacycline, Omadacycline
  • P-gp
    FINGOLIMOD LAURYL SULFATE, ERYTHROMYCIN LACTOBIONATE, Darunavir Propylene Glycolate, FOSAPREPITANT DIMEGLUMINE, TAFAMIDIS MEGLUMINE, Arimoclomol, Ceftobiprole Medocaril, Vincristine

recorded 2024-12-02 · last checked 2026-09-04

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Identifiers, relations and other names

The exact record

ChEMBL id
CHEMBL473417
PubChem CID
155929053
CAS number
1370525-65-7
RxCUI
1242992
InChIKey
BPQMGSKTAYIVFO-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Trade name
Erivedge
Development code
GDC-0449, NSC-747691, NSC-755986
Also called
Vismodegib [INN], Vismodegib [MI], Vismodegib [ORANGE BOOK], Vismodegib [USAN], Vismodegib [VANDF], Vismodegib [WHO-DD]
Sources (6)

Sources

ChEMBL 37 — CC BY-SA 3.0 Unported · ChEMBL ATC CC BY-SA · ClinicalTrials.gov — US Government work · Open Targets 26.06 — CC0 · mixed register set; per-register licences in docs/specs/corpus-20k-sources.md · openFDA / DailyMed — US Government work

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  • public claims reviewed: 0 reviewed claim(s); drafts are never rendered
  • source coverage passed: 6 source rows
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