• IND demonstrates Mirati's leadership in KRAS, representing the Company's third KRAS or KRAS-signaling program to enter clinical development

SAN DIEGO, Jan. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Mirati Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: MRTX), announced today the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the Investigational New Drug (IND) application of MRTX1133, a potential first-in-class oral KRAS^G12D selective inhibitor for clinical evaluation. KRAS^G12D mutations impact approximately 180,000 patients in the US and Europe, representing approximately a 2.5-fold increase in prevalence compared to KRAS^G12C mutations. No targeted oncology treatment options currently exist for these patients.

MRTX1133 is a highly potent investigational inhibitor of the KRAS^G12D driver mutation and demonstrated selective and reversible inhibition of KRAS^G12D in both its active and inactive states.  In addition, MRTX1133 administration resulted in marked tumor response in preclinical KRAS^G12D mutated pancreatic cancer models as well as lung and colorectal cancer models. MRTX1133 has demonstrated favorable properties including a low risk for off-target activity and drug interactions and a predicted human half-life of greater than 50 hours.

"The clearance by the FDA to initiate clinical evaluation of MRTX1133, the third program in our KRAS franchise to enter clinical development, is illustrative of the innovative approach to drug discovery and demonstrates the best-in-class capabilities of the Mirati team. This particular mutation has been difficult to target, and we are confident in our novel oral formulation strategy, which we believe will enable near-complete target inhibition over the full dosing interval," said James Christensen, Ph.D. chief scientific officer, Mirati Therapeutics, Inc. "We are thrilled to advance MRTX1133 into clinical development and the potential to positively impact people living with KRAS^G12D-mutated cancers."

The Phase 1/2 clinical trial will launch in early 2023 with plans for multiple expansion cohorts in pancreatic, colorectal, lung and other KRAS^G12D tumor types.

Mirati Therapeutics, Inc. is a biotechnology company whose mission is to discover, design and deliver breakthrough therapies to transform the lives of patients with cancer and their loved ones. The company is relentlessly focused on bringing forward therapies that address areas of high unmet need, including lung cancer, and advancing a pipeline of novel therapeutics targeting the genetic and immunological drivers of cancer. Unified for patients, Mirati's vision is to unlock the science behind the promise of a life beyond cancer.

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MRTX1133 is an investigational, highly potent, selective and reversible small molecule inhibitor of KRAS^G12D that is optimized to sustain near complete target inhibition with the potential to be both a first and best-in-class treatment option. MRTX1133 is entering Phase 1 clinical evaluation in 2023 investigating the drug's impact on KRAS^G12D-driven cancers. For more information visit Mirati.com/science.

This press release includes forward-looking statements regarding Mirati's business, financial guidance and the therapeutic and commercial potential of KRAZATI^TM (adagrasib), sitravatinib (TAM receptor inhibitor), MRTX1719 (MTA-cooperative PRMT5 inhibitor), MRTX0902 (SOS1 inhibitor), and MRTX1133 (selective KRASG12D inhibitor), Mirati's technologies and Mirati' other products in development. Any statement describing Mirati' goals, expectations, intentions or beliefs, financial or other projections, is a forward-looking statement and should be considered an at-risk statement. Such statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, including those related to the impact COVID-19 could have on our business, and including those inherent in the process of discovering, developing and commercializing medicines that are safe and effective for use as human therapeutics, and in the endeavor of building a business around such medicines.

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