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Studies to Assess Ziftomenib in Combination With Ven+Aza or 7+3 in Patients With Untreated NPM1-m or KMT2A-r AML
Trial Status: active
Ziftomenib is an investigational drug in development for the treatment of patients with
acute myeloid leukemia (AML) with eligible genetic alterations. Ziftomenib is a type of
therapy known to target the menin pathway in cancer cells.
This protocol has 2 separate studies that will investigate the benefits and risks of
adding ziftomenib to standard-of-care (SOC) AML treatments in patients with certain
genetic mutations who have not received any treatment for their AML. In the first study,
the Nonintensive Therapy Study, older patients or those with serious medical problems
will receive the SOC therapies venetoclax (ven) and azacitidine (aza), plus either
ziftomenib or a placebo. In the second study, the Intensive Therapy Study, medically fit
patients will receive (a) the SOC therapies cytarabine and daunorubicin, plus either
ziftomenib or a placebo during a first treatment phase called induction, (b) cytarabine
plus either ziftomenib or a placebo during a second treatment phase called consolidation,
and (c) ziftomenib or a placebo during a third treatment phase called maintenance.
The physician will determine which study is the appropriate treatment for the patient,
but neither the patient nor their physician will know whether the patient has been
assigned to receive ziftomenib or a placebo. This design is called "double-blinded".
Inclusion Criteria
Key Inclusion Criteria:
The following criteria apply to both the Nonintensive Therapy Study and the Intensive
Therapy Study unless otherwise noted:
- Age ≥18 years at time of signing the informed consent form.
- Diagnosis of AML per the 2022 WHO Classification of Hematolymphoid Tumors (5th
Edition).
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0, 1, or 2.
- Adequate liver and kidney function according to protocol requirements.
- A female of childbearing potential must agree to use adequate contraception from the
time of screening through 180 days following the last dose of study intervention. A
male with a female partner of childbearing potential must agree to use abstinence or
adequate contraception from the time of screening through 90 days following the last
dose of study intervention.
- NONINTENSIVE THERAPY STUDY ONLY (VEN+AZA):
1. Documented NPM1-m.
2. Patients considered ineligible for Intensive Therapy defined by the following:
- i. Age ≥75, OR
- ii. Age <75 with an ECOG performance status of 2 or cardiac, renal, or
kidney impairment per protocol criteria.
- INTENSIVE THERAPY STUDY ONLY (7+3):
1. Documented NPM1-m or KMT2A-r (KMT2A-r patients with a partial tandem
duplication are not eligible).
2. Documented FLT3 wild-type or ITD ratio <0.05 OR ineligible to receive
FLT3-targeted therapy (medically ineligible or mutation in which FLT3
inhibition is not SOC). Lack of access to an FLT3 inhibitor is not considered
"ineligible" for FLT3-targeted therapy.
3. Ejection fraction of ≥50%.
4. Fit for Intensive Therapy per Investigator opinion.
Key Exclusion Criteria:
- Prior therapy for AML (except hydroxyurea or leukapheresis for WBC control).
- Diagnosis of acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL), blast phase chronic myeloid
leukemia, or isolated myeloid sarcoma.
- Known history of BCR-ABL mutation.
- History of other active concurrent malignancies prior to study entry except:
1. Basal cell skin cancer or localized squamous cell cancer of the skin
2. Previous malignancy confined and locally resected (or treated with other
modalities) with curative intent
3. Prostate or breast cancer receiving adjuvant hormonal therapy.
- Active central nervous system (CNS) involvement by AML.
- Clinical signs/symptoms of leukostasis or white blood cells (WBC) >25×10^9/L prior
to start of ziftomenib/placebo. Note: Hydroxyurea and/or leukapheresis are permitted
to meet this criterion.
- Known uncontrolled HIV infection or known active hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C
virus infection, or other uncontrolled infection.
- Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including but not limited to, cardiac illness as
defined in the protocol.
- Women who are pregnant or lactating.
Additional locations may be listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for NCT07007312.
Locations matching your search criteria
United States
Connecticut
New Haven
Yale University
Status: Active
Name Not Available
Michigan
Detroit
Wayne State University/Karmanos Cancer Institute
Status: Active
Name Not Available
New Jersey
New Brunswick
Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey
Status: Approved
Name Not Available
North Carolina
Chapel Hill
UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
Status: Approved
Name Not Available
Texas
Houston
M D Anderson Cancer Center
Status: Approved
Name Not Available
This protocol encompasses two phase 3, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled
clinical studies to assess the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of ziftomenib in
combination with: (a) the standard of care (SOC) nonintensive regimen (venetoclax
[ven]+azacitidine [aza]) in untreated adults with nucleophosmin 1 mutated (NPM1-m) acute
myeloid leukemia (AML); or (b) the SOC intensive regimen (cytarabine+daunorubicin
induction, referred to here as 7+3, and cytarabine consolidation) in untreated adults
with NPM1-m or lysine[K]-specific methyltransferase 2A rearranged (KMT2A-r) AML, as well
as a maintenance phase.
Nonintensive Therapy Study (Ven+Aza)
Eligible NPM1-m patients will be enrolled and randomized to receive:
- Arm A: Ziftomenib in combination with ven+aza or
- Arm B: Placebo in combination with ven+aza.
Patients will be randomized to treatment arms in a double-blind manner.
Intensive Therapy Study (Cytarabine+Daunorubicin)
Eligible NPM1-m or KMT2A-r patients will be enrolled and randomized to 1 of the following
treatment arms:
- Arm A: Ziftomenib+7+3 (induction), ziftomenib+cytarabine (consolidation), ziftomenib
(maintenance) or
- Arm B: Ziftomenib+7+3 (induction), ziftomenib+cytarabine (consolidation), placebo
(maintenance) or
- Arm C: Placebo+7+3 (induction), placebo+cytarabine (consolidation), placebo
(maintenance).
Patients will be randomized to treatment arms in a double-blind manner.