A Study of CRD3874-SI for the Treatment of People with Relapsed or Refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia
This phase I trial tests the safety, side effects and best dose of CRD3874-SI for the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) that has come back after a period of improvement (relapsed) or that does not respond to treatment (refractory). CRD3874-SI is a type of drug called a stimulator of interferon genes protein (STING) agonist. A STING is a type of protein found in immune cells (which play a key role in the body's immune system’s fighter response). The agonist is the part of the drug designed to target and attach to the STING protein, activating the immune cells to damage or destroy cancer cells, which may slow or stop the growth of the cancer cells. Giving CRD3874-SI may be safe and tolerable in treating patients with relapsed or refractory AML.
Inclusion Criteria
- Participant has relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia, defined as bone marrow blasts ≥ 5%, and/or reappearance of blasts in the blood in at least 2 peripheral blood samples at least one week apart, and/or development of extramedullary disease; or, no CR, CRh or CRi at response assessment after at least 1 line of therapy, as defined by standardized European LeukemiaNet 2022 Criteria. Patients must have failed treatment with available therapies known to be active for treatment of their AML
- Participant must be ≥ 18 years of age at the time of signing the informed consent form (ICF)
- Participant must weigh at least 40 kg
- Participant has an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status score 0–2
- For patients with known HIV, hepatitis B virus (HBV), and/or hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection (HIV, HBV, and HCV testing do not need to be performed as part of the study; the below language provides guidelines for inclusivity of patients with known HIV, HBV, and/or HCV infection): * HIV-infected patients on effective anti-retroviral therapy with undetectable viral load within 6 months are eligible for this trial. * For patients with evidence of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, the HBV viral load must be undetectable on suppressive therapy, if indicated. * Patients with a history of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection must have been treated and cured. For patients with HCV infection who are currently on treatment, they are eligible if they have an undetectable HCV viral load
- Serum aspartate aminotransferase/serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (AST/SGOT) and alanine aminotransferase (alanine aminotransferase [ALT]/serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase [SGPT]) ≤ 3 x upper limit of normal (ULN), unless considered due to leukemic organ involvement
- Serum total bilirubin < 1.5 x ULN. Higher levels are acceptable if these can be attributed to ineffective erythropoiesis, leukemia organ involvement or Gilbert's syndrome
- Calculated creatinine clearance (CrCl) ≥ 60 mL/min by Cockcroft-Gault formula or Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI) 2021 or estimated glomerular filtration rate 60 mL/min or greater based on local institutional practice for age appropriate determination (e.g, Schwartz formula for pediatric patients or Cockcroft Gault formula for adults)
- Adequate cardiac function defined as ejection fraction of ≥ 50% by echocardiogram
Exclusion Criteria
- Participants with acute promyelocytic leukemia
- Participants with isolated myeloid sarcoma
- Blast phase of chronic myeloid leukemia
- Known active central nervous system leukemia
- Participants with immediate life-threatening, severe complications of leukemia such as uncontrolled bleeding, pneumonia with hypoxia or shock, disseminated intravascular coagulation, or uncontrolled tumor lysis syndrome
- Participant has presence of any other condition that may increase the risk associated with study participation, and in the opinion of the treating investigator, would make the patient inappropriate for entry into the study
- Participants with concurrent other malignancy that will confound interpretation of study endpoints
- Participants who have received other anti-leukemia therapy within 5 half-lives of the agent or 14 days, whichever is sooner, prior to study treatment and if toxicity related to said agent has not resolved; exceptions of acceptable concomitant therapies are listed below * Concomitant cytoreductive therapy in the form of hydroxyurea, corticosteroids, or cytarabine is permitted. * Concomitant therapy in the form of intrathecal chemotherapy for central nervous system (CNS) treatment, is permitted. * Radiation therapy is not permitted except for localized palliative radiation to focal lesions after discussion with the Medical Monitor for patients who have progressed but remain on the study due to perceived clinical benefit per Investigator assessment
- Participants with active graft versus host disease (GVHD) of grade 2 or higher requiring systemic treatment. Skin GVHD solely managed with topical corticosteroids would not be exclusionary
- Known prior severe hypersensitivity to an investigational product or any component of the study drug therapy’s formulations including polyethylene glycol (PEG; National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events [NCI CTCAE] version [v] 6.0 grade ≥ 3)
- Prior organ transplantation, other than allogeneic or autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
- Received a live vaccine within 30 days of the planned start of study drug. * Note: Seasonal influenza vaccines for injection are generally inactivated flu vaccines and are allowed; however, intranasal influenza vaccines (e.g., FluMist®) are live attenuated vaccines and are not allowed
- Evidence of clinically significant immunosuppression including the following: * Primary immunodeficiency state such as severe combined immune deficiency (SCID) * Concurrent opportunistic infection * Receiving systemic immunosuppressive therapy (> 2 weeks) including oral steroid doses > 10 mg/day of prednisone or equivalent within seven days prior to enrollment. In the setting of non-immune mediated indications for use, chronic/active low dose steroid use (equivalent to ≤ 10 mg/day prednisone) may be permitted at the discretion of the Principal Investigator ** Note: Other steroid formulations or steroid use for other indications may be permitted and include: *** Intranasal, inhaled, ocular, or topical steroids, or local steroid injection (e.g., intra-articular injection); *** Systemic corticosteroids at physiologic doses ≤ 10 mg/day of prednisone or equivalent; *** Steroids as premedication for hypersensitivity reactions (e.g., computed tomography [CT] scan premedication)
- History or evidence of symptomatic autoimmune disease (e.g., pneumonitis, glomerulonephritis, vasculitis, or other), or history of active autoimmune disease that has required systemic treatment (i.e., use of corticosteroids, immunosuppressive drugs or biological agents used for treatment of autoimmune diseases) in past two years prior to enrollment * Note: Replacement therapy (e.g., thyroxine for hypothyroidism, insulin for diabetes or physiologic corticosteroid replacement therapy for adrenal or pituitary insufficiency) is not considered a form of systemic treatment for autoimmune disease
- Evidence of clinically significant interstitial lung disease, history of interstitial lung disease, or active, noninfectious pneumonitis related to prior immunotherapy treatment
- Participant has significant active cardiac disease within 6 months prior to start of study treatment, including New York Heart Association (NYHA) class III or IV congestive heart failure; acute coronary syndrome (ACS); and/or stroke
- Participant has QTc interval (i.e., Fridericia’s correction [QTcF]) ≥ 470 ms. Patients with a QTcF over 470 ms due to a bundle branch block or a pacemaker may participate in the study with approval of the study principal investigator
- Participant has active viral infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), or active infection with hepatitis B virus (HBV) or hepatitis C virus (HCV)
- Participant is known to have dysphagia, short-gut syndrome, gastroparesis, or other conditions that limit the ingestion or gastrointestinal absorption of drugs administered orally
- Participant has active uncontrolled systemic fungal, bacterial, or viral infection (defined as ongoing signs/symptoms related to the infection without improvement despite appropriate antibiotics, antiviral therapy, and/or other treatment)
- Participant with active use of strong or moderate CYP3A4 inhibitors
- Female participant who is pregnant or lactating
- Because STING agonist agents impact immune and cellular functioning posing potential risk for impacting normal embryonic development, and because other therapeutic agents used in this trial are known to be teratogenic, participants of childbearing potential must agree to use adequate contraception (hormonal or barrier method of birth control; abstinence) during study therapy and for 6 months (females) or 3 months (males) following the completion of study therapy. Male or female participants not willing to comply with contraceptive requirements will be excluded, which adequate contraception (hormonal or barrier method of birth control; abstinence) during study therapy and for 6 months (females) or 3 months (males) following the completion of study therapy
Study sponsor and potential other locations can be found on ClinicalTrials.gov for NCT07661095.
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United States
New Jersey
Basking Ridge
Middletown
Montvale
New York
Commack
New York
Uniondale
West Harrison
PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:
I. To assess the safety and tolerability and recommended phase 2 dose (RP2D) of STING agonist CRD3874 (CRD3874) in relapsed (R)/refractory (R) AML by determining the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) and recommended phase 2 dose (R2PD). (Dose escalation)
II. To further assess the safety of CRD3874 in patients with R/R AML at the RP2D. (Dose expansion)
SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:
I. Determine the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of CRD3874-solution for injection (SI) by assessment of IP-10 levels in serum/plasma after single and multiple dose administrations.
II. Evaluate the frequency, duration, and severity of treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs), treatment-related TEAEs (TRAEs) and serious adverse events (SAEs).
EXPLORATORY OBJECTIVES:
I. Determine the overall response rate (ORR) and composite complete remission (cCR) rate including complete response (CR), CR with incomplete count recovery (CRi), and CR with partial hematologic recovery (CRh).
II. Evaluate rates of minimal residual disease (MRD)-negative remissions, defined as CR, CRh, CRi, with no evidence of MRD by multiparameter flow cytometry.
III. Determine the time to response and duration of response.
IV. Estimate rates of event-free survival (EFS) and overall survival (OS).
V. Correlate cytogenetic and molecular abnormalities with responses.
VI. Measure additional cytokines including interferon alpha (IFNα), interleukin 1 alpha (IL-1α), interleukin 1 beta (IL-1β), interleukin (IL)-6, IL-10, interferon gamma (IFN-γ), interferon beta (IFNb), tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFα), recombinant monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) and granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) by multiplex cytokine profiling and correlate with responses.
VII. Measure STING and immediate downstream targets (IRF3, IRF7, TBK1, STAT6) and NFKB pathway (GADD45a, TNFα, JUNB, NFKB2, IL7R, IKK) and IFN pathway (IFNα, ISG15, ISG20, IFI27, IFI44) targets, as well as p53 transcriptional output, by real time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR).
VIII. Measure STING and downstream targets including TBK1, IRF3 and IRF7, STAT6 and TNFα and phosphorylated/activated counterparts by Western blot analysis.
IX. Assess Bcl-2 family proteins and caspases by Western blot analysis, apoptosis by flow cytometry, and clonogenic potential by colony formation assays.
X. Perform bulk ribonucleic acid (RNA) sequencing to quantify p53 transcriptional output, with single cell sequencing on select patient samples.
XI. Assess bone marrow immune infiltration in select patient samples.
OUTLINE: This is a dose-escalation study of CRD3874-SI followed by a dose-expansion study.
Patients receive CRD3874-SI intravenously (IV) over 1 hour on days 1, 8, 15 and 22 of each cycle. Cycles repeat every 28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients undergo echocardiography during screening and bone marrow aspiration/biopsy and blood sample collection throughout the study.
After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up every 3 months for 1 year.
Trial PhasePhase I
Trial Typetreatment
Lead OrganizationMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Principal InvestigatorEytan M. Stein
- Primary ID26-144
- Secondary IDsNCI-2026-04791
- ClinicalTrials.gov IDNCT07661095