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A Phase Ib Study of APG-115 Single Agent or in Combination With Azacitidine or Cytarabine in Patients With AML and MDS.

Phase 1
Recruiting
Conditions
Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT04275518
Lead Sponsor
Ascentage Pharma Group Inc.
Brief Summary

Acute myeloid leukemia is a malignant disorder characterized by the rapid, uncontrolled proliferation of malignant clonal hematopoietic stem cells that accumulate as immature, undifferentiated cells (blasts) in the bone marrow and circulation.

APG-115 is a potent and orally active small-molecule MDM2 inhibitor, it binds to MDM2 protein and shows potent cell growth inhibitory activity in vitro with low nanomolar potencies in a subset of human cancer cell lines. APG-115 has demonstrated its strong antitumor activities with either daily or less frequent dosing-schedules in the acute leukemia xenograft models.

This is a phase 1b, open-label, three-stages study that will initially evaluate the safety and PK/PD profile of APG-115 as a single agent, followed by a combination of APG-115 + azacytidine or cytarabine in R/R AML or MDS subjects.

Patients will continue treatment for maximally 6 cycles or until progression of disease or unacceptable toxicity is observed or administrative discontinuation whichever occurs first. Patients who continue to be benefit after 6 cycles' treatment will receive additional cycles of treatment until progression of disease, unacceptable toxicity is observed or administrative discontinuation. (As long as it is proven safe).

Detailed Description

Stage 1: This will be a 3+3 dose escalation to determine the DLTs and MTD/RP2D of APG-115 given according to the different dose levels once daily from Days 1 to 7 every 28 days.

Stage 2: After stage 1 of APG-115 single agent dose escalation first cycle is completed, stage 2 can be initiated with the combination regimen. This will be a 3+3 dose escalation to determine the MTD/RP2D and DLTs of APG-115 + AZA(arm A)/Cytarabine (arm B)combination.

Stage 3: dose expansion of the combination regimes.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
102
Inclusion Criteria
  1. Patients with a diagnosis of histologically confirmed relapsed or refractory (R/R) acute myeloid leukemia by WHO classification or relapsed/progressed high/very high risk MDS (score≥4.5) according to IPSS-R risk stratification
  2. Age >/= 18 years.
  3. Adequate organ function
  4. Subject must have a projected life expectancy of at least 12 weeks.
  5. ECOG performance status of 0-1.
  6. Patient must have the ability to understand the requirements of the study and signed informed consent. A signed informed consent by the patient or his legally authorized representative is required prior to their enrollment on the protocol.
  7. Subject has a white blood cell count< 50 × 109/L. Note: Hydroxyurea is permitted to meet this criterion.
Exclusion Criteria
  1. Subject has acute promyelocytic leukemia.

  2. Patients must not have had leukemia biotherapy 4 weeks prior to starting investigational drug, or less than 5 half-lives small molecular targeted drug therapy, or 28 days any anti-cancer therapy (whichever is longer)

  3. Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to active uncontrolled infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure (NYHA Class III or IV), unstable angina pectoris, clinically significant cardiac arrhythmia, or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements.

  4. Active infection requiring systemic antibiotic/antifungal medication, known clinically active hepatitis B or C, or HIV infection.

  5. Participants who have received allogeneic HSCT, or autologous HSCT within 12 months.

  6. Patients with active, uncontrolled CNS leukemia will not be eligible.

  7. Any prior systemic MDM2-p53 inhibitor treatment

  8. Any other condition or circumstance that would, in the opinion of the investigator, make the patient unsuitable for participation in the study.

  9. Subject has a history of other malignancies within 2 years prior to study entry, with the exception of:

    • Adequately treated in situ carcinoma of the cervix uteri or carcinoma in situ of breast;
    • Basal cell carcinoma of the skin or localized squamous cell carcinoma of the skin;
    • Previous malignancy confined and surgically resected (or treated with other modalities) with curative intention: requires discussion with sponsor.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
APG-115/APG-115+Cytarabine in Relapse/Refractory AMLCytarabine-
APG-115/APG-115+Aza in relapsed/progressed high risk MDSAPG-115-
APG-115/APG-115+Cytarabine in Relapse/Refractory AMLAPG-115-
APG-115/APG-115+Aza in relapsed/progressed high risk MDSAzacitidine-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Dose Limiting Toxicities (DLT)From day 1 to the end of cycle 1 (each cycle is 28 days).

DLT will be graded according to the NCI Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE, version 5) by organ system. DLT will be defined as clinically significant drug-related adverse events during the Cycle one.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Overall survival (OS)Measured up to 6 months after the last subject has received treatment.

From date of treatment start until the date of death due to any cause or date of termination of the study, whichever came first. Termination of the Study: The last subject has completed at least 6 cycle's treatment or the subject discontinues treatment for any reason.

Overall Response Rate (ORR)Evaluated for response by the end of cycle 1 and cycle 2, and then 2 months thereafter till complete 6 cycles treatment or 1 month after last dose (each cycle is 28 days).

ORR is defined by CR + CRi+ PR (according to IWG AML(2003)and IWG MDS(2006)criteria)

Trial Locations

Locations (14)

Xiangya Hospital Central South University

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Changsha, Hunan, China

The First Affilated Hospital of Ganzhou Medical University

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Suzhou, Jiangsu, China

Guangzhou panyu central hospital

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Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

The First affiliated hospital of Soochow University

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Suzhou, Jiangsu, China

The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University

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Nanchang, Jiangxi, China

First Hospital of Jilin University

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Changchun, Jilin, China

Blood Diseases Hospital Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences

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Tianjin, Tianjin, China

Shanghai Sixth people's Hospital

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Shanghai, Shanghai, China

The First Hospital of Peking University

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Beijing, Beijing, China

Henan Provincial Oncology Hospital

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Zhengzhou, Henan, China

Nanfang Hospital of Southern Medical University

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Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

Union Hospital medical college Huazhong University of Science and Technology

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Wuhan, Hubei, China

Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University

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Wuhan, Hubei, China

Shanghai Jiao Tong University school of medicine Ruijing Hospital

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Shanghai, Shanghai, China

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