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A Study to Investigate the Safety and Tolerability of Ziftomenib in Combination with Venetoclax/Azacitidine, Venetoclax, or 7+3 in Patients with AML

Phase 1
Recruiting
Conditions
Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Mixed Lineage Acute Leukemia
Mixed Lineage Leukemia Gene Mutation
Mixed Phenotype Acute Leukemia
Refractory AML
AML with Mutated NPM1
Acute Myeloid Leukemia Recurrent
Acute Myeloid Leukemia, in Relapse
NPM1 Mutation
KMT2Ar
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT05735184
Lead Sponsor
Kura Oncology, Inc.
Brief Summary

This Phase 1 study will assess the safety, tolerability, and preliminary antileukemic activity of ziftomenib in combination with venetoclax and azacitidine (ven/aza), ven, and 7+3 for two different molecularly-defined arms, NPM1-m and KMT2A-r.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
212
Inclusion Criteria
  • Patients must have a documented NPM1 mutation or KMT2A rearrangement and have either newly diagnosed or relapsed/refractory AML
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0, 1, or 2
  • Adequate liver, renal, and cardiac function according to protocol defined criteria
  • 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 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

Key

Exclusion Criteria
  • Diagnosis of either acute promyelocytic leukemia or blast chronic myelomonocytic leukemia
  • Known history of BCR-ABL alteration
  • Advanced malignant hepatic tumor [for patients receiving ven/aza combination]
  • Administration of live attenuated vaccines within 14 days prior to, during, or after treatment until B-cell recovery
  • Active central nervous system (CNS) involvement by AML.
  • Clinical signs/symptoms of leukostasis or WBC > 25,000 / microliter. Hydroxyurea and/or leukapheresis are permitted to meet this criterion
  • Not recovered to Grade ≤1 (NCI-CTCAE v5.0) from all nonhematological toxicities except for alopecia
  • Known clinically active human immunodeficiency virus, active hepatitis B or active hepatitis C infection
  • For newly diagnosed cohorts: received prior chemotherapy for leukemia, except hydroxyurea and/or leukapheresis to control leukocytosis, prior treatment with all-transretinoic acid for initially suspected acute promyelocytic leukemia, or non-HMA therapy for prior myelodysplastic syndrome
  • For relapsed/refractory cohorts: received chemotherapy, immunotherapy, radiotherapy, or any ancillary therapy that is considered to be investigational < 14 days prior to the first dose of ziftomenib or within 5 drug half-lives prior to the first dose of study drug
  • Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, cardiac illness as defined in the protocol
  • Mean corrected QT interval corrected for heart rate by Fredericia's formula (QTcF) >480 ms on triplicate ECGs
  • Uncontrolled infection
  • Women who are pregnant or lactating
  • An active malignancy and currently receiving chemotherapy for that malignancy or disease that is uncontrolled/progressing

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Dose Escalation: Ziftomenib/Venetoclax/Azacitidine in R/R KMT2A-r (B-1)ZiftomenibZiftomenib/Venetoclax/Azacitidine in relapsed/refractory KMT2A-r AML patients who have failed at least one prior line of therapy
Dose Validation/Expansion: Ziftomenib/7+3 in 1L KMT2A-r (B-2)ZiftomenibZiftomenib/7+3 in newly diagnosed KMT2A-r AML patients who are candidates for intensive chemotherapy
Dose Escalation: Ziftomenib/Venetoclax/Azacitidine in R/R NPM1-m (A-1)VenetoclaxZiftomenib/Venetoclax/Azacitidine in relapsed/refractory NPM1-m AML patients who have failed at least one prior line of therapy
Dose Escalation: Ziftomenib/Venetoclax/Azacitidine in R/R NPM1-m (A-1)AzacitidineZiftomenib/Venetoclax/Azacitidine in relapsed/refractory NPM1-m AML patients who have failed at least one prior line of therapy
Dose Escalation: Ziftomenib/7+3 in 1L KMT2A-r (B-2)CytarabineZiftomenib/7+3 in newly diagnosed KMT2A-r AML patients who are candidates for intensive chemotherapy and meet the protocol definition of high-risk disease
Dose Validation/Expansion: Ziftomenib/Venetoclax/Azacitidine in R/R NPM1-m (A-1)ZiftomenibZiftomenib/Venetoclax/Azacitidine in relapsed/refractory NPM1-m AML patients who have failed at least one prior line of therapy
Dose Validation/Expansion: Ziftomenib/Venetoclax/Azacitidine in R/R NPM1-m (A-1)VenetoclaxZiftomenib/Venetoclax/Azacitidine in relapsed/refractory NPM1-m AML patients who have failed at least one prior line of therapy
Dose Validation/Expansion: Ziftomenib/Venetoclax/Azacitidine in R/R NPM1-m (A-1)AzacitidineZiftomenib/Venetoclax/Azacitidine in relapsed/refractory NPM1-m AML patients who have failed at least one prior line of therapy
Dose Validation/Expansion: Ziftomenib/7+3 in 1L NPM1-m (A-2)ZiftomenibZiftomenib/7+3 in newly diagnosed NPM1-m AML patients who are candidates for intensive chemotherapy and meet the protocol definition of high-risk disease
Dose Validation/Expansion: Ziftomenib/7+3 in 1L NPM1-m (A-2)DaunorubicinZiftomenib/7+3 in newly diagnosed NPM1-m AML patients who are candidates for intensive chemotherapy and meet the protocol definition of high-risk disease
Dose Validation/Expansion: Ziftomenib/7+3 in 1L NPM1-m (A-2)CytarabineZiftomenib/7+3 in newly diagnosed NPM1-m AML patients who are candidates for intensive chemotherapy and meet the protocol definition of high-risk disease
Dose Validation/Expansion: Ziftomenib/Venetoclax in R/R NPM1-m (A-3)ZiftomenibZiftomenib/Venetoclax in relapsed/refractory NPM1-m AML patients who have failed at least one prior line of therapy
Dose Validation/Expansion: Ziftomenib/Venetoclax in R/R NPM1-m (A-3)VenetoclaxZiftomenib/Venetoclax in relapsed/refractory NPM1-m AML patients who have failed at least one prior line of therapy
Dose Validation/Expansion: Ziftomenib/Venetoclax/Azacitidine in 1L NPM1-m (A-4)ZiftomenibZiftomenib/Venetoclax/Azacitidine in newly diagnosed NPM1-m AML patients
Dose Validation/Expansion: Ziftomenib/Venetoclax/Azacitidine in 1L NPM1-m (A-4)VenetoclaxZiftomenib/Venetoclax/Azacitidine in newly diagnosed NPM1-m AML patients
Dose Validation/Expansion: Ziftomenib/Venetoclax/Azacitidine in 1L NPM1-m (A-4)AzacitidineZiftomenib/Venetoclax/Azacitidine in newly diagnosed NPM1-m AML patients
Dose Validation/Expansion: Ziftomenib/Venetoclax/Azacitidine in R/R KMT2A-r (B-1)ZiftomenibZiftomenib/Venetoclax/Azacitidine in relapsed/refractory KMT2A-r AML patients who have failed at least one prior line of therapy
Dose Validation/Expansion: Ziftomenib/7+3 in 1L KMT2A-r (B-2)CytarabineZiftomenib/7+3 in newly diagnosed KMT2A-r AML patients who are candidates for intensive chemotherapy
Dose Validation/Expansion: Ziftomenib/Venetoclax/Azacitidine in 1L KMT2A-r (B-3)ZiftomenibZiftomenib/Venetoclax/Azacitidine in newly diagnosed KMT2A-r AML patients
Dose Validation/Expansion: Ziftomenib/Venetoclax/Azacitidine in R/R KMT2A-r (B-1)VenetoclaxZiftomenib/Venetoclax/Azacitidine in relapsed/refractory KMT2A-r AML patients who have failed at least one prior line of therapy
Dose Validation/Expansion: Ziftomenib/Venetoclax/Azacitidine in 1L KMT2A-r (B-3)VenetoclaxZiftomenib/Venetoclax/Azacitidine in newly diagnosed KMT2A-r AML patients
Dose Validation/Expansion: Ziftomenib/Venetoclax/Azacitidine in 1L KMT2A-r (B-3)AzacitidineZiftomenib/Venetoclax/Azacitidine in newly diagnosed KMT2A-r AML patients
Dose Escalation: Ziftomenib/Venetoclax/Azacitidine in R/R NPM1-m (A-1)ZiftomenibZiftomenib/Venetoclax/Azacitidine in relapsed/refractory NPM1-m AML patients who have failed at least one prior line of therapy
Dose Escalation: Ziftomenib/7+3 in 1L NPM1-m (A-2)ZiftomenibZiftomenib/7+3 in newly diagnosed NPM1-m AML patients who are candidates for intensive chemotherapy and meet the protocol definition of high-risk disease
Dose Escalation: Ziftomenib/7+3 in 1L NPM1-m (A-2)DaunorubicinZiftomenib/7+3 in newly diagnosed NPM1-m AML patients who are candidates for intensive chemotherapy and meet the protocol definition of high-risk disease
Dose Escalation: Ziftomenib/7+3 in 1L NPM1-m (A-2)CytarabineZiftomenib/7+3 in newly diagnosed NPM1-m AML patients who are candidates for intensive chemotherapy and meet the protocol definition of high-risk disease
Dose Escalation: Ziftomenib/Venetoclax/Azacitidine in R/R KMT2A-r (B-1)VenetoclaxZiftomenib/Venetoclax/Azacitidine in relapsed/refractory KMT2A-r AML patients who have failed at least one prior line of therapy
Dose Escalation: Ziftomenib/Venetoclax/Azacitidine in R/R KMT2A-r (B-1)AzacitidineZiftomenib/Venetoclax/Azacitidine in relapsed/refractory KMT2A-r AML patients who have failed at least one prior line of therapy
Dose Escalation: Ziftomenib/7+3 in 1L KMT2A-r (B-2)ZiftomenibZiftomenib/7+3 in newly diagnosed KMT2A-r AML patients who are candidates for intensive chemotherapy and meet the protocol definition of high-risk disease
Dose Escalation: Ziftomenib/7+3 in 1L KMT2A-r (B-2)DaunorubicinZiftomenib/7+3 in newly diagnosed KMT2A-r AML patients who are candidates for intensive chemotherapy and meet the protocol definition of high-risk disease
Dose Validation/Expansion: Ziftomenib/Venetoclax/Azacitidine in R/R KMT2A-r (B-1)AzacitidineZiftomenib/Venetoclax/Azacitidine in relapsed/refractory KMT2A-r AML patients who have failed at least one prior line of therapy
Dose Validation/Expansion: Ziftomenib/7+3 in 1L KMT2A-r (B-2)DaunorubicinZiftomenib/7+3 in newly diagnosed KMT2A-r AML patients who are candidates for intensive chemotherapy
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Rate of dose limiting toxicities (DLTs) per dose levelDuring the first 28 days of ziftomenib in combination with SOC backbone treatment (1 cycle)

Assessed by the NCI-CTCAE v5.0

Descriptive statistics of adverse eventsFirst dose of ziftomenib up to and including 28 days after last dose of ziftomenib, or if the patient is lost to follow-up, whichever comes first

Assessed by the NCI-CTCAE v5.0

Complete remission (CR) rateUp to 1 year following end of treatment with ziftomenib

Assessed by the ELN 2022 criteria

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Composite Complete Remission (CRc) or MLFS rateUp to 1 year following end of treatment with ziftomenib

Assessed by the ELN 2022 criteria

Measurable residual disease (MRD)Up to 1 year following end of treatment with ziftomenib

Assessed by multiparameter flow cytometry (MFC) and molecular analysis

Median OSUp to 1 year following end of treatment with ziftomenib

To assess overall survival of ziftomenib

Proportion of patients alive1 year following end of treatment with ziftomenib

To assess proportion of patients alive at 1 year following treatment with ziftomenib

Median EFSUp to 1 year following end of treatment with ziftomenib

To assess median event free survival

EFS1 year following end of treatment with ziftomenib

To assess event free survival

Median DORUp to 1 year following end of treatment with ziftomenib

To assess median duration of remission

Proportion of patients who undergo HSCTUp to 1 year following end of treatment with ziftomenib

To assess proportion of patients who undergo hematopoietic stem cell transplant

TIUp to 1 year following end of treatment with ziftomenib

To assess rate of transfusion independence

CmaxCycle 1. Each cycle is 28 days.

Maximum plasma concentration (Cmax) of ziftomenib and metabolites

TmaxCycle 1. Each cycle is 28 days.

Time to maximum plasma concentration (Tmax) of ziftomenib and metabolites

AUC0-lastCycle 1. Each cycle is 28 days.

Area under the concentration-time curve from time zero to the time of the last quantifiable concentration after dosing (AUC0-last) of ziftomenib and metabolites

AUCtauCycle 1. Each cycle is 28 days.

Area under the concentration-time curve over a dosing interval (AUCtau) of ziftomenib

Accumulation ratio of ziftomenib and metabolitesCycle 1. Each cycle is 28 days.

To assess accumulation ratio of ziftomenib and metabolites

Cmax of venetoclaxCycle 1. Each cycle is 28 days.

Maximum plasma concentration (Cmax) of venetoclax

Tmax of venetoclaxCycle 1. Each cycle is 28 days.

Time to maximum plasma concentration (Tmax) of venetoclax

AUC0-last of venetoclaxCycle 1. Each cycle is 28 days.

Area under the concentration-time curve from time zero to the time of the last quantifiable concentration after dosing (AUC0-last) of venetoclax

AUCtau of venetoclaxCycle 1. Each cycle is 28 days.

Area under the concentration-time curve over a dosing interval (AUCtau) of venetoclax

Trial Locations

Locations (28)

Moores UC San Diego Cancer Center

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La Jolla, California, United States

USC University of Southern California / Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center

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Los Angeles, California, United States

UCLA - Bowyer Oncology Center

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Los Angeles, California, United States

UCI Health Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center

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Orange, California, United States

UC Health Blood Disorders and Cell Therapies Center - Anschutz Medical Campus

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Aurora, Colorado, United States

Colorado Blood Cancer Institute

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Denver, Colorado, United States

Yale Cancer Center and Smilow Cancer Hospital

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New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University

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Chicago, Illinois, United States

The University of Kansas Cancer Center

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Fairway, Kansas, United States

Norton Cancer Institute - St. Matthews

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Louisville, Kentucky, United States

Ochsner MD Anderson Cancer Center

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Jefferson, Louisiana, United States

Massachusetts General Hospital

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Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Karmanos Cancer Institute

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Detroit, Michigan, United States

University of Minnesota

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Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Rutgers Cancer Institute

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New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center

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Buffalo, New York, United States

New York - Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medicine

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New York, New York, United States

Mount Sinai - Ruttenberg Treatment Center

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New York, New York, United States

Stony Brook Cancer Center

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Stony Brook, New York, United States

Duke Blood Cancer Center

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Durham, North Carolina, United States

Cleveland Clinic

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Cleveland, Ohio, United States

OU Health Stephenson Cancer Center

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Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

TriStar Bone Marrow Transplant

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Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Sarah Cannon Research Institute - St. David's South Austin Medical Center / Texas Oncology South Austin

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Austin, Texas, United States

UT Southwestern - Simmons Cancer Center

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Dallas, Texas, United States

MD Anderson Cancer Center

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Houston, Texas, United States

UW Health - Carbone Cancer Center

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Madison, Wisconsin, United States

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