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A Study to Assess Safety, Tolerability and Preliminary Efficacy of Bexmarilimab in Combination With Standard of Care in Patients With Hematological Malignancies

Phase 1
Recruiting
Conditions
Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia
Myelodysplastic Syndromes
Relapsed/Refractory AML
Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT05428969
Lead Sponsor
Faron Pharmaceuticals Ltd
Brief Summary

This is a study to assess the safety of increasing dose levels of bexmarilimab when combined with standard of care (SoC) in patients with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) or chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML) or acute myeloid leukemia (AML); Phase 1 aims to identify the recommended phase 2 dose (RP2D) of bexmarilimab based on safety, tolerability and pharmacological activity; Phase 2 will investigate the preliminary efficacy of the combination treatment in selected indications from Phase 1.

Detailed Description

This is a multicenter Phase 1/2 open-label, study to assess the safety, tolerability and preliminary efficacy of increasing doses of bexmarilimab (FP-1305) in patients with intermediate, high or very high-risk MDS, CMML with 10-19 % marrow blasts, CMML/MDS with failure to hypomethylating agent (HMA), or in patients with newly diagnosed AML non-fit for induction therapy or relapsed/refractory AML. The Phase 1 part of the study will identify a safe and tolerable bexmarilimab dose amongst four predefined dose levels using a bayesian optimal interval (BOIN) dose escalation design to identify the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of bexmarilimab when administered in combination with SoC.

The Phase 2 of the study is an expansion phase to further evaluate the safety and preliminary efficacy of bexmarilimab treatment at RP2D combined with SoC and will follow a Simon's 2-stage design for each of the indications selected to continue forward from Phase 1. This design allows for the investigation of bexmarilimab activity and preliminary response assessments tailored to each indication and allows early stopping in case of futility using a minimum number of patients. Patients from Phase 1, with the selected indication to be investigated in Phase 2, that have been treated at RP2D may be counted towards the number of patients for Phase 2.

Both study phases consist of a screening period, a treatment period, an end of treatment (EoT) as safety follow-up and disease progression/survival follow-up.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
181
Inclusion Criteria
  • Patient ≥ 18 years of age who presents with one of the following conditions:

    • Morphologically confirmed diagnosis of MDS with revised International Prognostic Scoring System (rIPSS) risk categories: intermediate, high and very high.
    • Morphologically confirmed diagnosis of CMML-2 with indication for azacitidine treatment.
    • CMML and MDS patient with response failure to HMA or therapy regimen including HMA.
    • Morphologically confirmed diagnosis of r/r AML following at least 1 line of prior therapies with indication for azacitidine treatment.
    • Morphologically confirmed diagnosis of AML in patients unfit for induction therapy with indication for azacitidine-venetoclax treatment.
  • Leukocyte count < 20 x10^9/L (< 25 x10^9/L for newly diagnosed AML). Hydroxycarbamide use is permitted to meet this criterion in MDS and AML but not in CMML.

  • Adequate renal function.

  • Adequate liver function.

Exclusion Criteria
  • Patient with acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) or myeloproliferative CMML as defined by leukocyte count > 13 x10^9/L.
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status >2 (except newly diagnosed AML where ECOG 3 is allowed for patients < 75 years).
  • Allogeneic transplantation less than 6 months prior screening.
  • Patient with active auto-immune disorder (except type I diabetes, celiac disease, hypothyroidism requiring only hormone replacement, vitiligo, psoriasis, or alopecia).
  • The patient requires systemic corticosteroid (≥10 mg/day prednisone or equivalent) or other immunosuppressive treatment.
  • Less than 21 days since the last dose of intravenous anticancer chemotherapy or less than 14 days or five half-lives (whichever is shorter) from a small molecule targeted therapy or oral anticancer chemotherapy before the first study treatment.
  • Any immunotherapy or investigational therapy within preceding 28 days from the first study treatment.
  • Pregnant or lactating women.
  • History of chronic ulcers or clinically relevant liver disease leading to Child Pugh Score C or higher.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SEQUENTIAL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Phase 2 - Intermediate/high risk MDS, CMML, MDS/CMML failure to HMA, r/r AML & newly diagnosed AMLVenetoclaxStandard of care venetoclax and/or azacitidine as per label plus bexmarilmab
Phase 1 - Intermediate/high risk MDS, CMML 10-19%, MDS/CMML failure to HMA, r/r AMLBexmarilimabStandard of care azacitidine as per label; bexmarilimab 4 dose levels at once every week (Q1W) followed by once every 2 weeks (Q2W); 28-day cycle
Phase 2 - Intermediate/high risk MDS, CMML, MDS/CMML failure to HMA, r/r AML & newly diagnosed AMLAzacitidineStandard of care venetoclax and/or azacitidine as per label plus bexmarilmab
Phase 1 - Newly diagnosed AML patients non-fit for induction therapyAzacitidineStandard of care azacitidine and venetoclax as per label; bexmarilimab 4 dose levels Q1W followed by Q2W; 28-day cycle
Phase 1 - Intermediate/high risk MDS, CMML 10-19%, MDS/CMML failure to HMA, r/r AMLAzacitidineStandard of care azacitidine as per label; bexmarilimab 4 dose levels at once every week (Q1W) followed by once every 2 weeks (Q2W); 28-day cycle
Phase 1 - Newly diagnosed AML patients non-fit for induction therapyBexmarilimabStandard of care azacitidine and venetoclax as per label; bexmarilimab 4 dose levels Q1W followed by Q2W; 28-day cycle
Phase 1 - Newly diagnosed AML patients non-fit for induction therapyVenetoclaxStandard of care azacitidine and venetoclax as per label; bexmarilimab 4 dose levels Q1W followed by Q2W; 28-day cycle
Phase 2 - Intermediate/high risk MDS, CMML, MDS/CMML failure to HMA, r/r AML & newly diagnosed AMLBexmarilimabStandard of care venetoclax and/or azacitidine as per label plus bexmarilmab
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Reporting of incidence and frequency of dose limiting toxicities (DLTs).From study start to end of Cycle 1 (each cycle is 28 days)
Frequency and severity based on NCI-CTCAE grading of treatment emergent AEs and serious adverse events (SAE).From study start to 30 days after end of treatment (EOT)
Complete response (CR) rate for MDS and CMML-2.From study start to 30 days after EOT
Overall response rate (ORR) for MDS and CMML failure to prior HMA.From study start to 30 days after EOT
Complete remission with incomplete blood recovery (CRi) for r/r AML.From study start to 30 days after EOT
Minimal residual disease (MRD) status for newly diagnosed AML.From study start to 30 days after EOT
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Frequency and severity based on NCI-CTCAE grading of treatment emergent AEs and SAEs.From study start to 30 days after EOT
Clinical efficacy measures based on progression free survival analyses defined as the time from study start to the date of documented disease progression or death from any cause, whichever occurs first, up to 2 years.24 months from study start
Clinical efficacy measures based on overall survival analyses defined as the length measured from study start to death from any cause up to 2 years.24 months from study start
Anti-bexmarilimab antibody positivity occurrence rate pre-dose and at defined timepoints during treatment.24 months from study start
Serum concentrations of bexmarilimab at defined timepoints pre-dose and post-dose of single and repeat bexmarilimab administrations using peripheral blood.From study start to end of Cycle 2 (each cycle is 28 days)

Trial Locations

Locations (10)

City of Hope National Medical Center

🇺🇸

Duarte, California, United States

Kuopio University Hospital

🇫🇮

Kuopio, Finland

Oulu University Hospital

🇫🇮

Oulu, Finland

Yale Cancer Center

🇺🇸

New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Helsinki University Hospital

🇫🇮

Helsinki, Finland

Tampere University Hospital

🇫🇮

Tampere, Finland

UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center

🇺🇸

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust

🇬🇧

Manchester, United Kingdom

University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center

🇺🇸

Houston, Texas, United States

Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust

🇬🇧

Truro, United Kingdom

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