Pharmacokinetics, Safety, and Efficacy of ASTX727 in Combination With Venetoclax in Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)

Running, not enrolling · Phase 1/Phase 2

Conditions studied: Acute Myeloid Leukemia

In brief

The Phase 1 portion of this study is a single-arm, open-label, multicenter, non-randomized interventional study to evaluate the pharmacokinetic (PK) interaction, safety, and efficacy of ASTX727 when given in combination with venetoclax for the treatment of newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in adults who are age 75 years or older, or who have comorbidities that preclude use of intensive induction chemotherapy. The primary purpose of the study is to rule out drug-drug interactions between ASTX727 and venetoclax combination therapy by evaluating area under the curve (AUC) and maximum plasma concentration (Cmax) exposure. The Phase 2 portion of the study is to assess the efficacy of ASTX727 and venetoclax when given in combination and to evaluate potential PK interactions. Phase 2 will follow the same overall study design as Phase 1 and has two parts, Part A and Part B.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04657081

Run by

Taiho Oncology, Inc.

People needed

101

Starts

2021-02-09

Expected to finish

2026-12-31

Last updated by the study team

2025-12-08

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Participant must be 18 years of age or older.
• Histological confirmation of newly diagnosed AML by World Health Organization (WHO) 2016 criteria.
• Projected life expectancy of at least 3 months.
• Participants must be considered ineligible for intensive induction chemotherapy defined by the following: a) Age 75 years or older, or b) Age 18 to 74 years with at least one of the following comorbidities: i) Severe cardiac disorder (eg, congestive heart failure requiring treatment, ejection fraction ≤50%, or chronic stable angina), ii) Severe pulmonary disorder (eg, diffusing lung capacity for carbon monoxide DLCO ≤65% or forced expiratory volume in 1 second [FEV1] ≤65%), iii) Creatinine clearance ≥30 mL/min to <45 mL/min, iv) Moderate hepatic impairment with total bilirubin >1.5 to ≤3.0 × upper limit of normal (ULN), v) Phase 1: Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status of 2 (participants with ECOG ≥3 are not eligible); Phase 2, Parts A and B: ECOG Performance Status of 2 or 3 (participants with ECOG 4 are not eligible).
• Phase 1: ECOG Performance Status of 0-2; Phase 2, Parts A and B: ECOG 0-3.
• Women of child-bearing potential (according to recommendations of the Clinical Trial Facilitation Group [CTFG]) must not be pregnant or breastfeeding and must have a negative pregnancy test at screening.
• Participants and their partners with reproductive potential must agree to use a highly effective contraceptive measure during the study and for 3 months after the last dose of study treatment, including refraining from sperm donation. Effective contraception includes methods such as oral contraceptives or double-barrier method (eg, use of a condom AND diaphragm, with spermicide).
• Capable of giving legally effective informed consent, which includes compliance with the requirements and restrictions listed in the informed consent form and protocol, and willing to participate in the study.

You may not qualify if…

• History of myeloproliferative neoplasm including myelofibrosis, essential thrombocythemia, polycythemia vera, chronic myeloid leukemia with or without BCR-ABL1 translocation and AML with BCR-ABL1 translocation.
• The following karyotype abnormalities: t(8;21), inv(16) or t(15;17), or other acute promyelocytic leukemia variants that remain sensitive to all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) therapy.
• Known active central nervous system involvement from AML.
• Known human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection (due to potential drug-drug interactions between antiretroviral medications and venetoclax). Human immunodeficiency virus testing will be performed at Screening, only if indicated per local guidelines or institutional standards.
• Known active hepatitis B or C infection (detectable viral load). Hepatitis B or C testing will be performed at Screening, only if indicated per local guidelines or institutional standards.
• Severe hepatic impairment defined as: bilirubin >1.5×upper limit of normal (ULN) for participants ≥75 years or >3×ULN for participants <75 years; or aspartate aminotransferase (AST)/serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (SGOT) or alanine aminotransferase (ALT)/serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase (SGPT) >3×ULN (unless considered to be due to leukemic organ involvement).
• Severe renal impairment defined as: calculated creatinine clearance or glomerular filtration rate <30 mL/min.
• A malabsorption syndrome or other condition that precludes enteral route of administration.
• Cardiovascular disability status of New York Heart Association Class >2. Class 2 is defined as cardiac disease in which patients are comfortable at rest but ordinary physical activity results in fatigue, palpitations, dyspnea, or anginal pain.
• Chronic respiratory disease that requires continuous oxygen, or significant history of renal, neurologic, psychiatric, endocrinologic, metabolic, immunologic, hepatic, cardiovascular disease, any other medical condition or known hypersensitivity to any of the study medications that in the opinion of the investigator would adversely affect his/her participating in this study.
• Clinically significant uncontrolled systemic infection requiring therapy (viral, bacterial, or fungal).
• History of other malignancies prior to study entry, with the exception of adequately treated in situ carcinoma of the breast or cervix uteri; localized basal cell carcinoma or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin; previous malignancy confined and surgically resected (or adequately treated and controlled with other modalities); and any early stage malignancy for which no definitive therapy is required.
• White blood cell (WBC) count >25,000/μL (Hydroxyurea treatment is permitted to meet this criterion).
• Treatment with the following: a) A hypomethylating agent (azacitidine or decitabine), or venetoclax including prior treatment for myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), b) Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR)-T cell therapy, c) Investigational therapies for MDS or AML.
• Participants who cannot discontinue concomitant prophylactic antifungal therapy with CYP3A inhibitor activity or other concomitant medications with moderate or strong CYP3A inhibitor activity ≥7 days or 5 half-lives, whichever is greater, prior to cycle 1 day 1 (C1D1).
• Participants who cannot discontinue concomitant drugs that are strong CYP3A or P-gp inhibitors ≥7 days or 5 half-lives, whichever is greater, prior to C1D1.
• Participants who cannot avoid concomitant drugs known as moderate or strong CYP3A inducers.
• Current participation in another research study requiring interventions such as drug therapy or study procedures.
• Known or suspected hypersensitivity to decitabine, cedazuridine, venetoclax, or any of their excipients.
• Known significant mental illness or other condition such as active alcohol or other substance abuse or addiction that, in the opinion of the investigator, predisposes the participant to high risk of noncompliance with the protocol.
• Participants who consume grapefruit, grapefruit products, Seville oranges (including marmalade containing Seville oranges) or starfruit ≤7 days prior to C1D1.

Where it is running

• USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center — Los Angeles, California, United States
• Stanford University — Palo Alto, California, United States
• Yale University — New Haven, Connecticut, United States
• Baptist MD Anderson Cancer Center — Jacksonville, Florida, United States
• Boca Raton Clinical Research — Plantation, Florida, United States
• The University of Chicago Medical Center — Chicago, Illinois, United States
• Indiana University Simon Cancer Center — Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
• Tufts Medical Center — Boston, Massachusetts, United States
• Massachusetts General Hospital — Boston, Massachusetts, United States
• University of Massachusetts, Memorial Medical Center — Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
• Health Midwest Ventures Group, Inc. — Kansas City, Missouri, United States
• Hackensack University of Medical Center — Hackensack, New Jersey, United States
• Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center — Buffalo, New York, United States
• Weill Cornell Medical College — New York, New York, United States
• University of Rochester — Rochester, New York, United States
• The Research Foundation of the State University of New York (SUNY) — Syracuse, New York, United States
• East Carolina University — Greenville, North Carolina, United States
• The Ohio State University — Columbus, Ohio, United States
• Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center — Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States
• UPMC Hillman Cancer Center — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
• Vanderbilt University Medical Center — Nashville, Tennessee, United States
• MD Anderson Cancer Center — Houston, Texas, United States
• Baylor Scott & White Research Institute — Temple, Texas, United States
• Seattle Cancer Care Alliance — Seattle, Washington, United States
• University of Calgary - Health Sciences Centre — Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

Trial information comes from ClinicalTrials.gov and is refreshed daily. TrialsForMe does not provide medical care and does not run the studies it lists.