Clinical trial Recruiting at 214 sites Phase 3 Interventional Ages 18 and up

Adding navtemadlin to ruxolitinib for myelofibrosis patients with poor response

Official title: A Phase 3, Randomized, Double-blind, Add-on Study Evaluating the Safety and Efficacy of Navtemadlin Plus Ruxolitinib vs Placebo Plus Ruxolitinib in JAK Inhibitor-Naïve Patients With Myelofibrosis Who Have a Suboptimal Response to Ruxolitinib

Run by Kartos Therapeutics, Inc. · NCT06479135 · Data updated 2026-11-12

This study is testing if adding a new drug called navtemadlin to ruxolitinib can help myelofibrosis patients who aren't doing well on ruxolitinib alone.

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Quick facts

PhasePhase 3
Study typeInterventional
Ages18 Years and up
SexAll
Enrollment600 (estimated)
SponsorKartos Therapeutics, Inc.
Industry-sponsored
Drugs / interventionsRuxolitinib
Locations215 sites (Birmingham, Alabama and 214 other locations)
StatusRecruiting
StartedJune 3, 2024
Main results expectedDecember 31, 2026
Study endsDecember 31, 2028
Registry record updatedSeptember 25, 2025
Trial IDNCT06479135 on ClinicalTrials.gov

Is this trial a fit for you?

Likely a good fit

Ideal candidates include patients with primary myelofibrosis or post-PV/post-ET myelofibrosis who are JAK-inhibitor naive and have a suboptimal response to ruxolitinib.

Probably not a fit

Patients who have previously undergone splenectomy or have high blast counts in their blood or bone marrow may not benefit from this study.

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This clinical trial evaluates the effectiveness of adding navtemadlin to ruxolitinib treatment for patients with myelofibrosis who have not responded adequately to ruxolitinib alone. Initially, participants will receive ruxolitinib during a run-in period, and those showing a suboptimal response will be randomly assigned to receive either navtemadlin or a placebo alongside their ongoing ruxolitinib treatment. The study is designed to be blinded, ensuring that neither the participants nor the healthcare providers know which treatment is being administered. This approach aims to determine if the combination therapy can provide better clinical outcomes than ruxolitinib alone.

Why it matters

Potential benefit: If successful, this treatment could improve outcomes for myelofibrosis patients who do not respond well to ruxolitinib alone.

How similar studies have gone: Other studies have explored combination therapies in myelofibrosis, but the specific combination of navtemadlin with ruxolitinib is relatively novel.

Who can join: the full rules

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Inclusion Criteria for Ruxolitinib Alone Period:

* Confirmed diagnosis of PMF, post-PV MF, or post-ET MF, as assessed by the treating physician according to the World Health Organization (WHO) criteria
* High, Intermediate-1, Intermediate-2 risk category International Prognosis System Score (IPSS)
* Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 to 2
* JAK-inhibitor treatment naive

Exclusion Criteria for Ruxolitinib Alone Period:

* Prior Splenectomy
* Splenic irradiation within 3 months prior to the first dose
* Prior BCL-XL, BET, MDM2, PI3K, PIM, or XPO1 inhibitors therapy or p53-directed therapy
* Eligible for Bone Marrow Transplant
* Peripheral blood or bone marrow blast count ≥ 10 percent

Inclusion Criteria for Randomized Period:

* PMF, post-PV MF, or post-ET MF that is TP53WT as assessed by central testing
* ECOG performance status of 0 to 2
* Treatment with a stable dose of ruxolitinib
* Suboptimal response to run-in ruxolitinib treatment

Exclusion Criteria for Randomized Period:

* Elevated white blood cell count that doubles (or more) during ruxolitinib treatment and exceeds 50 × 10\^9/L
* Peripheral blood or bone marrow blast count ≥ 10 percent

Where it's running

  • UAB Hospital
    Birmingham, Alabama, United States
    Recruiting
  • Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center
    Gilbert, Arizona, United States
    Recruiting
  • Mayo Clinic - Phoenix
    Phoenix, Arizona, United States
    Recruiting
  • UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center
    La Jolla, California, United States
    Recruiting
  • UCLA Hematology/Oncology Clinic - Los Angeles
    Los Angeles, California, United States
    Recruiting
  • Scripps Health, Prebys Cancer Center
    San Diego, California, United States
    Recruiting
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  • The Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
    Torrance, California, United States
    Recruiting
  • Rocky Mountain Cancer Centers - Aurora
    Aurora, Colorado, United States
    Recruiting
  • Medical Oncology Hematology Consultants, PA
    Newark, Delaware, United States
    Recruiting
  • MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center
    Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States
    Recruiting
  • Mayo Clinic - Jacksonville
    Jacksonville, Florida, United States
    Recruiting
  • University of Miami
    Miami, Florida, United States
    Recruiting
  • AdventHealth Cancer Institute
    Orlando, Florida, United States
    Recruiting
  • Moffitt Cancer Center
    Tampa, Florida, United States
    Recruiting
  • Mission Cancer + Blood
    Des Moines, Iowa, United States
    Recruiting
  • University of Kansas Cancer Center - Westwood
    Westwood, Kansas, United States
    Recruiting
  • Norton Cancer Institute
    Louisville, Kentucky, United States
    Recruiting
  • Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center
    Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States
    Recruiting
  • Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center
    Baltimore, Maryland, United States
    Recruiting
  • The Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders
    Bethesda, Maryland, United States
    Recruiting
  • Dana Farber Cancer Institute
    Boston, Massachusetts, United States
    Recruiting
  • University of Michigan Hospital
    Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
    Recruiting
  • Henry Ford Cancer Institute - Brigitte Harris Cancer Pavilion
    Detroit, Michigan, United States
    Recruiting
  • Nebraska Hematology - Oncology, P.C.
    Lincoln, Nebraska, United States
    Recruiting
  • Mohtaseb Cancer Center and Blood Disorders
    Henderson, Nevada, United States
    Recruiting
  • Hackensack University Medical Center
    Hackensack, New Jersey, United States
    Recruiting
  • Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center
    Brooklyn, New York, United States
    Recruiting
  • Cayuga Cancer Center
    Ithaca, New York, United States
    Recruiting
  • Northwell Health, R.J. Zuckerberg Cancer Center
    Lake Success, New York, United States
    Recruiting
  • ICAHN School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
    New York, New York, United States
    Recruiting
  • Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center
    The Bronx, New York, United States
    Recruiting
  • Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC)
    Charleston, North Carolina, United States
    Recruiting
  • Atrium Health Levine Cancer Institute
    Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
    Recruiting
  • Duke University Medical Center
    Durham, North Carolina, United States
    Recruiting
  • Regional Medical Oncology Center
    Wilson, North Carolina, United States
    Recruiting
  • Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist
    Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
    Recruiting
  • Gabrail Cancer Center
    Canton, Ohio, United States
    Recruiting
  • University of Cincinnati Medical Center
    Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
    Recruiting
  • Cleveland Clinic Cancer Center at Fairview Hospital
    Cleveland, Ohio, United States
    Recruiting
  • Cleveland Clinic
    Cleveland, Ohio, United States
    Recruiting
  • Independence Family Health Center - Cleveland Clinic
    Independence, Ohio, United States
    Recruiting
  • Hillcrest Hospital - Cleveland Clinic
    Mayfield Heights, Ohio, United States
    Recruiting
  • Willamette Valley Cancer Institute and Research Center
    Eugene, Oregon, United States
    Recruiting
  • Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
    Recruiting
  • West Penn Hospital
    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
    Recruiting
  • Tennessee Oncology
    Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States
    Recruiting
  • Tennessee Oncology
    Nashville, Tennessee, United States
    Recruiting
  • Vanderbilt University Medical Center
    Nashville, Tennessee, United States
    Recruiting
  • UT - SouthWestern
    Dallas, Texas, United States
    Recruiting
  • U.T. MD Anderson Cancer Center
    Houston, Texas, United States
    Recruiting

+165 more sites. See ClinicalTrials.gov for the full list.

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