Combining tagraxofusp and decitabine for treating certain blood cancers

Phase I/II Study of Tagraxofusp in Combination With Decitabine for Patients With Myelomonocytic/Myeloproliferative Neoplasm and High Risk Myelodysplastic Syndromes

This study is testing a new combination of two drugs, tagraxofusp and decitabine, to see if they can help people with certain types of blood cancers feel better and improve their health.

Quick facts

• Phase: Phase1; Phase2
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 64 (estimated)
• Ages: 18 Years and up
• Sex: All
• Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center (Academic / other)
• Drugs / interventions: chemotherapy, radiation, prednisone
• Locations: 1 site (Houston, Texas)
• Trial ID: NCT05038592 on ClinicalTrials.gov

What this trial studies

This phase I/II trial evaluates the safety, tolerability, and effectiveness of tagraxofusp in combination with decitabine for patients with chronic myelomonocytic leukemia and high-risk myelodysplastic syndromes. The study aims to determine the maximum tolerable dose of tagraxofusp while assessing the overall response rate to the treatment. Patients will receive decitabine intravenously for five days and tagraxofusp for three days in a 28-day cycle, with follow-up every three months after treatment completion. The trial includes both a dose-escalation phase and a dose-expansion phase to gather comprehensive data on the treatment's impact.

Who should consider this trial

Good fit: Ideal candidates are adults aged 18 and older with specific types of chronic myelomonocytic leukemia or high-risk myelodysplastic syndromes that have not responded to previous treatments.

Not a fit: Patients with lower-risk myelodysplastic syndromes or those who have not been diagnosed with the specified conditions may not benefit from this study.

Why it matters

Potential benefit: If successful, this treatment could provide a new therapeutic option for patients with difficult-to-treat blood cancers.

How similar studies have performed: Other studies have shown promising results with similar combinations of targeted therapies and chemotherapy in treating blood cancers.

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

* The participant is ≥ 18 years old
* Diagnosis of myelodysplastic/myeloproliferative neoplasm (MDS/MPN) according to World Health Organization (WHO) and:

  * Phase 1 dose escalation portion: CMML-1 or CMML-2 by WHO or higher-risk MDS (defined as IPSS-Revised score \>3.5 or with TP53 mutations) with \>5% blasts or MDS/MPN (other than CMML) with \>5% bone marrow blasts and no response after 6 cycles of azacitidine, decitabine, guadecitabine or ASTX727 (decitabine-cedazuridine) or relapse or progression after any number of cycles
  * Phase 2 dose expansion portion:

    * Relapsed cohort (Cohort A): CMML-1 or CMML-2 or higher-risk MDS (defined as IPSS-Revised score \>3.5 or with TP53 mutations) with \>5% blasts or MDS/MPN (other than CMML) with \>5% bone marrow blasts by WHO and no response after 6 cycles of azacitidine, decitabine, guadecitabine or ASTX727 (decitabine-cedazuridine) or relapse or progression after any number of cycles
    * Hypomethylating agents (HMA) naive cohort (Cohort B): previously untreated CMML-1 or CMML-2 and intermediate-2 or high-risk IPSS or higher-risk MDS (defined as IPSS-Revised score \>3.5 or with TP53 mutations) with \>5% blasts or MDS/MPN (other than CMML) with \>5% bone marrow blasts.
* The patient has an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status (PS) of 0-2
* Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≥ 50% as measured by multigated acquisition scan or 2-dimensional (2-D) echocardiogram (ECHO) within 28 days prior to start of therapy and no clinically significant abnormalities on a 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG)
* Serum creatinine ≤ 1.5 mg/dL (or ≤ 114 umol/L)
* Serum albumin ≥ 3.2 g/dL (or ≥ 32 g/L) in the absence of receipt of (IV) albumin within the previous 72 hours
* Total Bilirubin =\< 1.5 mg/dL (or ≤ 26 umol/L)
* Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) ≤ 2.5 times the upper limit of normal (ULN)
* Creatine kinase (CK) ≤ 2.5 times the ULN
* If a woman of child bearing potential (WOCBP), the participant has a negative serum or urine pregnancy test within 1 week prior to tagraxofusp treatment (intervals shorter than 1 week are acceptable, if required by institutional guidelines).
* The participant has signed informed consent prior to initiation of any study-specific procedures or treatment.
* The participant is able to adhere to the study visit schedule and other protocol requirements, including follow-up for response assessments.
* The participant (either male or female) agrees to use acceptable contraceptive methods for the duration of time in the study, and to continue to use acceptable contraceptive methods for 2 months after the last tagraxofusp infusion.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Participants has persistent clinically significant toxicities Grade .2 from previous chemotherapy not readily controlled by supportive measures (excluding alopecia, nausea, and fatigue).
* Participants has received treatment with chemotherapy, wide-field radiation, or biologic therapy within 14 days of study entry.
* Participants has received treatment with another investigational agent within 14 days of study entry or concurrent treatment with another investigational agent.
* Participants has previously received treatment with tagraxofusp or has a known hypersensitivity to any components of the drug product.
* Participants has an active malignancy and/or cancer history (excluding myeloproliferative disorders and concomitant myeloid malignancies as specified in the inclusion criteria) that is requiring active therapy. Participants with the following neoplastic diagnoses are eligible: non-melanoma skin cancer, carcinoma in situ (including superficial bladder cancer), cervical intraepithelial neoplasia, or organ- confined prostate cancer with no evidence of progressive disease.
* Participants has clinically significant cardiovascular disease (e.g., uncontrolled or any New York Heart Association Class 3 or 4 congestive heart failure, uncontrolled angina, history of myocardial infarction, unstable angina, or stroke within 6 months prior to study entry, uncontrolled hypertension or clinically significant arrhythmias not controlled by medication).
* Participants has uncontrolled, clinically significant pulmonary disease (e.g., chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pulmonary hypertension) that, in the Investigator's opinion, would put the patient at significant risk for pulmonary complications during the study.
* Participants has known active or suspected disease involvement of the central nervous system (CNS). If suspected due to clinical findings, CNS disease should be ruled out with relevant imaging and/or examination of cerebrospinal fluid.
* Participants is receiving immunosuppressive therapy, with the exception of corticosteroids (maximum dose of 10 mg prednisone or equivalent) and tacrolimus for prophylaxis of graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). If the patient has been on immunosuppressive treatment for active GVHD, the treatment(s) for active GVHD must have been discontinued at least 14 days prior to study drug and there must be no evidence of Grade .2 GVHD.
* Participants has uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, uncontrolled infection, disseminated intravascular coagulation, or psychiatric illness that would limit compliance with study requirements.
* Participants is pregnant or breast feeding.
* Participants has known human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
* Participants has evidence of active or chronic Hepatitis B or Hepatitis C infection.
* Participants is oxygen-dependent.
* Participants has any medical condition that in the Investigator's opinion place the patient at an unacceptably high risk for toxicities.
* Hydroxyurea is permitted only in settings in which a patient had been receiving this agent prior to study entry; hydroxyurea may only be administered during Cycle 1. After Cycle 1, the use of hydroxyurea may be permitted in consultation with the Principal Investigator.

Where this trial is running

Houston, Texas

• M D Anderson Cancer Center — Houston, Texas, United States (Recruiting)

Study contacts

• Principal investigator: Guillermo M Bravo, MD — M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
• Study coordinator: Guillermo Bravo, MD

Conditions Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia; Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia-1; Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia-2; Myelodysplastic/Myeloproliferative Neoplasm