GTB-3650 treatment for high-risk myeloid malignancies
Official title: HM2023-05: GTB-3650 (Anti-CD16/IL-15/Anti-CD33) Tri-Specific Killer Engager (TriKE®) for the Treatment of High Risk Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS) and Refractory/Relapsed Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
Run by Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota · NCT06594445 · Data updated 2026-11-12
This study is testing a new treatment called GTB-3650 to see if it can help adults with tough-to-treat blood cancers like acute myeloid leukemia feel better and respond to therapy.
Quick facts
| Phase | Phase 1 |
|---|---|
| Study type | Interventional |
| Ages | 18 Years and up |
| Sex | All |
| Enrollment | 45 (estimated) |
| Sponsor | Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota Academic / other |
| Drugs / interventions | chemotherapy, prednisone |
| Locations | 1 site (Minneapolis, Minnesota) |
| Status | Recruiting |
| Started | November 19, 2024 |
| Main results expected | March 30, 2027 |
| Study ends | October 30, 2027 |
| Registry record updated | July 14, 2026 |
| Trial ID | NCT06594445 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
Is this trial a fit for you?
✓Likely a good fit
Ideal candidates are adults aged 18 and older with refractory or relapsed myeloid malignancies who are not candidates for curative therapies.
✕Probably not a fit
Patients who are not expressing CD33 or those who are candidates for potentially curative therapies 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 Phase I interventional study evaluates the safety and efficacy of GTB-3650, a tri-specific killer engager, in adults with refractory or relapsed myeloid malignancies, including acute myeloid leukemia and myelodysplastic syndromes. The study aims to determine the optimal dosing of GTB-3650, which targets CD33-expressing malignant cells and myeloid-derived suppressor cells to enhance natural killer cell function. Participants must have specific blood cell counts and organ function, and they will be monitored closely during the treatment period.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this treatment could provide a new therapeutic option for patients with high-risk myeloid malignancies who have limited treatment alternatives.
How similar studies have gone: While this approach is novel, similar studies targeting CD33 in myeloid malignancies have shown promise, indicating potential for success.
Who can join: the full rules
Show full inclusion / exclusion criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of a high risk myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), treatment related MDS, OR relapsed/refractory acute myelogenous leukemia (AML). * Absolute lymphocyte count (ALC) ≥ 200 cells/µL OR absolute circulating CD56+/CD3- NK cell count \>25 cells/µL within the 14 days prior to Cycle 1 Day 1. * Peripheral blasts ≤20,000 at the time of treatment start. Hydroxyurea may be used up to Day 1 of the 1st cycle to achieve this threshold and continued for the 1st two weeks of Cycle 1 to maintain it. * Karnofsky performance status ≥ 70% * Adequate organ function within 14 days (30 days for cardiac) of Cycle 1 Day 1 * Sexually active persons of childbearing potential or persons with partners of childbearing potential must agree to use a highly effective form of contraception during study treatment and for at least 4 months after the last dose of GTB-3650. Non-childbearing is defined as \>1 year postmenopausal or surgically sterilized. -For the Dose Finding Component Only: Must agree to stay within a 60- minute drive of the Study Center through the Cycle 1 Day 29 visit (end of the Dose Limiting Toxicity period). * Provides voluntary written consent prior to the performance of any research related activity. * Pulmonary: room air 0 2 saturation at ≥ 95% Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnant or breast-feeding. The effect of GTB-3650 TriKE on the fetus is unknown. Persons of childbearing potential must have a negative serum or urine test within 7 days prior to Cycle 1 Day 1 to rule out pregnancy. * A candidate for hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) or newly relapsed after HSCT (e.g. no post-HSCT therapy given). * Bi-phenotypic acute leukemia or mixed lineage leukemia. * Acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL). * No anticancer therapy within 14 days of Cycle 1 Day 1; any AEs from therapy given prior must have resolved to Grade 1 or baseline * New or progressive pulmonary infiltrates on screening chest x-ray or chest CT scan unless cleared for study by Pulmonary. Infiltrates attributed to infection must be stable/improving with associated clinical improvement after 1 week of appropriate therapy (4 weeks for presumed or documented fungal infections). * Active systemic infection requiring parenteral antibiotic therapy. Any prior systemic infections must have resolved following optimal therapy. * Known history of HIV. * Active Hepatitis B or Hepatitis C (virus detectable by PCR) - chronic asymptomatic viral hepatitis is allowed. * Positive test results from chronic hepatitis B infection (defined as positive HBsAg serology) and/or positive test results for hepatitis C (HCV antibody serology test). * Prior malignancy except for the following: adequately treated basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer, in situ cervical cancer, adequately treated Stage I or II cancer currently in complete remission, or any other cancer from which the patient has been disease-free for 1 year * Active central nervous system (CNS) malignancy or symptoms of CNS spread or administration of IT chemotherapy within 14 days prior to Day 1. * Extramedullary disease causing symptoms and/or involving the CNS or spinal canal - asymptomatic extramedullary disease outside the CNS and spinal canal is eligible provided the marrow has measurable disease. * Known autoimmune disease requiring active treatment with steroids or other immunosuppressive medications within 14 days before Cycle 1 Day. Inhaled or topical steroids, and adrenal replacement steroid doses ≤ 10 mg daily prednisone equivalent, are permitted in the absence of active autoimmune disease. * Persons with a condition requiring systemic treatment with steroids (\> 10 mg daily prednisone equivalent) or other immunosuppressive medications within 14 days before Cycle 1 Day 1. * The potential risk of QT/QTc prolongation is unknown in humans receiving TriKE therefore either of the following is an exclusion criteria: * QTc interval \> 480 msec at screening * A family history of long QT syndrome * Psychiatric illness/social situations that, in the judgement of the enrolling Investigator, would limit compliance with study requirements. * Other illness or a medical issue that, in the judgement of the enrolling Investigator, would exclude the patient from participating in this study.
Where it's running
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Masonic Cancer Center
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States Recruiting
Study contacts
- Study coordinator: Mark Juckett, MD
- Email: juck0001@umn.edu
- Phone: 612-624-9452
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How to take part
- Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
- Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
- Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.