Clinical trial Recruiting at 4 sites Phase 1 Interventional Ages 18 and up

Oral treatment with LP-168 for patients with certain blood cancers

Official title: A Phase I, Multicenter, Open-Label, Dose-escalation Study to Evaluate Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics, and Clinical Activity of Orally Administered LP-168 in Subjects With Relapsed or Refractory B-cell Malignancies.

Run by Newave Pharmaceutical Inc · NCT04775745 · Data updated 2026-11-12

This study is testing an oral treatment called LP-168 to see if it can help adults with certain types of blood cancers that have come back or didn't respond to other treatments.

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Quick facts

PhasePhase 1
Study typeInterventional
Ages18 Years and up
SexAll
Enrollment60 (estimated)
SponsorNewave Pharmaceutical Inc
Industry-sponsored
Drugs / interventionschemotherapy, immunotherapy, prednisone
Locations4 sites (Durham, North Carolina and 3 other locations)
StatusRecruiting
StartedJuly 19, 2021
Main results expectedDecember 31, 2027
Study endsDecember 31, 2027
Registry record updatedFebruary 13, 2026
Trial IDNCT04775745 on ClinicalTrials.gov

Is this trial a fit for you?

Likely a good fit

Ideal candidates include adults with relapsed or refractory B-cell malignancies who have undergone at least two prior systemic therapies.

Probably not a fit

Patients with early-stage B-cell malignancies or those who have not received prior treatments 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, multi-center, open-label, dose-escalation study evaluates the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, and clinical activity of LP-168, a small molecule inhibitor, in adults with relapsed or refractory B-cell malignancies such as CLL, Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia, and Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma. The study aims to determine the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) and the recommended Phase 2 dose (RP2D) of LP-168 administered orally. Secondary objectives include assessing the drug's preliminary efficacy in terms of progression-free survival and response rates. Once the MTD is established, additional subjects will be enrolled for further evaluation.

Why it matters

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

How similar studies have gone: Other studies involving small molecule inhibitors for B-cell malignancies have shown promise, indicating potential for success with this approach.

Who can join: the full rules

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Inclusion Criteria:

A subject will be eligible for study participation if he/she meets the following criteria:

* Subjects are eligible with B-cell malignancies, WM, FL, MCL, MZL, DLBCL, HCL, CLL, SLL, based upon 2016 updated WHO classification. Those subjects with WM, FL, MCL, DLBCL, or HCL must have received at least 2 prior systemic therapies.
* Low-grade B-cell lymphomas as follicular Grade 1, 2, or 3A, marginal zone or small lymphocytic lymphoma.
* Subject must have adequate coagulation, renal, and hepatic function, per local laboratory reference ranges at Screening as follows:

  * Activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT) and prothrombin time (PT) not to exceed 1.5 × ULN
  * Calculated creatinine clearance (CrCl) ≥ 60 mL/min using 24-hour CrCl OR Cockcroft-Gault formula.
  * Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) ≤ 1.5 ×ULN; Bilirubin ≤ 1.5 × ULN (except subjects with Gilbert's Syndrome, who may have a bilirubin \> 1.5 × ULN, per discussion between the Investigator and the Medical Monitor).
* Subjects must have adequate bone marrow independent of growth factor support per local laboratory reference range at screening as follows:

  * Absolute Neutrophil Count (ANC) ≥1000/uL;
  * An exception is for subjects with an ANC\<1000/uL and bone marrow heavily infiltrated with underlying disease (approximately 60% or more) may use growth factor to achieve the ANC eligibility criteria per discussion between the Investigator and the Medical Monitor.
  * Platelet count ≥ 50,000/µL - OR - Platelet count ≥ 20,000/ µL if thrombocytopenia is clearly due to CLL disease under study (per Investigator discretion)
  * Hemoglobin ≥8.0g/dL, and can be achieved by transfusion

Exclusion Criteria:

A subject will not be eligible for study participation if he/she meets any of the following criteria.

* Subject has received any of the following therapies within 14 days or 5 half-lives (whichever is shorter) prior to the first dose of study drug, or has not recovered to ≤ Grade 1 clinically significant adverse effect(s)/toxicity(s) of the previous therapy (other than alopecia):

  * Any anti-cancer therapy including chemotherapy, biologic or immunotherapy, radiotherapy, etc;
  * Any investigational therapy, including targeted small molecule agents.
  * For CLL subjects who come off BCR antagonists (BTK inhibitors, PI3K inhibitors, etc.) treatment, allow washout for 2 days as these subjects progress quickly after treatment discontinuation and then remain eligible (steroids may be given during these two days to allow disease control).
* Subjects who require immediate cytoreduction. However, subjects may receive up to two days of steroids for symptoms of impending organ impairment and remain eligible.
* Subject has received the following medications or therapies within 7 days prior to the first dose of study drug:

  * Steroid therapy (at dosages equivalent to prednisone \>20 mg/day) for anti-neoplastic intent (except as noted in exclusion criteria #3);
  * Cytochrome P450, family 3, subfamily A (CYP3A4) strong inhibitors and strong CYP2C8 inducers/inhibitors.
  * Potent CYP3A4 inducers such as rifampin, carbamazepine, phenytoin, and St. John's wort.
* Subjects require treatment with systemic acid-reducing agents including H-2-receptor antagonists and proton pump inhibitors with the following exceptions:

  * Proton pump inhibitors should be discontinued at least 7 days prior and held throughout the study
  * If concurrent use of an H2 blocking agent is necessary, it must be administered only between 2 and 3 hours after the dose of LP-168. If not taken during this time, the dose of H2 blocking agents should not be taken again until 2-3 hours after the next dose of LP-168.
  * If concurrent use of a local antacid is necessary, it must be administered 2 or more hours before and/or 2 or more hours after the dose of LP-168.
* Subject has significant screening electrocardiogram (ECG) abnormalities including. 2nd degree AV block type II 3rd degree block, Grade 2 or higher bradycardia, and corrected QT interval (QTc) ≥ 480ms.
* Serum amylase \> 1.5 × ULN or serum lipase \> 1.5 × ULN.
* Subject has any history of Richter's transformation for Phase 1a portion of the trial.
* Subjects who have undergone autologous/allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) therapy within 90 days of the first dose of LP-168, or patients on immunosuppressive therapy post-HSCT at the time of Screening, or currently with clinically significant graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) as per treating physician (Patients in relapse after allogeneic transplantation must be off treatment with systemic immunosuppressive agents for at least 4 weeks. The use of topical steroids and/or up to 20 mg/day prednisone or equivalent systemic steroids for ongoing GVHD is permitted.
* Subject has a history of other active malignancies other than B-cell malignancies within the past 3 years prior to study entry, with the exception of:

  * Adequately treated in situ carcinoma of the cervix uteri;
  * Basal cell carcinoma of the skin or localized squamous cell carcinoma of the skin;
  * Previous malignancy confined and surgically resected (or treated with other modalities) with curative intent.
* Subject requires anticoagulation with Warfarin.

Where it's running

  • Duke Univerisity
    Durham, North Carolina, United States
    Recruiting
  • University of Cincinnati
    Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
    Recruiting
  • Ohio State University
    Columbus, Ohio, United States
    Recruiting
  • Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah
    Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
    Recruiting

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How to take part

  1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
  2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
  3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.
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