Study to Evaluate Imetelstat in Patients With High-Risk MDS or AML Failing HMA-based Therapy (IMpress)

GCP-Service

Status and phase

Active, not recruiting

Phase 2

Conditions

Myelodysplastic Syndromes

Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Treatments

Drug: Imetelstat sodium

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Industry

Identifiers

NCT05583552

IMpress_001

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy, in terms of hematologic improvement, and safety of imetelstat in participants with high-risk (HR) myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) or acute myeloid leukemia (AML) that is relapsed/refractory to hypomethylating agents (HMAs) treatment. Responding patients are eligible to continue treatment until loss of response/disease progression.

Enrollment

46 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18+ years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Signed written informed consent
Male and female ≥ 18 years at the first screening
Must be able to adhere to the study visit schedule and other protocol requirements
Initial diagnosis of AML or MDS according to WHO 2016 classification
At least one cytopenia
Failure to achieve complete or partial response or hematological improvement observed after at least six azacitidine monotherapy or four decitabine monotherapy based 4-week treatment cycles administered during the past two years OR Failure to achieve complete or partial response or hematological improvement observed after at least two 4-week treatment cycles with azacitidine plus venetoclax or with decitabine plus venetoclax during the past two years OR Relapse after initial complete or partial response or hematological improvement observed after at least six (azacitidine) or four (decitabine) based 4-week treatment cycles administered during the past two years OR Relapse after initial complete or partial response or hematological improvement observed after at least two 4-week treatment cycles with azacitidine plus venetoclax or with decitabine plus venetoclax during the past two years OR Intolerance to treatment with HMA-based therapy during the past two years
Not eligible for allogeneic stem cell transplantation
≥ 5% bone marrow blasts at screening
Off all other treatments for AML/MDS for at least 14 days; granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) and erythropoietin are allowed before and during the study as clinically indicated
Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0-2
Biochemical laboratory test values must be within the defined limits.
Availability of blood counts and transfusion events for previous 16 weeks
Women of childbearing potential and practicing a highly effective method of birth control consistent with local regulations regarding the use of birth control methods for subjects participating in clinical studies. For females, these restrictions apply for 3 months after the end of dosing.
A woman of childbearing potential must have a negative serum or urine pregnancy test at screening and agree to be tested on day 1 of every cycle and at End of Treatment (EOT)
A man who is sexually active with a woman of childbearing potential and has not had a vasectomy must agree to use a barrier method of birth control. For males, these restrictions apply for 3 months after the end of dosing
Patients who are relapsed or refractory to, or not eligible for, therapy with approved and available FLT3 or IDH1/IDH2 inhibitors or other approved targeted therapies.

Exclusion criteria

Chemotherapy within the 14 days prior to the first dose of imetelstat being administered (other than hydroxyurea)
Participant has known allergies, hypersensitivity, or intolerance to imetelstat or its excipients (refer to the Investigators Brochure (IB))
Participant has received an experimental or investigational drug or used an invasive investigational medical device within 30 days prior to day 1 of Cycle 1
Prior treatment with imetelstat
Prior history of intensive chemotherapy or hematopoietic stem cell transplant
Major surgery within 4 weeks prior to day 1 of Cycle 1 (excluding the placement of vascular access and other minor surgical procedures)
Diagnosed or treated for malignancy other than MDS or AML, except:

Malignancy treated with curative intent and with no known active disease present for 3 years before day 1 of Cycle 1 Adequately treated non-melanoma skin cancer or lentigo maligna without evidence of disease Adequately treated cervical carcinoma in situ without evidence of disease

Clinically significant cardiovascular disease such as uncontrolled or symptomatic arrhythmias, congestive heart failure, or myocardial infarction within 6 months of day 1 of Cycle 1, or any Class 3 (moderate) or Class 4 (severe) cardiac disease as defined by the New York Heart Association Functional Classification
Known history of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or any uncontrolled active systemic infection requiring IV antibiotics
Active systemic hepatitis infection requiring treatment (carriers of hepatitis virus are permitted to enter the study), or known acute or chronic liver disease including cirrhosis
Any life-threatening illness, medical condition, or organ system dysfunction which, in the investigator's opinion, could compromise the participant 's safety, interfere with the imetelstat metabolism, or put the study outcomes at undue risk; Participant has any condition for which, in the opinion of the investigator, participation would not be in the best interest of the participant (eg, compromise the well-being) or that could prevent, limit, or confound the protocol-specified assessments
Females who are pregnant or are currently breastfeeding or planning to become pregnant while enrolled in this study or within 3 months after the end of dosing
Participant is a man who plans to father a child while enrolled in this study or within 3 months after the end of dosing
Other:

Participant is in custody by order of an authority or a court of law Participation in another interventional clinical study within the last 3 months prior to signing the Informed consent form (ICF) or simultaneous participation in other interventional clinical studies Previous assignment to treatment during this study Close affiliation with the investigator (e.g., a close relative) or persons working at the study site Participant is an employee of the sponsor or involved Contract Research Organization (CRO) Criteria which in the opinion of the investigator preclude participation for scientific reasons, for reasons of compliance, or for reasons of the Participant's safety