FHD-286 With Low-Dose Weekly Decitabine/Venetoclax in Patients With Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Who can join
As published by the study on ClinicalTrials.gov. "Not stated" means the study hasn't said — ask the study team.
- Age
- 18 Years and older
- Sex
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Compensation
- Mentioned in the study description
Other requirements are listed under Eligibility below. Only the study team can confirm whether you can join.
What to expect
No one can promise a trial will help you personally — that is what the research is trying to find out.
What participation involves
Not stated in the study description — ask the study team about visits and procedures.
- Compensation
- Mentioned in the study description
- Study-related exams and procedures are typically provided at no cost. This is how many trials work in general — confirm the details for this study with the study team.
- Participants are monitored closely by the research team throughout the study.
- Some participants may receive access to an investigational treatment, which is still being studied.
- Your participation helps researchers learn whether this approach could help future patients.
About this study
In plain language
This early-stage study tests increasing doses of FHD-286 with low-dose weekly decitabine and venetoclax. It is for people with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), a blood cancer, that is newly diagnosed and high-risk or has worsened after one prior course of treatment.
This is a Phase 1, uncontrolled, single-arm, open-label, nonrandomized, dose escalation, study of Decitabine (DAC)+Venetoclax (VEN)+FHD-286 in participants with newly diagnosed Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) classified as adverse risk per the 2022 European Leukemia Net (ELN) criteria or AML that has progressed after one prior line of therapy.
Compensation is read from the study's own description and may be missing — always confirm with the study team.
Eligibility
Who can join
- Have newly diagnosed high-risk AML, including MDS/AML, a related blood cancer; or AML that worsened after one prior treatment, with at least 5% blasts (young cancer cells).
- If newly diagnosed, be age 75 or older; or age 18–74 and unable or unwilling to receive strong starting chemotherapy.
- If newly diagnosed, have at least 10% blasts in the bone marrow and no prior treatment with venetoclax or a hypomethylating drug, such as decitabine.
- Have no other AML treatment for at least 14 days before joining, except hydroxyurea or cytarabine.
- Meet the study’s limits on how much illness affects daily activity, and be expected to live at least 3 months.
- Meet liver, kidney, blood-clotting, heart, lung, and immune system requirements. The heart must pump out at least 40% of its blood with each beat.
- Have a white blood cell count within the study’s limit. Hydroxyurea or cytarabine may be used to lower it.
- Be able to understand and sign the consent form, complete study procedures, and follow diet and other study rules.
Who can't join
- Have acute promyelocytic leukemia, or core binding factor AML and be able to receive strong chemotherapy. These are types of AML.
- If newly diagnosed, be able and willing to receive standard treatment with a hypomethylating drug and venetoclax.
- Have known or suspected leukemia in the brain or spinal cord.
- Have used FHD-286 before. Prior azacitidine, decitabine, or venetoclax is also excluded, except for AML that worsened after one prior treatment.
- Be pregnant, breastfeeding, or planning pregnancy within 1 year after treatment starts. People who could become pregnant need a negative pregnancy test before treatment.
- Have an uncontrolled infection, including HIV, another uncontrolled cancer, serious heart or liver problems, or another condition that could make the study unsafe or hard to complete. Some controlled conditions may be allowed.
- Be unable to take or absorb medicine by mouth, or take medicines that conflict with study drugs. Some medicines may be stopped, changed, or dose-adjusted; proton pump inhibitors for stomach acid must be stopped or switched.
- Be unwilling to follow the study’s birth control rules or avoid sperm or egg donation during the required time.
Simplified for readability. The official criteria below are what the study team uses.
Official eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Newly diagnosed adverse risk AML, including Myelodysplastic Syndrome/Acute Myeloid Leukemia (MDS/AML), per the 2022 ELN criteria, with a histopathologic diagnosis confirmed by hematopathology review OR AML that has progressed after 1 prior line of therapy with ≥5% blasts Inclusion Criteria 2 to 4 apply only for patients who are individuals with newly diagnosed AML: 2. Aged ≥75 years, or aged 18-74 years and either refuse to receive intensive induction chemotherapy or are not a candidate for intensive induction chemotherapy due to one or more of the following comorbidities: 1. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status (ECOG PS) of 2 or 3 2. Cardiac history of congestive heart failure requiring treatment, ejection fraction ≤50%, or chronic stable angina pectoris 3. Diffusing capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide ≤65% or forced expiratory volume in 1 second ≤65% 4. Creatinine clearance ≥30 mL/min to \<45 mL/min 5. Moderate hepatic impairment with total bilirubin \>1.5 to ≤3.0×upper limit of normal (ULN) 6. Any other comorbidity that the investigator judges to be incompatible with intensive chemotherapy 3. Bone marrow blasts ≥10% 4. Have not received a hypomethylating agent (HMA) or VEN for their disease under study 5. No other disease-directed therapy, except hydroxyurea or cytarabine, and including experimental or investigational drug therapy, for at least 14 days before study entry 6. ECOG PS: 1. New diagnosed AML: * 75 years: ≤2 * 18 years to \<75 years: ≤3 2. AML that has progressed after 1 prior line of therapy (Any age): * 3 if R/R AML 7. Life expectancy ≥3 months 8. Adequate end organ function, defined as: 1. Adequate hepatic function, including: * Serum total bilirubin ≤3.0×ULN, unless considered due to advanced hematologic malignancy involvement or documented Gilbert syndrome with direct bilirubin ≤1.5×ULN * Aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase, and alkaline phosphatase ≤3.0×ULN, unless considered due to advanced hematologic malignancy involvement 2. Prothrombin time ≤1.5×ULN or international normalized ratio ≤1.4 3. Activated partial thromboplastin time ≤1.5×ULN Note: Individuals who have been receiving a stable dose of anticoagulation therapy without bleeding episodes for ≥12 weeks may be considered for the study 4. No known portal vein thrombosis 5. Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) ≥30 mL/min (based on a contemporary, widely accepted, and clinically applicable equation that estimates GFR or a measure of GFR) 9. Adequate cardiovascular, respiratory, and immune system function as evidenced by the below criterion and in the opinion of the investigator: a. Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) of ≥40% by echocardiogram (ECHO) 10. White blood cell count ≤20×10\^9/L (treatment with hydroxyurea or cytarabine ≤1 g/m2 to achieve this count is allowed before the start of study treatment and for up to 28 days after the start of study treatment) 11. Agree to abide by dietary and other considerations required during the study 12. Ability to understand and willingness to sign a written informed consent form and complete study-related procedures Exclusion Criteria: 1. Acute promyelocytic leukemia 2. Core binding factor AML who is a candidate for intensive chemotherapy 3. Eligible for and willing to receive standard HMA/VEN therapy (only applicable for individuals with newly diagnosed AML) 4. Evidence (or suspicion) of central nervous system (CNS) involvement 5. Prior treatment with azacitidine, DAC, VEN, or FHD-286. For individuals with AML that has progressed after 1 prior line of therapy, prior treatment with Azacitidine, Decitabine and VEN is allowed 6. Currently pregnant or breast-feeding. Women of child-bearing potential (WOCBP) must have negative serum pregnancy test within 72 hours before treatment start. (NOTE: WOCBP is any biological female, regardless of sexual or gender orientation, having undergone tubal ligation, or remaining celibate by choice, who has not undergone a documented hysterectomy or bilateral oophorectomy or has had a menses any time in the preceding 12 months \[therefore not naturally post-menopausal for \>12 months\].) 7. Planning to become pregnant within 1 year after start of study treatment 8. Uncontrolled intercurrent illness that could limit life expectancy or ability to complete study correlates. This includes, but is not limited to: 1. Ongoing or active infection. Because patients with myeloid malignancies are prone to infections, if individuals are actively being treated with appropriate antibiotics or antifungal agents with clinical evidence of infection control, they may be considered for the study. If treatment with a triazole antifungal agent is indicated, isavuconazonium sulfate should be used preferentially. If isavuconazonium sulfate cannot be used, a different triazole antifungal agent may be used. Refer to Exclusion Criterion 10a regarding strong Cytochrome P450, family 3, subfamily A (CYP3A) inhibitors 2. Uncontrolled concurrent malignancy 3. Heart rate-corrected QT interval (QTc) by Fridericia method (QTcF) \>470 milliseconds (ms) or other factors that increase the risk of QTc prolongation. Participants with QTcF \>470 ms and bundle branch block and/or pacemaker rhythm may be considered for the study 4. Congestive heart failure of New York Heart Association class III/IV. Individuals with compensated heart failure are permitted 5. Unstable angina pectoris 6. New or unstable cardiac arrhythmia. Patients with stable or controlled arrhythmias may be considered for the study. 7. Decompensated liver cirrhosis (Child-Pugh score ≥12 or a Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) score ≥21) 8. Psychiatric illness/social situation that would limit compliance with study requirements 9. Any other prior or ongoing condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, could adversely affect the safety of the individual or impair the assessment of study results 9. Unable to tolerate administration of oral medication or has gastrointestinal dysfunction that would preclude adequate absorption, distribution, metabolism, or excretion of FHD-286. 10. Taking medications classified as: 1. Strong CYP3A inhibitors. Individuals must have stopped treatment with strong CYP3A inhibitors at least 1 week or 5 half-lives, whichever is longer, before the first dose of study drug. Strong CYP3A inhibitors may be permitted; however, the FHD-286 dose should be reduced to 1.5 mg QD when a strong CYP3A inhibitor is in use, and for at least 1 week or 5 half-lives of the strong CYP3A inhibitor, whichever is longer, after the end of treatment with the strong CYP3A inhibitor. The venetoclax dose should be reduced as per the United States Prescribing Information (USPI) 2. Strong CYP3A inducers. Individuals must have stopped treatment with strong CYP3A inducers at least 2 weeks or 5 half-lives, whichever is longer, before the first dose of study drug 3. Sensitive CYP3A substrates with narrow therapeutic indices 11. Taking proton pump inhibitors (PPIs). Administration of PPIs must be stopped or switched to another acid-reducing agent (e.g., antacids or H2 blockers) at least 7 days before study entry 12. WOCBP sexually active with male partners and fertile males sexually active with WOCBP unwilling to agree to use dual contraceptive measures (i.e., hormonal or barrier method of birth control, abstinence, condom), beginning at the screening visit and continuing until 4 weeks after taking the last dose of DAC/VEN and 90 days after taking the last dose of FHD-286. Participants must agree to refrain from donating sperm/Ova from the screening visit through 90 days after the last dose of FHD-286 13. Uncontrolled active HIV infection, as this will further increase the risk for opportunistic infections. However, individuals with HIV with undetectable viral load by polymerase chain reaction, without opportunistic infection, with Cluster of Differentiation 4 count (CD4) count \>200 cells/µL, and on a stable regimen of antiretroviral therapy would be eligible 14. Active hepatitis B virus (HBV) or hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, unless the individual has a sustained viral response to HCV treatment or immunity to prior HBV infection 15. Known allergy or hypersensitivity to any component of DAC, VEN, or FHD-286 formulations
Study sites (1)
NY
- Montefiore Medical Center · The Bronx, NY 10467Akash Shah · Study contact · 718-862-8840 · ashah1@montefiore.orgMore trials in The Bronx