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DRUG:

ME-344

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Other names: ME-344, NV-344, ME 344
Company:
Ligand, MEI
Drug class:
mTOR inhibitor, Mitochondrial OXHPHOS inhibitor
Related drugs:
1m
ME-344 and Bevacizumab in Previously Treated Metastatic Colorectal Cancer (clinicaltrials.gov)
P1, N=23, Terminated, MEI Pharma, Inc. | N=40 --> 23 | Active, not recruiting --> Terminated; Company decision to wind down operations, close all clinical programs and evaluate strategic options
Enrollment change • Trial termination • Metastases
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RAS wild-type
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Avastin (bevacizumab) • ME-344
6ms
ME-344 and Bevacizumab in Previously Treated Metastatic Colorectal Cancer (clinicaltrials.gov)
P1, N=40, Active, not recruiting, MEI Pharma, Inc. | Trial primary completion date: Apr 2024 --> Jul 2024
Trial primary completion date • Metastases
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Avastin (bevacizumab) • ME-344
8ms
ME-344 and Bevacizumab in Previously Treated Metastatic Colorectal Cancer (clinicaltrials.gov)
P1, N=40, Active, not recruiting, MEI Pharma, Inc. | Recruiting --> Active, not recruiting
Enrollment closed • Metastases
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RAS wild-type
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Avastin (bevacizumab) • ME-344
1year
A phase 1b study of the OxPhos inhibitor ME-344 in combination with bevacizumab in refractory metastatic colorectal cancer. (ASCO-GI 2024)
In a CT26 colon carcinoma syngeneic murine model, ME-344 in combination with regorafenib showed significantly reduced tumor growth compared to regorafenib alone (Navarro et al... This is an open-label phase 1b study in patients ≥18 years old with metastatic colorectal cancer after failure of standard therapies, including fluoropyrimidine-, irinotecan-, and oxaliplatin-based regimens, anti-EGFR if RAS wild-type, PD/L-1-blocking antibody if MSI-H/dMMR, and BRAF-targeted therapy if BRAF V600E mutated...The study is actively enrolling, funded by MEI Pharma, and registered under NCT02100007. Clinical trial information: NCT02100007.
P1 data • Combination therapy • MSi-H Biomarker • Metastases
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HER-2 (Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2) • BRAF (B-raf proto-oncogene) • MSI (Microsatellite instability)
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BRAF V600E • MSI-H/dMMR • HER-2 negative • BRAF V600 • RAS wild-type
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Avastin (bevacizumab) • Stivarga (regorafenib) • oxaliplatin • irinotecan • ME-344
1year
ME-344 and Bevacizumab in Previously Treated Metastatic Colorectal Cancer (clinicaltrials.gov)
P1, N=40, Recruiting, MEI Pharma, Inc. | Phase classification: P1b --> P1
Phase classification • Metastases
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RAS wild-type
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Avastin (bevacizumab) • ME-344
over1year
ME-344 and Bevacizumab in Previously Treated Metastatic Colorectal Cancer (clinicaltrials.gov)
P1b, N=40, Recruiting, MEI Pharma, Inc. | Not yet recruiting --> Recruiting
Enrollment open • Metastases
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RAS wild-type
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Avastin (bevacizumab) • ME-344
almost3years
ME-344, a novel isoflavone mitochondrial inhibitor, in combination with venetoclax constitutes a new metabolism-targeted approach to overcome resistance to Bcl-2 inhibition and standard of care treatment in AML (AACR 2022)
This key metabolic hallmark of leukemia was recently reported as a feature of resistance to Cytarabine (AraC)-based therapy. Ongoing in vivo studies in AML PDX models will address the impact of ME-344 in the context of acquired AraC- and Bcl-2- resistance. In summary, our findings indicate ME-344 alone or in combination with Bcl-2 inhibition constitutes an important therapeutic modality that targets a unique metabolic vulnerability of AML.
Combination therapy
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MCL1 (Myeloid cell leukemia 1) • CASP3 (Caspase 3)
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MCL1 overexpression
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Venclexta (venetoclax) • cytarabine • ME-344
over4years
Isoflavone ME-344 disrupts redox homeostasis and mitochondrial function by targeting Heme Oxygenase 1. (PubMed, Cancer Res)
Other mitochondrial proteins are also affected resulting in interference in tumor cell redox homeostasis and mitochondrial function. These factors contribute to a beneficial therapeutic index and support continued clinical development of ME-344.
Journal
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HMOX1 (Heme Oxygenase 1)
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ME-344