A Phase 1a/b Dose Escalation Study of the Mutation Agnostic FLT3/BTK Inhibitor Luxeptinib (CG-806) in Patients with Relapsed or Refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia (ASH 2021)
Luxeptinib simultaneously suppresses additional signaling pathways in AML cells (CSF1R, PDGFRα, TRK, SYK, BTK, LYN, AKT, ERK, MAPK), kills primary AML cells insensitive to other FLT3 inhibitors at pM and low nM concentrations, and shows enhanced activity in combination with venetoclax...One heavily pretreated AML patient (8 prior regimens including alloSCT and FLT3 inhibitors gilteritinib and crenolanib) had 99% reduction of blasts in peripheral blood (from 6.38x10 3 /µL at C1D1 to 0.09x10 3 /µL at C1D15), though the decrease in blasts reversed during Cycle 2...MRD-negative complete remission (CR) was confirmed in one FLT3-ITD AML patient (6 prior regimens including 2 alloSCT and FLT3 inhibitor sorafenib) at Cycle 5 of treatment evidenced by reduction of FLT3-ITD VAF and blasts in bone marrow to below limit of detection (LOD) of PCR-based FLT3-ITD assay and high-sensitivity flow cytometry (LOD < 0.1%), respectively... As of June 7, 2021, luxeptinib is well tolerated at dose levels of 450 and 600 mg BID over multiple cycles and escalated to 750 mg BID (Cohort 3). Pharmacodynamic studies documented inhibition of FLT3 signaling, and anti-leukemic activity has been observed in heavily pretreated relapsed FLT3-ITD AML patients as evidenced by significant reduction of FLT3-ITD VAF and blasts in bone marrow and / or peripheral blood. One FLT3-ITD AML patient has had confirmed MRD negative CR and continues treatment.