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Acute Myeloid LeukemiaPhase 1/2NCT04581512

Study to Evaluate the Safety and Tolerability of EP0042

A Phase 1/2 study testing EP0042, Venetoclax and Azacitidine (AZA) in people with Acute Myeloid Leukemia and Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia, run by Ellipses Pharma at 6 sites in 3 countries.

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Trial summary

A research study looking at a new treatment for patients with advanced cancer, to investigate different doses of the experimental study drug, EP0042, in order to determine a dose, which is safe, well-tolerated and likely to be effective in treating AML (acute myeloid leukaemia). Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
What is being tested?
EP0042, Venetoclax and Azacitidine (AZA)
Type of treatment
Pill or oral medicine
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
70 participants
Where
6 sitesin 3 countries
Study dates
2 Nov 2020to Dec 2027
Phase
Phase 1/2

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

General

  1. Male or female patients aged ≥ 18 years of age, at the time of informed consent, with histological or cytological confirmation of AML
  2. Ability to understand and provide written informed consent before any study-specific procedures, sampling, or analyses, including access to archival tumor tissue
  3. Ability to swallow and retain oral medication
  4. Sufficient life expectancy to allow the patient to complete at least 1 cycle (28 days) of the treatment period.
  5. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status of 0-2 at screening
  6. In the opinion of the investigator, all other relevant medical conditions must be well-managed and stable for at least 28 days prior to first administration of study drug
  7. Patients with pathologically confirmed/documented AML or MDS, as defined by the 2022 European LeukaemiaNet (ELN) recommendations, or CMML, as defined by World Health Organization (WHO) criteria, who have relapsed from or are refractory to previous therapy and have failed all (or are not eligible for/intolerant to) available approved therapies for their disease.
  8. Patients with relapsed/refractory FLT3 WT AML.
  9. Previous exposure to venetoclax, hypomethylating agent and/or FLT3 inhibitors (gilteritinib, midostaurin, quizartinib, sorafenib) is allowed for relapsed/refractory AML patients.
  10. Mutation status of patients must be known at trial entry.
  11. Female patients should either be of non-child-bearing potential or must agree to use highly effective methods of contraception from Screening until 6 months following administration of the last dose of study drug
  12. Male patients must use double barrier contraception from enrolment through treatment and for 6 months following administration of the last dose of study drug

5.2 Core Exclusion Criteria

Patients with any of the following will not be included in the study:

Disease Under Study and Prior Anticancer Treatment

  1. Suspected brain and/or leptomeningeal metastases that are symptomatic or untreated or that require current therapy
  2. Acute promyelocytic leukemia (FAB:M3)
  3. Systemic anti-cancer therapy for the disease under study within 2 weeks of the first dose of study treatment. If the previous anti-cancer therapy has a very long half-life and may interact with EP0042, e.g. a strong CYP3A4 inhibitor, the washout period may need to be increased for safety reasons but will be no longer than 3 weeks (Concomitant hydroxyurea is acceptable and will be permitted throughout the screening period and during first 6 cycles of study treatment)
  4. Ongoing toxic manifestations of previous treatments that have not reduced to at least CTCAE Grade 1. Exceptions to this are alopecia or certain Grade 2 treatment related toxicities, which in the opinion of the Investigator should not exclude the patient.
  5. Transplantation (allogeneic or autologous) within last 90 days, or on active immunosuppressive therapy for graft versus host disease in last 2 weeks Laboratory Parameters
  6. Patient with any out-of-range laboratory values defined as shown below.
  • Creatinine clearance (calculated using Cockcroft-Gault formula, or measured) < 50 mL/ min
  1. Inadequate liver function as demonstrated by
  • total serum bilirubin ≥ 1.5 times the upper limits of normal range (ULN) or
  • ALT ≥3 times the ULN or
  • AST ≥3 times the ULN or
  • AST or ALT ≥5 times the ULN in the presence of liver involvement by leukemia

Trial locations and contacts

6 sites in 3 countries. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.

Clinical Trials Team contact

+44 20 3743 0992

Enquiries@ellipses.life

6 sites in 3 countries

United Kingdom3 sites, 3 recruiting
  • The Royal Marsden

    London, UK

    Recruiting
  • University College London Hospital

    London, W1T 7HA

    Recruiting
  • The Christie Hospital

    Manchester, M204BX

    Recruiting

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Netherlands2 sites, 2 recruiting
  • Amsterdam UMC

    Amsterdam, 1081HV Amsterdam

    Recruiting
  • Erasmus MC

    Rotterdam, 3000 CA Rotterdam

    Recruiting

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Australia1 site, 1 recruiting
  • Royal Perth Hospital

    Perth, Western Australia, 6000

    Recruiting

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About this study

Official title: A Modular, Multipart, Multi-arm, Open-label, Phase I/IIa Study to Evaluate the Safety and Tolerability of EP0042 Alone and in Combination With Anti-cancer Treatments in Patients With Advanced Malignancies

A research study looking at a new treatment for patients with advanced cancer, to investigate different doses of the experimental study drug, EP0042, in order to determine a dose, which is safe, well-tolerated and likely to be effective in treating AML (acute myeloid leukaemia).

Being tested
EP0042, Venetoclax, Azacitidine (AZA)
Medical subject headings
Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute, Leukemia, Myelomonocytic, Chronic, Myelodysplastic Syndromes

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • EP0042Drug

    EP0042 Oral 20 mg 50 mg capsules

  • VenetoclaxDrug

    Venetoclax

  • Azacitidine (AZA)Drug

    Azacitidine

Study groups in NCT04581512
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Module 1 EP0042ExperimentalEstablishing the safety of EP0042 as a monotherapy and establishing an appropriate dose to take forward into subsequent modules.
Receives: Drug: EP0042
Module 2 EP0042Experimental* Part A: To evaluate the safety, tolerability, of EP0042 + a Bcl-2 inhibitor (venetoclax) in patients with R/R FLT3 wildtype (WT) AML. * Part B: To evaluate the safety, tolerability, of EP0042 in combination with a Bcl 2 inhibitor (venetoclax) + a hypomethylating agent (azacitidine) in patients with R/R FLT3 WT or newly diagnosed AML.
Receives: Drug: EP0042; Drug: Venetoclax; Drug: Azacitidine (AZA)

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Incidence of dose-limiting toxicities (DLTs) from the first dose through the end of the DLT observation period.

    Incidence of dose-limiting toxicities (DLT)

    Measured: First cycle of treatment (28 Days)

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted9 Oct 2020
  2. Study start2 Nov 2020
  3. Primary completionDec 2027 (estimated)
  4. Study completionDec 2027 (estimated)

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 1/2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Non-randomised
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
70 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT04581512
Sponsor's protocol ID
EP0042-101
Status last verified
Jun 2026
First submitted
16 Sep 2020
Last updated
22 Jun 2026
Results posted
No
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No

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