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.
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
- Conditions the study is for
- Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia, Myelodysplastic Syndromes
- 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
- Male or female patients aged ≥ 18 years of age, at the time of informed consent, with histological or cytological confirmation of AML
- Ability to understand and provide written informed consent before any study-specific procedures, sampling, or analyses, including access to archival tumor tissue
- Ability to swallow and retain oral medication
- Sufficient life expectancy to allow the patient to complete at least 1 cycle (28 days) of the treatment period.
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status of 0-2 at screening
- 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
- 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.
- Patients with relapsed/refractory FLT3 WT AML.
- Previous exposure to venetoclax, hypomethylating agent and/or FLT3 inhibitors (gilteritinib, midostaurin, quizartinib, sorafenib) is allowed for relapsed/refractory AML patients.
- Mutation status of patients must be known at trial entry.
- 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
- 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
- Suspected brain and/or leptomeningeal metastases that are symptomatic or untreated or that require current therapy
- Acute promyelocytic leukemia (FAB:M3)
- 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)
- 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.
- Transplantation (allogeneic or autologous) within last 90 days, or on active immunosuppressive therapy for graft versus host disease in last 2 weeks Laboratory Parameters
- Patient with any out-of-range laboratory values defined as shown below.
- Creatinine clearance (calculated using Cockcroft-Gault formula, or measured) < 50 mL/ min
- 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.
6 sites in 3 countries
United Kingdom3 sites, 3 recruiting
- Recruiting
The Royal Marsden
London, UK
- Recruiting
University College London Hospital
London, W1T 7HA
- Recruiting
The Christie Hospital
Manchester, M204BX
Netherlands2 sites, 2 recruiting
- Recruiting
Amsterdam UMC
Amsterdam, 1081HV Amsterdam
- Recruiting
Erasmus MC
Rotterdam, 3000 CA Rotterdam
Australia1 site, 1 recruiting
- Recruiting
Royal Perth Hospital
Perth, Western Australia, 6000
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 group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Module 1 EP0042 | Experimental | Establishing the safety of EP0042 as a monotherapy and establishing an appropriate dose to take forward into subsequent modules. Receives: Drug: EP0042 |
| Module 2 EP0042 | Experimental | * 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.
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.
- First posted9 Oct 2020
- Study start2 Nov 2020
- Primary completionDec 2027 (estimated)
- Study completionDec 2027 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Acute Myeloid LeukemiaStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
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)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Ellipses Pharma
- Sponsor type
- Industry (pharma, biotech, devices)
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- David Taussig, Principal investigator, The Royal Marsden, UK
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