A Clinical Study of MK-1045 (CN201) in People With Precursor B-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (MK-1045-002)

Condition(s) studied

Investigational drug(s) / intervention(s)

MK-1045: MK-1045 is administered by IV infusion once a week (QW), 4 weeks per treatment cycle, starting with 2 cycles of induction treatment. After a 2-week treatment-free interval, responders to induction treatment receive 3 cycles of consolidation therapy, and up to 7 cycles of maintenance treatment or until intolerable toxicity, disease progression, withdrawal of informed consent, loss to follow-up, receipt of other antitumor therapy, or death, whichever occurs first.

Study summary

Researchers are looking for new ways to treat people with a type of blood cancer called precursor B-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (B-ALL) that is relapsed- the cancer has come back after treatment, or refractory - the current treatment has stopped working to slow or stop cancer growth. This study will have two parts. In the first part (dose escalation phase) the goal is to learn about the safety of a study treatment, MK-1045, and to find the best dose level of MK-1045 that is tolerated and may work to treat B-ALL. In the second part (Phase II) researchers want to learn how well MK-1045 works to treat B-ALL.

Eligibility

Primary outcome measure(s)

• Dose Escalation Phase: Number of Participants who Experience at Least One Adverse Event (AE) — Up to approximately 24 months
  An AE is any untoward medical occurrence in a clinical study participant, temporally associated with the use of study intervention, whether or not considered related to the study intervention. An AE can therefore be any unfavorable and unintended sign (including an abnormal laboratory finding), symptom, or disease (new or exacerbated) temporally associated with the use of a study intervention.
• Dose Escalation Phase: Number of Participants who Discontinue Study Treatment Due to an AE — Up to approximately 21 months
  An AE is any untoward medical occurrence in a clinical study participant, temporally associated with the use of study intervention, whether or not considered related to the study intervention. An AE can therefore be any unfavorable and unintended sign (including an abnormal laboratory finding), symptom, or disease (new or exacerbated) temporally associated with the use of a study intervention.
• Dose Escalation Phase: Number of Participants Who Experience a Dose-limiting Toxicity (DLT) — Up to 28 days
  A DLT is defined as any of the following toxicities and judged by the investigator to be related to the study drug: Hematologic toxic reactions: If thrombocytopenia, leukopenia, and anemia are caused by primary leukemia, they are not considered as DLTs. Non-Hematologic toxic reactions: Grade 4 non-hematologic toxicity that does not recover to ≤ Grade 2 within 14 days of best supportive therapy. Grade 3 rash, fatigue, fever, or infection will not be classified as DLT; other Grade 3 non-hematologic toxicities that do not recover to ≤ Grade 2 within 14 days of best supportive therapy is considered DLTs. Others that are considered as DLTs: Other toxicities considered clinically significant by the investigator that result in permanent drug withdrawal.
• Dose Escalation Phase: Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD) of MK-1045 — Up to approximately 21 months
  The MTD will be determined based on the incidence of DLT in each dose level. The dose level for which the DLT rate is closest to the target DLT rate (30%) will be selected as the MTD.
• Phase II: Complete Remission (CR) Rate — Up to approximately 10 weeks
  Complete remission is defined as follows: \< 5% blasts in the bone marrow, no circulating lymphoblasts or extramedullary disease, and full recovery of peripheral blood counts: Platelets ≥100×10\^9/L, and absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥1.0×10\^9/L. The number of participants with CR will be presented.

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