AB8939 in Patients With Relapsed/Refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia

DOSE ESCALATION STUDY Key Inclusion Criteria: * Patients with documented diagnosis of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) based on the last version of the World Health Organization classification and eligible to second or third line of treatment. * Patients with documented diagnosis of refractory melyodisplastic syndrome in second or third line of treatment, and with high risk at prognosis based on the IPSS-R scoring system. * ECOG performance status ≤ 1 * Patients are able to understand, sign, and date the written informed consent form at screening visit prior to any protocol-specific procedures * Patients are able and willing to comply with study procedures as per protocol, including bone marrow biopsies Key Exclusion Criteria: * Patients eligible to a standard of care * Patients eligible to hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) at the time of inclusion * Patients diagnosed with acute promyelocytic leukemia (M3) * Patients with clinically active CNS leukemia * Patients with HSCT within 100 days prior to the first administration of AB8939 * Women who are lactating/breastfeeding or who plan to breastfeed while on study * Women with a positive pregnancy test Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply EXPANSION COHORT STUDY Key Inclusion Criteria: * Patients with documented diagnosis of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) based on the last version of the World Health Organization classification and eligible to second or third line of treatment. * ECOG performance status ≤ 2 * Patients are able to understand, sign, and date the written informed consent form at screening visit prior to any protocol-specific procedures * Patients are able and willing to comply with study procedures as per protocol, including bone marrow biopsies Key Exclusion Criteria: * Patients eligible to a standard of care * Patients eligible to hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) at the time of inclusion * Patients diagnosed with acute promyelocytic leukemia (M3) * Patients with clinically active CNS leukemia * Patients with HSCT within 100 days prior to the first administration of AB8939 * Women who are lactating/breastfeeding or who plan to breastfeed while on study * Women with a positive pregnancy test Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply