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. 2020 Dec 9;10:599933. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2020.599933

Table 2.

Targeting drugs under investigations (based on www.clinicaltrials.gov at 05/25/2020).

Targeting drug Name Spectrum Results Status Clinical Trials
Targeted cytotoxic drug
CD33 gemtuzumab
ozogamicin
CD33+ Relapse risk reduction (HR 0.81),
5 year-OS improvement (HR 0.90)
FDA approval 25 recruiting studies in association
SGN-CD33A
(vadastuximab talirine)
CD33+ Higher rate of death Terminated NCT02785900
lintuzumab-Ac225 CD33+ Under investigations Phase 1 & phase 1/2 NCT03441048, NCT03867682
CD123 IMGN632 Under investigations Phase 1/2 NCT04086264, NCT03386513
Epigenic-directed therapies
IDH1 ivosidenib IDH1mut R/R AML: CR/CRi 30.4%, ORR 41.6% (phase 1) FDA approval 9 recruiting studies alone or in association
IDH2 enasidenib IDH2mut R/R AML: CR 19.6%, ORR 38.8% (phase 1/2) FDA approval 12 recruiting studies alone or in association
HDAC panobinostat Limited benefit Phase 3 NCT04326764
vorinostat Limited benefit Phase 1 & phase 1/2 NCT03263936, NCT03843528, NCT03878524, NCT03842696
belinostat Under investigations Phase 1 NCT03772925
entinostat Under investigations Phase 2 NCT01305499
EZH2 DS-3201b Under investigations Phase 1 NCT03110354
DOT1L pinometostat MLLmut Under investigations Phase 1/2 NCT03724084, NCT03701295
KDM1A tranylcypromine Under investigations Phase 1 NCT02273102
INCB059872 Under investigations Phase 1 NCT02712905
BET OTX015 MLLmut Study withdrawn Phase 1 NCT01713582, No further study
GSK525762 Under investigations Phase 2 NCT01943851
BCOR crizotinib BCORmut Under investigations Phase 2 NCT02638428
BCL2 venetoclax NPM1mut
IDH1/2mutTP53mut
In association to HMA
in AML ineligible: CR/CRi 67%
Phase 3 56 recruiting studies in association
TP53 elesclomol TP53mut Under investigations Phase 1 NCT01280786
XPO-1 selinexor NPM1mut Under investigations Phase 1 NCT02091245, NCT02093403, NCT02299518
Kinase inhibitors
FLT3 midostaurin FLT3mut Front line FLT3mut-AML: OS 74.7 months (HR 0.78) FDA approval 13 recruiting studies alone or in association
sorafenib FLT3mut Largest prospective studies but significative toxicities Phase 2 12 recruiting studies in association
gilteritinib FLT3mut Phase 3: OS 9.3 months
vs 5.6 months (HR=0.64), CR/Cri 34%
FDA approval 9 recruiting studies in association
quizartinib FLT3mut Limited benefit FDA refusal 9 recruiting studies in association
crenolanib FLT3mut Sensibility despite FLT3-D835 mutation Phase 2 & 3 NCT03258931, NCT03250338, NCT02400255
MAPK vemurafenib NRASmut Under investigations Phase 1 & 2 NCT03878524, NCT02638428
pazopanib NRASmut Under investigations Phase 2 NCT02638428
tivozanib NRASmut Sensibility Pre-clinical None
mTOR everolimus RUNX1mut Under investigations Phase 1/2 NCT02109744
PIK3C-mTOR dactolisib RUNX1mut Sensibility Pre-clinical None
VEGFR cediranib MLLmut No confirmed responses Phase 2 NCT00475150, no further study
BTK/TEC ibritinib FLT3mut ± NPM1mut Under investigations Phase 2 NCT02351037, NCT03267186
SYK entospletinib FLT3mut Under investigations Phase 1/2 NCT02343939, NCT03135028, NCT03013998
JAK2 ruxolitinib JAK2mut Under investigations Phase 1/2 NCT03558607, NCT02257138
ruxolitinib + decitabine BCORmut Under investigations Phase 2 NCT04282187
ruxolitinib + venetoclax RUNX1mut Under investigations Phase 1 NCT03874052
IRAK1/4-FLT3-JAK2 pacritinib Anti-AML activity
but stopped due to financial constraints
Terminated NCT02532010
IRAK4 CA-4948 Under investigations Phase 1 NCT04278768, NCT03328078

Overview of targeting drug studied in AML. Mut, mutation. R/R AML, relapse and refractory AML. OS, overall survival. CR, complete response. CRi, complete response with incomplete hematological recovery response. ORR, overall response rate. FDA, Food and Drug Administration.