Table 2.
Targeting drugs under investigations (based on www.clinicaltrials.gov at 05/25/2020).
Targeting drug | Name | Spectrum | Results | Status | Clinical Trials |
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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BET | OTX015 | MLLmut | Study withdrawn | Phase 1 | NCT01713582, No further study |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.