Pharmacokinetic Guided Dose Escalation and Dose Confirmation With Oral Decitabine and Oral Cytidine Deaminase Inhibitor (CDAi) in Patients With Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

A Phase1-2 Pharmacokinetic Guided Dose-Escalation and Dose-Confirmation Study of ASTX727, a Combination of the Oral Cytidine Deaminase Inhibitor (CDAi) E7727 With Oral Decitabine in Subjects With Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

This first-in-human, 3-stage, open-label study evaluated the safety and pharmacokinetics of ASTX727, as well as determined the dose for later stages.

The trial was designed to define daily doses of the individual components (cedazuridine [E7727] or decitabine) so that decitabine exposure after oral administration would be comparable to exposure after IV decitabine at the approved daily dose of 20 mg/m^2. The main objective of Phases 1 and 2 was to establish and confirm the doses of the 2 components to be used in the final fixed-dose combination (FDC) product (ASTX727) using mainly pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics as endpoints.

Inclusion Criteria:

• International Prognostic Scoring System (IPSS) low, intermediate -1, intermediate-2, or high risk MDS (including chronic myelomonocytic leukemia; CMML) in Dose Escalation and Dose Confirmation-Randomization; only intermediate-2, or high risk MDS in Dose Confirmation-Open Label
• Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) 0 to 2
• No major surgery within 2 weeks of starting study treatment
• No cytotoxic chemotherapy within 2 weeks of starting study treatment
• Able to swallow pills

Exclusion Criteria:

• Previous treatment with 2 or more courses of decitabine (all stages) or azacitidine (Dose Confirmation stage only)
• Treatment with investigational therapy within 2 weeks of study treatment
• Uncontrolled medical disease(s) or active, uncontrolled infection
• Diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia (AML)
• Active uncontrolled gastric or duodenal ulcer
• Known history of HIV or hepatitis C or B