A phase 1/2 dose escalation / dose expansion study of Enzomenib (DSP-5336) in patients with acute leukemia.

DSP-5336-101 is a phase 1/2 open-label, dose escalation, dose expansion study in which the safety, PK, pharmacodynamics, and clinical activity of orally administered DSP-5336 will be evaluated in patients with relapsed or refractory AML, ALL, or acute leukemia of ambiguous lineage, and in selected sites and regions, in adult patients with high-risk relapsed or refractory MDS or relapsed MM.

Additionally, the safety and clinical activity of orally administered DSP-5336 will be evaluated in combination with Standard-of-Care (SOC) AML treatments including: (a) the SOC nonintensive regimen (venetoclax + azacitidine) or (b) the SOC intensive regimen (cytarabine + daunorubicin induction, 7+3) in patients with newly diagnosed AML who have MLLr or NPM1m.

Inclusion Criteria:

For patients in Phase I:

1. Have a diagnosis of relapsed or refractory AML, ALL or acute leukemia of ambiguous lineage according to World Health Organization (WHO) 2022 classification, or, in selected sites and regions, a diagnosis of MDS or MM as determined by pathology review at the treating institution, and whose disease has progressed after available standard therapies known to be active for their AML, ALL, or acute leukemia of ambiguous lineage or, in selected sites and regions, for MM or MDS. If acute leukemia patients are transformation from MDS or other hematologic malignancies, patients need to receive available standard therapies as acute leukemia after AML transformation and before enrolling this trial. In regions or countries where required by regulatory authorities, participants must have a documented KMT2A (MLL) fusion or NPM1 mutation, including those with coexisting FLT3 genomic alterations and/or IDH1/2 mutation. Participants who are candidates for stem cell transplantation must have been offered this therapeutic option.

   For patients with MDS (selected sites and regions):

   1. Patients with MDS must have bone marrow blasts ≥ 5%

   2. Patients with MDS must have relapsed or refractory disease and have exhausted available standard therapies including at least 2 cycles of treatment with HMA

      For patients with MM (selected sites and regions):

   3. Have a confirmed diagnosis of multiple myeloma according to International Myeloma Working Group (IMWG) 2016 classification (Kumar, 2016) and whose disease has progressed after treatment with a minimum of 3 prior anti-myeloma regimens including a proteasome inhibitor (PI), an immunomodulatory drug (IMiD), and an anti-CD38 monoclonal antibody (mAb); patients must not be candidates for available therapies with established clinical benefit

   4. Have measurable disease as defined in the protocol

   5. Meet the laboratory parameters set in the protocol

      For patients with relapsed/refractory AML in the venetoclax and azacitidine combination cohort (in countries and sites where permitted):

   6. Have MLLr or NPM1m.

      For patients with relapsed/refractory AML in the gilteritinib combination cohort (in countries and sites where permitted):

   7. Have MLLr or NPM1m AND any of the following FLT3 mutations: FLT3-ITD, FLT3-TKD/D835 or FLT3-TKD/I836.

      For patients with relapsed/refractory AML with NPM1 enrolled in the RP2D confirmation cohort:

   8. Must have ≥5% blasts in bone marrow by morphologic assessment

   9. Must not have received prior treatment with a menin inhibitor

      For patients with newly diagnosed AML:

   10. Must have AML as defined by WHO 2022 criteria with a documented MLLr or NPM1m (patients with AML characterized by MLL partial tandem duplications, MLL deletions, or trisomy 11 are not eligible)

   11. Must not have received treatment for AML with the exception of hydroxyurea for control of white blood cell counts.

   For patients in Phase 2:

2. Have a confirmed diagnosis of relapsed AML or ALL according to WHO 2022 classification, as determined by pathology review at the treating institution, and who have ≥5% blasts by morphologic assessment in the bone marrow. Patients with extramedullary disease or peripheral blasts as the only manifestation of relapse are not eligible. Patients must have received clinically applicable standard therapies with confirmed survival benefit. Patients must not have had prior exposure to a menin inhibitor.

3. Have a documented KMT2A (MLL)-fusion assessed at relapse or immediately prior to the determination of refractory status. KMT2A genetic alterations other than fusions (eg, KMT2A-PTD, amplification, point mutation) are not permitted.

   For all patients:

4. Be > 18 years of age. For countries and sites where approved, for DSP-5336 monotherapy, acute leukemia patients ≥12 years of age who weigh ≥40 kg may be enrolled.

5. Have an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status ≤2.

6. For monotherapy, WBC below 30,000/μ at enrollment. For the combination arms, WBC count must be below 25,000/uL at enrollment and prior to starting treatment. (Hydroxyurea and steroids for cytoreduction purposes are allowed prior to enrollment and during study treatment)

7. Clearance of creatinine level ≥ 50 ml/min, assessed by the CPK-EPI formula (2021 version and Cystatin C not required)

8. Total bilirubin ≤1.5 the upper limit of normal (ULN) (or ≤2.0 ULN for patients with known Gilbert's syndrome)

9. Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) ≤3.0 times ULN

10. Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) ≤3.0 times ULN

11. Any prior treatment-related toxicities resolved to Grade ≤1 prior to enrollment, with the exception of Grade ≤2 alopecia or neuropathy

12. Be willing to attend study visits as required by the protocol

13. Have an estimated life expectancy ≥3 months, based on the investigator's assessment

14. Females of childbearing potential must have a negative serum pregnancy test. Females of childbearing potential are defined as women who have (1) experienced menarche and have not undergone sterilization procedures (hysterectomy, or bilateral oophorectomy), or have (2) not experienced menopause as defined in the protocol.

15. All men and all women of childbearing potential and male patients' partners who are women of childbearing potential are required to use a highly effective method of contraception during the study and for 6 months (for females and males alike) after the last dose of study drug. Further guidelines noted in protocol.

16. Have AML/ALL/MDS/MM bone marrow material suitable for genomic analysis of AML,ALL, MDS, or MM genetic alterations. Note: If a bone marrow material is insufficient, an alternative suitable tissue (ex: peripheral blood) must be provided.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Has a left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) <50%, as determined by ECHO

2. Histological diagnosis of acute promyelocytic leukemia

3. Received systemic calcineurin inhibitors within 2 weeks prior to the first dose of DSP 5336

4. Have abnormal ECGs at screening that are clinically significant, such as (QTc >480 msec, with QTc corrected according to Fridericia's formula (QTcF). For clinical sites in the UK, have abnormal ECGs at screening that are clinically significant, such as QTc ≥470 msec and ≥450 msec with QTc corrected according to Fridericia's formula (QTcF), for females and males, respectively. In addition, patients with a history of prolonged QT syndrome or who are required to take therapies associated with QT-interval prolongation are excluded.

   Note: In case of bundle branch block, QT interval correction can be performed.

5. Has an active and uncontrolled, bacterial, viral, or fungal infection requiring parenteral therapy. Note: Patients must be afebrile with negative blood cultures at least 72 hours prior to Cycle 1 Day 1.

6. Receives concurrent sensitive substrates with a narrow safety window or strong inhibitors or inducers of CYP3A4/5, including specifically: ketoconazole, isavuconazole and itraconazole. Other antifungals that are used as standard of care to prevent or treat infections are permitted. If a patient is on one of the excluded azole class antifungals, he/she can be taken off or switched to a permitted azole 7 or more days prior to first dose, then the patient could be allowed on study (Arm B) with approval of the medical monitor.

7. Had major surgery within 28 days prior to the first dose of DSP-5336

8. Has active central nervous system leukemia (prophylactic intrathecal chemotherapy is allowed).

9. Underwent HSCT or chimeric antigen receptor cell (CAR-T) therapy or other modified T-cell therapy within 60 days prior to the first dose of DSP-5336. For clinical sites in the UK, underwent CAR-T therapy or other modified T-cell therapy within 6 months prior to the first dose of DSP-5336.

10. Received a donor lymphocyte infusion within 28 days prior to the first dose of DSP-5336, or receiving immunosuppressive therapy post-HSCT at the time of screening, or with clinically active GVHD or GVHD requiring active medical intervention other than the use of topical steroids for ongoing cutaneous GVHD

11. Received antineoplastic agents (except hormonal therapies as adjuvant maintenance for breast or prostate cancers if a patient is taking before starting study treatment, and hydroxyurea given for controlling blast cells) or other investigational treatment within 7 days or 5 half-lives, whichever is shortest, prior to the first dose of DSP-5336

12. In the opinion of the treating investigator, have any concurrent conditions that could pose an undue medical hazard or interfere with interpretation of study results; these conditions include, but are not limited to: clinically significant non-healing or healing wounds; concurrent congestive heart failure (New York Heart Association Functional Classification Class III or IV; see Section 21.2); concurrent unstable angina; concurrent cardiac arrhythmia requiring treatment (excluding asymptomatic atrial fibrillation); recent (within the prior 6 months) myocardial infarction; acute coronary syndrome within the previous 6 months; significant pulmonary disease (shortness of breath at rest or on mild exertion), eg, due to concurrent severe obstructive pulmonary disease, concurrent hypertension not controlled with concomitant medication, or diabetes mellitus with more than 2 episodes of ketoacidosis in the prior 6 months

13. Have a known detectable viral load for human immunodeficiency virus or hepatitis C, or evidence of hepatitis B surface antigen, all being indicative of active infection.

    For sites in Japan, Taiwan, and Korea only: Hepatitis B core (HBc) antibody or hepatitis B surface (HBs) antibody test should be performed if HBsAg is negative. If HBc antibody or HBs antibody test is positive, HBV DNA quantification test should be performed to confirm that HBV DNA is negative.

14. Have severe dysphagia, short-gut syndrome, gastroparesis, or other conditions that limit the ingestion or gastrointestinal absorption of drugs administered orally, including the inability to swallow oral medication

15. Have cognitive, psychological, or psychosocial impediment that would impair the ability of the patient to receive therapy according to the protocol, or adversely affect the ability of the patient to comply with the informed consent process, protocol, or protocol-required visits and procedures

16. Are pregnant or breastfeeding or planning to become pregnant. Note: Patients who are breastfeeding may be enrolled if they interrupt breastfeeding prior to the first dose of any study drugs and do not feed the baby with breast milk expressed after receiving the first dose of any study drugs. Breastfeeding should not be resumed for at least 6 months after the last dose of study drug

17. Have any history or complication of interstitial lung disease (for sites in Japan in Phase 1 dose escalation).

    For clinical sites in the EU, have a history of Grade ≥ 2 drug-induced interstitial lung disease or Grade ≥ 2 non-infectious pneumonitis within 6 months of starting study treatment.

18. Have a history of Torsades de Pointes

19. Received systemic calcineurin inhibitors within 4 weeks prior to the first dose of DSP-5336

20. Have plasma cell leukemia (>2.0 x 109 /L plasma cells in blood by standard differential) (for patients with MM)

21. For patients intending to enroll into the combination cohort with gilteritinib: Patients must be gilteritinib-naïve or sensitive and have not received a FLT3 inhibitor in the relapsed refractory setting (prior FLT3 inhibitor in front line therapy is allowed)

22. Have a known intolerance of hypersensitivity reaction to components of the investigational medicinal product

23. For clinical sites in the UK: In Arm E (DSP-5336 + venetoclax/azacitidine), have received a live vaccine within 30 days prior to the first dose of DSP-5336