Actuate 1901: 9-ING-41 in Myelofibrosis
Hematopoietic Malignancies
Leukemia
Unknown Primary
18 Years and older, Male and Female
1901 (primary)
NCI-2020-01824
Summary
9-ING-41 has anti-cancer clinical activity while not causing myelosuppression, and has
both pre-clinical anti-fibrotic activity and activity against myelofibrosis. This Phase 2
study will study its efficacy in patients with advanced myelofibrosis.
Objectives
9-ING-41 is a first-in-class, intravenously administered, maleimide-based, small
molecule, potent selective GSK-3ß inhibitor with significant pre-clinical and clinical
anticancer activity. In the ongoing Actuate 1801 study in a cohort of over 90 patients
with advanced refractory malignancies, 9-ING-41 has exhibited no significant toxicity,
including no myelosuppression, and significant anti-tumor activity. 9-ING-41 also has
significant pre-clinical ability to reverse pathologic fibrosis in multiple models of
pulmonary and pleural fibrosis. Reversal of fibrosis by an anti-fibrotic agent in
patients with advanced myelofibrosis (MF) has recently been demonstrated to be of
clinical benefit. 9-ING-41 has the potential to act both as an anti-neoplastic agent
(without causing myelosuppression) and an anti-fibrotic agent in patients with MF. The
efficacy of Ruxolitinib is limited in many patients by the inability to tolerate adequate
doses for an adequate duration with myelosuppression being a frequent dose limiting
toxicity. 9-ING-41 may reduce the dose of Ruxolitinib needed for optimal therapeutic
response and/or reverse myelosuppression so than an adequate dose of Ruxolitinib can be
tolerated. Pre-clinical data show synergy in MF between 9-ING-41 and Ruxolitinib. This
Phase 2 study is designed to evaluate the efficacy of 9-ING-41, as a single agent or in
combination with Ruxolitinib, in patients with advanced, poor prognosis MF.
Eligibility
- Inclusion Criteria:
Patient -
1. Is able to understand and voluntarily sign a written informed consent and is willing
and able to comply with the protocol requirements including scheduled visits,
treatment plan, laboratory tests and other study procedures
2. Is aged = 18 years
3. Has documented diagnosis of symptomatic primary MF, PPV-MF or PET-MF as defined by
the World Health Organization classification
4. Is ineligible or unwilling to undergo stem cell transplantation at time of study
entry
5. Has laboratory function within specified parameters per local laboratory (may be
repeated):
- Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) = 100/mL; platelets = 20,000/mL
- Transaminases (AST/ALT) and alkaline phosphatase = 3 (= 10 X the upper limit of
normal (ULN) if considered to be MF-related) x ULN; bilirubin = 1.5 x ULN
(unless patient has Gilbert's Syndrome)
- Serum amylase and lipase = 1.5 x ULN
6. Has adequate performance status (PS): Eastern Co-operative Oncology Group (ECOG) PS
0-2
7. Has received the final dose of any of the following treatments/procedures with the
specified minimum intervals before first dose of 9-ING-41 (unless in the opinion of
the investigator and the study medical coordinator the treatments/procedures will
not compromise patient safety or interfere with study conduct:
- Chemotherapy, immunotherapy, or systemic radiation therapy - 14 days maximum,
or = 5 half-lives (whichever is shorter)
- Surgery with general anesthesia - 7 days
8. Patients who are to receive 9-ING-41 plus Ruxolitinib must have attempted =12 weeks
of Ruxolitinib therapy and required dose reductions/interruptions and/or had an
inadequate response
9. Women of childbearing potential must have a negative baseline blood or urine
pregnancy test within 72 hours of first study therapy. Women may be neither
breastfeeding nor intending to become pregnant during study participation and must
agree to use effective contraceptive methods (hormonal or barrier method of birth
control, or true abstinence) for the duration of study participation and in the
following 100 days after discontinuation of study treatment
10. Male patients with partners of childbearing potential must take appropriate
precautions to avoid fathering a child from screening until 100 days after
discontinuation of study treatment and use appropriate barrier contraception or true
abstinence
11. Must not be receiving any other investigational product
Exclusion Criteria:
Patient -
1. Is pregnant or lactating
2. Is known to be hypersensitive to any of the components of 9-ING-41 or to the
excipients used in its formulation
3. Has >10% blasts in peripheral blood or bone marrow biopsy
4. Has had a myocardial infarction within 12 weeks of the first dose of 9-ING-41
5. Has any medical and/or social condition which, in the opinion of the investigator or
study medical coordinator would preclude study participation
6. Is considered to be a member of a vulnerable population (for example, prisoners)
7. Herbal preparations / medications are prohibited throughout the study. These herbal
medications include, but are not limited to St. John's wort, Kava, ephedra (ma
huang), Gingko biloba, dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), yohimbe, saw palmetto, and
Ginseng. Patients should stop using cannabinoids or herbal preparations/medications
at least 7 days prior to first dose of study treatment -
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