A Phase 1 Study of WU-NK-101 in Patients With Relapsed or Refractory (R/R) Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)

NCT ID: NCT05470140

Last Updated: 2025-09-30

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE1

Total Enrollment

9 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-07-01

Study Completion Date

2024-10-08

Brief Summary

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This study is a Phase 1, open-label, dose escalation, and cohort expansion study designed to characterize the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, immunogenicity, and preliminary anti-leukemic activity of WU-NK-101 in R/R AML.

Detailed Description

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This is a first in human, multi-center Phase 1 single agent study in patients with R/R AML who have exhausted other treatment options. The study will consist of two phases, dose escalation and cohort expansion. During the Dose Escalation Phase, up to 18 patients will be treated with WU-NK-101 in up to 3 Dose Levels (DL) until maximum tolerated dose (MTD) or maximum administered dose (MAD) is determined.

Once the MTD/MAD is defined, 6 additional patients will be enrolled in the Cohort Expansion Phase to further characterize the safety, tolerability, as well as determining the recommended phase 2 dose (RP2D) of WU-NK-101. Patients in the Cohort Expansion Phase, who achieve a partial response (PR), may receive up to 2 further re-induction cycles contingent on safety in the Dose Escalation Phase; patients who achieve a complete remission with partial hematologic recovery (CRh) or complete remission with incomplete hematologic recovery (CRi) at any point during the course of treatment may receive a further consolidation cycle, for a total of up to 4 cycles per patient. During cohort expansion, dosing breaks of up to two weeks are allowed between cycles.

Conditions

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Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

This study will determine the safety and tolerability of WU-NK-101 and define the RP2D.
Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Experimental: WU-NK-101

A non-engineered Natural Killer (NK) cell derived from peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) that is cytokine-reprogrammed, expanded, and cryopreserved to create an allogeneic enhanced Memory-like anti-tumor NK cell therapy product.

Each 28-day cycle of treatment consists of 3 doses of WU-NK-101 administered on Day 1, Day 8, and Day 15.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

WU-NK-101

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

WU-NK-101 administered on Day 1, Day 8, and Day 15.

Interventions

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WU-NK-101

WU-NK-101 administered on Day 1, Day 8, and Day 15.

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Confirmed diagnosis of primary or secondary AML (any subtype except acute promyelocytic leukemia) according to World Health Organization (WHO) 2016 classification
2. Unlikely to benefit from standard of care therapy
3. Patients with AML post hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) \[permitted in Cohort Expansion Phase only\] must meet the following criteria:

* There must be histological confirmation of AML relapse after HSCT
* Undergone allogeneic HSCT (alloSCT) \> 90 days prior to enrollment from a match related donor, matched unrelated donor, cord blood donor, or haplo- identical donor
* Off all immunosuppressive medications for a minimum of 2 weeks
4. Adequate organ function as defined in the protocol
5. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status ≤ 2 at screening

Exclusion Criteria

1. Circulating blast count \>30,000/µL by morphology or flow cytometry (cytoreductive therapies such as leukapheresis or hydroxyurea are allowed)
2. Uncontrolled or untreated bacterial, fungal, or viral infections, including HIV, Hepatitis B or C infection, or uncontrolled infection of any etiology
3. Uncontrolled angina, severe uncontrolled ventricular arrhythmias, or electrocardiogram (ECG) suggestive of acute ischemia or active conduction system abnormalities
4. Severe renal impairment, defined as creatinine clearance \<40 mL/min
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Wugen, Inc.

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Cherry Thomas, MD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Wugen, Inc.

Locations

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City of Hope

Duarte, California, United States

Site Status

Stanford Healthcare

Palo Alto, California, United States

Site Status

Norton Health Care

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

Site Status

University of Maryland

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Site Status

Washington University

St Louis, Missouri, United States

Site Status

Providence Portland Medical Center

Portland, Oregon, United States

Site Status

Peter MacCallum Cancer Center

Melbourne, , Australia

Site Status

Royal Perth Hospital

Perth, , Australia

Site Status

Royal Prince Alfred Hospital

Sydney, , Australia

Site Status

Countries

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United States Australia

Other Identifiers

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WUN101-01

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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