Studies to Assess Ziftomenib in Combination With Ven+Aza or 7+3 in Patients With Untreated NPM1-m or KMT2A-r AML

NCT ID: NCT07007312

Last Updated: 2025-12-23

Study Results

Results pending

The study team has not published outcome measurements, participant flow, or safety data for this trial yet. Check back later for updates.

Basic Information

Get a concise snapshot of the trial, including recruitment status, study phase, enrollment targets, and key timeline milestones.

Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

1300 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2025-09-26

Study Completion Date

2031-11-30

Brief Summary

Review the sponsor-provided synopsis that highlights what the study is about and why it is being conducted.

Ziftomenib is an investigational drug in development for the treatment of patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) with eligible genetic alterations. Ziftomenib is a type of therapy known to target the menin pathway in cancer cells.

This protocol has 2 separate studies that will investigate the benefits and risks of adding ziftomenib to standard-of-care (SOC) AML treatments in patients with certain genetic mutations who have not received any treatment for their AML. In the first study, the Nonintensive Therapy Study, older patients or those with serious medical problems will receive the SOC therapies venetoclax (ven) and azacitidine (aza), plus either ziftomenib or a placebo. In the second study, the Intensive Therapy Study, medically fit patients will receive (a) the SOC therapies cytarabine and daunorubicin, plus either ziftomenib or a placebo during a first treatment phase called induction, (b) cytarabine plus either ziftomenib or a placebo during a second treatment phase called consolidation, and (c) ziftomenib or a placebo during a third treatment phase called maintenance.

The physician will determine which study is the appropriate treatment for the patient, but neither the patient nor their physician will know whether the patient has been assigned to receive ziftomenib or a placebo. This design is called "double-blinded".

Detailed Description

Dive into the extended narrative that explains the scientific background, objectives, and procedures in greater depth.

This protocol encompasses two phase 3, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical studies to assess the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of ziftomenib in combination with: (a) the standard of care (SOC) nonintensive regimen (venetoclax \[ven\]+azacitidine \[aza\]) in untreated adults with nucleophosmin 1 mutated (NPM1-m) acute myeloid leukemia (AML); or (b) the SOC intensive regimen (cytarabine+daunorubicin induction, referred to here as 7+3, and cytarabine consolidation) in untreated adults with NPM1-m or lysine\[K\]-specific methyltransferase 2A rearranged (KMT2A-r) AML, as well as a maintenance phase.

Nonintensive Therapy Study (Ven+Aza)

Eligible NPM1-m patients will be enrolled and randomized to receive:

* Arm A: Ziftomenib in combination with ven+aza or
* Arm B: Placebo in combination with ven+aza.

Patients will be randomized to treatment arms in a double-blind manner.

Intensive Therapy Study (Cytarabine+Daunorubicin)

Eligible NPM1-m or KMT2A-r patients will be enrolled and randomized to 1 of the following treatment arms:

* Arm A: Ziftomenib+7+3 (induction), ziftomenib+cytarabine (consolidation), ziftomenib (maintenance) or
* Arm B: Ziftomenib+7+3 (induction), ziftomenib+cytarabine (consolidation), placebo (maintenance) or
* Arm C: Placebo+7+3 (induction), placebo+cytarabine (consolidation), placebo (maintenance).

Patients will be randomized to treatment arms in a double-blind manner.

Conditions

See the medical conditions and disease areas that this research is targeting or investigating.

Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)

Keywords

Explore important study keywords that can help with search, categorization, and topic discovery.

AML Hematological malignancy KMT2A NPM1 Menin Acute Leukemia Leukemia Acute Myeloid Leukemia Newly diagnosed AML Newly diagnosed KMT2A-r AML Newly diagnosed NPM1m AML Untreated AML Untreated NPM1m AML Untreated KMT2A-r AML MLL

Study Design

Understand how the trial is structured, including allocation methods, masking strategies, primary purpose, and other design elements.

Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

QUADRUPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

Review each arm or cohort in the study, along with the interventions and objectives associated with them.

Intensive Therapy Study, Arm A

Ziftomenib+cytarabine+daunorubicin (induction), ziftomenib+cytarabine (consolidation), ziftomenib (maintenance)

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Ziftomenib

Intervention Type DRUG

Oral administration

Daunorubicin

Intervention Type DRUG

Intravenous administration

Cytarabine (Ara-C)

Intervention Type DRUG

Intravenous administration

Intensive Therapy Study, Arm B

Ziftomenib+cytarabine+daunorubicin (induction), ziftomenib+cytarabine (consolidation), placebo (maintenance)

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Ziftomenib

Intervention Type DRUG

Oral administration

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Oral administration

Daunorubicin

Intervention Type DRUG

Intravenous administration

Cytarabine (Ara-C)

Intervention Type DRUG

Intravenous administration

Intensive Therapy Study, Arm C

Placebo+cytarabine+daunorubicin (induction), placebo+cytarabine (consolidation), placebo (maintenance)

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Oral administration

Daunorubicin

Intervention Type DRUG

Intravenous administration

Cytarabine (Ara-C)

Intervention Type DRUG

Intravenous administration

Nonintensive Therapy Study, Arm A

Ziftomenib in combination with venetoclax+azacitidine

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Ziftomenib

Intervention Type DRUG

Oral administration

Venetoclax

Intervention Type DRUG

Oral administration

Azacitidine (AZA)

Intervention Type DRUG

Intravenous or subcutaneous administration

Nonintensive Therapy Study, Arm B

Placebo in combination with venetoclax+azacitidine

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Oral administration

Venetoclax

Intervention Type DRUG

Oral administration

Azacitidine (AZA)

Intervention Type DRUG

Intravenous or subcutaneous administration

Interventions

Learn about the drugs, procedures, or behavioral strategies being tested and how they are applied within this trial.

Ziftomenib

Oral administration

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo

Oral administration

Intervention Type DRUG

Venetoclax

Oral administration

Intervention Type DRUG

Azacitidine (AZA)

Intravenous or subcutaneous administration

Intervention Type DRUG

Daunorubicin

Intravenous administration

Intervention Type DRUG

Cytarabine (Ara-C)

Intravenous administration

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

Discover alternative or legacy names that may be used to describe the listed interventions across different sources.

KO-539 Venclexta Venclyxto Vidaza Azadine Cerubidine daunomycin cytosine arabinoside (ara-C) Cytosar-U Tarabine PFS

Eligibility Criteria

Check the participation requirements, including inclusion and exclusion rules, age limits, and whether healthy volunteers are accepted.

Inclusion Criteria

The following criteria apply to both the Nonintensive Therapy Study and the Intensive Therapy Study unless otherwise noted:

* Age ≥18 years at time of signing the informed consent form.
* Diagnosis of AML per the 2022 WHO Classification of Hematolymphoid Tumors (5th Edition).
* Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0, 1, or 2.
* Adequate liver and kidney function according to protocol requirements.
* A female of childbearing potential must agree to use adequate contraception from the time of screening through 180 days following the last dose of study intervention. A male with a female partner of childbearing potential must agree to use abstinence or adequate contraception from the time of screening through 90 days following the last dose of study intervention.
* NONINTENSIVE THERAPY STUDY ONLY (VEN+AZA):

1. Documented NPM1-m.
2. Patients considered ineligible for Intensive Therapy defined by the following:

* i. Age ≥75, OR
* ii. Age \<75 with an ECOG performance status of 2 or cardiac, renal, or kidney impairment per protocol criteria.
* INTENSIVE THERAPY STUDY ONLY (7+3):

1. Documented NPM1-m or KMT2A-r (KMT2A-r patients with a partial tandem duplication are not eligible).
2. Documented FLT3 wild-type or ITD ratio \<0.05 OR ineligible to receive FLT3-targeted therapy (medically ineligible or mutation in which FLT3 inhibition is not SOC). Lack of access to an FLT3 inhibitor is not considered "ineligible" for FLT3-targeted therapy.
3. Ejection fraction of ≥50%.
4. Fit for Intensive Therapy per Investigator opinion.

Exclusion Criteria

* Prior therapy for AML (except hydroxyurea or leukapheresis for WBC control).
* Diagnosis of acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL), blast phase chronic myeloid leukemia, or isolated myeloid sarcoma.
* Known history of BCR-ABL mutation.
* History of other active concurrent malignancies prior to study entry except:

1. Basal cell skin cancer or localized squamous cell cancer of the skin
2. Previous malignancy confined and locally resected (or treated with other modalities) with curative intent
3. Prostate or breast cancer receiving adjuvant hormonal therapy.
* Active central nervous system (CNS) involvement by AML.
* Clinical signs/symptoms of leukostasis or white blood cells (WBC) \>25×10\^9/L prior to start of ziftomenib/placebo. Note: Hydroxyurea and/or leukapheresis are permitted to meet this criterion.
* Known uncontrolled HIV infection or known active hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus infection, or other uncontrolled infection.
* Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including but not limited to, cardiac illness as defined in the protocol.
* Women who are pregnant or lactating.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

Meet the organizations funding or collaborating on the study and learn about their roles.

Kura Oncology, Inc.

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

Identify the individual or organization who holds primary responsibility for the study information submitted to regulators.

Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

Explore where the study is taking place and check the recruitment status at each participating site.

University of California, San Diego

La Jolla, California, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Yale University School of Medicine

New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Wayne State University School of Medicine

Detroit, Michigan, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

University of Minnesota

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Duke University Medical Center

Durham, North Carolina, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

TriStar Centennial Medical Center

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Texas Oncology-Austin Midtown

Austin, Texas, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Texas Oncology-Presbyterian Cancer Center

Dallas, Texas, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

University of Texas

Houston, Texas, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Texas Oncology - San Antonio Medical Center

San Antonio, Texas, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

University of Virginia School of Medicine

Charlottesville, Virginia, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

Review the countries where the study has at least one active or historical site.

United States

Central Contacts

Reach out to these primary contacts for questions about participation or study logistics.

Kura Medical Information

Role: CONTACT

Phone: 844-KURAONC (844-587-2662)

Email: [email protected]

Other Identifiers

Review additional registry numbers or institutional identifiers associated with this trial.

2025-521314-25-00

Identifier Type: CTIS

Identifier Source: secondary_id

KO-MEN-017

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id