A Trial of AK117 (Anti-CD47 Antibody) in Patients With Acute Myeloid Leukemia

A Phase Ib/II Trial of AK117 (Anti-CD47 Antibody) in Patients With Acute Myeloid Leukemia

This is a open label, phase Ib/II study. All patients are diagnosed with AML, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0-3. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of AK117 + azacitidine in subjects with AML.

Study Overview

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Conditions: Acute Myeloid Leukemia
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: AK117; Drug: Azacitidine

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 68
• Phase: Phase 2; Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• China
  • Zhejiang
    • Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China, 310000
      • The First Affiliated Hospital，Zhejiang University School of Medicine

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age ≥18 years (at the time consent is obtained).
• Be able and willing to provide written informed consent and to comply with all requirements of study participation (including all study procedures).
• Has an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 - 3，and 0~2 are required for subjects ≥75 years old.
• Has a life expectancy of at least 12 weeks.
• Patient with AML diagnosed according to WHO 2016 criteria.
• Has adequate organ function.
• All female and male subjects of reproductive potential must agree to use an effective method of contraception, as determined by the Investigator, during and for 120 days after the last dose of study treatment.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patient has acute promyelocytic leukemia.
• Patient has known active central nervous system (CNS) involvement with AML.
• Favorable risk cytogenetics such as t(8;21), inv(16) or t(16;16) or t(15;17) as per the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Guidelines Version 2, 2021 for AML.
• Is currently participating in a study of an investigational agent or using an investigational device.
• Has undergone major surgery within 30 days of Study Day 1.
• Has a known additional malignancy that is progressing or requires systemic treatment. Exceptions include basal cell carcinoma of the skin, squamous cell carcinoma of the skin that has undergone potentially curative therapy or in situ cervical cancer.
• Previous allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant (allo-HSCT) .
• Prior treatment with any anti-CD47 or anti-SIRPα (signal regulatory protein alpha) agent.
• Has an active autoimmune disease that has required systemic treatment in the past 2 years (i.e. with use of disease modifying agents, corticosteroids or immunosuppressive drugs). Replacement therapy (e.g., thyroxine, insulin or physiologic corticosteroid replacement therapy for adrenal or pituitary insufficiency, etc.) is not considered a form of systemic treatment.
• Has known active Hepatitis B (e.g., HBsAg reactive) or Hepatitis C (e.g., HCV RNA [qualitative] is detected).
• Has a history or current evidence of any condition, therapy, or laboratory abnormality that might confound the results of the study, interfere with the subject's participation for the full duration of the study, or is not in the best interest of this subject to participate, in the opinion of the treating investigator.
• Has received a live virus vaccine within 30 days of the planned first dose of study therapy.
• Is pregnant, breastfeeding, or expecting to conceive or father a child within the projected duration of the study including 120 days following the last dose of study treatment.
• Patient with known allergy or hypersensitivity to AK117, azacitidine or any of their components.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: N/A
• Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

1

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: AK117+Azacitidine; Phase Ib: Subjects will receive different doses of A117 in combination with azacitidine 75 mg/m2 subcutaneous daily for 7 days of a 28 day cycle; Phase II: Subjects will receive AK117 at the recommended Phase 2 dose in combination with azacitidine 75 mg/m2 subcutaneous daily for 7 days of a 28-day cycle.	Drug: AK117; Subjects receive AK117 intravenously.; Drug: Azacitidine; Subjects receive Azacitidine subcutaneously.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Number of participants with adverse events (AEs)	An AE is defined as any untoward medical occurrence in a participant administered a pharmaceutical product temporally associated with the use of study treatment, whether or not considered related to the study treatment.	Up to approximately 2 years.
Composite complete remission rate （complete remission + complete remission with incomplete count recovery）	Number of participants achieving a complete remission (CR) and complete remission with incomplete hematologic recovery (CRi) per European LeukemiaNet (ELN) 2017 criteria.	Approximately 6 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Anti-drug antibodies (ADA)	Number of subjects with detectable anti-drug antibodies (ADA).	Up to 2 years.
Rate of CR Without Minimal Residual Disease (CR MRD-)	The rate of CR MRD- is the percentage of participants who achieve a CR MRD- as defined by investigators based on ELN 2017 criteria.	Approximately 6 months
Duration of complete response (DoCR)	The DoCR is measured from the time the assessment criteria are first met for CR (including CR MRD- and CR MRD+/unk) until the first date of AML relapse or death.	Approximately 6 months
Overall Survival	The OS is measured from the date of treatment to the date of death from any cause.	Up to death or end of study
Event-Free Survival (EFS)	The EFS is defined as time from the date of treatment to the earliest date of documented relapse from complete remission (CR), treatment failure , or death from any cause.	Up to end of study
Maximum observed concentration (Cmax) of AK117	Serum concentrations of AK117 in individual subjects at different time points after AK117 administration.	Up to 2 years.

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Akeso

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): August 13, 2021
• Primary Completion (Estimated): September 1, 2025
• Study Completion (Estimated): December 1, 2025

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: July 21, 2021
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: July 21, 2021
• First Posted (Actual): July 28, 2021

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): March 25, 2025
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 28, 2025
• Last Verified: February 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Neoplasms; Neoplasms by Histologic Type; Hematologic Diseases; Leukemia; Leukemia, Myeloid; Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute; Antineoplastic Agents; Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action; Enzyme Inhibitors; Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic; Antimetabolites; Azacitidine
• Other Study ID Numbers: AK117-104

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No