Ziftomenib in relapsed/refractory (R/R) <i>NPM1</i> -mutant acute myeloid leukemia (AML): Phase 1b/2 clinical activity and safety results from the pivotal KOMET-001 study.
Abstract
6506 Background: NPM1 -m drives leukemogenesis in ~30% of AML. Despite current risk stratification, nearly half will have R/R disease within a year, after which outcomes are poor with <10% complete response following chemotherapy. Ziftomenib – a potent, highly selective, oral, investigational menin inhibitor – has shown clinical activity as monotherapy and in combination for adults with R/R NPM1 -m and KMT2A -r AML, with 600 mg once-daily (QD) as the recommended phase 2 monotherapy dose for NPM1 -m. Here we present the primary analysis for NPM1 -m patients (pts) treated with ziftomenib 600 mg QD in the pivotal KOMET-001 study. Methods: KOMET-001 (NCT04067336) is a multicenter, open-label phase 1/2 study of ziftomenib in adults with R/R AML. In phase 2, pts with NPM1 -m R/R AML received ziftomenib 600 mg QD. Phase 2 primary endpoint: complete remission with full/partial hematologic recovery (CR/CRh); key secondary endpoints: composite complete remission (CRc), durations of CR/CRh and CRc, and safety. The analyses below include NPM1 -m pts pooled from phase 1b/2. Results: The phase 2 primary endpoint was met ( p =0.0058). As of 20 Dec 2024, 112 pts were enrolled (51% US/Canada, 49% Europe/UK) in phase 1b/2 and treated with ziftomenib 600 mg QD, with a median follow-up of 4.2 months. Median age was 69 yrs (range 22–86), 56% female, 83% ECOG PS 0–1, median of 2 prior therapies (range 1–7), including 60% prior venetoclax (VEN) and 23% prior transplant. CR/CRh rate in all phase 1b/2 pts was 25% (28/112; 95% CI 17–34) and overall response rate was 35% (39/112; 95% CI 26–44). In phase 2 pts, 23% (21/92; 95% CI 15–33) achieved CR/CRh (Table), with 67% (10/15) MRD negativity among CR/CRh responders tested (local). Comparable CR/CRh rates were observed in both VEN-naïve and exposed pts (21% vs. 24%). Ziftomenib was well tolerated with 3% (3/112) discontinuing due to treatment-related adverse events (TRAEs). 40% (45/112) of pts had Grade (Gr) ≥3 TRAEs, including 13% differentiation syndrome (all Gr3), ≤5% each anemia, febrile neutropenia and thrombocytopenia, and 2% QTc prolongation (Gr3). Updated clinical activity and safety data will be presented. Conclusions: In the pivotal KOMET-001, the phase 2 primary endpoint was met: Ziftomenib achieved deep and durable responses in R/R NPM1 -m AML, regardless of prior VEN. Ziftomenib was well tolerated with limited myelosuppression and only 3% ziftomenib-related discontinuations. Taken together, these data support the potential use of ziftomenib monotherapy as a new treatment option for R/R NPM1 -m AML. Clinical trial information: NCT04067336 . Response, n (%) Phase 2600 mg QDN=92 Phase 1b/2600 mg QDN=112 CR 13 (14) 20 (18) CR/CRh 21 (23) 28 (25) CRc 24 (26) 32 (29) Median duration, months (95% CI) CR/CRh 3.7 (1.9–NE) 3.7 (1.9–7.7) CRc 4.6 (2.8–11.4) 5.1 (2.8–8.1) Restricted mean duration, months (95% CI) CR/CRh 4.3 (3.1–5.6) 5.2 (3.6–6.7) CRc 5.9 (4.0–7.7) 6.4 (4.6–8.1)
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Journal of Clinical Oncology
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Authors (20)
Eunice S. Wang
30Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY
Pau Montesinos
Hospital Universitari i Politecnic La Fe, Valencia, Spain
Ghayas C. Issa
James M. Foran
Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, Jacksonville, FL
Harry Paul Erba
Duke Cancer Institute, Durham, NC
Eduardo Rodríguez-Arbolí
Department of Hematology, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla (IBiS/CSIC), University of Seville, Seville, Spain
Kateryna Fedorov
3Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Nashville, United States
Maël Heiblig
9Department of Hematology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Lyon, Lyon, France
Florian Heidel
Jessica K. Altman
Division of Hematology/Oncology Department of Medicine Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center Northwestern University Chicago Illinois USA
Maria R. Baer
10University of Maryland Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baltimore, MD
Lionel Adès
Kristen M. Pettit
University of Michigan, Section of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI
Pierre Peterlin
12Department of Hematology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nantes, Nantes, France
Cristina Papayannidis
2IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Istituto di Ematologia “Seràgnoli”, Bologna, Italy
Zijing Zhang
Marcie Riches
Kura Oncology Inc., San Diego, California, United States
Daniel Corum
Kura Oncology Inc., San Diego, California, United States
Mollie Leoni
Kura Oncology, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Amir Tahmasb Fathi
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA