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.

E Eunice S. Wang (30Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY) P Pau Montesinos (Hospital Universitari i Politecnic La Fe, Valencia, Spain) G Ghayas C. Issa J James M. Foran (Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, Jacksonville, FL) H Harry Paul Erba (Duke Cancer Institute, Durham, NC) E Eduardo Rodríguez-Arbolí (Department of Hematology, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla (IBiS/CSIC), University of Seville, Seville, Spain) K Kateryna Fedorov (3Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Nashville, United States) M Maël Heiblig (9Department of Hematology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Lyon, Lyon, France) F Florian Heidel J Jessica K. Altman (Division of Hematology/Oncology Department of Medicine Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center Northwestern University Chicago Illinois USA) M Maria R. Baer (10University of Maryland Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baltimore, MD) L Lionel Adès K Kristen M. Pettit (University of Michigan, Section of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI) P Pierre Peterlin (12Department of Hematology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nantes, Nantes, France) C Cristina Papayannidis (2IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Istituto di Ematologia “Seràgnoli”, Bologna, Italy) Z Zijing Zhang M Marcie Riches (Kura Oncology Inc., San Diego, California, United States) D Daniel Corum (Kura Oncology Inc., San Diego, California, United States) M Mollie Leoni (Kura Oncology, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts, United States) A Amir Tahmasb Fathi (Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA)

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 &lt;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)

Article Details

Volume / Issue Vol. 43, Issue 16_suppl
Published June 01, 2025
Pages 6506-6506
ISSN 0732-183X
Publisher Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Journal Info

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

ISSN: 0732-183X Health Sciences

Authors (20)

E

Eunice S. Wang

30Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY

P

Pau Montesinos

Hospital Universitari i Politecnic La Fe, Valencia, Spain

G

Ghayas C. Issa

J

James M. Foran

Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, Jacksonville, FL

H

Harry Paul Erba

Duke Cancer Institute, Durham, NC

E

Eduardo Rodríguez-Arbolí

Department of Hematology, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla (IBiS/CSIC), University of Seville, Seville, Spain

K

Kateryna Fedorov

3Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Nashville, United States

M

Maël Heiblig

9Department of Hematology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Lyon, Lyon, France

F

Florian Heidel

J

Jessica K. Altman

Division of Hematology/Oncology Department of Medicine Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center Northwestern University Chicago Illinois USA

M

Maria R. Baer

10University of Maryland Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baltimore, MD

L

Lionel Adès

K

Kristen M. Pettit

University of Michigan, Section of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI

P

Pierre Peterlin

12Department of Hematology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nantes, Nantes, France

C

Cristina Papayannidis

2IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Istituto di Ematologia “Seràgnoli”, Bologna, Italy

Z

Zijing Zhang

M

Marcie Riches

Kura Oncology Inc., San Diego, California, United States

D

Daniel Corum

Kura Oncology Inc., San Diego, California, United States

M

Mollie Leoni

Kura Oncology, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts, United States

A

Amir Tahmasb Fathi

Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA