Can a Two-Pronged pill outsmart stubborn leukemia?
NCT ID NCT07137637
First seen Jul 23, 2026 · Last updated Jul 24, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This early-stage trial is testing an experimental oral drug, HPB-092, in people whose acute myeloid leukemia (AML) has returned or not responded to standard treatments. The drug is designed to block two proteins, FLT3 and IRAK4, that help leukemia cells grow and survive. The study aims to find a safe dose and check for early signs that the drug might shrink or control the cancer.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- an experimental oral drug called HPB-092 that blocks two cancer-driving proteins (FLT3 and IRAK4)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, HPB-092 could offer a new treatment option for patients with hard-to-treat AML that has returned or not responded to prior therapy.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early phase 1 trial with only 60 participants, so safety and the right dose are still being determined. It is too early to know if the drug will work or have serious side effects.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1
The first testing in people. Mainly checks safety and dose, usually in a small group.
- Participants
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About 60 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2026
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: Patients must meet all of the following inclusion criteria to be eligible for enrollment in the study: 1. The patient must have a diagnosis of morphologically documented relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia (AML) according to the World Health Organization (WHO) 2022 criteria, and must meet one of the following conditions: Relapsed Disease: Bone marrow blasts ≥ 5%; or Reappearance of blasts in the peripheral blood in at least two separate samples taken at least one week apart; or Development of extramedullary disease. Refractory Disease: Failure to achieve CR, CRh, or CRi at the response landmark (e.g., after 2 courses of intensive induction therapy), or Failure to achieve remission by a defined landmark, e.g., 180 days after initiation of less intensive therapy. 2. The patients should have a stable transfusion requirement prior to enrollment as specified in the protocol. 3. Male or non-pregnant, non-lactating female patients aged 18 years or older. 4. The patient is not suitable for other known therapies that have clinical benefits for the disease. 5. Life expectancy of ≥12 weeks, and Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 to 2. 6. Renal Function: Serum creatinine \<1.5× the upper limit of normal (ULN) or Estimated creatinine clearance ≥ 60 mL/min as calculated using a standard method \[Cockcroft-Gault formula, Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) equation, or estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) calculation\]. Liver Function: Total serum bilirubin ≤1.5× ULN unless the patient has liver involvement by the primary disease (≤3× ULN); and AST and ALT ≤2.5× ULN unless the patient has hepatic metastasis (≤5× ULN). Cardiac Function: Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) \>50% as measured by echocardiogram or MUGA scan. 7. Acute effects of any prior therapy must be resolved to baseline severity or Grade ≤ 1 per CTCAE v5.0, except for adverse events (AEs) that do not constitute a safety risk according to the investigator's judgment. 8. For females of childbearing potential, a serum pregnancy test must be negative within 7 days before enrollment. 9. Male and female patients of childbearing potential who are at risk for pregnancy must agree to use at least two highly effective methods of contraception throughout the study and for at least 90 days (or 180 days if required by local regulations) after the last dose of the assigned treatment. 10. The interval from prior treatment to the time of study drug administration must be at least 2 weeks for cytotoxic agents (except hydroxyurea given for controlling blast cells), or at least 5 half-lives for prior experimental agents or noncytotoxic agents. 11. The patient must have the ability to understand and be willing to sign the informed. Exclusion Criteria: Patients with any of the following characteristics/conditions will not be able to enroll in the study: 1. Diagnosed with acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) or BCR-ABL-positive leukemia. 2. The patient has had a malignancy other than AML within the past five years as specified in the protocol. 3. The patient has persistent non-hematological toxicities of ≥ Grade 2 (per CTCAE v5.0) from prior treatment. 4. History of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant (HSCT) as specified in the protocol. 5. The patient has clinically active central nervous system (CNS) leukemia. 6. The patient has a disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) abnormality. 7. Recent surgery or radiation therapy as specified in the protocol. 8. History of Class 3 or more severe heart failure according to NYHA classification, or left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) below 45%, or Fridericia-corrected QT interval (QTcF) \> 450 ms at screening. 9. The patient has hypokalemia or hypomagnesemia at screening. 10. The patient requires treatment with drugs that are strong inhibitors or inducers of CYP3A4 or P-glycoprotein (P-gp) as specified in the protocol. 11. Active graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) and immunosuppressive treatment as specified in the protocol. 12. Use of systemic corticosteroids or immunosuppressive drugs as specified in the protocol. 13. The patient is known to be infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), active hepatitis B or C, or other active hepatic disorders. The patient has an active uncontrolled infection. 14. The patient has any condition that, in the investigator's opinion, makes the patient unsuitable for study participation.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Institute of Hematology and Blood Diseases Hospital, Tianjin, China
RECRUITINGTianjin, 300020, China