New hope for Hard-to-Treat leukemia: first human trial of ziftomenib launches

NCT ID NCT04067336

First seen Nov 10, 2025 · Last updated May 22, 2026 · Updated 24 times

Summary

This early-stage trial tests a new drug called ziftomenib (KO-539) in people whose acute myeloid leukemia (AML) has returned or not responded to standard treatments. The study aims to find the safest and most effective dose, and to see if the drug can shrink or control the cancer. About 263 participants will be enrolled across multiple sub-studies, including those with specific genetic changes.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • AZ Delta - Campus Rumbeke

    Roeselare, 8800, Belgium

  • Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center

    Gilbert, Arizona, 85234, United States

  • Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud

    Pierre-Bénite, 69310, France

  • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Lille

    Lille, 59037, France

  • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nantes

    Nantes, 44093, France

  • Duke Cancer Institute

    Durham, North Carolina, 27710, United States

  • Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

    Seattle, Washington, 98109, United States

  • Hackensack University Medical Center - John Theurer Cancer Center

    Hackensack, New Jersey, 07601, United States

  • Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center - UT Southwestern Medical Center

    Dallas, Texas, 75390, United States

  • Hopital Maisonneuve-Rosemont

    Montreal, Quebec, H1T 2M4, Canada

  • Hopital Saint Louis

    Paris, 75475, France

  • Hopital de l'Enfant-Jesus - Centre Integre en Cancerologie du CHU de Quebec - Universite Laval

    Québec, Quebec, G1J 1Z4, Canada

  • Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron

    Barcelona, 08035, Spain

  • Hospital Universitari i Politecnic La Fe

    Valencia, 46026, Spain

  • Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias

    Oviedo, 33011, Spain

  • Hospital Universitario HM Sanchinarro

    Madrid, 28050, Spain

  • Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocio

    Seville, 41013, Spain

  • IRCCS Istituto Romagnolo per lo Studio dei Tumori "Dino Amadori"

    Meldola, 47014, Italy

  • Institut Gustave Roussy

    Villejuif, 94800, France

  • Institute of Hematology and Medical Oncology "L. and A. Seragnoli"

    Bologna, 40138, Italy

  • Institution Fondazione Policlinico Tor Vergata

    Roma, Italy

  • Karmanos Cancer Institute

    Detroit, Michigan, 48201, United States

  • MD Anderson Cancer Center

    Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

  • MD Anderson Cancer Center

    Madrid, 28033, Spain

  • Magendie Hopital Haut-Leveque

    Pessac, 33600, France

  • Massachusetts General Hospital

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States

  • Mayo Clinic

    Jacksonville, Florida, 32224, United States

  • Mayo Clinic

    Rochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States

  • Medizinische Hochsschule Hannover

    Hanover, 30625, Germany

  • Oklahoma University Health - Stephenson Cancer Center

    Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73117, United States

  • Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre

    Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3H 1V7, Canada

  • Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University

    Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States

  • Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Buffalo, New York, 14203, United States

  • The Mount Sinai Hospital

    New York, New York, 10029, United States

  • UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center

    Los Angeles, California, 90095, United States

  • UO Ematologia Ospedale di Ravenna

    Ravenna, 48121, Italy

  • UPMC Hillman Cancer Center

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15232, United States

  • Universitat de Barcelona

    Barcelona, 08035, Spain

  • University Medicine Greifswald

    Greifswald, 17475, Germany

  • University of Maryland Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21201, United States

  • University of Michigan Hospitals

    Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States

  • Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center

    Nashville, Tennessee, 37232, United States

  • Weill Cornell Medical College - NY Presbyterian Hospital

    New York, New York, 10021, United States

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