New drug aims at CD123 to fight Hard-to-Treat blood cancers
NCT ID NCT07809906
First seen Sep 09, 2026 · Last updated Sep 10, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
Researchers are testing an experimental drug called ORM-1153 in adults whose acute myeloid leukemia (AML) or other blood cancer has returned or stopped responding to treatment. The drug targets CD123, a protein found on the surface of these cancer cells. Participants receive ORM-1153 as an intravenous infusion, and the trial's main goal is to find a safe and tolerable dose. This is a first-in-human Phase 1 study, so it focuses on safety and dosing rather than proving the treatment works.
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 targeted drug called ORM-1153, given as an intravenous infusion
- What this could lead to
- If ORM-1153 works, it could offer a new option for people whose AML has come back or stopped responding to treatment, and it could help validate CD123 as a target for other blood cancers.
- What could go wrong
- This is a first-in-human Phase 1 trial with about 42 participants, so its main goal is to find a safe dose, not to prove the drug works. Many experimental cancer drugs fail at this stage, and the infusion may cause 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 42 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Dec 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2029
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.
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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: * Adults ≥18 years of age (or ≥19 years of age according to local regulatory guidelines) at the time of signature of the informed consent form. * Documented diagnosis of relapsed or refractory AML with any detectable level of CD123 as evaluated by local assessment. * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status ≤2 * Adequate organ and coagulation function. Exclusion Criteria: * Diagnosed with Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia. * Systemic antineoplastic agent therapy given within 14 days or 5 half-lives prior to the first dose of ORM-1153 (whichever is shorter). * Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation within 3 months of the first dose of ORM-1153. * Total White Blood Cell count \>25,000/µL.
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Conditions
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Study contacts
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Contact
Email: •••••@•••••
Locations
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MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
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START - Midwest
Grand Rapids, Michigan, 49546, United States
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