New targeted pill hopes to tackle tough leukemias
NCT ID NCT07270770
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This early-stage trial is testing an oral drug called BY002 in 18 adults with relapsed or refractory acute leukemia that has specific genetic changes (KMT2A rearrangements or NPM1 mutations). The main goals are to check the drug's safety, find the best dose, and see if it can shrink or control the cancer. Participants take BY002 capsules daily in 28-day cycles until the disease worsens or side effects become too severe.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- BY002 (menin inhibitor)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a new targeted treatment option for patients with certain types of acute leukemia who have run out of standard therapies.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early Phase 1 trial with only 18 participants, so safety and effectiveness are not yet proven. The drug may cause serious side effects or fail to control the disease.
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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 18 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
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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16 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: * Age ≥16 years. * Confirmed diagnosis of AML, ALL, or MPAL per WHO 2022 criteria. * Relapsed or refractory disease after ≥1 prior therapy. * Presence of KMT2A rearrangement or NPM1 mutation (preferred, but not exclusive). * ECOG performance status 0-2. * Adequate organ function: * ANC ≥1.0 × 10⁹/L (unless cytopenia due to leukemia) * Platelets ≥50 × 10⁹/L (unless due to leukemia) * ALT/AST ≤2.5 × ULN, bilirubin ≤1.5 × ULN * Creatinine clearance ≥50 mL/min * Negative pregnancy test for women of childbearing potential. * Willing to use effective contraception during study and 90 days after last dose. * Signed informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Active central nervous system (CNS) leukemia. (Prior CNS involvement allowed if treated and controlled; CNS prophylaxis permitted.) * History of significant liver disease, including viral hepatitis or cirrhosis: * HBsAg positive must have negative HBV DNA. * HCV antibody positive must have negative HCV RNA. * Known HIV infection. * Pregnant or breastfeeding women. * Significant cardiac disease: * Congenital long QT syndrome or QTcF \>450 msec. * Acute myocardial infarction, unstable angina, or coronary artery bypass within 6 months. * Congestive heart failure ≥ NYHA class II. * History of another malignancy within 5 years, except adequately treated basal cell carcinoma of the skin, in-situ breast cancer, or in-situ cervical cancer. * Autologous HSCT or CAR-T therapy within 60 days, or unresolved toxicities from ASCT/CAR-T. * Allogeneic HSCT within 100 days, or active GVHD, or requiring ongoing immunosuppressive therapy. * Anti-leukemia therapy within 2 weeks before study entry (hydroxyurea permitted). * Prior investigational drug use: \<2 weeks or \<5 half-lives for small molecules; \<4 weeks or \<5 half-lives for biologics (whichever is shorter). * Unresolved toxicities \> grade 1 from prior anti-leukemia therapy (except alopecia). * Uncontrolled active infection: * Mild infections manageable with oral/topical treatment are allowed. * Serious infections requiring hospitalization/IV antibiotics within 14 days excluded, unless resolved. * Febrile neutropenia without infection evidence may be eligible if afebrile \>72 h without antipyretics. * Active tuberculosis excluded. * Conditions impairing oral intake or absorption (e.g., swallowing difficulty, short bowel syndrome, gastroparesis). * Known severe allergy to Menin inhibitors or any component of BY002. * Investigator judges poor compliance or inability to complete study. * Any other serious disease, abnormality, or condition that may increase risk, interfere with study drug, confound results, or expected survival ≤6 months.
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University
RECRUITINGSuzhou, Jiangsu, 215000, China
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