New hope for Tough-to-Treat leukemia: experimental drug DFP-10917 tested in Late-Stage trial
NCT ID NCT03926624
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a new drug called DFP-10917 in adults with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) that had returned or not responded after 2 to 4 prior treatments. Participants received either DFP-10917 or one of several standard chemotherapy combinations. The goal was to see if DFP-10917 could achieve complete remission (no signs of cancer) and how long that remission might last. The trial was terminated early, so results are limited.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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167 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2019
- Finished
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Jan 2026
- 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: 1. Histologically or pathologically confirmed diagnosis of AML based on WHO classification that has relapsed after, or is refractory to, two, three, or four prior induction regimens that may have included intensive chemotherapy (e.g., "7+3" cytarabine and daunorubicin), epigenetic therapy (i.e., azacitidine or decitabine), or targeted therapy (e.g., FLT-3, IDH-1/2, BCL-2, monoclonal antibody). (Relapse is defined as reemergence of ≥5% leukemia blasts in bone marrow or ≥1% blasts in peripheral blood ≥90 days after first CR or CR without complete platelet recovery (CRp). Refractory AML is defined as persistent disease ≥28 days after initiation of intensive induction therapy (up to two induction cycles) or relapse \<90 days after first CR or CRp. Refractory disease for patients undergoing hypomethylating agent induction is defined as lack of remission following at least 2 cycles of epigenetic therapy without reduction in bone marrow blast status.) Patients with a history of IPSS-R high or very high risk MDS that transformed to AML during treatment with hypomethylating drugs and then relapse following or are refractory to a subsequent AML induction regimen may be enrolled as Second Salvage AML patients. Additionally, patients with a history of MPN in accelerated phase (MPN-AP) or high-risk primary myelofibrosis (PMF) that transformed to AML during treatment with hypomethylating drugs and then relapse following or are refractory to a subsequent AML induction regimen may be enrolled as Second Salvage AML patients. 2. Aged ≥ 18 years. 3. ECOG Performance Status of 0, 1 or 2. 4. Adequate clinical laboratory values (i.e., plasma creatinine \<2.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) for the institution, bilirubin \<2.5 x ULN, alanine transaminase (ALT) and aspartate transaminase (AST) ≤2.5 x ULN). 5. Absence of active central nervous system (CNS) involvement by leukemia. Patients with previously diagnosed CNS leukemia are eligible if the CNS leukemia is under control and intrathecal treatment may continue throughout the study. 6. Absence of uncontrolled intercurrent illnesses, including uncontrolled infections, cardiac conditions, or other organ dysfunctions. 7. Signed informed consent prior to the start of any study specific procedures. 8. Women of child-bearing potential must have a negative serum or urine pregnancy test. 9. Male and female patients must agree to use acceptable contraceptive methods for the duration of the study and for at least one month after the last drug administration. Exclusion Criteria: 1. The interval from prior treatment to time of study drug administration is \< 2 weeks for cytotoxic agents or \< 5 half-lives for noncytotoxic agents. Exceptions: Use of hydroxyurea is allowed before the start of study and is to be discontinued prior to the initiation of study treatment. At the investigator's discretion, for patients with significant leukocytosis that develops during the early treatment cycles, hydroxyurea may be administered. The hydroxyurea should be discontinued as soon as clinically appropriate. 2. Any \>grade 1 persistent clinically significant toxicities from prior chemotherapy. 3. Inadequate Cardiac (left ventricular ejection fraction ≤40%) function. 4. White blood cell (WBC) count \>15,000/μL (Note: Patients considered for possible venetoclax-containing regimen must have WBC ≤10k/μL prior to initiating venetoclax treatment). 5. For patients with prior hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT): 1. Less than 3 months since HSCT 2. Acute Graft versus Host Disease (GvHD) \>Grade 1 3. Chronic GvHD \>Grade 1 6. Any concomitant condition that in the opinion of the investigator could compromise the objectives of this study and the patient's compliance. 7. A pregnant or lactating woman. 8. Current malignancies of another type. Exceptions: Patients may participate if they have previously treated and currently controlled prostate cancer, or adequately treated in situ cervical cancer or basal cell skin cancer, or other malignancies with no evidence of disease for 2 years or more. 9. Patient has acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL). 10. Patients with known HIV, active HBV or active HCV infection (note: testing for these infections is not required). For patients with evidence of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, the HBV viral load must be undetectable on suppressive therapy, if indicated. Patients with a history of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection must have been treated and cured. For patients with HCV infection who are currently on treatment, they are eligible if they have an undetectable HCV viral load. 11. Documented or known clinically significant bleeding disorder.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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AdventHealth Medical Group Blood and Marrow Transplant at Orlando
Orlando, Florida, 32804, United States
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Avera Medical Group
Sioux Falls, South Dakota, 57105, United States
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Banner MD Anderson
Gilbert, Arizona, 85234, United States
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Baptist MD Anderson
Jacksonville, Florida, 32207, United States
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Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
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Decatur Memorial Hospital-Cancer Care Specialists of Central IL
Decatur, Illinois, 62526, United States
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East Carolina University
Greenville, North Carolina, 27834, United States
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Franciscan Health Indianapolis
Indianapolis, Indiana, 46237, United States
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Gabrail Cancer Center
Canton, Ohio, 44718, United States
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Georgia Cancer Center at Augusta University
Augusta, Georgia, 30912, United States
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Henry Ford Cancer Institute
Detroit, Michigan, 48202, United States
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HonorHealth (VGPCC Cancer Transplant Institute)
Scottsdale, Arizona, 85258, United States
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Loyola University Medical Center
Hines, Illinois, 60153, United States
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MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
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Multicare Institute for Research and Innovation
Spokane, Washington, 99218, United States
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New York Medical College
Valhalla, New York, 10595, United States
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Norton Cancer Institute
Louisville, Kentucky, 40241, United States
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Novant Health Cancer Institute - Elizabeth (Hematology)
Charlotte, North Carolina, 28204, United States
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Novant Health Cancer Institute - Forsyth (Hematology)
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27103, United States
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O'Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center
Birmingham, Alabama, 35294, United States
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Ochsner Benson Cancer Center
Jefferson, Louisiana, 70121, United States
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Prisma Health Cancer Institute
Greenville, South Carolina, 29605, United States
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Rush University
Chicago, Illinois, 60612, United States
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Seidman Cancer Center, University Hospitals, Cleveland Medical Center
Cleveland, Ohio, 44106, United States
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The University of Arizona Cancer Center
Tucson, Arizona, 85724-5024, United States
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The University of Kansas Cancer Center
Westwood, Kansas, 66205, United States
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The University of Mississippi Medical Center
Jackson, Mississippi, 39216, United States
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Tulane University
New Orleans, Louisiana, 70118, United States
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UCLA
Los Angeles, California, 90095, United States
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UF-Health Cancer Center Gainesville
Gainesville, Florida, 32608, United States
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UF-Health Jacksonville
Jacksonville, Florida, 32209, United States
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UT Southwestern
Dallas, Texas, 75390, United States
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University of California
Irvine, California, 92697, United States
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University of Cincinnati Cancer Center
Cincinnati, Ohio, 45267, United States
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University of KY- Markey Cancer Center
Lexington, Kentucky, 40536, United States
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University of Vermont Medical Center
Burlington, Vermont, 05401, United States
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University of Virginia Health System
Charlottesville, Virginia, 22903, United States
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Vidant Oncology
Kinston, North Carolina, 28501, United States
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Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer Center
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27157, United States
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