A Study of Evorpacept (ALX148) With Venetoclax and Azacitidine for Acute Myeloid Leukemia (ASPEN-05)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04755244 |
Recruitment Status :
Active, not recruiting
First Posted : February 16, 2021
Last Update Posted : June 9, 2022
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Acute Myeloid Leukemia AML, Adult | Drug: evorpacept Drug: venetoclax Drug: azacitidine | Phase 1 Phase 2 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 97 participants |
Allocation: | N/A |
Intervention Model: | Single Group Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Phase 1/2 Study of Evorpacept (ALX148) in Combination With Venetoclax and Azacitidine in Patients With Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) (ASPEN-05) |
Actual Study Start Date : | May 5, 2021 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | June 2023 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | December 2023 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: evorpacept (ALX148) + venetoclax + azacitidine
Phase 1a: Participants will receive escalating doses of evorpacept (ALX148) in combination with venetoclax and azacitidine Phase 1b/2: Participants will receive evorpacept (ALX148) at the recommended Phase 2 dose in combination with venetoclax and azacitidine |
Drug: evorpacept
Fusion protein that blocks CD47-SIRPalpha pathway
Other Name: ALX148 Drug: venetoclax BCL-2 inhibitor
Other Name: Venclexta Drug: azacitidine Hypomethylating agent (HMA)
Other Name: Vidaza |
- Phase 1: Dose Limiting Toxicities (DLT) [ Time Frame: Up to 28 days ]Number of participants with a DLT
- Phase 2: Composite complete remission rate (CRc) [ Time Frame: Approximately 6 months ]Number of participants achieving a complete remission (CR) and complete remission with incomplete hematologic recovery (CRi) per European LeukemiaNet (ELN) 2017 criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Cytologically or histologically confirmed diagnosis of relapsed/refractory or newly diagnosed AML per WHO 2016 classification.
- Phase 1a: AML that is relapsed/refractory or that is previously untreated in patients not considered suitable for intensive induction therapy.
- Phase 1b: AML that is relapsed/refractory after prior treatment with a HMA-based regimen.
- Phase 2: Previously untreated AML in patients who are not considered suitable candidates for intensive induction therapy.
- Adequate renal and liver function.
- Age ≥18 years.
- Adequate performance status.
Exclusion Criteria:
- In Phase 1a and 1b, patients that have undergone prior allo-HSCT must be at least 3 months post-HSCT, without uncontrolled graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). For Phase 2, patients that have undergone prior allo-HSCT are excluded.
- Patients with newly diagnosed AML with favorable risk cytogenetics such as t(8;21), inv(16), or t(16;16) as per the NCCN Guidelines Version 3, 2019 for AML.
- Patients with acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL).
- Prior treatment with any anti-CD47 or anti-SIRPalpha (signal regulatory protein alpha) agent.
- Known active viral infections, including hepatitis B and C, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) related illness, or SARS-CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2).

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT04755244
United States, Illinois | |
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine | |
Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60611 | |
United States, New York | |
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center | |
Buffalo, New York, United States, 14263 | |
United States, North Carolina | |
Duke University Medical Center | |
Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27710 | |
United States, Tennessee | |
Vanderbilt University Medical Center | |
Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37203 | |
United States, Texas | |
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center | |
Houston, Texas, United States, 77030 |
Responsible Party: | ALX Oncology Inc. |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT04755244 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
AT148005 |
First Posted: | February 16, 2021 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | June 9, 2022 |
Last Verified: | February 2022 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | Yes |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
ALX148 CD47 SIRPalpha |
azacitidine venetoclax evorpacept |
Leukemia Leukemia, Myeloid Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute Neoplasms by Histologic Type Neoplasms Azacitidine |
Venetoclax Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic Antimetabolites Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Antineoplastic Agents Enzyme Inhibitors |