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Recurrent LeukemiaPhase 1NCT04874480

Tegavivint for the Treatment of Relapsed or Refractory Leukemia

A Phase 1 study testing Decitabine and Tegavivint in people with Recurrent Leukemia and Refractory Leukemia, run by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center at 1 site in United States.

Active, not recruiting

Under way, not looking for participants. Everyone needed has enrolled. The study is still running.

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Trial summary

This phase I trial is to find out the best dose and side effects of tegavivint in treating patients with leukemia that has come back (relapsed) or does not response to treatment (refractory). Tegavivint may stop the growth of cancer cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Recurrent Leukemia, Refractory Leukemia
What is being tested?
Decitabine and Tegavivint
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
9 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
27 Sep 2021to 2 Feb 2027
Phase
Phase 1
Are there results?
Not yet: the study is under way

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Patients with a diagnosis of histologically confirmed relapsed or refractory (R/R) acute myeloid leukemia for which no available standard therapies are indicated or anticipated to result in a durable response
  • Age >= 18 years
  • Patients must not have had leukemia therapy for 14 days prior to starting tegavivint (BC-2059). However, patients with rapidly proliferative disease may receive hydroxyurea as needed until 24 hours prior to starting therapy on this protocol and during the first cycle of study
  • Bilirubin =< 2.5 mg/dL
  • Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and/or alanine aminotransferase (ALT) =< 3 x upper limit of normal (ULN) - or =< 5 x ULN if related to leukemic involvement
  • Creatinine =< 1.5 x ULN
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  • Known cardiac ejection fraction of > or = 45% within the past 3 months
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of =< 2
  • A negative urine pregnancy test is required within 1 week for all women of childbearing potential prior to enrolling on this trial
  • Patient must have the ability to understand the requirements of the study and signed informed consent. A signed informed consent by the patient or his legally authorized representative is required prior to their enrollment on the protocol

Who cannot join

  • Pregnant women are excluded from this study because the agent used in this study has the potential for teratogenic or abortifacient effects. Because there is a potential risk for adverse events in nursing infants secondary to treatment of the mother with the chemotherapy agents, breastfeeding should also be avoided
  • Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to active uncontrolled infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure (New York Heart Association [NYHA] class III or IV), unstable angina pectoris, clinically significant cardiac arrhythmia, or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements
  • Patient with documented hypersensitivity to any of the components of the therapy program
  • Patients with active, uncontrolled central nervous system (CNS) leukemia will not be eligible
  • Men and women of childbearing potential who do not practice contraception. Women of childbearing potential and men must agree to use at least 1 form of barrier birth control (such as condom) prior to study entry and for the duration of study participation
  • Prior treatment with tegavivint

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site

  • M D Anderson Cancer Center

    Houston, Texas, 77030

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About this study

Official title: Phase I Study of Tegavivint (BC-2059) in Patients With Relapsed and Refractory Leukemias

This phase I trial is to find out the best dose and side effects of tegavivint in treating patients with leukemia that has come back (relapsed) or does not response to treatment (refractory). Tegavivint may stop the growth of cancer cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Giving tegavivint in combination with decitabine may help control the disease.

Read the detailed description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

  1. To determine the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) and dose limiting toxicities (DLT) of tegavivint in patients with relapsed and refractory acute myeloid leukemia (AML). (Phase I dose escalation) II. To determine the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) and dose limiting toxicities (DLT) of tegavivint combined with decitabine in patients with relapsed and refractory acute myeloid leukemia (AML). (Combination cohort)

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

  1. To assess the safety profile of tegavivint as characterized by adverse event (AE) type, severity, timing and relationship to study drug, as well as laboratory abnormalities in the first and subsequent treatment cycles. (Phase I dose escalation) II. To explore the efficacy (complete remission [CR], complete remission without blood count recovery [CRi], or partial remission [PR], of tegavivint as a single-agent in patients with relapsed/refractory (R/R) AML. (Phase I dose escalation) III. To assess overall survival (OS), and disease-free survival (DFS) in patients with R/R AML treated with tegavivint. (Phase I dose escalation) IV. To assess the duration of disease control defined as first date of disease control identified (either CR/CRi, PR or SD) until the date of progression. (Phase I dose escalation) V. To explore biomarkers of response and resistance in patients with R/R AML treated with tegavivint. (Phase I dose escalation) VI. To assess the safety profile of tegavivint in combination with decitabine as characterized by adverse event (AE) type, severity, timing and relationship to study drug, as well as laboratory abnormalities in the first and subsequent treatment cycles. (Combination cohort) VII. To explore the efficacy (complete response [CR], complete response without blood count recovery [CRi], or partial response [PR], of tegavivint in combination with decitabine in patients with R/R AML. (Combination cohort) VIII. To assess overall survival (OS), and disease free survival (DFS) in patients with R/R AML treated with tegavivint + decitabine. (Combination cohort) IX. To assess the duration of disease control defined as first date of disease control identified (either CR/ CRi, PR or SD) until the date of progression. (Combination cohort) X. To explore biomarkers of response and resistance in patients with R/R AML treated with tegavivint + decitabine. (Combination cohort)

OUTLINE: This is a dose-escalation study.

PART I: Patients receive tegavivint intravenously (IV) over 4 hours on days 1, 8, 15, and 22. Cycles repeat every 28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

PART II: Patients receive tegavivint IV over 4 hours on days 1, 8, 15, and 22 and decitabine IV over 30-60 minutes on days 1-5. Cycles repeat every 28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up at 30 days.

Being tested
Decitabine, Tegavivint
Medical subject headings
Leukemia

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • DecitabineDrug

    Also called 5-Aza-2''-deoxycytidine, Dacogen, Decitabine for Injection, Deoxyazacytidine

    Given IV

  • TegavivintDrug

    Also called BC 2059, BC-2059, BC2059, Tegatrabetan

    Given IV

Study groups in NCT04874480
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Treatment (tegavivint, decitabine)ExperimentalPART I: Patients receive tegavivint IV over 4 hours on days 1, 8, 15, and 22. Cycles repeat every 28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. PART II: Patients receive tegavivint IV over 4 hours on days 1, 8, 15, and 22 and decitabine IV over 30-60 minutes on days 1-5. Cycles repeat every 28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Receives: Drug: Decitabine; Drug: Tegavivint

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Incidence of adverse events

    Adverse events will be tabulated with frequency and percentage by grade, attribution to treatment, and by dose level/schedule.

    Measured: Up to 2 years

  2. Response rate

    Response rate will be estimated alone with 95% confidence interval.

    Measured: Up to 2 years

  3. Overall survival

    Will be estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method.

    Measured: From date of treatment start until date of death due to any cause, assessed up to 2 years

  4. Disease free survival

    Will be estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method.

    Measured: From date of complete response (CR), or complete remission without blood count recovery (CRi) until the date of first objective documentation of disease-relapse or death, assessed up to 2 years

  5. Duration of disease control

    Will be estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method.

    Measured: Up to 2 years

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted5 May 2021
  2. Study start27 Sep 2021
  3. Primary completion2 Feb 2027 (estimated)
  4. Study completion2 Feb 2027 (estimated)

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 1
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
9 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT04874480
Sponsor's protocol ID
2020-0616
Other IDs
NCI-2021-03253, 2020-0616
Status last verified
Aug 2026
First submitted
2 May 2021
Last updated
25 Aug 2026
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 1 study testing Decitabine and Tegavivint in people with Recurrent Leukemia and Refractory Leukemia, run by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 10 inclusion and 6 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: under way, not looking for participants, as of the sponsor's last update on 25 Aug 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 1 studies test a treatment in a small group of people for the first time or in a new way, mainly to check safety and find the right dose.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Incidence of adverse events (time frame: Up to 2 years). The study lists 5 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT04874480.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 25 Aug 2026.

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