Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)Phase 1NCT05188170
Niclosamide in Pediatric Patients With Relapsed and Refractory AML
A Phase 1 study testing Niclosamide in people with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML), run by Stanford University at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
Protocol is designed to evaluate a niclosamide dose escalation scale in combination with cytarabine as a therapeutic modality for pediatric subjects with relapsed/refractory acute myeloid leukemia. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 2 to 30 years
- Conditions the study is for
- Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
- What is being tested?
- Niclosamide
- Type of treatment
- Pill or oral medicine
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 16 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- 21 Nov 2022to Dec 2026
- 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 2 to 30 years
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Child, Adult
Who may be able to join
- 1. Prior morphologically-confirmed diagnosis of AML based on WHO Criteria 2. Has previously failed all available and suitable therapies for AML. Disease relapse or the presence of refractory disease after ≥ 2 cycles of intensive chemotherapy; or ≥ 4 cycles of non-intensive chemotherapy or hypomethylating agents (HMAs) must be documented by bone marrow (BM) examination demonstrating ≥ 5% blasts in the BM by morphology or ≥ 1% blasts by flow cytometry,
- 5% blasts in the peripheral blood (confirmed by flow cytometry, cytogenetics or FISH), ≥ 1% MRD
- + by flow cytometry, FISH, PCR or NGS, and not attributable to another cause (EXCEPTION: subjects with frank disease progression in the face of treatment with HMA with or without venetoclax will be considered eligible regardless of treatment cycles administered if they meet the other eligibility criteria). No prior treatment with niclosamide. 3. Age ≥ 2 and ≤ 30 years 4. Body surface area (BSA) ≤ 2.10 m2
- , calculated per the Mostellar formula 5. Must be able to tolerate po or ng medications. 6. Performance status: Subject ≤ 16 years old: Lansky ≥ 50 Subject > 16 years old: Karnofsky ≥ 50% 7. Life expectancy of greater than 4 weeks 8. Platelets ≥ 10,000/mm3 (for subjects with platelets < 10,000/mm3 at baseline, platelet transfusion support is allowed) 9. Measured or calculated creatinine clearance
- 60 mL/min/1.73 m2 (by the Cockcroft-Gault method) within 14 days prior to treatment initiation 10. Total bilirubin ≤ 2.0 x institutional upper limit of normal (ULN) within 14 days prior to treatment initiation (EXCEPTION: Subjects with Gilbert's syndrome may be included if the total bilirubin is
- 3.0 x ULN) 11. SGOT (AST) ≤ 3.0 x ULN and SGPT (ALT)
- 3.0 x ULN within 14 days prior to treatment initiation 12. Patients must have received their last dose of anti-cancer therapy (chemotherapy, immunotherapy, targeted agents, radiotherapy or investigational therapy) at least 2 weeks or 3 half-lives prior to the start of study treatment, whichever is longer. 13. For patients who have received prior hematopoietic stem cell transplants (HSCT), no evidence of GvHD and must be > 60 days since the HSCT. HSCT recipients must have completed their last course of tacrolimus, cyclosporine, or mycophenolate > 4 weeks before initiation of niclosamide 14. Females of reproductive potential (WOCBP) must have a negative pregnancy test within 14 days prior to study treatment. WOCBP must agree to use adequate contraception (eg, hormonal or barrier methods of birth control; abstinence; sterilized partner) from date of consent through the treatment period, and for 30 days after completion of niclosamide administration 15. Men only: Men must agree to use adequate contraception (eg, hormonal or barrier methods of birth control; abstinence; sterilized partner) from date of consent through the treatment period, and for 30 days after completion of niclosamide administration 16. Ability to understand the purpose and risks of the study and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document containing an authorization to use protected health information (in accordance with national and local subject privacy regulations
Who cannot join
- Received anticancer therapy (chemotherapy, immunotherapy, radiotherapy, or investigational therapy) within 2 weeks prior to starting study treatment. Administration of hydroxyurea 10 to 20 mg/kg/day PO (maximum 1000 mg PO BID) to control high WBC > 50 x 103
- /mm3 is permitted at MD discretion (however, hydroxyurea should be stopped at least 24 hours prior to protocol therapy start).
- Receiving any other investigational agents, including niclosamide.
- Unresolved toxicities due to prior anticancer therapy, defined as not having resolved to Grade 0 or 1 (by CTCAE version 5 criteria), unless otherwise defined in the inclusion/exclusion criteria with the exception of alopecia
- Acute promyelocytic leukemia (French-American-British Class M3-AML)
- Known active central nervous system (CNS) leukemia; subjects can enroll on study if CNS disease can be cleared with intrathecal chemotherapy, in the judgement of the treating physician
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- Known congenital bleeding disorders, including but not limited to hemophilia
- Known active uncontrolled systemic infection
- Malabsorption syndrome, disease significantly affecting gastrointestinal function, or resection of the stomach or small bowel, uncontrolled symptomatic inflammatory bowel disease or ulcerative colitis, or partial or complete bowel obstruction, at the time of study entry
- Inability to receive administration of niclosamide in the available formulation(s)
- Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, uncontrolled active infection, or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements
- Lactating or pregnant female
- Known active hepatitis C
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.
United States1 site, 1 recruiting
- Recruiting
Stanford University
Palo Alto, California, 94305
Nancy Sweeters, RN, PNP, 650-721-4074, nks2016@stanford.edu
Kathleen Sakamoto, M.D., Ph.D
About this study
Official title: Phase 1 Study of Niclosamide (ANA001) in Pediatric Patients With Relapsed and Refractory AML
Protocol is designed to evaluate a niclosamide dose escalation scale in combination with cytarabine as a therapeutic modality for pediatric subjects with relapsed/refractory acute myeloid leukemia.
- Conditions
- Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
- Being tested
- Niclosamide
- Medical subject headings
- Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
NiclosamideDrug
Niclosamide will be administered orally for 14 days. Each dose will be followed by backbone chemotherapy
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Niclosamide 250 mg/m2 /day divided BID | Experimental | Not described Receives: Drug: Niclosamide |
| Niclosamide 500 mg/m2 /day divided BID | Experimental | Not described Receives: Drug: Niclosamide |
| Niclosamide 800 mg/m2 /day divided BID | Experimental | Not described Receives: Drug: Niclosamide |
| Niclosamide 1200 mg/m2 /day divided BID | Experimental | Not described Receives: Drug: Niclosamide |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Dose-limiting toxicity
Dose-limiting toxicities (DLTs) are defined as any events ≥ Grade 3 that are at least possibly, probably, or definitely related to niclosamide treatment
Measured: 30 days
Secondary outcomes (1)
Efficacy of niclosamide treatment clinical response
Clinical response is defined as any of the following.
- Complete response (CR) = < 5% blasts in BM, with no evidence of extramedullary disease.
- Partial response (PR) = ≥ 5% to ≤ 25% blasts in BM with decrease in BM blast percentage by 50%, and no evidence of extramedullary disease.
- Resistant disease with clinical benefit (RD-CB) = either ≥ 5% to ≤ 25% blasts in BM OR a decrease in blast percentage by 50%, either with no evidence of extramedullary disease.
No response (NR) is defined as BM disease that does not fall into the above categories
Measured: 8 weeks
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted12 Jan 2022
- Study start21 Nov 2022
- Primary completionDec 2026 (estimated)
- Study completionDec 2026 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)Studies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Stanford UniversityThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
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
- Non-randomised
- Intervention model
- Sequential
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 16 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Stanford University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation (PCRF), CURE Childhood Cancer, Inc.
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Kathleen M Sakamoto, MD, PhD, Principal investigator, Stanford University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05188170
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- IRB-61916
- Other IDs
- NCI-2022-09974
- Status last verified
- Oct 2026
- First submitted
- 30 Nov 2021
- Last updated
- 14 Oct 2026
- Results posted
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- Yes
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 14 Oct 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Phase 1 Study of Niclosamide (ANA001) in Pediatric Patients With Relapsed and Refractory AML
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05188170
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- IRB-61916
- Conditions
- Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
- Phase
- Phase 1
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Recruiting
- Enrolment
- 16 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- Stanford UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation (PCRF), CURE Childhood Cancer, Inc.
- Study start
- 21 Nov 2022 (actual)
- Primary completion
- Dec 2026 (estimated)
- Study completion
- Dec 2026 (estimated)
- First posted
- 12 Jan 2022 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
Protocol is designed to evaluate a niclosamide dose escalation scale in combination with cytarabine as a therapeutic modality for pediatric subjects with relapsed/refractory acute myeloid leukemia.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Non-randomised
- Intervention model
- Sequential
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 4
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Niclosamide 250 mg/m2 /day divided BID | Experimental | Drug: Niclosamide |
| Niclosamide 500 mg/m2 /day divided BID | Experimental | Drug: Niclosamide |
| Niclosamide 800 mg/m2 /day divided BID | Experimental | Drug: Niclosamide |
| Niclosamide 1200 mg/m2 /day divided BID | Experimental | Drug: Niclosamide |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 2 to 30 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Child, Adult
Key inclusion criteria (7 listed)
- 1. Prior morphologically-confirmed diagnosis of AML based on WHO Criteria 2. Has previously failed all available and suitable therapies for AML. Disease relapse or the presence of refractory disease after ≥ 2 cycles of intensive chemotherapy; or ≥ 4 cycles of non-intensive chemotherapy or hypomethylating agents (HMAs) must be documented by bone marrow (BM) examination demonstrating ≥ 5% blasts in the BM by morphology or ≥ 1% blasts by flow cytometry,
- 5% blasts in the peripheral blood (confirmed by flow cytometry, cytogenetics or FISH), ≥ 1% MRD
- + by flow cytometry, FISH, PCR or NGS, and not attributable to another cause (EXCEPTION: subjects with frank disease progression in the face of treatment with HMA with or without venetoclax will be considered eligible regardless of treatment cycles administered if they meet the other eligibility criteria). No prior treatment with niclosamide. 3. Age ≥ 2 and ≤ 30 years 4. Body surface area (BSA) ≤ 2.10 m2
- , calculated per the Mostellar formula 5. Must be able to tolerate po or ng medications. 6. Performance status: Subject ≤ 16 years old: Lansky ≥ 50 Subject > 16 years old: Karnofsky ≥ 50% 7. Life expectancy of greater than 4 weeks 8. Platelets ≥ 10,000/mm3 (for subjects with platelets < 10,000/mm3 at baseline, platelet transfusion support is allowed) 9. Measured or calculated creatinine clearance
- 60 mL/min/1.73 m2 (by the Cockcroft-Gault method) within 14 days prior to treatment initiation 10. Total bilirubin ≤ 2.0 x institutional upper limit of normal (ULN) within 14 days prior to treatment initiation (EXCEPTION: Subjects with Gilbert's syndrome may be included if the total bilirubin is
Key exclusion criteria (13 listed)
- Received anticancer therapy (chemotherapy, immunotherapy, radiotherapy, or investigational therapy) within 2 weeks prior to starting study treatment. Administration of hydroxyurea 10 to 20 mg/kg/day PO (maximum 1000 mg PO BID) to control high WBC > 50 x 103
- /mm3 is permitted at MD discretion (however, hydroxyurea should be stopped at least 24 hours prior to protocol therapy start).
- Receiving any other investigational agents, including niclosamide.
- Unresolved toxicities due to prior anticancer therapy, defined as not having resolved to Grade 0 or 1 (by CTCAE version 5 criteria), unless otherwise defined in the inclusion/exclusion criteria with the exception of alopecia
- Acute promyelocytic leukemia (French-American-British Class M3-AML)
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| NiclosamideNiclosamide will be administered orally for 14 days. Each dose will be followed by backbone chemotherapy | Drug | Niclosamide 1200 mg/m2 /day divided BID, Niclosamide 250 mg/m2 /day divided BID, Niclosamide 500 mg/m2 /day divided BID, Niclosamide 800 mg/m2 /day divided BID |
Primary outcome
Dose-limiting toxicity
Time frame: 30 days
Dose-limiting toxicities (DLTs) are defined as any events ≥ Grade 3 that are at least possibly, probably, or definitely related to niclosamide treatment
1 secondary outcome
Efficacy of niclosamide treatment clinical response
Time frame: 8 weeks
Results and safety
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 14 Oct 2026.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part.
Kathleen M Sakamoto, MD, PhD principal investigator
Stanford University
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A Phase 1 study testing Niclosamide in people with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML), run by Stanford University 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 7 inclusion and 13 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: looking for participants now, as of the sponsor's last update on 14 Oct 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?
Contact Nancy Sweeters (650-724-4042, nks2016@stanford.edu), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Dose-limiting toxicity (time frame: 30 days). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
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 14 Oct 2026.