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Acute Myeloid LeukemiaPhase 1/2BEXMABNCT05428969

A Study to Assess Safety, Tolerability and Preliminary Efficacy of Bexmarilimab in Combination With Standard of Care in Patients With Hematological Malignancies

A Phase 1/2 study testing Bexmarilimab, Azacitidine and Venetoclax in people with Acute Myeloid Leukemia and Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia, run by Faron Pharmaceuticals Ltd at 10 sites in 3 countries.

Active, not recruiting

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

Official record
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Trial summary

This is a study to assess the safety of increasing dose levels of bexmarilimab when combined with standard of care (SoC) in patients with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) or chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML) or acute myeloid leukemia (AML); Phase 1 aims to identify the recommended phase 2 dose (RP2D) of… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
What is being tested?
Bexmarilimab, Azacitidine and Venetoclax
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
181 participants
Where
10 sitesin 3 countries
Study dates
2 Jun 2022to Mar 2027
Phase
Phase 1/2
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

  • Patient ≥ 18 years of age who presents with one of the following conditions:
  • Morphologically confirmed diagnosis of MDS with revised International Prognostic Scoring System (rIPSS) risk categories: intermediate, high and very high.
  • Morphologically confirmed diagnosis of CMML-2 with indication for azacitidine treatment.
  • CMML and MDS patient with response failure to HMA or therapy regimen including HMA.
  • Morphologically confirmed diagnosis of r/r AML following at least 1 line of prior therapies with indication for azacitidine treatment.
  • Morphologically confirmed diagnosis of AML in patients unfit for induction therapy with indication for azacitidine-venetoclax treatment.
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  • Leukocyte count < 20 x10^9/L (< 25 x10^9/L for newly diagnosed AML). Hydroxycarbamide use is permitted to meet this criterion in MDS and AML but not in CMML.
  • Adequate renal function.
  • Adequate liver function.

Who cannot join

  • Patient with acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) or myeloproliferative CMML as defined by leukocyte count > 13 x10^9/L.
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status >2 (except newly diagnosed AML where ECOG 3 is allowed for patients < 75 years).
  • Allogeneic transplantation less than 6 months prior screening.
  • Patient with active auto-immune disorder (except type I diabetes, celiac disease, hypothyroidism requiring only hormone replacement, vitiligo, psoriasis, or alopecia).
  • The patient requires systemic corticosteroid (≥10 mg/day prednisone or equivalent) or other immunosuppressive treatment.
  • Less than 21 days since the last dose of intravenous anticancer chemotherapy or less than 14 days or five half-lives (whichever is shorter) from a small molecule targeted therapy or oral anticancer chemotherapy before the first study treatment.
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  • Any immunotherapy or investigational therapy within preceding 28 days from the first study treatment.
  • Pregnant or lactating women.
  • History of chronic ulcers or clinically relevant liver disease leading to Child Pugh Score C or higher.

Trial locations and contacts

10 sites in 3 countries.

10 sites in 3 countries

United States4 sites
  • UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599

  • City of Hope National Medical Center

    Duarte, California, 91010

  • University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center

    Houston, Texas, 77030

  • Yale Cancer Center

    New Haven, Connecticut, 06510

Other trials in United States

Finland4 sites
  • Helsinki University Hospital

    Helsinki, 00029

  • Kuopio University Hospital

    Kuopio, 70210

  • Oulu University Hospital

    Oulu, 90029

  • Tampere University Hospital

    Tampere, 33520

Other trials in Finland

United Kingdom2 sites
  • The Christie NHS Foundation Trust

    Manchester

  • Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust

    Truro

Other trials in United Kingdom

About this study

Official title: A Phase I/II Open-Label Study to Assess the Safety, Tolerability and Preliminary Efficacy of the Clever-1 Antibody Bexmarilimab in Combination With Standard of Care Therapy in Patients With Myelodysplastic Syndrome or Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia or Acute Myeloid Leukemia

This is a study to assess the safety of increasing dose levels of bexmarilimab when combined with standard of care (SoC) in patients with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) or chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML) or acute myeloid leukemia (AML); Phase 1 aims to identify the recommended phase 2 dose (RP2D) of bexmarilimab based on safety, tolerability and pharmacological activity; Phase 2 will investigate the preliminary efficacy of the combination treatment in selected indications from Phase 1.

Read the detailed description

This is a multicenter Phase 1/2 open-label, study to assess the safety, tolerability and preliminary efficacy of increasing doses of bexmarilimab (FP-1305) in patients with intermediate, high or very high-risk MDS, CMML with 10-19 % marrow blasts, CMML/MDS with failure to hypomethylating agent (HMA), or in patients with newly diagnosed AML non-fit for induction therapy or relapsed/refractory AML. The Phase 1 part of the study will identify a safe and tolerable bexmarilimab dose amongst four predefined dose levels using a bayesian optimal interval (BOIN) dose escalation design to identify the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of bexmarilimab when administered in combination with SoC.

The Phase 2 of the study is an expansion phase to further evaluate the safety and preliminary efficacy of bexmarilimab treatment at RP2D combined with SoC and will follow a Simon's 2-stage design for each of the indications selected to continue forward from Phase 1. This design allows for the investigation of bexmarilimab activity and preliminary response assessments tailored to each indication and allows early stopping in case of futility using a minimum number of patients. Patients from Phase 1, with the selected indication to be investigated in Phase 2, that have been treated at RP2D may be counted towards the number of patients for Phase 2.

Both study phases consist of a screening period, a treatment period, an end of treatment (EoT) as safety follow-up and disease progression/survival follow-up.

Being tested
Bexmarilimab, Azacitidine, Venetoclax
Keywords
Macrophages, Immunotherapy, Hematological, CLEVER-1, bexmarilimab, hematological neoplasms, azacitidine, venetoclax, myeloid cells
Medical subject headings
Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute, Leukemia, Myelomonocytic, Chronic, Myelodysplastic Syndromes, Hematologic Neoplasms

What participants receive

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

  • BexmarilimabDrug

    Also called FP-1305

    Intravenous

  • AzacitidineDrug

    As per label, subcutaneous

  • VenetoclaxDrug

    Also called Venclyxto®

    Oral

Study groups in NCT05428969
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Phase 1 - Intermediate/high risk MDS, CMML 10-19%, MDS/CMML failure to HMA, r/r AMLExperimentalStandard of care azacitidine as per label; bexmarilimab 4 dose levels at once every week (Q1W) followed by once every 2 weeks (Q2W); 28-day cycle
Receives: Drug: Bexmarilimab; Drug: Azacitidine
Phase 1 - Newly diagnosed AML patients non-fit for induction therapyExperimentalStandard of care azacitidine and venetoclax as per label; bexmarilimab 4 dose levels Q1W followed by Q2W; 28-day cycle
Receives: Drug: Bexmarilimab; Drug: Azacitidine; Drug: Venetoclax
Phase 2 - Intermediate/high risk MDS, CMML, MDS/CMML failure to HMA, r/r AML & newly diagnosed AMLExperimentalStandard of care venetoclax and/or azacitidine as per label plus bexmarilmab
Receives: Drug: Bexmarilimab; Drug: Azacitidine; Drug: Venetoclax

What is being measured

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

  1. Reporting of incidence and frequency of dose limiting toxicities (DLTs).

    Measured: From study start to end of Cycle 1 (each cycle is 28 days)

  2. Frequency and severity based on NCI-CTCAE grading of treatment emergent AEs and serious adverse events (SAE).

    Measured: From study start to 30 days after end of treatment (EOT)

  3. Complete response (CR) rate for MDS and CMML-2.

    Measured: From study start to 30 days after EOT

  4. Overall response rate (ORR) for MDS and CMML failure to prior HMA.

    Measured: From study start to 30 days after EOT

  5. Complete remission with incomplete blood recovery (CRi) for r/r AML.

    Measured: From study start to 30 days after EOT

  6. Minimal residual disease (MRD) status for newly diagnosed AML.

    Measured: From study start to 30 days after EOT

Secondary outcomes (5)
  1. Frequency and severity based on NCI-CTCAE grading of treatment emergent AEs and SAEs.

    Measured: From study start to 30 days after EOT

  2. Clinical efficacy measures based on progression free survival analyses defined as the time from study start to the date of documented disease progression or death from any cause, whichever occurs first, up to 2 years.

    Measured: 24 months from study start

  3. Clinical efficacy measures based on overall survival analyses defined as the length measured from study start to death from any cause up to 2 years.

    Measured: 24 months from study start

  4. Anti-bexmarilimab antibody positivity occurrence rate pre-dose and at defined timepoints during treatment.

    Measured: 24 months from study start

  5. Serum concentrations of bexmarilimab at defined timepoints pre-dose and post-dose of single and repeat bexmarilimab administrations using peripheral blood.

    Measured: From study start to end of Cycle 2 (each cycle is 28 days)

Timeline

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

  1. First posted23 Jun 2022
  2. Study start2 Jun 2022
  3. Primary completionMar 2027 (estimated)
  4. Study completionMar 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 1/2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Non-randomised
Intervention model
Sequential
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
181 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT05428969
Sponsor's protocol ID
FP2CLI004
Other IDs
2021-002104-12
Acronym
BEXMAB
Status last verified
Apr 2026
First submitted
15 Jun 2022
Last updated
23 Apr 2026
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No

Publications

  • Kontro M, Stein AS, Pyorala M, Rimpilainen J, Siitonen T, Ylitalo A, Fjallskog ML, Jalkanen J, Aakko S, Pawlitzky I, Hollmen M, Daver N. Bexmarilimab plus azacitidine for high-risk myelodysplastic syndrome and relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukaemia: results from the dose-escalation part of a multicentre, single-arm, phase 1/2 trial. Lancet Haematol. 2025 Jul;12(7):e516-e528. doi: 10.1016/S2352-3026(25)00103-6. Epub 2025 May 28.

    PubMed 40449509
  • Aakko S, Ylitalo A, Kuusanmaki H, Rannikko JH, Bjorkman M, Mandelin J, Heckman CA, Kontro M, Hollmen M. CLEVER-1 targeting antibody, bexmarilimab, supports HLA-DR expression and alters ex vivo responsiveness to azacitidine and venetoclax in myeloid malignancies. Sci Rep. 2025 May 14;15(1):16775. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-01675-y.

    PubMed 40369178

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 1/2 study testing Bexmarilimab, Azacitidine and Venetoclax in people with Acute Myeloid Leukemia and Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia, run by Faron Pharmaceuticals Ltd at 10 sites in 3 countries.

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 9 inclusion and 9 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 23 Apr 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 10 sites in United States, Finland, United Kingdom. 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 combined 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.

Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

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?

Reporting of incidence and frequency of dose limiting toxicities (DLTs). (time frame: From study start to end of Cycle 1 (each cycle is 28 days)). The study lists 6 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 NCT05428969, which also lists 2 linked publications.

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 23 Apr 2026.

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