Marina Y Konopleva, Monique Dail, Naval G Daver, Jacqueline S Garcia, Brian A Jonas, Karen W L Yee, Kevin R Kelly, Norbert Vey, Sarit Assouline, Gail J Roboz, Stefania Paolini, Daniel A Pollyea, Agostino Tafuri, Joseph M Brandwein, Arnaud Pigneux, Bayard L Powell, Pierre Fenaux, Rebecca L Olin, Giuseppe Visani, Giovanni Martinelli, Maika Onishi, Jue Wang, Weize Huang, Diana Dunshee, Habib Hamidi, Marion G Ott, Wan-Jen Hong, Michael Andreeff
BACKGROUND: Therapies for relapsed/refractory acute myeloid leukemia remain limited and outcomes poor, especially amongst patients who are ineligible for cytotoxic chemotherapy or targeted therapies. PATIENTS AND METHODS: This phase 1b trial evaluated venetoclax, a B-cell lymphoma-2 (BCL-2) inhibitor, plus cobimetinib, a MEK1/2 inhibitor, in patients with relapsed/refractory acute myeloid leukemia, ineligible for cytotoxic chemotherapy. Two-dimensional dose-escalation was performed for venetoclax dosed daily, and for cobimetinib dosed on days 1-21 of each 28-day cycle...
January 18, 2024: Clinical Lymphoma, Myeloma & Leukemia