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AB8939 in Patients With Relapsed/Refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia

A Phase 1/2 interventional study of AB8939 and Venetoclax in Acute Myeloid Leukemia Refractory, Acute Myeloid Leukemia, in Relapse and Myelodysplastic Syndrome Acute Myeloid Leukemia, sponsored by AB Science. Recruiting at 10 sites in 4 countries. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-10-02.

Sponsored by AB Science · Phase 1/2, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Started Jun 2022; still recruiting 4 years 4 months later.
Phase
Phase 1/2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
78
Allocation
Non-randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

The primary objective is to define the safety and tolerability of AB8939 in patients with AML by determining the dose-limiting toxicities, the maximum tolerated dose, and the recommended dose for dose expansion study.

Read the detailed description

This is a Phase 1/2, open-label, multi-center, non-randomized, 2-part study in patients with refractory and relapsed AML and refractory myelodysplastic syndrome.

Study AB18001 has a multi-stage design. The first part is a dose escalation study that aims to determine the safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetic profiles of consecutive daily intravenous administration of AB8939 in patients with refractory or relapsed AML or patients with refractory myelodysplastic syndrome, and to determine the recommended dose for the second-stage dose expansion study. This dose expansion study aims to determine the schedule for a Phase 2 trial in patients with relapsed/refractory AML and to also provide an early efficacy assessment of AB8939.

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Conditions studied

  • Acute Myeloid Leukemia Refractory
  • Acute Myeloid Leukemia, in Relapse
  • Myelodysplastic Syndrome Acute Myeloid Leukemia
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In context

Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute

2,971 studies on the registry are indexed under Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute; 745 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 78 is above the median of 41 across 2,509 interventional studies indexed under Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute.

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Lead sponsor

AB Science is the lead sponsor of 39 studies on the registry; 5 are open to participants now.

Of its 11 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 0 (0%) have results posted.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Eligibility criteria

DOSE ESCALATION STUDY

Key Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients with documented diagnosis of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) based on the last version of the World Health Organization classification and eligible to second or third line of treatment.
  • Patients with documented diagnosis of refractory melyodisplastic syndrome in second or third line of treatment, and with high risk at prognosis based on the IPSS-R scoring system.
  • ECOG performance status ≤ 1
  • Patients are able to understand, sign, and date the written informed consent form at screening visit prior to any protocol-specific procedures
  • Patients are able and willing to comply with study procedures as per protocol, including bone marrow biopsies

Key Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients eligible to a standard of care
  • Patients eligible to hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) at the time of inclusion
  • Patients diagnosed with acute promyelocytic leukemia (M3)
  • Patients with clinically active CNS leukemia
  • Patients with HSCT within 100 days prior to the first administration of AB8939
  • Women who are lactating/breastfeeding or who plan to breastfeed while on study
  • Women with a positive pregnancy test

Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply

EXPANSION COHORT STUDY

Key Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients with documented diagnosis of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) based on the last version of the World Health Organization classification and eligible to second or third line of treatment.
  • ECOG performance status ≤ 2
  • Patients are able to understand, sign, and date the written informed consent form at screening visit prior to any protocol-specific procedures
  • Patients are able and willing to comply with study procedures as per protocol, including bone marrow biopsies

Key Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients eligible to a standard of care
  • Patients eligible to hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) at the time of inclusion
  • Patients diagnosed with acute promyelocytic leukemia (M3)
  • Patients with clinically active CNS leukemia
  • Patients with HSCT within 100 days prior to the first administration of AB8939
  • Women who are lactating/breastfeeding or who plan to breastfeed while on study
  • Women with a positive pregnancy test

Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply

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Study design

Phase
Phase 1 / Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Non-randomized
Intervention model
Sequential assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
78 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    AB8939

    AB8939 administered as a single agent

    Drug: AB8939

  • Experimental
    AB8939 plus Venetoclax

    AB8939 administered in combination with venetoclax

    Drug: AB8939 · Drug: Venetoclax

Interventions

  • DrugAB8939

    Intravenous injection (from an initial dose of 0.9 mg/m²)

  • DrugVenetoclax

    the recommended starting dose for AML indication is 100 mg. Dose escalating regimen as per SmPC.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Rate of dose limiting toxicity (DLT)

    Identification of the Maximal Tolerated Dose for different dosing schedules

    Time frame: Up to 56 days

Secondary outcomes

  1. Objective Response Rate

    The proportion of patients who have a partial or complete response to therapy

    Time frame: Up to 56 days

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Study locations

8 of 10 sites recruiting
  • MD Anderson Cancer Center
    Houston, Texas 77030, United States
    Not yet recruiting
  • Institut Paoli Calmettes
    Marseille, France
    Not yet recruiting
  • National and Kapodistrian University of Athens NKUA · Department of Hematology and Bone marrow Transplantation Unit
    Athens, Greece
    Recruiting
  • General University Hospital of Alicantet (Hospital General Universitario Dr. Balmis de Alicante)
    Alicante, Spain
    Recruiting
  • Hospital San Pedro de Alcantara
    Cáceres, Spain
    Recruiting
  • Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre
    Madrid, Spain
    Recruiting
  • Hospital Universitario Quirónsalud
    Madrid, Spain
    Recruiting
  • MD Anderson Cancer Center Madrid
    Madrid, Spain
    Recruiting
  • Clínica Universidad de Navarra
    Pamplona, Spain
    Recruiting
  • Virgen del Rocío University Hospital (Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío)
    Seville, Spain
    Recruiting
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References and documents

Publications

  • Goubard A, Humbert M, Mansfield C, Hermine O, Dubreuil P, et al. In Vivo Assessment of the Next Generation Microtubule-Destabilizing Agent AB8939 in Patient-derived Xenograft Models of Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Blood (2019) 134 (Supplement_1): 5142. doi.org/10.1182/blood-2019-127143
  • Goubard A, Humbert M, Mansfield C, Hermine O, Dubreuil P, et al. AB8939, a Microtubule-Destabilizing Agent with Potential to Overcome Multidrug Resistance, is Active Across the Range (M0-M7) of Acute Myeloid Leukemia Subtypes. Blood (2019) 134 (Supplement_1): 5154. doi.org/10.1182/blood-2019-127021
  • Humbert M, Goubard A, Mansfield C, Hermine O, Dubreuil P, et al. Anticancer Activity of a Highly Potent Small Molecule Tubulin Polymerization Inhibitor, AB8939. Blood (2019) 134 (Supplement_1): 2075. doi.org/10.1182/blood-2019-122540
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Oct 2, 2025, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT05211570
Lead sponsor
AB Science
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jan 27, 2022
Start date
Jun 1, 2022
Primary completion
Aug 2026 (estimated)
Completion
Dec 2026 (estimated)
Last update
Oct 2, 2025

Study contacts

Clinical Study Coordinator
Contact
clinical@ab-science.com
+33(0)147200014
Norbert Vey, MD
principal investigator · Institut Paoli Calmettes, Marseille, France
Nicholas Short, MD
principal investigator · MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
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