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A Study to Evaluate Ofirnoflast in Adults With Very Low- to Intermediate-risk Myelodysplastic Syndromes Requiring Red Blood Cell Transfusions

A Phase 2 interventional study of Ofirnoflast in Myelodysplastic Syndromes and Anemia, sponsored by Halia Therapeutics, Inc.. Not yet recruiting at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-11-10.

Sponsored by Halia Therapeutics, Inc. · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

Updated Nov 10, 2026First site in United StatesStart date moved+6 moreGo to Updates ↓
Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
70
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

The primary objective of this study is to two part. First, dose selection for dose optimization based on safety of ofirnoflast. Second, to evaluate the efficacy of ofirnoflast administered in the study population.

The secondary objectives of this study are to evaluate the extended hematologic response to ofirnoflast, to assess the safety and tolerability of ofirnoflast during dose optimization, and to evaluate hematologic improvement with ofirnoflast treatment.

02

Conditions studied

  • Myelodysplastic Syndromes
  • Anemia

Keywords

  • Ofirnoflast, HT-6184, Myelodysplastic syndromes, MDS
03

In context

Myelodysplastic Syndromes

1,997 studies on the registry are indexed under Myelodysplastic Syndromes; 324 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 70 is above the median of 40 across 1,611 interventional studies indexed under Myelodysplastic Syndromes.

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Lead sponsor

Halia Therapeutics, Inc. is the lead sponsor of 7 studies on the registry; 2 are open to participants now.

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

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Who can participate

The criteria were revised on the registry on Oct 2, 2026. See what changed

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

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Inclusion criteria

  • At least 18 years of age at the time of signing .
  • Capable of giving signed informed consent
  • Documented diagnosis of very low-, low-, or intermediate-risk MDS
  • Documented diagnosis of anemia
  • Documented low serum erythropoietin level
  • disease after 1 to 3 for lower-risk MDS
  • Willing to provide a bone marrow aspirate at Screening.
  • Eastern Cooperative Group Performance Status ( PS) of 0, 1, or 2
  • of more than 6 months at screening.
  • Participants of must have a negative pregnancy test at screening (serum) and Day 1 (urine).
  • Participants and partners must use consistent with local regulations and protocol-defined criteria during the intervention period and for at least 30 days after the last dose; periodic abstinence and withdrawal are not acceptable methods.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Anemia due to other causes (e.g., iron deficiency).
  • Low count
  • Low
  • History of hemoglobinopathies, intrinsic RBC membrane/enzyme defects, or hemolytic anemia.
  • Prior history of AML, secondary MDS, or other (except non-melanoma skin cancer or in situ cervical/breast carcinoma) unless disease-free for >1 year.
  • Diagnosis of MPN, CMML, or overlap MDS/MPN per WHO classification.
  • Any condition or concomitant treatment that may impair absorption of orally administered study intervention.
  • Uncontrolled infection or severe organ dysfunction.
  • Concomitant intercurrent illness or condition that, per investigator judgment, would compromise safe participation (e.g., uncontrolled hypertension, uncontrolled seizure, unstable angina, new-onset/exacerbated cardiac arrhythmia).
  • Prior treatment with disease-modifying agents (e.g., hypomethylating agents) or therapy, except prior lenalidomide (permitted).
  • Treatment with cytotoxic chemotherapy or experimental agents within 4 weeks prior to first dose.
  • History of stem cell, bone marrow, or solid organ transplant.
  • Known to ofirnoflast or its .
  • Severe renal or hepatic impairment
  • Inability to swallow tablets.
  • Participation in another interventional clinical study within 90 days prior to first dose.
  • >480 ms.
  • Prior treatment with ofirnoflast.
  • Medications or food products that are strong inhibitors, substrates, and inducers of /5, CYP2C9, P-glycoprotein (P-gp) and/or Breast Cancer Resistance Protein (BCRP) may cause drug-drug interactions and should be avoided.
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(15)

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Informed consent

Before you join, the study team explains what taking part involves — its purpose, what happens, the risks and possible benefits — and answers your questions, so you can decide freely. Consent is usually recorded on a form (the informed consent form, ICF) signed by you or, where the law allows, by someone legally authorised to decide for you.

You can keep asking questions during the study, you are told of new information that matters, and you can choose to leave at any time.

Relapsed and refractory

Relapsed: the illness came back after treatment had worked. Refractory: it did not respond to treatment, or stopped responding while still on it.

Line of therapy

A line of therapy is one course of treatment, which may combine several drugs. First-line is the first course given; second-line follows when that stops working or is not tolerated.

“Two prior lines” means two courses that count separately under the study’s rules — not simply two drugs. Ask the study team if you are unsure how yours are counted.

ECOG performance status

A scale of how much an illness limits everyday activity. For people being assessed to join a study, scores run from 0 (fully active) to 4; lower is more active.

0
Fully active, no restrictions.
1
Limited in strenuous activity, but walking and able to do light work, such as housework or office work.
2
Walking and able to look after yourself, but unable to work; up and about more than half of waking hours.
3
Able to look after yourself only in part; in bed or a chair more than half of waking hours.
4
Unable to look after yourself at all; in bed or a chair all day.

Studies most often ask for 0–1 or 0–2. Your doctor gives the score; the WHO scale uses the same steps. The full scale also has 5, which records death.

Life expectancy

The study doctor’s estimate of how long someone is likely to live. Criteria use it so that people can stay in the study long enough for it to answer its question.

Childbearing potential

Able to become pregnant: from the first period until menopause, unless permanently unable to through surgery (removal of the womb, or of both ovaries or both fallopian tubes).

Criteria for people of childbearing potential usually ask for a negative pregnancy test and for contraception during the study and for a time after it.

Contraception

Ways of preventing pregnancy. “Highly effective” methods fail less than 1% of the time a year when used correctly — for example an IUD or an implant.

Criteria usually say which methods count and how long to keep using them after the last dose, sometimes for male participants too. Some studies accept a partner’s vasectomy if it was confirmed successful and that person is the participant’s only sexual partner.

Platelets

Blood cells that help blood clot. Too few raises the risk of bleeding and bruising. A usual adult range is about 150–400 × 10⁹/L (150,000–400,000 per µL); each lab has its own reference range.

Absolute neutrophil count (ANC)

The number of neutrophils, white blood cells that help fight infection, in a given amount of blood. Too few raises the risk of infection.

It is a count, not a percentage of the white cells. Limits are written in units that mean the same: ≥ 1.5 × 10⁹/L is ≥ 1,500 per mm³ (µL). Each lab has its own reference range.

Cancer (malignancy)

Malignancy means cancer. Criteria about another or earlier malignancy ask whether you have had a different cancer, usually within a set number of years.

Some are commonly allowed, such as treated skin cancers other than melanoma and early cancers removed completely — check the exceptions this study lists.

Immunosuppression

A weakened immune system. It can come from an illness, such as HIV or some blood cancers, or from medicines that turn the immune system down, for example after an organ transplant or for an autoimmune disease; steroids at higher doses count.

Read whether the line is about a condition or about medicines, and which medicines and doses it means.

Hypersensitivity

An allergy, or another reaction of the immune system, to a substance. “Hypersensitivity to the study drug” means a known allergic reaction to it — not every side effect a medicine can have.

Excipients

The other ingredients in a medicine besides the active drug, such as fillers, colours or preservatives.

QT and QTc

On an ECG, the QT interval is the time the heart’s lower chambers take to activate electrically and recover in each beat. QTc is that time adjusted for heart rate (QTcF by Fridericia’s formula, QTcB by Bazett’s). Some medicines lengthen it, and a long QTc can raise the risk of a dangerous heart rhythm.

The study may name a correction formula and a limit in milliseconds, often around 450–480.

CYP3A (CYP3A4) inhibitors and inducers

CYP3A is a group of enzymes, mainly CYP3A4, in the liver and gut that break down many medicines. Some medicines, supplements and foods (grapefruit, St John’s wort) slow them down or speed them up, which changes how much of a study drug stays in the body.

Studies list them so they can be avoided or switched; bring a list of everything you take, including supplements.

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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
70 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Part 1: Low dose ofirnoflast

    Participants receive low dose ofirnoflast, up to 6 participants total. Treatment continues through the 24-Week Initial Treatment Period and, for participants demonstrating clinical benefit, the Extension Period (up to an additional 24 weeks).

    Drug: Ofirnoflast

  • Experimental
    Part 1: Medium-low dose ofirnoflast

    Participants receive medium-low dose ofirnoflast, up to 6 participants total. Treatment continues through the 24-Week Initial Treatment Period and, for participants demonstrating clinical benefit, the Extension Period (up to an additional 24 weeks).

    Drug: Ofirnoflast

  • Experimental
    Part 1: Medium-high dose ofirnoflast

    Participants receive medium-high dose ofirnoflast, up to 6 participants total. Treatment continues through the 24-Week Initial Treatment Period and, for participants demonstrating clinical benefit, the Extension Period (up to an additional 24 weeks).

    Drug: Ofirnoflast

  • Experimental
    Part 1: High dose ofirnoflast Optional

    Participants receive high dose ofirnoflast, up to 6 participants total. Treatment continues through the 24-Week Initial Treatment Period and, for participants demonstrating clinical benefit, the Extension Period (up to an additional 24 weeks).

    Drug: Ofirnoflast

  • Experimental
    Part 2: First Dose ofirnoflast Selected

    Twenty participants receive the first selected dose of ofirnoflast, dose to be determined during Part 1 of study. Treatment continues through the 24-Week Initial Treatment Period and, for participants demonstrating clinical benefit, the Extension Period (up to an additional 24 weeks).

    Drug: Ofirnoflast

  • Experimental
    Part 2: Second Dose ofirnoflast Selected

    Twenty participants receive the second dose of ofirnoflast selected, dose to be determined during Part 1 of study. Treatment continues through the 24-Week Initial Treatment Period and, for participants demonstrating clinical benefit, the Extension Period (up to an additional 24 weeks).

    Drug: Ofirnoflast

Interventions

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Dose selection for dose optimization

    Incidence of dose-limiting toxicities during the 28-day DLT observation window at each dose level to determine the dose levels acceptable for advancement to Part 2.

    Time frame: Days 1-28 of each Part 1 Cohort

  2. Evaluate the efficacy of ofirnoflast in to low- to intermediate-risk MDS who are transfusion dependent

    The efficacy will be evaluated by proportion of participants achieving red blood cell transfusion independence for at least 16 consecutive weeks

    Time frame: Weeks 1-24

Secondary outcomes

  1. Assess safety and tolerability of ofirnoflast across dose levels evaluated

    The safety and tolerability of ofirnoflast will be evaluated based on the incidence and severity of TEAEs

    Time frame: Weeks 1-24

  2. Evaluate the overall hematologic response to ofirnoflast

    The hematologic response to ofirnoflast will be evaluated by proportion of participants achieving overall response

    Time frame: Weeks 1-24

  3. Evaluate the duration of response in participants achieving transfusion independence with ofirnoflast

    The duration of hematologic response to ofirnoflast will be evaluated by the duration of transfusion independence greater than or equal to 16 consecutive weeks

    Time frame: Weeks 1-24

  4. Evaluate the hematologic improvement in participants treated with ofirnoflast

    The hematologic improvement will be evaluated by assessment of red blood cells

    Time frame: Weeks 1-24

  5. Evaluate the hematologic improvement in participants treated with ofirnoflast

    The hematologic improvement will be evaluated by assessment of platelets

    Time frame: Weeks 1-24

  6. Evaluate the hematologic improvement in participants treated with ofirnoflast

    The hematologic improvement will be evaluated by assessment of neutrophils

    Time frame: Weeks 1-24

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Study locations

1 site
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Updates

2 registry updates since Sep 25, 2026
Sites
1 site added — first site in United States
Show site
  • Cleveland Clinic · Cleveland, United States
Nov 10, 2026
Start date
Oct 2026→Nov 2026
Oct 2, 2026
Enrollment
50→70
Oct 2, 2026
Eligibility
2 inclusion criteria added; 3 exclusion criteria added, 1 removed
What changed in the criteria
Inclusion criteria
  • AddedDocumented low serum erythropoietin level
  • AddedEastern Cooperative Group Performance Status (ECOG PS) of 0, 1, or 2
Exclusion criteria
  • RemovedKnown clinically significant anemia due to iron, vitamin B12, or folate deficiency; autoimmune or hereditary hemolytic anemia; or gastrointestinal bleeding.
  • AddedLow platelet count
  • AddedLow neutrophil count
  • AddedMedications or food products that are strong inhibitors, substrates, and inducers of CYP3A4/5, CYP2C9, P-glycoprotein (P-gp) and/or Breast Cancer Resistance Protein (BCRP) may cause drug-drug interactions and should be avoided.
Oct 2, 2026
Interventions
Arms added: Part 1: Low dose ofirnoflast·Part 1: Medium-low dose ofirnoflast·Part 1: Medium-high dose ofirnoflast·Part 1: High dose ofirnoflast Optional·Part 2: First Dose ofirnoflast Selected·and 1 more
All 6

Part 1: Low dose ofirnoflast · Part 1: Medium-low dose ofirnoflast · Part 1: Medium-high dose ofirnoflast · Part 1: High dose ofirnoflast Optional · Part 2: First Dose ofirnoflast Selected · Part 2: Second Dose ofirnoflast Selected

; arms removed: Arm 1: Ofirnoflast·Arm 2: Ofirnoflast
Oct 2, 2026
Primary outcomes
2 added, 4 removed
What changed in the outcomes
  • AddedDose selection for dose optimizationTime frame: Days 1-28 of each Part 1 Cohort
  • AddedEvaluate the efficacy of ofirnoflast in to low- to intermediate-risk MDS who are transfusion dependentTime frame: Weeks 1-24
  • RemovedAssess safety of ofirnoflastTime frame: Weeks 1-24
  • RemovedAssess safety of ofirnoflastTime frame: Weeks 1-24
  • RemovedAssess safety of ofirnoflastTime frame: Weeks 1-24
  • RemovedAssess the hematologic response to ofirnoflastTime frame: Weeks 1-24
Oct 2, 2026
Secondary outcomes
3 edited, 3 added, 1 removed
What changed in the outcomes
  • EditedAssessEvaluate the extendedoverall hematologic response to ofirnoflastTime frame: Weeks 1-24
  • ChangedBefore Assess the hematologic improvement on orfirnoflastNow Evaluate the hematologic improvement in participants treated with ofirnoflastTime frame: Weeks 1-24
  • ChangedBefore Assess the hematologic improvement on orfirnoflastNow Evaluate the hematologic improvement in participants treated with ofirnoflastTime frame: Weeks 1-24
  • AddedAssess safety and tolerability of ofirnoflast across dose levels evaluatedTime frame: Weeks 1-24
  • AddedEvaluate the duration of response in participants achieving transfusion independence with ofirnoflastTime frame: Weeks 1-24
  • AddedEvaluate the hematologic improvement in participants treated with ofirnoflastTime frame: Weeks 1-24
  • RemovedAssess the hematologic improvement on orfirnoflastTime frame: Weeks 1-24
Oct 2, 2026
Title
A Study to Evaluate Ofirnoflast in Adults With Very Low- to Intermediate-risk Myelodysplastic Syndromes Requiring Red Blood Cell Transfusions
Oct 2, 2026
Show all 2 updates
  1. Nov 10, 2026
    1 site added — first site in United States
    Show site
    • Cleveland Clinic · Cleveland, United States
  2. Oct 2, 2026
    Start date Oct 2026→Nov 2026
    Enrollment 50→70
    Eligibility 2 inclusion criteria added; 3 exclusion criteria added, 1 removed
    What changed in the criteria
    Inclusion criteria
    • AddedDocumented low serum erythropoietin level
    • AddedEastern Cooperative Group Performance Status (ECOG PS) of 0, 1, or 2
    Exclusion criteria
    • RemovedKnown clinically significant anemia due to iron, vitamin B12, or folate deficiency; autoimmune or hereditary hemolytic anemia; or gastrointestinal bleeding.
    • AddedLow platelet count
    • AddedLow neutrophil count
    • AddedMedications or food products that are strong inhibitors, substrates, and inducers of CYP3A4/5, CYP2C9, P-glycoprotein (P-gp) and/or Breast Cancer Resistance Protein (BCRP) may cause drug-drug interactions and should be avoided.
    Primary outcomes 2 added, 4 removed
    What changed in the outcomes
    • AddedDose selection for dose optimizationTime frame: Days 1-28 of each Part 1 Cohort
    • AddedEvaluate the efficacy of ofirnoflast in to low- to intermediate-risk MDS who are transfusion dependentTime frame: Weeks 1-24
    • RemovedAssess safety of ofirnoflastTime frame: Weeks 1-24
    • RemovedAssess safety of ofirnoflastTime frame: Weeks 1-24
    • RemovedAssess safety of ofirnoflastTime frame: Weeks 1-24
    • RemovedAssess the hematologic response to ofirnoflastTime frame: Weeks 1-24
    Secondary outcomes 3 edited, 3 added, 1 removed
    What changed in the outcomes
    • EditedAssessEvaluate the extendedoverall hematologic response to ofirnoflastTime frame: Weeks 1-24
    • ChangedBefore Assess the hematologic improvement on orfirnoflastNow Evaluate the hematologic improvement in participants treated with ofirnoflastTime frame: Weeks 1-24
    • ChangedBefore Assess the hematologic improvement on orfirnoflastNow Evaluate the hematologic improvement in participants treated with ofirnoflastTime frame: Weeks 1-24
    • AddedAssess safety and tolerability of ofirnoflast across dose levels evaluatedTime frame: Weeks 1-24
    • AddedEvaluate the duration of response in participants achieving transfusion independence with ofirnoflastTime frame: Weeks 1-24
    • AddedEvaluate the hematologic improvement in participants treated with ofirnoflastTime frame: Weeks 1-24
    • RemovedAssess the hematologic improvement on orfirnoflastTime frame: Weeks 1-24
    Interventions Arms added: Part 1: Low dose ofirnoflast·Part 1: Medium-low dose ofirnoflast·Part 1: Medium-high dose ofirnoflast·Part 1: High dose ofirnoflast Optional·Part 2: First Dose ofirnoflast Selected·and 1 more
    All 6

    Part 1: Low dose ofirnoflast · Part 1: Medium-low dose ofirnoflast · Part 1: Medium-high dose ofirnoflast · Part 1: High dose ofirnoflast Optional · Part 2: First Dose ofirnoflast Selected · Part 2: Second Dose ofirnoflast Selected

    ; arms removed: Arm 1: Ofirnoflast·Arm 2: Ofirnoflast
    Title A Study to Evaluate Ofirnoflast in Adults With Very Low- to Intermediate-risk Myelodysplastic Syndromes Requiring Red Blood Cell Transfusions
    + 3 other changes: verification date, oversight details and description

From the registry record's own update history. This site started tracking changes on Sep 25, 2026; for anything earlier, see the record history on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT07738510
Lead sponsor
Halia Therapeutics, Inc.
Collaborators
Parexel
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jul 31, 2026
Start date
Nov 2026 (estimated)
Primary completion
Oct 2028 (estimated)
Completion
Dec 2028 (estimated)
Last update
Nov 10, 2026

Study contacts

Associate Medical Director
Contact
monitor@haliatx.com
385-355-4315

Oversight

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