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CARDINAL: Determining the recommended dose of TERN-701 targeted therapy in people with chronic myeloid leukaemia who have had prior treatmentA Phase 1/2 Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics, and Efficacy of TERN-701 in Participants With Chronic Myeloid Leukemia

Trial purpose

Medical clipboardCancer treatment

Tumor type

Blood Cancers Haematological

Age

People18+

Trial acronym

CARDINAL

Clinical summary

Summary

You may be eligible for this study if you have BCR-ABL1 positive chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML) in Chronic Phase, and have received treatment with at least one prior TKI and have treatment failure, suboptimal response, or treatment intolerance.

Study details
The study has two parts. All participants in this trial will receive the active experimental intervention of TERN-701 targeted therapy. In both Part 1 and Part 2, participants will receive continuous once daily dosing of TERN-701 divided into 28-day cycles. 

Part 1 of the trial (Dose Escalation) will evaluate sequential dose escalation cohorts of the TERN-701 administered once daily as an oral tablet or capsule. The goal of this part is to identify the recommended doses of the drug for further assessment. 

In Part 2 (Dose Expansion), eligible participants will be randomly allocated to receive one of the two dose levels selected in Part 1.

Part 2 will also have a mutaytion cohort (Part 2m), which will evaluate the TERN-701 in people with previously treated CP-CML who have certain resistance mutations.

Site visits required
During the treatment period, participants will have scheduled visits to the trial centre at Cycle 1 Day 1 (C1D1), C1D2 (Part 1 only), C1D8, C1D15, and C1D16 (Part 1 only), followed by Day 1 of Cycles 2-7, an Day 1 of every 3 cycles thereafter.

Conditions

This trial is treating people with BCR-ABL1 positive chronic myeloid leukaemia

Eligibility

Inclusion

  • Male or female participants ≥ 18 years of age at the time of signing the informed consent
  • Have an ECOG performance status score of 0 to 2
  • Have an established cytopathologically confirmed diagnosis of BCR-ABL1 positive CML in Chronic Phase
  • Have received treatment with at least one prior TKI and have treatment failure, suboptimal response, or treatment intolerance
  • Prior treatment with asciminib is allowed
  • Adequate organ function, as assessed by local laboratory

Exclusion

  • Systemic antineoplastic therapy (including prior TKIs, interferon-alfa, therapeutic antibodies, chemotherapy) or other experimental therapy 7 days before the first dose of TERN-701
  • Have completed previous anticancer therapy without resolution of all associated clinically significant toxicity (to ≤ Grade 2 or baseline)

Inclusion

  • You are able to swallow medication by mouth.
  • You have had a certain type of treatment or surgical procedure.
  • You have the type of cancer, symptoms, or health risks that this clinical trial is focused on.

Exclusion

  • You have had certain treatments, surgical procedures or drugs.
Message

Clinical trials have complex eligibility criteria, and other criteria may apply for this trial. Ask your doctor about whether this trial could be right for you.

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Trial sponsor

Terns, Inc.

Scientific Title

A Phase 1/2 Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics, and Efficacy of TERN-701 in Participants With Chronic Myeloid Leukemia

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