A Phase II, Open-Label, Study of Subcutaneous Canakinumab, an Anti-IL-1β Human Monoclonal Antibody, for Patients With Low or Int-1 Risk IPSS/IPSS-R Myelodysplastic Syndromes and Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia

NCT04239157 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 76

Last updated 2026-05-20

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Summary

This phase II trial studies how well canakinumab works for the treatment of low- or intermediate-risk myelodysplastic syndrome or chronic myelomonocytic leukemia. Canakinumab is a monoclonal antibody that may interfere with the ability of cancer cells to grow and spread.

Conditions

  • Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia
  • Myelodysplastic Syndrome
  • Recurrent Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia
  • Recurrent Myelodysplastic Syndrome
  • Refractory Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia
  • Refractory Myelodysplastic Syndrome

Interventions

BIOLOGICAL

Canakinumab

Given SC

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Cancer Institute (NCI)

    collaborator NIH
  • Novartis

    collaborator INDUSTRY
  • M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Guillermo Garcia-Manero · M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-08-25
Primary Completion
2026-12-31
Completion
2026-12-31
FDA Drug
Yes

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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