Trial reportNature communications2025
Bemcentinib as monotherapy and in combination with low-dose cytarabine in acute myeloid leukemia patients unfit for intensive chemotherapy: a phase 1b/2a trial.
Trial report in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02488408 (A Phase Ib/II Multicenter Open-label Study of BGB324 as a Single Agent and in Combination With Cytarabine or Decitabine in Patients With Acute Myeloid Leukemia or as a Single Agent in Patients With Myelodysplastic Syndrome), which is not on this map. Cited by 15 papers.
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A Phase Ib/II Multicenter Open-label Study of BGB324 as a Single Agent and in Combination With Cytarabine or Decitabine in Patients With Acute Myeloid Leukemia or as a Single Agent in Patients With Myelodysplastic Syndrome
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15 citing papers in PubMed.
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- AXL is associated with STAT3 activation in breast cancer.Molecular and clinical oncology · 2026Article
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- Predicting targeted- and immunotherapeutic response outcomes in melanoma with single-cell Raman spectroscopy and AI.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- GPU-Accelerated Virtual Screening and Molecular Dynamics Simulations for Identification of Novel DPP‑4 Inhibitors.ACS omega · 2026Article
- [Role of Receptor Tyrosine Kinase AXL in Cancer Targeted Therapy Drug Resistance].Zhongguo fei ai za zhi = Chinese journal of lung cancer · 2026Review
- Knowledge Discovery and Drug-Repurposing Framework for Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma: Molecular Networking and Computational Docking.Computational and structural biotechnology journal · 2026Article
- Hippo-YAP/TAZ Signaling in Hematological Malignancies: Molecular Mechanisms, Pathway Crosstalk and Therapeutic Potential.Cancer management and research · 2026Review
- Cancer-associated fibroblast-derived GAS6 increases resistance to chemotherapy through AXL/STAT3/ABCG1 in gastric cancer.British journal of cancer · 2026Article
- Evaluation of New Coumarins for Anti-Cancer Activity in HL-60 Cell Line Supported by Molecular Docking, MD Simulation, and Binding Free Energy Calculations.OncoTargets and therapy · 2026Article
- Advances in Targeting Growth Factor Signalling in Neuroblastoma and Overcoming Drug Resistance.Cells · 2025Review
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- The multifaceted role of YAP in the tumor microenvironment and its therapeutic implications in cancer.Experimental & molecular medicine · 2025Review
- Targeted Therapies Modulating Mesenchymal-Epithelial Transition-Linked Oncogenic Signaling in the Tumor Microenvironment: Comparative Profiling of Capmatinib, Bemcentinib, and Galunisertib.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Axl inhibitor-mediated reprogramming of the myeloid compartment of theFrontiers in immunology · 2025Article
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Abstract
Beyond first line, the prognosis of relapsed/refractory (R/R) acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients is poor with limited treatment options. Bemcentinib is an orally bioavailable, potent, highly selective inhibitor of AXL, a receptor tyrosine kinase associated with poor prognosis, chemotherapy resistance and decreased antitumor immune response. We report bemcentinib monotherapy and bemcentinib+low-dose cytarabine combination therapy arms from the completed BerGenBio-funded open-label Phase 1/2b trial NCT02488408 ( www.clinicaltrials.gov ), in patients unsuitable for intensive chemotherapy. The primary objective in the monotherapy arm was identification of maximum tolerated dose with secondary objectives to identify dose-limiting toxicities, safety and efficacy, and bemcentinib pharmacokinetic profile. In the combination arm, the primary objective was safety and tolerability, with efficacy and pharmacokinetics as secondary objectives. Safety and tolerability were based on standard clinical laboratory safety tests and Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events version 4. Bemcentinib monotherapy (32 R/R, 2 treatment-naïve AML and 2 myelodysplasia patients) was well-tolerated and a loading/maintenance dose of 400/200 mg was selected for combination treatment, comprising 30 R/R and 6 treatment-naïve AML patients. The most common grade 3/4 treatment-related adverse events were cytopenia, febrile neutropenia and asymptomatic QTcF prolongation, with no grade 5 events reported. In conclusion, bemcentinib+low-dose cytarabine was safe and well tolerated.
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