Table 7 Ongoing clinical trials of checkpoint inhibitors in AML.

From: T-cell-based immunotherapy of acute myeloid leukemia: current concepts and future developments

Setting

Checkpoint target

Intervention

Study design

Study population

Status

NCT.gov identifier

Single agent

PD-1 and CTLA-4

Nivolumab, ipilimumab

Phase I

Three cohorts

 • Nivolumab

 • Ipilimumab

 • Nivolumab + ipilimumab

High-risk or R/R AML and MDS following allo-HSCT

Recruiting

NCT03600155

PD-1

CTLA-4

Nivolumab, ipilimumab

Phase I

Three cohorts

 • Nivolumab

ipilimumab

 • Nivolumab + ipilimumab

AML and MDS at high risk of relapse post-allo-HSCT

Recruiting

NCT02846376

PD-1

CTLA-4

Nivolumab,

ipilimumab

Phase I

Single cohort

 • Nivolumab or ipilimumab

Relapsed hematologic malignancies (including AML) post-allo-HSCT

Active, not recruiting

NCT01822509

PD-1

Nivolumab

Phase I

Two cohorts

 • Nivolumab post-HLA-matched unrelated donor HSCT

 • Nivolumab post-HLA-haploidentical donor HSCT

High-risk patients with MDS and AML post-allo-HSCT with post-transplant cyclophosphamide

Recruiting

NCT04361058

PD-1

Nivolumab

Phase II

Single cohort

 • Nivolumab

AML in remission at high risk for relapse

Recruiting

NCT02532231

PD-1

Nivolumab

Randomized phase II

Two cohorts

 • Nivolumab

observation

AML patients in first complete remission after chemotherapy

Active, not recruiting

NCT02275533

PD-1

Pembrolizumab

Phase I

Single cohort

 • Pembrolizumab

AML, ALL or MDS with post-transplant relapse

Recruiting

NCT03286114

PD-1

Pembrolizumab

Pilot study

Single cohort

 • Pembrolizumab

AML, MDS, or mature B-cell lymphomas that have relapsed following allo-HSCT

Recruiting

NCT02981914

PD-1

Pembrolizumab

Phase II

Single cohort

 • Pembrolizumab

AML in remission not eligible for allo-HSCT

Active, not recruiting

NCT02708641

Combination with HMA

CTLA-4

Ipilimumab,

decitabine

Phase I

Two cohorts

 • Decitabine + ipilimumab for relapse post-allo-HSCT

 • Decitabine + ipilimumab for relapse in transplant-naïve patient

R/R AML or MDS

Recruiting

NCT02890329

PD-1

CTLA-4

Nivolumab,

ipilimumab,

azacitidine

Phase II, nonrandomized

Two cohorts

 • Azacitidine + nivolumab

 • Azacitidine + nivolumab + ipilimumab

Patients with R/R or newly diagnosed AML

Recruiting

NCT02397720

PD-1

Pembrolizumab,

decitabine

Phase I

Two cohorts

 • Pembrolizumab + decitabine for patients with AML

 • Pembrolizumab + decitabine for patients with MDS

Patients with R/R or newly diagnosed AML or MDS

Not yet recruiting

NCT03969446

PD-1

Nivolumab,

azacitidine

Phase I

Single cohort

 • Azacitidine + nivolumab post-HSCT

AML and high-risk myelodysplasia following reduce intensity allogeneic PBSC

Recruiting

NCT04128020

PDL-1

Durvalumab,

azacitidine

Randomized phase II

Two cohorts

 • Azacitidine + durvalumab

 • Azacitidine alone

Higher-risk MDS or in elderly (≥65 years) AML subjects not eligible for HSCT

Active, not recruiting

NCT02775903

Combination with cytotoxic chemotherapy

PD-1

Pembrolizumab,

conventional intensive chemotherapy

Randomized phase II

Two cohorts

 • Conventional intensive chemotherapy + pembrolizumab

 • Conventional intensive chemotherapy

Newly diagnosed AML eligible for intensive induction chemotherapy

Not yet recruiting

NCT04214249

PD-1

Nivolumab,

idarubicin,

cytarabine

Phase II

 • Single cohort

 • Idarubicin + cytarabine + nivolumab

High-risk AML and MDS

Active, not recruiting

NCT02464657

Other combination

PD-1

Ivosidenib (AG-120),

nivolumab

Phase II

Single cohort

 • Ivosidenib + nivolumab

Patients with IDH1-mutated R/R AML and high-risk MDS

Recruiting

NCT04044209

PD-1

Pembrolizumab,

azacitidine,

venetoclax

Randomized phase II

Two cohorts

 • Azacitidine + VEN

 • Azacitidine + VEN + pembrolizumab

Older patients with AML who are ineligible or refuse intensive chemotherapy

Not yet recruiting

NCT04284787

PD-1

Nivolumab,

decitabine,

venetoclax

Phase I

Single cohort

 • Nivolumab + decitabine + venetoclax

TP53-mutated AML

Recruiting

NCT04277442

PDL-1

Atezolizumab,

gilteritinib

Phase I/II

Single cohort

 • Atezolizumab + gilteritinib

R/R FLT3-mutated AML

Active, not recruiting

NCT03730012

PD-1

PDR001,

decitabine

MBG453

Randomized phase I

Five cohorts

 • Decitabine + PDR001

 • Decitabine + MBG453

 • Decitabine + PDR001 + MBG453

 • MBG453 + PDR001

 • MBG453 alone

Patients with R/R AML or high-risk MDSD

Recruiting

NCT03066648

CTLA-4

Ipilimumab

CD25/Treg-depleted DLI

Phase I

Single cohort

 • CD25/Treg-depleted DLI + ipilimumab

Myeloid disease relapse after matched HSCT

Recruiting

NCT03912064

PDL-

1

Atezolizumab

Hu5F9-G4

Phase I

Single cohort

 • Atezolizumab + Hu5F9-G4

R/R FLT3-mutated AML

Recruiting

NCT03922477