Table 5 Venetoclax and immunotherapy combinations for acute myeloid leukemia.

From: Comprehensive view on chemotherapy-free management of acute myeloid leukemia by using venetoclax in combination with targeted and/or immune therapies

Drug class combined with VEN

Drug combination

NCT ID

Phase

N

Status

Patient Population

Regimen

Checkpoint

-inhibitors

pembrolizumab (anti-PD1) + AZA + VEN [105]

NCT04284787 [105]

II

76

Completed

N/D

- SC AZA once daily on D1–D7

- oral VEN once daily on D1–D28

- IV pembrolizumab on D8 of cycle 1, every 3 weeks on cycle 1–6

- induction/consolidation of total six cycles

- maintenance up to 24 cycles

pembrolizumab (anti-PD1) + DEC + VEN

NCT03969446

I

54

Recruiting

R/R

- unfit for intensive chemotherapy

- 8 cycles of 42 days

- IV pembrolizumab on D1 and D22 of every cycle

- IV DEC on D1–D10

- oral VEN on D1–D14

nivolumab (anti-PD1) + DEC + VEN

NCT04277442

I

13

Not Recruiting

N/D

-TP53m AML

- 3 cycles followed by maintenance without DEC

- IV nivolumab on D1 and D15 (except cycle when with only D15)

- SC or IV DEC on D1–D10

- oral VEN on D1–D21

avelumab (anti-PD-L1) + AZA + VEN

NCT03390296 [106]

I/II

50

Completed

R/R

- IV avelumab on D1 and D14

- SC or IV AZA on D1–D7 or D1–D5 + D8–D9

- oral VEN on D1–D21

magrolimumab (anti-CD47) + 

AZA + VEN

NCT05079230

(ENHANCE-3)

III

378

Completed

N/D

- unfit for intensive chemotherapy

- IV magrolimumab 1 mg/kg on D1 and D4, 15 mg/kg on D8, 30 mg/kg on D11, D15 then weekly for 5 weeks and every 2 weeks thereafter

- SC or IV AZA on D1–D7

- oral VEN on D1–D28

NCT04435691

II

110

Not Recruiting

N/D

R/R

- unfit for intensive chemotherapy

- 12 cycles

- IV magrolimumab on D1, D4, D8, D11, D15, and D22 of cycle 1, D 1, D8, D15, and 22 of cycle 2, and D1 and D15 of cycle 3 and subsequent cycles

- SC or IV AZA on D1–D7

- oral VEN on D1–D28

SL-172154 (anti-CD47) + AZA + VEN

NCT05275439

I

160

Recruiting

R/R

- adverse risk AML

- safety assessment

AK117 (anti-CD47) + AZA + VEN

NCT06387420

I/II

180

Not Recruiting

R/R

- adverse risk AML

- safety assessment

6MW3211 (anti-CD47/anti-PD-L1) + AZA + VEN

NCT05448599

I/II

120

Recruiting

R/R

- fit AML patients (< 75 years)

- 6MW322 once every second week

- SC AZA on D1–D7

- oral VEN on D1–D28

sabalolimab - MBG452 (anti-TIM3) + AZA + VEN

NCT04150029

(STIMULUS-

AML1)

II

90

Not Recruiting

N/D

- unfit for intensive chemotherapy

- 12 cycles

LYT-200 (anti-galectin-9) + AZA/DEC + VEN

NCT05829226

I

90

Recruiting

R/R

- both fit and unfit patients eligible

- IV LYT-200 once a week

Monoclonal antibodies

gemtuzumab ozogamicin (anti-CD33) + VEN

NCT04070768

I

18

Not Recruiting

R/R

- safety assessment

gemtuzumab ozogamicin (anti-CD33) + AZA + VEN

NCT03390296 [106]

I/II

21

Completed

R/R

- gemtuzumab ozogamicin on D8

- SC or IV AZA on D1–D7 or D1–D5 + D8–D9

- oral VEN on D1–D21

cusatuzumab (anti-CD70) + AZA + VEN

NCT04150887

(ELEVATE) [115]

I

61

Not Recruiting

N/D

- unfit for intensive chemotherapy

- IV cusatuzumab on D3 and D17

NCT06384261

(OV-AML-1231)

II

120

Not Recruiting

N/D

- unfit for intensive chemotherapy

- IV cusatuzumab on D3 and D17

- direct comparison to AZA + VEN alone

aplitabart (anti-DR5) + VEN

NCT04553692

I

430

Recruiting

N/D

R/R

- death receptor 5-targeted therapy

NP137 + AZA + VEN

NCT06150040

I/II

35

Recruiting

R/R

- nectin-1 directed therapy

Antibody-

drug conjugate

tagraxofusp (SL-401) (anti-CD123) + AZA + VEN

NCT03113643 [118]

I

72

Recruiting

N/D

R/R

- adverse risk AML

- unfit for intensive chemotherapy

- CD123-directed therapy

- IV tagraxofusp on D1–D3 or D1–D5

- IV AZA on D1–D7

- oral VEN on D1–D21

tagraxofusp (SL-401) (anti-CD123) + AZA + VEN

NCT06456463

II

72

Recruiting

N/D

- unfit for intensive chemotherapy

- CD123-directed therapy

- IV tagraxofusp on D4–D6

- IV AZA on D1–D7

- oral VEN on D1–D28

pivekumab sunirine (IMGN632) + AZA + VEN

NCT04086264 [119]

I/II

218

Not Recruiting

N/D

R/R

- CD123-directed therapy

- both fit and unfit patients eligible

- 21-day cycles

- IMGN632 administered on D7 of each cycle

lintuzumab-

Ac225 + VEN

NCT03867682 [117]

I/II

38

Recruiting

R/R

- CD33-directed therapy

- lintuzumab-Ac225 on D5 for 4 cycles

- oral VEN on D1–D21 for 12 cycles

- 28-day cycles with expansion to 42 days in case of cytopenias

Natural Killer (NK)-cell Engagers

SAR443579 + AZA + VEN

NCT06508489

I/II

18

Recruiting

N/D

- unfit for intensive chemotherapy

- IV SAR443579 weekly

- IV AZA on D1–D7

- oral VEN on D1–D28

Adoptive Cellular Therapies

cytokine-induced memory-like NK-cells + VEN

NCT06152809

I

10

Not Recruiting

N/D

- patients with adverse risk AML or mutations associated with VEN resistance

- MRD+ patients in CR are eligible

- safety assessment

allogeneic NK-cells + AZA + VEN

NCT05834244

(ADVENT-AML)

I

32

Recruiting

R/R

- patients with adverse risk AML

- unfit for intensive chemotherapy and HSCT

  1. AZA azacytidine, VEN venetoclax, D day, QoL quality of life, CR complete remission.