A Phase 1 Study of WU-NK-101 in Patients With Relapsed or Refractory (R/R) Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)

Last updated: September 24, 2025
Sponsor: Wugen, Inc.
Overall Status: Completed

Phase

1

Condition

Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Leukemia

Platelet Disorders

Treatment

WU-NK-101

Clinical Study ID

NCT05470140
WUN101-01
  • Ages > 18
  • All Genders

Study Summary

This study is a Phase 1, open-label, dose escalation, and cohort expansion study designed to characterize the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, immunogenicity, and preliminary anti-leukemic activity of WU-NK-101 in R/R AML.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Confirmed diagnosis of primary or secondary AML (any subtype except acutepromyelocytic leukemia) according to World Health Organization (WHO) 2016classification

  2. Unlikely to benefit from standard of care therapy

  3. Patients with AML post hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) [permitted inCohort Expansion Phase only] must meet the following criteria:

  • There must be histological confirmation of AML relapse after HSCT

  • Undergone allogeneic HSCT (alloSCT) > 90 days prior to enrollment from a matchrelated donor, matched unrelated donor, cord blood donor, or haplo- identicaldonor

  • Off all immunosuppressive medications for a minimum of 2 weeks

  1. Adequate organ function as defined in the protocol

  2. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status ≤ 2 at screening

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Circulating blast count >30,000/µL by morphology or flow cytometry (cytoreductivetherapies such as leukapheresis or hydroxyurea are allowed)

  2. Uncontrolled or untreated bacterial, fungal, or viral infections, including HIV,Hepatitis B or C infection, or uncontrolled infection of any etiology

  3. Uncontrolled angina, severe uncontrolled ventricular arrhythmias, orelectrocardiogram (ECG) suggestive of acute ischemia or active conduction systemabnormalities

  4. Severe renal impairment, defined as creatinine clearance <40 mL/min

Study Design

Total Participants: 9
Treatment Group(s): 1
Primary Treatment: WU-NK-101
Phase: 1
Study Start date:
July 01, 2023
Estimated Completion Date:
October 08, 2024

Study Description

This is a first in human, multi-center Phase 1 single agent study in patients with R/R AML who have exhausted other treatment options. The study will consist of two phases, dose escalation and cohort expansion. During the Dose Escalation Phase, up to 18 patients will be treated with WU-NK-101 in up to 3 Dose Levels (DL) until maximum tolerated dose (MTD) or maximum administered dose (MAD) is determined.

Once the MTD/MAD is defined, 6 additional patients will be enrolled in the Cohort Expansion Phase to further characterize the safety, tolerability, as well as determining the recommended phase 2 dose (RP2D) of WU-NK-101. Patients in the Cohort Expansion Phase, who achieve a partial response (PR), may receive up to 2 further re-induction cycles contingent on safety in the Dose Escalation Phase; patients who achieve a complete remission with partial hematologic recovery (CRh) or complete remission with incomplete hematologic recovery (CRi) at any point during the course of treatment may receive a further consolidation cycle, for a total of up to 4 cycles per patient. During cohort expansion, dosing breaks of up to two weeks are allowed between cycles.

Connect with a study center

  • Peter MacCallum Cancer Center

    Melbourne,
    Australia

    Site Not Available

  • Peter MacCallum Cancer Center

    Melbourne 2158177,
    Australia

    Site Not Available

  • Royal Perth Hospital

    Perth,
    Australia

    Site Not Available

  • Royal Perth Hospital

    Perth 2063523,
    Australia

    Site Not Available

  • Royal Prince Alfred Hospital

    Sydney,
    Australia

    Site Not Available

  • Royal Prince Alfred Hospital

    Sydney 2147714,
    Australia

    Site Not Available

  • City of Hope

    Duarte, California 91010
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Stanford Healthcare

    Palo Alto, California 94304
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • City of Hope

    Duarte 5344147, California 5332921 91010
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Stanford Healthcare

    Palo Alto 5380748, California 5332921 94304
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Norton Health Care

    Louisville, Kentucky 40299
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Norton Health Care

    Louisville 4299276, Kentucky 6254925 40299
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • University of Maryland

    Baltimore, Maryland 21201
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • University of Maryland

    Baltimore 4347778, Maryland 4361885 21201
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Washington University

    Saint Louis, Missouri 63110
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Washington University

    St Louis 4407066, Missouri 4398678 63110
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Providence Portland Medical Center

    Portland, Oregon 97213
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Providence Portland Medical Center

    Portland 5746545, Oregon 5744337 97213
    United States

    Site Not Available

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