First-in-human (FIH) Trial of GEN3018 in Relapsed or Refractory (R/R) Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) or Higher-risk Myelodysplastic Syndrome (HR-MDS)

Last updated: June 1, 2026
Sponsor: Genmab
Overall Status: Active - Recruiting

Phase

1

Condition

Leukemia

Platelet Disorders

Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Treatment

GEN3018

Clinical Study ID

NCT07384715
GCT3018-01
2025-523101-15-00
  • Ages > 18
  • All Genders

Study Summary

The drug that will be investigated in the trial is an antibody, GEN3018. Since this is the first trial of GEN3018 in humans, the main purpose is to evaluate safety. In addition to safety, the trial will determine the recommended GEN3018 dose(s) to be tested in a larger group of participants and assess preliminary anti-tumor activity of GEN3018. GEN3018 will be studied in refractory (resistant to treatment) or relapsed (disease has returned) acute myeloid leukemia (also known as R/R AML) and refractory or relapsed higher-risk myelodysplastic syndrome (also known as R/R HR-MDS). The trial consists of 2 parts:

  1. Part 1 Dose Escalation will test increasing doses of GEN3018 to identify a safe dose level to be tested in the next part

  2. Part 2 Dose Refinement will further test the GEN3018 dose(s) determined from the Dose Escalation.

Up to 78 participants may be treated in this trial (up to 60 participants in Part 1; up to 18 participants in Part 2).

For an individual participant in the trial, the estimated treatment duration will be up to 1 year. Participation in the trial will require regular scheduled visits to the site. At site visits, there will be various tests (such as blood draws) to monitor whether the treatment is safe and effective. Participants will also be contacted every 3 months after treatment ends to monitor how they are doing.

All participants in the trial will receive active drug (ie, GEN3018); no one will be given placebo.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Key Inclusion Criteria:

All Participants:

  • Be at least 18 years of age at the time of signing informed consent form (ICF).

  • Participant's life expectancy at screening is judged to be at least 3 months.

  • Must have fresh bone marrow samples collected at screening.

  • Bone marrow (BM) blasts ≥ 5% at screening.

  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status (PS) score of ≤ 2.

  • Has acceptable laboratory test results during the screening period

Participants with R/R AML:

  • Relapsed or refractory AML, either de novo or secondary, and must have failed allconventional therapies.

  • Relapsed or refractory to at least one prior line of therapy.

Participants with R/R HR-MDS:

  • Diagnosed with high- or very-high risk MDS according to International PrognosticScoring System (IPSS-R) (score of > 4.5 ie, high or very high) or World HealthOrganization (WHO) 2022 classification (ie, MDS-IB1 or MDS-IB2).

  • Refractory or relapsed after hypomethylating agents (HMAs) (such as azacitidine ordecitabine).

Exclusion

Key Exclusion Criteria:

All Participants:

  • Diagnosis of acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL).

  • Presence of extramedullary AML at screening.

  • Prior autologous or allogenic hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) within 3months prior to initiation of trial treatment.

  • Active graft-versus-host disease.

  • History of severe immune-related adverse events.

  • Treatment with anti-cancer agent (eg, small molecule, antibody, chemotherapy,radiation therapy), or major surgery within 2 weeks prior to the first dose ofGEN3018.

Other protocol-defined Inclusion and Exclusion criteria may apply.

Study Design

Total Participants: 78
Treatment Group(s): 1
Primary Treatment: GEN3018
Phase: 1
Study Start date:
February 16, 2026
Estimated Completion Date:
April 20, 2030

Study Description

This is a FIH, Phase 1, open-label, multicenter trial in participants with R/R AML or R/R HR-MDS, to evaluate the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics (PK), immunogenicity, pharmacodynamics, and preliminary anti-tumor activity of GEN3018. The trial will be conducted in 2 parts: Dose Escalation (Part 1) and Dose Refinement (Part 2).

Connect with a study center

  • Aarhus Universitetshospital - Skejby

    Aarhus, 8200
    Denmark

    Active - Recruiting

  • Copenhagen Rigshospitalet

    Copenhagen, 2100
    Denmark

    Active - Recruiting

  • Charite Campus Virchow-Klinikum

    Berlin,
    Germany

    Site Not Available

  • Universitätsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus Dresden

    Dresden,
    Germany

    Site Not Available

  • Klinikum der Universität München Großhadern

    Munich,
    Germany

    Site Not Available

  • Hospital Clínic de Barcelona

    Barcelona, 08036
    Spain

    Site Not Available

  • Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron

    Barcelona, 08035
    Spain

    Site Not Available

  • Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre

    Madrid, 28041
    Spain

    Site Not Available

  • Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe

    Valencia, 46026
    Spain

    Active - Recruiting

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