Table 3.

Other novel targeted agents and kinase inhibitors

AgentsMechanism of actionPhase of developmentCommentsReference
Enasidenib (AG-221)* IDH2 inhibition Phase 1/2 IDH2 mutant advanced and/or high-risk AML, MDS-RAEB1/2, or high-risk or R/R NCT01915498 
Ivosidenib (AG-120)* IDH1 inhibition Phase 1/2 IDH1 R132 mutant advanced heme malignancy NCT02074839 
H3B8800 Splicing modulator Phase 1 MDS-HMA failure/intolerant, intermediate-2 or high-risk; AML-R/R/U; CMML previously treated NCT02841540 
Venetoclax azacitidine BCL2 inhibition DNMT inhibition Phase 1 MDS- HMA failure, intermediate-2 or high-risk, single-agent venetoclax and azacitidine+venetoclax combination cohorts NCT02966782 
Venetoclax azacitidine BCL2 inhibition DNMT inhibition Phase 2 MDS- HMA naive, intermediate-2/high-risk and > 5% blasts, randomized NCT02942290 
Rigosertib Multitargeted kinase inhibition Phase 3 HMA failure MDS-EB, includes RAEB-t; phase 3 vs physician’s choice (includes best supportive care; azacitidine or DEC use also permitted) NCT02562443 
Ibrutinib azacitidine BTK inhibition DNMT inhibition Phase 1b Intermediate or higher-risk MDS, HMA failure (dose escalation stage only), HMA naive included in both stages of study NCT02553941 
Selumetinib azacitidine† MEK inhibition DNMT inhibition Phase 1 Advanced myeloid malignancies including MDS-relapsed/refractory  
AgentsMechanism of actionPhase of developmentCommentsReference
Enasidenib (AG-221)* IDH2 inhibition Phase 1/2 IDH2 mutant advanced and/or high-risk AML, MDS-RAEB1/2, or high-risk or R/R NCT01915498 
Ivosidenib (AG-120)* IDH1 inhibition Phase 1/2 IDH1 R132 mutant advanced heme malignancy NCT02074839 
H3B8800 Splicing modulator Phase 1 MDS-HMA failure/intolerant, intermediate-2 or high-risk; AML-R/R/U; CMML previously treated NCT02841540 
Venetoclax azacitidine BCL2 inhibition DNMT inhibition Phase 1 MDS- HMA failure, intermediate-2 or high-risk, single-agent venetoclax and azacitidine+venetoclax combination cohorts NCT02966782 
Venetoclax azacitidine BCL2 inhibition DNMT inhibition Phase 2 MDS- HMA naive, intermediate-2/high-risk and > 5% blasts, randomized NCT02942290 
Rigosertib Multitargeted kinase inhibition Phase 3 HMA failure MDS-EB, includes RAEB-t; phase 3 vs physician’s choice (includes best supportive care; azacitidine or DEC use also permitted) NCT02562443 
Ibrutinib azacitidine BTK inhibition DNMT inhibition Phase 1b Intermediate or higher-risk MDS, HMA failure (dose escalation stage only), HMA naive included in both stages of study NCT02553941 
Selumetinib azacitidine† MEK inhibition DNMT inhibition Phase 1 Advanced myeloid malignancies including MDS-relapsed/refractory  

BTK, Bruton tyrosine kinase; DEC, decitabine; MEK, mitogen-activated protein/extracellular signal-regulated kinase; RAEB, refractory anemia with excess blasts.

*No longer recruiting.

†Not yet recruiting, clinical trials.org listing pending at the time of manuscript submission,

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