Table 1.

Novel agents in clinical trials for treating patients with MDS

AgentMOAPatient diagnosisClinicaltrials.gov No.
Improving HMT delivery
SGI-110 Oral HMT: novel dinucleotide of DAC + deoxyguanosine resistant to degradation by CDA MDS and AML NCT01261312, plus others 
CC-486 Oral HMT: azacytidine MDS NCT02281084, plus others 
ASTX727 Oral CDAi (E7727) + oral DAC MDS NCT02103478 
Mocetinostat  
MGCD0103 
Class 1 HDACi AML and MDS NCT02018926, plus others 
4SC-202 Class 1 HDACi and LSD-1 inhibitor MDS and hematologic cancers NCT01344707 
Panbinostat Class 1 and 2 HDACi alone + HMT and others AML and MDS NCT01451268, plus others 
New epigenetic targets   
AG-120 IDH1 inhibitor MDS/AML with IDH1 mutation NCT02074839 
AG-221 IDH2 inhibitor MDS/AML with IDH2 mutation NCT01915498 plus others 
CPI613 PDH inhibitor AML and MDS NCT01902381 
CPI-0610, OTX015 BET inhibitor AML, MDS, and MPN NCT02158858 
Immune-based approach   
Nivolumab PD1 inhibitor MDS/AML NCT02464657/NCT01822509 
Ipilumumab (MDX-101) CTLA-4 inhibitor MDS/AML NCT01757639/NCT01822509 
Durvalumab
(MEDI4736) 
PD-L1 inhibitor (± tremelimumab) with or without 5AC MDS/AML NCT02117219 and others 
Inhibit signal transduction   
ARRY 614 Dual inhibitor of P38 MAPK and Tie2 MDS NCT01496495 
Volasertib PLK-1 inhibitor MDS NCT01241500 and others 
Rigosertib Multikinase inhibitor MDS NCT02562443 plus others 
Erlotinib EGFR inhibitor MDS NCT00977548 
Other   
Tosedostat Aminopeptidase inhibitor MDS/AML NCT02452346 
Vosaroxin SNS-595 Quinolone derivative Higher risk MDS NCT01980056 and others 
AgentMOAPatient diagnosisClinicaltrials.gov No.
Improving HMT delivery
SGI-110 Oral HMT: novel dinucleotide of DAC + deoxyguanosine resistant to degradation by CDA MDS and AML NCT01261312, plus others 
CC-486 Oral HMT: azacytidine MDS NCT02281084, plus others 
ASTX727 Oral CDAi (E7727) + oral DAC MDS NCT02103478 
Mocetinostat  
MGCD0103 
Class 1 HDACi AML and MDS NCT02018926, plus others 
4SC-202 Class 1 HDACi and LSD-1 inhibitor MDS and hematologic cancers NCT01344707 
Panbinostat Class 1 and 2 HDACi alone + HMT and others AML and MDS NCT01451268, plus others 
New epigenetic targets   
AG-120 IDH1 inhibitor MDS/AML with IDH1 mutation NCT02074839 
AG-221 IDH2 inhibitor MDS/AML with IDH2 mutation NCT01915498 plus others 
CPI613 PDH inhibitor AML and MDS NCT01902381 
CPI-0610, OTX015 BET inhibitor AML, MDS, and MPN NCT02158858 
Immune-based approach   
Nivolumab PD1 inhibitor MDS/AML NCT02464657/NCT01822509 
Ipilumumab (MDX-101) CTLA-4 inhibitor MDS/AML NCT01757639/NCT01822509 
Durvalumab
(MEDI4736) 
PD-L1 inhibitor (± tremelimumab) with or without 5AC MDS/AML NCT02117219 and others 
Inhibit signal transduction   
ARRY 614 Dual inhibitor of P38 MAPK and Tie2 MDS NCT01496495 
Volasertib PLK-1 inhibitor MDS NCT01241500 and others 
Rigosertib Multikinase inhibitor MDS NCT02562443 plus others 
Erlotinib EGFR inhibitor MDS NCT00977548 
Other   
Tosedostat Aminopeptidase inhibitor MDS/AML NCT02452346 
Vosaroxin SNS-595 Quinolone derivative Higher risk MDS NCT01980056 and others 

CDAi, CDA inhibitor; CTLA-4, T-lymphocyteassociated antigen 4; EGFR, epidermal growth factor receptor; LSD-1, lysine-specific demethylase 1; MOA, mechanism of action; MPN, myeloproliferative neoplasm; PDH, pyruvate dehydrogenase; PLK-1, polo-like kinase 1.

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