Study to Evaluate KER-050 as a Monotherapy or in Combination With Ruxolitinib in Myelofibrosis
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT05037760 |
Recruitment Status :
Recruiting
First Posted : September 8, 2021
Last Update Posted : March 17, 2022
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Myelofibrosis | Drug: KER-050 monotherapy Drug: KER-050 in combination with ruxolitinib | Phase 2 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 110 participants |
Allocation: | Non-Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Sequential Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Phase 2 Open-Label Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics, and Efficacy of KER-050 as Monotherapy or in Combination With Ruxolitinib in Participants With Myelofibrosis |
Actual Study Start Date : | December 16, 2021 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | April 2025 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | June 2025 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Arm 1a
Dose Escalation KER-050 (SC, solution for injection, every 4 weeks) monotherapy
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Drug: KER-050 monotherapy
KER-050 administered (SC) for up to 13 cycles |
Experimental: Arm 1b
Dose Escalation KER-050 (SC, solution for injection, every 4 weeks) in combination with standard of care ruxolitinib (oral, tablet, twice daily)
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Drug: KER-050 in combination with ruxolitinib
KER-050 administered (SC) for up to 13 cycles in combination with standard of care ruxolitinib |
Experimental: Arm 2a
Dose Expansion KER-050 (SC, solution for injection, every 4 weeks) monotherapy
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Drug: KER-050 monotherapy
KER-050 administered (SC) for up to 13 cycles |
Experimental: Arm 2b
Dose Expansion KER-050 (SC, solution for injection, every 4 weeks) in combination with standard of care ruxolitinib (oral, tablet, twice daily)
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Drug: KER-050 in combination with ruxolitinib
KER-050 administered (SC) for up to 13 cycles in combination with standard of care ruxolitinib |
- Incidence of adverse events (Safety and Tolerability) [ Time Frame: 64 Weeks ]Safety and tolerability as determined by the incidence of adverse events (AEs), including severe AEs and serious AEs (SAEs)
- Subgroup of transfusion-independent participants [ Time Frame: 24 weeks ]
- Proportion of participants with mean hemoglobin increase ≥1.5 g/dL from baseline over a period of >12 consecutive weeks
- Proportion of participants with mean hemoglobin increase ≥2.0 g/dL from baseline over a period of >12 consecutive weeks
- Proportion of participants with a decrease of ≥1 in Brief Fatigue Inventory (BFI) score from baseline
- Subgroup of participants with anemia requiring red blood cell (RBC) transfusions [ Time Frame: 24 weeks ]
- Proportion of participants with RBC transfusion independence over a period of >12 consecutive weeks
- Proportion of participants with decrease in number of RBC transfusions from baseline over a period of >12 consecutive weeks
- Proportion of participants with decrease in spleen volume of ≥35% from baseline as measured by computed tomography (CT) (excluding participants status post splenectomy or splenic irradiation) [ Time Frame: At Week 24 and at Week 52 ]
- Proportion of participants with improvement in the Myelofibrosis Symptom Assessment Form Total Symptom Score (MF-SAF-TSS) of ≥50% from baseline [ Time Frame: At Week 24 and at Week 52 ]
- Proportion of participants with progression to AML (bone marrow blasts >20%) [ Time Frame: At Week 24 and at Week 52 ]
- Proportion of participants with progression to accelerated MF (bone marrow blasts ≥10%) [ Time Frame: At Week 24 and at Week 52 ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Key Inclusion Criteria:
- Male or female ≥18 years of age, at the time of signing informed consent.
- Diagnosis of PMF, post-PV MF, or post-ET MF according to the 2017 World Health Organization criteria.
Arm-specific criteria:
Arm 1A:
- Previously treated with JAK inhibitor(s) or Participant is ineligible for JAK inhibitor(s)
- Anemia, defined as hemoglobin ≤10 g/dL during screening, or receiving RBC transfusions
Arm 2A:
- Previously treated with JAK inhibitor(s) or Participant is ineligible for JAK inhibitor(s)
- Anemia, defined as hemoglobin ≤10 g/dL during screening, or receiving RBC transfusions
Arm-specific criteria for 1B and 2B:
- Has been receiving ruxolitinib for ≥8 weeks prior to C1D1 and on a stable dose for ≥4 weeks prior to C1D1.
- Anemia, defined as hemoglobin ≤10 g/dL during screening, or receiving RBC transfusions
Key Exclusion Criteria:
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Presence of the following cardiac conditions:
- New York Heart Association Class 3 or 4 heart failure
- QTcF >500 msec on the screening or C1D1 electrocardiogram (ECG)
- Uncontrolled clinically significant arrhythmia (participants with rate-controlled atrial fibrillation are not excluded)
- Acute myocardial infarction or unstable angina pectoris <6 months prior to C1D1
- History of stroke, deep venous thrombosis, or arterial embolism within 6 months prior to C1D1.
- Any malignancy other than PMF, post-ET MF, or post-PV MF that has not been in remission and/or has required systemic therapy including radiation, chemotherapy, hormonal therapy, or surgery, within 1 year prior to C1D1. In-situ cancers, squamous cell, and basal cell carcinomas which have been fully excised, and monoclonal gammopathy of unclear significance are allowed at the discretion of the Investigator.
- History of solid organ or hematological transplantation.
- Presence of uncontrolled hypertension, defined as systolic blood pressure ≥150 mm Hg or diastolic blood pressure ≥100 mm Hg despite adequate treatment.
- Diagnosis of hemolytic anemia, active bleeding, hemoglobinopathies, or congenital disorders as a cause of the participant's anemia.
- CTCAE Grade ≥2 bleeding events within the 3 months prior to C1D1.
- Bone marrow blast percentage >2%. Participants with blast % between 2-5% are allowed if at least 2 bone marrows >6 months apart demonstrate stability of blast percentage, these participants must be reviewed with the Medical Monitor prior to study entry.
- Prior treatment with luspatercept, sotatercept, or other commercially available or investigational TGF-β inhibitors (all Arms)
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Treatment within 28 days prior to C1D1 with:
- Erythropoiesis stimulating agent (ESA)
- Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF)
- Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF)
- Thrombopoietin agonists (TPO)
- Immunomodulator imide drugs (IMiDs; e.g., thalidomide, pomalidomide, lenalidomide)
- Interferon

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT05037760
Contact: Rachael Ryzman | 603-548-3907 | KER050-MF-301@kerostx.com |
Australia, New South Wales | |
The Tweed Hospital | Recruiting |
Tweed Heads, New South Wales, Australia, 2485 | |
Australia, South Australia | |
Flinders Medical Centre | Recruiting |
Woodville South, South Australia, Australia, 5042 | |
Australia, Victoria | |
St. Vincent's Hospital Melbourne | Recruiting |
Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia, 3355 | |
Royal Melbourne Hospital | Recruiting |
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 3050 | |
Ballarat Oncology & Hematology Service | Recruiting |
Wendouree, Victoria, Australia, 3355 |
Responsible Party: | Keros Therapeutics, Inc. |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT05037760 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
KER050-MF-301 |
First Posted: | September 8, 2021 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | March 17, 2022 |
Last Verified: | August 2021 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
Product Manufactured in and Exported from the U.S.: | No |
Thrombocytopenia Anemia Red blood cells Bone marrow |
Primary Myelofibrosis Myeloproliferative Disorders Bone Marrow Diseases Hematologic Diseases |