Ziftomenib
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| Trade names | Komzifti |
| Other names | KO-539; KO539 |
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| Routes of administration | By mouth |
| Drug class | Antineoplastic |
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| Formula | C33H42F3N9O2S2 |
| Molar mass | 717.88 g·mol−1 |
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Ziftomenib, sold under the brand name Komzifti, is an anti-cancer medication used for the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia.[1] Ziftomenib is a menin inhibitor.[1] It is taken by mouth.[1]
Ziftomenib blocks the interaction between two proteins, menin (MEN1) and KMT2A (also known as mixed lineage leukemia protein, MLL).[2][3]
Ziftomenib was approved for medical use in the United States in November 2025.[4][5]
Medical uses
[edit]Ziftomenib is indicated for the treatment of adults with relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia with a susceptible nucleophosmin 1 mutation who have no satisfactory alternative treatment options.[1]
Adverse effects
[edit]The US prescribing information includes warnings and precautions for differentiation syndrome, QTc interval prolongation, and embryo-fetal toxicity.[4]
History
[edit]Efficacy was evaluated in KO-MEN-001 (NCT04067336), an open-label, single, arm, multi-center trial in 112 adults with relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia with an nucleophosmin 1 mutation identified using next-generation sequencing or polymerase chain reaction.[4] Participants with nucleophosmin 1 mutations, including type A, B, and D mutations and other nucleophosmin 1 mutations likely to result in cytoplasmic localization of the nucleophosmin 1 protein, were enrolled.[4]
The US Food and Drug Administration granted the application for ziftomenib priority review, breakthrough therapy, and orphan drug designations.[4]
Society and culture
[edit]Legal status
[edit]Ziftomenib was approved for medical use in the United States in November 2025.[6]
Names
[edit]Ziftomenib is the international nonproprietary name.[7][8]
Ziftomenib is sold under the brand name Komzifti.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Komzifti Prescribing Information" (PDF). Kura Oncology. 2025.
- ^ "Ziftomenib". NCI Cancer Dictionary. National Cancer Institute.
- ^ Rausch J, Dzama MM, Dolgikh N, Stiller HL, Bohl SR, Lahrmann C, et al. (October 2023). "Menin inhibitor ziftomenib (KO-539) synergizes with drugs targeting chromatin regulation or apoptosis and sensitizes acute myeloid leukemia with MLL rearrangement or NPM1 mutation to venetoclax". Haematologica. 108 (10): 2837–2843. doi:10.3324/haematol.2022.282160. PMC 10543165. PMID 37102614.
- ^ a b c d e "FDA approves ziftomenib for relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia with a NPM1 mutation". U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). 13 November 2025. Retrieved 14 November 2025.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Novel Drug Approvals for 2025". U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). 13 November 2025. Retrieved 14 November 2025.
- ^ a b "Kura Oncology and Kyowa Kirin Announce FDA Approval of Komzifti (ziftomenib), the First and Only Once-Daily Targeted Therapy for Adults with Relapsed or Refractory NPM1-Mutated Acute Myeloid Leukemia" (Press release). Kura Oncology. 13 November 2025. Retrieved 14 November 2025 – via GlobeNewswire News Room.
- ^ World Health Organization (2022). "International nonproprietary names for pharmaceutical substances (INN): recommended INN: list 87". WHO Drug Information. 36 (1). hdl:10665/352794.
- ^ World Health Organization (2022). "International nonproprietary names for pharmaceutical substances (INN): recommended INN: list 88". WHO Drug Information. 36 (3). hdl:10665/363551.
Further reading
[edit]- Wang ES, Issa GC, Erba HP, Altman JK, Montesinos P, DeBotton S, et al. (October 2024). "Ziftomenib in relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukaemia (KOMET-001): a multicentre, open-label, multi-cohort, phase 1 trial". The Lancet. Oncology. 25 (10): 1310–1324. doi:10.1016/S1470-2045(24)00386-3. PMID 39362248.
External links
[edit]- Clinical trial number NCT04067336 for "First in Human Study of Ziftomenib in Relapsed or Refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia" at ClinicalTrials.gov