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A Phase 2, Open-Label Study of the Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, and Efficacy of DISC-3405 in Participants With Polycythemia Vera (PV)

NCT ID: NCT06985147Sponsor: Disc Medicine, IncLast updated: 2026-05-28

Summary

This open-label, multicenter, within-participant dose escalation study examining up to 2 dose levels of DISC-3405 will assess the safety, tolerability, efficacy, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics of DISC-3405 in participants with polycythemia vera (PV).

Arms & interventions

  • DrugDISC-3405

    DISC-3405 is administered subcutaneously.

Outcome measures

Primary

  • Number of participants with treatment-related adverse events as assessed by CTCAE

    Proportion of participants with treatment-emergent adverse events

    Time frame: Up to 365 days

  • Incidence of clinically abnormal vital signs

    Proportion of participants with changes in vital signs

    Time frame: Up to 365 days

  • Incidence of clinically abnormal physical exam

    Proportion of participants with changes in physical examinations

    Time frame: Up to 365 days

  • Incidence of clinically abnormal electrocardiograms

    Proportion of participants with changes in electrocardiograms (ECGs)

    Time frame: Up to 365 days

  • Incidence of abnormal laboratory test results

    Proportion of participants with changes in clinical laboratory results

    Time frame: Up to 365 days

Secondary

  • Proportion of participants achieving therapeutic response, defined as absence of phlebotomy eligibility, during the maintenance period

    Time frame: Up to 365 days

  • Number of phlebotomies during the maintenance and optimization periods

    Time frame: Up to 365 days

  • Proportion of participants achieving therapeutic response, defined as absence of phlebotomy eligibility, during the optimization period

    Time frame: Up to 365 days

  • Proportion of participants with HCT values <45% throughout the study

    Time frame: Up to 365 days

  • Area under the plasma concentration versus time curve (AUC) following the first dose

    Time frame: Up to 365 days

  • Peak plasma concentration (Cmax) following the first dose

    Time frame: Up to 365 days

  • Elimination half-life (t½el) following the first dose

    Time frame: Up to 365 days

  • Apparent clearance (CL/F) following the first dose

    Time frame: Up to 365 days

  • Maximum concentration at steady state (Cmax_ss) after repeating doses

    Time frame: Up to 365 days

  • Pre-dose trough concentration (Ctrough) after repeating doses

    Time frame: Up to 365 days

  • Change from baseline for HCT

    Time frame: Up to 365 days

  • Change from baseline for serum hepcidin-25

    Time frame: Up to 365 days

  • Change from baseline for serum iron

    Time frame: Up to 365 days

  • Apparent volume of distribution (Vd/F)

    Time frame: Up to 365 days

Eligibility criteria

Sex: AllAge: 18 Years and olderHealthy volunteers: No
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Aged 18 years or older at the time of signing the informed consent form (ICF). 2. Meet revised 2022 World Health Organization (WHO) criteria for the diagnosis of PV. 3. Complete blood count values at Screening of HCT \<45% or HCT \<48% if followed by a phlebotomy within 2 weeks, white blood cells 4000/μL to 20,000/μL (inclusive), and platelets 100,000/μL to 1,000,000/μL (inclusive). 4. At least 3 phlebotomies in 26 weeks before Screening or at least 5 phlebotomies in 52 weeks before Screening. At least 1 phlebotomy must be within the 12 weeks prior to Screening. 5. Participants receiving cytoreductive therapy must have been taking for at least 6 months and be on a stable PV therapy regimen for at least 2 months for hydroxyurea, interferon or ruxolitinib with no anticipated need for dose adjustments during the study, or have decreasing dose (with medical monitor approval). 6. Participants treated with phlebotomy alone must have stopped cytoreductive therapy 6 months before Screening. 7. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0 or 1, or with medical monitor approval, ECOG 2. 8. If male with female sexual partner(s) of childbearing potential, agrees to use one of the following acceptable methods of contraception during the study and for at least 120 days after the last study drug dose: 1. Stable hormonal contraceptive (≥3 months; female partner) in conjunction with a barrier method (eg, condom or diaphragm \[female partner\]) 2. Intrauterine device in place for at least 3 months (female partner) 3. Surgically sterile hysterectomy, bilateral oophorectomy, or bilateral tubal ligation (female partner) in conjunction with a barrier method (eg, condom \[male or female\] or diaphragm) 4. Confirmed successful vasectomy in conjunction with a barrier method (eg, condom \[male or female\] or diaphragm) 9. If female, then EITHER postmenopausal, defined as at least 12 months of natural, spontaneous amenorrhea, 6 months of spontaneous amenorrhea with serum follicle-stimulating hormone \>40 mIU/mL at Screening, or at least 6 weeks following surgical menopause (bilateral oophorectomy with or without hysterectomy); surgically sterile, OR agreeable to use of highly effective contraception (listed below) on Day 1 (or earlier) and for at least 120 days after the last dose of study drug: 1. Stable hormonal contraceptive (≥3 months) in conjunction with a barrier method (eg, condom \[male or female\] or diaphragm) 2. Intrauterine device in place for at least 3 months 3. Tubal ligation or single male partner with vasectomy in conjunction with a barrier method (eg, condom \[male or female\] or diaphragm) 10. Negative pregnancy test (females of childbearing potential). 11. Able to understand the study aims, procedures, and requirements, and provide written informed consent. 12. Able to comply with all study procedures. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Clinically significant laboratory abnormalities at Screening. 2. Participants who require phlebotomy at HCT levels \<45%. 3. Clinically significant thrombosis (eg, deep vein thrombosis or splenic vein thrombosis) within 2 months prior to study treatment. 4. Clinically significant active or chronic bleeding, considered meaningful in consultation with the medical monitor, within 6 months prior to study treatment. 5. Significant renal dysfunction, evidenced by estimated glomerular filtration rate of \<30 mL/min/1.73 m2 at the Screening visit, as assessed locally. 6. History of invasive malignancies within the last 5 years, except localized cured prostate cancer and cervical cancer, or other malignancies deemed acceptable by the Sponsor. 7. Participants with in situ or stage 1 squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, in situ or stage 1 basal cell carcinoma of the skin, or in situ melanoma of the skin identified during Screening unless the cancer is adequately treated before study entry. 8. Received busulfan, pipobroman, or phosphorus-32 within 7 months prior to Screening. 9. Major surgery within 8 weeks before Screening or incomplete recovery from any previous surgery. 10. A history or known allergic reaction to any investigational product excipients or history of anaphylaxis to any food or drug. 11. History of alcohol dependence or excessive alcohol consumption, as assessed by the Investigator. 12. Active human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B or C. A positive hepatitis or HIV result should be discussed between the Investigator and Sponsor prior to enrollment. 13. Other medical or psychiatric condition or laboratory finding not specifically noted above that, in the judgment of the Investigator or Sponsor, would put the participant at unacceptable risk or otherwise preclude the participant from participating in the study. 14. Condition or concomitant medication that would confound the ability to interpret clinical data, including a major psychiatric condition that has had an exacerbation or required hospitalization in the last 6 months. 15. If female, pregnant or breastfeeding. 16. Participation in any other clinical protocol or investigational study that involves administration of experimental therapy and/or therapeutic devices within 30 days (or 5 half-lives for drugs, whichever is longer) of Screening. Previous use of other hepcidin inducing agents that may impact TMPRSS6 expression are not allowed. Previous use of hepcidin mimetics may be allowed in discussion with the Sponsor.

Study locations (15)

Mayo Clinic in Arizona

Phoenix, Arizona, 85054

Recruiting
Eden Knight · Contact
Jeanne Palmer, M.D. · Principal Investigator

USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center

Los Angeles, California, 90033

Recruiting
Christine Duran · Contact
Caitlin O'Neill · Principal Investigator

UCLA Health

Los Angeles, California, 90095

Recruiting
Bruck Habtemariam · Contact
Gary Schiller, M.D. · Principal Investigator

Keck Medicine of USC - Cancer Clinic- Newport Beach

Newport Beach, California, 92663

Recruiting
Kristy, Massopust · Contact
Caitlin O'Neill · Principal Investigator

Mayo Clinic in Florida

Jacksonville, Florida, 32224

Recruiting
Jordan Oberhaus · Contact
Candido Rivera, M.D. · Principal Investigator

Mayo Clinic in Minnesota

Rochester, Minnesota, 55905

Recruiting
Chandra Hutchens · Contact
Naseema Gangat, M.B.B.S. · Principal Investigator

Siteman Cancer Center - Washington University St. Louis

St Louis, Missouri, 63110

Recruiting
Nicole Gaudin · Contact
Stephen Oh · Principal Investigator

Atrium Health - Levine Cancer Center

Charlotte, North Carolina, 28204

Recruiting
Anne Wofford · Principal Investigator
Michael Grunwald · Sub Investigator

Duke University

Durham, North Carolina, 27705

Recruiting
Erin Murphy · Contact
Caitlyn Campbell · Contact
Lindsay Rein, MD · Principal Investigator

Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27157

Recruiting
Anne Wofford · Principal Investigator

Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland, Ohio, 44195

Recruiting
Alexandrea Thomas · Contact
Bren Chua · Contact
Aaron Gerds, MD · Principal Investigator

Ohio State University

Columbus, Ohio, 43210

Recruiting
Kristen Browning · Contact
Jennifer E Vaughn, MD · Principal Investigator

Oregon Health & Science University

Portland, Oregon, 97239

Recruiting
Rachel Mahoney · Contact
Grace Cheng · Contact
Joseph Shatzel · Principal Investigator

MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston, Texas, 77030

Recruiting
Nichole Ard · Contact
Naveen Pemmaraju, M.D. · Principal Investigator

University of Washington - Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

Seattle, Washington, 98109

Recruiting
Cassidy McCarthy · Contact
Anna Halpern · Principal Investigator