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Ziftomenib

Ziftomenib is the second menin inhibitor for leukaemia, approved in November 2025 as a once-daily pill for relapsed NPM1-mutated AML.

KOMET-001 (n=112 relapsed/refractory NPM1-mutated AML): CR 23%, ORR 33%, median OS 6.6 months. Approved 13 November 2025 (Kura Oncology / Kyowa Kirin). KOMET-007 combines ziftomenib with 7+3 and with venetoclax-azacitidine in newly diagnosed NPM1-mutated and KMT2A-rearranged AML, with high remission rates in early cohorts; KOMET-017 phase 3 registration studies are underway. Menin inhibition also being tested in KMT2Ar ALL.

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Ziftomenib
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1.Menin scaffolds KMT2A (or its fusion) onto chromatin at HOX loci

Modality
Small-molecule menin inhibitor
Mechanism
Displaces KMT2A/KMT2A-fusion complexes from menin, silencing HOXA9/MEIS1 and releasing the differentiation block in NPM1-mutant and KMT2A-rearranged blasts.
Brand / code
Komzifti
Dosing & schedule
Route
Oral
Schedule
600 mg once daily until progression
Monitoring
Differentiation syndrome (boxed warning), QT, counts

Source: www.fda.gov/drugs/resources-information-approved-drugs. Doses are for orientation; the current label governs.

Not appraisedSearch NICE
Notes
No UK marketing authorisation as of September 2026, so no NICE appraisal. Access only through a clinical trial or a company early access scheme.
NHS England
Not routinely funded

Sources: NICE search: ziftomenib. Funding decisions are indication-specific and change monthly; verify with NICE and your treating team.

Regulatory

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  1. 13 Nov 2025ApprovalUS

    KOMET-001; priority review source

Approvals

RegionYearIndication
US2025Relapsed/refractory NPM1-mutated AML with no satisfactory alternative

Safety

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Toxicity profile
Adverse event
Differentiation syndrome
Boxed warning; mitigated by early steroids and hydroxyurea
Nausea, diarrhoea
Common, mostly low grade
Cytopenias
Common in relapsed AML

Rates read from the source. Blank cells mean the figure was not sourced, not that it is zero.

Trials

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ClinicalTrials.gov · phase 2/3
refreshed 2026-09-09
5 studies4 recruiting4 Phase 21 Phase 3
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Literature trend27 papers in the last 12 months+238% vs prior 12How this is computed
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Query for this drug: (TITLE:"Ziftomenib" OR ABSTRACT:"Ziftomenib" OR TITLE:"Komzifti" OR ABSTRACT:"Komzifti") AND (cancer OR tumor OR tumour OR oncology OR carcinoma OR lymphoma OR leukemia OR leukaemia OR myeloma OR sarcoma OR melanoma OR glioma). Results are unfiltered search hits about Ziftomenib, not a curated reading list.

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