GlycoMimetics (GLYC) Study Result summary
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Study Result summary
31 Jan, 2026Study design and patient population
Phase 3 trial enrolled 388 relapsed/refractory AML patients aged 18–75 across 59 sites in 9 countries, randomized 1:1 to uproleselan or placebo with MEC or FAI chemotherapy backbones from 2018–2024.
Eligible patients had primary refractory or first/second relapse AML, with ≤1 prior HSCT.
Stratification included age, disease status (primary refractory, early relapse, late relapse), and chemotherapy backbone.
Enrollment completed in November 2021, with a low discontinuation rate of 3%.
Data cutoff was at the end of Q1 2024, with topline results in Q2 2024.
Primary and secondary efficacy outcomes
The primary endpoint of overall survival in the intent-to-treat population was not met: median OS was 13.0 months (uproleselan) vs. 12.3 months (placebo), HR 0.89, p=0.3869.
Complete remission (CR) rates were 36.1% (uproleselan) vs. 33.5% (placebo); CR/CRh rates were 46.4% vs. 41.2%.
MRD-negative CR at end of induction: 67.1% (uproleselan) vs. 61.5% (placebo).
Post-treatment stem cell transplant rates were similar between arms (52.1% uproleselan, 51.0% placebo).
Additional endpoints, including oral mucositis and response rates, trended in favor of uproleselan but did not reach statistical significance.
Subgroup analyses and key findings
In primary refractory AML, median OS was 31.2 months (uproleselan) vs. 10.1 months (placebo), HR 0.58.
Uproleselan plus FAI backbone showed median OS of 30.2 months vs. 12.8 months for FAI alone, HR 0.73.
MRD-negative patients on uproleselan did not reach median OS, compared to 24.1 months for placebo, HR 0.49.
Transplanted patients on uproleselan had median OS not reached vs. over 2 years for placebo, HR 0.59.
Median duration of remission in primary refractory patients was not reached for uproleselan vs. 12.7 months for placebo, HR 0.28.
Latest events from GlycoMimetics
- Merger forms a well-funded company advancing next-gen biologics for solid tumors.GLYC
M&A Announcement18 Jan 2026 - Merger with Crescent Biopharma will leave current shareholders with only ~3% ownership.GLYC
Q3 202413 Jun 2025 - Lead drug failed Phase 3, triggering restructuring, strategic review, and going concern risk.GLYC
Q2 202413 Jun 2025 - GlycoMimetics halted R&D after uproleselan's failure and is pursuing a transformative merger with Crescent.GLYC
Q4 20249 Jun 2025 - Net loss narrowed as operations wound down; survival depends on Crescent merger and financing.GLYC
Q1 20256 Jun 2025