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New vaccine trial aims to better protect vulnerable blood cancer patients from COVID-19
⭐️ VACCINE ⭐️ OngoingThis study is testing a new COVID-19 vaccine called GEO-CM04S1 against standard mRNA vaccines in people with blood cancers who have received a stem cell transplant or cellular therapy. The goal is to see if the new vaccine creates a stronger immune response in these vulnerable pa…
Matched conditions: LEUKEMIA
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: GeoVax, Inc. • Aim: ⭐️ VACCINE ⭐️
Last updated Mar 30, 2026 14:28 UTC
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New drug trial offers hope for kids whose cancers came back
Disease control OngoingThis study is testing a drug called neratinib in children and young adults whose solid tumors, brain tumors, lymphoma, or leukemia have returned or did not respond to standard treatments. The main goals are to find a safe dose and see what effects, both good and bad, the drug has…
Matched conditions: LEUKEMIA
Phase: PHASE1, PHASE2 • Sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Apr 01, 2026 18:10 UTC
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New drug trial for Tough-to-Treat leukemia withdrawn before starting
Disease control TerminatedThis was a very early study designed to test the safety and side effects of an experimental drug called MT-0169 in patients with acute leukemia. It was intended for people whose cancer had come back, did not respond to standard treatments, or had small amounts of leftover disease…
Matched conditions: LEUKEMIA
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Apr 01, 2026 14:43 UTC
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Childhood cancer treatment tested on adults in hope for better leukemia control
Disease control OngoingThis study is testing whether a chemotherapy combination commonly used to treat children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is safe and effective for adults aged 18-60 with newly diagnosed ALL. The goal is to see if this 'pediatric-inspired' approach can help adults achieve …
Matched conditions: LEUKEMIA
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Apr 01, 2026 14:41 UTC
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New hope for tough blood cancers: early trial tests novel drug
Disease control OngoingThis early-stage study is testing the safety and best dose of an experimental drug called AZD6738 for adults with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) or chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML) that has progressed after initial treatment. The drug works by blocking a specific protein in…
Matched conditions: LEUKEMIA
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: Massachusetts General Hospital • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Mar 31, 2026 12:12 UTC
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New radiation technique aims to make stem cell transplants safer for blood cancer patients
Disease control OngoingThis study is testing a new combination of radiation and chemotherapy given before a donor stem cell transplant for patients with leukemia and related blood cancers. The goal is to see if this new approach is safe and effective at controlling the cancer while reducing complicatio…
Matched conditions: LEUKEMIA
Phase: PHASE1, PHASE2 • Sponsor: City of Hope Medical Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Mar 31, 2026 12:11 UTC
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Double-Targeting immune cells tested in kids with tough leukemia
Disease control OngoingThis early-stage study is testing a new type of personalized immune cell therapy for children and young adults with a specific type of leukemia that has come back or hasn't responded to other treatments. Doctors take a patient's own immune cells (T-cells), modify them in a lab to…
Matched conditions: LEUKEMIA
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: Seattle Children's Hospital • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Mar 31, 2026 12:11 UTC
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New Two-Drug attack on rare blood cancer shows promise
Disease control OngoingThis study is testing whether combining two drugs—an oral targeted therapy (vemurafenib) and an immunotherapy infusion (obinutuzumab)—can effectively treat adults with hairy cell leukemia who haven't had any prior treatment. The goal is to achieve a complete remission, meaning no…
Matched conditions: LEUKEMIA
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Mar 30, 2026 14:35 UTC
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New cell therapy enters human testing for Tough-to-Treat blood cancer
Disease control OngoingThis early-stage study is testing a new cell therapy called GDX012 for adults with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) that has returned or not responded to prior treatments. The main goals are to find out how safe the treatment is, what side effects patients experience, and to determin…
Matched conditions: LEUKEMIA
Phase: PHASE1, PHASE2 • Sponsor: Takeda • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Mar 30, 2026 14:34 UTC
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Two-Drug attack tested against blood cancer
Disease control OngoingThis study is testing whether combining two existing drugs, lenalidomide and rituximab, can help control chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) or small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL). It is for adults who are either newly diagnosed and not candidates for standard chemo, or who have had …
Matched conditions: LEUKEMIA
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Mar 30, 2026 14:30 UTC
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Scientists re-engineer Patients' own cells to hunt down blood cancers
Disease control OngoingThis is an early-stage safety study testing a new type of cell therapy for adults with certain recurring B-cell blood cancers (like lymphoma, myeloma, or CLL) that have not responded to standard treatments. Doctors take a patient's own immune cells (T cells), genetically modify t…
Matched conditions: LEUKEMIA
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: Baylor College of Medicine • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Mar 27, 2026 12:40 UTC
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New transplant method aims to tame deadly blood cancers with mismatched donors
Disease control OngoingThis trial is testing a modified stem cell transplant for people with blood cancers like leukemia and lymphoma who don't have a perfectly matched donor. Doctors use a special process to remove certain immune cells from the donor's stem cells before the transplant. The goal is to …
Matched conditions: LEUKEMIA
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Mar 27, 2026 12:40 UTC
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New drug trial aims to tame rare blood cancer
Disease control OngoingThis study is testing whether the drug ruxolitinib can help control Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia (CMML), a rare blood cancer. Researchers are enrolling 29 adults with CMML who have significant symptoms or an enlarged spleen. The main goal is to see if the treatment reduces sym…
Matched conditions: LEUKEMIA
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Mar 27, 2026 12:39 UTC
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Scientists bank Cancer-Fighting cells for future lifesaving treatments
Disease control ENROLLING_BY_INVITATIONThis study collects a person's own white blood cells to potentially make a future cancer treatment called CAR-T cell therapy. It is for children and adults (ages 3-65) with certain types of leukemia or lymphoma that have not been cured by standard treatments. The collected cells …
Matched conditions: LEUKEMIA
Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Mar 25, 2026 14:09 UTC
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Drug combo aims to speed immune healing after cancer transplant
Disease control OngoingThis study is testing whether two drugs, palifermin and leuprolide acetate, can help a patient's immune system recover more quickly after receiving a stem cell transplant from a donor. The transplant is for patients with blood cancers like leukemia or lymphoma. Researchers want t…
Matched conditions: LEUKEMIA
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Mar 25, 2026 14:08 UTC
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New hope for kids with tough cancers: Re-Engineered immune cells target leukemia
Disease control OngoingThis study is testing a new cell therapy for children and young adults (up to age 30) whose leukemia or lymphoma has returned or not responded to other treatments. Doctors take a patient's own immune cells (T-cells), modify them in a lab to recognize a protein called CD22 on canc…
Matched conditions: LEUKEMIA
Phase: PHASE1, PHASE2 • Sponsor: Seattle Children's Hospital • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Mar 25, 2026 14:08 UTC
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New drug combo trial offers hope for Tough-to-Treat blood disorder
Disease control OngoingThis study is testing whether combining two immunotherapy drugs (nivolumab and ipilimumab) with a chemotherapy drug (azacitidine) is safe and effective for treating myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), a type of blood and bone marrow cancer. It is for 99 patients, including those new…
Matched conditions: LEUKEMIA
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Mar 24, 2026 12:02 UTC
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Targeted drug tested for Tough-to-Treat leukemia subtype
Disease control OngoingThis early-stage study is testing if the drug Talazoparib can help control two types of blood cancer (AML and MDS) in patients whose cancers have a specific genetic change called a cohesin mutation. The drug works by blocking a protein that helps cancer cells repair themselves, w…
Matched conditions: LEUKEMIA
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Mar 24, 2026 12:02 UTC
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New drug combo aims to control aggressive blood cancer
Disease control OngoingThis study is testing whether adding the drug ponatinib to a specific chemotherapy regimen and another drug called venetoclax can help patients whose T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia has returned or not responded to prior treatment. It aims to see if this combination can put t…
Matched conditions: LEUKEMIA
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Mar 24, 2026 12:02 UTC
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New drug combo aims for deeper remission in young CLL patients
Disease control OngoingThis study is testing whether adding a newer targeted drug called ibrutinib to a standard chemotherapy combination (FCR) is safe and more effective for younger patients with CLL who have not yet received any treatment. The main goal is to see if this combination can lead to a dee…
Matched conditions: LEUKEMIA
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Mar 23, 2026 15:18 UTC
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Cancer pill could replace IV drips in new trial
Disease control OngoingThis study is testing if a new pill form of the cancer drug cladribine works similarly to the standard version given through an IV. It involves 40 adults with specific types of leukemia. The main goal is to find the right pill dose that delivers the same amount of drug into the b…
Matched conditions: LEUKEMIA
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Mar 23, 2026 15:14 UTC
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New drug trial offers hope for Tough-to-Treat blood cancers
Disease control OngoingThis study is testing an experimental drug called BGB-11417 in adults whose chronic lymphocytic leukemia or small lymphocytic lymphoma has returned or stopped responding to standard treatments. The trial aims to see how well the drug controls the cancer and how safe it is for pat…
Matched conditions: LEUKEMIA
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: BeiGene • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Mar 10, 2026 12:52 UTC
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Friendly bacteria vs. transplant danger: can a probiotic shield kids?
Prevention OngoingThis study is testing whether a specific probiotic (Lactobacillus plantarum) can prevent a serious complication called acute graft-versus-host disease (GvHD) in children, teens, and young adults getting a stem cell transplant from a donor for cancers like leukemia or lymphoma. Ab…
Matched conditions: LEUKEMIA
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: Children's Oncology Group • Aim: Prevention
Last updated Mar 30, 2026 14:28 UTC
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Pneumonia vaccine tested to shield cancer patients after powerful cell therapy
Prevention TerminatedThis study aimed to see if regular clinic visits and a pneumonia vaccine could help prevent infections in cancer patients after they received CAR-T cell therapy. The plan was to enroll 50 adults with blood cancers or solid tumors who were getting this specialized treatment. Resea…
Matched conditions: LEUKEMIA
Phase: PHASE1, PHASE2 • Sponsor: UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center • Aim: Prevention
Last updated Mar 18, 2026 14:40 UTC
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New hope for easing agony in Kids' cancer transplants
Symptom relief TerminatedThis study aims to see if adding methadone to standard morphine pain medication better controls severe mouth pain in children aged 6-18 undergoing stem cell transplants. Researchers will compare pain levels, medication use, and recovery between children receiving the two-drug com…
Matched conditions: LEUKEMIA
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center • Aim: Symptom relief
Last updated Apr 01, 2026 14:42 UTC
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Fencing fights fatigue: swordplay tested as therapy for hospitalized cancer patients
Symptom relief OngoingThis study is testing whether a specially adapted fencing exercise program is practical and helpful for adults with leukemia or lymphoma who are receiving intensive treatment in the hospital. Researchers want to see if this unique form of physical activity can help patients maint…
Matched conditions: LEUKEMIA
Phase: NA • Sponsor: University Hospital, Angers • Aim: Symptom relief
Last updated Apr 01, 2026 14:41 UTC
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Can a phone app calm the lasting stress of childhood cancer?
Symptom relief OngoingThis study is testing whether a daily mindfulness meditation app is a practical and helpful way for adult survivors of childhood leukemia or lymphoma to manage stress. Fifty participants will use the Headspace app for 30 days, wear a wrist device to measure stress signals, and an…
Matched conditions: LEUKEMIA
Phase: NA • Sponsor: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital • Aim: Symptom relief
Last updated Mar 24, 2026 12:02 UTC
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Scientists seek family DNA to unlock Cancer's genetic secrets
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis study aims to understand the genetic causes of cancer that run in families. Researchers are collecting blood or saliva samples from patients with certain cancers and their relatives to build a DNA bank. The goal is to identify genetic patterns that increase cancer risk, whic…
Matched conditions: LEUKEMIA
Sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Apr 01, 2026 14:41 UTC
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New tool aims to personalize cancer care for seniors
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis study is testing a new system designed to give doctors a more complete picture of an older patient's overall health and life circumstances when planning cancer treatment. It combines questions about aging, daily function, mental health, and social needs like housing and food…
Matched conditions: LEUKEMIA
Phase: NA • Sponsor: University of Colorado, Denver • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Mar 30, 2026 14:32 UTC
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Can exercise prep older patients for powerful cancer treatment?
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis study is testing whether a special exercise program is safe and practical for older adults with blood cancers before they receive CAR-T cell therapy. Researchers want to see if patients can stick with the program and if it helps improve their strength and fitness. The goal i…
Matched conditions: LEUKEMIA
Phase: NA • Sponsor: H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Mar 30, 2026 14:31 UTC
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Massive childhood cancer database aims to unlock disease mysteries
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis study created a large registry to collect information about children with cancer across the United States and Canada. Researchers ask parents to share details about their child's diagnosis and family background to build a comprehensive database. The goal is to help scientist…
Matched conditions: LEUKEMIA
Sponsor: Children's Oncology Group • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Mar 30, 2026 14:29 UTC
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Massive study investigates if growing up on farms causes cancer
Knowledge-focused ENROLLING_BY_INVITATIONThis study aims to understand whether exposure to farm environments during childhood increases the risk of developing cancer and other diseases in adulthood. Researchers are following over 64,000 adults who grew up on farms, collecting health information and biological samples ov…
Matched conditions: LEUKEMIA
Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Mar 23, 2026 15:19 UTC
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Scientists seek clues in transplant Patients' tissues
Knowledge-focused ENROLLING_BY_INVITATIONThis study aims to collect tissue and blood samples from people who have received or donated bone marrow transplants for blood cancers like leukemia and lymphoma. Researchers will analyze these samples to better understand why complications happen and how to improve transplant su…
Matched conditions: LEUKEMIA
Sponsor: Stanford University • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Mar 19, 2026 14:55 UTC