New combo therapy aims to deepen remission in CML patients

NCT ID NCT03578367

First seen Nov 01, 2025 · Last updated Apr 25, 2026 · Updated 23 times

Summary

This study tested whether adding the experimental drug asciminib to the standard treatment imatinib helps people with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) achieve a deeper molecular response (very low cancer levels). It included 104 adults who had been on imatinib for at least a year but still had detectable cancer. Participants were randomly assigned to add asciminib, continue imatinib alone, or switch to nilotinib. The goal was to see if the combination leads to better cancer control without needing lifelong medication changes.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Georgia Regents University

    Augusta, Georgia, 30912, United States

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Vienna, 1140, Austria

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Montreal, Quebec, H1T 2M4, Canada

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Brno, 625 00, Czechia

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Copenhagen, DK-2100, Denmark

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Bordeaux, 33076, France

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Dresden, 01307, Germany

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Milan, MI, 20162, Italy

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Roma, RM, 00161, Italy

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Krakow, 31 531, Poland

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Warsaw, 00-791, Poland

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Wroclaw, 50 367, Poland

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Lisbon, 1099-023, Portugal

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Porto, 4200-072, Portugal

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Moscow, 125167, Russia

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Moscow, 125284, Russia

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Saint Petersburg, 191024, Russia

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Saint Petersburg, 197341, Russia

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Uijeongbu-si, Gyeonggi-do, 11759, South Korea

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Seoul, 06591, South Korea

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Badalona, Barcelona, 08916, Spain

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Madrid, 28034, Spain

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Seville, 41009, Spain

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Valencia, 46026, Spain

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Changhua, 50006, Taiwan

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Taoyuan District, 33305, Taiwan

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Liverpool, CH63 4JY, United Kingdom

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    London, W12 0HS, United Kingdom

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Oxford, OX3 7LE, United Kingdom

  • Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21205, United States

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