New drug cocktail aims to beat back aggressive leukemia in older adults

NCT ID NCT05260528

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This phase 2 trial tests whether a newer chemotherapy drug called CPX-351 works better than standard chemo for adults aged 50 and older with a hard-to-treat form of acute myeloid leukemia (AML). About 248 people will be randomly assigned to receive either CPX-351 or standard chemo. The main goal is to see if CPX-351 leads to deeper remissions with less cancer left behind in the bone marrow.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance

CPX-351 (a combination of two chemotherapy drugs, daunorubicin and cytarabine, in a liposomal formulation)

What this could lead to

If CPX-351 works better than standard chemo, it could become a new first-line treatment for older adults with harder-to-treat AML, improving remission rates and reducing relapse.

What could go wrong

This is a phase 2 trial, so results are still early. CPX-351 may not prove superior to standard chemo, and both treatments have serious side effects like infection and organ damage.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

acute myeloid leukemia

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

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  • CH Avignon

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    Avignon, France

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    Roubaix, France

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    Metz, France

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    Orléans, France

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    Besançon, France

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    Créteil, France

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    Pessac, France

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    Nantes, France

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    Saint-Priest-en-Jarez, France

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    Toulouse, France

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    Nice, France

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  • Centre Henri Becquerel

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    Rouen, France

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    Corbeil-Essonnes, France

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  • Centre Hospitalier de Béziers

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    Béziers, France

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  • Centre Hospitalier de Versailles, Site André Mignot

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  • Groupe hospitalier de la région de Mulhouse et Sud-Alsace, Hôpital Emile Muller

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    Tours, France

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    Lille, France

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    Clamart, France

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  • Institut Gustave Roussy

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    Villejuif, France

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    Marseille, France

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    Caen, France

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    Nîmes, France

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