Weekly pill cocktail aims to tame resistant blood cancers
NCT ID NCT07710534
First seen Jul 17, 2026 · Last updated Jul 17, 2026
Summary
This phase 2 trial tests whether a once-weekly oral combination of decitabine-cedazuridine and venetoclax is safer and as effective as standard therapy for people with relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia, high-risk myelodysplastic syndrome, or high-risk myeloproliferative neoplasms. Participants are randomly assigned to receive either the new weekly regimen or the standard azacitidine-plus-venetoclax regimen. The study compares side effects and treatment-related complications between the two groups.
What this could mean
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- Active substance
- a weekly oral combination of decitabine-cedazuridine and venetoclax
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this weekly oral regimen could offer a more convenient and less toxic treatment option for people with hard-to-treat blood cancers.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early phase 2 trial with only 40 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The combination may still cause serious side effects like low blood counts and infections.
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Conditions
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Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, Virginia, 23298, United States
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