Blood test could predict leukemia survival

NCT ID NCT04641910

First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tests whether measuring two substances in the blood—FLT3L and IL-6—during chemotherapy can help predict survival in people with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Researchers will track 201 newly diagnosed AML patients across 25 French hospitals. The goal is to confirm that these blood markers can separate patients into good, intermediate, and high-risk groups, which could guide future treatment decisions.

What this could mean

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

What this could lead to

If successful, this could give doctors a better tool to predict which AML patients need more or less aggressive treatment.

What could go wrong

This is an observational validation study, not a treatment trial. It may confirm the approach works only in this specific group and not in others.

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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.

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • AP-HP Cochin Hospital

    Paris, 75014, France

  • Angers University Hospital

    Angers, Maine-et-Loire, 49000, France

  • Basque coast hospital center

    Bayonne, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, 64102, France

  • Besançon University Hospital

    Besançon, Doubs, 25000, France

  • Bordeaux University Hospital

    Bordeaux, Gironde, 33076, France

  • Brest University Hospital

    Brest, Finistère, 29200, France

  • Béziers Hospital Center

    Béziers, Hérault, 34500, France

  • Clermont-Ferrand University Hospital

    Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme, 63000, France

  • Grenoble University Hospital

    Grenoble, Isère, 38000, France

  • Lyon University Hospital

    Lyon, Rhône, 69000, France

  • Mercy Regional Hospital

    Metz, Moselle, 57000, France

  • Montpellier University Hospital

    Montpellier, Hérault, 34295, France

  • Mulhouse Hospital Center

    Mulhouse, Haut-Rhin, 68100, France

  • Nancy University Hospital

    Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, 54000, France

  • Nantes University Hospital

    Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, 44093, France

  • Nîmes University Hospital

    Nîmes, Gard, 30000, France

  • Paoli-Calmette Institute

    Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, 13000, France

  • Poitiers University Hospital

    Poitiers, 86000, France

  • Reims University Hospital

    Reims, Marne, 51100, France

  • Rennes University Hospital

    Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, 35033, France

  • Saint-Etienne University Hospital

    Saint-Étienne-de-Montluc, Pays de la Loire Region, 42000, France

  • Saint-Jean Hospital Center

    Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales, 66000, France

  • Strasbourg University Hospital

    Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, 67200, France

  • Toulouse University Cancer Institute

    Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, 31000, France

  • Tours University Hospital

    Tours, Indre-et-Loire, 37000, France