Can a Two-Drug attack outsmart resistant leukemia?
NCT ID NCT05546580
First seen Aug 24, 2026 · Last updated Aug 25, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This early-stage trial is testing whether adding an experimental drug called iadademstat to the approved leukemia drug gilteritinib can help people with a specific type of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) that has returned or not responded to treatment. The study focuses on patients whose leukemia carries a FLT3 mutation, a genetic change that makes the cancer harder to treat. The main goals are to find a safe dose and to see how well the combination works at shrinking or eliminating the leukemia.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- iadademstat in combination with gilteritinib
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this combination could offer a new treatment option for people with a hard-to-treat form of AML that has returned or not responded to prior therapy.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-phase trial, so the combination may not prove safe or effective. Side effects are possible, and the benefit over gilteritinib alone is not yet established.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1
The first testing in people. Mainly checks safety and dose, usually in a small group.
- Participants
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About 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2022
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Main Inclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of primary AML or AML with myelodysplasia-related changes (AML-MRC) * Patient is in first or second relapse or has refractory disease. Patients must have had histologic verification of AML at the original diagnosis. * Patient must be positive for the following FLT3 mutations in bone marrow or PB: FLT3 internal tandem duplication (ITD), FLT3 tyrosine kinase domain (TKD) D835 or I836 or FLT3-ITD and specified FLT3-TKD. * ECOG performance status 0-2 * Life expectancy of at least 3 months in the opinion of the investigator. * Normal hepatic and renal function. * Patient is able to swallow oral medications. * Female patients are postmenopausal, documented as surgically sterile, use two methods of contraception or practice true abstinence and have a negative urine pregnancy test at screening. * Male patients even if surgically sterilized agree to practice true abstinence or use highly effective barrier contraception. Main Exclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of acute promyelocytic leukemia. * Known BCR-ABL-positive leukemia. * AML secondary to prior chemotherapy for other neoplasms (except for MDS). * AML that has relapsed after or is refractory to more than 2 lines of therapy. * Clinically active central nervous system leukemia or prior history of NCI CTCAE Grade ≥ 3 drug-related CNS toxicity. * Major surgery or radiation therapy within 4 weeks prior to the first study dose. * Prior treatment with iadademstat is not allowed. Treatment with any other agents with KDM1A/LSD1 inhibitory activity is only allowed if treatment finalized at least 3 weeks prior to first dose on study. Previous treatment with FLT3 inhibitors is allowed in the following cases: midostaurin and sorafenib are allowed when used in first-line therapy regimen as part of induction, consolidation and/or maintenance: quizartinib and gilteritinib are allowed when used in first-line therapy regimen, as part of induction, consolidation and/or maintenance, ONLY if patients were not refractory to the drugs or if responding, relapse did not occur while on these drugs. * Patients not eligible to receive gilteritinib per label. * Prior treatment with 3 or more lines of AML therapy. * Treatment with any investigational products within 3 weeks prior to first dose of study treatment. * Uncontrolled hypertension or poorly controlled diabetes. * Evidence of active uncontrolled viral, bacterial, or systemic fungal infection. * Pregnant or lactating women.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center
Gilbert, Arizona, 85234, United States
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Duke University Medical Center
Durham, North Carolina, 27705, United States
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Froedtert Hospital & The Medical College of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53226, United States
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Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Mount Sinai Hospital
New York, New York, 10029, United States
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Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH)
Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States
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Miami Cancer Institute
Miami, Florida, 33176, United States
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Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, Oregon, 97239, United States
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Rutgers, The State University
Piscataway, New Jersey, 08854, United States
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Sarah Cannon Research Institute, LLC
Nashville, Tennessee, 37203, United States
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Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center
Miami, Florida, 33136, United States
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The John Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland, 21287-0013, United States
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The University of Arizona Cancer Center - North Campus
Tucson, Arizona, 85724-5024, United States
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West Virginia University
Morgantown, West Virginia, 26506, United States
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