New drug combo targets rare blood cancers
NCT ID NCT06034002
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This early-stage trial tests a new drug called INCA033989, alone or with an existing drug (ruxolitinib), in people with myeloproliferative neoplasms—a group of rare blood cancers that cause the bone marrow to produce too many cells. The study aims to find safe doses and check for side effects in about 290 participants. It is not yet testing whether the drug works, but it is a first step toward a potential new treatment.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- INCA033989 (a drug) and ruxolitinib (also known as Jakafi)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a new treatment option for people with myeloproliferative neoplasms, potentially improving symptom control and reducing spleen size.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early Phase 1 trial focused on safety and dosing, not yet on effectiveness. The drug may cause side effects or not work as hoped. Results are preliminary and may not lead to a widely available treatment.
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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 290 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2023
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2028
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.
Inclusion Criteria: * Life expectancy \> 6 months. * Willingness to undergo a pretreatment and regular on-study BM biopsies and aspirates (as appropriate to disease). * Existing documentation from a qualified local laboratory of CALR exon-9 mutation. * Participants with MF or ET as defined in the protocol. Exclusion Criteria: * Presence of any hematological malignancy other than ET, PMF, or post-ET MF. * Prior history of major bleeding, or thrombosis within the last 3 months prior to study enrollment. * Participants with laboratory values exceeding the protocol defined thresholds. * Has undergone any prior allogenic or autologous stem-cell transplantation or such transplantation is planned. * Active invasive malignancy over the previous 2 years. * History of clinically significant or uncontrolled cardiac disease. * Active or chronic HBV or active HCV or known history of HIV. * Any prior chemotherapy, immunomodulatory drug therapy, immunosuppressive therapy, biological therapy, endocrine therapy, targeted therapy, antibody, or hypomethylating agent used to treat the participant's disease, with the exception of ruxolitinib for TGBs only, within 5 half-lives or 28 days (whichever is shorter) before the first dose of study treatment. * Participants undergoing treatment with G-CSF, GM-CSF, or TPO-R agonists at any time within 4 weeks before the first dose of study treatment. Other protocol-defined Inclusion/Exclusion Criteria may apply.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The study's own enquiry address
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The places running it
13 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Study contacts
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Contact
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Locations
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City of Hope Medical Center
RECRUITINGDuarte, California, 91010, United States
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Cleveland Clinic
RECRUITINGCleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States
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Dana Farber Cancer Institute
RECRUITINGBoston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States
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Icahn School of Medicine At Mount Sinai
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10029, United States
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Johns Hopkins Hospital
RECRUITINGBaltimore, Maryland, 21287, United States
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Md Anderson Cancer Center
RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77030, United States
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10065, United States
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Stanford Cancer Institute
RECRUITINGPalo Alto, California, 94304, United States
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The University of Kansas Cancer Center
RECRUITINGWestwood, Kansas, 66205, United States
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University of Miami Health System
RECRUITINGMiami, Florida, 33136, United States
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Vanderbilt University Medical Center
RECRUITINGNashville, Tennessee, 37232, United States
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Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
RECRUITINGWinston-Salem, North Carolina, 27157, United States
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Washington University School of Medicine
RECRUITINGSt Louis, Missouri, 63108, United States
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