New combo therapy aims to improve life quality in AML patients too sick for standard chemo
NCT ID NCT06181734
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looked at how adults with a specific type of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) who cannot receive standard chemotherapy feel and function while taking a combination of ivosidenib and azacitidine. The main goal was to measure quality of life using questionnaires, along with checking how well the treatment works and its safety. Only 8 patients were enrolled in Germany, making this a very small observational study.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- ivosidenib and azacitidine
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that the combination improves quality of life and controls AML in patients who cannot tolerate standard chemotherapy.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed observational study with only 8 participants, so results may not apply broadly. It does not test a new treatment but observes real-world use.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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8 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2023
- Finished
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Jul 2025
- 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.
Who is studied
Adult patients with newly diagnosed, IDH1 R132- mutated AML who are not eligible to receive standard induction chemotherapy and with treatment decision for ivosidenib in combination with azacitidine according to SmPC.
- 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: * Age 18 years or older. * Newly diagnosed Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML). * Having an isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 (IDH1) R132 mutation. * Not eligible to receive standard induction chemotherapy. * Decision for treatment with ivosidenib in combination with azacitidine as per current SmPC. * Signed written informed consent\* \*Patients are allowed to be enrolled up to 6 weeks after ivosidenib plus azacitidine dose * For patients participating in PROs: Willingness and capability to participate in PRO assessment in German language * Other criteria according to current SmPC. Exclusion Criteria: * Participation in an interventional clinical trial within 30 days prior to enrollment or simultaneous participation in an interventional clinical trial except for the follow-up period. * Patients unable to consent * Other contraindications according to current SmPC.
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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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Praxis für interdisziplinäre Onkologie & Hämatologie
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
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