New hope for rare MDS: targeted drug ivosidenib takes on standard therapy

NCT ID NCT06465953

First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Aug 06, 2026 · Updated 3 times

Summary

This study is for people with a rare form of myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) that has a specific genetic change called IDH1 mutation. Participants have not had prior treatment with certain drugs. They will be randomly assigned to receive either ivosidenib (a daily pill) or azacitidine (injections for 7 days each month). The goal is to see which drug helps control the disease better, looking at remission rates and overall survival.

What this could mean

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Active substance
Ivosidenib (a targeted drug) and azacitidine (a chemotherapy-like drug)
What this could lead to
If it works, this could point toward a more effective treatment for a specific type of MDS, potentially improving remission rates.
What could go wrong
This is a small, early-phase 3 trial with only 48 participants. The drug may not work better than the standard treatment, and side effects are possible.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

myelodysplastic syndrome Myelodysplastic Syndromes

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Contacts and locations

Study contacts

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Locations

  • Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Citta Della Salute E Della Scienza Di Torino - Presidio Molinette

    RECRUITING

    Torino, 10126, Italy

  • Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Delle Marche

    RECRUITING

    Ancona, 60126, Italy

  • Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi

    RECRUITING

    Florence, 50139, Italy

  • Calvary Mater Newcastle

    RECRUITING

    Waratah, 2298, Australia

  • Casa de Saúde Santa Marcelina

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    São Paulo, 08270-120, Brazil

  • Centro de Pesquisa Clínica - Hospital Nove de Julho

    RECRUITING

    São Paulo, 01308-070, Brazil

  • Centro de Pesquisas Clínicas da Fundação Doutor Amaral Carvalho

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    São Paulo, 17210-190, Brazil

  • Chu Bordeaux, Hopital Du Haut Leveque

    RECRUITING

    Pessac, 33600, France

  • Chu Brabois

    RECRUITING

    Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, 54500, France

  • Chu Nantes-Hotel Dieu

    RECRUITING

    Nantes, 44093, France

  • Chu de Nice - Hôpital L'Archet 1

    RECRUITING

    Nice, 062000, France

  • Churchill Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Oxford, OX3 7LE, United Kingdom

  • Clinica Universitaria de Navarra (Madrid)

    RECRUITING

    Madrid, 28027, Spain

  • Clinica Universitaria de Navarra (Pamplona)

    RECRUITING

    Pamplona, 31008, Spain

  • Dipartimento Di Biomedicina E Prevenzione - Universita Degli Studi Di Roma "Tor Vergata"

    RECRUITING

    Roma, 00133, Italy

  • Fondazione I.R.C.C.S. Policlinico San Matteo

    RECRUITING

    Pavia, 27100, Italy

  • H. Universitario La Fe

    RECRUITING

    Valencia, 46026, Spain

  • H. Valle de Hebron

    RECRUITING

    Barcelona, 8035, Spain

  • Hopital Saint Louis

    RECRUITING

    Paris, 75010, France

  • Hospital Clinico Universitario de Salamanca

    RECRUITING

    Salamanca, 37007, Spain

  • Hospital Universitario Virgen de La Macarena

    RECRUITING

    Seville, 41009, Spain

  • Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da USP

    RECRUITING

    São Paulo, 05403-010, Brazil

  • Humanitas Research Hospital (Istituto Clinico Humanitas)

    RECRUITING

    Milan, 20089, Italy

  • Institut Catala D' Oncologia

    RECRUITING

    Badalona, 8916, Spain

  • Institut Universitaire Du Cancer Toulouse-Oncopole

    RECRUITING

    Toulouse, 31059, France

  • Instituto Nacional do Câncer

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    São Paulo, 20231-050, Brazil

  • Istituto Di Ematologia "Lorenzo E Ariosto Seragnoli" - Policlinico Di S. Orsola

    RECRUITING

    Bologna, 40138, Italy

  • Japanese Red Cross Musashino Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Musashino-city, Tokyo, 1808610, Japan

  • Japanese Red Cross Society Himeji Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Himeji-city, Hyogo, 6708540, Japan

  • Kings College Hospital

    RECRUITING

    London, United Kingdom

  • Kitasato University Hospital

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Sagamihara, 252-0375, Japan

  • Kyushu University Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Higashi-ku, Fukuoka-city, Fukuoka, 8128582, Japan

  • Liga Paranaense de Combate ao Câncer - Hospital Erasto Gaertner

    RECRUITING

    Curitiba, 81520-060, Brazil

  • Liverpool Hospital

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Liverpool, 2170, Australia

  • MD Anderson Cancer Centre

    RECRUITING

    Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

  • MSKCC

    RECRUITING

    New York, New York, 10065, United States

  • Marien Hospital Duesseldorf

    RECRUITING

    Düsseldorf, 40477, Germany

  • Massachusetts General Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States

  • Monash Health

    RECRUITING

    Clayton, 3168, Australia

  • Northern Health

    RECRUITING

    Epping, 3076, Australia

  • Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center

    RECRUITING

    Columbus, Ohio, 43210, United States

  • Oncology Associates of Oregon

    RECRUITING

    Eugene, Oregon, 97401, United States

  • Presbyterian / St. Luke'S Medical Center

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Denver, Colorado, 80218, United States

  • Real E Benemérita Associação Portuguesa de São Paulo

    RECRUITING

    São Paulo, 01321-001, Brazil

  • Royal Adelaide Hospital

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Adelaide, 5000, Australia

  • Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Nedlands, 6009, Australia

  • Sociedade Beneficente Israelita Brasileira Hospital Albert Einstein

    RECRUITING

    São Paulo, 05652-900, Brazil

  • St James' University Hospital

    WITHDRAWN

    Leeds, LS9 7TF, United Kingdom

  • Tokai University Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Isehara-city, Kanagawa, 2591193, Japan

  • Torbay Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Torquay, TQ2 7AA, United Kingdom

  • Tum Klinikum Rechts Der Isar

    RECRUITING

    Munich, 81675, Germany

  • Umc Amsterdam - Vumc

    RECRUITING

    Amsterdam, 1081HV, Netherlands

  • Umc Groningen

    RECRUITING

    Groningen, 9713GZ, Netherlands

  • Unc Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center

    RECRUITING

    Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27514, United States

  • Universitaetsklinikum Leipzig

    RECRUITING

    Leipzig, 04103, Germany

  • Universitaetsmedizin Goettingen (Umg)

    RECRUITING

    Göttingen, 37075, Germany

  • Universitatsklinikum Dresden Carl Gustav Carus

    RECRUITING

    Dresden, 01307, Germany

  • University College London Hospital

    RECRUITING

    London, NW1 2PG, United Kingdom

  • University of Chicago, Duchossois Center for Advanced Medicine (DCAM)

    RECRUITING

    Chicago, Illinois, 60637, United States

  • University of Fukui Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Yoshida-gun, Eiheiji-cho 670-8540 Himeji, 910-1193, Japan

  • University of Texas UT Southwestern Comprehensive Cancer Center

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Dallas, Texas, 75235, United States

  • Western General Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Edinburgh, EH4 2XU, United Kingdom

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