New drug combo aims to beat back relapsed leukemia

NCT ID NCT06788756

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

Summary

This study tests a new chemotherapy drug, L-Annamycin, combined with standard cytarabine in adults with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) that has come back or not responded to first treatment. About 312 participants will receive either the new drug combo or a placebo plus cytarabine. The goal is to see if L-Annamycin helps more people achieve complete remission after one cycle of treatment.

What this could mean

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

Active substance

L-Annamycin (a chemotherapy drug) combined with cytarabine

What this could lead to

If successful, this could offer a new second-line treatment option for adults with AML that has not responded to or returned after initial therapy.

What could go wrong

This is an early-to-mid-stage trial, so the drug may not prove more effective than placebo. Chemotherapy side effects like infection and organ damage are possible.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

acute myeloblastic leukemia with maturation acute myeloid leukemia

As listed by the trial registrant

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

Contacts and locations

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  • AOU Careggi

    RECRUITING

    Florence, 50134, Italy

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  • ARENSIA Exploratory Medicine, LLC

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    Kyiv, 01135, Ukraine

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  • ARENSIA research clinic at the Oncology Institute "Prof. Dr. Ion Chiricuţă"

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    Cluj-Napoca, 400015, Romania

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  • AUSL della Romagna - Santa Maria delle Croci - Ravenna

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    Ravenna, 48121, Italy

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  • Atlantic Health

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    Morristown, New Jersey, 07960, United States

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  • Augusta University - Georgia Cancer Center

    RECRUITING

    Augusta, Georgia, 30912, United States

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  • Bioresearch Partners

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    Miami, Florida, 33155, United States

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  • Caucasus Medical Center

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    Tbilisi, 0186, Georgia

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  • Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart

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    Roma, 00168, Italy

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  • GEORGIA: LLC ARENSIA Exploratory Medicine

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    Tbilisi, 0112, Georgia

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  • Hospital MD Anderson Cancer Center Madrid

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    Madrid, 28033, Spain

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  • Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias (HUCA)

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    Oviedo, Principality of Asturias, 33011, Spain

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  • Hospital Universitario La Fe de Valencia

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    Valencia, 46026, Spain

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  • Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal

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    Madrid, 28034, Spain

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  • Institut Català d'Oncología (ICO) - Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol

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    Barcelona, Badalona, 08916, Spain

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  • Instytut Hematologii i Transfuzjologii, Klinika Hematologii

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    Warsaw, 02-776, Poland

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  • LSMU Kauno klinikos

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    Kaunas, LT-50161, Lithuania

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  • Oddział Hematologii i Transplantacji Szpiku, Uniwersytecki Szpital Kliniczny w Poznaniu

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    Poznan, 60-569, Poland

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  • RCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Istituto di Ematologia

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    Bologna, 40138, Italy

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  • Szpital Kliniczny MSWiA z Warminsko-Mazurskim Centrum Onkologii w Olsztynie Oddział Kliniczny Hematologii i Chorób Wewnętrznych z Ośrodkiem Transplantacji Szpiku

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    Olsztyn, 10-228, Poland

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  • University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

    RECRUITING

    Cleveland, Ohio, 44106, United States

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  • University of Nebraska Medical Center

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    Omaha, Nebraska, 68198, United States

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  • University of Pennsylvania

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    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19117, United States

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  • Uniwersytecki Szpital Kliniczny Klinika Hematologii i Transplantologii (Szczecin)

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    Szczecin, 71-252, Poland

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  • Wojewódzki Szpital Zespolony im. L. Rydygiera w Toruniu, Oddział Hematologii

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    Torun, 87-100, Poland

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