New combo aims to tackle returning blood cancer

NCT ID NCT07024706

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This phase 2 trial tests a combination of two drugs, acalabrutinib and venetoclax, in 80 people with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) or small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL) whose cancer has returned after initial treatment. Participants must have responded well to their first therapy and stayed in remission for at least two years. The study aims to see if this finite-duration combo can effectively control the disease again.

What this could mean

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

Active substance

acalabrutinib and venetoclax

What this could lead to

If successful, this could offer a new treatment option for people with CLL/SLL whose cancer returns after initial therapy, potentially extending remission without continuous medication.

What could go wrong

This is a small, early-phase study (80 people) with no results yet. The treatment may not work as well as hoped, and side effects like low blood counts or infections are possible.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia

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

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    Boston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States

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    Charlotte, North Carolina, 28204, United States

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    Durham, North Carolina, 27705, United States

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    Horn, 3580, Austria

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    Brno, 625 00, Czechia

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    Hradec Kralova, 50005, Czechia

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    Ostrava, 708 502, Czechia

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    Dublin, 7, Ireland

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    Dublin, D08 NHY1, Ireland

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    Lugo, 48022, Italy

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    Meldola, 47014, Italy

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    Milan, 20162, Italy

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    Padua, 35128, Italy

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    Roma, 00165, Italy

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    Rome, 00168, Italy

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    Torino, 10126, Italy

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    Bydgoszcz, 85-168, Poland

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    Krakow, 30-727, Poland

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    Lodz, 93-513, Poland

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    Lublin, 20-090, Poland

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    Warsaw, 02-172, Poland

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    Warsaw, 02-776, Poland

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    Barcelona, 08041, Spain

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    Barcelona, 8035, Spain

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    Granada, 18014, Spain

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    Madrid, 28031, Spain

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    Madrid, 28034, Spain

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    Madrid, 28041, Spain

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    Majadahonda, 28222, Spain