Race for better blood cancer treatment: can new drug combo extend lives?

NCT ID NCT04266301

Summary

This study tested whether adding an experimental drug called MBG453 to the standard treatment (azacitidine) could help adults with higher-risk forms of myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) or a related blood cancer (CMML-2). The main goal was to see if the combination helped patients live longer compared to the standard treatment alone. The study also looked at whether the treatment improved quality of life, reduced the need for blood transfusions, and controlled the disease.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Hackensack University Medical Ctr

    Hackensack, New Jersey, 07601, United States

  • Massachusetts General Hospital

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States

  • Mayo Clinic Jacksonville

    Jacksonville, Florida, 32224, United States

  • Northwestern University

    Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Pilar, Buenos Aires, B1629AHJ, Argentina

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    Wooloongabba, Queensland, 4102, Australia

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    Clayton, Victoria, 3168, Australia

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    Perth, Western Australia, 6000, Australia

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    Innsbruck, Tyrol, 6020, Austria

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    Graz, 8036, Austria

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    Linz, 4020, Austria

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    Roeselare, West-Vlaanderen, 8800, Belgium

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    Brasschaat, 2930, Belgium

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    Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, 88020-210, Brazil

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    São Paulo, São Paulo, 04014-002, Brazil

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    São Paulo, São Paulo, 05319-000, Brazil

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    Calgary, Alberta, T2N 4N2, Canada

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    Toronto, Ontario, M4N 3M5, Canada

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    Viña del Mar, Región de Valparaíso, 2540364, Chile

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    Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510080, China

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    Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510515, China

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    Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518037, China

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    Wuhan, Hubei, 430022, China

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    Wuhan, Hubei, 430030, China

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    Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215004, China

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    Changchun, Jilin, 130021, China

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    Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China

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    Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310003, China

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    Beijing, 100029, China

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    Beijing, 100730, China

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    Jinan, 250012, China

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    Shanghai, 200025, China

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    Shanghai, 200233, China

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    Tianjin, 300020, China

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    Tianjin, 300052, China

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    Rionegro, Antioquia, 054047, Colombia

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    Bogotá, 110231, Colombia

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    Brno, 625 00, Czechia

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    Hradec Králové, 500 05, Czechia

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    Prague, 128 00, Czechia

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    Prague, 128 08, Czechia

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    Helsinki, FIN 00290, Finland

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    Kuopio, 70211, Finland

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    Grenoble, 38043, France

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    Lille, 59037, France

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    Paris, 75475, France

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    Toulouse, 31059, France

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    Tours, 37044, France

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    Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, 54511, France

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    Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, 60590, Germany

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    Velbert, North Rhine-Westphalia, 42551, Germany

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    Dresden, Saxony, 01307, Germany

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    Jena, Thuringia, 07740, Germany

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    Augsburg, 86179, Germany

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    Düsseldorf, 40479, Germany

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    Greifswald, 17475, Germany

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    Kiel, 24116, Germany

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    Ulm, 89081, Germany

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    Alexandroupoli, 681 00, Greece

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    Pátrai, 265 04, Greece

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    Ahmedabad, Gujarat, 380009, India

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    Faridabad, Haryana, 121 001, India

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    Madurai, Tamil Nadu, 625107, India

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    Kolkata, West Bengal, 700014, India

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    Kolkata, West Bengal, 700160, India

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    Delhi, 110085, India

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    Afula, 1834111, Israel

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    Tel Aviv, 6423906, Israel

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    Bologna, BO, 40138, Italy

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    Catania, CT, 95123, Italy

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    Florence, FI, 50134, Italy

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    Genova, GE, 16132, Italy

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    Milan, MI, 20162, Italy

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    Rozzano, MI, 20089, Italy

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    Reggio Calabria, RC, 89124, Italy

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    Roma, RM, 00133, Italy

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    Nagoya, Aichi-ken, 464 8681, Japan

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    Kashiwa, Chiba, 277 8577, Japan

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    Fukuoka, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan

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    Sapporo, Hokkaido, 064 0804, Japan

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    Isehara, Kanagawa, 259-1193, Japan

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    Sendai, Miyagi, 980 8574, Japan

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    Nagasaki, Nagasaki, 852-8501, Japan

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    Sakai, Osaka, 590-0197, Japan

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    Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8603, Japan

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    Yamagata, Yamagata, 990 9585, Japan

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    Osaka, 545-8586, Japan

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    Beirut, 113-0236, Lebanon

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    Vilnius, LT-08406, Lithuania

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    George Town, Pulau Pinang, 10450, Malaysia

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    Kuching, Sarawak, 93586, Malaysia

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    Kuala Lumpur, 59100, Malaysia

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    Kuala Selangor, 68000, Malaysia

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    Satélite, Edo Mexico, 53100, Mexico

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    Mexico City, Mexico City, 06720, Mexico

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    Morelia, Michoacán, 58260, Mexico

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    Estado de México, 52787, Mexico

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    Groningen, Provincie Groningen, 9713 GZ, Netherlands

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    Khoudh, 123, Oman

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    Lisbon, 1099-023, Portugal

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    Porto, 4200-072, Portugal

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    Saint Petersburg, 191024, Russia

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    Saint Petersburg, 197022, Russia

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    Riyadh, 11211, Saudi Arabia

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    Singapore, 119074, Singapore

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    Singapore, 169608, Singapore

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    Seoul, Korea, 03080, South Korea

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    Seoul, Seoul, 06351, South Korea

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    Seoul, 03722, South Korea

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    Seoul, 05505, South Korea

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    Seoul, 06591, South Korea

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    Badalona, Barcelona, 08916, Spain

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    Salamanca, Castille and León, 37007, Spain

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    Barcelona, Catalonia, 08035, Spain

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    Oviedo, Principality of Asturias, 33011, Spain

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    Madrid, 28009, Spain

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    Seville, 41013, Spain

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    Valencia, 46010, Spain

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    Valencia, 46026, Spain

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    Bern, 3010, Switzerland

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    Zurich, 8091, Switzerland

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    Hualien City, 970, Taiwan

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    Kaohsiung City, 83301, Taiwan

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    Liouying Township, 736005, Taiwan

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    Taichung, 40447, Taiwan

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    Taipei, 10002, Taiwan

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    Taoyuan District, 33305, Taiwan

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    Songkhla, Hat Yai, 90110, Thailand

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    Khon Kaen, THA, 40002, Thailand

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    Bangkok, 10330, Thailand

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    Bangkok, 10400, Thailand

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    Bangkok, 10700, Thailand

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    Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand

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    Samsun, Atakum, 55200, Turkey (Türkiye)

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    Edirne, Merkez, 22030, Turkey (Türkiye)

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    Istanbul, Pendik, 34899, Turkey (Türkiye)

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    Ankara, 06230, Turkey (Türkiye)

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    Izmir, 35100, Turkey (Türkiye)

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    Portsmouth, Hants, PO6 3LY, United Kingdom

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    Edinburgh, Scotland, EH4 2XU, United Kingdom

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    Manchester, M20 2BX, United Kingdom

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    Nottingham, NG5 1PB, United Kingdom

  • University Of Miami

    Miami, Florida, 33136, United States

  • University of California LA

    Los Angeles, California, 90095, United States

  • University of Rochester Medical Ctr

    Rochester, New York, 14642, United States

  • University of Virginia

    Charlottesville, Virginia, 22903, United States

  • Weill Cornell Medicine NY-Presb

    New York, New York, 10021, United States

  • Yale University School Of Medicine

    New Haven, Connecticut, 06520, United States

  • Yuma Regional Cancer Center

    Yuma, Arizona, 85364, United States

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