New drug combo aims to tame rare blood cancers

NCT ID NCT07071155

First seen Nov 19, 2025 · Last updated Jun 23, 2026 · Updated 34 times

Summary

This early-phase trial tests whether adding the drug momelotinib to standard azacitidine treatment can better control rare blood cancers like chronic myelomonocytic leukemia and chronic neutrophilic leukemia. About 18 adults will take momelotinib pills daily plus azacitidine injections for up to 24 months. The goal is to improve response rates and potentially make more patients eligible for transplant.

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Contacts and locations

Study contacts

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Locations

  • Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins

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    Baltimore, Maryland, 21287, United States

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What this could mean

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

Active substance

momelotinib (a targeted therapy pill) combined with azacitidine (a chemotherapy injection)

What this could lead to

If it works, this could offer a new treatment option to control rare blood cancers and help more patients become eligible for a stem cell transplant.

What could go wrong

This is a very early, small pilot study with only 18 participants, so results may not apply broadly. Side effects like infections and low platelets are common.

Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

chronic myelomonocytic leukemia chronic neutrophilic leukemia myelodysplastic syndrome Myelodysplastic Syndromes myelodysplastic/myeloproliferative neoplasm myeloproliferative neoplasm, unclassifiable

As listed by the trial registrant

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