New hope for Hard-to-Treat leukemia: Two-Drug combo enters human trials

NCT ID NCT05091424

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

Summary

This early-stage trial is testing two drugs, mosunetuzumab and venetoclax, in people with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) that has come back or stopped responding to treatment. Mosunetuzumab is given as a shot under the skin, and venetoclax is a daily pill. The study will check for safety, side effects, and whether the drugs help shrink the cancer. About 137 participants will take part.

What this could mean

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

Active substance

mosunetuzumab (Lunsumio) and venetoclax (Venclexta)

What this could lead to

If successful, this could offer a new treatment option for people with CLL that has stopped responding to other therapies.

What could go wrong

This is an early Phase 1 trial focused on safety, so it is too soon to know if the drugs will work. Side effects like cytokine release syndrome 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

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Locations

  • A.O. Spedali Civili Di Brescia-P.O. Spedali Civili

    RECRUITING

    Brescia, Lombardy, 25123, Italy

  • Asst Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda

    RECRUITING

    Milan, Lombardy, 20162, Italy

  • Azienda Ospedaliera Di Perugia Ospedale s. Maria Della Misericordia

    RECRUITING

    Sant'Andrea Delle Fratte (PG), Umbria, 06132, Italy

  • Christie Hospital NHS Trust

    RECRUITING

    Manchester, M20 4BX, United Kingdom

  • Chu de Clermont Ferrand

    WITHDRAWN

    Clermont-Ferrand, 63003, France

  • Churchill Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Oxford, OX3 7LE, United Kingdom

  • Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron

    RECRUITING

    Barcelona, 08035, Spain

  • Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau

    RECRUITING

    Barcelona, 08025, Spain

  • Huntsman Cancer Institute at The University of Utah

    RECRUITING

    Salt Lake City, Utah, 84112, United States

  • IUCT Oncopole

    WITHDRAWN

    Toulouse, 31059, France

  • Mayo Clinic Rochester

    RECRUITING

    Rochester, Minnesota, 55902, United States

  • Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

    WITHDRAWN

    New York, New York, 10065, United States

  • Monash Medical Centre

    RECRUITING

    Melbourne, Victoria, 3168, Australia

  • Osp. San Raffaele

    RECRUITING

    Milan, Lombardy, 20132, Italy

  • PRATIA MCM Kraków

    RECRUITING

    Krakow, 30-727, Poland

  • Peking University People's Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Beijing, 100044, China

  • Peter MacCallum Cancer Center

    COMPLETED

    East Melbourne, Victoria, 3002, Australia

  • Princess Alexandra Hospital Woolloongabba

    RECRUITING

    Woolloongabba, Queensland, 4102, Australia

  • Seoul National University Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Seoul, 03080, South Korea

  • Seoul St Mary's Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Seoul, 06591, South Korea

  • Southern Medical University Nanfang Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Guangzhou, 510515, China

  • The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University

    RECRUITING

    Nanchang, China

  • The James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute

    RECRUITING

    Columbus, Ohio, 43210, United States

  • Tianjin Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Tianjin, 301600, China

  • Uni of Texas - Md Anderson Cancer Center

    WITHDRAWN

    Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

  • Uniklinik Koln

    WITHDRAWN

    Cologne, 50937, Germany

  • Universitätsklinikum Augsburg

    RECRUITING

    Augsburg, 86156, Germany

  • Universitätsklinikum Ulm

    RECRUITING

    Ulm, 89081, Germany

  • Uniwersytecki Szpital Kliniczny im. Jana Mikulicza-Radeckiego we Wroclawiu

    RECRUITING

    Wroc?aw, 50-367, Poland

  • Uniwersyteckie Centrum Kliniczne

    RECRUITING

    Gda?sk, 80-214, Poland

  • Yeouido St. Mary's Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Seoul, 07345, South Korea