Can a second stop be successful? nilotinib trial for CML relapse

NCT ID NCT02917720

First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026

Summary

This study looks at whether taking nilotinib for two years can help people with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) stay in remission after stopping their medication a second or third time. About 75 adults who previously tried and failed to stop treatment will take nilotinib and then attempt to stop again. The goal is to see if they can maintain a deep molecular remission for at least 12 months without restarting therapy.

What this could mean

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

Active substance

nilotinib

What this could lead to

If successful, this could offer a way for CML patients who relapsed after stopping treatment to safely stop again and remain in remission.

What could go wrong

This is a small Phase 2 trial with only 75 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The treatment requires two years of nilotinib, and some patients may still relapse.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

chronic myelogenous leukemia, BCR-ABL1 positive Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive

As listed by the trial registrant

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

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Amsterdam UMC, locatie VUmc

    Amsterdam, 1081 HV, Netherlands

  • Kliniken Ostalb, Stauferklinikum Schwäbisch Gmünd

    Mutlangen, 73557, Germany

  • Klinikum Bayreuth

    Bayreuth, 95445, Germany

  • Klinikum Chemnitz

    Chemnitz, 09113, Germany

  • Klinikum der Philipps-Universität

    Marburg, 35033, Germany

  • Klinikum rechts der Isar

    München, Bavaria, 81675, Germany

  • Medizinische Hochschule Hannover

    Hannover, North Rhine-Westphalia, 30625, Germany

  • Onkologische Schwerpunktpraxis

    Esslingen am Neckar, 73728, Germany

  • Schwarzwald-Baar Klinikum

    Villingen-Schwenningen, 78052, Germany

  • Schwerpunktpraxis Onkologie

    Heilbronn, 74072, Germany

  • Universitätsklinikum Freiburg

    Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Wurttemberg, 79108, Germany

  • Universitätsklinikum Halle (Saale)

    Halle, Germany

  • Universitätsklinikum Rostock

    Rostock, 18057, Germany

  • Universitätsklinikum der RWTH

    Aachen, 52074, Germany

  • Universitätsmedizin Mannheim

    Mannheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, 68167, Germany