Could a safer start to a key CLL drug be possible? new study reexamines the risk
NCT ID NCT07691047
First seen Jul 08, 2026 · Last updated Jul 09, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at people with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) who are about to start treatment with venetoclax, a targeted therapy. Doctors want to see if starting with other drugs first lowers the risk of tumor lysis syndrome, a dangerous side effect where cancer cells break down too quickly. By reassessing this risk, the goal is to simplify prevention steps and make treatment safer.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- venetoclax
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could simplify how doctors manage the risk of tumor lysis syndrome, potentially reducing hospital stays and making treatment safer for CLL patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational reassessment, not a test of a new drug. The findings may not change current practice if the risk remains high or if the simplified approach proves unsafe.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 130 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jul 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia/lymphocytic lymphoma * Meeting the treatment criteria according to iwCLL 2018 * Eligible for treatment with venetoclax in combination with a Bruton's tyrosine kinase inhibitor (ibrutinib, other approved generations) or obinutuzumab * First-line treatment or relapse Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with meningeal and/or cerebral involvement * Patients with an active, uncontrolled infection * Patients scheduled to receive venetoclax monotherapy or rituximab-venetoclax according to the MURANO study regimen (Murano regimen: venetoclax is administered before rituximab) * Contraindications to contrast-enhanced CT scanning (severe renal insufficiency, documented allergy to contrast agents). * Pregnancy or breastfeeding * Individuals deprived of their liberty, under legal guardianship, or under conservatorship * Dementia, mental impairment, or psychiatric disorder that could compromise the patient's ability to provide informed consent and/or to adhere to the protocol and follow-up requirements of the trial
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Clinique de l'Europe
Amiens, France
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Hôpital Privé du Confluent
Nantes, France
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