New drug combo could make stem cell transplants safer for blood cancer patients

NCT ID NCT07044544

First seen Nov 01, 2025 · Last updated Jun 19, 2026 · Updated 31 times

Summary

This early-stage trial tests whether adding two drugs, decitabine and venetoclax, to a standard reduced-intensity stem cell transplant is safe for people with high-risk blood cancers like leukemia. The study involves 20 adults aged 18-75 who have a matched donor. The main goal is to check for severe side effects, not yet to prove the treatment works.

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Locations

  • University of Alabama at Birmingham

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    Birmingham, Alabama, 35294, 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

Decitabine and Venetoclax (drugs added to standard transplant chemotherapy)

What this could lead to

If successful, this could lead to a safer and more effective transplant approach for people with high-risk blood cancers, potentially improving long-term control of the disease.

What could go wrong

This is a very early phase 1 trial with only 20 participants, so the main goal is safety, not effectiveness. The added drugs may cause severe side effects or not improve outcomes.

Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

acute myeloid leukemia hematopoietic and lymphoid cell neoplasm hematopoietic and lymphoid system neoplasm leukemia myelodysplastic syndrome Myelodysplastic Syndromes myelodysplastic/myeloproliferative neoplasm myeloid neoplasm

As listed by the trial registrant

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