Blood test could tailor leukemia drug dosing
NCT ID NCT06030089
First seen Jun 27, 2026 ยท Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This pilot study looked at 20 adults with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) who were not healthy enough for strong chemotherapy. They received a standard combination of azacitidine and venetoclax. Researchers measured venetoclax levels in the blood at several time points to see if those levels relate to how well the drug works and how toxic it is. The goal is to gather information that could lead to personalized dosing in the future.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- venetoclax and azacitidine
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors personalize venetoclax dosing for AML patients, potentially improving treatment effectiveness and reducing side effects.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small pilot study with only 20 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. It is designed to gather information, not to prove a new treatment works.
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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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20 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2024
- Finished
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Mar 2025
- 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 : * Patient with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) not eligible for intensive chemotherapy * Patients aged 18 or over * Patient treated with the combination azacitidine (AZA) + venetoclax (VEN) * Patient having signed the study informed consent form * Patient with social security coverage Exclusion criteria : * Patients receiving treatment inhibiting or inducing Cytochrome CYP3A4 * Presence of an active, uncontrolled infection * Patient participating or having participated in a clinical drug trial in the month prior to inclusion. * Vulnerable persons
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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.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHU de Nice
Nice, France
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Hopital la Conception
Marseille, France
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