Can a pill plus injection tame a tough blood cancer?
NCT ID NCT05587049
First seen Aug 26, 2026 · Last updated Aug 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at how well a combination of two drugs—venetoclax (a pill) and azacitidine (an injection)—works for adults newly diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), a cancer of the blood and bone marrow. The participants are people who are older or have health issues that make intensive chemotherapy too risky. The study follows about 70 patients in Colombia during their routine care to see how long they live and whether they achieve remission, while also checking safety.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- venetoclax combined with azacitidine
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could confirm that the combination works well in everyday practice, offering a viable treatment option for AML patients who cannot undergo intensive chemotherapy.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a controlled trial, so results may be influenced by patient differences. The combination may not work for everyone and can cause side effects.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 70 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2023
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Newly diagnosed AML participants who are ineligible to intensive chemotherapy, that starting treatment with Venetoclax in combination with azacytidine treated according to the Colombia label.
- 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: * Newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia (AML) defined as participants that have histological confirmation of AML (de novo, secondary) by World Health Organization (WHO) criteria, and have not received any prior treatment for AML. * Ineligible to intensive chemotherapy due to \>=75 years of age; or \>=18 to 74 years who have comorbidities that preclude use of intensive induction chemotherapy. * Participants starting treatment with venetoclax in combination with azacytidine treated according to the Colombia label and who are not completed the first cycle (Cycle 28 days). Exclusion Criteria: \- Participating in an interventional clinical trial within 30 days prior to Venetoclax treatment initiation.
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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
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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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
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Clinica del Country /ID# 248430
RECRUITINGBogota, Cundinamarca, 110231, Colombia
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Coorp Hosp Juan Ciudad Sede Hospital Universitario Mayor Mederi /ID# 248570
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGBogota DC, Cundinamarca, 111221, Colombia
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FOSCAL International /ID# 287252
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGFloridablanca, Santander Department, 681004, Colombia
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Fundacion Santa Fe De Bogota /ID# 248563
RECRUITINGBogota, Cundinamarca, 110111, Colombia
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Fundacion Valle Del Lili /ID# 248294
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGCali, Valle del Cauca Department, 760016, Colombia
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Hospital Alma Mater de Antioquia /ID# 248562
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGMedellin, Bogota D.C., 50010, Colombia
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Hospital Pablo Tobon Uribe /ID# 248569
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGMedellín, Antioquia, 050034, Colombia
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Sociedad de Oncologia y Hematologia del Cesar /ID# 248615
COMPLETEDValledupar, Cesar Department, 200001, Colombia
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