New drug combo shows promise for MDS and AML

NCT ID NCT00392353

Ongoing Disease control Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 07, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tests two drugs, vorinostat and azacitidine, together in people with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) or acute myeloid leukemia (AML). The goal is to find the best dose and see if the combination is safe and effective. About 135 participants will take part in this early-phase trial.

What this could mean

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

Active substance: vorinostat and azacitidine
What this could lead to: If successful, this combination could offer a new treatment option for patients with myelodysplastic syndrome or acute myeloid leukemia.
What could go wrong: This is an early-phase trial, so the combination may not prove effective or may cause significant side effects. Results may not apply to all patients.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

acute erythroid leukemia acute megakaryoblastic leukemia acute myeloid leukemia acute myeloid leukemia with multilineage dysplasia chronic myelomonocytic leukemia myelodysplastic syndrome myelodysplastic syndrome with excess blasts myelodysplastic syndrome with ring sideroblasts myelodysplastic syndrome with single lineage dysplasia Myelodysplastic Syndromes refractory anemia with excess blasts in transformation therapy related acute myeloid leukemia and myelodysplastic syndrome

As listed by the trial registrant

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

ACUTE ERYTHROID LEUKEMIA ACUTE MEGAKARYOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA ACUTE MYELOID LEUKEMIA ARISING FROM PREVIOUS MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROME CHRONIC MYELOMONOCYTIC LEUKEMIA MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROME MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROME WITH EXCESS BLASTS MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROME WITH RING SIDEROBLASTS RECURRENT ADULT ACUTE MYELOID LEUKEMIA REFRACTORY ANEMIA

Contacts and locations

Locations

Montefiore Medical Center - Moses Campus

The Bronx, New York, 10467, United States
Montefiore Medical Center-Weiler Hospital

The Bronx, New York, 10461, United States
Mount Sinai Hospital

New York, New York, 10029, United States
NYP/Weill Cornell Medical Center

New York, New York, 10065, United States
North Shore University Hospital

Manhasset, New York, 11030, United States
University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center

Chicago, Illinois, 60637, United States
University of Maryland/Greenebaum Cancer Center

Baltimore, Maryland, 21201, United States

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