New hope for AML patients: targeted drug ziftomenib enters final testing phase

NCT ID NCT07007312

Recruiting now Disease control Sponsor: Kura Oncology, Inc. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 30, 2026 · Updated 2 times

Summary

This large Phase 3 trial is testing whether adding the experimental drug ziftomenib to standard chemotherapy helps people with untreated acute myeloid leukemia (AML) who have specific genetic mutations. About 1,300 participants will be randomly assigned to receive either ziftomenib or a placebo alongside their regular treatment. The study is double-blind, meaning neither patients nor doctors know who gets the real drug.

What this could mean

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

Active substance

ziftomenib

What this could lead to

If successful, this could lead to a new targeted treatment option for people with certain genetic types of AML, potentially improving survival and remission rates.

What could go wrong

This is a large Phase 3 trial, but the drug is still investigational. It may not prove more effective than standard therapy, and side effects from combining drugs are possible.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

acute myeloid leukemia acute myeloid leukemia with mutated NPM1 acute myeloid leukemia, MLL gene rearrangement hematopoietic and lymphoid system neoplasm leukemia

As listed by the trial registrant

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

ACUTE MYELOID LEUKEMIA (AML)

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Locations

Anam Hospital Korea University
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Seoul, Seoul-T'Ukpyolshi, 02841, South Korea
Attikon University General Hospital of Athens
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Chaïdári, Attica, 12462, Greece
Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria
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Perugia, Umbria, 42270, Italy
Azienda Sanitaria Territoriale di Ascoli Piceno
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Ascoli Piceno, The Marches, 63100, Italy
Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center
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Baguio City, Benguet, 02600, Philippines
Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center
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Gilbert, Arizona, 85234, United States
Baptist Clinical Research Institute
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Memphis, Tennessee, 38120, United States
Calvary Mater Newcastle
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Waratah, New South Wales, 02298, Australia
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
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Los Angeles, California, 90048, United States
Centre Hospitalier Régional et Universitaire de Nancy Hôpitaux de Brabois
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Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, Grand Est, 54510, France
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Estaing - Clermont-Ferrand
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Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, 63003, France
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux
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Pessac, New Aquitaine, 33604, France
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nantes
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Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, 44000, France
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint Etienne
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Saint-Priest-en-Jarez, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, 42270, France
Centre Hospitalier de Béziers
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Béziers, Occitanie, 35400, France
Chang Bing Show Chwan Memorial Hospital
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Lugang, Central Taiwan, 505, Taiwan
Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital
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Hwasun, 58128, South Korea
Chungnam National University Daejeon Hospital
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Daejeon, 35015, South Korea
Colorado Blood Cancer Institute
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Denver, Colorado, 80218, United States
Columbia University
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New York, New York, 10032, United States
Dong-A University Hospital
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Busan, 49201, South Korea
Duke University Medical Center
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Durham, North Carolina, 27710, United States
Fakultni Nemocnice Ostrava
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Ostrava-Poruba, Moravian-Silesian, 70852, Czechia
Fakultní Nemocnice Královské Vinohrady
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Prague, Prague, 10034, Czechia
Froedtert & Medical College of Wisconsin
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Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53226, United States
Groupe Hospitalier de la Region de Mulhouse et Sud Alsace Hôpital Emile Muller
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Mulhouse, Grand Est, 68100, France
Hartford HealthCare Cancer Institute
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Hartford, Connecticut, 06106, United States
Helios Klinikum Bad Saarow
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Bad Saarow, 15526, Germany
Hospital Clinico Universitario Lozano Blesa
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Zaragoza, Aragon, 50009, Spain
Hospital Clinico Universitario de Valencia
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Valencia, València, 46010, Spain
Hospital General Universitario de Albacete
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Albacete, Castille-La Mancha, 02006, Spain
Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre
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Madrid, Madrid, 28041, Spain
Hospital Universitario De Burgos
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Burgos, Castille and León, 09006, Spain
Hospital Universitario Infanta Leonor
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Madrid, Madrid, 28031, Spain
Hospital Universitario Y Politecnico La Fe
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Valencia, València, 46026, Spain
Hospital de Braga, Centro Clínico Académico de Braga
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Braga, 1099-023, Portugal
Hôpital Avicenne
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Bobigny, Île-de-France Region, 93009, France
Hôpital Lyon Sud
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Pierre-Bénite, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, 69495, France
Hôpital Saint Louis
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Paris, Île-de-France Region, 75010, France
Hôpital Universitaire Henri Mondor
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Créteil, Val-de-Marne, 94010, France
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
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New York, New York, 10003, United States
L'IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero - Universitaria di Bologna
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Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, 40138, Italy
Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute
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Tampa, Florida, 33612, United States
National Taiwan University Hospital
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Taipei, Northern Taiwan, 10002, Taiwan
Ohio State University
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Columbus, Ohio, 43210, United States
Pusan National University Hospital
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Busan, 49241, South Korea
Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences
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New Brunswick, New Jersey, 08903, United States
Samsung Medical Center
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Seoul, Seoul-T'Ukpyolshi, 35015, South Korea
State University of New York at Buffalo
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Buffalo, New York, 14263, United States
Taipei Veterans General Hospital
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Taipei, Northern Taiwan, 613, Taiwan
Tennessee Oncology
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Nashville, Tennessee, 37203, United States
Texas Oncology - San Antonio Medical Center
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San Antonio, Texas, 78240, United States
Texas Oncology-Austin Midtown
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Austin, Texas, 78705, United States
Texas Oncology-Presbyterian Cancer Center
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Dallas, Texas, 75231, United States
TriStar Centennial Medical Center
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Nashville, Tennessee, 37203, United States
Ulsan University Hospital
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Ulsan, 44033, South Korea
University General Hospital of Alexandroupoli
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Alexandroupoli, East Macedonia and Thrace, 68100, Greece
University Hospital Virgen Del Rocio S.L.
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Seville, Andalusia, 41013, Spain
University of California, Fresno
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Clovis, California, 93611, United States
University of California, Irvine
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Orange, California, 92868, United States
University of California, Los Angeles
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Los Angeles, California, 90095, United States
University of California, San Diego
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La Jolla, California, 92093, United States
University of Colorado
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Aurora, Colorado, 80045, United States
University of Iowa
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Iowa City, Iowa, 52246, United States
University of Kentucky
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Lexington, Kentucky, 40536, United States
University of Massachusetts
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Worcester, Massachusetts, 01605, United States
University of Miami
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Miami, Florida, 33136, United States
University of Michigan
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Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States
University of Minnesota
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55455, United States
University of New Mexico
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Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87131, United States
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
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Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27514, United States
University of Pennsylvania
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
University of Texas
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Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
University of Vermont Medical Center
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Burlington, Vermont, 05401, United States
University of Virginia School of Medicine
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Charlottesville, Virginia, 22903, United States
University of Wisconsin
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Madison, Wisconsin, 53792, United States
Virginia Cancer Specialists
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Manassas, Virginia, 20110, United States
WVU Medicine Wheeling Hospital
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Wheeling, West Virginia, 26003, United States
Wayne State University School of Medicine
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Detroit, Michigan, 48201, United States
Weill Cornell Medical Center
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New York, New York, 10065, United States
Willamette Valley Cancer Institute
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Eugene, Oregon, 97401, United States
Yale University School of Medicine
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New Haven, Connecticut, 06510, United States