New hope for AML patients: targeted drug ziftomenib enters final testing phase
NCT ID NCT07007312
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 28, 2026 · Updated 4 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.
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Study contacts
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Contact
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Locations
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ASUGI Ospedale Maggiore di Trieste
RECRUITINGTrieste, Friuli Venezia Giulia, 76038, Italy
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Algemeen Ziekenhuis Delta VZW
RECRUITINGRoeselare, West-Vlaanderen, 8800, Belgium
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Algemeen Ziekenhuis Sint-Jan Brugge
RECRUITINGBruges, West-Vlaanderen, 8800, Belgium
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Anam Hospital Korea University
RECRUITINGSeoul, Seoul-T'Ukpyolsi, 02841, South Korea
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Attikon University General Hospital of Athens
RECRUITINGChaïdári, Attica, 12462, Greece
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Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria
RECRUITINGPerugia, Umbria, 42270, Italy
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Azienda Sanitaria Territoriale di Ascoli Piceno
RECRUITINGAscoli Piceno, The Marches, 63100, Italy
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Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center
RECRUITINGBaguio City, Benguet, 02600, Philippines
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Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center
RECRUITINGGilbert, Arizona, 85234, United States
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Baptist Clinical Research Institute
RECRUITINGMemphis, Tennessee, 38120, United States
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Box Hill Hospital
RECRUITINGHeidelberg, Victoria, 3128, Australia
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Calvary Mater Newcastle
RECRUITINGWaratah, New South Wales, 02298, Australia
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Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
RECRUITINGLos Angeles, California, 90048, United States
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Centre Henri Becquerel
RECRUITINGRouen, Normandy, 76038, France
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Centre Hospitalier Régional Verviers East Belgium
RECRUITINGVerviers, Walloonia, 4800, Belgium
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Centre Hospitalier Régional et Universitaire de Nancy Hôpitaux de Brabois
RECRUITINGVandœuvre-lès-Nancy, Grand Est, 54510, France
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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Estaing - Clermont-Ferrand
RECRUITINGClermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, 63003, France
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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux
RECRUITINGPessac, New Aquitaine, 33604, France
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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Marseille - Hôpital de la Conception
RECRUITINGMarseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Region, 13385, France
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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nantes
RECRUITINGNantes, Loire-Atlantique, 44000, France
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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint Etienne
RECRUITINGSaint-Priest-en-Jarez, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, 42270, France
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Centre Hospitalier de Béziers
RECRUITINGBéziers, Occitanie, 35400, France
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Centre Hospitalier de Versailles
RECRUITINGLe Chesnay, Île-de-France Region, 78150, France
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Chang Bing Show Chwan Memorial Hospital
RECRUITINGLugang, Central Taiwan, 505, Taiwan
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Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital
RECRUITINGHwasun, Jeollanam-do, 58128, South Korea
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Chungnam National University Daejeon Hospital
RECRUITINGDaejeon, Daejeon Gwang'Yeogsi, 35015, South Korea
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Colorado Blood Cancer Institute
RECRUITINGDenver, Colorado, 80218, United States
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Columbia University
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10032, United States
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Daegu Catholic University Hospital
RECRUITINGDaegu, Gyeongsangbuk-do, 735-718, South Korea
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Dong-A University Hospital
RECRUITINGPusan, Gyeongsangnam-do, 49201, South Korea
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Duke University Medical Center
RECRUITINGDurham, North Carolina, 27710, United States
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Fakultni Nemocnice Ostrava
RECRUITINGOstrava-Poruba, Moravian-Silesian, 70852, Czechia
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Fakultní Nemocnice Královské Vinohrady
RECRUITINGPrague, Prague, 10034, Czechia
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Froedtert & Medical College of Wisconsin
RECRUITINGMilwaukee, Wisconsin, 53226, United States
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General Hospital of Thessaloniki G. Papanikolaou
RECRUITINGExochi, Central Macedonia, 57010, Greece
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Groupe Hospitalier de la Region de Mulhouse et Sud Alsace Hôpital Emile Muller
RECRUITINGMulhouse, Grand Est, 68100, France
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Hartford HealthCare Cancer Institute
RECRUITINGHartford, Connecticut, 06106, United States
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Helios Klinikum Bad Saarow
RECRUITINGBad Saarow, 15526, Germany
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Hospital Clinico Universitario Lozano Blesa
RECRUITINGZaragoza, Aragon, 50009, Spain
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Hospital Clinico Universitario de Valencia
RECRUITINGValencia, València, 46010, Spain
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Hospital General Universitario de Albacete
RECRUITINGAlbacete, Castille-La Mancha, 02006, Spain
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Hospital Santa Maria delle Croci
RECRUITINGRavenna, Emilia-Romagna, 48121, Italy
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Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre
RECRUITINGMadrid, Madrid, 28041, Spain
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Hospital Universitario De Burgos
RECRUITINGBurgos, Castille and León, 09006, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Infanta Leonor
RECRUITINGMadrid, Madrid, 28031, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Y Politecnico La Fe
RECRUITINGValencia, València, 46026, Spain
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Hospital de Braga, Centro Clínico Académico de Braga
RECRUITINGBraga, 1099-023, Portugal
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Hôpital Avicenne
RECRUITINGBobigny, Île-de-France Region, 93009, France
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Hôpital Lyon Sud
RECRUITINGPierre-Bénite, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, 69495, France
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Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière
RECRUITINGParis, Île-de-France Region, 75013, France
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Hôpital Saint Louis
RECRUITINGParis, Île-de-France Region, 75010, France
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Hôpital Universitaire Henri Mondor
RECRUITINGCréteil, Val-de-Marne, 94010, France
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Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10003, United States
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Institut Gustave Roussy
RECRUITINGVillejuif, Val-De-Marne, 94805, France
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L'IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero - Universitaria di Bologna
RECRUITINGBologna, Emilia-Romagna, 40138, Italy
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Laiko General Hospital of Athens
RECRUITINGAthens, Attica, 11527, Greece
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Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute
RECRUITINGTampa, Florida, 33612, United States
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National Taiwan University Hospital
RECRUITINGTaipei, Northern Taiwan, 10002, Taiwan
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Ohio State University
RECRUITINGColumbus, Ohio, 43210, United States
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Pusan National University Hospital
RECRUITINGBusan-si, Gyeongsangnam-do, 49241, South Korea
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Royal Victoria Hospital
RECRUITINGMontreal, Quebec, H4A3J1, Canada
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Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences
RECRUITINGNew Brunswick, New Jersey, 08903, United States
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Samsung Medical Center
RECRUITINGSeoul, Seoul-T'Ukpyolsi, 35015, South Korea
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St. Bartholomew's Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGLondon, England, EC1A 7BE, United Kingdom
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St. George's, University of London
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGLondon, England, SW17 0QT, United Kingdom
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State University of New York at Buffalo
RECRUITINGBuffalo, New York, 14263, United States
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Szpital Wojewodzki w Opolu
RECRUITINGOpole, Opole Voivodeship, 45-061, Poland
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Taichung Veterans General Hospital
RECRUITINGTaichung, Central Taiwan, 407, Taiwan
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Taipei Veterans General Hospital
RECRUITINGTaipei, Northern Taiwan, 613, Taiwan
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Tennessee Oncology
RECRUITINGNashville, Tennessee, 37203, United States
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Texas Oncology - San Antonio Medical Center
RECRUITINGSan Antonio, Texas, 78240, United States
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Texas Oncology-Austin Midtown
RECRUITINGAustin, Texas, 78705, United States
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Texas Oncology-Presbyterian Cancer Center
RECRUITINGDallas, Texas, 75231, United States
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The Catholic University of Korea Seoul St. Mary's Hospital
RECRUITINGSeoul, Seoul-T'Ukpyolsi, 137-040, South Korea
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The Medical City
RECRUITINGPasig, National Capital Region, 1605, Philippines
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TriStar Centennial Medical Center
RECRUITINGNashville, Tennessee, 37203, United States
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Ulsan University Hospital
RECRUITINGUlsan, Gyeongsangnam-do, 44033, South Korea
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Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel
RECRUITINGJette, Brussels Capital, 1090, Belgium
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University General Hospital of Alexandroupoli
RECRUITINGAlexandroupoli, East Macedonia and Thrace, 68100, Greece
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University General Hospital of Ioannina
RECRUITINGIoannina, Epirus, 45500, Greece
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University Hospital Virgen Del Rocio S.L.
RECRUITINGSeville, Andalusia, 41013, Spain
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University of California, Fresno
RECRUITINGClovis, California, 93611, United States
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University of California, Irvine
RECRUITINGOrange, California, 92868, United States
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University of California, Los Angeles
RECRUITINGLos Angeles, California, 90095, United States
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University of California, San Diego
RECRUITINGLa Jolla, California, 92093, United States
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University of Colorado
RECRUITINGAurora, Colorado, 80045, United States
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University of Iowa
RECRUITINGIowa City, Iowa, 52246, United States
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University of Kentucky
RECRUITINGLexington, Kentucky, 40536, United States
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University of Massachusetts
RECRUITINGWorcester, Massachusetts, 01605, United States
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University of Miami
RECRUITINGMiami, Florida, 33136, United States
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University of Michigan
RECRUITINGAnn Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States
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University of Minnesota
RECRUITINGMinneapolis, Minnesota, 55455, United States
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University of New Mexico
RECRUITINGAlbuquerque, New Mexico, 87131, United States
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University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
RECRUITINGChapel Hill, North Carolina, 27514, United States
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University of Pennsylvania
RECRUITINGPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
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University of Santo Tomas
RECRUITINGManila, National Capital Region, 1015, Philippines
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University of Texas
RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77030, United States
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University of Vermont Medical Center
RECRUITINGBurlington, Vermont, 05401, United States
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University of Virginia School of Medicine
RECRUITINGCharlottesville, Virginia, 22903, United States
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University of Wisconsin
RECRUITINGMadison, Wisconsin, 53792, United States
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Virginia Cancer Specialists
RECRUITINGManassas, Virginia, 20110, United States
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WVU Medicine Wheeling Hospital
RECRUITINGWheeling, West Virginia, 26003, United States
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Wayne State University School of Medicine
RECRUITINGDetroit, Michigan, 48201, United States
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Weill Cornell Medical Center
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10065, United States
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Willamette Valley Cancer Institute
RECRUITINGEugene, Oregon, 97401, United States
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Yale University School of Medicine
RECRUITINGNew Haven, Connecticut, 06510, United States
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