Therapy related acute myeloid leukemia and myelodysplastic syndrome
MONDO:0019457An acute myeloid leukemia secondary to a myelodysplastic syndrome or therapy-related. (WHO, 2001)
Also known as: Secondary AGL, Secondary Acute granulocytic Leukaemia, Secondary Acute granulocytic Leukemia, Secondary Acute myeloblastic Leukaemia, Secondary Acute myeloblastic Leukemia, Secondary Acute myelocytic Leukaemia, Secondary Acute myelocytic Leukemia, Secondary Acute myelogenous Leukaemia
3174 clinical trials for this condition and its sub-types, 87 tagged with Therapy related acute myeloid leukemia and myelodysplastic syndrome itself.
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Sub-types of Therapy related acute myeloid leukemia and myelodysplastic syndrome
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Can adding venetoclax make donor stem cell transplants safer for High-Risk blood cancers?
Cure Recruiting nowResearchers test whether adding venetoclax to a standard conditioning regimen called FLAMSA-treosulfan is safe for people with high-risk myelodysplastic syndromes, chronic myelomonocytic leukemia, or secondary acute myeloid leukemia who are receiving a donor blood stem cell trans…
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: Heinrich-Heine University, Duesseldorf • Aim: Cure
Last updated Sep 18, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Could detoxing metals boost chemo for leukemia?
Disease control Recruiting nowThis early-stage trial is testing whether two drugs that lower metal levels in the body can help people with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) or myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) respond better to chemotherapy. The study will enroll 58 adults and aims to find the safest dose and check f…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Sep 20, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New hope for Tough-to-Treat leukemia: multiple drug cocktails tested
Disease control Recruiting nowThis phase II trial tests several experimental drug combinations against the standard treatment for high-risk acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in patients aged 59 or younger. The goal is to see if newer regimens, including venetoclax and liposome formulations, can better shrink cance…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Sep 20, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Supercharged immune cells take on resistant blood cancers
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests a new type of immune cell therapy for people with myeloid cancers (like AML or MDS) that have come back or not responded to treatment. The cells are taken from donated cord blood, engineered to better recognize and attack cancer cells, and given after chemotherap…
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Sep 06, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New combo therapy aims to improve AML treatment for patients with specific gene changes
Disease control Recruiting nowThis early-phase trial tests whether adding a menin inhibitor (SNDX-5613) to standard chemotherapy can better control acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in people with certain gene changes (NPM1 or MLL). About 38 newly diagnosed adults will receive the combination to find the safest do…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Aug 27, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Could removing metals boost chemo in leukemia?
Disease control Recruiting nowThis phase 2 trial tests whether adding metal detoxification drugs (DMSA and Ca-EDTA) to standard therapy can improve outcomes for adults with intermediate- to high-risk acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Researchers believe lowering metal levels in blood and bone marrow may help cont…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Aug 27, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New drug combo aims to keep childhood leukemia at bay after transplant
Disease control Recruiting nowThis phase 1 trial tests the safety and best dose of an oral drug called ASTX727 (a combination of cedazuridine and decitabine) along with filgrastim in children with high-risk acute myeloid leukemia (AML) that has returned or not responded to treatment. All participants have alr…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Aug 22, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New radiation method may make stem cell transplants safer for older leukemia patients
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests a targeted radiation technique (TMLI) combined with two chemotherapy drugs before a stem cell transplant in people aged 50 and older with acute myeloid leukemia or myelodysplastic syndrome that has not responded to treatment or has returned. The goal is to see if…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: City of Hope Medical Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Aug 22, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Immune booster: personalized NK cells aim to wipe out blood cancer after transplant
Disease control Recruiting nowThis phase 2 trial tests whether giving patients their own personalized natural killer (NK) cells after chemotherapy and a cord blood transplant can help kill any remaining cancer cells. The study includes 100 people with various blood cancers like leukemia, lymphoma, and multipl…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Aug 01, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New drug rebecsinib enters human testing for tough blood cancers
Disease control Recruiting nowThis early-phase study is testing a new drug called rebecsinib in 28 people whose secondary acute myeloid leukemia or high-risk myelofibrosis has come back or not responded to treatment. The drug is given by IV infusion four times per 28-day cycle for up to six cycles. The main g…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Aspera Biomedicines, Inc. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 22, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New hope for hard-to-treat leukemia: drug combo enters phase 2 trial
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests a new combination of three drugs (tagraxofusp, azacitidine, and venetoclax) for people with a type of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) that has returned or not responded to previous treatment. The goal is to see if this combination can help more patients achieve remi…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Joshua Zeidner • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 12, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New drug cocktail aims to outsmart relapsed leukemia
Disease control Recruiting nowThis early-phase trial is testing whether adding ruxolitinib to the standard drugs azacitidine and venetoclax is safe for people with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) that has come back or not responded to treatment. About 51 adults will receive the three-drug combination to find the…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Jennifer Saultz • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 08, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Radioactive antibody targets cancer before stem cell transplant in High-Risk leukemia trial
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests a radioactive antibody (211At-BC8-B10) that seeks out and attacks cancer cells, followed by a donor stem cell transplant for people with high-risk leukemia or myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) that has returned or not responded to treatment. The goal is to find the …
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:01 UTC
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Radioactive antibody could boost stem cell transplant success in tough leukemias
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study is testing a new approach for people with high-risk acute leukemias or myelodysplastic syndrome. Before a donor stem cell transplant, patients receive a radioactive antibody (211At-BC8-B10) designed to target and kill cancer cells while sparing healthy tissue. The goal…
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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New chemo cocktail targets tough leukemias
Disease control Recruiting nowThis phase 2 trial is testing a combination of four chemotherapy drugs—cladribine, idarubicin, cytarabine, and venetoclax—in people with acute myeloid leukemia, high-risk myelodysplastic syndrome, or blast-phase chronic myeloid leukemia. The goal is to see if this mix can kill ca…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:35 UTC
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Engineered immune cells take aim at childhood leukemia in new trial
Disease control Recruiting nowThis early-phase trial tests a new treatment called CD123-CAR T cells for children and young adults (up to age 21) with certain types of leukemia or related blood cancers that have come back or not responded to standard therapy. The treatment involves collecting the patient's own…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:35 UTC
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New combo attack on tough blood cancers: chemo plus transplant shows promise
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests a new approach for adults with aggressive blood cancers (like AML) that are likely to return after standard treatment. Participants receive a combination of chemotherapy drugs (decitabine plus FLAG-Ida) and low-dose radiation, followed immediately by a stem cell …
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:33 UTC
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Precision radiation may boost transplant success in tough leukemia cases
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests a precise type of radiation called proton total marrow irradiation (TMI) given before a stem cell transplant for people with high-risk acute myeloid leukemia (AML) or myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS). The goal is to see if adding TMI to standard chemotherapy is saf…
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion, Czech Republic • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:07 UTC
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New hope for tough blood cancers: venetoclax combo enters human trials
Disease control Recruiting nowThis early-phase trial is testing whether adding the drug venetoclax to standard chemotherapy is safe and tolerable for children, adolescents, and young adults with high-risk blood cancers like MDS, AML, and ALL. About 30 participants will receive different combinations of chemot…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Andrew E. Place, MD • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 11:00 UTC
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Engineered immune cells take on tough leukemia
Disease control Recruiting nowThis early-stage trial tests a new treatment for acute myeloid leukemia that has returned or not responded to standard therapy. The treatment uses a patient's own immune cells, modified in a lab to recognize and attack leukemia cells. The study aims to find the safest dose and un…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: City of Hope Medical Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 09:10 UTC
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New hope for tough blood cancers: first human trial launches
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests a new drug called STX-0712 in people with advanced types of blood cancer (CMML or AML) who have run out of standard treatments. The main goal is to find a safe dose and see how the body handles the drug. About 105 participants will take part in this early-phase t…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Solu Therapeutics, Inc • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 09:03 UTC
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New drug duo takes on tough blood cancers
Disease control Recruiting nowThis early-stage study tests a drug called danvatirsen, first by itself and then combined with venetoclax, in 38 adults with relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia (AML) or myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS). The goal is to see if the treatment is safe and can shrink or contr…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Montefiore Medical Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 07:56 UTC
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New screening trial aims to speed up matching of cancer patients to the right treatments
Knowledge-focused Recruiting nowThis study tests a new way to screen patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) or myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) by analyzing their bone marrow and blood for specific biomarkers. The goal is to quickly match patients with a treatment trial that targets their cancer's unique mark…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Sep 20, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New screening trial aims to match kids with relapsed leukemia to targeted therapies
Knowledge-focused Recruiting nowThis study screens children and young adults up to age 22 whose leukemia has returned or is hard to treat. By testing their blood and bone marrow, doctors can identify specific genetic markers to match them with the most promising experimental treatments. The goal is to build a r…
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: PedAL BCU, LLC • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Aug 27, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Scientists launch 20-Year MDS watch to unlock disease secrets
Knowledge-focused Recruiting nowThis study follows people with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) for up to 20 years to understand how the disease changes over time. Researchers will collect blood, bone marrow, and other samples from 1,100 participants, including healthy donors. The goal is to learn more about MDS…
Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jul 25, 2026 00:00 UTC