New hope for tough leukemia? early trial tests AB8939
NCT ID NCT05211570
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This early-phase trial is testing a new drug called AB8939, given daily through a vein, for people with acute myeloid leukemia that has come back or not responded to standard treatments. About 78 participants will receive AB8939, sometimes with another drug called venetoclax. The main goals are to find a safe dose and see if the drug can shrink or control the cancer.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- AB8939 (a drug given intravenously) and venetoclax (a chemotherapy pill)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point toward a new treatment option for people with acute myeloid leukemia that has come back or not responded to other therapies.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early phase 1/2 trial with only 78 participants, so it is too soon to know if AB8939 is safe or effective. The drug may cause serious side effects or fail to improve outcomes.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1/2
Runs two stages together: safety and dose first, then whether the treatment works.
- Participants
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About 78 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2022
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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.
- 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.
DOSE ESCALATION STUDY Key Inclusion Criteria: * Patients with documented diagnosis of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) based on the last version of the World Health Organization classification and eligible to second or third line of treatment. * Patients with documented diagnosis of refractory melyodisplastic syndrome in second or third line of treatment, and with high risk at prognosis based on the IPSS-R scoring system. * ECOG performance status ≤ 1 * Patients are able to understand, sign, and date the written informed consent form at screening visit prior to any protocol-specific procedures * Patients are able and willing to comply with study procedures as per protocol, including bone marrow biopsies Key Exclusion Criteria: * Patients eligible to a standard of care * Patients eligible to hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) at the time of inclusion * Patients diagnosed with acute promyelocytic leukemia (M3) * Patients with clinically active CNS leukemia * Patients with HSCT within 100 days prior to the first administration of AB8939 * Women who are lactating/breastfeeding or who plan to breastfeed while on study * Women with a positive pregnancy test Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply EXPANSION COHORT STUDY Key Inclusion Criteria: * Patients with documented diagnosis of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) based on the last version of the World Health Organization classification and eligible to second or third line of treatment. * ECOG performance status ≤ 2 * Patients are able to understand, sign, and date the written informed consent form at screening visit prior to any protocol-specific procedures * Patients are able and willing to comply with study procedures as per protocol, including bone marrow biopsies Key Exclusion Criteria: * Patients eligible to a standard of care * Patients eligible to hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) at the time of inclusion * Patients diagnosed with acute promyelocytic leukemia (M3) * Patients with clinically active CNS leukemia * Patients with HSCT within 100 days prior to the first administration of AB8939 * Women who are lactating/breastfeeding or who plan to breastfeed while on study * Women with a positive pregnancy test Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply
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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
10 sites in 4 countries. 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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Clínica Universidad de Navarra
RECRUITINGPamplona, Spain
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General University Hospital of Alicantet (Hospital General Universitario Dr. Balmis de Alicante)
RECRUITINGAlicante, Spain
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Hospital San Pedro de Alcantara
RECRUITINGCáceres, Spain
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Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre
RECRUITINGMadrid, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Quirónsalud
RECRUITINGMadrid, Spain
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Institut Paoli Calmettes
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGMarseille, France
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MD Anderson Cancer Center
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77030, United States
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MD Anderson Cancer Center Madrid
RECRUITINGMadrid, Spain
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National and Kapodistrian University of Athens NKUA · Department of Hematology and Bone marrow Transplantation Unit
RECRUITINGAthens, Greece
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Virgen del Rocío University Hospital (Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío)
RECRUITINGSeville, Spain
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