Personalizing leukemia care for seniors: a fitness-based treatment strategy put to the test
NCT ID NCT07735208
First seen Jul 29, 2026 · Last updated Jul 30, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This phase 2 trial tests whether using a comprehensive geriatric assessment to guide treatment selection can reduce side effects and improve outcomes in adults aged 60 and older with newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia. Participants are classified as fit, vulnerable, or frail, and receive predefined treatment regimens based on their assessment. The study compares this approach to standard oncologist-directed care.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- geriatric assessment-guided treatment regimens
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this approach could help doctors choose safer, more effective treatments for older AML patients based on their overall health, not just age.
- What could go wrong
- This is a mid-stage trial with 120 participants, so results may not apply to all older adults. The benefit of GA-guided treatment over standard care is not yet proven.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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About 120 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Dec 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2031
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
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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60 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.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Age 60 and above 2. A diagnosis of de novo, secondary or treatment-related acute myeloid leukemia (AML), other AML equivalent such as myeloid sarcoma, myelodysplastic syndrome in transformation to AML 1. AML diagnosis can be based on the World Health Organization (WHO) 2022 criteria or International Consensus Classification (ICC) 2022 criteria 2. The use of hydroxyurea, cytarabine (up to 1 gm total dose), or leukapheresis for cytoreduction is allowed 3. Patients with brief exposure to all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA), arsenic trioxide (ATO) or similar product for suspected acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL), who later turn out not to have APL, are eligible 4. The use of other cancer-directed treatments (e.g., hormonal treatment, targeted treatment, immunotherapy, radiation) other than chemotherapy for other concurrent malignancies is allowed 3. Able to provide informed consent Exclusion Criteria: 1. Acute promyelocytic leukemia 2. Unwilling to complete study procedures
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The study's own enquiry address
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Study contacts
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Contact
Email: •••••@•••••
Locations
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University of Rochester Medicine
Rochester, New York, 14642, United States
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