New chemo regimen aims to boost survival in kids with down syndrome and leukemia
NCT ID NCT07232134
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is testing a specific set of four chemotherapy blocks in children (0-18 years) who have both acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and Down syndrome. The goal is to see if this tailored treatment can improve long-term survival and reduce harsh side effects compared to past approaches. The trial is enrolling 100 participants across multiple centers in Russia.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- chemotherapy (cytarabine, idarubicin, etoposide, daunorubicin)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could establish a safer, more effective chemotherapy regimen for children with both AML and Down syndrome, improving survival rates and reducing toxic side effects.
- What could go wrong
- This is a non-randomized trial with no control group, so results may be less definitive. Chemotherapy carries significant risks like infection and organ damage, and the reduced doses might not control the leukemia as well as standard treatment.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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About 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2032
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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1 day to 18 years
- 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: * Age 0-18 years * Diagnosis of AML, MDS and presence of Down syndrome (constitutional trisomy 21 and mutation in the GATA1 gene) * Signed informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Children with Down syndrome and acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) * Severe comorbidities with contraindications to the treatment according to the protocol * Pre-treatment \>14 days with intensive induction therapy * Refusal of all therapy or important elements of therapy
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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 places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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National medical research center of pediatric haematology, oncology and immulogy named after Dmytriy Rogachyov, Moscow, 117198
RECRUITINGMoscow, Russia
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