New combo aims to keep leukemia in check after remission
NCT ID NCT07539818
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This Phase 3 trial tests whether adding venetoclax to azacitidine as maintenance therapy helps adults with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) stay in remission longer. About 788 patients who achieved first remission after initial treatment will receive either azacitidine alone or azacitidine plus venetoclax for up to 12 cycles. The main goal is to see if the combination improves disease-free survival.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- azacitidine and venetoclax
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a more effective maintenance therapy to keep AML in remission longer, potentially reducing relapse risk.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage Phase 3 trial with no results yet. The combination may cause more side effects, and it's unclear if it will improve survival or just delay relapse.
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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 788 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Apr 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Apr 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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14 to 75 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: * Diagnosis of AML per WHO 2022 or ICC criteria, or MDS/AML (10-20% blasts) per ICC * Age ≥14 and \<75 years * ECOG performance status 0-2 * First complete remission (CR) or CR with incomplete count recovery (CRi) after induction and consolidation * Received at least 2 cycles of intermediate- or high-dose cytarabine (cumulative dose ≥6 g/m² per cycle) * Time from first CR/CRi to enrollment ≤10 months, and time from last treatment to enrollment ≤3 months * MRD-negative or low-level MRD detectable; MRD-positive patients are excluded * Signed informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Acute promyelocytic leukemia with PML-RARA * AML with BCR-ABL * Active central nervous system involvement * Prior allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation * Planned allogeneic HSCT within 6 months * Deemed unsuitable by investigator
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