Triple-Drug cocktail aims to boost remission in acute myeloid leukemia
NCT ID NCT05654194
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This phase 3 trial is testing whether a combination of three drugs—azacitidine, venetoclax, and ATRA—can safely and effectively treat adults newly diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). The drugs work together to stop cancer cell growth by demethylating DNA, promoting cell differentiation, and killing cancer cells. Participants receive the combination in cycles as induction, consolidation, and maintenance therapy. The main goal is to see how many patients achieve complete remission after the first cycle.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- azacitidine, venetoclax, and ATRA (all-trans retinoic acid)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this three-drug combination could offer a more effective initial treatment for acute myeloid leukemia, potentially leading to higher remission rates without the need for intensive chemotherapy.
- What could go wrong
- This is a single-arm, early-phase trial with a small number of participants, so results may not apply to all AML patients. The combination may cause significant side effects, and it is not yet known if it improves long-term survival.
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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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60 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2022
- Finished
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Feb 2026
- 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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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.
Inclusion Criteria: * Newly diagnosed AML according to the WHO (2016) classification of acute myeloid leukemia. * Age ≥ 18years. * ECOG score: 0-3. * White blood cell count ≤ 25\*10\^9/L * Total bilirubin ≤ 3X the institutional upper limit of normal if attributable to hepatic infiltration by neoplastic disease * AST (SGOT) and ALT (SGPT) ≤ 3X the institutional upper limit of normal * Creatinine clearance ≥30ml/min Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnancy or lactation. * Acute promylocytic leukemia or chronic myeloid leukemia in blast crisis. * Another malignant disease. * Uncontrolled active infection. * Left ventricular ejection fraction \< 0.3 by echocardiography or grade III/IV cardiovascular dysfunction according to the New York Heart Association Classification. * Active hepatitis B or hepatitis C infection. * HIV infection. * Other commodities that the investigators considered not suitable for the enrollment.
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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.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University
Suzhou, China
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