Generic azacitidine tablet tested against Brand-Name onureg in AML patients
NCT ID NCT06326697
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study compared a generic azacitidine tablet to the brand-name drug Onureg in 32 adults with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) who are in remission. Participants took a single dose of each drug under fasting conditions to see if the generic version is absorbed similarly. The goal is to show the generic is equivalent, which could offer a more affordable treatment option.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- azacitidine (chemotherapy drug)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a more affordable generic version of azacitidine for AML patients in remission.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase bioequivalence study, not a test of effectiveness. It only checks how the drug is absorbed in the body, not whether it improves 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
The first testing in people. Mainly checks safety and dose, usually in a small group.
- Participants
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32 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2024
- Finished
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Aug 2025
- 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.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Patients age ≥ 18 years of age at the time of signing the informed consent document. 2. Patients with documented diagnosis of AML according to the 2022 updates of the World Health Organization (WHO) classification of myeloid neoplasms and acute leukaemia. 3. Patients with acute myeloid leukemia who achieved first complete remission or complete remission with incomplete blood count recovery following intensive induction chemotherapy and are not able to complete intensive curative therapy. The definitions of response criteria for CR or CRi are primarily those defined by the 2022 report from the European Leukemia Net (ELN) on AML as below: CR defined as bone marrow blasts \<5%; absence of circulating blasts; absence of extramedullary disease; ANC ≥ 1.0 × 10\^9/L (1,000/µL); platelet count ≥ 100 × 10\^9/L(100 000/µL). CRi defined as all CR criteria, except for residual neutropenia \< 1.0 × 10\^9/L (1,000/µL) or thrombocytopenia \< 100 × 10\^9/L (100 000/µL). 4. Patients who don't have a known or suspected hypersensitivity to Azacitidine or any other ingredient used in the manufacturing of Azacitidine. 5. Patients who are physically able for appropriate pharmacokinetics sampling according to principal investigator evaluation. 6. Patients who have a haematological profile appropriate for receiving Azacitidine 300 mg dose for 4 consecutive days as per the principal investigator assessment. 7. Patients who understand and voluntarily sign a written informed consent document prior to any study related assessments/procedures are conducted. 8. Patient is capable of consent. 9. Females of childbearing potential may participate, providing the subject meets the following conditions: Negative serum pregnancy test at screening (sensitivity of at least 25 mIU/mL), and willing to use effective contraception during and up to 6 months after study. 10. Male patients must be willing to use effective contraception during and up to 3 months after the study. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patients with history of drug or alcohol abuse. 2. Female patients who are pregnant or nursing (lactating). 3. Patients with medical condition, laboratory abnormality, or psychiatric illness that, in the opinion of the investigator, might interfere with subject safety, compliance or evaluation of the condition of the study. 4. Patients with positive blood screen for HIV, Hepatitis B (HbsAG) or Hepatitis C (HCV) virus. 5. Patients with experience in any investigational drug in a clinical study within 6 months prior to study Day 1. 6. Patients has a difficulty fasting or consuming standard meals. 7. Patients has history of difficulties in swallowing or any gastrointestinal disease which could affect the drug absorption. 8. Patients does not agree to not be engaged in strenuous exercise at least one day prior to study drug administration until donating the last sample of the study. 9. Patients does not agree to not consuming any beverages or food containing grapefruit for at least two weeks prior to first study drug administration until donating the last sample of the study. 10. Patients does not agree to not consuming any beverages or food containing methyl-xanthines e.g., caffeine (coffee, tea, cola, energy drinks, chocolate etc.) at least 48 hours prior to first study drug administration until donating the last sample of the study. 11. Patients does not agree to not consuming any alcohol containing beverages and food at least 48 hours prior to first study drug administration until donating the last sample of the study
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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