New targeted drug shows promise for Hard-to-Treat blood cancers
NCT ID NCT04771130
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 15, 2026 · Updated 4 times
Summary
This study is testing a new drug called BGB-11417 (sonrotoclax) in people with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), or related blood cancers. The drug works by blocking a protein that helps cancer cells survive. The trial will give the drug alone or together with another drug called azacitidine. The main goals are to find the safest dose and see if the drug can shrink or control the cancer. About 260 people will take part in this early-phase study.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- BGB-11417 (sonrotoclax) and azacitidine
- What this could lead to
- If this trial succeeds, it could point toward a new treatment option for people with certain blood cancers like AML and MDS.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-phase trial (phase 1/2) with a small number of participants, so the drug may not work as hoped or could cause unexpected side effects. The results will need confirmation in larger studies.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1/2
Runs two stages together: safety and dose first, then whether the treatment works.
- Participants
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About 260 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2021
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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.
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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.
Key Inclusion Criteria: 1. Confirmed diagnosis of one of the following by 2016 World Health Organization criteria: * AML, nonacute promyelocytic leukemia * MDS * MDS/MPN 2. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status of 0 to 2. 3. Adequate organ function defined as: * Creatinine clearance ≥ 50 milliliters/minute (mL/min) (or between 30 and 49 mL/min in unfit AML cohort) * Adequate liver function 4. Life expectancy of \> 12 weeks. 5. Ability to comply with the requirements of the study. Key Exclusion Criteria: 1. A diagnosis of acute promyelocytic leukemia. 2. History of prior malignancy, with the exception of either a history of MDS or MDS/MPN that has transformed to AML, or other prior malignancy that was treated with a full curative intent and no evidence of recurrence within the past 2 years (eg, localized skin cancer, superficial bladder cancer, carcinoma in situ of the cervix or breast, or localized Gleason score ≤ 6 prostate cancer) 3. Antecedent MPN including myelofibrosis, essential thrombocytosis, polycythemia vera, or chronic myelogenous leukemia with or without BCR-ABL1 translocation and AML with BCR-ABL1 translocation. 4. Prior therapy with a B-cell lymphoma-2 inhibitor 5. Known central nervous system involvement by leukemia. Note: Other protocol defined Inclusion/Exclusion criteria may apply.
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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.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The study's own enquiry address
This study publishes an address for enquiries. See it below .
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The places running it
42 sites in 9 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
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Study contacts
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Contact
Email: •••••@•••••
Locations
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Aotearoa Clinical Trials
RECRUITINGAuckland, 2025, New Zealand
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Austin Health
RECRUITINGHeidelberg, Victoria, VIC 3084, Australia
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City of Hope National Medical Center
TERMINATEDDuarte, California, 91010-3012, United States
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Concord Repatriation General Hospital
RECRUITINGConcord, New South Wales, NSW 2139, Australia
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Edinburgh Cancer Centre
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGEdinburgh, EH4 2XU, United Kingdom
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Fiona Stanley Hospital
RECRUITINGMurdoch, Western Australia, WA 6150, Australia
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Gold Coast University Hospital
RECRUITINGSouthport, Queensland, QLD 4215, Australia
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Guangdong Provincial Peoples Hospital
RECRUITINGGuangzhou, Guangdong, 510080, China
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Henan Cancer Hospital
RECRUITINGZhengzhou, Henan, 450000, China
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Hopital Claude Huriez Chu Lille
RECRUITINGLille, 59000, France
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Hopital Larchet
RECRUITINGNice, 06200, France
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Hopital Saint Louis
RECRUITINGParis, 75010, France
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Hospital Universitari I Politecnic La Fe
RECRUITINGValencia, 46026, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Virgen Del Rocio
RECRUITINGSeville, 41013, Spain
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Hospital Universitario de Salamanca
RECRUITINGSalamanca, 37007, Spain
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Hospital de La Santa Creu I Sant Pau
RECRUITINGBarcelona, 08041, Spain
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Istituto Romagnolo Per Lo Studio Dei Tumori Dino Amadori Irst
RECRUITINGMeldola, 47014, Italy
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Linear Clinical Research
RECRUITINGNedlands, Western Australia, WA 6009, Australia
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Md Anderson Cancer Center
RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77030-3907, United States
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Medical College of Wisconsin
RECRUITINGMilwaukee, Wisconsin, 53226-3522, United States
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Monash Health
RECRUITINGClayton, Victoria, VIC 3168, Australia
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Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University
RECRUITINGGuangzhou, Guangdong, 510515, China
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Niguarda Cancer Center Division of Hematology
RECRUITINGMilan, 20162, Italy
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North Shore Hospital
RECRUITINGAuckland, 0622, New Zealand
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One Clinical Research
RECRUITINGNedlands, Western Australia, WA 6009, Australia
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Orange Health Hospital
RECRUITINGOrange, New South Wales, NSW 2800, Australia
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Peking University Peoples Hospital
RECRUITINGBeijing, Beijing Municipality, 100044, China
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Policlinico Sorsola Malpighi, Aou Di Bologna
RECRUITINGBologna, 40138, Italy
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Samsung Medical Center
RECRUITINGGangnamGu, Seoul Teugbyeolsi, 06351, South Korea
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Severance Hospital Yonsei University Health System
RECRUITINGSeodaemunGu, Seoul Teugbyeolsi, 03722, South Korea
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St George Hospital
RECRUITINGKogarah, New South Wales, NSW 2217, Australia
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St Vincents Hospital Melbourne
RECRUITINGFitzroy, Victoria, VIC 3065, Australia
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Tampa General Hospital
RECRUITINGTampa, Florida, 33606-3571, United States
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The Alfred Hospital
RECRUITINGMelbourne, Victoria, VIC 3004, Australia
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The Christie Hospital
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGGreater Manchester, M20 4BX, United Kingdom
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University Branch Donghu
RECRUITINGNanchang, Jiangxi, 330006, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University
RECRUITINGSuzhou, Jiangsu, 215006, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine
RECRUITINGHangzhou, Zhejiang, 310003, China
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The First Hospital of Lanzhou University
RECRUITINGLanzhou, Gansu, 730000, China
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The Second Peoples Hospital of Shenzhen
COMPLETEDShenzhen, Guangdong, 518037, China
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Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital
COMPLETEDTianjin, Tianjin Municipality, 300060, China
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Union Hospital of Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
RECRUITINGWuhan, Hubei, 430022, China
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Universitaetsklinikum Leipzig Aor
RECRUITINGLeipzig, 04103, Germany
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Universitaetsklinikum Ulm
RECRUITINGUlm, 89081, Germany
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Upmc Hillman Cancer Center(Univ of Pittsburgh)
RECRUITINGPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15232-1309, United States
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Wellington Regional Hospital (Ccdhb)
RECRUITINGWellington, 6021, New Zealand
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West China Hospital, Sichuan University
RECRUITINGChengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China
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