New pill could boost leukemia treatment for patients with specific gene changes
NCT ID NCT07223814
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 02, 2026 · Updated 6 times
Summary
This phase 3 trial tests whether adding the drug bleximenib to standard chemotherapy helps adults with a certain genetic type of acute myeloid leukemia (AML). About 875 people will get either bleximenib or a placebo alongside chemo, then be followed for 4 years. The goal is to see if bleximenib delays the cancer from coming back or improves survival.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Bleximenib
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could lead to a new standard treatment that improves survival for people with certain genetic types of AML.
- What could go wrong
- This is a large phase 3 trial, but it's still experimental. Adding bleximenib may not improve outcomes over chemo alone, and side effects could be worse.
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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 875 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2026
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2033
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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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. ≥18 years of age (or the legal age of majority in the jurisdiction in which the study is taking place, whichever is greater) at the time of informed consent. 2. New diagnosis of AML (≥10% blasts in BM or peripheral blood) with mutated NPM1 or with recurring rearrangements involving KMT2A according to ICC 2022 criteria. 3. Considered eligible for intensive chemotherapy. 4. WHO/ECOG performance status ≤2. 5. Adequate renal and hepatic functions prior to randomization. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Prior (chemo-)therapy for AML, including prior treatment with hypomethylating agents 2. Known active leukemic involvement of the central nervous system (CNS). 3. Recipient of solid organ transplant. 4. Cardiac disease: 1. Any of the following within 6 months of randomization: myocardial infarction, uncontrolled/unstable angina, congestive heart failure (NYHA Class III or IV), uncontrolled or symptomatic arrhythmias, stroke, or transient ischemic attack. 2. QTc interval using Fridericia's formula (QTcF) ≥470 ms. Prolonged QTc interval associated with bundle branch block or pacemaking is permitted. 3. Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) \<40% by ECHO or MUGA scan obtained within 28 days prior to the start of study treatment. 4. Previously received cumulative dose of any combination of anthracyclines or anthracenediones of ≥500 mg/m2. 5. Chronic respiratory disease requiring supplemental oxygen.
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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 places running it
82 sites in 12 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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AT-Linz-ORDENSKLINIKUM
RECRUITINGLinz, Austria
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AU-Adelaide-FLINDERS
RECRUITINGAdelaide, Australia
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AU-Adelaide-RAH
RECRUITINGAdelaide, Australia
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AU-Birtinya-SUNSHINECOAST
RECRUITINGBirtinya, Australia
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AU-Brisbane-PAH
RECRUITINGBrisbane, Australia
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AU-Brisbane-RBWH
RECRUITINGBrisbane, Australia
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AU-Camperdown-RPA
RECRUITINGCamperdown, Australia
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AU-Melbourne-AUSTIN
RECRUITINGMelbourne, Australia
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AU-Melbourne-MONASH
RECRUITINGMelbourne, Australia
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AU-Melbourne-PMCC
RECRUITINGMelbourne, Australia
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AU-Sydney-WSAH
RECRUITINGSydney, Australia
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BE-Antwerpen-UZA
RECRUITINGAntwerp, Belgium
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BE-Antwerpen-ZAS
RECRUITINGAntwerp, Belgium
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BE-Brugge-AZBRUGGE
RECRUITINGBruges, Belgium
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BE-Brussel-BORDET
RECRUITINGBrussels, Belgium
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BE-Bruxelles-STLUC
RECRUITINGBrussels, Belgium
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BE-Geel-STDIMPNA
RECRUITINGGeel, Belgium
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BE-Gent-UZGENT
RECRUITINGGhent, Belgium
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BE-Haine-Saint-Paul-JOLIMONT
RECRUITINGJolimont, Belgium
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BE-Hasselt-VIRGAJESSE (Jessa Ziekenhuis)
RECRUITINGHasselt, Belgium
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BE-Leuven-UZLEUVEN
RECRUITINGLeuven, Belgium
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BE-Liege-CHULIEGE
RECRUITINGLiège, Belgium
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BE-Liege-MONTLEGIA
RECRUITINGLiège, Belgium
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BE-Yvoir-MONTGODINNE
RECRUITINGYvoir, Belgium
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Be-Charleroi-GHDC
RECRUITINGCharleroi, Belgium
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CH-Bern-INSEL
RECRUITINGBern, Switzerland
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CH-Fribourg-HFR
RECRUITINGFribourg, Switzerland
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CH-Geneve (14)-HCUGE
RECRUITINGGeneva, Switzerland
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CH-St. Gallen-KSSG
RECRUITINGSankt Gallen, Switzerland
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CH-Zürich-USZ
RECRUITINGZurich, Switzerland
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DE-Aachen-UKAACHEN
RECRUITINGAachen, Germany
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DE-Bochum-RUB
RECRUITINGBochum, Germany
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DE-Bonn-UNIBONN
RECRUITINGBonn, Germany
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DE-Greifswald-UNIGREIFSWALD
RECRUITINGGreifswald, Germany
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DE-Halle-UMH
RECRUITINGHalle, Germany
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DE-Hannover-MHHANNOVER
RECRUITINGHanover, Germany
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DE-Heilbronn-SLK
RECRUITINGHeilbronn, Germany
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DE-Karlsruhe-KLINIKUMKARLSRUHE
RECRUITINGKarlsruhe, Germany
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DE-Oldenburg-KLINIKUMOLDENBURG
RECRUITINGOldenburg, Germany
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DE-Passau-KLINIKUMPASSAU
RECRUITINGPassau, Germany
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DE-Rostock-MUROSTOCK
RECRUITINGRostock, Germany
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DE-Ulm-UNIKLINKULM
RECRUITINGUlm, Germany
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EE-Tallinn-REGIONAALHAIGLA
RECRUITINGTallinn, Estonia
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EE-Tartu-TARTU
RECRUITINGTartu, Estonia
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ES-Palma-SSIB
RECRUITINGPalma de Mallorca, Spain
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FI-Helsinki-HUS
RECRUITINGHelsinki, Finland
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FI-Kuopio-KYS
RECRUITINGKuopio, Finland
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FI-Oulu-OYS
RECRUITINGOulu, Finland
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FI-Tampere-TAYS
RECRUITINGTampere, Finland
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JP-Chuo-Ku-CHIBA
RECRUITINGChūōku, Japan
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JP-Maebashi-Shi-GUNMA
RECRUITINGMaebashi, Japan
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JP-Nagasaki Shi-NAGASAKI
RECRUITINGNagasaki, Japan
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JP-Nishi-Gun-YAMAGATA
RECRUITINGYamagata, Japan
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JP-Yoshida-Gun-FUKUI
RECRUITINGYoshida, Japan
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NL-Amersfoort-MEANDERMC
RECRUITINGAmersfoort, Netherlands
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NL-Amsterdam-AMSTERDAMUMC
RECRUITINGAmsterdam, Netherlands
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NL-Amsterdam-OLVG
RECRUITINGAmsterdam, Netherlands
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NL-Arnhem-RIJNSTATE
RECRUITINGArnhem, Netherlands
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NL-Breda-AMPHIA
RECRUITINGBreda, Netherlands
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NL-Den Haag-HAGA
RECRUITINGThe Hague, Netherlands
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NL-Dordrecht-ASZ
RECRUITINGDordrecht, Netherlands
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NL-Eindhoven-MAXIMAMC
RECRUITINGEindhoven, Netherlands
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NL-Groningen-UMCG
RECRUITINGGroningen, Netherlands
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NL-Leeuwarden-FRISIUSMC
RECRUITINGLeeuwarden, Netherlands
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NL-Leiden-LUMC
RECRUITINGLeiden, Netherlands
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NL-Maastricht-MUMC
RECRUITINGMaastricht, Netherlands
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NL-Nieuwegein-ANTONIUS
RECRUITINGNieuwegein, Netherlands
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NL-Nijmegen-RADBOUD
RECRUITINGNijmegen, Netherlands
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NL-Rotterdam-ERASMUCMC
RECRUITINGRotterdam, Netherlands
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NL-Zwolle-ISALA
RECRUITINGZwolle, Netherlands
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SE-Lund-Suh
RECRUITINGLund, Sweden
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US-Atlanta GA-EMORY
RECRUITINGAtlanta, Georgia, 30322, United States
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US-Baltimore MD-UMGCCC
RECRUITINGBaltimore, Maryland, 21201, United States
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US-Chigago IL-UHCHICAGO
RECRUITINGChicago, Illinois, 60637, United States
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US-Cincinnati OH-CINCY
RECRUITINGCincinnati, Ohio, 45219, United States
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US-Colombus OH-OSU
RECRUITINGColumbus, Ohio, 43210, United States
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US-Kansas City KS-KUMC
RECRUITINGKansas City, Kansas, 66103, United States
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US-Los Angeles CA-UCLA
RECRUITINGLos Angeles, California, 90095, United States
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US-Orlando FL-ORLANDOHEALTH
RECRUITINGOrlando, Florida, 32806, United States
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US-Pittsburgh PA-PITT
RECRUITINGPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15260, United States
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US-San Francisco CA-UCSF
RECRUITINGSan Francisco, California, 94115, United States
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US-St Louis MO-WASHU
RECRUITINGSt Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States
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