New blood test could personalize AML treatment
NCT ID NCT07060001
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a new blood test (5hmC) to see if it can help doctors choose between two standard treatments for acute myeloid leukemia (AML): a milder drug (hypomethylating agent) or strong chemotherapy. About 112 newly diagnosed adults will have their blood tested after initial treatment to check for leftover cancer cells. The goal is to see if using this test leads to better remission rates and longer survival.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- hypomethylating agent (HMA) and intensive chemotherapy
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this blood test could help doctors choose the most effective treatment for each AML patient, potentially improving remission rates and survival.
- What could go wrong
- This is a Phase 2 trial with only 112 participants, so results may not apply to all AML patients. The test is new and may not be more accurate than current methods.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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About 112 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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Dec 2029
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. The patient (or legally acceptable representative if applicable) provides written informed consent for the trial. Spanish speaking patients will be included and translation services will be provided as needed. 2. Male or female, 18 years of age or older, on the day of informed consent signing. 3. Newly diagnosed de novo AML 5\. Expected life expectancy of at least 6 months 6. Willing and able to comply with the protocol for the duration of the trial including undergoing treatment and scheduled visits and examinations. 7. Women with childbearing potential and men should practice at least one of the following methods of birth control throughout the study and for 6 for women and 3 months for men after the last dose of study therapy: 1. Total abstinence from sexual intercourse (periodic abstinence not acceptable); 2. Surgically sterile partner(s) including vasectomy, bilateral tubal ligation, bilateral oophorectomy, or hysterectomy; 3. Practicing 2 effective methods of contraception (at least 1 highly effective, method of contraception \[See Appendix 4\]). WOCBP should only be included after a confirmed negative serum pregnancy test. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Currently participating and receiving study therapy or has participated in a study of an investigational agent and received study therapy or used an investigational device within 3 weeks of trial treatment administration. 2. The patient has serious and/or uncontrolled preexisting medical condition(s) that, in the judgment of the investigator, would preclude participation in this study 3. Known psychiatric or substance abuse disorders that would interfere with cooperation with the requirements of the trial. 4. Confirmed positive pregnancy test in WOCBP.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Houston Methodist Neal Cancer Center
Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
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