New drug combo shows promise for rare blood cancer
NCT ID NCT04817007
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a new drug called BMS-986158, either alone or combined with standard treatments (ruxolitinib or fedratinib), in about 216 people with high-risk myelofibrosis, a type of blood cancer. The goal is to see if the drug is safe and can shrink an enlarged spleen, a common problem in this disease. The trial is currently active but not recruiting new participants.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- BMS-986158 (a drug being tested) combined with either ruxolitinib or fedratinib (standard drugs for myelofibrosis)
- What this could lead to
- If this works, it could offer a new treatment option for people with high-risk myelofibrosis, potentially shrinking an enlarged spleen and improving symptoms.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-phase trial (Phase 1b/2) with a small number of participants, so the drug may not prove effective or safe. Side effects could be serious, and the combination might not work better than existing treatments.
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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 216 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 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.
- 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: * Diagnosis of primary myelofibrosis (PMF), post-essential thrombocythemia (ET) or post-polycythemia vera (PV) myelofibrosis * Treatment-related toxicities from prior therapy resolved to Grade 1 or pre-treatment baseline or determined to be irreversible prior to study treatment * Must agree to follow specific methods of contraception, if applicable Exclusion Criteria: * Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding at screening * Any significant acute or uncontrolled chronic medical illness Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria 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.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Local Institution - 0001
Florence, 50134, Italy
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Local Institution - 0002
Brescia, 25123, Italy
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Bologna, 40138, Italy
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Local Institution - 0006
Heidelberg, Victoria, 3084, Australia
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Local Institution - 0007
East Melbourne, Victoria, 3002, Australia
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Local Institution - 0008
Marseille, 13273, France
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Local Institution - 0010
Villejuif, 94800, France
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Local Institution - 0011
Paris, 75010, France
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Local Institution - 0012
Verona, 37134, Italy
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Local Institution - 0015
West Perth, Western Australia, 6005, Australia
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Local Institution - 0016
Jerusalem, 9112001, Israel
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Local Institution - 0017
Ramat Gan, 5262100, Israel
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Local Institution - 0018
Petah Tikva, 4910021, Israel
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Local Institution - 0019
Tel Aviv, 6423906, Israel
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Local Institution - 0020
Badalona, Barcelona [Barcelona], 08916, Spain
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Local Institution - 0021
Salamanca, 37007, Spain
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Local Institution - 0026
Madrid, 28041, Spain
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Local Institution - 0027
Nice, 06202, France
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Local Institution - 0029
Santander, Cantabria, 39008, Spain
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Local Institution - 0030
Brest, 29200, France
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Local Institution - 0032
Wollongong, New South Wales, 2500, Australia
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Local Institution - 0033
Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States
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Local Institution - 0035
Halle, Saxony-Anhalt, 06120, Germany
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Local Institution - 0036
Blacktown, New South Wales, 2148, Australia
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Local Institution - 0038
Worcester, Massachusetts, 01655, United States
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Local Institution - 0039
Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, 45122, Germany
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Local Institution - 0040
Chemnitz, Saxony, 09116, Germany
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Local Institution - 0041
Nedlands, Western Australia, 6009, Australia
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Local Institution - 0042
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15224, United States
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Local Institution - 0043
New Orleans, Louisiana, 70112, United States
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Local Institution - 0045
Hackensack, New Jersey, 07601, United States
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Local Institution - 0047
Thessaloniki, Thessaloníki, 570 10, Greece
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Local Institution - 0048
Seoul, Seoul-teukbyeolsi [Seoul], 05505, South Korea
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Local Institution - 0049
Seongnam, Kyǒnggi-do, 13620, South Korea
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Local Institution - 0050
Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein, 23538, Germany
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Local Institution - 0051
Cluj-Napoca, 400015, Romania
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Local Institution - 0052
Bucuresti, Cluj, 022328, Romania
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Local Institution - 0053
Seoul, Seoul-teukbyeolsi [Seoul], 06591, South Korea
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Local Institution - 0054
Madrid, Madrid, Comunidad de, 28034, Spain
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Local Institution - 0061
Chaïdári, Attikí, 12462, Greece
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Local Institution - 0062
Gdansk, 80-952, Poland
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Local Institution - 0068
Erding, Bavaria, 85435, Germany
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Local Institution - 0069
Newport Beach, California, 92663, United States
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Local Institution - 0076
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27514, United States
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Local Institution - 0077
Słupsk, Pomeranian Voivodeship, 76-200, Poland
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Local Institution - 0083
Bucharest, 050098, Romania
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Local Institution - 0086
Beersheba, Southern District, 8410101, Israel
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Local Institution - 0090
Lake Mary, Florida, 32746, United States
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Local Institution - 0094
Valencia, 46026, Spain
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