New drug cocktail targets tough CLL
NCT ID NCT03328273
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jul 15, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This early-phase trial tests two oral drugs—acalabrutinib and ceralasertib—in 12 people with high-risk chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) that has stopped responding to other treatments. The main goal is to check safety and find the right dose. It is not yet known if the combination will shrink tumors or extend life.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- acalabrutinib and ceralasertib (two cancer drugs taken as pills)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a new treatment option for people with hard-to-treat CLL.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early, small trial (12 people) focused on safety, not proof of effectiveness. The combination may not work or could cause serious side effects.
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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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12 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2018
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2026
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 to 130 years
- 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 relapsed or refractory CLL that meets published diagnostic criteria (International Workshop on Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia \[IWCLL\] Hallek 2008) and supported/documented by medical records * Subjects must be Relapse/Refractory high risk CLL and have exhausted other therapeutic options according to local/regional standard of care * Must have received ≥1 prior therapy for treatment of their disease. Exclusion Criteria: * A diagnosis of ataxia telangiectasia * Any prior exposure to an ATR inhibitor or known hypersensitivity to an excipient of the product. * Known history of infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). * A life-threatening illness, medical condition or organ system dysfunction which, in the investigator's opinion, could compromise the subject's safety, interfere with the absorption or metabolism of ACP-196 (acalabrutinib) and/or Ceralasertib * Significant cardiovascular disease such as uncontrolled or symptomatic arrhythmias, congestive heart failure, or myocardial infarction within 6 months of screening, or any Class 3 or 4 cardiac disease as defined by the New York Heart Association Functional Classification, or corrected QT interval (QTc) \> 480 msec. * Malabsorption syndrome, disease significantly affecting gastrointestinal function, or resection of the stomach or small bowel or ulcerative colitis, symptomatic inflammatory bowel disease, or partial or complete bowel obstruction. * Requirement of treatment with proton-pump inhibitors (e.g., omeprazole, esomeprazole, lansoprazole, dexlansoprazole, rabeprazole, or pantoprazole). Subjects receiving proton-pump inhibitors who switch to H2-receptor antagonists or antacids are eligible for enrollment to this study. * Breast feeding or pregnant
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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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Research Site
Krakow, 30-510, Poland
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Research Site
Lodz, 93-510, Poland
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Research Site
Birmingham, B9 5SS, United Kingdom
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Research Site
Bournemouth, BH7 7DW, United Kingdom
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Research Site
Cardiff, CF14 4XW, United Kingdom
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Research Site
Leeds, LS9 7TF, United Kingdom
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Research Site
London, NW1 2PG, United Kingdom
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Research Site
London, SE5 9RS, United Kingdom
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Research Site
Nottingham, NG5 1PB, United Kingdom
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Research Site
Oxford, OX3 7LJ, United Kingdom
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Research Site
Southampton, SO16 6YD, United Kingdom
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