New hope for rare leukemia: drug cocktail shows promise
NCT ID NCT06991920
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a combination of two newer drugs, blinatumomab and venetoclax, along with standard chemotherapy, for adults with a rare type of leukemia called acute leukemia of ambiguous lineage (ALAL). The goal is to see if this approach improves survival and remission rates. The trial will enroll 50 participants across multiple centers in China.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- blinatumomab and venetoclax
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this combination could become a standard first-line treatment for this rare leukemia, improving survival and remission rates.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase trial with no control group, so results may not be definitive. The drugs can cause serious side effects like infections and organ damage.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jun 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2032
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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14 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: * A series of acute leukemia of unknown origin diagnosed in accordance with the 5th edition of the WHO or ICC classification standards. * Age ≥ 14 years old, regardless of gender. * The ECOG performance status score is ≤ 2. * Conform to the following organ functional status: total bilirubin \< 1.5×ULN, AST and ALT ≤ 2.5×ULN; blood Cr \< 1.5×ULN; myocardial enzymes \< 2×ULN; serum amylase ≤ 1.5×ULN; echocardiography indicates that the left ventricular ejection fraction (LEF) \> 50%. (In the case of patients without a previous history of liver or kidney basic disease, if liver and kidney function abnormalities exceed the aforementioned inclusion criteria and the researcher determines that the liver and kidney function abnormalities are caused by acute leukemia itself, they may be included in the group at the researcher's discretion). * Understand and sign the informed consent form and agree to abide by the research requirements. Exclusion Criteria: * Concurrent with other serious and/or uncontrollable underlying diseases: accompanied by other malignant diseases requiring treatment, acute or chronic hepatitis, severe pancreatic or kidney diseases; other serious and/or life-threatening underlying diseases. * Pregnant or lactating women. * Positive for anti-HIV test. * Mental disorders that may prevent the subject from completing the treatment or giving informed consent. * The investigator deems the subject unsuitable for inclusion.
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Conditions
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