New drug cocktail aims to beat deadly fungus in blood cancer patients
NCT ID NCT07185503
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a combination of two antifungal drugs—liposomal amphotericin B plus either posaconazole or isavuconazole—in 60 adults with blood cancers who also have a serious fungal infection called mucormycosis. The goal is to see if the combo can clear the infection better and with fewer side effects than standard treatments. Participants will be closely monitored for symptom improvement, side effects, and survival over several months.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- liposomal amphotericin B combined with posaconazole or isavuconazole
- What this could lead to
- If this works, it could offer a more effective and safer treatment option for a deadly fungal infection in people with blood cancers.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase study with only 60 participants and no comparison group. The combination may still cause serious side effects or fail to improve outcomes.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 60 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2027
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.
Who is studied
Mucormycosis in Hematologic Malignancies patients
- Ages
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18 to 65 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: * Confirmed diagnosis of a hematologic malignancy (e.g., leukemia, lymphoma, myelodysplastic syndrome). * Proven, probable, or possible invasive mucormycosis according to the 2019 European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer/Mycoses Study Group (EORTC/MSG) criteria. * Age ≥18 years and ≤65 years at enrollment. * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status (ECOG-PS) score of 0-2. * No clinically significant organ dysfunction (e.g., renal, hepatic, cardiac) at screening that would preclude protocol-defined therapies. * Ability to understand the study procedures and provide voluntary written informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Prior treatment with non-liposomal amphotericin B formulations (e.g., amphotericin B deoxycholate) for ≥4 days. * Documented hypersensitivity, severe immediate allergic reaction, or intolerance to liposomal amphotericin B. * History of a second malignancy (other than the index hematologic malignancy) treated within the past 3 years. * Active HIV infection, hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection (HBsAg-positive), hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection (RNA-positive), or syphilis. * Psychiatric disorders, cognitive impairment, or other conditions impairing compliance with study procedures or assessments. * Pregnant females, breastfeeding females, or individuals of reproductive potential unwilling to use effective contraception during treatment and for ≥3 months post-therapy. * Serum creatinine ≥2.0 × upper limit of normal (ULN). * Liver transaminases (ALT/AST) or alkaline phosphatase ≥5.0 × ULN. * Total bilirubin ≥3.0 × ULN (isolated bilirubin ≥3.0 × ULN is permitted if due to Gilbert's syndrome or hemolysis). * Patients deemed ineligible by the investigator due to medical, ethical, or logistical reasons.
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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
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
9 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College
RECRUITINGTianjin, China
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Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGTianjin, China
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Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGShenyang, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGShenyang, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGHarbin, China
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The Second Hospital of Dalian Medical University
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGDalian, China
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Tianjin First Central Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGTianjin, 300020, China
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Tianjin Haihe Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGTianjin, China
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Tianjin Union Medical Center of Nankai University
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGTianjin, China
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