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New hope for elderly leukemia patients: study tests gentler chemo combo
NCT ID NCT07132684
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a newer, targeted drug combination (venetoclax plus azacitidine) works better than standard intensive chemotherapy for adults aged 55 to 75 with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). About 240 participants will be randomly assigned to one of the two treatments. The main goal is to see which approach helps people live longer, with fewer 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 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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About 240 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2025
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2028
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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55 to 75 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 AML according to WHO (2022) or ICC criteria. * Age ≥55 and ≤75 years. * ECOG performance status score of 0-2. * Adequate organ function: * Total bilirubin ≤1.5× upper limit of normal (ULN) * AST and ALT ≤2.5× ULN * Serum creatinine \<2× ULN * Cardiac enzymes \<2× ULN * Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF, by echocardiogram) within normal range Signed informed consent by the patient or legal representative. Exclusion Criteria: * Acute promyelocytic leukemia with PML-RARA fusion gene. * AML with RUNX1-RUNX1T1 or CBFB-MYH11 fusion genes. * AML with BCR-ABL fusion gene. * Relapsed or refractory AML (previously treated with induction chemotherapy, but hydroxyurea is allowed). * Concurrent other malignancies requiring treatment. * Active cardiac disease (e.g., uncontrolled angina, recent myocardial infarction, severe arrhythmias, uncontrolled heart failure, LVEF below normal). * Severe infectious diseases (e.g., untreated tuberculosis, pulmonary aspergillosis). * Other conditions deemed unsuitable by the investigator.
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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
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Blood Diseases Hospital
RECRUITINGTianjin, China
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