New DNA test could spot leukemia resistance earlier
NCT ID NCT07158294
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study will test whether a highly sensitive genetic test called digital PCR can detect drug-resistant mutations in people with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) as well as the current standard method. Researchers will analyze blood samples from 150 adults with CML whose current treatment is not working well. If digital PCR proves effective, it could help doctors switch therapies faster and more accurately.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a faster, more sensitive way to detect drug-resistant mutations in CML patients, helping doctors choose the right treatment sooner.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage diagnostic study, not a treatment trial. The new method may not prove as reliable as existing tests, and results may not change patient outcomes directly.
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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 150 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Feb 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2029
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.
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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: * molecularly confirmed diagnosis of BCR::ABL1+ CML; * positivity for either e13a2 or e14a2 transcript; * age ≥18 years; * chronic phase; * on therapy with imatinib or 2 GTKIs (dasatinib, nilotinib and bosutinib); * candidate to TKI switch because of resistance according to the ELN recommendations OR with a confirmed warning response to 2GTKI therapy according to the ELN recommendations; * Signed written informed consent according to ICH/EU/GCP and national local laws. Exclusion Criteria: * blastic phase; * Previous allogeneic transplant or candidate to allogeneic transplant; * on treatment with ponatinib or asciminib, investigational TKIs or non-TKI-therapy; * switch performed or planned due to intolerance and not to resistance.
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