New hope for blood cancer patients: experimental drug DZD8586 enters phase 2 trial
NCT ID NCT06539182
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests an experimental drug called DZD8586 (Birelentinib) in 155 adults with chronic lymphocytic leukemia or small lymphocytic lymphoma that has returned or not responded to prior treatment. Participants take one of three daily doses to see if the drug shrinks tumors and to check for side effects. The goal is to find a new treatment option for this hard-to-treat blood cancer.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- DZD8586 (Birelentinib)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a new oral treatment option for people with CLL/SLL whose cancer has returned or stopped responding to other therapies.
- What could go wrong
- This is a Phase 2 trial with a moderate number of participants, so results are still preliminary. The drug may cause side effects or not work for everyone.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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About 155 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2024
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2028
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 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: Participants who meet all the following criteria: 1. Male and female ≥ 18 years of age. 2. ECOG performance status 0-2. 3. Confirmed diagnosis of CLL/SLL with indication for treatment. 4. Adequate bone marrow reserve and organ system functions. 5. Willing to comply with contraceptive restrictions. Exclusion Criteria: Participants who meet any of the following criteria: 1. CNS involvement or Richter transformation. 2. Stem cell transplantation, cell therapy, or gene therapy within 90 days. Approved small molecule therapy within 5 half-lives, monoclonal antibodies and antibody-drug conjugates within 28 days. 3. Major surgery or significant traumatic injury within 4 weeks. Live attenuated vaccines or viral vector vaccines within 4 weeks. 4. Take vitamin K antagonists or take more than 2 anticoagulants or antiplatelet drugs at the same time. Take proton pump inhibitors or strong CYP3A inhibitors or inducers. 5. Active infection. 6. Clinically significant cardiac disorders or abnormalities. History of thrombotic diseases, stroke or intracranial hemorrhage within 6 months. 7. Nausea and vomiting not controlled or chronic gastrointestinal diseases, unable to swallow the formulated product or previous bowel resection that would preclude adequate absorption. 8. Another malignancy within 2 years prior to enrollment with the exception of adequately treated in-situ carcinoma of the cervix, uterus, basal or squamous cell carcinoma or non-melanomatous skin cancer. 9. Women who are breast feeding. 10. History of hypersensitivity to active or inactive excipients of DZD8586 or drugs with a similar chemical structure or class.
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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.
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
17 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu Province Hospital
RECRUITINGNanjing, Jiangsu, China
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RECRUITINGHefei, Anhui, China
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RECRUITINGBeijing, Beijing Municipality, 100053, China
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RECRUITINGBeijing, Beijing Municipality, 100191, China
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RECRUITINGGuangzhou, Guandong, 510280, China
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RECRUITINGGuangzhou, Guandong, 510515, China
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RECRUITINGZhengzhou, Henan, China
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RECRUITINGWuhan, Hubei, China
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RECRUITINGChangchun, Jilin, China
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGDalian, Liaoning, China
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RECRUITINGShenyang, Liaoning, China
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RECRUITINGJinan, Shandong, China
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RECRUITINGLinyi, Shandong, China
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RECRUITINGShanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China
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RECRUITINGTaiyuan, Shangxi, China
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RECRUITINGTianjin, Tianjin Municipality, 300020, China
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RECRUITINGTianjin, Tianjin Municipality, 300060, China
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