New drug gilteritinib may beat standard therapy in preventing AML relapse after transplant
NCT ID NCT07463651
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This Phase 3 trial tests whether the drug gilteritinib is better than sorafenib at keeping leukemia from coming back in patients with a specific gene mutation (FLT3-ITD) after a stem cell transplant. About 594 adults and teens will take one of the two pills daily for up to 2 years. The study uses advanced testing to detect very small amounts of cancer cells early.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Gilteritinib and sorafenib (oral drugs)
- What this could lead to
- If gilteritinib works better, it could become a new standard maintenance therapy to prevent leukemia relapse after transplant.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage Phase 3 trial with 594 participants. Results may not show a clear benefit, and both drugs have side effects like liver issues or infections.
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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 594 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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May 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2030
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 to 70 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: * Informed consent and willingness to participate in this clinical study; * Gender is not limited, age range is 14-70 years old (including threshold); * ECOG score 0-2 points; * Diagnosed with AML through bone marrow morphology, immunology, cytogenetics, and molecular biology (MICM) typing, and confirmed to have FLT3-ITD mutation; * Successfully accepted allo HSCT, with no restrictions on the pre-treatment protocol, allowing any donor source \[fully matched cell, unrelated donor (URD), incompatible unrelated donor, haploidentical relative donor or umbilical cord blood\], allowing any graft source \[umbilical cord blood, bone marrow (BM), peripheral blood (PB)\]; ⑥ Patients with complete morphological remission (CR) prior to allo HSCT, and FLT3-ITD MRD positivity detected by PCR-NGS within 30 days prior to allo HSCT (defined as FLT3-ITD transcript level ≥ 10 - 6); ⑦ After transplantation: hematopoietic function implantation (ANC ≥ 500/μ L, platelet count ≥ 20000/μ L and not dependent on infusion), oral administration of investigational drugs, exclusion of overlap syndrome, complete donor chimerism (FDC) status, no activity requiring daily prednisone dose\>0.5 mg/kg, acute GVHD; ⑧ Clinical laboratory tests meet the following criteria: a. Serum creatinine ≤ 2.0 times the upper limit of normal value; b. Total bilirubin ≤ 2.5 mg/dL (excluding Gilbert syndrome patients); c. Serum AST and/or ALT\<3 times the upper limit of normal values; ⑨ Maintenance treatment should be started 60 to 90 days after transplantation; ⑩ Female participants must meet the following criteria: have undergone menopause (at least 1 year without menstruation) or surgical sterilization (at least 1 month ago) before screening for infertility; Or have the ability to conceive but agree not to plan pregnancy during the study period and within 6 months after the last dose; Conduct pregnancy tests during the screening period; If there is heterosexual behavior, agree to continue using local standard high-efficiency contraceptive measures plus barrier method from the beginning of screening to 6 months after the last administration; Agree not to breastfeed or donate eggs during the study period and for 6 months after the last administration Male participants must meet the following requirements: male participants (even if sterilized) and their reproductive partners must use efficient contraception plus barrier method during the study period and within 127 days after the last dose; Male participants are not allowed to donate sperm during the study period and for 127 days after the last dose; Exclusion Criteria: * Allergies to Girotinib or Sorafenib, as well as any components of the therapeutic drugs used during the study period; * Any serious comorbidities that make patients unsuitable for participation in this study or may affect protocol compliance; * FLT3-ITD molecular MRD positivity before maintenance therapy; * Severe organ dysfunction such as organ failure occurs after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation; * Subjects who are positive for hepatitis B B surface antigen (HBsAg) and whose hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA titer is higher than the upper limit of the normal value range of the research center, and who are judged by the researchers not suitable for this study; Individuals with positive hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibodies and positive peripheral blood HCV RNA; Individuals who are HIV antibody positive; Positive syphilis test results; ⑥ There is evidence within the first 6 months of enrollment that the patient has other diseases or physiological conditions that may interfere with the evaluation results of this trial, or complications that seriously endanger life, including but not limited to uncontrolled infections, pulmonary arterial hypertension, severe heart failure (NYHA grades III and IV), unstable angina or acute myocardial infarction, poorly controlled refractory hypertension (based on hospitalization medical records diagnosis), etc; ⑦ Individuals with mental or neurological disorders who are unable to express their wishes correctly; ⑧ Individuals who have had active malignant solid tumors within the past 5 years prior to participating in this study, except for cervical cancer, localized prostate cancer in situ, and non melanoma skin cancer that have been cured; ⑨ Have participated in or are currently participating in other clinical trials within one month prior to enrollment; ⑩ Researchers have determined that individuals are not suitable to participate in this clinical trial.
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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
2 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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Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine
RECRUITINGShanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200025, China
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the First Affiliated Hosptital of Soochow University
RECRUITINGSuzhou, Jiangsu, 215006, China
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