New drug combo aims to control rare leukemia without harsh chemo
NCT ID NCT03173248
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 30, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This Phase 3 trial tests whether adding ivosidenib (a targeted pill) to standard azacitidine helps adults with a specific IDH1-mutated acute myeloid leukemia (AML) who cannot have intensive chemotherapy. About 146 participants receive either the combo or a placebo plus azacitidine. The study measures how long people live without their leukemia worsening or returning.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Ivosidenib (AG-120) and azacitidine
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this combination could offer a new, less intensive treatment option for people with a specific type of AML who cannot tolerate strong chemotherapy.
- What could go wrong
- This is a Phase 3 trial, but results are not yet final. The drug may not improve survival or remission rates enough, and side effects like heart rhythm changes or liver problems are possible.
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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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146 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2017
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2026
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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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: 1. Be ≥ 18 years of age and meet at least 1 of the following criteria defining ineligibility for intensive induction chemotherapy (IC): ≥ 75 years old, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status (ECOG PS) score of 2, severe cardiac disorder (e.g., congestive heart failure requiring treatment, left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), ≤50%, or chronic stable angina), severe pulmonary disorder (e.g., diffusing capacity of the lungs for carbon monoxide ≤65% or forced expiratory volume in 1 second ≤65%), creatinine clearance \<45 mL/minute, bilirubin \>1.5 times the upper limit of normal (ULN) and/or have any other comorbidity that the Investigator judges to be incompatible with intensive IC and must be reviewed and approved by the Medical Monitor before study enrollment. 2. Have previously untreated AML, defined according to World Health Organization (WHO) criteria, with ≥ 20% leukemic blasts in the bone marrow. Participants with extramedullary disease alone (i.e., no detectable bone marrow and no detectable peripheral blood AML) are not eligible for the study. 3. Have an isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 (IDH1) mutation. 4. Have an ECOG PS score of 0 to 2. 5. Have adequate hepatic function. 6. Have adequate renal function. 7. Have agreed to undergo serial blood and bone marrow sampling. 8. Be able to understand and willing to sign an informed consent form (ICF). 9. Be willing to complete Quality of Life assessments during the study 10. If female with reproductive potential, must have a negative serum pregnancy test prior to the start of study therapy. Females of reproductive potential, as well as fertile men and their female partners of reproductive potential, must agree to use 2 effective forms of contraception. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Are candidates for and willing to receive intensive induction chemotherapy (IC) for their AML. 2. Have received any prior treatment for AML with the exception of hydroxyurea. 3. Have received a hypomethylating agent for myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS). 4. Participants who had previously received an experimental agent for MDS may not be randomized until a washout period has elapsed since the last dose of that agent. 5. Have received prior treatment with an IDH1 inhibitor. 6. Have a known hypersensitivity to any of the components of AG-120, matched placebo, or azacitidine. 7. Are female and pregnant or breastfeeding. 8. Have an active, uncontrolled, systemic fungal, bacterial, or viral infection without improvement despite appropriate antibiotics, antiviral therapy, and/or other treatment. 9. Have a prior history of cancer other than MDS or myeloproliferative disorder, unless the participant has been free of the disease for ≥ 1 year prior to the start of study treatment. 10. Have had significant active cardiac disease within 6 months prior to the start of the study treatment. 11. Have any condition that increases the risk of abnormal ECG or cardiac arrhythmia. 12. Have a condition that limits the ingestion or absorption of drugs administered by mouth. 13. Have uncontrolled hypertension (systolic blood pressure \[BP\] \> 180 mmHg or diastolic BP \> 100 mmHg). 14. Have clinical symptoms suggestive of active central nervous system (CNS) leukemia or known CNS leukemia. 15. Have immediate, life-threatening, severe complications of leukemia, such as uncontrolled bleeding, pneumonia with hypoxia or sepsis, and/or disseminated intravascular coagulation. 16. Have any other medical or psychological condition deemed by the Investigator to be likely to interfere with the participant's ability to give informed consent or participate in the study. 17. Are taking medications that are known to prolong the QT interval unless they can be transferred to other medications within ≥5 half-lives prior to dosing, or unless the medications can be properly monitored during the study. (If equivalent medication is not available, heart rate corrected QT interval \[QTc\] will be closely monitored.) 18. Have a known medical history of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy.
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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.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda - Presidio Ospedaliero Ospedale Niguarda Ca' Granda
Milan, 20162, Italy
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ASST dei Sette Laghi - Ospedale Di Circolo E Fondazione Macchi
Varese, Lombardy, 21100, Italy
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Ajou University Hospital
Suwon, Gyeonggido, 16499, South Korea
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Azienda Ospedaliera Citta della Salute e della Scienza di Torino
Torino, 10126, Italy
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Birmingham Heartlands Hospital
Birmingham, West Midlands, B9 5SS, United Kingdom
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CHRU de Brest - Hopital Morvan
Brest, 29609, France
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CHRU de Poitiers La Miletrie
Poitiers, 86021, France
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CHU de Grenoble
Grenoble, 38043, France
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CHUS H. Clinico U. de Santiago
Santiago de Compostela, A Coruna, 15706, Spain
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Cancer Care Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3E 0V9, Canada
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Centre Hospitalier Le Mans
Le Mans, Sarthe, 72037, France
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Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud
Pierre-Bénite, Rhone, 69495, France
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Centre Hospitalier de Versailles CHV Hopital Andre Mignot
Le Chesnay, 78 157, France
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Changhua Christian Medical Foundation Changhua Christian Hospital
Changhua, 500, Taiwan
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Charite - Universitatsmedizin Berlin
Berlin, 13353, Germany
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Chi Mei Medical Center, Liouying
Tainan, 736, Taiwan
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China Medical University Hospital
Taichung, 40447, Taiwan
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City Clinical Hospital # 40
Moscow, 129301, Russia
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EDOG - Institut Claudius Regaud - PPDS
Toulouse, 31059, France
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Fakultni nemocnice Ostrava
Ostrava, Czechia
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Flinders Medical Centre
Bedford Park, South Australia, 5042, Australia
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Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo di Pavia
Pavia, 27100, Italy
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Groupe Hospitalier Necker Enfants Malades
Paris, 75015, France
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Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital
Guangzhou, 510080, China
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Henan Cancer Hospital
Zhengzhou, Henan, 450008, China
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Hopital Bretonneau
Tours, Indre-et-Loire, 37044, France
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Hopital Haut Leveque
Pessac, Gironde, 33604, France
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Hopital de Hautepierre
Strasbourg, 67200, France
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Hospital Amaral Carvalho
Jaú, São Paulo, 17210-120, Brazil
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Hospital Clinic de Barcelona
Barcelona, 08036, Spain
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Hospital Clinico Universitario Lozano Blesa
Zaragoza, 50009, Spain
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Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Maranon
Madrid, 28007, Spain
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Hospital Santa Marcelina
São Paulo, 08270-070, Brazil
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Hospital Sao Jose
São Paulo, 01321-001, Brazil
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Hospital Sirio Libanes
São Paulo, 01308-050, Brazil
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Hospital Universitari i Politecnic La Fe de Valencia
Valencia, 46026, Spain
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Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre
Madrid, 28041, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Fundacion Jimenez Diaz
Madrid, 28040, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Germans Trias i Pujol
Badalona, Barcelona, 08916, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Ramon y Cajal
Madrid, 28034, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Son Espases
Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands, 07010, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Vall d'Hebron - PPDS
Barcelona, 08035, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocio - PPDS
Seville, 41013, Spain
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Hospital Universitario de Gran Canaria Doctor Negrin
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, 35010, Spain
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Hotel Dieu - Nantes
Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, 44093, France
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Institut Gustave Roussy
Villejuif, 94805, France
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Institut dHematologie de Basse Normandie
Caen, 14000, France
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Institute of Hematology and Blood Diseases Hospital Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences
Tianjin, 300020, China
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Instituto Nacional de Cancer
Rio de Janeiro, 20230-130, Brazil
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Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion Salvador Zubiran
México, 14000, Mexico
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Instytut Hematologii i Transfuzjologii
Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, 02-776, Poland
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Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo Per Lo Studio E La Cura Dei Tumori IRST - PPDS
Meldola, 47014, Italy
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Japanese Red Cross Society Himeji Hospital
Himeji, 670-8540, Japan
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Kaluga Regional Clinical Hospital
Kaluga, 248007, Russia
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Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital
Kaohsiung City, 807, Taiwan
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Kaplan Medical Center
Rehovot, 7610000, Israel
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Klinikum Chemnitz gGmbH
Chemnitz, Saxony, 09113, Germany
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Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital
Kobe, Japan
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Krankenhaus Hietzing mit Neurologischem Zentrum Rosenhugel
Vienna, 1130, Austria
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LMU Klinikum der Universitat Munchen
München, 81377, Germany
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Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States
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Matsuyama Red Cross Hospital
Matsuyama, Ehime, 790-8524, Japan
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Medizinische Hochschule Hannover
Hanover, 30625, Germany
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National Cancer Center
Goyang-si, Gyeonggido, 10408, South Korea
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National Taiwan University Hospital
Taipei, Taiwan
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Norton Cancer Institute - Suburban
Louisville, Kentucky, 40207, United States
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Ospedale Infermi di Rimini
Rimini, 47900, Italy
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Ospedale San Raffaele S.r.l. - PPDS
Milan, 20132, Italy
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Peking Union Medical College Hospital
Beijing, China
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Pusan National University Hospital
Busan, 602-739, South Korea
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Rabin Medical Center - PPDS
Petah Tikva, 49100, Israel
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Royal Adelaide Hospital
Adelaide, South Australia, 5000, Australia
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Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
Camperdown, New South Wales, 2050, Australia
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SINACOR
Culiacán, 80230, Mexico
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Salzburger Landeskliniken
Salzburg, 5020, Austria
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Seoul National University Hospital
Seoul, 110-744, South Korea
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Severance Hospital Yonsei University Health System
Seoul, 03722, South Korea
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Shamir Medical Center Assaf Harofeh
Tzrifin, 70300, Israel
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The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University
Hangzhou, 310003, China
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Unicamp Universidade Estadual de Campinas
Campinas, São Paulo, 13083-878, Brazil
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Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen
Nijmegen, 6525 GA, Netherlands
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Universitatsklinikum Essen
Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, 45122, Germany
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Universitatsklinikum Leipzig
Leipzig, 04103, Germany
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Universitatsklinikum Ulm
Ulm, 89081, Germany
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University Health Network
Toronto, Ontario, M5G 2M9, Canada
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University of Fukui Hospital
Fukui, 910-1193, Japan
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Uniwersytecki Szpital Kliniczny im. Jana Mikulicza Radeckiego we Wroclawiu
Wroclaw, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, 50-367, Poland
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Uniwersyteckie Centrum Kliniczne
Gdansk, 80-214, Poland
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VU Medisch Centrum
Amsterdam, North Holland, 1081 HV, Netherlands
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West China Hospital Sichuan University
Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China
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