New hope for rare MDS: targeted drug ivosidenib takes on standard therapy
NCT ID NCT06465953
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Sep 04, 2026 · Updated 5 times
Summary
This study is for people with a rare form of myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) that has a specific genetic change called IDH1 mutation. Participants have not had prior treatment with certain drugs. They will be randomly assigned to receive either ivosidenib (a daily pill) or azacitidine (injections for 7 days each month). The goal is to see which drug helps control the disease better, looking at remission rates and overall survival.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Ivosidenib (a targeted drug) and azacitidine (a chemotherapy-like drug)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a more effective treatment for a specific type of MDS, potentially improving remission rates.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase 3 trial with only 48 participants. The drug may not work better than the standard treatment, and side effects 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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About 48 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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.
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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: * Diagnosis of HMA naive IDH1 R132 mutated MDS defined according to WHO criteria (5th edition): * Moderate high, high and very high-risk MDS per IPSS-M score will be eligible regardless of blood counts and with blast counts 0-19%. * Low and moderate low-risk MDS per IPSS-M score must: * Have cytopenias related to MDS, defined as: \<100 platelets/microliter, or absolute neutrophil count (ANC) \<1000/mm3, or hemoglobin \<10g/dL AND * Have a blast count between 5-19% AND * Be eligible for HMA therapy (very low risk participants are to be excluded) * Locally or centrally confirmed IDH1 R132 C/G/H/L/S mutation Exclusion Criteria: * Received prior anticancer/disease modifying treatment for MDS (including HMA's, cytotoxic chemotherapy, investigational agents, bcl-2 inhibitor based-regimens, hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT), IDH1 inhibitors). For LR-MDS patients, prior treatment with growth factors, luspatercept, lenalidomide, and imetelstat are allowed. * \>20% blasts by morphology or immunohistochemistry on screening bone marrow aspirate/biopsy
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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
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The study's own enquiry address
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The places running it
61 sites in 10 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
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Study contacts
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Contact
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Locations
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Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Citta Della Salute E Della Scienza Di Torino - Presidio Molinette
RECRUITINGTorino, 10126, Italy
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Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Delle Marche
RECRUITINGAncona, 60126, Italy
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Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi
RECRUITINGFlorence, 50139, Italy
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Calvary Mater Newcastle
RECRUITINGWaratah, 2298, Australia
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Casa de Saúde Santa Marcelina
RECRUITINGSão Paulo, 08270-120, Brazil
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Centro de Pesquisa Clínica - Hospital Nove de Julho
RECRUITINGSão Paulo, 01308-070, Brazil
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Centro de Pesquisas Clínicas da Fundação Doutor Amaral Carvalho
RECRUITINGSão Paulo, 17210-190, Brazil
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Chu Bordeaux, Hopital Du Haut Leveque
RECRUITINGPessac, 33600, France
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Chu Brabois
RECRUITINGVandœuvre-lès-Nancy, 54500, France
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Chu Nantes-Hotel Dieu
RECRUITINGNantes, 44093, France
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Chu de Nice - Hôpital L'Archet 1
RECRUITINGNice, 062000, France
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Churchill Hospital
RECRUITINGOxford, OX3 7LE, United Kingdom
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Clinica Universitaria de Navarra (Madrid)
RECRUITINGMadrid, 28027, Spain
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Clinica Universitaria de Navarra (Pamplona)
RECRUITINGPamplona, 31008, Spain
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Dipartimento Di Biomedicina E Prevenzione - Universita Degli Studi Di Roma "Tor Vergata"
RECRUITINGRoma, 00133, Italy
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Fondazione I.R.C.C.S. Policlinico San Matteo
RECRUITINGPavia, 27100, Italy
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H. Universitario La Fe
RECRUITINGValencia, 46026, Spain
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H. Valle de Hebron
RECRUITINGBarcelona, 8035, Spain
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Hopital Saint Louis
RECRUITINGParis, 75010, France
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Hospital Clinico Universitario de Salamanca
RECRUITINGSalamanca, 37007, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Virgen de La Macarena
RECRUITINGSeville, 41009, Spain
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Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da USP
RECRUITINGSão Paulo, 05403-010, Brazil
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Humanitas Research Hospital (Istituto Clinico Humanitas)
RECRUITINGMilan, 20089, Italy
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Institut Catala D' Oncologia
RECRUITINGBadalona, 8916, Spain
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Institut Universitaire Du Cancer Toulouse-Oncopole
RECRUITINGToulouse, 31059, France
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Instituto Nacional do Câncer
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGSão Paulo, 20231-050, Brazil
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Istituto Di Ematologia "Lorenzo E Ariosto Seragnoli" - Policlinico Di S. Orsola
RECRUITINGBologna, 40138, Italy
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Japanese Red Cross Musashino Hospital
RECRUITINGMusashino-city, Tokyo, 1808610, Japan
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Japanese Red Cross Society Himeji Hospital
RECRUITINGHimeji-city, Hyogo, 6708540, Japan
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Kings College Hospital
RECRUITINGLondon, United Kingdom
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Kitasato University Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGSagamihara, 252-0375, Japan
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Kyushu University Hospital
RECRUITINGHigashi-ku, Fukuoka-city, Fukuoka, 8128582, Japan
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Liga Paranaense de Combate ao Câncer - Hospital Erasto Gaertner
RECRUITINGCuritiba, 81520-060, Brazil
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Liverpool Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGLiverpool, 2170, Australia
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MD Anderson Cancer Centre
RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77030, United States
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MSKCC
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10065, United States
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Marien Hospital Duesseldorf
RECRUITINGDüsseldorf, 40477, Germany
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Massachusetts General Hospital
RECRUITINGBoston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States
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Monash Health
RECRUITINGClayton, 3168, Australia
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Northern Health
RECRUITINGEpping, 3076, Australia
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Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
RECRUITINGColumbus, Ohio, 43210, United States
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Oncology Associates of Oregon
RECRUITINGEugene, Oregon, 97401, United States
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Presbyterian / St. Luke'S Medical Center
RECRUITINGDenver, Colorado, 80218, United States
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Real E Benemérita Associação Portuguesa de São Paulo
RECRUITINGSão Paulo, 01321-001, Brazil
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Royal Adelaide Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGAdelaide, 5000, Australia
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Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
RECRUITINGNedlands, 6009, Australia
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Sociedade Beneficente Israelita Brasileira Hospital Albert Einstein
RECRUITINGSão Paulo, 05652-900, Brazil
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St James' University Hospital
WITHDRAWNLeeds, LS9 7TF, United Kingdom
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Tokai University Hospital
RECRUITINGIsehara-city, Kanagawa, 2591193, Japan
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Torbay Hospital
RECRUITINGTorquay, TQ2 7AA, United Kingdom
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Tum Klinikum Rechts Der Isar
RECRUITINGMunich, 81675, Germany
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Umc Amsterdam - Vumc
RECRUITINGAmsterdam, 1081HV, Netherlands
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Umc Groningen
RECRUITINGGroningen, 9713GZ, Netherlands
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Unc Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
RECRUITINGChapel Hill, North Carolina, 27514, United States
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Universitaetsklinikum Leipzig
RECRUITINGLeipzig, 04103, Germany
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Universitaetsmedizin Goettingen (Umg)
RECRUITINGGöttingen, 37075, Germany
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Universitatsklinikum Dresden Carl Gustav Carus
RECRUITINGDresden, 01307, Germany
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University College London Hospital
RECRUITINGLondon, NW1 2PG, United Kingdom
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University of Chicago, Duchossois Center for Advanced Medicine (DCAM)
RECRUITINGChicago, Illinois, 60637, United States
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University of Fukui Hospital
RECRUITINGYoshida-gun, Eiheiji-cho 670-8540 Himeji, 910-1193, Japan
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University of Texas UT Southwestern Comprehensive Cancer Center
RECRUITINGDallas, Texas, 75235, United States
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Western General Hospital
RECRUITINGEdinburgh, EH4 2XU, United Kingdom
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