New hope for tough blood cancers: experimental drug JNJ-90189892 enters human testing
NCT ID NCT06651229
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Aug 28, 2026 · Updated 4 times
Summary
This early-stage trial is testing an experimental drug called JNJ-90189892 in about 155 people with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) or myelodysplastic neoplasms (MDS) that have come back or not responded to treatment. The study has several parts: first, finding a safe dose of JNJ-90189892 alone, then testing it in combination with two other drugs (azacitidine and venetoclax) in both relapsed/refractory and newly diagnosed AML. The main goals are to check safety and find the right dose for future studies.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- JNJ-90189892 (an experimental drug) given alone or with azacitidine and venetoclax
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point toward a new treatment option for people with hard-to-treat AML or MDS.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early Phase 1 trial, so the main goal is safety, not proof of effectiveness. Many experimental drugs fail at this stage, and side effects may be serious.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1
The first testing in people. Mainly checks safety and dose, usually in a small 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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Mar 2025
- Expected to finish
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Nov 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.
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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: * A. For Parts 1, 2, and 3: Have a diagnosis, per the world health organization (WHO) 2022 criteria, of (a) Parts 1, 2, and 3: Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) or (b) Parts 1 and 2: Moderate high, high, or very high-risk myelodysplastic neoplasms (MDS) per Molecular International Prognostic Scoring System (IPSS-M); B. For Part 4 only: Previously untreated acute myeloid leukemia (AML) per the WHO 2022 criteria * Body weight that is greater than or equals to (\>=) 40 kg * Have an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 to 2 * Have adequate renal function defined as Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI) Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR) \>=40 milligrams per minute (mL/min) computed with the calculator on the national kidney foundation website * Participants must have laboratory parameters in the required range Exclusion Criteria: * Has a medical history of clinically significant pulmonary compromise, particularly the current need for supplemental oxygen use to maintain adequate oxygenation * Has evidence of uncontrolled systemic viral, bacterial, or fungal infection. Antimicrobial prophylaxis is permitted * All participants- Has known allergies, hypersensitivity, or intolerance to JNJ-90189892 or its excipients; Parts 3 and 4- Has known allergies, hypersensitivity, or intolerance to venetoclax (VEN), azacitadine (AZA), or their excipients * Had major surgery or had significant traumatic injury within 14 days of planned first dose of JNJ-90189892 * Had a prior or concurrent second malignancy with natural history or treatment likely to interfere with any study endpoints of safety or the efficacy of the study treatment * Has known active central nervous system involvement
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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 places running it
9 sites in 3 countries. 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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CHRU de Strasbourg - Hopital de Hautepierre
RECRUITINGStrasbourg, 67200, France
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Clinica Univ. de Navarra
RECRUITINGPamplona, 31008, Spain
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Concord Hospital
RECRUITINGConcord, 2139, Australia
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Hosp Univ Fund Jimenez Diaz
RECRUITINGMadrid, 28040, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Virgen Rocio
RECRUITINGSeville, 41013, Spain
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Institut Claudius Regaud
RECRUITINGToulouse, 31100, France
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Institut Paoli-Calmettes
RECRUITINGMarseille, 13273, France
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Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
RECRUITINGMelbourne, 3000, Australia
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Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
RECRUITINGNedlands, 6009, Australia
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