Blood test may spot leukemia return in kids before it happens
NCT ID NCT06452732
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether detecting leftover leukemia stem cells in the blood or bone marrow after chemotherapy can better predict if a child's leukemia will come back. About 283 children with newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia will be followed. The goal is to improve relapse prediction so doctors can intervene earlier.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 283 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2024
- 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.
Who is studied
The study was an exploratory study in search of new biomarkers, based on the previous literature, the recurrence rates of pre-transplant MRD (+) and MRD (-) in pediatric AML were 41% and 23.8% respectively (Br J Haematol.2024;204:585-594), with the ratio of patients in the two groups being 1:1.The calculation was done using PASS 15.0 assuming a two-sided test of α=0.05 and a test efficacy of = 1-β=80%, with the number of people needed being 226, taking into account a 20% censoring rate, the final total sample size was 283 patients.
- Ages
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Up to 18 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: * Newly diagnoses candidates with acute myeloid leukemia. * Lower than or equal to 18 years-old; * Subjects are able to provide written informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Subjects who cannot comply with the study; * Subjects with severe cardiac disease (ejection fraction\<50% ), liver disease (total bilirubin \>34umol/L, ALT and AST\>1.5×upper limit normal) or kidney disease (Serum creatinine\>130umol/L). * Subjects with severe infection. * Subjects with other conditions that cannot receive chemotherapy or transplantation.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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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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Peking University People's Hospital
RECRUITINGBeijing, Beijing Municipality, 100044, China
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People's Hospital of Peking University
RECRUITINGBeijing, Beijing Municipality, 100044, China
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