Promising combo aims to beat relapsed leukemia
NCT ID NCT07039877
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This phase 2 trial tests whether adding a low dose of venetoclax (a targeted drug) with itraconazole to standard chemotherapy can improve remission rates in people with relapsed or refractory acute lymphoblastic leukemia. The study enrolls 12 adults whose leukemia has returned or not responded to prior treatment. The goal is to achieve complete remission and prepare patients for a stem cell transplant.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- venetoclax (low dose) with itraconazole, plus TACL chemotherapy (asparaginase, dexamethasone, bortezomib, vincristine, mitoxantrone)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a more effective treatment option for patients with relapsed/refractory acute lymphoblastic leukemia, potentially leading to remission and enabling stem cell transplant.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase trial with only 12 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The combination may cause significant side effects, and the overall survival benefit is uncertain.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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About 12 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2025
- Expected to finish
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Apr 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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16 to 45 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: * B-cell or T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. * Philadelphia chromosome negative * Relapsed disease after any line of treatment, defined as detection of disease activity at any time after remission * Refractory disease after first-line treatment, defined as: more than 5% blasts after completion of induction/consolidation by flow cytometry * Not having included venetoclax in any prior regimen. * No prior organ damage, defined as the absence of any serious, life-threatening disease prior to the start of treatment. * Performance status defined by the ECOG scale between 0 and 2. Exclusion Criteria: * Isolated CNS relapse. * Performance status defined by ECOG scale between 3 and 4. * CTCAE-classified sensory or motor neuropathy of grade 3 or higher. * History of hypersensitivity or intolerance to the drugs included in the regimen. * Prior organ damage, defined as the presence of any serious, life-threatening illness prior to the start of treatment.
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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
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hospital Universitario Dr. Jose E. Gonzalez
RECRUITINGMonterrey, Nuevo León, 64360, Mexico
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