Could a drug help AML patients fight Chemo-Related anemia?
NCT ID NCT07663864
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This trial investigates whether luspatercept can treat anemia caused by chemotherapy in adults with low-risk acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Participants receive luspatercept injections after chemotherapy, and researchers monitor hemoglobin levels and safety. The study aims to find the best timing for the drug and assess its effectiveness in reducing severe anemia.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- luspatercept
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a new way to manage chemotherapy-induced anemia in AML patients, reducing the need for blood transfusions.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-phase, single-arm study with only 40 participants, so results may not be generalizable. The drug may not effectively raise hemoglobin or could have side effects.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1/2
Runs two stages together: safety and dose first, then whether the treatment works.
- Participants
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About 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jun 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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May 2027
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 to 60 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: 1. De novo AML patients; 2. Age ≥ 18 years and ≤ 60 years; 3. AML with ELN2022-low risk 4. Received 1-3 cycles of HDAC consolidation therapy 5. HGB 60-90 G/L 6. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) score ≤ 2 points; 7. Life expectancy ≥ 3 months; 8. Signed informed consent and able to understand and comply with the procedures required by this protocol. Exclusion Criteria: 1. t-AML/sAML 2. Concurrent myelofibrosis 3. Patients unresponsive to red blood cell transfusions 4. Heart function \< grade 2 5. Renal function: creatinine clearance \< 30 ml/min 6. Liver function: ALTd \> 5 times normal, bilirubin \> 3 times normal 7. Uncontrolled hypertension, defined as recurrent elevations in diastolic blood pressure (DBP) ≥ 100 mmHg despite adequate treatment 8. History of stroke, deep vein thrombosis (DVT), pulmonary or arterial embolism within 6 months prior to randomization 9. Uncontrolled systemic fungal, bacterial, or viral infection (defined as persistent infection-related signs/symptoms that do not improve despite appropriate antibiotic, antiviral, and/or other treatments), known human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), active hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, and/or hepatitis C. (HCV) infection 10. History of severe allergy or allergic reaction to recombinant proteins, or allergy to rotezip or excipients 11. Pregnant or breastfeeding women 12. Patients deemed unsuitable for enrollment by the investigators
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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
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Department of Hematology, Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital
RECRUITINGGuangzhou, Guangdong, China