New hope for Tough-to-Treat blood cancer: MK-1045 enters human trials
NCT ID NCT05579132
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 21, 2026 · Updated 4 times
Summary
This study tests a new drug called MK-1045 (CN201) in people with a type of blood cancer (B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia) that has come back or stopped responding to treatment. The trial has two parts: first, finding a safe dose, and then checking how well the drug works. About 203 participants, aged 2 and older, will receive the drug by IV infusion over several cycles.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- MK-1045 (also called CN201), a drug given by IV infusion
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could provide a new treatment option for people with B-ALL whose cancer has returned or stopped responding to current therapies.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-phase trial (Phase 1/2) with a small number of participants, so the drug may not work as hoped or could cause serious side effects. The results may not apply to all patients.
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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 203 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2022
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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.
- Ages
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2 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.
The main inclusion criteria include but are not limited to: * Adult participants must be age 18 or older * Pediatric participants must be at least 2 years old and less than 18 years old. * Diagnosis of precursor B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL) and have more than 5% blasts in the bone marrow by morphological assessment * Participants with Ph-negative B-ALL with any of the following refractory/relapse criteria: * Failure to achieve complete remission after initial induction therapy; * Failure to achieve complete remission after salvage treatment; * Relapse with first remission duration ≤12 months * Second or later relapse * Relapse after allogeneic HSCT * Participants with Ph-positive B-ALL who have received 2 (or more) tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) and meet the refractory/relapse criteria above or, those with the T315I mutation The main exclusion criteria include but are not limited to: * History of Burkitt's leukemia. * Received anti-CD19 therapy within 3 months prior to entering the study * Received allogeneic HSCT within 12 weeks prior to entering the study * Received prior treatment with chimeric antigen receptor T cell (CAR-T) within 3 months prior to entering the study * History or presence of clinically relevant central nervous system (CNS) pathology * History of clinically symptomatic metastases to the central nervous system or meninges, or other evidence of uncontrolled metastases to the CNS or meninges * History of immunodeficiency, including history of any positive test result for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antibody. * History of serious cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease * Has active autoimmune diseases that may relapse
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
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
This study publishes an address for enquiries. See it below .
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The places running it
8 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
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Study contacts
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Contact
Email: •••••@•••••
Locations
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Hematology Hospital of Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences ( Site 0001)
RECRUITINGTianjin, Tianjin Municipality, 301617, China
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Henan Cancer Hospital-hematology department ( Site 0002)
RECRUITINGZhengzhou, Henan, 450008, China
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Southern Medical University Nanfang Hospital ( Site 0004)
RECRUITINGGuangzhou, Guangdong, 510515, China
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The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University ( Site 0007)
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGXuzhou, Jiangsu, 221002, China
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The Children's Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine ( Site 0009)
COMPLETEDHangzhou, Zhejiang, 310003, China
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The First Hospital of Harbin ( Site 0005)
RECRUITINGHarbin, Heilongjiang, 150010, China
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The Second Affiliated Hospital of Third Military Medical University ( Site 0008)
RECRUITINGChongqing, Chongqing Municipality, 400037, China
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The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University ( Site 0003)
RECRUITINGShijiazhuang, Hebei, 050000, China
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Tongji Hospital affiliated to Tongji Medical College of HUST ( Site 0006)
RECRUITINGWuhan, Hubei, 430030, China
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Union Hospital Affiliated to Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology ( Site 0010)
RECRUITINGWuhan, Hubei, 430022, China
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West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University ( Site 0011)
COMPLETEDChengdu, Sichuan, 610000, China
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