New hope for tough leukemia: MK-1045 takes on standard therapy
NCT ID NCT07570173
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 18, 2026 · Updated 16 times
Summary
This study compares a new immunotherapy, MK-1045, to the standard drug blinatumomab in people whose B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia has returned or stopped responding to treatment. About 340 adults with CD19-positive leukemia will receive one of the two treatments. The goal is to see if MK-1045 leads to more complete remissions and longer survival.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2/3
Runs two stages together: whether the treatment works, then large-scale confirmation.
- Participants
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About 340 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2026
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2033
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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12 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: * Has a confirmed diagnosis of relapsed/refractory (R/R) B-precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) with 5% or more lymphoblasts in the bone marrow * Has CD19+ disease, confirmed by local flow cytometry and/or immunohistochemistry testing at the time of enrollment * Has Philadelphia-negative disease, confirmed by testing, at the time of enrollment * Participants who have AEs due to previous anticancer therapies must have recovered to Grade ≤1 or baseline * Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected participants must have well controlled HIV on antiretroviral therapy (ART) Exclusion Criteria: * Has Burkitt's leukemia * History or presence of clinically relevant central nervous system (CNS) diseases such as epilepsy, hemorrhagic/ischemic stroke, severe brain injuries, dementia, Parkinson's disease, cerebellar disease, organic brain syndrome, and psychosis * Has active acute graft versus host disease (GvHD) or chronic GvHD. NOTE: Participants who have received CNI for GvHD within 4 weeks before the first dose of study intervention are also excluded * History of serious cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. * HIV-infection with a history of Kaposi's sarcoma and/or Multicentric Castleman's Disease * Received prior treatment with blinatumomab within 12 weeks for Part 1 and 24 weeks for Part 2 before the first dose of study intervention (individuals known to be refractory or intolerant to blinatumomab are to be excluded). Refractory to blinatumomab is defined as failure to achieve a response after at least 2 cycles of previous blinatumomab treatment * Diagnosis of immunodeficiency or is receiving chronic systemic steroid therapy (in dosing exceeding 10 mg daily of prednisone equivalent) or any other form of immunosuppressive therapy within 7 days prior to the first dose of study intervention * Known additional malignancy that is progressing or has required active treatment within the past 2 years * Isolated extramedullary disease (EMD) * Active autoimmune disease unrelated to ALL that has required systemic treatment in the past 2 years or history of autoimmune disease with potential CNS involvement * Active infection requiring systemic therapy * Has not adequately recovered from major surgery or have ongoing surgical complications
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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 study's own enquiry address
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The places running it
22 sites in 8 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Study contacts
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Contact
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Locations
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Aarhus Universitetshospital. Hæmatologisk afdeling ( Site 0804)
RECRUITINGAarhus Nord, Central Jutland, 8200, Denmark
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Amsterdam UMC ( Site 2001)
RECRUITINGAmsterdam, North Holland, 1081 HV, Netherlands
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Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Papa Giovanni XXIII ( Site 1002)
RECRUITINGBergamo, Lombardy, 24127, Italy
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Erasmus Medisch Centrum ( Site 2000)
RECRUITINGRotterdam, South Holland, 3015 GD, Netherlands
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Evangelismos General Hospital of Athens ( Site 5100)
RECRUITINGAthens, Attica, 106 76, Greece
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General Hospital of Athens "Laiko" ( Site 5101)
RECRUITINGAthens, Attica, 115 27, Greece
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General Hospital of Athens "Laiko" ( Site 5104)
RECRUITINGAthens, Attica, 115 27, Greece
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HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO QUIRONSALUD MADRID ( Site 3009)
RECRUITINGMadrid, 28233, Spain
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Haddasah Medical Center ( Site 0900)
RECRUITINGJerusalem, 9112001, Israel
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Hospital Universitario de Salamanca ( Site 3002)
RECRUITINGSalamanca, 37007, Spain
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Institut Català d'Oncologia (ICO) - Badalona ( Site 3001)
RECRUITINGBadalona, Barcelona, 08916, Spain
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Karolinska Universitetssjukhuset ( Site 4002)
RECRUITINGStockholm, Stockholm County, 171 76, Sweden
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Odense Universitetshospital ( Site 0801)
RECRUITINGOdense C, Region Syddanmark, 5000, Denmark
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Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli ( Site 1003)
RECRUITINGRome, Roma, 00168, Italy
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Radboud UMC ( Site 2003)
RECRUITINGGeert Grooteplein-Zuid 8, Gelderland, 6500 HB, Netherlands
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Rambam Health Care Campus ( Site 0903)
RECRUITINGHaifa, 3109601, Israel
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Rigshospitalet ( Site 0802)
RECRUITINGCopenhagen, Capital Region, 2100, Denmark
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Sheba Medical Center ( Site 0902)
RECRUITINGRamat Gan, 5265601, Israel
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Sourasky Medical Center. ( Site 0904)
RECRUITINGTel Aviv, 6423906, Israel
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Tokyo Metropolitan Komagome Hospital ( Site 2106)
RECRUITINGBunkyo, Tokyo, 113-8677, Japan
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Toranomon Hospital ( Site 2101)
RECRUITINGMinato, Tokyo, 105-8470, Japan
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University Hospital of Ioannina ( Site 5103)
RECRUITINGIoannina, 455 00, Greece
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