Can a common antioxidant ease MPN symptoms?
NCT ID NCT05123365
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests N-Acetylcysteine (N-AC), an antioxidant, in 27 adults with myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPN) like essential thrombocythemia, polycythemia vera, or myelofibrosis. The goal is to find the best dose that safely reduces symptom burden, measured by a symptom score. Participants continue their usual MPN treatments while taking N-AC.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- N-Acetylcysteine (N-AC)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a well-tolerated way to reduce symptom burden for people with MPN.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase study (27 people) focused on finding the right dose, not proving effectiveness. It may not lead to a new standard treatment.
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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 27 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2022
- Expected to finish
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Nov 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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18 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: * ≥18 years of age * Have a diagnosis of essential thrombocythemia (ET), polycythemia vera (PV), or myelofibrosis (MF) according to the 2016 WHO criteria * Has not taken interferon-alpha or a JAK inhibitor (such as ruxolitinib or fedratinib) for treatment of MPN in the past 28 days before enrollment. * May continue on current MPN treatment, including aspirin, hydroxyurea, or anagrelide. Therapeutic phlebotomies should continue per the patient's usual regimen. * Has not taken N-Acetylcysteine (N-AC) or preparations containing N-AC in the past 28 days before enrollment. * Baseline MPN-TSS score of ≥ 10 at the time of enrollment. * Peripheral blast count \<10% during Screening. * Free of other active or metastatic malignancies other than localized skin cancer. * Amenable to blood draws and symptom assessments. * Agree to the use of contraceptives. Female subjects of childbearing potential and their male partners, or male subjects who have female partners of childbearing potential, should both use an effective contraception method during the study and continue to use contraception for 60 days after the last dose of study drug. Exclusion Criteria: * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) questionnaire score of ≥3 * Currently pregnant or planning on being pregnant within the study period. * Currently breastfeeding. * Known uncontrolled active viral or bacterial infection. * Significant impairment of major organ function defined as 1. Serum creatinine clearance less than 50 ml/min (calculated with Cockroft-Gault formula). 2. Bilirubin more than 1.5 mg/dl except for Gilbert's disease. ALT or AST more than 2X upper normal limit or has radiologic evidence of liver cirrhosis. 3. Platelets \< 100 × 10\^9/L 4. Hgb \< 10 g/dL 5. ANC \< 0.75 × 10\^9/L * Known history of allergic reaction to N-AC.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, Irvine
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGOrange, California, 92868, United States
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University of California, Irvine
RECRUITINGIrvine, California, 92617, United States
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