New cocktail of 5 drugs targets tough leukemia
NCT ID NCT00801489
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Sep 18, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This phase 2 trial is testing a combination of five drugs (fludarabine, cytarabine, filgrastim-sndz, gemtuzumab ozogamicin, and idarubicin) in 270 people with newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia or high-risk myelodysplastic syndrome that have specific genetic changes. The goal is to see how well the treatment works and what side effects it causes. The drugs work together to kill cancer cells and help the immune system recover from chemotherapy.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- fludarabine, cytarabine, filgrastim-sndz, gemtuzumab ozogamicin, idarubicin
- What this could lead to
- If this works, it could offer a more effective treatment option for people with certain genetic types of acute myeloid leukemia or high-risk myelodysplastic syndrome.
- What could go wrong
- This is a phase 2 trial, so it's still early. The combination of drugs may cause severe side effects, and it's not yet known if it will improve survival compared to standard treatments.
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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 270 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2007
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2028
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: * Patients must have untreated AML, or high-risk myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) (refractory anemia with excess blasts, \[RAEB\], or RAEB "in transformation" \[RAEB-t\]) characterized by t(8;21), inv(16), or t(16;16); the presence of additional abnormalities is irrelevant * Patients must provide written consent * Participants will not be excluded based on performance status; for patients with Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status \>= to 3 the dosing schedule will be discussed with study chairman * Patients with organ dysfunction will not be excluded from the study; for patients with evidence of organ dysfunction (creatinine \>= 1.5, cardiac ejection fraction =\< 50%, total bilirubin \>=2 and aspartate aminotransferase \[AST\]/alanine aminotransferase \[ALT\] \>= 3 times upper limit of normal \[ULN\]), dose adjustments/omissions will be made * Up to one cycle of prior induction therapy will be permitted to include patients in whom presence of "good-risk" cytogenetics was initially missed; if the patient is in remission from induction therapy, he/she will receive post-remission therapy; if the patient is not in remission then he/she will receive induction therapy * Patients of child bearing potential should practice effective methods of contraception Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnant and lactating females will be excluded
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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
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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M D Anderson Cancer Center
RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77030, United States
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