Pill may keep leukemia at bay: new trial tests oral azacitidine as maintenance therapy
NCT ID NCT05413018
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This phase 2 trial is testing whether an oral chemotherapy drug called azacitidine (CC-486) can help prevent acute myeloid leukemia from coming back in Chinese patients who are already in complete remission after initial treatment. About 34 participants will receive either the drug or a placebo, along with best supportive care. The study aims to see if the drug extends the time before relapse and improves overall survival.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- oral azacitidine (CC-486, Onureg)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a convenient oral maintenance option to help keep acute myeloid leukemia in remission longer for Chinese patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase (phase 2) study with only 34 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The drug may cause side effects and might not improve survival or prevent relapse.
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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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34 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2022
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2026
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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55 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: * Newly diagnosed, histologically confirmed de novo acute myeloid leukemia (AML) or AML secondary to prior myelodysplastic disease or chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML) * Eastern cooperative oncology group performance status of 0, 1, or 2 * Has undergone induction therapy with intensive chemotherapy with or without consolidation therapy * Must have achieved first complete remission (CR) or complete remission with incomplete blood count recovery (CRi) status within 6 months (+/- 7 days) prior to starting study therapy Exclusion Criteria: * Suspected or proven acute promyelocytic leukemia or acute myeloid leukemia with previous hematologic disorder such as chronic myeloid leukemia or myeloproliferative neoplasms, excluding myelodysplastic syndromes and chronic myelomonocytic leukemia * Candidate for allogeneic bone marrow or stem cell transplant at screening * Have achieved CR/CRi following therapy with hypomethylating agents * AML associated with inv(16), t(8;21), t(16;16), t(15;17), or t(9;22) karyotypes or molecular evidence of such translocations * Proven central nervous system leukemia * Prior bone marrow or stem cell transplantation Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria apply
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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.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Local Institution - 0001
Tianjin, TJ, 300020, China
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Local Institution - 0002
Shijiazhuang, HE, 050000, China
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Local Institution - 0003
Guangzhou, GD, 510080, China
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Local Institution - 0004
Zhengzhou, 450008, China
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Local Institution - 0005
Shenyang, Liaoning, 110001, China
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Local Institution - 0006
Shanghai, SH, 200025, China
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Local Institution - 0007
Wenzhou, ZJ, 325015, China
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Local Institution - 0008
Guangzhou, GD, 510080, China
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Local Institution - 0009
Ürümqi, Xinjiang, 830011, China
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Local Institution - 0010
Shenzhen, GD, 518055, China
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Local Institution - 0011
Jinan, 250012, China
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Local Institution - 0012
Guangzhou, 510060, China
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Local Institution - 0013
Beijing, BJ, 100044, China
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Local Institution - 0014
Hangzhou, 310009, China
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Local Institution - 0015
Changsha, 410013, China
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Local Institution - 0016
Chengdu, SC, 610041, China
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Local Institution - 0017
Changchun, 130021, China
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Local Institution - 0018
Nanchang, 330006, China
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Local Institution - 0019
Changsha, 410008, China
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Local Institution - 0020
Shenyang, LN, 110022, China
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Local Institution - 0021
Suzhou, 215006, China
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Local Institution - 0022
Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221000, China
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Local Institution - 0023
Tianjin, 300052, China
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Local Institution - 0024
Kunming, 650032, China
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Local Institution - 0026
Lanzhou, 730030, China
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Local Institution - 0027
Beijing, BJ, 100191, China
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Local Institution - 0028
Chongqing, CQ, 400000, China
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Local Institution - 0029
Nanjing, 210029, China
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Local Institution - 0030
Xi'an, SN, 710100, China
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Local Institution - 0031
Hefei, Anhui, 230001, China
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Local Institution - 0032
Harbin, 150086, China
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Local Institution - 0033
Taiyuan, SX, 030013, China
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Local Institution - 0034
Zhangzhou, 363000, China
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Local Institution - 0035
Ganzhou, 341000, China
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