Pill could help control Low-Risk bone marrow cancer
NCT ID NCT05469737
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests an oral medication called azacitidine (ONUREG) for people with a low- or intermediate-risk form of myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), a bone marrow disorder. About 230 participants will receive either the drug or a placebo, along with standard supportive care. The goal is to see if the drug improves remission rates and is safe to take.
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 (ONUREG)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a convenient oral treatment option to control MDS and improve remission rates without the need for injections.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-to-mid-stage trial with only 230 participants, so results may not confirm benefit. Side effects from azacitidine are possible, and the drug may not work better than placebo.
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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 230 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2022
- Expected to finish
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Jul 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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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: • Participant has a documented diagnosis of MDS according to WHO 2016 classification that meets International Prognostic Scoring System Revised (IPSS-R) classification of low- or intermediate-risk disease (IPSS-R score between 1.5 and 4.5). MDS diagnosis, WHO classification, and IPSS-R risk classification will be prospectively determined by independent central pathology and cytogenetics review, and applicable central laboratory results. • Participant must have an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0, 1, or 2. Exclusion Criteria: * Participants with prior malignancies must have an expected median life expectancy of at least 12 months at the time of inclusion and no active treatment of any sort for at least 24 weeks prior to randomization (including but not limited to immunotherapy or targeted therapy) * Hypoplastic Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS) with a marrow cellularity of ≤ 10% * Participants diagnosed with MDS with excess blasts-2 (MDS-EB2) * Prior treatment with azacitidine (any formulation), decitabine, or other hypomethylating agent 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 - 0003
Melbourne, 3004, Australia
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Local Institution - 0004
Melbourne, Victoria, 3065, Australia
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Local Institution - 0006
Clayton, Victoria, 3168, Australia
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Local Institution - 0007
Hamburg, 22081, Germany
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Local Institution - 0008
Toronto, Ontario, M4N 3M5, Canada
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Local Institution - 0012
Seoul, Seoul-teukbyeolsi [Seoul], 06351, South Korea
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Local Institution - 0014
Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
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Local Institution - 0015
Toronto, Ontario, M5G 2M9, Canada
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Local Institution - 0016
Buenos Aires, 1425, Argentina
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Local Institution - 0018
Melbourne, Victoria, 3000, Australia
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Local Institution - 0022
Buenos Aires, 1431, Argentina
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Local Institution - 0024
Tours, Indre-et-Loire, 37032, France
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Local Institution - 0028
Mutlangen, 73557, Germany
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Local Institution - 0036
Seoul, Seoul-teukbyeolsi [Seoul], 05505, South Korea
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Local Institution - 0037
Dresden, 01307, Germany
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Local Institution - 0039
ABB, Buenos Aires F.D., C1199ABB, Argentina
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Local Institution - 0048
Seoul, Seoul Teugbyeolsi, 06591, South Korea
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Local Institution - 0050
Buenos Aires, CP1280AEB, Argentina
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Local Institution - 0051
Junggu, Taegu-Kwangyǒkshi, 41944, South Korea
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Local Institution - 0052
Rozzano, Milano, 20089, Italy
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Local Institution - 0055
Leipzig, Saxony, 04103, Germany
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Local Institution - 0056
Lille, Nord, 59000, France
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Local Institution - 0058
Hwasun Gun, Jeonranamdo, 58128, South Korea
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Local Institution - 0060
Hradec Králové, 500 05, Czechia
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Local Institution - 0061
Rome, Lazio, 00133, Italy
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Local Institution - 0063
Pessac, Aquitaine, 33600, France
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Local Institution - 0070
Pilar, Buenos Aires, 1629, Argentina
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Local Institution - 0073
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15224, United States
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Local Institution - 0075
Florence, Tuscany, 50134, Italy
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Local Institution - 0081
Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, 47166, Germany
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Local Institution - 0082
Paris, 75010, France
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Local Institution - 0085
Villejuif, Val-de-Marne, 94805, France
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Local Institution - 0086
Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
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Local Institution - 0090
Montreal, Quebec, H4A 3J1, Canada
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Local Institution - 0094
Angers, Maine-et-Loire, 49933, France
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Local Institution - 0097
Olsztyn, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, 10-228, Poland
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Local Institution - 0101
Bologna, 40138, Italy
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Local Institution - 0107
Granada, 18012, Spain
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Local Institution - 0108
Salamanca, 37007, Spain
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Local Institution - 0109
Valencia, Valenciana, Comunitat, 46010, Spain
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Local Institution - 0110
Oviedo, 33011, Spain
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Local Institution - 0111
Madrid, 28006, Spain
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Local Institution - 0112
Ourense, 32005, Spain
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Local Institution - 0115
Aarhus, Central Jutland, 8200, Denmark
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Local Institution - 0116
Aalborg, North Denmark, 9000, Denmark
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Local Institution - 0118
Stockholm, Stockholms Län [se-01], 141 86, Sweden
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Local Institution - 0119
Örebro, Örebro Län [se-18], 701 85, Sweden
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Local Institution - 0123
Fairfax, Virginia, 22031, United States
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Local Institution - 0124
Osaka, 545-8586, Japan
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Local Institution - 0125
Chaïdári, Attikí, 12462, Greece
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Local Institution - 0127
Alexandroupoli, 08100, Greece
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Local Institution - 0128
Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, 40479, Germany
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Local Institution - 0129
Thessaloniki, Thessaloníki, 570 10, Greece
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Local Institution - 0130
Sagamihara, Kanagawa, 252-0375, Japan
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Local Institution - 0132
East Syracuse, New York, 13057, United States
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Local Institution - 0135
Sendai, Miyagi, 980-8574, Japan
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Local Institution - 0136
Kitakyushu-shi, Fukuoka, 8068501, Japan
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Local Institution - 0137
Miami, Florida, 33136, United States
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Local Institution - 0147
Tamarac, Florida, 33321, United States
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Local Institution - 0150
Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, 141-8625, Japan
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Local Institution - 0153
Amagasaki, Hyōgo, 660-8550, Japan
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Local Institution - 0154
Sapporo, Hokkaido, 064-0804, Japan
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Local Institution - 0156
Wuhan, Hubei, 430030, China
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Local Institution - 0178
Hksar, 0, Hong Kong
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Local Institution - 0180
Shatin, NT, Hong Kong
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