Can extra support ease the burden of AML? new study says yes.
NCT ID NCT02975869
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether adding a palliative care team to standard cancer care improves quality of life for people with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). 160 hospitalized patients with high-risk AML were randomly assigned to receive either usual oncology care or care that included a palliative care specialist. The goal was to see if this combined approach could reduce symptoms, improve mood, and help with coping during treatment.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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160 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2017
- Finished
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Jan 2026
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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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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60 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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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: * Hospitalized patients with high-risk AML, defined as: * Newly diagnosed patients with AML ≥ 60 years of age * Newly diagnosed AML with antecedent hematologic disorder * Newly diagnosed therapy-related AML * Relapsed AML * Primary refractory AML Exclusion Criteria: * Patients already receiving palliative care * Major psychiatric illness or comorbid conditions prohibiting compliance with study procedures. * A diagnosis of acute promyelocytic leukemia (APML)
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Duke University
Durham, North Carolina, 27710, United States
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Massachusetts general Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States
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Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio, 43210, United States
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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 16802, United States
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