Can a targeted drug combo beat the toughest childhood leukemia?
NCT ID NCT06257394
First seen Jul 29, 2026 · Last updated Jul 30, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This phase 2 trial tests whether adding dasatinib and blinatumomab to standard chemotherapy can improve outcomes for children aged 1 to 19 with very high-risk acute lymphoblastic leukemia. The study focuses on patients with specific genetic markers or who did not respond to initial treatment. The goal is to see if this approach can prevent relapse and improve survival.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- dasatinib (Sprycel) and blinatumomab
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this approach could improve survival and reduce relapse in children with the most aggressive forms of leukemia.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-phase trial with a small number of participants, so results may not apply broadly. The treatments carry risks like infection and organ toxicity.
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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 74 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2034
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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1 year to 19 years
- 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: * Pediatric patients diagnosed with ALL between the ages of 1 and 19 years at the time of diagnosis who meet one or more of the following conditions: * Philadelphia chromosome-positive t(9;22)(q34;q11) or * Patients with failed remission who had blast \> 5% on bone marrow test after initial remission induction therapy or * Hypodiploidy (Number of chromosomes \< 44 (less than 44)) or * E2A-HLF(Hepatic Leukemia Factor) translocation-positive or * When the prognosis is judged to be poor according to NGS-MRD results among high-risk ALL patients (i) In B-ALL, the NGS-MRD(Next Generation Sequencing-Minimal Residual Disease) after consolidation therapy is 0.01% or more, and the NGS-MRD followed during interim maintenance treatment is also 0.01% or more, (ii) In T-ALL, NGS-MRD(Next Generation Sequencing-Minimal Residual Disease) is more than 0.01% after consolidation therapy Exclusion Criteria: * Participants with contraindications to medications * When the study participant or their legal representative withdraws consent * Pregnant or lactating women (patients of child-bearing potential require adequate contraception during the study period) * Participants who are medically unsuitable to participate in this study at the discretion of the investigator Participants participating in other interventional studies other than this protocol
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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.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
10 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Asan Medical Center
RECRUITINGSeoul, 05505, South Korea
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Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital
RECRUITINGHwasun, 58128, South Korea
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Chungnam National University Hospital
RECRUITINGDaejeon, 35015, South Korea
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Jeju National University Hospital
RECRUITINGJeju City, 63241, South Korea
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Kyungpook National University Chilgok-Hospital
RECRUITINGDaegu, 41404, South Korea
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Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital
RECRUITINGYangsan, 50612, South Korea
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Samsung Medical Center
RECRUITINGSeoul, 06351, South Korea
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Seoul National University Hospital
RECRUITINGSeoul, 03080, South Korea
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Seoul saint Mary's Hospital
RECRUITINGSeoul, 06591, South Korea
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Severance Hospital
RECRUITINGSeoul, 03722, South Korea
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