Leukemia drug dosing study aims to protect kids
NCT ID NCT03481881
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at how children with leukemia process common medicines like painkillers, diuretics, and antibiotics. Researchers will measure drug levels in the blood to better understand dosing. The goal is to make these drugs safer and more effective for kids. No new treatment is being tested.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- standard of care drugs (e.g., furosemide, tacrolimus, fentanyl)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors give safer, more effective doses of these drugs to children with leukemia.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It won't directly improve health, and results may not apply to all children.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2013
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2033
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.
Who is studied
Children (\<21 years of age) receiving drugs per standard of care as prescribed by treating caregiver
- Ages
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0 to 20 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: * Children (\< 21 years of age) who are receiving understudied drugs of interest per standard of care as prescribed by their treating caregiver Exclusion Criteria: * Failure to obtain consent/assent (as indicated)
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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
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Duke University
RECRUITINGDurham, North Carolina, 27710, United States
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