New triple-drug combo shows promise for hard-to-treat leukemia patients
NCT ID NCT05155709
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This early-phase study tested a new drug called siremadlin added to two existing drugs (venetoclax and azacitidine) for adults with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) who are too frail for standard chemotherapy. The study included 14 people whose cancer did not respond well to initial treatment or who had high-risk features at diagnosis. The main goals were to find a safe dose and see if the combination could improve remission rates.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1
The first testing in people. Mainly checks safety and dose, usually in a small group.
- Participants
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14 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2022
- Finished
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Apr 2024
- 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 to 99 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: * Age at the date of signing the informed consent form (ICF): * Arm 1 and Arm 2: ≥ 18 years * Participants diagnosed with AML based on WHO 2016 classification (Arber et al 2016) who are ineligible for standard induction chemotherapy and: * Arm 1 : have received at least 2 cycles and not more than 4 cycles of first-line venetoclax plus azacitidine treatment and have not achieved a CR, CRi, CRh or MLFS. * Arm 2 : newly diagnosed AML with adverse genetic risk stratification (according to ELN 2022) (except TP53 mutation positive participants). * Participant (in both arms) must be considered ineligible for standard of care intensive induction chemotherapy defined by the following: * 75 years of age; OR * 18 to 74 years of age with at least one of the following co-morbidities: Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status of 2 or 3; Cardiac history of congestive heart failure (CHF) requiring treatment or Ejection Fraction ≤ 50% or chronic stable angina; DLCO ≤ 65% or FEV1 ≤ 65%. * Participants must have an ECOG performance status: 0 to 2 for participants ≥ 75 years of age. OR 0 to 3 for participants ≥ 18 to 74 years of age. * WBC \< 25x109/L * AST and ALT ≤ 3 × ULN * Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR)≥ 60 mL/min/1.73 m2 Exclusion Criteria: * Prior exposure to MDM2-inhibitor therapy at any time. * Participants with TP53 mutation positive. * Participants with del17p. * Participants with AML-M3 / APL (Acute promyelocytic leukemia) with PML-RARA (Promyelocytic leukemia/retinoic acid receptor alpha) or with AML secondary to Down's syndrome. * Participants treated with FLT3 inhibitors for AML indication are not eligible. * Participants who require treatment with moderate or strong CYP3A4 inducers within 14 days prior to starting study treatment, or are expected to receive moderate or strong CYP3A4 inducers during the entire study * Participants who require treatment with substrates of CYP3A4/5 with a narrow therapeutic index.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Novartis Investigative Site
Hong Kong, 999077, Hong Kong
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Novartis Investigative Site
Budapest, H-1083, Hungary
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Novartis Investigative Site
Beersheba, 8457108, Israel
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Novartis Investigative Site
Jerusalem, 9112001, Israel
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Novartis Investigative Site
Bologna, BO, 40138, Italy
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Novartis Investigative Site
Alor Star, Kedah, 05460, Malaysia
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Novartis Investigative Site
Kuala Selangor, 68000, Malaysia
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Novartis Investigative Site
Izmir, Balcova, 35340, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Oregon Health Sciences University
Portland, Oregon, 97239, United States
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Texas Oncology Sammons Cancer Center
Dallas, Texas, 78246, United States
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