New drug cocktail aims to boost transplant success in elderly leukemia patients
NCT ID NCT07563920
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a combination of three chemotherapy drugs (thiotepa, busulfan, and fludarabine) given before a stem cell transplant can help older adults with acute myeloid leukemia stay in remission longer. About 93 patients aged 55 to 75 who are in their first remission will receive the treatment and be followed for at least a year. The goal is to see if this approach reduces relapse and improves survival, while managing side effects like graft-versus-host disease.
What this could mean
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- Active substance
- thiotepa, busulfan, and fludarabine (TBF) chemotherapy
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this approach could offer elderly AML patients a better chance at long-term disease control after a stem cell transplant from a partially matched donor.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study at one center, so results may not apply broadly. The chemotherapy and transplant carry serious risks like infection, graft-versus-host disease, and organ damage.
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Study facts
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- 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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About 93 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jun 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2030
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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55 to 75 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 55 to 75 years * Diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) based on morphology, immunophenotyping, cytogenetics, or molecular testing * First complete remission (CR1) or complete remission with incomplete hematologic recovery (CRi) * Eligible for haploidentical hematopoietic stem cell transplantation * Availability of a suitable haploidentical donor * ECOG performance status 0-2 * Adequate organ function: * Left ventricular ejection fraction ≥50% * Oxygen saturation \>92% on room air * Serum creatinine ≤1.5 × upper limit of normal (ULN) * Total bilirubin ≤1.5 × ULN * AST and ALT ≤2.0 × ULN * DLCO ≥40% and FEV1 ≥50% * Ability to understand and sign informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Secondary AML (including AML evolving from myelodysplastic syndrome or therapy-related AML) * Active, uncontrolled infection * Severe uncontrolled systemic disease (e.g., unstable cardiovascular disease, recent stroke, or severe organ dysfunction) * HIV infection * Active hepatitis B or C requiring antiviral treatment * Pregnant or breastfeeding women * Known hypersensitivity to study drugs
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