New trial aims to find safer chemo for stem cell transplants in leukemia patients
NCT ID NCT07025824
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Sep 03, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study tests two chemotherapy drugs, treosulfan and melphalan, given before a stem cell transplant in 220 adults with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) or myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS). The goal is to see which drug works better at helping patients survive longer with fewer side effects. Participants will receive one of the two drugs along with fludarabine, and researchers will track survival, remission, and complications like graft-versus-host disease.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Treosulfan and Melphalan (chemotherapy drugs)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could show that treosulfan is a better option than melphalan for preparing patients with AML or MDS for a stem cell transplant, potentially improving survival and reducing complications.
- What could go wrong
- This is a phase 2 trial with 220 participants, so results are still early. The drugs may cause serious side effects like infections or graft-versus-host disease, and the study may not show a clear benefit for treosulfan.
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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 220 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2026
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2029
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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18 years and older
- 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.
Main Inclusion Criteria: 1. Informed consent signed by the patient capable of giving 2. Patient scheduled for allogeneic transplantation within the next 3 weeks 3. Age ≥ 18 years 4. AML or MDS according to WHO with indication for allogeneic HCT: 1. AML in first or second complete remission (CR) or complete remission with incomplete hematologic recovery (CRi/CRh) or morphologic leukemia-free state (MLFS) 2. MDS according to WHO 5. Increased risk for treatment-related toxicity by myeloablative conditioning according to at least one of the following criteria: 1. Patients aged ≥ 50 years at transplant and/or 2. HCT-CI \> 2 and/or 3. AML or MDS scheduled for 2nd allogeneic HCT from different donor with minimum of 12 months after 1st allogeneic HCT 6. Availability of a suitable donor: 1. Matched sibling donor (MSD) or 2. matched unrelated donor (MUD, 10/10 HLA) or 3. mismatched unrelated donor (MMUD, single allele or antigen mismatch at HLA-A, -B, -C, or -DRB1 and no concurrent -DQB1 mismatch (9/10) shown by confirmatory typing) or 4. haploidentical family donor 7. Planned GvHD prophylaxis with standard PTCy (with 50mg/kg body weight on days +3 and +4) 8. No history of cardiac disease that preclude allogeneic HCT and absence of active symptoms, otherwise, documented left ventricular ejection fraction * 40 %. 9. No need for supplementary oxygen on day of randomization Main Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patients with acute promyelocytic leukemia with t(15;17)(q22;q12) 2. Patients with graft failure after previous allogeneic HCT 3. Patients with scheduled 2nd allogeneic HCT within 12 months after 1st allogeneic HCT 4. Pretreatment with either melphalan or treosulfan within the last 12 months prior to randomization 5. Planned TBI as part of conditioning 6. Severe organ dysfunction defined by either one of the following criteria: 1. Serum bilirubin \> 1.5 × ULN (if not considered Gilbert-syndrome) or 2. ALAT or ASAT \> 5 × ULN 7. Uncontrolled infection at the time of randomization. 8. Active viral hepatitis unless serology demonstrates clearance of infection. Occult or prior hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, defined as negative hepatitis B surface antigen and positive total hepatitis core antibodies, may be included if HBV DNA is undetectable, provided that patients are willing to undergo monthly DNA testing. Patients who have protective titers of hepatitis B surface antibody after vaccination or prior cured hepatitis B are eligible. Patients for hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibody are eligible provided PCR if negative for HCV RNA. 9. Pregnant or breastfeeding women
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
17 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Helios Klinikum Berlin Buch, Klinik für Onkologie und Palliativmedizin
RECRUITINGBerlin, Germany
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Klinikum Augsburg, Medizinische Klinik II
RECRUITINGAugsburg, Germany
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Klinikum Chemnitz gGmbH; Klinik für Innere Medizin III
RECRUITINGChemnitz, Germany
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Klinikum Nürnberg, Campus Nord, Klinik für Innere Medizin 5
RECRUITINGNuremberg, Germany
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Klinikum der Johannes Gutenberg Universität, III. Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGMainz, Germany
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Medizinische Fakultät der TU Dresden, Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I
RECRUITINGDresden, Germany
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Robert-Bosch-Krankenhaus, Hämatologie, Onkologie und Palliativmedizin
RECRUITINGStuttgart, Germany
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Universitätsklinik Rostock, Klinik und Poliklinik für Innere Medizin, Abt. für Hämatologie/Onkologie
RECRUITINGRostock, Germany
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Universitätsklinikum Aachen, Medizinische Klinik IV
RECRUITINGAachen, Germany
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Universitätsklinikum Frankfurt, Medizinische Klinik II
RECRUITINGFrankfurt am Main, Germany
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Universitätsklinikum Greifswald, Klinik und Poliklinik für Innere Medizin C
RECRUITINGGreifswald, Germany
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Universitätsklinikum Jena, Klinik für Innere Medizin II
RECRUITINGJena, Germany
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Universitätsklinikum Köln, Klinik I für Innere Medizin
RECRUITINGCologne, Germany
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Universitätsklinikum Leipzig, Klinik und Poliklinik für Hämatologie, Zelltherapie, Hämostaseologie und Infektiologie
RECRUITINGLeipzig, Germany
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Universitätsklinikum Münster, Medizinische Klinik A, KMT-Zentrum
RECRUITINGMünster, Germany
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Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Klinik für Innere Medizin II
RECRUITINGKiel, Germany
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Universitätsmedizin Halle (Saale), Klinik für Innere Medizin IV
RECRUITINGHalle, Germany
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