Can a shorter drug combo improve outcomes for older AML patients?
NCT ID NCT06073730
First seen Sep 09, 2026 · Last updated Sep 10, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
Researchers are testing whether a combination of venetoclax and a three-day course of decitabine works better than the standard pairing of venetoclax and azacitidine for older or unfit adults newly diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia. The trial enrolls 154 participants and compares how long they live without events such as treatment failure, relapse, or death. Some patients with a specific gene mutation also receive sorafenib. The goal is to find the safest and most effective treatment option for this group.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- venetoclax combined with decitabine, with sorafenib added for some patients
- What this could lead to
- If the shorter decitabine regimen works, it could offer older or frail AML patients a treatment that is easier to tolerate than standard therapy.
- What could go wrong
- The trial may find the new combination is no better than standard treatment, or that it causes more side effects. Results from one hospital may not apply to everyone.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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154 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2023
- Finished
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Apr 2026
- 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.
Inclusion Criteria: * Subjects suitable for enrollment in this study must meet all of the following criteria. 1. meet the World Health Organization diagnostic criteria (WHO2022 criteria) except APL or carry one of the abnormal karyotypes such as t(8;21)/(RUNX1::RUNX1TI), inv(16)(p13.1q22), t(16;16) (p13.1q22), t(16;16)/CBFβ::myh11), etc. Patients with acute myeloid leukemia other than those with one of the abnormal karyotypes such as t(16;16)/CBFβ::myh11 2. Patients with AML not otherwise classified under the World Health Organization AML classification, except for acute myeloproliferative disorder with myelofibrosis and myeloid sarcoma. 3. Male or female, A: Elderly patients aged \> or = 60 years (unwilling to undergo intense chemotherapy); B: Patients aged \> 18 years who are not candidates for standard-dose chemotherapy, defined as those with at least one of the following comorbidities: 1) Eastern Collaborative Oncology Group Physical Conditioning Grading (ECOG) score of 2 or 3; 2) Chronic heart failure (CHF) requiring treatment or with a left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) of ≤ 50%; 3) Chronic heart failure (CHF) requiring treatment or with a left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) of ≤ 50%. heart failure (CHF) cardiac history or chronic unstable angina; 3) carbon monoxide diffusing capacity (DLCO) ≤65% or forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) ≤65%; 4) creatinine clearance of ≥30 mL/min to ≤45 mL/min; and 5) any other condition deemed by the investigator to be incompatible with standard-dose chemotherapy must be reviewed with the study chair prior to study enrollment ; 4. patients have not received prior treatment for AML (except hydroxyurea and Ara-C \<1.0 g/d). 5. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Physical Status Assessment (ECOG-PS) score of \<=3. 6. pass the requirements for the following laboratory test indices (performed within 7 days prior to treatment): <!-- --> 1. Aspartate aminotransferase (ALT), alanine aminotransferase (AST), and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) ≤ 3 x upper limit of normal (ULN), serum bilirubin ≤ 2 x ULN; and serum cardiac enzymes \< 2.0 x ULN; unless considered to be leukemic organ involvement. 2. Creatinine ≥ 30 mL/min, calculated by the Cockcroft Gault formula or measured by 24-hour urine collection. 7.Subjects of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test result within 72 hours prior to the start of treatment, and participating patients must use contraception during trial treatment and for 3 years after completion of treatment. 8\. life expectancy greater than 2 months. 9. Informed consent must be signed prior to the start of all specific study procedures, either by the patient himself/herself or by a member of his/her immediate family; in view of the patient's condition, if the patient's own signature would not be conducive to the treatment of his/her condition, the informed consent will be signed by the legal guardian or by a member of the patient's immediate family. Exclusion Criteria: Subjects may not be enrolled in this study if they meet any of the following criteria: 1. AML with BCR-ABL1; or CML bone marrow acute stage. 2. Treatment-naïve patients (is defined as having received induction chemotherapy in the past, regardless of efficacy). 3. Secondary leukemia (mainly refers to those whose World Health Organization (WHO) AML classification belongs to the subcategory of treatment-related AML and those with a history of prior MDS and/or MPD). 4. concomitant other hematologic diseases (such as hemophilia, myelofibrosis and other investigators considered unsuitable for enrollment; previous blood abnormalities, but ever bone marrow examination except MDS and MPD allowed enrollment). 5、Pregnant or lactating patients. 6, Allergic to any of the drugs involved in this study. 7, Have used strong or moderate CYP7A inducers within 3 days before the start of study treatment. 8, Concomitant malignant tumors of other organs (those requiring treatment). 9, Significantly abnormal hepatic or renal function beyond the enrollment criteria. 10, Active heart disease, defined as one or more of the following: 1. Myocardial infarction less than 6 months from study entry; 2. A history of arrhythmia requiring drug therapy or severe clinical symptoms; 3. Uncontrolled or symptomatic congestive heart failure (\> NYHA class 2); 10, patients with severe infectious diseases (untreated tuberculosis, pulmonary aspergillosis), known infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or active hepatitis B or C. 11\. Subjects with evidence of central nervous system leukemia prior to treatment. Subjects with epilepsy, dementia, or other abnormal mental states that require medication and who are unable to understand or follow the regimen. 13, Conditions that limit oral drug intake or gastrointestinal absorption. 14, Subjects who, in the opinion of the investigator, are not suitable for enrollment
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University.
Kunming, Yunnan, China
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