New hope for rare leukemia: Anthracycline-Free combo trial launches
NCT ID NCT06429098
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Sep 10, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests a combination of drugs (venetoclax plus azacitidine, decitabine, or cytarabine) without traditional anthracycline chemotherapy in 40 adults newly diagnosed with a specific genetic subtype of acute myeloid leukemia (CBFβ::MYH11-positive). The goal is to see if this gentler approach can achieve complete remission and reduce remaining cancer cells. The trial is currently recruiting participants.
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 azacitidine, decitabine, or cytarabine
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a less toxic treatment option for people with this specific type of AML, potentially improving remission rates without using anthracyclines.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase (Phase 2) trial with only 40 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The combination may still cause side effects or fail to improve outcomes compared to standard care.
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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 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
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.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Adults ≥ 18 years. 2. Newly diagnosed CBFβ::MYH11(+) AML. 3. Performance status 0-3 on the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Scale. 4. Subject must voluntarily sign and date an informed consent, prior to the initiation of any screening or study-specific procedures. Ferrara's criteria are used to determine whether a patient is unfit, and a patient is deemed unfit if at least one of the following criteria is met: 1. Age\>75 years. 2. There are serious underlying heart, lung, kidney, liver complications. 3. There are active infections that do not respond to anti-infective therapy. 4. There is cognitive impairment. 5. Other comorbidities that the doctor determines are not suitable for intensive chemotherapy. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Subject has received treatment with a hypomethylating agent and/or other chemotherapeutic agents either conventional or experimental or targeted drug therapy for AML (except oral hydroxyurea and/or leukocytometry to reduce white blood cell count). 2. Pregnant or lactating women. 3. To the knowledge of the subject and investigator, subject may not be able to complete all study visits or procedures required by the study protocol, including follow-up visits, and/or be unable to comply with the required study procedures. 4. Other conditions deemed unsuitable for participation in this study by the investigator.
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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.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Ethical Committee of the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University
Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215000, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Jiangsu Institute of Hematology
Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215000, China
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