New drug cocktail aims to tackle tough leukemia
NCT ID NCT05735184
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This early-stage trial is testing an experimental drug called ziftomenib alongside standard treatments for acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in people with specific gene mutations. About 420 participants with newly diagnosed or relapsed AML will be assigned to one of three treatment arms. The main goals are to check safety and see if the combination helps achieve remission.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Ziftomenib (investigational drug) combined with standard AML drugs (venetoclax, azacitidine, cytarabine, daunorubicin, quizartinib)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point toward a new treatment option for acute myeloid leukemia patients with certain genetic changes.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early Phase 1 trial, so safety and dosing are still being tested. It may not work as hoped, and side effects are possible.
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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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About 420 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2023
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2030
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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.
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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.
Key Inclusion Criteria: * Patients must have a documented NPM1 mutation or KMT2A rearrangement and have either newly diagnosed or relapsed/refractory AML * Those intending treatment with intensive chemotherapy in Arm C should be NPM1-m and FLT3-ITD+ with an allelic ratio ≥0.05 and eligible for FLT3-targeted treatment * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0, 1, or 2 * Adequate liver, renal, and cardiac function according to protocol defined criteria * A female of childbearing potential must agree to use adequate contraception as well as a double barrier method from the time of screening through 180 days following the last dose of study intervention. A male of childbearing potential must agree to use abstinence or use a double barrier method of contraception from the time of screening through 180 days following the last dose of study intervention * Female patients of childbearing potential who receive quizartinib in Arm C should use a highly effective method of contraception during quizartinib treatment and for 7 months after the last dose Key Exclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of either acute promyelocytic leukemia or blast phase chronic myeloid leukemia * Known history of BCR-ABL alteration * Advanced malignant hepatic tumor * Administration of live attenuated vaccines within 14 days prior to, during, or after treatment until B-cell recovery * Active central nervous system (CNS) involvement by AML. * Clinical signs/symptoms of leukostasis or WBC \> 25,000 / microliter. Hydroxyurea and/or leukapheresis and/or up to 2 doses of cytarabine if used per institutional SOC for control of leukocytosis are permitted to meet this criterion * Not recovered to Grade ≤1 (NCI-CTCAE v5.0) from all nonhematological toxicities except for alopecia * Known clinically active human immunodeficiency virus, active hepatitis B or active hepatitis C infection * For newly diagnosed cohorts: received prior chemotherapy for leukemia, except hydroxyurea and/or leukapheresis and/or up to 2 doses of cytarabine per institutional standards to control leukocytosis, or prior treatment with all-transretinoic acid for initially suspected acute promyelocytic leukemia * For relapsed/refractory cohorts: received chemotherapy, immunotherapy, radiotherapy, or any ancillary therapy that is considered to be investigational \< 14 days prior to the first dose of ziftomenib or within 5 drug half-lives prior to the first dose of study drug * Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, cardiac illness as defined in the protocol * Mean QT interval corrected for heart rate by Fredericia's formula (QTcF) * Arm A and Arm B: \>480 ms on triplicate ECGs * Arm C: \>450 ms on triplicate ECGs * Uncontrolled infection * Women who are pregnant or lactating * An active malignancy and currently receiving chemotherapy for that malignancy or disease that is uncontrolled/progressing * Patients who have active GVHD requiring \>0.5 mg/kg prednisone or any new or increase in immunosuppressants in the prior 2 weeks for GVHD treatment
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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.
How to take part
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The study's own enquiry address
This study publishes an address for enquiries. See it below .
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The places running it
44 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
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Study contacts
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Contact
Email: •••••@•••••
Locations
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Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Institute
RECRUITINGCleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States
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Colorado Blood Cancer Institute
RECRUITINGDenver, Colorado, 80218, United States
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Columbia University Medical Center
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10032, United States
Contact Email: •••••@•••••
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Duke Blood Cancer Center
RECRUITINGDurham, North Carolina, 27705, United States
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Emory Healthcare - The Emory Clinic
RECRUITINGAtlanta, Georgia, 30308, United States
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Georgia Cancer Center at Augusta University
RECRUITINGAugusta, Georgia, 30912, United States
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Hackensack University Medical Center
RECRUITINGHackensack, New Jersey, 07601, United States
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Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
RECRUITINGPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
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Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
RECRUITINGBaltimore, Maryland, 21205, United States
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Karmanos Cancer Institute
RECRUITINGDetroit, Michigan, 48201, United States
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Loyola University Medical Center
RECRUITINGMaywood, Illinois, 60153, United States
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MD Anderson Cancer Center
RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77030, United States
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Massachusetts General Hospital
RECRUITINGBoston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States
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Mayo Clinic - Phoenix
RECRUITINGPhoenix, Arizona, 85054, United States
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Mayo Clinic - Rochester
RECRUITINGRochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States
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Mayo Clinic Jacksonville
RECRUITINGJacksonville, Florida, 32224, United States
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Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer Center
RECRUITINGMilwaukee, Wisconsin, 53226, United States
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Moores UC San Diego Cancer Center
RECRUITINGLa Jolla, California, 92093, United States
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Mount Sinai - Ruttenberg Treatment Center
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10029, United States
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New York - Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medicine
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10021, United States
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Norton Cancer Institute - St. Matthews
RECRUITINGLouisville, Kentucky, 40207, United States
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OU Health Stephenson Cancer Center
RECRUITINGOklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73104, United States
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Ochsner MD Anderson Cancer Center
RECRUITINGJefferson, Louisiana, 70121, United States
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Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University
RECRUITINGChicago, Illinois, 60611, United States
Contact Email: •••••@•••••
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Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
RECRUITINGBuffalo, New York, 14203, United States
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Rutgers Cancer Institute
RECRUITINGNew Brunswick, New Jersey, 08903, United States
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Sarah Cannon Research Institute - St. David's South Austin Medical Center / Texas Oncology South Austin
RECRUITINGAustin, Texas, 78704, United States
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Stony Brook University Hospital
RECRUITINGStony Brook, New York, 11794, United States
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The James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute
RECRUITINGColumbus, Ohio, 43210, United States
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The University of Kansas Medical Center Research Institute
RECRUITINGFairway, Kansas, 66205, United States
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TriStar Bone Marrow Transplant
RECRUITINGNashville, Tennessee, 37203, United States
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UC Irvine Health Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
RECRUITINGOrange, California, 92868, United States
Contact Email: •••••@•••••
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UCLA - Bowyer Oncology Center
RECRUITINGLos Angeles, California, 90095, United States
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UMass Chan Medical School
RECRUITINGWorcester, Massachusetts, 01655, United States
Contact Email: •••••@•••••
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USC / Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center
RECRUITINGLos Angeles, California, 90033, United States
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UT Southwestern - Simmons Cancer Center
RECRUITINGDallas, Texas, 75235, United States
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University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
RECRUITINGCleveland, Ohio, 44106, United States
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University of Colorado
RECRUITINGAurora, Colorado, 80045, United States
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University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics
RECRUITINGIowa City, Iowa, 52242, United States
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University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center
RECRUITINGLouisville, Kentucky, 40202, United States
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University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center
RECRUITINGAnn Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States
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University of Minnesota
RECRUITINGMinneapolis, Minnesota, 55455, United States
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University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics
RECRUITINGMadison, Wisconsin, 53792, United States
Contact Email: •••••@•••••
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Yale Cancer Center and Smilow Cancer Hospital
RECRUITINGNew Haven, Connecticut, 06510, United States
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