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Active, not recruitingNCT05177731Updated Oct 3, 2024

Venetoclax + Decitabine vs. "7+3" Induction Chemotherapy in Young AML

A Phase 3 interventional study of Venetoclax and Decitabine for Injection in AML, Adult and Chemotherapy Effect, sponsored by Chen Suning. Active, not recruiting at 1 site in China. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 59 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2024-10-03.

Sponsored by Chen Suning · Phase 3, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
188
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 59 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

This research is being done to assess the therapeutic efficacy and safety of a promising (venetoclax and decitabine) versus conventional "7+3"chemotherapy in induction young patients with acute myeloid leukemia.

This study involves the following:

Venetoclax and decitabine (investigational combination) Cytarabine and idarubicin (per standard of care)

Read the detailed description

This is an open-label, multicenter, phase 2 randomized clinical trial to compare the therapeutic efficacy and safety of venetoclax and decitabine to the conventional induction chemotherapy (7+3 regimen) among fit, young adults with newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia (AML).

Conventional induction chemotherapy with idarubicin and cytarabine is the standard of induction chemotherapy for acute myeloid leukemia (AML).

The FDA has approved the combination therapy of venetoclax and decitabine for elderly (> 60 year old) patients with newly diagnosed AML not eligible for intensive chemotherapy. Venetoclax is an inhibitor of BCL-2 (B-cell lymphoma 2, a protein that initiates tumor growth, disease progression, and drug resistance), which can lead to cancer cell death. Decitabine, a demethylation agent, has the potential to synergically target leukemia stem cell populations when combined with venetoclax as its homologous drug azacytidine.

Participants will be randomly assigned to one of the different induction groups and followed with either consolidation chemotherapy or allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation after remission. After completion of study treatment, participants are followed up every 3 to 6 months for up to 2 years.

It is expected that about 188 people will take part in this research study.

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Conditions studied

  • AML, Adult
  • Chemotherapy Effect

Keywords

  • Venetoclax, AML, young, induction therapy
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In context

Lead sponsor

Chen Suning is the lead sponsor of 6 studies on the registry; 2 are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 59 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  1. Male or female, 59 > =Age (years) >= 18;
  2. Newly diagnosed as AML patients according to World Health Organization (WHO) 2016 classification;
  3. Patients have not received prior therapy for AML (except hydroxyurea and Ara-C\<1.0g/d);
  4. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance status of 0,1, 2 ;
  5. Liver function: Total bilirubin ≦3 upper limit of normal (ULN); aspartate aminotransferase (AST) ≦3 ULN; alanine aminotransferase (ALT)≦3 ULN(except extramedullary infiltration of leukemia)
  6. Renal function:Ccr(Creatinine Clearance Rate) ≧30 ml/min;
  7. Patients who sign the informed consent must have the ability to understand and be willing to participate in the study and sign the informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Acute promyeloid leukemia;
  2. AML with central nervous system (CNS) infiltration;
  3. Patients have received prior hypomethylating agents (HMA) therapy for myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) and progressed to AML;
  4. HIV infection;
  5. Patients with severe heart failure (grade 3-4) ;
  6. Evidence of other clinically significant uncontrolled condition(s) including, but not limited to: a) Uncontrolled and/or active systemic infection (viral, bacterial or fungal); b) Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) or hepatitis C (HCV) requiring treatment. c) An active second cancer that requires treatment within 6 months of study entry
  7. Patients deemed unsuitable for enrolment by the investigator;
  8. Patients willing to receive intensive induction chemotherapy
  9. Female who are pregnant, breast feeding or childbearing potential without a negative urine pregnancy test at screen;
  10. Patients reject to participate in the study.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
188 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Investigational ( venetoclax, decitabine)

    Randomized participants will receive induction as decitabine on days 1-5 and venetoclax daily on days 1-28. Second Induction (if not reach complete remission, but the percentage of blaste cells in bone marrow decreased by more than 50%):Re-induction with pre-induction therapy. Consolidation: If patients with favorable risk and MRD (Minimal Residual Disease) negative or refuse to allo-HSCT (Hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation), intermediate-dose (2g/m2 q12h days 1-3) for 4 cycles. If patients with intermediate or poor risk or favorable risk but MRD positive, intermediate-dose cytarabine for 1-2 cycles and follow up with allo-HSCT. For patients with FLT3 mutation, gilteritinib can be combined with the follow-up treatment after the end of initial induction.

    Drug: Venetoclax · Drug: Decitabine for Injection · Drug: Gilteritinib

  • Experimental
    Standard of Care (Conventional Induction "7+3")

    Randomized participants will receive cytarabine and idarubicin per standard of care as follows: Induction: cytarabine on days 1-7 and idarubicin (12mg/m2) on days 1-3 . Second Induction (if not reach complete remission, but the percentage of blaste cells in bone marrow decreased by more than 50%): Re-induction with pre-induction therapy. Consolidation: If patients with favorable risk and MRD negative or refuse to allo-HSCT, intermediate-dose cytarabine (2g/m2 q12h days 1-3) for 4 cycles. If patients with intermediate or poor risk or favorable risk but MRD positive, intermediate-dose cytarabine for 1-2 cycles and follow up with allo-HSCT. For patients with FLT3 mutation, gilteritinib can be combined with the follow-up treatment after the end of initial induction.

    Drug: Cytarabine · Drug: Idarubicin · Drug: Gilteritinib

Interventions

  • DrugVenetoclax

    Orally by mouth

    Also known as: Venclexta

  • DrugDecitabine for Injection

    Intravenous infusion

  • DrugCytarabine

    Intravenous infusion

    Also known as: Ara-C

  • DrugIdarubicin

    Intravenous infusion

    Also known as: IDA

  • DrugGilteritinib

    Orally by mouth

    Also known as: XOSPATA

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Overall response rate (ORR)

    Complete remission/complete remission with incomplete count recovery/Morphologic Leukemia Free State

    Time frame: From randomization to 2 cycles of induction before consolidation therapy(100 days)

Secondary outcomes

  1. Incidence of severe infection (>=grade 3 )

    Assessed using CTCAE 5

    Time frame: From randomization to 2 cycles of induction before consolidation therapy(100 days)

  2. Duration of myelosuppression

    The duration of absolute value of peripheral blood neutrophils \<0.5×10\^9/L and platelet count \<50×10\^9/L during myelosuppression.

    Time frame: From randomization to 2 cycles of induction before consolidation therapy(100 days)

  3. Event free survival

    Events include progressive disease, relapse, changes in treatment regimens, fatal or intolerable side effects and any death.

    Time frame: From the time from randomization to time for up to 2 years

  4. Overall survival

    Overall survival

    Time frame: From the time from randomization to time for up to 2 years

  5. Rate of Minimal Residual Disease (MRD) negativity

    Percentage of participants who converted to MRD \< 10\^-3 before initiation of consolidation therapy.

    Time frame: From randomization to 2 cycles of induction before consolidation therapy(100 days)

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Study locations

1 site
  • The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Jiangsu Institute of Hematology
    Suzhou, Jiangsu 215000, China
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Oct 3, 2024, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT05177731
Lead sponsor
Chen Suning
Responsible party
Chen Suning (Physician, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University) — Sponsor-investigator
First posted
Jan 5, 2022
Start date
Mar 1, 2022
Primary completion
Feb 28, 2024
Completion
Dec 31, 2024 (estimated)
Last update
Oct 3, 2024

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
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