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Clinical Study Protocol of Venetoclax Combined With Azacitidine and Harringtonine in the Treatment of sAML

A Phase 2 interventional study of Venetoclax;Azacitidine;Homoharringtonine in Secondary Acute Myeloid Leukemia, sponsored by The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University. Recruiting at 1 site in China. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 80 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2022-08-24.

Sponsored by The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Primary completion was expected by Sep 2023, 3 years ago, but the record still lists the study as recruiting.
  • Registered 10 months after the study started (first participant enrolled Sep 2021, registered Aug 2022).
  • Started Sep 2021; still recruiting 5 years later.
Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
30
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years to 80 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

This research is being done to assess the therapeutic efficacy and safety of a promising regimen (Venetoclax combined with Azacitidine and Harringtonine) in patients with secondary AML

This study involves the following:

Venetoclax combined with Azacitidine and Harringtonine

Read the detailed description

This is an open-label,single center, clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Venetoclax in combination with Azacitidine and Harringtonine in patients with sAML

The FDA has approved the combination therapy of Venetoclax and Decitabine/Azacitidine 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.

Homoharringtonine (HHT), a plant alkaloid with antitumor properties originally identified nearly 40 years ago, has a unique mechanism of action by preventing the initial elongation step of protein synthesis. HHT has been used widely in China for the treatment of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS)

Participants will receive 1-2 cycles of intensive treatment and followed with consolidated therapy with the same regimen of 4-6 cycles.If CR is not achieved by induction therapy, re-induction therapy can be continued, and those who have not achieved CR after re-induction therapy will withdraw from the study. Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) if the patient meets the criteria for transplantation during treatment and a suitable donor exists After completion of study treatment, participants are followed up every 3 months for up to 2 years.

It is expected that about 30 people will take part in this research study.

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Conditions studied

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In context

Leukemia

5,441 studies on the registry are indexed under Leukemia; 636 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 30 is below the median of 38 across 4,247 interventional studies indexed under Leukemia.

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Lead sponsor

The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University is the lead sponsor of 543 studies on the registry; 301 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 80 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

    1. Patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) newly diagnosed by bone marrow morphology and immunophenotyping (in line with the WHO 2016 diagnostic criteria), and meet any of the following conditions:

      • Patients with treatment-related AML (tAML);
      • AML patients with a previous history of MDS or CMML;
      • AML patients with myelodysplasia-related cytogenetic abnormalities; 2) Age ≥ 18 years old, and age \< 80 years old; 3) Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status score ≤2; 4) Aspartate aminotransferase (ALT), alanine aminotransferase (AST) and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) ≤ 3 × upper limit of normal (ULN), serum bilirubin ≤ 1.5 × ULN; serum creatinine ≤ 2.0 × ULN; Serum myocardial enzyme \<2.0×ULN; 5) LVEF determined by echocardiography ≥50%; Obtain informed consent signed by the patient or legal representative.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

    1. AML with central nervous system (CNS) infiltration; 2) Acute promyelocytic leukemia confirmed by bone marrow morphology or immunophenotyping; 3) Have received Venetoclax treatment in the past; 4) Those who are known to be allergic to any drugs or other ingredients in the program; 5) Currently suffering from active autoimmune disease or a history of autoimmune disease potentially involving the CNS; 6) Known human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection; 7) Known history of active hepatitis B or C (HBV, HCV) infection; 8) Pregnant women and women who are trying to conceive; 9) Suffering from severe and/or uncontrolled mental illness; 10) Any life-threatening disease, health condition, or organ system dysfunction that the investigator believes may compromise the safety of the subject, or create an undue risk to the research results; 11) Received major surgery within 4 weeks before randomization; Participate in other clinical investigators at the same time one month before enrollment
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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
30 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Venetoclax combined with Azacitidine and Harringtonine

    Venetoclax 100mg d1,200mg d2,400mg d3\~d14; Azacitidine 75mg/m2/d,d1\~d7; Homoharringtonine 2mg/d d1\~d7

    Drug: Venetoclax;Azacitidine;Homoharringtonine

Interventions

  • DrugVenetoclax;Azacitidine;Homoharringtonine

    A cycle every 28 days Treatment with Venetoclax 100mg d1,200mg d2,400mg d3\~d14; Azacitidine 75mg/m2/d,d1\~d7 Homoharringtonine 2mg/d d1\~d7

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Percentage of participants with complete remission (CR) and complete remission with incomplete marrow recovery (CRi)

    CR is defined as absolute neutrophil count \> 10\^9/ L, platelets \> 100×10\^9/L, red cell transfusion independence, and bone marrow with \< 5% blasts. CRi is defined as bone marrow with less than 5% blasts, and absolute neutrophils of \< 10\^9/L or platelets \< 100×10\^9/L.

    Time frame: From randomization to the end of Cycle 1 (each cycle is 28 days)

Secondary outcomes

  1. Partial Remission (PR) Rate Secondary Outcome Measures: Secondary Outcome Measures: Partial Remission (PR) Rate

    PR is defined as bone marrow with 5%\~25% blasts, at least 50% lower than the initial diagnosis.

    Time frame: From randomization to the end of Cycle 1 (each cycle is 28 days)

  2. Overall Response Rate (ORR)

    Complete Remission/ Complete Remission with incomplete count recovery/ Partial Remission/ Morphologic Leukemia Free State

    Time frame: From randomization to the end of Cycle 1 (each cycle is 28 days)

  3. Rate of Minimal Residual Disease (MRD) negativity

    Percentage of participants who converted to MRD \< 10\^-3 before initiation of consolidation therapy. MRD is measured by MFC and RT-qPCR.

    Time frame: From randomization to the end of Cycle 1 (each cycle is 28 days)

  4. Overall survival (OS)

    It is measured from the date of randomization to the date of death from any cause; patients not known to have died at last follow-up are censored on the date they were last known to be alive.

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

  5. Disease-Free Survival (DFS)

    It is defined as the time from the date of CR/CRi to the date of recurrence or death.

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

  6. The proportion of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

    Proportion of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation after disease remission

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

  7. Cumulative incidence of relapse (CIR)

    It is measured from the date of CR/CRi to the date of relapse.

    Time frame: From the time of CR/CRi to time for up to 2 years

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
  • The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University
    Nanjing, Jiangsu 210000, China
    Recruiting
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Aug 24, 2022, 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
NCT05513131
Lead sponsor
The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Aug 24, 2022
Start date
Sep 30, 2021
Primary completion
Sep 30, 2023 (estimated)
Completion
Sep 30, 2025 (estimated)
Last update
Aug 24, 2022

Study contacts

Huang Fei, MD
Contact
1533793080@qq.com
+8615950523133

Oversight

FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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