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A Clinical Study of VA-CAG as Induction Therapy in Newly Diagnosed AML Patients

A Phase 2 interventional study of Venetoclax in combination with azacitidine and CAG in Acute Myeloid Leukemia, sponsored by Hematology department of the 920th hospital. Completed at 1 site in China. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 65 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-07-15.

Sponsored by Hematology department of the 920th hospital · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
114
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years to 65 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

This study aims to assess the therapeutic efficacy and safety of venetoclax in combination with azacitidine and CAG(VA-CAG) as induction regimen in newly diagnosed young patients with acute myeloid leukemia(AML).

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This is an open-label, multicenter, phase II clinical trial to assess the therapeutic efficacy and safety of venetoclax in combination with azacitidine (VA) and CAG (G-CSF priming, low dose cytarabine, and aclarubicin) as induction regimen in newly diagnosed patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML).

The combination of venetoclax and azacitidine is the standard therapy for elderly (> 60 year old) patients with newly diagnosed AML who are not eligible for intensive chemotherapy. Previous studies have shown that venetoclax plus intense chemotherapy represent promising efficacy in de novo AML patients with high complete remission rates and good tolerance. The preliminary results suggest that venetoclax in combination with azacitidine and CAG are well tolerated and effective for newly diagnosed young patients with AML. Thus, this phase II clinical trial is going to further explore its efficacy and safety. It is expected that about 100 patients will take part in this trial.

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Conditions studied

  • Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Keywords

  • Venetoclax
  • Azacitidine
  • Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor(G-CSF)
  • Cytarabine
  • Aclarubicin
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In context

Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute

2,971 studies on the registry are indexed under Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute; 745 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 114 is above the median of 41 across 2,509 interventional studies indexed under Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute.

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Lead sponsor

Hematology department of the 920th hospital is the lead sponsor of 10 studies on the registry; 7 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 65 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  1. Patients ≥ 18 years old and ≤ 65 years old
  2. Newly diagnosed as AML patients according to 2016 World Health Organization (WHO) classification;
  3. Patients without receiving prior therapy for AML;
  4. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance status score less than 3;
  5. Liver function: Total bilirubin ≦2 upper limit of normal (ULN); aspartate aminotransferase (AST) ≦3 ULN; alanine aminotransferase (ALT)≦3 ULN
  6. Renal function:Ccr(Creatinine Clearance Rate) ≧30 ml/min; Scr (serum creatinine) ≦2 ULN
  7. Heart function: left ventricular ejection fraction ≧45%
  8. Patients must participate in this clinical trial voluntarily and sign an informed consent form.

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. Patients with a life expectancy \<3 months
  5. Patients with uncontrolled active infection;
  6. HIV infection;
  7. Evidence of other clinically significant uncontrolled condition(s) including, but not limited to: a) Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) or hepatitis C (HCV) requiring treatment; b) An active second cancer that requires treatment within 6 months of study entry.
  8. Female who are pregnant, breast feeding or childbearing potential.
  9. Patients deemed unsuitable for enrollment by the investigator.
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Study design

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

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Treatment group

    Induction: Subjects who meet the enrollment conditions will receive Venetoclax plus Azacitidine and CAG(VA-CAG) . Participants will receive this induction Therapy as azacitidine on days 1-7, venetoclax aily on days 1-28, cytarabine q12h on days 1-7, aclacinomycin on days 1,3,5,7, and granulocyte colony-stimulating factor on days 0-8. Participants will receive second induction if not reach complete remission. Consolidation: If patients are intermediate or poor risk and have plans for allogeneic hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation(allo-HSCT) , high dose cytarabine (3g/m2 q12h days 1-3) for 1-2 cycles and follow up with allo-HSCT. In other cases, high dose cytarabine for 4 cycles.

    Drug: Venetoclax in combination with azacitidine and CAG

Interventions

  • DrugVenetoclax in combination with azacitidine and CAG

    Induction: VA regimen: Drug: Venetoclax orally once daily (100 mg d1, 200 mg d2, 400 mg d3-21); Drug: Azacitidine 75 mg/m2 subcutaneously once daily on days 1-7. CAG regimen: Drug: Cytarabine 10mg/m2 subcutaneously q12h on days 1-7; Drug: Aclacinomycin 12-14mg/m2 on days 1,3,5,7; Drug: Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor 5ug/kg on days 0-8, discontinue if WBC \>20×10\^9/L; Consolidation: Drug: Cytarabine 3g/m2 q12h on days 1-3.

    Also known as: VA-CAG regimen

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. CR rate

    Time frame: At the end of Cycle 1 of induction (each cycle is about 30 days)

Secondary outcomes

  1. Adverse Events

    Safety and tolerability analysis will be assessed by the Common Toxicity Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 5.0.

    Time frame: From the first day of induction until the starting day of the next cycle of therapy (up to 60 days)

  2. Duration of remission

    DOR was defined as the period from the time to acquire CR until relapse

    Time frame: From the date of the first remission until the date of relapse (assessed up to 30 months)

  3. Minimal Residual Disease negative remission rate (MRD-negative rate)

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

    Time frame: After 1 cycle of induction (each cycle is about 30 days)

Other outcomes

  1. Overall survival

    Overall Survival will be defined as the time from administration of the initial doses until death from any cause.

    Time frame: From the first day of induction until the date of death from any cause, assessed up to 30 months

  2. Relapse-free survival

    Relapse-free survival will be defined as the time since date of CR until either relapse or death in remission.

    Time frame: From the first day of induction until the date of relapse or the date of death from any cause, assessed up to 30 months

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Study locations

1 site
  • 920th Hospital of Joint Logistics Support Force of People's Liberation Army of China
    Kunming, Yunnan 650000, China
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jul 15, 2025, 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
NCT05662956
Lead sponsor
Hematology department of the 920th hospital
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Dec 23, 2022
Start date
Dec 1, 2022
Primary completion
Dec 30, 2024
Completion
Apr 30, 2025
Last update
Jul 15, 2025

Study contacts

Sanbin Wang, MD
principal investigator · 920th Hospital of Joint Logistics Support Force of People's Liberation Army of China

Oversight

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