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CompletedNCT06068621Updated Jan 20, 2026

Venetoclax Plus CACAG Regimen for Newly Diagnosed Acute Myeloid Leukemia

A Phase 2 interventional study of Azacytidine;Cytarabine;Aclacinomycin;Chidamide;Venetoclax;Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor and "3+7" in Acute Myeloid Leukemia, sponsored by Chinese PLA General Hospital. Completed at 1 site in China. Open to participants aged 14 Years to 75 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-01-20.

Sponsored by Chinese PLA General Hospital · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Registered 6 months after the study started (first participant enrolled Mar 2023, registered Sep 2023).
Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
200
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
14 Years to 75 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy and safety of venetoclax combined with CACAG regimen with the traditional "3+7" regimen in the treatment of newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia.

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Despite the availability of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation and the emergence of many new therapeutic drugs, the prognosis of newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia is still poor.Over the past years, combination chemotherapy with anthracycline and standard dose cytarabine (standard "3+7" induction therapy) remains the standard induction. In order to improve the outcome of patients with de novo AML, we developed a venetoclax combined with CACAG regimen in the treatment of de novo AML. In this study, we intent to compare the efficacy and safety of venetoclax combined with CACAG regimen with the traditional "3+7" regimen in the treatment of newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia.

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Conditions studied

  • Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Keywords

  • Acute Myeloid Leukemia
  • First Line Therapy
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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 200 is above the median of 41 across 2,509 interventional studies indexed under Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute.

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Lead sponsor

Chinese PLA General Hospital is the lead sponsor of 558 studies on the registry; 202 are open to participants now.

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

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
14 Years to 75 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

Patients who are able to understand and willing to sign the informed consent form (ICF).

  • All patients should aged 14 to75 years,no gender limitation.
  • Patients who are newly diagnosed with AML(no M3).
  • Liver function: ALT and AST≤2.5 times the upper limit of normal ,bilirubin≤2 times the upper limit of normal;
  • Renal function: creatinine ≤the upper limit of normal;
  • Patients without any uncontrolled infections , without organ dysfunction or without severe mental illness;
  • The score of Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) is 0-2, and the predicted survival ≥ 4 months.
  • Patients without severe allergic constitution.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients with allergy or contraindication to the study drug;
  • Female patients who are pregnant or breast-feeding.
  • Patients with a known history of alcohol or drug addiction on the basis that there could be a higher risk of non-compliance to study treatment;
  • Patients with mental illness or other states unable to comply with the protocol;
  • Less than 6 weeks after surgical operation of important organs.
  • Liver function: ALT and AST>2.5 times the upper limit of normal ,bilirubin> 2 times the upper limit of normal;Renal function: creatinine >the upper limit of normal;
  • The patient is not suitable for this clinical trial (poor compliance, substance abuse, etc.)
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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
200 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Venetoclax Combined With CACAG Regimen

    Venetoclax combined with CACAG regimen for newly diagnosed AML. Recipients were randomized and those entering the experimental group received azacytidine, cytarabine,aclacinomycin,chidamide,venetoclax and granulocyte colony-stimulating factor. Azacytidine was used as 75 mg/m2/day from day 1 to day 7. Cytarabine was used as 75-100 mg/m2 bid from day 1 to day 5. Aclacinomycin was used as 20 mg/day on days 1,3,5. Chidamide was used as 30 mg/day on days 1,4,8,11. Venetoclax was used as 400 mg/day from day 1 to day 14;Combined with posaconazole, reduced to 100 mg/day;Combined with voriconazole, reduced to 200 mg/day.Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor was used as 300 μg/day from day 0 until agranulocytosi recovery .

    Drug: Azacytidine;Cytarabine;Aclacinomycin;Chidamide;Venetoclax;Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor

  • Active comparator
    "3+7" Regimen

    Idarubicin+cytarabine(IA) regimen or daunorubicin+cytarabine(DA) regimen for newly diagnosed AML.Recipients were randomized and those entering this group received IA or DA induction chemotherapy. With the IA regimen,recipients received idarubicin(8-10 mg/m2) for three days and cytarabine(75-100 mg/m2, every 12 hrs) for seven days. With the DA regimen,recipients received daunorubicin(60 mg/m2)for three days and cytarabine(75-100 mg/m2,every 12 hrs)for seven days.

    Drug: "3+7"

Interventions

  • DrugAzacytidine;Cytarabine;Aclacinomycin;Chidamide;Venetoclax;Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor

    1. Azacytidine (75 mg/m2/day, days 1 to 7). 2. Cytarabine (75-100 mg/m2 bid, days 1 to 5). 3. Aclacinomycin(20 mg/day, days 1,3,5). 4. Chidamide (30 mg/day , days 1,4,8,11). 5. Venetoclax (400 mg/day, days 1 to 14,Combined with posaconazole reduced to 100 mg/day,Combined with voriconazole reduced to 200 mg/day ). 6. Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (300 μg/day, day 0 until agranulocytosis recovery)

    Also known as: CACAG+VEN

  • Drug"3+7"

    IA regimen: 1. Idarubicin (8-10 mg/m2) for 3 days . 2. Cytarabine (75-100mg/m2, every 12 hrs) for 7 days. DA regimen: 1. Daunorubicin(60 mg/m2) for 3 days. 2. Cytarabine (75-100mg/m2, every 12 hrs) for 7 days.

    Also known as: IA or DA

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Overall Response Rate (ORR) after 1 course of treatment

    Defined as the percentage of participants achieving a best overall response of complete response (CR) or CR with incomplete blood count recovery (CRi).Biological characteristics exploratory studies were analyzed by single-cell sequencing and Atac-seq. Further, according to European LeukemiaNet risk group, we analyzed the outcomes of patients by molecular subtype as a sub-group analysis.

    Time frame: 1 months after the start of study treatment

Secondary outcomes

  1. Complete Remission (CR) Rate after 1 course of treatment

    Defined in accordance with the IWG Response Criteria in AML. Bone marrow blasts\<5 percent; absence of blasts with Auer rods; absence of extramedullary disease; absolute neutrophil count \>1.0 x 109/L (1000/µL); platelet count \>100 x 109/L (100,000/µL); independence of red cell transfusions.

    Time frame: 2 months after study treatment

  2. Complete Remission (CR) Rate after 2 courses of treatment

    Defined in accordance with the IWG Response Criteria in AML. Bone marrow blasts\<5 percent; absence of blasts with Auer rods; absence of extramedullary disease; absolute neutrophil count \>1.0 x 109/L (1000/µL); platelet count \>100 x 109/L (100,000/µL); independence of red cell transfusions.

    Time frame: after two courses of chemotherapy (each course is 28 days)

  3. Overall Response Rate (ORR) after 2 course of treatment

    Defined as the percentage of participants achieving a best overall response of complete response (CR) or CR with incomplete blood count recovery (CRi).Biological characteristics exploratory studies were analyzed by single-cell sequencing and Atac-seq. Further, according to European LeukemiaNet risk group, we analyzed the outcomes of patients by molecular subtype as a sub-group analysis.

    Time frame: after two courses of chemotherapy (each course is 28 days)

  4. Rate of Minimal Residual Disease (MRD)-Negative Response

    Percentage of participants who achieved MRD-negative response, defined as \< 1 leukemia cell per 10,000 leukocytes as assessed by flow cytometry.

    Time frame: after two courses of chemotherapy (each course is 28 days)

  5. Event-free survival

    Defined as the time interval from treatment initiation to the occurrence of induction failure,relapse,or death,whichever came first.

    Time frame: 180 days after study treatment

  6. Overall Survival (OS)

    Defined as the time from joining the clinical study to death due to any cause.

    Time frame: 180 days after study treatment

  7. Treatment-related adverse events

    Defined as adverse events that occurred from the first dose of study treatment to 30 days after the discontinuation of treatment.

    Time frame: From the first dose of study treatment to 30 days after the discontinuation of treatment

  8. Early death

    Defined as death within 30 days of chemotherapy.

    Time frame: Within 30 days of the start of the first course of treatment

  9. Disease-free survival

    Defined as the time interval from disease remission to the occurrence of relapse or death,whichever came first.

    Time frame: 180 days after study treatment

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Study locations

1 site
  • Chinese PLA General Hospital
    Beijing, Beijing Municipality 100853, China
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jan 20, 2026, 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
NCT06068621
Lead sponsor
Chinese PLA General Hospital
Collaborators
940 Hospital of the People's Liberation Army Joint Logistic Support Force, The General Hospital of Western Theater Command, The General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, 960th Hospital of Joint Logistics Support Force of People's Liberation Army of China, Air Force Military Medical University, China, Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital, People's Liberation Army (PLA) Strategic Support Force Characteristic Medical Center, First Hospital of China Medical University
Responsible party
Daihong Liu (doctor, Chinese PLA General Hospital) — Principal investigator
First posted
Oct 5, 2023
Start date
Mar 1, 2023
Primary completion
May 31, 2024
Completion
Aug 31, 2025
Last update
Jan 20, 2026

Study contacts

Daihong Liu, doctor
study chair · Chinese PLA General Hospital

Oversight

FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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