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A Phase 2 Study to Evaluate Efficacy of Calaspargase Pegol-mknl and Decitabine Combined With Venetoclax in Pediatric, Adolescent, and Young Adult Patients With Relapsed/Refractory T-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (T-ALL) and T- Cell Lymphoblastic Lymphoma (T-LLy)

A Phase 2 interventional study of Decitabine and Venetoclax in T-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia and T-Cell Lymphoblastic Lymphoma, sponsored by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. Recruiting at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 1 Month to 21 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-09-18.

Sponsored by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Started Sep 2025; still recruiting 1 year 1 month later.
Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
22
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
1 Month to 21 Years
Sex
All
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Where this study stands

Counted across the records on this site · 2026-11-12

Among 17 studies testing venetoclax in Precursor T-Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma — 11 open to participants now, 13 under way, 1 of them phase 3. venetoclax · Precursor T-Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma.

Planned enrollment
14th of 17
22 · median 28
Started
2025
with 5 others
Phase 2
9 of 17
6 open now
Primary completion
2029-12
later than 7 of 12 live
Registered
11th of 17
by date
Lead sponsor
4 of 17
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Among the 17 studies testing venetoclax in Precursor T-Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma, this one is the 14th largest by planned enrollment, is one of 6 that started in 2025, is one of 9 in phase 2, reaches primary completion later than 7 of the 12 other live ones, and was the 11th registered.

Precursor T-Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma

420 studies on the registry are indexed under Precursor T-Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma; 76 are open to participants now.

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Open to participants now

11 of the 17 studies testing venetoclax in Precursor T-Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma are open now, in 12 countries. Recruiting first, the newest first:

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About venetoclax

venetoclax: first FDA approval 2016 (VENCLEXTA), first EMA approval 2016. What it is approved for, and how studies give it, is on its page →

Who these studies take

Of the 60 Precursor T-Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma studies recruiting now, 24 (40%) set no upper age limit and 31 (52%) stop at 75 or younger; 36 take children under 18; 1 take healthy volunteers.

This study: 1 Month to 21 Years · all sexes · no healthy volunteers.

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Study summary

To learn if giving the study drugs calaspargase pegol-mknl and decitabine in combination with venetoclax can help to control relapsed/refractory T-ALL and T-LLy. The safety of this drug combination will also be studied.

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Primary Objectives:

To characterize the clinical efficacy of Calaspargase pegol-mknl and Decitabine in combination with Venetoclax in pediatric, adolescent, and young adult patients with relapsed/refractory T-ALL/T-LLy based upon the complete response rate (CR).

Secondary Objectives:

To summarize efficacy per response rate, overall survival (OS), event free survival (EFS), and minimal residual disease (MRD) negativity rate.

To summarize the incidence, prevalence, and severity of adverse drug reactions according to common terminology criteria for adverse events (CTCAE) NCI CTCAE version 5.0.

  • To summarize the effect of this treatment combination on patients transitioning to Hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) i.e., number and percentage of patients that are able to proceed to HSCT.

To evaluate calaspargase pegol-mknl pharmacokinetics in relapsed refractory patients and investigate its correlation with asparagine levels.

Exploratory Objectives:

To summarize associations between the genomic alterations in ALL (current biomarker expression of the disease) with relation to the incidence of proceeding to HSCT in patients with PR or stable disease (SD) after the induction cycle(s).

To evaluate the effect of anti-PEG and anti-ASP antibodies (PEG-ASP) on calaspargase enzyme levels, and effect of calaspargase pegol-mknl pharmacokinetics on toxicities and treatment outcomes.

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Conditions studied

  • T-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
  • T-Cell Lymphoblastic Lymphoma
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Who can participate

Ages eligible
1 Month to 21 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Go through the criteria one by one — yes, no or not sure — and take the list to your doctor or the study team. Kept in this browser only.

Inclusion criteria

  1. Pediatric, adolescent, or young adult patients who have relapse or T-cell lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) or T-Cell lymphoblastic lymphoma (T-LLy) according to 2017 WHO classification and NCCN v1 2021.
  2. Patients have adequate performance status ( ≤2) for patients≥16 years old, Lansky score >50 for patients\<16 years old.
  3. Patients must be 1mo to 21 years of age at time of signing/or having proxy sign the .
  4. Patients with asymptomatic CNS disease are eligible (see also Exclusion Criterion #2 in section 4.2.)
  5. The following conditions are allowed on study: conditions requiring systemic use, such as disease, acute or chronic controlled (GVHD) or severe asthma. Patients are also allowed up to 5 days of glucocorticoids as cytoreduction in combination with up to 3 doses of cyclophosphamide (200 mg/m2/day) are allowed as standard pre-phase treatment up to 1 day before start of study treatment or cytarabine up to 2gm/m2. This can also be discussed with PI.
  6. Patients must have adequate organ function and laboratory results (obtained within 14 days of enrolment:

    1. Total serum ≤1.5 x (ULN). Patients with known Gilbert's syndrome may have a total bilirubin up to ≤3 x ULN.
    2. Adequate renal function ( ≥ 30 mL/min) unless related to disease.
    3. (ALT) and/or aspartate aminotransferase (AST) ≤3 x ULN; ≤5 x ULN unless in case of suspected leukemic liver involvement
    4. Amylase, Lipase and Triglycerides must be WNL prior to administration of calaspargase pegol-mknl. If the lab values are outside the normal range, the treating physicians can discuss dosing/enrolling per PI discretion.
  7. Females of must have a negative serum or urine beta-human chorionic gonadotropin (β-HCG) pregnancy test result within 14 days prior to the first dose of study drugs and must agree to use one of the following effective methods during the study and for 3 months following the last dose of study drug. Effective methods of birth control include:

    1. Birth control pills, skin patches, birth control injections, implants (placed under the skin by a health care provider)
    2. Intrauterine devices (IUDs) and intra-uterine hormone-releasing systems (IUS)
    3. Condom
    4. Abstinence
    5. Bilateral tubal occlusion/ligation or Bilateral tubal occlusion/ligation by hysteroscopy with a hysterosalpingogram to confirm the procedure's success
  8. Males need to inform the doctor right away if the partner becomes pregnant or suspects pregnancy. While in this study and for 90 days after the last treatment the patient should not donate sperm for the purposes of reproduction. He will need to use a condom while in this study and for 90 days after the last treatment.
  9. Patients must have had at least 30 days between prior hematopoietic stem cell transplant and first dose of study drug.
  10. Patients able and willing to swallow tablets or use oral dispersible tablets. No liquid formulation is available.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Past or current history of a secondary or other primary tumor or a chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) blast crisis with exception of:

    uratively treated non-melanomatous skin cancer, other primary solid tumor treated with curative intent and no known active disease present, and no treatment administered during the last 2 years

  2. Presence of uncontrolled CNS pathology such as epilepsy, paresis, aphasia, stroke, severe brain injuries, organic brain syndrome, or psychosis.

    Presence of the following are allowed: headaches, vomiting, nerve palsy

  3. Significant traumatic injury or major surgery (major surgery means opening of a body cavity, e.g., thoracotomy, laparotomy, laparoscopic organ resection, and major orthopedic procedures, e.g. joint replacement, open reduction, and internal fixation) within 14 days of scheduled dosing day 1.
  4. Male or female subjects of , unwilling to use an approved, effective means of in accordance with institution's standards.
  5. Patients with uncontrolled infections (viral, bacterial, or fungal) per PI's discretion. Infections controlled on concurrent anti-microbial agents are acceptable, and anti-microbial prophylaxis per institutional guidelines are acceptable.
  6. Medical history of cardiovascular disease such as:

    Clinically significant cardiac disease including congestive heart failure ( class III or IV), arrhythmia or conduction abnormality requiring medication, or cardiomyopathy.

  7. Female patient who is pregnant or breastfeeding. Female patient who is considering becoming pregnant during the study; or within approximately 30 days after the last dose of venetoclax, 3 months after the last dose of calaspargase or 6 months after the last dose of decitabine. For decitabine and calaspargase, also see the study drugs product label for pregnancy precautions. Male patient who is considering fathering a child within approximately 30 days or donating sperm during the study, within approximately 90 days after the last dose to venetoclax, calaspargase and decitabine. For all study drugs, also see the relevant chemotherapy product label for not fathering a child and donating sperm.
  8. Patients may be excluded if they are currently enrolled in another ongoing clinical trial with products
  9. Liver cirrhosis or other active severe liver disease or with suspected active alcohol abuse.
  10. Patients who are unable or unwilling to comply with all study requirements for clinical visits, examinations, tests, and procedures.
  11. If patient has not recovered from grade 2 clinically significant adverse effect(s)/toxicity(s) of the previous therapy- (exception no grade 3 or higher peripheral neuropathy) from previous chemotherapy, surgery, radiation before the start of study drugs.
  12. Pancreatitis: Patients will be excluded in the presence of Grade 3 or 4 pancreatitis or if history of anaphylaxis or grade 3 pancreatitis from asparaginase.
  13. Other severe, uncontrolled acute or chronic medical or psychiatric condition or laboratory abnormality that in the opinion of the Investigator may increase the risk associated with study participation or investigational product administration or may interfere with the interpretation of study results and/or would make the patient inappropriate for enrollment into this study.
  14. History of serious reactions including anaphylaxis to pegylated L-Asparaginase therapy.
  15. Known history of coagulopathy (e.g., hemophilia and know protein S deficiency).
  16. Active thromboembolic event(s) (i.e., symptomatic despite initiation of anti-coagulation therapy), or history of CNS thromboses.
  17. Patients should not have received the following within 7days prior to the first dose of study drug: Strong and moderate inducers.
  18. Malabsorption syndrome or any other condition that precludes enteral administration.
  19. Has consumed grapefruit, grapefruit products, Seville oranges (including marmalade containing Seville oranges) or Star fruit or used a strong or moderate CYP3A inhibitor within 2 days prior to the first dose of venetoclax.
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(17)

Underlined terms in the criteria open these too. Explained by clinicaltrials.gg, not part of the registry record. The study team decides who can take part.

Relapsed and refractory

Relapsed: the illness came back after treatment had worked. Refractory: it did not respond to treatment, or stopped responding while still on it.

ECOG performance status

A scale of how much an illness limits everyday activity. For people being assessed to join a study, scores run from 0 (fully active) to 4; lower is more active.

0
Fully active, no restrictions.
1
Limited in strenuous activity, but walking and able to do light work, such as housework or office work.
2
Walking and able to look after yourself, but unable to work; up and about more than half of waking hours.
3
Able to look after yourself only in part; in bed or a chair more than half of waking hours.
4
Unable to look after yourself at all; in bed or a chair all day.

Studies most often ask for 0–1 or 0–2. Your doctor gives the score; the WHO scale uses the same steps. The full scale also has 5, which records death.

Informed consent

Before you join, the study team explains what taking part involves — its purpose, what happens, the risks and possible benefits — and answers your questions, so you can decide freely. Consent is usually recorded on a form (the informed consent form, ICF) signed by you or, where the law allows, by someone legally authorised to decide for you.

You can keep asking questions during the study, you are told of new information that matters, and you can choose to leave at any time.

Corticosteroids (steroids)

Anti-inflammatory medicines such as prednisone, prednisolone and dexamethasone — not the anabolic steroids used for muscle.

Studies differ in what they allow: check which steroid medicines, routes (tablets, injections, creams, inhalers, eye drops) and doses this study accepts.

Autoimmune disease

A condition in which the immune system attacks the body’s own tissues, such as rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, psoriasis, type 1 diabetes or inflammatory bowel disease.

Immunotherapy studies often leave out active autoimmune disease, and some name exceptions, such as thyroid disease on replacement hormone. Check the exceptions this study lists.

GVHD (graft-versus-host disease)

After a transplant from a donor, the donor’s immune cells attack the recipient’s body, often the skin, gut or liver.

Bilirubin

A yellow substance made when red blood cells are broken down, which the liver clears. A high level can mean a problem with the liver or the bile ducts.

Criteria often allow more for people with Gilbert’s syndrome, a harmless inherited condition that raises bilirubin.

ULN (upper limit of normal)

The top of the normal range for a blood test, as set by the laboratory that runs it. Each lab prints its own range next to your result.

“≤ 2.5 × ULN” means the result can be up to two and a half times that top value.

Creatinine clearance (CrCl)

How quickly the kidneys clear creatinine, a waste product, from the blood. A study may estimate it from a blood test with age, weight and sex (often by the Cockcroft–Gault formula), or measure it using blood and urine collected over a set time. Given in mL/min; higher is better.

ALT and AST (liver enzymes)

Two enzymes measured in a routine blood test of the liver. Higher levels can mean the liver is under strain or damaged. SGPT and SGOT are older names for ALT and AST.

Criteria usually give a limit as a multiple of the upper limit of normal (ULN), often higher when cancer has spread to the liver.

Childbearing potential

Able to become pregnant: from the first period until menopause, unless permanently unable to through surgery (removal of the womb, or of both ovaries or both fallopian tubes).

Criteria for people of childbearing potential usually ask for a negative pregnancy test and for contraception during the study and for a time after it.

Contraception

Ways of preventing pregnancy. “Highly effective” methods fail less than 1% of the time a year when used correctly — for example an IUD or an implant.

Criteria usually say which methods count and how long to keep using them after the last dose, sometimes for male participants too. Some studies accept a partner’s vasectomy if it was confirmed successful and that person is the participant’s only sexual partner.

Clinically significant

Judged by the study doctor to matter for your health or for the study. It is a doctor’s decision, so ask the study team if you are unsure whether something counts.

NYHA class (heart failure)

The New York Heart Association’s four classes of how much heart failure limits physical activity.

I
No limits: ordinary activity causes no undue tiredness or breathlessness.
II
Slight limits: comfortable at rest, ordinary activity causes symptoms.
III
Marked limits: comfortable at rest, less than ordinary activity causes symptoms.
IV
Symptoms even at rest; any activity makes them worse.

Studies set their own limit — many outside heart failure leave out class III–IV, while heart failure studies may ask for a particular class. Check the class this study names.

Investigational drug or device

A drug or device being studied in a clinical trial.

It may be new, or already approved and being studied for another use, dose or form. Criteria often leave out people who took part in another study of one within a recent period, commonly 30 days or five half-lives.

Hypersensitivity

An allergy, or another reaction of the immune system, to a substance. “Hypersensitivity to the study drug” means a known allergic reaction to it — not every side effect a medicine can have.

CYP3A (CYP3A4) inhibitors and inducers

CYP3A is a group of enzymes, mainly CYP3A4, in the liver and gut that break down many medicines. Some medicines, supplements and foods (grapefruit, St John’s wort) slow them down or speed them up, which changes how much of a study drug stays in the body.

Studies list them so they can be avoided or switched; bring a list of everything you take, including supplements.

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Study design

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

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Treatment w/Calaspargase pegol-mknl + Decitabine + Venetoclax

    Drug: Decitabine · Drug: Venetoclax · Drug: Calaspargase pegol-mknl

Interventions

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Safety and adverse events (AEs)

    Incidence of Adverse Events, Graded According to National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (NCI CTCAE) Version (v) 5.0

    Time frame: Through study completion; an average of 1 year

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
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References and documents

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reachedSimilar studies: half by the dot; the band is the middle halfHalf of similar studies reached it by the dot; the band is the middle half, from a quarter to three quarters

Started Sep 2025 (actual). Primary completion is estimated for Dec 2029, 51 months after the start.

Of 41 non-industry phase 2 interventional studies under Precursor T-Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma, half reached primary completion within 64 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 43 and three quarters within 97. This study's planned 51 months is below that.

Counting every sponsor, half of 44 studies reached it within 63 months; a quarter within 39 and three quarters within 97.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Aug 16, 2024
First posted
Aug 19, 2024
StartActual
Sep 25, 2025
Primary completionEst.
Dec 31, 2029
CompletionEst.
Dec 31, 2031
Last update
Sep 18, 2026
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Sep 18, 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
NCT06561074
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Aug 19, 2024
Start date
Sep 25, 2025
Primary completion
Dec 31, 2029 (estimated)
Completion
Dec 31, 2031 (estimated)
Last update
Sep 18, 2026

Study contacts

David McCall, MD
Contact
dmccall1@mdanderson.org
(713) 792-6604
David McCall, MD
principal investigator · M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Oversight

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