Actively Recruiting

Phase 2
Age: 18Years +
All Genders
NCT05365035

A Phase II Study of Cladribine and Low Dose Cytarabine in Combination With Venetoclax, Alternating With Azacitidine and Venetoclax, in Patients With Higher-risk Myeloproliferative Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia or Higher-risk Myelodysplastic Syndromes With Excess Blasts

Led by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center · Updated on 2025-12-31

60

Participants Needed

1

Research Sites

275 weeks

Total Duration

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AI-Summary

What this Trial Is About

To learn if the combination of cladribine, cytarabine, venetoclax, and azacitidine can help to control higher-risk myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) with excess blasts and/or higher-risk chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML).

CONDITIONS

Official Title

A Phase II Study of Cladribine and Low Dose Cytarabine in Combination With Venetoclax, Alternating With Azacitidine and Venetoclax, in Patients With Higher-risk Myeloproliferative Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia or Higher-risk Myelodysplastic Syndromes With Excess Blasts

Who Can Participate

Age: 18Years +
All Genders

Eligibility Criteria

Eligible

You may qualify if you...

  • 18 years of age or older
  • Diagnosis of myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) or chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML) confirmed by WHO criteria
  • For relapsed MDS: Intermediate-2 or High risk IPSS-R score above 3.5 and more than 5% blasts, with no response or relapse after prior hypomethylating agent therapy
  • For relapsed CMML: CMML-1 or CMML-2 with no response or relapse after hypomethylating agent therapy
  • For MDS HMA-naive: Intermediate-2 or High risk IPSS-R score above 3.5 and at least 10% blasts
  • For CMML HMA-naive: CMML-2 or CMML-1 with high-risk features such as extramedullary disease, significant splenomegaly, low platelets, low hemoglobin, high white blood cell count, or specific genetic abnormalities
  • For MDS/MPN relapsed: MDS/MPN with more than 5% blasts and no response or relapse after hypomethylating agent therapy
  • For MDS/MPN HMA-naive: MDS/MPN with at least 10% blasts or at least 5% blasts plus high-risk features like splenomegaly, high white blood cell count, or high-risk genetic markers
  • ECOG performance status of 0 to 2
  • Creatinine clearance above 30 ml/min without end-stage kidney disease
  • Adequate liver function with total bilirubin less than twice the upper limit of normal and AST or ALT less than 2.5 times the upper limit unless due to underlying disease
  • Willingness to comply with study requirements and restrictions
  • Signed informed consent document
  • English and non-English speaking patients are eligible
Not Eligible

You will not qualify if you...

  • Uncontrolled infection not responding to antibiotics
  • Congestive heart failure New York Heart Association Class III or IV or left ventricular ejection fraction below 50%
  • History of heart attack within 6 months, unstable chest pain, or severe uncontrolled heart rhythm problems
  • Pregnant or breastfeeding female patients
  • Patients with reproductive potential unwilling to follow contraception requirements during the study
  • Female patients of reproductive potential without a negative pregnancy test at screening
  • Receiving any other investigational drug, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, or immunotherapy concurrently

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Trial Site Locations

Total: 1 location

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M D Anderson Cancer Center

Houston, Texas, United States, 77030

Actively Recruiting

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Research Team

G

Guillermo Bravo, MD

CONTACT

How is the study designed?

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Masking

NONE

Allocation

NA

Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Purpose

TREATMENT

Number of Arms

1

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