Tests a pill for cancer in people with severe kidney problems
Checks how the body handles oral decitabine and cedazuridine in adults with cancer.
Key facts
- Who runs it
- Taiho Oncology, Inc.
- Where
- Bucharest and Cluj-Napoca, RomaniaSee the 2 sitesAlso in 7 other countries, 16 sites
- Registry title
- Study to Evaluate the Pharmacokinetics and Safety of Oral Decitabine and Cedazuridine in Cancer Patients With Renal Impairment
- Status
- Recruiting
- Phase
- Phase 1
- People taking part
- 18 people, planned
- Started
- 15 Dec 2021
- Expected to end
- Dec 2026
- Type of study
- Interventional, 2 groupsOne group gets an existing treatment, for comparison.
- Treatments tested
- ASTX727
- Record updated
- 28 May 2026
Who can take part
AI summary
From the trial's eligibility criteria. Machine-read from the registry text on this page, so it can be wrong. The registry text below and the trial team decide who can take part.
The trial is looking for adults with a solid tumor, acute myeloid leukemia (AML) or myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) who have either severe kidney problems or normal kidney function.
- Age
- 18 years or older
- Sex
- All sexes can join
- Disease stage
- A solid tumor that is metastatic or cannot be removed by surgery, with no standard life-prolonging treatment available. Or AML or MDS. Or another blood cancer with no standard life-prolonging treatment. Life expectancy of at least 3 months.
- Earlier treatment
- No azacitidine or decitabine in the 4 weeks before screening. No prior cytotoxic chemotherapy for AML, except hydroxyurea to control high white blood cell counts.
- Biomarker or test result
- Kidney function (CLcr) of 80 mL/min/1.73m^2 or more (normal kidney function group) or under 30 mL/min/1.73m^2 without dialysis (severe kidney impairment group). Blood counts and liver tests within set limits.
Main reasons for not taking part
- Infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
- Active hepatitis B or hepatitis C infection
- Untreated cancer spread to the brain or spinal cord (central nervous system)
- Heart problems, such as unstable heart disease, severe heart failure or QT prolongation
- Allergy to decitabine, cedazuridine or the other ingredients of the study drug
The registry criteria, word for word
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Who can take part
- Able to understand and comply with the study procedures, understand the risks involved in the study, and provide legally effective informed consent before the first study-specific procedure; specifically able to comply with the PK assessment schedule during the first treatment cycle
- Participants must have a histologically or cytologically confirmed malignancy as follows:; A solid tumor that is metastatic or unresectable and for which standard life-prolonging measures are not available; or; AML or MDS. or; A hematologic malignancy other than AML or MDS for which standard life-prolonging measures are not available
- For participants with AML/MDS only:; Cytologically or histologically confirmed diagnosis of AML (except M3 acute promyelocytic leukemia) or MDS according to the 2008 World Health Organization (WHO) classification or; Participants with frontline MDS or treatment naïve AML not suitable for induction therapy (e.g., age >75 years, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group [ECOG] performance ≥2, severe pulmonary disorder, total bilirubin 1.5 × upper limit of normal [ULN]); or; Platelet count ≥25,000/per microliter (μL); or; Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥100 cells/μL
- For participants with only hematologic malignancies other than AML or MDS, or solid tumors:; Platelet count ≥100,000/μL; and; ANC ≥1000 cells/μL
- ECOG performance status of 0 to 3
- Adequate hepatic function defined as:; Total or direct bilirubin ≤1.5X upper limit of normal (ULN); and; Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) ≤2.5X ULN
- Participants must have a body surface area (BSA)-adjusted CLcr using to the Cockcroft-Gault equation:; Participants without renal impairment (Group B): ≥80 mL/min/1.73m\^²; Participants with severe renal impairment (Group A): <30 mL/min/1.73m\^², not requiring dialysis; CLcr must be stable with <30% deviation allowed from screening to Day -1 (Baseline). Participants shifting outside the prospected renal function category (normal renal function or severe renal function) on Day-1 Baseline need to be agreed by Taiho medical expert whether they are allowed to remain in the original category that was assessed at screening
- No major surgery within 30 days of first administration of oral decitabine and cedazuridine
- Life expectancy of at least 3 months
- Women of childbearing potential (according to recommendations of the Clinical Trial Facilitation Group) must not be pregnant or breastfeeding and must have a negative pregnancy test at screening
- Women of childbearing potential must agree to practice 1 highly effective contraceptive measure of birth control with low user dependency and must agree not to become pregnant for 6 months after completing treatment
- Male participants with female partners of childbearing potential must agree to use a male condom and advise his partner to practice 1 highly effective contraceptive measure of birth control (user dependent or with low user dependency) and must agree not to father a child while receiving treatment with oral decitabine and cedazuridine for at least 3 months after completing treatment
Who cannot take part
- Hospitalization for more than 2 days for documented febrile neutropenia, pneumonia, sepsis, or systemic infection 30 days prior to first dose
- Treatment with any investigational medicinal product (IMP), investigational therapy, chemotherapy, immunotherapy, or targeted therapy within 2 weeks or 5 half-lives, whichever is longer, before the first dose of study treatment, or ongoing clinically significant adverse events from previous treatment
- Concurrent MDS therapies, including lenalidomide, cyclosporine/tacrolimus, granulocyte-colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF), granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor, etc. Prior treatment with these agents is permitted, provided that completion is at least 1 week before the first dose of study treatment. Short-term use of G-CSF for febrile neutropenia is permitted at the discretion of the treating physician and should be guided by accepted practice or institutional guidelines. Hematopoietic growth factors will not be routinely used unless cleared by Taiho medical expert
- Administration of live (attenuated) vaccines within 4 weeks before the first administration of oral decitabine and cedazuridine until after the follow-up visit. Other vaccines, e.g., inactivated or ribonucleic acid (RNA)-based, may be administered but should not occur from 7 days before first administration of oral decitabine and cedazuridine until after the follow-up visit
- Untreated central nervous system (CNS) metastases. Participants with treated CNS metastases are eligible provided they have been clinically stable for at least 4 weeks before screening
- Donation or loss of more than 500 mL of blood within 60 days prior to the first study drug administration
- High medical risk because of other conditions such as uncontrolled systemic diseases, active uncontrolled infections, or comorbidities that may put the participants at risk of not being able to complete 1 cycle of treatment
- Cardiac abnormalities or unstable cardiovascular conditions:; Unstable ischemic heart disease or severe heart failure (New York Heart Association Class III or IV) or; Uncontrolled treated/untreated hypertension (defined as a mean of 3 repeated measurements for systolic blood pressure ≥ 180 millimeters of mercury (mmHg) and/or diastolic blood pressure ≥ 110 mmHg; current or documented history of repeated clinically significant hypotension or severe episodes of orthostatic hypotension (systolic blood pressure <90 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure <50 mmHg)
- Known significant mental illness or other condition, such as active alcohol or other substance abuse or addiction, that in the opinion of the investigator predisposes the participants to high risk of noncompliance with the protocol
- In participants with AML/MDS, rapidly progressive or highly proliferative disease or other criteria that render the participants at high risk of requiring intensive cytotoxic chemotherapy within the next 3 months
- Participants infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
- Participants with active hepatitis B or hepatitis C infection
- History of alcohol abuse or drug addiction (including soft drugs like cannabis products)
- Hypersensitivity to decitabine, cedazuridine, or any of the excipients in oral decitabine and cedazuridine
- Treatment with azacitidine or decitabine within 4 weeks before Screening. Prior cytotoxic chemotherapy for AML except for hydroxyurea to control high white blood cell (WBC) counts
- Conditions which likely promote delayed ventricular repolarization (QT prolongation):; Corrected QT interval (QTc) using Fridericia's correction (QTcF) at Screening or Day -1 >470 milliseconds (ms) for males and >480 ms for females or; History or disposition for torsades des pointes (TdP) (e.g., heart failure, hypokalemia, family history of long QT Syndrome) or; Concomitant medications that prolong the QT/QTc interval
- Life-threatening illness or severe organ system dysfunction, such as uncontrolled congestive heart failure or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or other reasons including laboratory abnormalities, that in the investigator opinion, could compromise the participant safety, interfere with the absorption or metabolism of oral decitabine and cedazuridine, or compromise completion of the study or integrity of the study outcomes
- Average intake of more than 24 units of alcohol per week for male participants and 17 units per week for female participants (1 unit of alcohol equals 10 milliliters (mL) of pure alcohol, i.e., approximately 250 mL of beer, 75 mL of wine or 25 mL of spirits)
Where in Romania
Also in 7 other countries, 16 sites
- Institutul Oncologic Prof. Dr. Alexandru Trestioreanu BucurestiBucharest, RomaniaTaking people
- Institute Of Oncology Prof. Dr. Ion Chiricuta Cluj-NapocaCluj-Napoca, RomaniaTaking people
About the trial
What the trial wants to find out
This is a Phase 1b, multicenter, open-label, PK, and safety study of multiple oral doses of oral decitabine and cedazuridine (formerly known as ASTX727) as a fixed-dose combination of decitabine 35 milligrams (mg) and cedazuridine 100 mg in cancer participants with severe renal impairment and cancer participants with normal renal function as matched control participants. Adult participants with acute myeloid lymphoma (AML), myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), or solid tumors who are candidates to receive oral decitabine and cedazuridine will be enrolled in this study. Study duration per participant is approximately up to 8 weeks.
The 2 groups in the trial
- Group A: Severe Renal ImpairmentTreatment being tested
Cancer participants with severe renal impairment not requiring dialysis (creatinine clearance \[CLcr\] \<30 mL/min/1.73m\^2)
Treatment: ASTX727
- Group B: Normal Renal FunctionExisting treatment, for comparison
Cancer participants with normal renal function (CLcr ≥80 mL/min/1.73m\^2)
Treatment: ASTX727
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Contact the study team: see the registry record → Contacts and Locations
Print a page for my doctorData and sources
- Registry record
- Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov and on the EU's official list of trials (CTIS).
- Official title
- A Phase 1b, Open-label, Parallel Group, Multiple-dose Study to Evaluate the Pharmacokinetics, Safety, and Tolerability of Oral Decitabine and Cedazuridine (ASTX727) in Cancer Patients With Severe Renal Impairment and Cancer Patients With Normal Renal Function
- Plain-language title
- Tests a pill for cancer in people with severe kidney problemsGenerated from the registry record. The registry title is the official one.
- AI summary
- From the trial's eligibility criteria. Read by machine on 12 November 2026.
- Record updated
- 28 May 2026