Venetoclax, azacitidine and chidamide for newly diagnosed acute monocytic leukemia
Tests venetoclax, azacitidine and chidamide in adults who cannot have intensive chemotherapy.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Venetoclax and Azacitidine Combined With Chidamide (VAC) for the Treatment of Newly Diagnosed Acute Monocytic Leukemia
Key facts
- Where
- Suzhou, ChinaSee the site
- Phase
- Phase 2
AI summary: who the study is looking for
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 newly diagnosed acute monocytic leukemia who have not been treated before and cannot have intensive chemotherapy.
- Age
- 18 years or older. People aged 18 to 59 need at least one health problem that rules out intensive chemotherapy.
- Sex
- All sexes can join.
- Disease stage
- Newly diagnosed acute monocytic leukemia (AML-M5), confirmed by diagnosis, with an expected life span of at least 12 weeks.
- Earlier treatment
- No earlier treatment for this leukemia. No radiotherapy, chemotherapy, targeted therapy or stem cell transplant in the 4 weeks before joining.
Main reasons for not taking part
- Allergy to the study drugs or similar drugs
- Pregnant or breastfeeding women
- Active infection or active bleeding
- Serious heart, liver or kidney problems as listed in the record
- Earlier organ transplant (bone marrow transplant excepted)
Read by machine on 12 November 2026.
Where in China
- The First Affliated Hospital of Soochow UniversitySuzhou, ChinaContact: Sheng-Li Xue, M.D.Taking people
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
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- Who runs it
- The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University
- Trial code
- NCT05566054
- Record updated
- 21 November 2025
- Original description
This study is to investigate the therapeutic efficacy and side effect of venetoclax, azacytidine combined with chidamide for newly diagnosed acute monocytic leukemia patients that are ineligible for intensive chemotherapyRead full original descriptionShow less
A Multicenter, Randomized, Controlled Clinical Trial of Venetoclax, Azacytidine Combined With Chidamide for the Treatment of Newly Diagnosed Acute Monocytic Leukemia Patients That Are Ineligible for Intensive Chemotherapy
This study is to investigate the therapeutic efficacy and side effect of venetoclax, azacytidine combined with chidamide for newly diagnosed acute monocytic leukemia patients that are ineligible for intensive chemotherapy
Inclusion: Confirmation of acute monocytic leukemia( AML-M5) diagnosis by the French-American-British (FAB) Classification and/or characterized for expression of monocytic and myeloid differentiation markers, have a projected life expectancy of at least 12 weeks, previously untreated, and ineligible for treatment with intensive chemotherapy; Patients must be considered ineligible for induction therapy defined by the following:; >= 60 years of age; >=18 to 59years of age with at least one of the following comorbidities:; Any other comorbidity that the physician judges to be incompatible with intensive chemotherapy:; (A)Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 2 or 3. (B)Cardiac history of congestive heart failure requiring treatment or ejection fraction <= 50% or chronic stable angina; (C)Diffusing capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide (DLCO) <= 65% or forced expiratory volume during the first second (FEV1) <= 65%; (D)Creatinine clearance >= 30 mL/min to < 45 mL/min. (E)Moderate hepatic impairment with total bilirubin > 1.5 to <= 3.0 × upper limit of normal (ULN); Must meet the laboratory requirements per the protocol; Female participant must not be pregnant or breastfeeding and is not considering becoming pregnant or donating eggs during the study or for approximately 90 days after the last dose of study drug; Female participants of childbearing potential must agree to use at least 1 protocol-specified method of birth control and male participants, if sexually active with female partner(s) of childbearing potential, must agree to practice the protocol-specified contraception; Did not receive radiotherapy, chemotherapy, targeted therapy or hematopoietic stem cell transplantation within 4 weeks before enrollment; Other comorbidities that are not suitable for intensive chemotherapy; The patient refused to receive intensive chemotherapy; Ability to understand and willing to sign the informed consent for this trial.
Exclusion: Drug abuse or long-term alcohol abuse that would affect the evaluation results; Patients who have received organ transplants (excepting bone marrow transplantation); Patients who are allergic to the study drug or drugs with similar chemical structures; Active infection; Active bleeding; Patients with new thrombosis, embolism, cerebral hemorrhage, or other diseases or a medical history within one year before enrollment; Patients with mental disorders or other conditions whereby informed consent cannot be obtained and where the requirements of the study treatment and procedures cannot be met; Liver function abnormalities (total bilirubin > 1.5 times the upper limit of the normal range, ALT/AST > 2.5 times the upper limit of the normal range or patients with liver involvement whose ALT/AST > 1.5 times the upper limit of the normal range), or renal anomalies (serum creatinine > 1.5 times the upper limit of the normal value); Patients with a history of clinically significant QTc interval prolongation (male > 450 ms; female > 470 ms), ventricular heart tachycardia and atrial fibrillation, II-degree heart block, myocardial infarction attack within one year before enrollment, and congestive heart failure, and patients with coronary heart disease who have clinical symptoms and requiring drug treatment; Pregnant or lactating women, and women of childbearing age who do not want to practice effective methods of contraception; Urgery on the main organs within the past six weeks; Patients not suitable for the study according to the investigator's assessment.