Testing enasidenib added to cedazuridine-decitabine for higher-risk IDH2-mutated myelodysplastic syndrome
Tests adding enasidenib to standard drugs in adults with higher-risk IDH2-mutated myelodysplastic syndrome.
Key facts
- Who runs it
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
- Where
- San Juan, Puerto RicoSee the 2 sitesAlso in 1 other country, 149 sites
- Trial code
- Registry title
- Testing the Addition of an IDH2 Inhibitor, Enasidenib, to Usual Treatment (Cedazuridine-Decitabine) for Higher-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS) With IDH2 Mutation (A MyeloMATCH Treatment Trial)
- Status
- Recruiting
- Phase
- Phase 2
- People taking part
- 54 people, planned
- Started
- 12 Jun 2025
- Expected to end
- 1 Mar 2027
- Type of study
- Interventional, 2 groupsOne group gets an existing treatment, for comparison.
- Treatments tested
- Biospecimen Collection
- Bone Marrow Aspiration
- Bone Marrow Biopsy
- Decitabine and Cedazuridine
- Enasidenib
- Record updated
- 4 November 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 higher-risk myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) who have an IDH2 gene change and have not yet had treatment for MDS. It compares cedazuridine-decitabine alone with cedazuridine-decitabine plus enasidenib.
- Age
- 18 years or older.
- Sex
- All sexes can join.
- Disease stage
- Confirmed MDS with an IPSS-R score of 4 or higher. Therapy-related MDS is allowed.
- Earlier treatment
- No earlier anti-cancer treatment for AML or MDS, and no earlier DNA methyltransferase inhibitor (ASTX727, azacitidine or decitabine). Hydroxyurea, growth factors, luspatercept, and up to 1 month of lenalidomide are allowed.
- Biomarker or test result
- A detectable IDH2 mutation found with the NCI Myeloid Panel.
Main reasons for not taking part
- Earlier treatment with ASTX727, azacitidine or decitabine
- Earlier anti-cancer treatment for AML or MDS
- ECOG performance status above 2
- Creatinine clearance below 30 mL/min
- Pregnant or nursing women
The registry criteria, word for word
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Who can take part
- GENERAL MYLEOMATCH REGISTRATION CRITERIA:; Patients must be registered to the Master Screening and Reassessment Protocol (MYELOMATCH) and assigned to this protocol by the MATCHBox Treatment Verification Team; Participants must not have received prior anti-cancer therapy for AML or MDS; Note: Hydroxyurea to control the white blood cell count (WBC) is allowed; Note: Prior erythroid stimulating agent (ESA) is not considered prior therapy for the purposes of eligibility; Participants must not be currently receiving any cytarabine-containing therapy other than up to 1 g/m\^2 of cytarabine, which is allowed for urgent cytoreduction. The use of prior hydroxyurea, all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA), BCR-ABL directed tyrosine kinase inhibitor, erythropoiesis-stimulating agent, thrombopoietin receptor agonist and lenalidomide is allowed
- REGISTRATION ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA (STEP 1): Patients must have a morphologically-confirmed diagnosis of MDS with a Revised International Prognostic Scoring System (IPSS-R) score ≥ 4
- REGISTRATION ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA (STEP 1): Patients must have a detectable pathogenic IDH2 mutation based on the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Myeloid Panel
- REGISTRATION ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA (STEP 1): No prior treatment with deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) methyltransferase inhibitors (ASTX727, azacitidine, or decitabine)
- REGISTRATION ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA (STEP 1): Prior treatment with growth factors (ESA, granulocyte colony-stimulating factor [g-CSF], thrombopoietin [TPO] agonist) or luspatercept is allowed
- REGISTRATION ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA (STEP 1): Prior treatment with lenalidomide with a maximum limit of 1 month of exposure is allowed
- REGISTRATION ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA (STEP 1): Patients with therapy-related MDS are allowed
- REGISTRATION ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA (STEP 1): Age ≥ 18 years
- REGISTRATION ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA (STEP 1): Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status ≤ 2
- REGISTRATION ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA (STEP 1): Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN); Unless elevated due to Gilbert's syndrome. In patients with Gilbert's syndrome, if the total bilirubin is ≤ 3.0 x ULN, then they are eligible for enrollment
- REGISTRATION ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA (STEP 1): Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) (serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase [SGOT])/alanine aminotransferase (ALT) (serum glutamic-pyruvic transaminase [SGPT]) ≤ 3.0 x upper limit of normal (ULN)
- REGISTRATION ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA (STEP 1): Creatinine clearance ≥ 30 mL/min; To be calculated using Cockroft Gault formula
- REGISTRATION ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA (STEP 1): Not pregnant and not nursing, because this study involves: an agent that has known genotoxic, mutagenic and teratogenic effects; Therefore, for women of childbearing potential only, a negative pregnancy test done as part of screening lab work prior to registration is required
- REGISTRATION ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA (STEP 1): Patients with a prior or concurrent malignancy whose natural history or treatment does not have the potential to interfere with the safety or efficacy assessment of the investigational regimen are eligible for this trial
- REGISTRATION ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA (STEP 1): HIV-infected patients on effective anti-retroviral therapy with undetectable viral load within 6 months prior to registration are eligible for this trial
- REGISTRATION ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA (STEP 1): For patients with evidence of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, the HBV viral load must be undetectable on suppressive therapy, if indicated
- REGISTRATION ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA (STEP 1): Patients with a history of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection must have been treated and cured. For patients with HCV infection who are currently on treatment, they are eligible if they have an undetectable HCV viral load
- RE-REGISTRATION ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA (STEP 2): Patients on the ASTX727 monotherapy arm (Regimen 1) that do not achieve a CR (complete response), CRL (CR with limited count recovery), or CRh (CR with partial count recovery) after completing 6 cycles of study treatment
- RE-REGISTRATION ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA (STEP 2): ECOG performance status ≤ 2
- RE-REGISTRATION ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA (STEP 2): Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN); Unless elevated due to Gilbert's syndrome. In patients with Gilbert's syndrome if the total bilirubin is ≤ 3.0 x ULN, then they are eligible for enrollment
- RE-REGISTRATION ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA (STEP 2): AST (SGOT)/ALT (SGPT) ≤ 3.0 x upper limit of normal (ULN)
- RE-REGISTRATION ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA (STEP 2): Creatinine clearance ≥ 30 mL/min; To be calculated using Cockroft Gault formula
- RE-REGISTRATION ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA (STEP 2): Not pregnant and not nursing, because this study involves: an agent that has known genotoxic, mutagenic and teratogenic effects
Where in Puerto Rico
Also in 1 other country, 149 sites
- Centro Comprensivo de Cancer de UPRSan Juan, Puerto RicoContact: Luis J. Santos Reyes (principal investigator)Taking people
- San Juan City HospitalSan Juan, Puerto RicoContact: Luis J. Santos Reyes (principal investigator)Taking people
About the trial
What the trial wants to find out
This phase II MyeloMATCH treatment trial compares the usual treatment of cedazuridine-decitabine (ASTX727) to the combination treatment of ASTX727 and enasidenib in treating patients with higher-risk, IDH2-mutated myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS). ASTX727 is a combination of two drugs, decitabine and cedazuridine. Cedazuridine is in a class of medications called cytidine deaminase inhibitors. It prevents the breakdown of decitabine, making it more available in the body so that decitabine will have a greater effect. Decitabine is in a class of medications called hypomethylation agents. It works by helping the bone marrow produce normal blood cells and by killing abnormal cells in the bone marrow. Enasidenib is an enzyme inhibitor that may stop the growth of cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Giving ASTX727 in combination with enasidenib may be effective in treating patients with higher-risk IDH2-mutated MDS.
The 2 groups in the trial
- Regimen 1 (ASTX727)Existing treatment, for comparison
Patients receive ASTX727 PO QD on days 1-5 of each cycle. Cycles repeat every 28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients who do not achieve a CR, CRL, or CRh at the end of cycle 6 may cross-over to Regimen 2. Patients who experience CR, PR, or SD any time after 4 cycles of treatment may be reassessed in order to go to a higher myeloMATCH tier assignment or to TAP. Patients also undergo bone marrow biopsy and aspiration throughout the study. Patients may also undergo optional buccal swab on study, and/or optional additional bone marrow aspiration and blood sample collection on study and at disease progression.
Treatment: Biospecimen Collection, Bone Marrow Aspiration, Bone Marrow Biopsy, and Decitabine and Cedazuridine
- Regimen 2 (ASTX727, enasidenib)Treatment being tested
Patients receive ASTX727 PO QD on days 1-5 and enasidenib PO QD on days 1-28 of each cycle. Cycles repeat every 28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients who experience CR, PR, or SD any time after 4 cycles of treatment may be reassessed in order to go to a higher myeloMATCH tier assignment or to TAP. Patients also undergo bone marrow biopsy and aspiration throughout the study. Patients may also undergo optional buccal swab on study, and/or optional additional bone marrow aspiration and blood sample collection on study and at disease progression.
Treatment: Biospecimen Collection, Bone Marrow Aspiration, Bone Marrow Biopsy, Decitabine and Cedazuridine, and Enasidenib
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.
- Official title
- A Randomized Phase II Trial of Enasidenib-Based Therapies Versus Cedazuridine-Decitabine in Higher-Risk IDH2-Mutated Myelodysplastic Syndrome: A MyeloMATCH Sub-Study
- Plain-language title
- Testing enasidenib added to cedazuridine-decitabine for higher-risk IDH2-mutated myelodysplastic syndromeGenerated 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
- 4 November 2026