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NCT07735208Not yet recruitingPhase 2

Geriatric Assessment-Guided Treatment Selection in Older Adults With Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Geriatric Assessment-Guided Treatment Selection in Older Adults With Acute Myeloid Leukemia (The ALIGN-AML Trial)

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 29 Jul 2026

Brief summary (registry, in English)

This is a phase 2 randomized controlled trial to evaluate whether a geriatric assessment (GA)-guided treatment strategy reduces treatment-related toxicity and improves patient-centered outcomes compared with usual oncologist-directed care in adults aged 60 years and older with newly diagnosed AML.

Status (registry)
Not yet recruiting
Phase (registry)
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
120 (estimated)
First submitted
25 Jun 2026
Start date
1 Dec 2026
Primary completion date
30 Nov 2031
Lead sponsor
University of Rochester
NCT number
NCT07735208

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional · Phase 2
  • Planned participants: 120
  • From 1 Dec 2026 to the primary completion date, 30 Nov 2031
  • 1 site in 1 country
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

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Who cannot take part

Copied verbatim from ClinicalTrials.gov and grouped by topic. Only the trial team decides who can take part.

Other

  • Acute promyelocytic leukemia
  • Unwilling to complete study procedures

Who the study is looking for

  • Age 60 and above
  • A diagnosis of de novo, secondary or treatment-related acute myeloid leukemia (AML), other AML equivalent such as myeloid sarcoma, myelodysplastic syndrome in transformation to AML
    • AML diagnosis can be based on the World Health Organization (WHO) 2022 criteria or International Consensus Classification (ICC) 2022 criteria
    • The use of hydroxyurea, cytarabine (up to 1 gm total dose), or leukapheresis for cytoreduction is allowed
    • Patients with brief exposure to all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA), arsenic trioxide (ATO) or similar product for suspected acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL), who later turn out not to have APL, are eligible
    • The use of other cancer-directed treatments (e.g., hormonal treatment, targeted treatment, immunotherapy, radiation) other than chemotherapy for other concurrent malignancies is allowed
  • Able to provide informed consent

Age in the registry: 60 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (1)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
University of Rochester Medicine
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RochesterUnited StatesUnknown status

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