RecruitingAcute Myeloid Leukemia
High-dose Ascorbate (HDA) in Combination With Standard of Care Azacitidine and Venetoclax in Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
Eligible age
18–75 yrs
Accepts
All genders
Locations
1 state
Healthy volunteers
No
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About this study
This is a randomized, open-label, Phase I clinical study with expansion. It will assess the safety and efficacy of high-dose ascorbate administered concomitantly with azacitidine and venetoclax in newly diagnosed AML.
Sponsor: Kittika Poonsombudlert
You may qualify if…
- ✓ Adults aged ≥ 18 who are deemed unfit for intensive chemotherapy by meeting at least one of the following criteria:
- ✓ age ≥ 75
- ✓ Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance of 2-3
- ✓ Severe cardiac disorder (e.g., congestive heart failure requiring treatment, ejection fraction ≤ 50%, or chronic stable angina)
- ✓ Severe pulmonary disorder (e.g., DLCO ≤ 65% or FEV1 ≤ 65%)
- ✓ Calculated Creatinine clearance 25 - 45 mL/min using the Cockcroft-Gault formula
- ✓ Hepatic disorder with total bilirubin \> 1.5 times the upper limit of normal
- ✓ Any other comorbidity that the investigators determine to be incompatible with intensive chemotherapy
You may not qualify if…
- ✕ Patients who have received prior therapy to treat their AML (except for cytoreductive hydroxyurea or cytarabine dose ≤ 1 g/m2 for hyperleukocytosis)
- ✕ Known hypersensitivity or allergy to ascorbate, azacitidine/decitabine, or venetoclax
- ✕ AML patients with the following cytogenetic/molecular aberrations are not eligible i. t(8;21)(q22;q22.1)/RUNX1::RUNX1T1 ii. inv(16)(p13.1q22) or t(16;16)(p13.1;q22)/ CBFB::MYH11 iii. bZIP in-frame mutated CEBPA without any adverse mutations iv. KMT2A rearrangement v. NPM1 or IDH1 or IDH2 or FLT3-ITD or FLT3-TKD mutation
- ✕ Patients with kidney disease needing dialysis, diabetic nephropathy, renal transplant recipients, and those with history of acute or chronic oxalate nephropathy
- ✕ Patients with primary hemochromatosis or transfusional iron overload as defined as persistently elevated Ferritin \> 1000 ng/mL.
- ✕ Patients with type I or type II diabetes mellitus on treatment with short acting insulin who need at least a daily blood glucose monitoring test via finger stick
- ✕ Patients with a prior or concurrent malignancy whose natural history or treatment has the potential to interfere with the safety or efficacy assessment of the investigational regimen
- ✕ Other major co-morbidities as determined unsuitable per the treating physician
Where it's recruiting
Iowa
Iowa City
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · NCT07177079 · last updated 2026-08-31