Clinical trial Recruiting at 3 sites Phase 2 Interventional Ages 18 and up

Second STOP After Pioglitazone Priming in CML Patients

Official title: Combination Study of Pioglitazone and Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors (TKIs) in Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Patients After Failure of a First TKIs Discontinuation Attempt in Order to Prepare a New Stop

Run by Versailles Hospital · NCT02889003 · Data updated 2026-11-12

This phase 2 study tests whether adding pioglitazone to a TKI can help CML patients who lost major molecular response after stopping a TKI to regain disease control.

Quick facts

PhasePhase 2
Study typeInterventional
Ages18 Years and up
SexAll
Enrollment26 (estimated)
SponsorVersailles Hospital
Academic / other
Drugs / interventionsimatinib, dasatinib, nilotinib, bosutinib
Locations6 sites (Le Chesnay and 5 other locations)
StatusRecruiting
StartedDecember 2016
Main results expectedDecember 2027
Study endsDecember 2028
Registry record updatedJuly 6, 2026
Trial IDNCT02889003 on ClinicalTrials.gov

Is this trial a fit for you?

Likely a good fit

Adults with CML who have achieved or maintained MR4 and experienced loss of MMR after stopping a TKI, and who have prior TKI exposure and meet organ function criteria.

Probably not a fit

Patients who do not achieve or maintain MR4 with the combination or who experience intolerable drug-related adverse effects may not benefit.

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This is a single-center, prospective phase II trial evaluating safety and how the drug combo behaves in the body when pioglitazone is added to a TKI in CML patients who lost MMR after stopping a TKI. Participants have received prior TKIs (imatinib, dasatinib, nilotinib, or bosutinib) and are over 18 years old. The study follows patients for at least 6 months of combination therapy and then up to 12 months after a second TKI discontinuation to see if MMR is preserved. Primary aims focus on safety and pharmacokinetics, with a secondary goal of seeing whether MMR is maintained without relapse over the 12-month period.

Why it matters

Potential benefit: If successful, the combination could help some patients maintain disease control after TKI discontinuation and potentially extend remission.

How similar studies have gone: Previous strategies combining targeted therapy with metabolic modulators have shown signal in similar settings, but this specific pioglitazone plus TKI approach in post-discontinuation relapse is not yet established.

Who can join: the full rules

Show full inclusion / exclusion criteria
Inclusion Criteria:

1. CML in any phase. patient in MR4
2. Loss of MMR following a first or subsequent TKI discontinuation trial.
3. Patient prior treated with imatinib, dasatinib, nilotinib, or bosutinib
4. Age \>18 years.
5. Serum bilirubin \<1.5 x upper limit of normal values.
6. AST (SGOT)/ALT (SGPT) \<2.5x upper limit of normal values.
7. Females of child bearing potential must agree to abstain from sexual activity or to use a medically approved contraceptive measure/regimen during and for 3 months after the treatment period. Women of child bearing potential must have a negative urine pregnancy test at the time of enrollment. Acceptable methods of birth control include oral contraceptive, intrauterine device, transdermal/implanted or injected contraceptives and abstinence.
8. Males must agree to abstain from sexual activity or agree to utilize a medically-approved contraception method during and for 3 months after the treatment period.
9. Signed informed consent.
10. Be able and willing to comply with study visits and procedures

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Known loss of CCyR by marrow cytogenetic or blood FISH for BCR-ABL1.
2. Loss of CHR.
3. Participation in another clinical trial with any investigative drug within 30 days prior to study enrolment.
4. Prior allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.
5. Patient requiring anti-diabetic medications to manage hyperglycemia.
6. Cardiovascular disease: history of congestive heart failure, myocardial infarction within the 6 months of study entry, symptomatic cardiac arrhythmia requiring treatment.
7. Hepatic insufficiency
8. History of bladder cancer.
9. Diagnosed hematuria.
10. Known osteoporosis with curative therapy (prophylactic therapy is not an exclusion criteria)
11. Known history of macular edema.
12. Known history of ABL1-domain mutation associated with resistance to the discontinued TKI.
13. Known allergy to PIO.
14. Pregnant or breastfeeding.
15. Use of TZD within 28 days prior to enrollment.
16. Significant gastrointestinal condition that could potentially impair the absorption or disposition of the drug.
17. Uncontrolled peripheral edema (2+ or more) of any etiology

Where it's running

  • Centre Hospitalier de Versailles
    Le Chesnay, France
    Recruiting
  • CHU Lyon
    Lyon, France
    Recruiting
  • Iuct
    Toulouse, France
    Recruiting
  • Hôpital Bicêtre
    Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France
    Withdrawn
  • CHU de Nantes
    Nantes, France
    Withdrawn
  • CHU de Rennes
    Rennes, France
    Withdrawn

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How to take part

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