See if shorter venetoclax treatment plus ASTX727 works as well as longer use in older adults with newly diagnosed AML
Official title: A Randomized Phase II Trial of ASTX727 With Standard Duration Versus Shorter Duration of Venetoclax in Genomically Heterogenous AML Among Adults Aged 60 or Older and Less Fit for Intensive Therapy: A MyeloMATCH Substudy
Run by National Cancer Institute (NCI) · NCT07437950 · Data updated 2026-11-12
This trial tests whether giving venetoclax for 14 days per cycle with ASTX727 is as effective as 28 days per cycle for older adults newly diagnosed with AML.
Quick facts
| Phase | Phase 2 |
|---|---|
| Study type | Interventional |
| Ages | 60 Years and up |
| Sex | All |
| Enrollment | 126 (estimated) |
| Sponsor | National Cancer Institute (NCI) NIH |
| Drugs / interventions | chemotherapy |
| Locations | 64 sites (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho and 63 other locations) |
| Status | Recruiting |
| Started | September 25, 2026 |
| Main results expected | September 22, 2034 |
| Study ends | September 22, 2034 |
| Registry record updated | November 6, 2026 |
| Trial ID | NCT07437950 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
Is this trial a fit for you?
✓Likely a good fit
Older adults with newly diagnosed, untreated AML who have been enrolled through MYELOMATCH and do not have FLT3 or TP53 mutations.
✕Probably not a fit
Patients with certain high-risk genetic features or those who do not respond to hypomethylating therapy may not benefit, and some may experience adverse effects or insufficient disease control.
A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.
What this trial studies
In this phase II MATCH trial, adults with newly diagnosed, untreated AML receive decitabine with cedazuridine (ASTX727) and venetoclax. The study compares a shorter venetoclax duration per cycle (14 days) to the standard longer duration (28 days) to see if the shorter approach can achieve similar MRD-negative complete remission rates at 6 months. Secondary goals include evaluating toxicities, response rates (CR, CRi), survival outcomes, resistance mechanisms, and treatment delivery patterns. A banking objective will collect samples for future correlative studies. Patients are randomized to one of two treatment arms and are overseen under the MYELOMATCH framework at participating sites in Idaho.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If the shorter venetoclax schedule proves non-inferior or superior, patients may experience similar disease control with less exposure to therapy and potential reduction in side effects.
How similar studies have gone: Prior studies in AML combining hypomethylating agents with venetoclax have shown benefit; this trial tests a shorter venetoclax duration within that framework, which remains somewhat novel in this specific combination and design.
Who can join: the full rules
Show full inclusion / exclusion criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Participants must have been registered to the MYELOMATCH Master Screening and Reassessment Protocol prior to consenting to this study. Participants must have been assigned to this clinical trial via MATCHBox prior to registration to this study. * Note: Pre-enrollment/diagnosis labs must have already been performed under MYELOMATCH * Participants must have newly diagnosed, untreated acute myeloid leukemia (AML) defined by * Having ≥ 20% blasts in the bone marrow and/or peripheral blood or * Having recurrent AML-specific genetic abnormalities with ≥ 10% blasts in the bone marrow aspirate and/or peripheral blood * Participants with acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) with PML-RARA are not eligible * Participants must not have FLT3 mutations (ITD or TKD) * Participants must not have TP53 mutations * Participants must not be receiving or planning to receive any other investigational agents while on protocol therapy * Participants must not have received prior therapy for AML, myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) or myeloproliferative neoplasm (MPN) with the exception of hydroxyurea, all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA), BCR-ABL directed tyrosine kinase inhibitor, colony-stimulating factors, erythropoiesis-stimulating agents, thrombopoietin receptor agonist, lenalidomide, immunosuppressive therapy, intrathecal chemotherapy, a cumulative dose of up to 1 g/m\^2 of cytarabine, and/or leukapheresis, with a maximum limit of 1 month of exposure * Note: White blood cell (WBC) must be \< 25 x 10\^9/L prior to start of treatment. Hydroxyurea, leukapheresis, and cytarabine ≤ 1g/m2 are permitted to control the WBC prior to enrollment and initiation of protocol-defined therapy but must be stopped prior to initiation of protocol therapy * Participant must be ≥ 60 years old at the time of registration * Participant must have been declared unfit for intensive therapy by the treating physician at the time of registration to MYELOMATCH * Participant must have Zubrod Performance Status of 0-3 within 28 days prior to registration * Participant must have a complete medical history and physical exam within 28 days prior to registration * Total bilirubin ≤ 3 x institutional upper limit of normal (ULN) unless history of Gilbert's disease. Participants with history of Gilbert's disease must have total bilirubin ≤ 5 x institutional ULN (within 28 days prior to registration) * Aspartate aminotransferase (AST)/alanine aminotransferase (ALT) ≤ 3 x institutional ULN, unless considered elevated due to disease involvement (within 28 days prior to registration) * Participants must have a calculated creatinine clearance ≥ 30 mL/min using the following Cockcroft-Gault Formula. This specimen must have been drawn and processed within 28 days prior to registration. For creatinine clearance formula see the tools on the CRA Workbench https://txwb.crab.org/TXWB/Tools.aspx * Participants must have adequate cardiac function. Participants with known history or current symptoms of cardiac disease, or history of treatment with cardiotoxic agents, must have a clinical risk assessment of cardiac function using the New York Heart Association Functional Classification. To be eligible for this trial, participants must be class 3 or better * Participants with a known history of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infection must be on effective anti-retroviral therapy at registration and have undetectable viral load test on the most recent test results obtained within 6 months prior to registration, if indicated * Participants with a known history of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection must have undetectable HBV viral load while on suppressive therapy on the most recent test results obtained within 6 months prior to registration, if indicated * Participants with a known history of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection must have been treated and cured. Participants currently being treated for HCV infection must have undetectable HCV viral load test on the most recent test results obtained within 6 months prior to registration, if indicated * Participants must not have a prior or concurrent malignancy whose natural history or treatment (in the opinion of the treating physician) has the potential to interfere with the safety or efficacy assessment of the investigational regimen * Participants must not be pregnant or nursing (nursing includes breast milk fed to an infant by any means, including from the breast, milk expressed by hand, or pumped). Individuals who are of reproductive potential must have agreed to use an effective contraceptive method with details provided as a part of the consent process. A person who has had menses at any time in the preceding 12 consecutive months or who has semen likely to contain sperm is considered to be of "reproductive potential." In addition to routine contraceptive methods, "effective contraception" also includes refraining from sexual activity that might result in pregnancy and surgery intended to prevent pregnancy (or with a side-effect of pregnancy prevention) including hysterectomy, bilateral oophorectomy, bilateral tubal ligation/occlusion, and vasectomy with testing showing no sperm in the semen * Participants must be able to swallow and retain oral medications and have no known gastrointestinal disorders likely to interfere with absorption of oral medications * Participants must have agreed to have specimens submitted for translational medicine for MRD under MYELOMATCH. * Enrollment to this treatment study requires prior enrollment into the myeloMATCH Master Protocol (MYELOMATCH). Participants enrolled in MYELOMATCH will submit bone marrow samples, peripheral blood samples, and buccal swabs to the Molecular Diagnostics Network (MDNet), the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act (CLIA) laboratory network for myeloMATCH. Refer to MYELOMATCH for submission requirements and directions. * In addition to the MYELOMATCH specimens, there will be specimens obtained on treatment for this substudy. These specimens will be derived from procedures performed as part of standard assessments in the clinical care and management of AML with material being sent to the MDNet laboratories as specified. After performing the required tests on the specimens, the MDNet laboratories will send the residual material for biobanking and future research. Therefore, participants must be asked for their consent for the biobanking of specimens for future unspecified research. Participants may refuse this, but it is mandatory for sites to ask participants * Participants must be offered the opportunity to participate in specimen banking * NOTE: As a part of the OPEN registration process the treating institution's identity is provided in order to ensure that the current (within 365 days) date of institutional review board approval for this study has been entered in the system. * Participants must be informed of the investigational nature of this study and must sign and give informed consent in accordance with institutional and federal guidelines. * For participants with impaired decision-making capabilities, legally authorized representatives may sign and give informed consent on behalf of study participants in accordance with applicable federal, local, and Central Institutional Review Board (CIRB) regulations
Where it's running
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Kootenai Health - Coeur d'Alene
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, United States Recruiting -
Kootenai Clinic Cancer Services - Post Falls
Post Falls, Idaho, United States Recruiting -
Kootenai Clinic Cancer Services - Sandpoint
Sandpoint, Idaho, United States Recruiting -
Illinois CancerCare-Bloomington
Bloomington, Illinois, United States Recruiting -
Illinois CancerCare-Canton
Canton, Illinois, United States Recruiting -
Illinois CancerCare-Carthage
Carthage, Illinois, United States Recruiting
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University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center
Chicago, Illinois, United States Recruiting -
Cancer Care Specialists of Illinois - Decatur
Decatur, Illinois, United States Recruiting -
Decatur Memorial Hospital
Decatur, Illinois, United States Recruiting -
Illinois CancerCare-Eureka
Eureka, Illinois, United States Recruiting -
Illinois CancerCare-Galesburg
Galesburg, Illinois, United States Recruiting -
Illinois CancerCare-Kewanee Clinic
Kewanee, Illinois, United States Recruiting -
Illinois CancerCare-Macomb
Macomb, Illinois, United States Recruiting -
UC Comprehensive Cancer Center at Silver Cross
New Lenox, Illinois, United States Recruiting -
Cancer Care Center of O'Fallon
O'Fallon, Illinois, United States Recruiting -
HSHS Saint Elizabeth's Hospital
O'Fallon, Illinois, United States Recruiting -
University of Chicago Medicine-Orland Park
Orland Park, Illinois, United States Recruiting -
Illinois CancerCare-Ottawa Clinic
Ottawa, Illinois, United States Recruiting -
Illinois CancerCare-Pekin
Pekin, Illinois, United States Recruiting -
Illinois CancerCare-Peoria
Peoria, Illinois, United States Recruiting -
Illinois CancerCare-Peru
Peru, Illinois, United States Recruiting -
Illinois CancerCare-Princeton
Princeton, Illinois, United States Recruiting -
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
Springfield, Illinois, United States Recruiting -
Springfield Clinic
Springfield, Illinois, United States Recruiting -
Springfield Memorial Hospital
Springfield, Illinois, United States Recruiting -
Illinois CancerCare - Washington
Washington, Illinois, United States Recruiting -
UChicago Medicine Northwest Indiana
Crown Point, Indiana, United States Recruiting -
University of Kentucky/Markey Cancer Center
Lexington, Kentucky, United States Recruiting -
LSU Health Baton Rouge-North Clinic
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States Recruiting -
Our Lady of the Lake Physician Group
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States Recruiting -
Trinity Health IHA Medical Group Hematology Oncology - Brighton
Brighton, Michigan, United States Recruiting -
Trinity Health IHA Medical Group Hematology Oncology - Canton
Canton, Michigan, United States Recruiting -
Trinity Health IHA Medical Group Hematology Oncology - Chelsea Hospital
Chelsea, Michigan, United States Recruiting -
Trinity Health Saint Mary Mercy Livonia Hospital
Livonia, Michigan, United States Recruiting -
Trinity Health Saint Joseph Mercy Oakland Hospital
Pontiac, Michigan, United States Recruiting -
Trinity Health IHA Medical Group Hematology Oncology Ann Arbor Campus
Ypsilanti, Michigan, United States Recruiting -
Sanford Joe Lueken Cancer Center
Bemidji, Minnesota, United States Recruiting -
Siteman Cancer Center at Saint Peters Hospital
City of Saint Peters, Missouri, United States Recruiting -
Siteman Cancer Center at West County Hospital
Creve Coeur, Missouri, United States Recruiting -
Washington University School of Medicine
St Louis, Missouri, United States Recruiting -
Siteman Cancer Center-South County
St Louis, Missouri, United States Recruiting -
Siteman Cancer Center at Christian Hospital
St Louis, Missouri, United States Recruiting -
Community Hospital of Anaconda
Anaconda, Montana, United States Recruiting -
Billings Clinic Cancer Center
Billings, Montana, United States Recruiting -
Benefis Sletten Cancer Institute
Great Falls, Montana, United States Recruiting -
Logan Health Medical Center
Kalispell, Montana, United States Recruiting -
Community Medical Center
Missoula, Montana, United States Recruiting -
Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Buffalo, New York, United States Recruiting -
University of Rochester
Rochester, New York, United States Recruiting -
Sanford Bismarck Medical Center
Bismarck, North Dakota, United States Recruiting
+14 more sites. See ClinicalTrials.gov for the full list.
Study contacts
- Principal investigator: Uma M Borate — SWOG Cancer Research Network
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How to take part
- Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
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