Acute Myeloid Leukemia, AdultPhase 3NCT05674539

Reduced Intensity Conditioning Regimens for Acute Myeloid Leukemia and Myelodysplastic Syndrome

A Phase 3 study testing Fludarabine and Busulfan and Fludarabine and Melphalan in people with Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Adult and Myelodysplastic Syndrome(MDS), run by Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology at 1 site in China.

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Trial summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to compare outcomes of two reduced intensity conditioning (RIC) regimens (fludarabine plus busulfan and fludarabine plus melphalan) in allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) for acute myeloid leukemia (AML) or myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) patients. Read more about this study

Who is it for?: Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for: Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Adult, Myelodysplastic Syndrome(MDS), Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
What is being tested?: Fludarabine and Busulfan and Fludarabine and Melphalan
Could I receive a placebo?: No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people: 200 participants
Where: 1 siteChina
Study dates: 15 Feb 2023to 30 Dec 2025
Phase: Phase 3
Are there results?: Not yet: the study is under way

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

Ages 18 years and older
All sexes
No healthy volunteers
Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

Age equal or more than 18 years old.
Patients diagnosed with AML or MDS.
Patients who have related or unrelated bone marrow or peripheral blood donors and plan to undergo hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.
Hct-specific complication index score (HCT-CI) more than or equal to 3 or the age of Patients ≥55 years.
Sign the informed consent, promise to abide by the research procedures, and cooperate with the implementation of the whole process of the research.

Who cannot join

Patients with central nervous system involvement.
Patients with HIV seropositive.
Patients with other serious diseases and a life expectancy of less than six months
Patients with severe mental or psychological disorders.
Patients without written informed consent.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.

China1 site

Wuhan Union Hospital, Tongji Medical college, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Wuhan, Hubei, 430000

Other trials in China

About this study

Official title: Reduced Intensity Conditioning With Fludarabine and Busulfan Versus Fludarabine and Melphalan Before Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation for Acute Myeloid Leukemia and Myelodysplastic Syndrome: A Randomised, Multi-Center, Phase III Study

The safety of two reduced intensity conditioning (RIC) regimens (fludarabine plus busulfan and fludarabine plus melphalan) in allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for adult AML/MDS patients with HCT-CI≥3 or aged ≥55 years.
The efficacy of two reduced intensity conditioning (RIC) regimens (fludarabine plus busulfan and fludarabine plus melphalan) in allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for adult AML/MDS patients with HCT-CI≥3 or aged ≥55 years.

Participants will be randomized to one of two reduced intensity conditioning (RIC) regimens (fludarabine plus busulfan and fludarabine plus melphalan)

Read the detailed description

Patients are randomized to one of two reduced intensity conditioning (RIC) regimens: the combination of fludarabine (30 mg/m^2/day, days -6 to days -2, the total dase is 150 mg/m^2) and busulfan (3.2 mg/kg/day, days -3 to days -2, the total dose is 6.4 mg/kg) (Flu/Bu) or fludarabine (30 mg/m^2/day, days -6 to days -2, the total dose is 150 mg/m^2) and melphalan (70 mg/m^2/day, days -3 to days -2, the total dose is 140 mg/m^2) (Flu/Mel). A total of 200 patients (100 to each arm) will be recruited in this study over a period of two years. Patients will be followed for up to 18 months from allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.

Conditions: Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Adult, Myelodysplastic Syndrome(MDS), Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
Being tested: Fludarabine and Busulfan, Fludarabine and Melphalan
Keywords: hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), reduced intensity conditioning (RIC), Acute Myeloid Leukemia(AML), Myelodysplastic Syndrome(MDS)
Medical subject headings: Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute, Myelodysplastic Syndromes

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

Fludarabine and BusulfanDrug
Also called Fludara and Busulfex
Fludarabine with total dose of 150 mg/m^2 in combination with Busulfan with total dose of 6.4 mg/kg
Fludarabine and MelphalanDrug
Also called Busulfex and Fludara
Fludarabine with total dose of 150 mg/m^2 in combination with Melphalan with total dose of 140 mg/m^2

Study groups in NCT05674539
Study group	Role	What they receive
fludarabine and busulfan	Active comparator	fludarabine (30 mg/m^2/day, days -6 to days -2, the total dase is 150 mg/m^2) and busulfan (3.2 mg/kg/day, days -3 to days -2, the total dose is 6.4 mg/kg) Receives: Drug: Fludarabine and Busulfan
fludarabine and melphalan	Experimental	fludarabine (30 mg/m^2/day, days -6 to days -2, the total dose is 150 mg/m^2) and melphalan (70 mg/m^2/day, days -3 to days -2, the total dose is 140 mg/m^2) Receives: Drug: Fludarabine and Melphalan

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

Progression-Free Survival (PFS)
Survival without relapse or progression of the primary disease. Kaplan-Meier (KM) method was used to estimate median PFS.
Measured: 18 months post-randomization

Secondary outcomes (5)

Overall Survival (OS)
Overall survival is defined as survival duration from the date of randomization to the date of death from any cause. Kaplan-Meier (KM) method was used to estimate median OS
Measured: 18 months post-randomization
Non-Relapse Mortality (NRM)
Death not due to recurrence or progression of the primary disease. Recurrence was considered as a competing risk event, and the Gray test was used for statistical analysis.
Measured: 18 months post-randomization
Disease Relapse
Relapse of the primary disease. Non-relapse mortality (TRM) was considered as a competing risk event, and Gray's test was used for statistical analysis.
Measured: 18 months post-randomization
Percentage of Participants With Severe Acute Graft-versus-host Disease (GVHD)
Acute GVHD is graded according to the scoring system proposed by Przepiorka et al.1995:
Skin stage:
0: No rash
Rash <25% of body surface area Rash on 25-50% of body surface area Rash on > 50% of body surface area Generalized erythroderma with bullous formation
Liver stage (based on bilirubin level)*:
0: <2 mg/dL
2-3 mg/dL 3.01-6 mg/dL 6.01-15.0 mg/dL >15 mg/dL
GI stage*:
0: No diarrhea or diarrhea <500 mL/day
Diarrhea 500-999 mL/day or persistent nausea with histologic evidence of GVHD Diarrhea 1000-1499 mL/day Diarrhea >1500 mL/day Severe abdominal pain with or without ileus * If multiple etiologies are listed for liver or GI, the organ system is downstaged by 1.
GVHD grade:
0: All organ stages 0 or GVHD not listed as an etiology I: Skin stage 1-2 and liver and GI stage 0 II: Skin stage 3 or liver or GI stage 1 III: Liver stage 2-3 or GI stage 2-4 IV: Skin or liver stage 4
Measured: Day 100 post-transplant
Percentage of Participants With Chronic GVHD
Chronic GVHD is classified as the occurrence of mild, moderate, or severe chronic GVHD per 2005 NIH Consensus Criteria (Filipovich et al. 2005)
Measured: 18 months post-transplant

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

15 Feb 202330 Dec 2025

First posted6 Jan 2023
Study start15 Feb 2023
Primary completion30 Dec 2025 (estimated)
Study completion30 Dec 2025 (estimated)

Resources

Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
Publications (15)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
Other trials for Acute Myeloid Leukemia, AdultStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design

Study type: Interventional
Phase: Phase 3
Primary purpose: Treatment
Allocation: Randomised
Intervention model: Parallel groups
Model description: Participants will be randomized to one of two reduced intensity conditioning (RIC) regimens (fludarabine plus busulfan and fludarabine plus melphalan)
Masking: None (open label)
Enrolment: 200 participants (estimated)

IDs, dates and publications

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT05674539
Sponsor's protocol ID: WHUH-RIC-HSCT-1115
Status last verified: Oct 2024
First submitted: 30 Dec 2022
Last updated: 10 Feb 2025
Results posted: No
Data monitoring committee: Yes
FDA-regulated drug: Yes
FDA-regulated device: No
Individual data sharing: No

Publications

Scott BL. Allogeneic stem cell transplantation for high-risk acute leukemia and maintenance therapy: no time to waste. Blood Adv. 2020 Jul 14;4(13):3200-3204. doi: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2019000388.
PubMed 32663296
Sophie S, Yves B, Frederic B. Current Status and Perspectives of Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in Elderly Patients with Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Stem Cells Transl Med. 2022 May 27;11(5):461-477. doi: 10.1093/stcltm/szac015.
PubMed 35438781
Aoudjhane M, Labopin M, Gorin NC, Shimoni A, Ruutu T, Kolb HJ, Frassoni F, Boiron JM, Yin JL, Finke J, Shouten H, Blaise D, Falda M, Fauser AA, Esteve J, Polge E, Slavin S, Niederwieser D, Nagler A, Rocha V; Acute Leukemia Working Party (ALWP) of the European group for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (EBMT). Comparative outcome of reduced intensity and myeloablative conditioning regimen in HLA identical sibling allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation for patients older than 50 years of age with acute myeloblastic leukaemia: a retrospective survey from the Acute Leukemia Working Party (ALWP) of the European group for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (EBMT). Leukemia. 2005 Dec;19(12):2304-12. doi: 10.1038/sj.leu.2403967.
PubMed 16193083
Craddock C, Jackson A, Loke J, Siddique S, Hodgkinson A, Mason J, Andrew G, Nagra S, Malladi R, Peniket A, Gilleece M, Salim R, Tholouli E, Potter V, Crawley C, Wheatley K, Protheroe R, Vyas P, Hunter A, Parker A, Wilson K, Pavlu J, Byrne J, Dillon R, Khan N, McCarthy N, Freeman SD. Augmented Reduced-Intensity Regimen Does Not Improve Postallogeneic Transplant Outcomes in Acute Myeloid Leukemia. J Clin Oncol. 2021 Mar 1;39(7):768-778. doi: 10.1200/JCO.20.02308. Epub 2020 Dec 29.
PubMed 33373276
Luger SM, Ringden O, Zhang MJ, Perez WS, Bishop MR, Bornhauser M, Bredeson CN, Cairo MS, Copelan EA, Gale RP, Giralt SA, Gulbas Z, Gupta V, Hale GA, Lazarus HM, Lewis VA, Lill MC, McCarthy PL, Weisdorf DJ, Pulsipher MA. Similar outcomes using myeloablative vs reduced-intensity allogeneic transplant preparative regimens for AML or MDS. Bone Marrow Transplant. 2012 Feb;47(2):203-11. doi: 10.1038/bmt.2011.69. Epub 2011 Mar 28.
PubMed 21441963
Lioure B, Bene MC, Pigneux A, Huynh A, Chevallier P, Fegueux N, Blaise D, Witz B, Delain M, Cornillon J, Luquet I, Blanchet O, Cornillet-Lefebvre P, Carre M, Hunault M, Larosa F, Lamy T, Randriamalala E, Ojeda-Uribe M, Berthou C, Fornecker L, Harousseau JL, Bouscary D, Ifrah N, Cahn JY; GOELAMS. Early matched sibling hematopoietic cell transplantation for adult AML in first remission using an age-adapted strategy: long-term results of a prospective GOELAMS study. Blood. 2012 Mar 22;119(12):2943-8. doi: 10.1182/blood-2011-05-352989. Epub 2012 Feb 9.
PubMed 22323482
Bornhauser M, Kienast J, Trenschel R, Burchert A, Hegenbart U, Stadler M, Baurmann H, Schafer-Eckart K, Holler E, Kroger N, Schmid C, Einsele H, Kiehl MG, Hiddemann W, Schwerdtfeger R, Buchholz S, Dreger P, Neubauer A, Berdel WE, Ehninger G, Beelen DW, Schetelig J, Stelljes M. Reduced-intensity conditioning versus standard conditioning before allogeneic haemopoietic cell transplantation in patients with acute myeloid leukaemia in first complete remission: a prospective, open-label randomised phase 3 trial. Lancet Oncol. 2012 Oct;13(10):1035-44. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(12)70349-2. Epub 2012 Sep 7.
PubMed 22959335
Liu H, Zhai X, Song Z, Sun J, Xiao Y, Nie D, Zhang Y, Huang F, Zhou H, Fan Z, Tu S, Li Y, Guo X, Yu G, Liu Q. Busulfan plus fludarabine as a myeloablative conditioning regimen compared with busulfan plus cyclophosphamide for acute myeloid leukemia in first complete remission undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: a prospective and multicenter study. J Hematol Oncol. 2013 Feb 8;6:15. doi: 10.1186/1756-8722-6-15.
PubMed 23394705
Scott BL, Pasquini MC, Logan BR, Wu J, Devine SM, Porter DL, Maziarz RT, Warlick ED, Fernandez HF, Alyea EP, Hamadani M, Bashey A, Giralt S, Geller NL, Leifer E, Le-Rademacher J, Mendizabal AM, Horowitz MM, Deeg HJ, Horwitz ME. Myeloablative Versus Reduced-Intensity Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation for Acute Myeloid Leukemia and Myelodysplastic Syndromes. J Clin Oncol. 2017 Apr 10;35(11):1154-1161. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2016.70.7091. Epub 2017 Feb 13.
PubMed 28380315
Shimoni A, Hardan I, Shem-Tov N, Rand A, Herscovici C, Yerushalmi R, Nagler A. Comparison between two fludarabine-based reduced-intensity conditioning regimens before allogeneic hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation: fludarabine/melphalan is associated with higher incidence of acute graft-versus-host disease and non-relapse mortality and lower incidence of relapse than fludarabine/busulfan. Leukemia. 2007 Oct;21(10):2109-16. doi: 10.1038/sj.leu.2404886. Epub 2007 Aug 9.
PubMed 17690701
DiMaggio E, Zhou JM, Caddell R, Tombleson R, Perkins J, Anasetti C, Khimani F, Pidala J, Nishihori T, Perez L, Betts B, Fernandez HF, Mishra A. Reduced-intensity fludarabine/melphalan confers similar survival to busulfan/fludarabine myeloablative regimens for patients with acute myeloid leukemia and myelodysplasia. Leuk Lymphoma. 2020 Jul;61(7):1678-1687. doi: 10.1080/10428194.2020.1731498. Epub 2020 Mar 5.
PubMed 32133897
Veltri L, Rezvani K, Oran B, Mehta R, Rondon G, Kebriaei P, Popat U, Nieto Y, Hosing C, Qazilbash M, Khouri I, Shpall E, Champlin R, Marin D. Allotransplants for Patients 65 Years or Older with High-Risk Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant. 2019 Mar;25(3):505-514. doi: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2018.09.032. Epub 2018 Oct 9.
PubMed 30308325
Baron F, Labopin M, Peniket A, Jindra P, Afanasyev B, Sanz MA, Deconinck E, Nagler A, Mohty M. Reduced-intensity conditioning with fludarabine and busulfan versus fludarabine and melphalan for patients with acute myeloid leukemia: a report from the Acute Leukemia Working Party of the European Group for Blood and Marrow Transplantation. Cancer. 2015 Apr 1;121(7):1048-55. doi: 10.1002/cncr.29163. Epub 2014 Nov 25.
PubMed 25424330
Damlaj M, Alkhateeb HB, Hefazi M, Partain DK, Hashmi S, Gastineau DA, Al-Kali A, Wolf RC, Gangat N, Litzow MR, Hogan WJ, Patnaik MM. Fludarabine-Busulfan Reduced-Intensity Conditioning in Comparison with Fludarabine-Melphalan Is Associated with Increased Relapse Risk In Spite of Pharmacokinetic Dosing. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant. 2016 Aug;22(8):1431-1439. doi: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2016.04.026. Epub 2016 May 7.
PubMed 27164061
Zhou Z, Nath R, Cerny J, Wang HL, Zhang MJ, Abdel-Azim H, Agrawal V, Ahmed G, Al-Homsi AS, Aljurf M, Alkhateeb HB, Assal A, Bacher U, Bajel A, Bashir Q, Battiwalla M, Bhatt VR, Byrne M, Cahn JY, Cairo M, Choe H, Copelan E, Cutler C, Damlaj MB, DeFilipp Z, De Lima M, Diaz MA, Farhadfar N, Foran J, Freytes CO, Gerds AT, Gergis U, Grunwald MR, Gul Z, Hamadani M, Hashmi S, Hertzberg M, Hildebrandt GC, Hossain N, Inamoto Y, Isola L, Jain T, Kamble RT, Khan MW, Kharfan-Dabaja MA, Kebriaei P, Kekre N, Khera N, Lazarus HM, Liesveld JL, Litzow M, Liu H, Marks DI, Martino R, Mathews V, Mishra A, Murthy HS, Nagler A, Nakamura R, Nathan S, Nishihori T, Olin R, Olsson RF, Palmisiano N, Patel SS, Patnaik MM, Pawarode A, Perales MA, Politikos I, Popat U, Rizzieri D, Sandmaier BM, Savani BN, Seo S, Shah NN, Uy GL, Valcarcel D, Verdonck LF, Waller EK, Wang Y, Weisdorf D, Wirk B, Wong E, Yared JA, Saber W. Reduced intensity conditioning for acute myeloid leukemia using melphalan- vs busulfan-based regimens: a CIBMTR report. Blood Adv. 2020 Jul 14;4(13):3180-3190. doi: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2019001266.
PubMed 32663298

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Study at a glance

From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 10 Feb 2025. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.

Official title: Reduced Intensity Conditioning With Fludarabine and Busulfan Versus Fludarabine and Melphalan Before Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation for Acute Myeloid Leukemia and Myelodysplastic Syndrome: A Randomised, Multi-Center, Phase III Study
ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT05674539
Acronym / sponsor ID: WHUH-RIC-HSCT-1115
Conditions: Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Adult, Myelodysplastic Syndrome(MDS), Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
Keywords: hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), reduced intensity conditioning (RIC), Acute Myeloid Leukemia(AML), Myelodysplastic Syndrome(MDS)
Phase: Phase 3
Study type: Interventional
Recruitment status: Enrolling by invitation
Enrolment: 200 participants (estimated)
Lead sponsor: Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyUniversity, hospital or other
Study start: 15 Feb 2023 (actual)
Primary completion: 30 Dec 2025 (estimated)
Study completion: 30 Dec 2025 (estimated)
First posted: 6 Jan 2023 (actual)
Results: Not posted in the source record

Clinical summary

The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.

The safety of two reduced intensity conditioning (RIC) regimens (fludarabine plus busulfan and fludarabine plus melphalan) in allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for adult AML/MDS patients with HCT-CI≥3 or aged ≥55 years.
The efficacy of two reduced intensity conditioning (RIC) regimens (fludarabine plus busulfan and fludarabine plus melphalan) in allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for adult AML/MDS patients with HCT-CI≥3 or aged ≥55 years.

Participants will be randomized to one of two reduced intensity conditioning (RIC) regimens (fludarabine plus busulfan and fludarabine plus melphalan)

Detailed description

Study design

Primary purpose: Treatment
Allocation: Randomised
Intervention model: Parallel groups
Masking: None (open label)
Number of arms: 2
Model description: Participants will be randomized to one of two reduced intensity conditioning (RIC) regimens (fludarabine plus busulfan and fludarabine plus melphalan)

Arm	Type	Receives
fludarabine and busulfan	Active comparator	Drug: Fludarabine and Busulfanfludarabine (30 mg/m^2/day, days -6 to days -2, the total dase is 150 mg/m^2) and busulfan (3.2 mg/kg/day, days -3 to days -2, the total dose is 6.4 mg/kg)
fludarabine and melphalan	Experimental	Drug: Fludarabine and Melphalanfludarabine (30 mg/m^2/day, days -6 to days -2, the total dose is 150 mg/m^2) and melphalan (70 mg/m^2/day, days -3 to days -2, the total dose is 140 mg/m^2)

Who may qualify

Ages: 18 years and older
Sex: All
Healthy volunteers: Not accepted
Age groups: Adult, Older adult

Key inclusion criteria (5 listed)

Age equal or more than 18 years old.
Patients diagnosed with AML or MDS.
Patients who have related or unrelated bone marrow or peripheral blood donors and plan to undergo hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.
Hct-specific complication index score (HCT-CI) more than or equal to 3 or the age of Patients ≥55 years.
Sign the informed consent, promise to abide by the research procedures, and cooperate with the implementation of the whole process of the research.

Key exclusion criteria (5 listed)

Patients with central nervous system involvement.
Patients with HIV seropositive.
Patients with other serious diseases and a life expectancy of less than six months
Patients with severe mental or psychological disorders.
Patients without written informed consent.

Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.

Interventions

Intervention	Type	Arms
Fludarabine and BusulfanAlso: Fludara and BusulfexFludarabine with total dose of 150 mg/m^2 in combination with Busulfan with total dose of 6.4 mg/kg	Drug	fludarabine and busulfan
Fludarabine and MelphalanAlso: Busulfex and FludaraFludarabine with total dose of 150 mg/m^2 in combination with Melphalan with total dose of 140 mg/m^2	Drug	fludarabine and melphalan

Primary outcome

Progression-Free Survival (PFS)
Time frame: 18 months post-randomization
Survival without relapse or progression of the primary disease. Kaplan-Meier (KM) method was used to estimate median PFS.

5 secondary outcomes

Overall Survival (OS)
Time frame: 18 months post-randomization
Non-Relapse Mortality (NRM)
Time frame: 18 months post-randomization
Disease Relapse
Time frame: 18 months post-randomization
Percentage of Participants With Severe Acute Graft-versus-host Disease (GVHD)
Time frame: Day 100 post-transplant
Percentage of Participants With Chronic GVHD
Time frame: 18 months post-transplant

Results and safety

This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.

Research links

Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 10 Feb 2025.
Background: PubMed 32663296Scott BL. Allogeneic stem cell transplantation for high-risk acute leukemia and maintenance therapy: no time to waste. Blood Adv. 2020 Jul 14;4(13):3200-3204. doi: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2019000388.
Background: PubMed 35438781Sophie S, Yves B, Frederic B. Current Status and Perspectives of Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in Elderly Patients with Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Stem Cells Transl Med. 2022 May 27;11(5):461-477. doi: 10.1093/stcltm/szac015.
Background: PubMed 16193083Aoudjhane M, Labopin M, Gorin NC, Shimoni A, Ruutu T, Kolb HJ, Frassoni F, Boiron JM, Yin JL, Finke J, Shouten H, Blaise D, Falda M, Fauser AA, Esteve J, Polge E, Slavin S, Niederwieser D, Nagler A, Rocha V; Acute Leukemia Working Party (ALWP) of the European group for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (EBMT). Comparative outcome of reduced intensity and myeloablative conditioning regimen in HLA identical sibling allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation for patients older than 50 years of age with acute myeloblastic leukaemia: a retrospective survey from the Acute Leukemia Working Party (ALWP) of the European group for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (EBMT). Leukemia. 2005 Dec;19(12):2304-12. doi: 10.1038/sj.leu.2403967.
Background: PubMed 33373276Craddock C, Jackson A, Loke J, Siddique S, Hodgkinson A, Mason J, Andrew G, Nagra S, Malladi R, Peniket A, Gilleece M, Salim R, Tholouli E, Potter V, Crawley C, Wheatley K, Protheroe R, Vyas P, Hunter A, Parker A, Wilson K, Pavlu J, Byrne J, Dillon R, Khan N, McCarthy N, Freeman SD. Augmented Reduced-Intensity Regimen Does Not Improve Postallogeneic Transplant Outcomes in Acute Myeloid Leukemia. J Clin Oncol. 2021 Mar 1;39(7):768-778. doi: 10.1200/JCO.20.02308. Epub 2020 Dec 29.
Background: PubMed 21441963Luger SM, Ringden O, Zhang MJ, Perez WS, Bishop MR, Bornhauser M, Bredeson CN, Cairo MS, Copelan EA, Gale RP, Giralt SA, Gulbas Z, Gupta V, Hale GA, Lazarus HM, Lewis VA, Lill MC, McCarthy PL, Weisdorf DJ, Pulsipher MA. Similar outcomes using myeloablative vs reduced-intensity allogeneic transplant preparative regimens for AML or MDS. Bone Marrow Transplant. 2012 Feb;47(2):203-11. doi: 10.1038/bmt.2011.69. Epub 2011 Mar 28.
Background: PubMed 22323482Lioure B, Bene MC, Pigneux A, Huynh A, Chevallier P, Fegueux N, Blaise D, Witz B, Delain M, Cornillon J, Luquet I, Blanchet O, Cornillet-Lefebvre P, Carre M, Hunault M, Larosa F, Lamy T, Randriamalala E, Ojeda-Uribe M, Berthou C, Fornecker L, Harousseau JL, Bouscary D, Ifrah N, Cahn JY; GOELAMS. Early matched sibling hematopoietic cell transplantation for adult AML in first remission using an age-adapted strategy: long-term results of a prospective GOELAMS study. Blood. 2012 Mar 22;119(12):2943-8. doi: 10.1182/blood-2011-05-352989. Epub 2012 Feb 9.
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AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part.

Linghui Xia, Professor study chair

Department of Hematology, Wuhan Union Hospital, Tongji Medical college, Huazhong University of Science and Technology

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Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 5 inclusion and 5 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: enrolling by invitation, as of the sponsor's last update on 10 Feb 2025. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in China. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 3 studies compare the treatment with the current standard treatment or a placebo in a large group, to confirm how well it works and watch for side effects.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Progression-Free Survival (PFS) (time frame: 18 months post-randomization). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT05674539, which also lists 15 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 10 Feb 2025; AzTrials last refreshed its copy on 26 Oct 2026.