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The clinical research mission of the Adult Leukemia Program is to develop and bring new and better therapies to patients. At any given time, the program offers patients a wide array of opportunities to participate in clinical research studies relating to all stages and types of leukemia and related disorders. Patients have access to trials that originate within Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center and other Harvard-affiliated institutions, those sponsored by private industry, as well as those that are part of a collaborative effort, such as the Cancer and Leukemia Group B, of which the program is a member.
The clinical research mission of the Adult Leukemia Program is to develop and bring new and better therapies to patients. At any given time, the program offers patients a wide array of opportunities to participate in clinical research studies relating to all stages and types of leukemia and related disorders.
Patients have access to trials that originate within Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center and other Harvard-affiliated institutions, those sponsored by private industry, as well as those that are part of a collaborative effort, such as the Cancer and Leukemia Group B, of which the program is a member.
Physician-researchers within the program are currently involved in a number of exciting avenues of investigation, which include targeted therapies aimed at making cancer treatment more specific and less toxic. These include:
Other innovative offerings include treating adults with acute lymphoblastic leukemia by applying the principles used in successful pediatric treatments of this condition and clinical trials and treatments specialized for older adults.
Newly-diagnosed AML
19-769: A phase 1 study of APR-246 in combination with venetoclax and azacitidine in TP53-mutant myeloid malignancies Principal Investigator: Eric S. Winer, MD
18-351: A phase 1b study of venetoclax in combination with intensive induction and consolidation chemotherapy in treatment-naïve patients with acute myelogenous leukemia Principal Investigator: Richard Stone, MD
17-623: A phase 3 randomized study of crenolanib versus midostaurin administered following induction chemotherapy and consolidation therapy in newly-diagnosed patients with FLT3 mutated acute myeloid leukemia Principal Investigator: Richard Stone, MD
Relapsed/refractory AML
19-606: A phase 1b/2 study of IMGN632 as monotherapy or combination with venetoclax and/or azacitidine for patients with CD123-positive acute myeloid leukemia Principal Investigator: Daniel DeAngelo, MD, PhD
19-467: A phase 1/2, open-label, dose-escalation and dose-expansion cohort study of SNDX-5613 in patients with relapsed/refractory leukemias, including those harboring an MLL/KMT2A gene rearrangement or nucleophosmin 1 (NPM1) mutation Principal Investigator: Richard Stone, MD
Newly-diagnosed ALL
17-717: A phase 3 trial to evaluate the efficacy of the addition of inotuzumab ozogamicin (a conjugated anti-CD22 monoclonal antibody) to frontline therapy in young adults (ages 18-39 years) with newly diagnosed precursor B-cell ALL Principal Investigator: Daniel DeAngelo, MD, PhD
16-648: A phase 1b/2 study of the combination of venetoclax with chemotherapy as frontline therapy in older patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia Principal Investigator: Marlise Luskin, MD, MSCE
Relapsed/refractory ALL
18-170: A phase 1 study of ABL001 in combination with dasatinib and prednisone in patients with BCR-ABL positive (BCR-ABL+) B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL) and chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) Principal Investigator: Marlise Luskin, MD, MSCE
Newly-diagnosed MDS
20-363: ENHANCE: A randomized, double-blind, multicenter study comparing magrolimab in combination with azacitidine versus azacitidine plus placebo in treatment-naïve patients with higher risk myelodysplastic syndrome Principal Investigator: Principal Investigator: Daniel DeAngelo, MD, PhD
Relapsed/refractory MDS
17-718: A phase 1 study of ipilimumab in combination with decitabine in relapsed or refractory myelodysplastic syndrome/acute myeloid leukemia Principal Investigator: Jacqueline Garcia, MD
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Marlise Luskin, MD, MSCE, a specialist in the Adult Leukemia Program at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, explains an innovative trial that combines venetoclax with chemotherapy for older patients with ALL. Learn more about this study.