Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS)Phase 3VeronaNCT04401748
Study Of Venetoclax Tablet With Intravenous or Subcutaneous Azacitidine to Assess Change in Disease Activity In Adult Participants With Newly Diagnosed Higher-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndrome
A Phase 3 study testing Venetoclax and Azacitidine in people with Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS), run by AbbVie at 220 sites in 23 countries.
Trial summary
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS) is a group of disorders that gradually affect the ability of a person's bone marrow (semi-liquid tissue present in many bones like backbones) to produce normal blood cells. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and older
- Conditions the study is for
- Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS)
- What is being tested?
- Venetoclax and Azacitidine
- Type of treatment
- Pill or oral medicine, Injection or infusion
- Could I receive a placebo?
- Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
- How many people
- 531 participants
- Where
- 220 sitesin 23 countries
- Study dates
- 10 Sep 2020to Jul 2027
- 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
- Participants with a diagnosis of Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS) according to the 2016 World Health Organization (WHO) classification wtih presence of < 20% bone marrow blasts per marrow biopsy/aspirate at screening.
- Participants must meet the following disease activity criteria:
- Overall Revised International Prognostic Scoring System (IPSS-R) score > 3 (intermediate, high or very high).
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of <= 2.
- Hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) eligible with no pre-arranged HSCT at the time of Study Day 1, or HSCT ineligible without plan for HSCT at the time of Study Day 1.
Who cannot join
- Prior therapy for MDS with any hypomethylating agent, chemotherapy, or allogenic stem cell transplantation.
- Prior diagnosis of therapy-related MDS (t-MDS), MDS evolving from a pre-existing myeloproliferative neoplasm (MPN), MDS/MPN including chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML), atypical chronic myeloid leukemia (aCML), juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia (JMML) and unclassifiable MDS/MPN.
Trial locations and contacts
220 sites in 23 countries.
220 sites in 23 countries
United States58 sites
New York Oncology Hematology - Albany Cancer Center /ID# 223778
Albany, New York, 12206-5013
VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System /ID# 221365
Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48105
Texas Oncology - Austin Midtown /ID# 223729
Austin, Texas, 78705
Hematology/Oncology Clinic /ID# 224257
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70809
Bend Memorial Clinic /ID# 220999
Bend, Oregon, 97701
St. Luke's Mountain State Tumor Institute /ID# 220838
Boise, Idaho, 83712-6267
Massachusetts General Hospital /ID# 225068
Boston, Massachusetts, 02114
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center /ID# 225069
Boston, Massachusetts, 02215-5400
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute /ID# 219162
Boston, Massachusetts, 02215
Rocky Mountain Cancer Centers - Boulder /ID# 223723
Boulder, Colorado, 80303
University at Buffalo /ID# 221206
Buffalo, New York, 14222
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center /ID# 222561
Charlotte, North Carolina, 28204
Tennessee Oncology - Chattanooga / McCallie /ID# 221311
Chattanooga, Tennessee, 37404-3230
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine /ID# 220843
Chicago, Illinois, 60611-2927
Duplicate_Rush University Medical Center /ID# 221007
Chicago, Illinois, 60612
Oncology Hematology Care, Inc. /ID# 223724
Cincinnati, Ohio, 45236-2725
Maryland Oncology Hematology /ID# 223776
Columbia, Maryland, 21044-3128
Pontchartrain Cancer Center - Covington /ID# 221005
Covington, Louisiana, 70433-7512
Duplicate_Texas Oncology - Medical City Dallas /ID# 223725
Dallas, Texas, 75230
Texas Oncology- Baylor Charles A. Sammons Cancer Center /ID# 223727
Dallas, Texas, 75246-2003
Titan Health Partners LLC, d/b/a Astera Cancer Care /ID# 221003
East Brunswick, New Jersey, 08816
Willamette Valley Cancer Institute and Research Center /ID# 223733
Eugene, Oregon, 97401-6043
Florida Cancer Specialists - Fort Myers /ID# 221319
Fort Myers, Florida, 33916
Duplicate_Parkview Cancer Institute /ID# 223620
Fort Wayne, Indiana, 46845-1739
Texas Oncology - Forth Worth /ID# 223777
Fort Worth, Texas, 76104-2150
Duplicate_Providence Medical Foundation /ID# 222633
Fullerton, California, 92835
Virginia Cancer Specialists - Gainesville /ID# 223726
Gainesville, Virginia, 20155-3257
Cancer & Hematology Centers /ID# 220848
Grand Rapids, Michigan, 49503
Ingalls Memorial Hosp /ID# 220844
Harvey, Illinois, 60426
Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada - Horizon Ridge /ID# 222635
Henderson, Nevada, 89052-2648
Memorial Healthcare System /ID# 222703
Hollywood, Florida, 33021-3513
MD Anderson Cancer Center at Texas Medical Center /ID# 219163
Houston, Texas, 77030-4000
MidAmerica Division, Inc. /ID# 221895
Kansas City, Missouri, 64132
University of California, Los Angeles /ID# 221760
Los Angeles, California, 90095
Tennessee Oncology-Nashville Centennial /ID# 220854
Nashville, Tennessee, 37203-1632
Yale University School of Medicine /ID# 222764
New Haven, Connecticut, 06510
Weill Cornell Medical College /ID# 222898
New York, New York, 10065
Helen F. Graham Cancer Center & Research Institute /ID# 223731
Newark, Delaware, 19713-2055
The Valley Hospital /ID# 232337
Paramus, New Jersey, 07652
Illinois Cancer Care, PC /ID# 220840
Peoria, Illinois, 61615
UPMC Hillman Cancer Ctr /ID# 223201
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15232
Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center Main Hospital /ID# 221590
Richmond, Virginia, 23219
Virginia Cancer Institute at Reynolds Crossing /ID# 221002
Richmond, Virginia, 23230
Metro Minnesota Community Oncology Research Consortium (MMCORC) /ID# 221321
Saint Louis Park, Minnesota, 55416
Utah Cancer Specialists Salt Lake Clinic /ID# 219160
Salt Lake City, Utah, 84106
Texas Oncology - San Antonio Medical Center - Research Drive /ID# 223728
San Antonio, Texas, 78240
VA Puget Sound Health Care System /ID# 221358
Seattle, Washington, 98108-1597
Avera Cancer Institute /ID# 243461
Sioux Falls, South Dakota, 57105
Florida Cancer Specialists - North /ID# 221318
St. Petersburg, Florida, 33705-1449
Stony Brook University Hospital /ID# 224450
Stony Brook, New York, 11794-8183
Florida Cancer Specialists - Panhandle /ID# 221315
Tallahassee, Florida, 32308-5304
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center- Temple /ID# 221332
Temple, Texas, 76508-0001
Torrance Memorial Physician Network Cancer Care /ID# 222702
Torrance, California, 90505-5004
Texas Oncology - Northeast Texas /ID# 223734
Tyler, Texas, 75702
Florida Cancer Specialists - East /ID# 221317
West Palm Beach, Florida, 33401
PIH Health Whittier Hospital /ID# 222647
Whittier, California, 90602-1006
Cancer Center of Kansas /ID# 222648
Wichita, Kansas, 67214
Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center /ID# 221004
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27103
China23 sites
Peking University International Hospital /ID# 222987
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 102206
West China Hospital, Sichuan University /ID# 221601
Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041
Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital /ID# 221442
Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510080
Zhujiang Hospital of Southern Medical University /ID# 222071
Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510280
Nanfang Hospital of Southern Medical University /ID# 224566
Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510515
The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine /ID# 221494
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310003
Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital Zhejiang University School of Medicine /ID# 225982
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310020
Lanzhou University Second Hospital /ID# 225980
Lanzhou, Gansu, 730030
The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University /ID# 225983
Nanchang, Jiangxi, 330006
Zhongda Hospital Southeast University /ID# 221849
Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210009
Jiangsu Province Hospital /ID# 221342
Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210029
Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital /ID# 221546
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200233
Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University /ID# 222945
Shenyang, Liaoning, 110022
The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University /ID# 222919
Shijiazhuang, Hebei, 050000
The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University /ID# 221640
Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215031
Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sc /ID# 221567
Tianjin, Tianjin Municipality, 300020
Tianjin Medical University General Hospital /ID# 226810
Tianjin, Tianjin Municipality, 300052
Union Hospital affiliated to Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Sc /ID# 221475
Wuhan, Hubei, 430022
Tongji Hospital Tongji Medical College of HUST /ID# 221474
Wuhan, Hubei, 430030
Shaanxi Provincial People'S Hospital /ID# 225728
Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710054
The Fourth Affiliated Hospital Zhejiang University School of Medicine /ID# 225918
Yiwu, Zhejiang, 322000
People's Hospital of Henan Province /ID# 225790
Zhengzhou, Henan, 450003
Henan Cancer Hospital /ID# 221447
Zhengzhou, Henan, 450008
Japan16 sites
Kyushu University Hospital /ID# 223473
Fukuoka, Fukuoka, 812-8582
Fukushima Medical University Hospital /ID# 222015
Fukushima, Fukushima, 960-1295
Chugoku Central Hospital /ID# 222955
Fukuyama, Hiroshima, 720-0001
NHO Mito Medical Center /ID# 222278
Higashiibaraki-gun, Ibaraki, 311-3193
Saitama Medical Center /ID# 222016
Kawagoe, Saitama, 350-8550
Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital /ID# 221977
Kobe, Hyōgo, 650-0047
Nagasaki University Hospital /ID# 222241
Nagasaki, 852-8501
Nagoya University Hospital /ID# 221566
Nagoya, Aichi-ken, 466-8560
Okayama Medical Center /ID# 222310
Okayama, Okayama-ken, 701-1192
Kindai University Hospital /ID# 222284
Osakasayama-shi, Osaka, 589-8511
Sapporo Hokuyu Hospital /ID# 222133
Sapporo, Hokkaido, 003-0006
Aiiku Hospital /ID# 222351
Sapporo, Hokkaido, 064-0804
Tohoku University Hospital /ID# 221976
Sendai, Miyagi, 9808574
NTT Medical Center Tokyo /ID# 222365
Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, 141-8625
Yamagata University Hospital /ID# 221574
Yamagata, Yamagata, 990-9585
University of Fukui Hospital /ID# 221568
Yoshida-gun, Fukui, 910-1104
France9 sites
CH Henri Duffaut /ID# 225185
Avignon, Vaucluse, 84902
CHU Grenoble - Hopital Michallon /ID# 220988
La Tronche, Isere, 38700
CHRU Lille - Hopital Claude Huriez /ID# 220991
Lille, Nord, 59037
Hopital de la Conception /ID# 224882
Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Region, 13005
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nantes, Hotel Dieu -HME /ID# 222074
Nantes, Pays de la Loire Region, 44000
Chu de Nice-Hopital L'Archet Ii /Id# 220992
Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, 06202
Hôpital Saint-Louis /ID# 222075
Paris, 75010
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux /ID# 220989
Pessac, Gironde, 33604
Centre Henri Becquerel /ID# 220986
Rouen, Seine-Maritime, 76038
Spain9 sites
Hospital Universitario Germans Trias i Pujol /ID# 221274
Badalona, Barcelona, 08916
Hospital Universitario Vall d'Hebron /ID# 221323
Barcelona, 08035
Hospital Universitario Reina Sofia /ID# 221273
Córdoba, Cordoba, 14004
Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Maranon /ID# 221271
Madrid, 28007
Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre /ID# 221272
Madrid, 28041
Hospital Universitario Quironsalud Madrid /ID# 221275
Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid, 28223
Hospital Universitario de Salamanca /ID# 221297
Salamanca, 37711
Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocio /ID# 221276
Seville, 41013
Hospital Universitario y Politecnico La Fe /ID# 221270
Valencia, 46026
United Kingdom9 sites
NHS Grampian /ID# 222509
Aberdeen, AB15 6RE
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust /ID# 221233
Birmingham, B15 2TH
University Hospitals Bristol /ID# 222510
Bristol, BS1 3NU
Cardiff & Vale University Health Board /ID# 221236
Cardiff, Wales, CF14 4XN
University College London Hospital /ID# 221240
London, Greater London, NW1 2BU
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust /ID# 221232
London, SW3 6JJ
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust /ID# 221231
Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 9DU
Derriford Hospital and the Royal Eye Infirmary /ID# 222514
Plymouth, Devon, PL6 8DH
University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust /ID# 221237
Poole, Dorset, BH15 2JB
Germany8 sites
Charite Universitaetsklinikum Berlin - Campus Benjamin Franklin /ID# 221189
Berlin, 12203
Universitaetsklinikum Koeln /ID# 234219
Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, 50937
Universitaetsklinikum Duesseldorf /ID# 221169
Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, 40225
Medizinische Hochschule Hannover /ID# 221173
Hanover, Lower Saxony, 30625
Universitaetsklinikum Leipzig /ID# 221168
Leipzig, Saxony, 04103
Universitatsklinikum Mannheim /ID# 221172
Mannheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, 68167
Klinikum rechts der Isar /ID# 221170
Munich, Bavaria, 81675
Stauferklinikum Schwaebisch Gmuend /ID# 224917
Mutlangen, Baden-Wurttemberg, 73557
Australia7 sites
Royal Adelaide Hospital /ID# 221805
Adelaide, South Australia, 5000
Duplicate_Blacktown Hospital /ID# 234079
Blacktown, New South Wales, 2148
St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne /ID# 221809
Fitzroy Melbourne, Victoria, 3065
Austin Health /ID# 221807
Heidelberg, Victoria, 3084
St George Hospital /ID# 221810
Kogarah, New South Wales, 2217
Port Macquarie Base Hospital /ID# 234078
Port Macquarie, New South Wales, 2444
Gold coast University Hospital /ID# 222606
Southport, Queensland, 4215
Belgium7 sites
ZAS Middelheim /ID# 218907
Antwerp, Antwerpen, 2020
AZ Sint-Jan Brugge /ID# 218212
Bruges, West-Vlaanderen, 8000
Cliniques Universitaires UCL Saint-Luc /ID# 219066
Brussels, Brussels Capital, 1200
UZ Gent /ID# 218767
Ghent, Oost-Vlaanderen, 9000
Hospital La Louviere Site Jolimont - Helora /ID# 218921
La Louvière, Hainaut, 7100
Universitair Ziekenhuis Leuven /ID# 218905
Leuven, Vlaams-Brabant, 3000
Université Catholique de Louvain-Namur - Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dinant /ID# 219064
Yvoir, Namur, 5530
Poland7 sites
Szpital Uniwersytecki nr 2 im. dr. Jana Biziela /ID# 233321
Bydgoszcz, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, 85-168
Uniwersyteckie Centrum Kliniczne /ID# 222069
Gdansk, Pomeranian Voivodeship, 80-214
Pratia Onkologia Katowice /ID# 224728
Katowice, 40-519
Wojewódzkie Wielospecjalistyczne Centrum Onkologii i Traumatologii im. M. Kopern /ID# 221784
Lodz, Łódź Voivodeship, 93-513
Uniwersytecki Szpital Kliniczny Nr 1 w Lublinie /ID# 221667
Lublin, Lublin Voivodeship, 20-081
Lux Med Onkologia - Szpital Szamocka /Id# 222203
Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, 01-748
MTZ Clinical Research Powered by Pratia /ID# 221354
Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, 02-172
Canada6 sites
McGill University Health Centre - Glen Site /ID# 222519
Montreal, Quebec, H4A 3J1
CIUSSS du Nord-de-l'ile-de-Montréal_Hopital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal /ID# 218973
Montreal, Quebec, H4J 1C5
Ottawa Hospital Research Institute /ID# 219105
Ottawa, Ontario, K1H 8L6
CHUQ- Hôpital de l'Enfant-Jesus /ID# 221200
Québec, Quebec, G1J 1Z4
BC Cancer - Surrey /ID# 219098
Surrey, British Columbia, V3V 1Z2
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre /ID# 219103
Toronto, Ontario, M4N 3M5
Czechia6 sites
Fakultní Nemocnice Brno - Jihlavská /ID# 221351
Brno, Brno-mesto, 625 00
Fakultní nemocnice Hradec Králové - Sokolská /ID# 221163
Hradec Králové, Hradec Kralove, 500 05
Fakultni Nemocnice Ostrava /ID# 219143
Ostrava, Ostrava-mesto, 708 52
Fakultní Nemocnice Plzeň-Lochotín /ID# 221162
Pilsen, Plzen-jih, 323 00
Všeobecná Fakultní Nemocnice v Praze /ID# 221229
Prague, Praha 17, 128 00
Ustav hematologie a krevni transfuze /ID# 221350
Prague, 128 00
Israel6 sites
Rambam Health Care Campus /ID# 221083
Haifa, 3109601
Shaare Zedek Medical Center /ID# 233181
Jerusalem, Jerusalem, 91031
Hadassah Medical Center-Hebrew University /ID# 222006
Jerusalem, Jerusalem, 91120
Rabin Medical Center /ID# 221184
Petah Tikva, 4941492
The Chaim Sheba Medical Center /ID# 221110
Ramat Gan, Tel Aviv, 5265601
Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center /ID# 221896
Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, 6423906
Russia6 sites
Kaluga Regional Clinical Hospital /ID# 221211
Kaluga, Kaluga Oblast, 248007
Hospital n.a. V.V. Veresaev /ID# 225435
Moscow, 127644
MMCC Kommunarka /ID# 221213
Moscow, 129301
Republican hospital named after V.A. Baranov /ID# 221214
Petrozavodsk, Murmansk Oblast, 185019
Clinic UZI 4D /ID# 221215
Pyatigorsk, Stavropol Kray, 357502
Almazov National Medical Research Centre /ID# 221449
Saint Petersburg, 197341
South Korea6 sites
Duplicate_Pusan National University Hospital /ID# 232353
Busan, Busan Gwang Yeogsi, 49241
Seoul National University Bundang Hospital /ID# 221695
Seongnam-si, Gyeonggido, 13620
Seoul National University Hospital /ID# 221226
Seoul, Seoul Teugbyeolsi, 03080
Asan Medical Center /ID# 221227
Seoul, Seoul Teugbyeolsi, 05505
Samsung Medical Center /ID# 221224
Seoul, Seoul Teugbyeolsi, 06351
Yonsei University Health System Severance Hospital /ID# 233171
Seoul, 03722
Turkey (Türkiye)6 sites
Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine /ID# 222094
Ankara, 06100
Ankara City Hospital /ID# 222093
Ankara, 06800
Akdeniz Universitesi Tip Fakul /ID# 222095
Antalya, 07059
Duplicate_Erciyes University Medical Fac /ID# 222090
Melikgazi, Kayseri, 38030
Ondokuz mayis University Facul /ID# 222091
Samsun, 55200
Acibadem Maslak Hastanesi /ID# 222072
Tuzla, 34953
Austria5 sites
Ordensklinikum Linz GmbH Elisabethinen /ID# 221387
Linz, Upper Austria, 4010
Landeskrankenhaus Salzburg-Universitaetsklinikum der PMU (LKH) /ID# 221092
Salzburg, 5020
Medizinische Universitaet Wien /ID# 221446
Vienna, State of Vienna, 1090
Hanusch Krankenhaus /ID# 221093
Vienna, 1140
Klinikum Wels-Grieskirchen GmbH /ID# 221386
Wels, Upper Austria, 4600
Brazil5 sites
Hospital Erasto Gaertner /ID# 221341
Curitiba, Puerto Rico, 81520-060
Hospital Universitario Walter Cantidio /ID# 223434
Fortaleza, Ceará, 60430-372
Hospital Universitário Pedro Ernesto /ID# 223080
Rio de Janeiro, 20551-030
Sociedade Beneficente Israelita Brasileira Hospital Albert Einstein /ID# 221370
São Paulo, São Paulo, 05652-900
Hospital das Clinicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Sao /ID# 221339
São Paulo, 05403-000
Hungary5 sites
Duplicate_Debreceni Egyetem Klinikai Kozpont /ID# 221702
Debrecen, Hajdú-Bihar, 4032
Duplicate_Somogy Varmegyei Kaposi Mor Oktato Korhaz /ID# 221703
Kaposvár, Somogy County, 7400
Szabolcs-Szatmar-Bereg Varmegyei Oktatokorhaz /ID# 221704
Nyíregyháza, Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg, 4400
Szegedi Tudományegyetem /ID# 221705
Szeged, 6720
Fejér Vármegyei Szent György Egyetemi Oktató Kórház /ID# 222953
Székesfehérvár, Fejér, 8000
Italy5 sites
IRCCS AOU di Bologna Policlinico Sant Orsola Malpighi /ID# 220810
Bologna, 40138
Azienda Ospedaliera di Rilievo Nazionale Antonio Cardarelli /ID# 220816
Naples, Napoli, 80131
Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Bianchi - Melacrino - Morelli P.O. Riuniti /ID# 220818
Reggio Calabria, 89125
Duplicate_Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Sant'Andrea /ID# 220819
Rome, Roma, 00189
IRCCS Istituto Clinico Humanitas /ID# 220815
Rozzano, Lombardy, 20089
Netherlands5 sites
Maxima Medisch Centrum /ID# 223010
Eindhoven, North Brabant, 5631 BM
Medisch Spectrum Twente /ID# 223012
Enschede, Overijssel, 7512 KZ
Maastricht Universitair Medisch Centrum /ID# 221630
Maastricht, Limburg, 6229 HX
Erasmus Medisch Centrum /ID# 218937
Rotterdam, South Holland, 3015 CE
Isala /ID# 223011
Zwolle, Overijssel, 8025 AB
Taiwan4 sites
Duplicate_Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital /ID# 223573
Kaohsiung City, Kaohsiung, 833
China Medical University Hospital /ID# 218987
Taichung, 40447
National Cheng Kung University Hospital /ID# 218989
Tainan, 704
Chi-Mei Medical Center /ID# 218991
Tainan, 71004
Puerto Rico2 sites
Pan American Center for Oncology Trials, LLC /ID# 221010
Rio Piedras, 00935
VA Caribbean Healthcare System /ID# 221012
San Juan, 00921-3201
About this study
Official title: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Phase 3 Study Evaluating the Safety and Efficacy of Venetoclax in Combination With Azacitidine in Patients Newly Diagnosed With Higher-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndrome (Higher-Risk MDS)
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS) is a group of disorders that gradually affect the ability of a person's bone marrow (semi-liquid tissue present in many bones like backbones) to produce normal blood cells. Some people with MDS have a risk of the disease progressing to acute myeloid leukemia (AML), and a risk of death from the disease itself. Symptoms of MDS include fatigue, shortness of breath, unusual paleness due to anemia (low red blood cell count), easy or unusual bruising, and red spots just beneath the skin caused by bleeding. The purpose of this study is to see how safe and effective venetoclax and azacitidine (AZA) combination are when compared to AZA and a placebo (contains no medicine), in participants with newly diagnosed higher-risk MDS.
Venetoclax is an investigational drug being developed for the treatment of MDS. The study consists of two treatment arms - In one arm, participants will receive venetoclax and AZA. In another arm, participants will receive AZA and placebo. Adult participants with newly diagnosed higher-risk MDS will be enrolled. Around 500 participants will be enrolled in approximately 220 sites worldwide.
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Participants in one arm will receive oral doses of venetoclax tablet and intravenous (infusion in the vein) or subcutaneous (given under the skin) AZA solution. Participants in another arm will receive oral doses of placebo tablet and intravenous or subcutaneous AZA solution.
There may be higher treatment burden for participants in this trial compared to their standard of care. Participants will attend regular visits during the course of the study at a hospital or clinic. The effect of the treatment will be checked by medical assessments, blood and bone marrow tests, checking for side effects, and completing questionnaires.
- Conditions
- Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS)
- Being tested
- Venetoclax, Azacitidine, Placebo
- Keywords
- MDS, Myelodysplastic Syndrome, Venetoclax, Azacitidine, AZA, Venclexta
- Medical subject headings
- Myelodysplastic Syndromes
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
VenetoclaxDrug
Also called ABT-199, GDC-0199, Venclexta
Tablet: Oral
AzacitidineDrug
Also called AZA
Subcutaneous (SC) or Intravenous (IV) injection
PlaceboDrug
Tablet; Oral
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Arm 1: Venetoclax + Azacitidine (AZA) | Experimental | Participants will receive venetoclax once daily (QD) (Days 1-14) in combination with AZA QD (7 days of the first 9 days) of each 28 day cycle. Receives: Drug: Venetoclax; Drug: Azacitidine |
| Arm 2: Placebo + Azacitidine | Active comparator | Participants will receive placebo once daily (QD) (Days 1-14) in combination with AZA QD (7 days of the first 9 days) of each 28 day cycle. Receives: Drug: Azacitidine; Drug: Placebo |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Overall survival (OS)
OS is defined as the number of days from the date of randomization to the date of death of any cause, or last known date to be alive.
Measured: Up To 5 Years
Secondary outcomes (7)
Modified Overall Response (mOR)
mOR [complete remission (CR) + marrow complete remission (mCR) + partial response (PR)] is defined as achieving a CR, mCR, or PR at any time point during the study per the modified International Working Group (IWG) 2006 criteria for myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS).
Measured: Up To 5 Years
Percentage of Participants Achieving Overall Hematological Improvement (HI)
Overall HI is defined as achieving the response of HI-platelet or HI-neutrophil, or HI-erythroid at any time point during the study prior to post-treatment therapy per the modified IWG 2006 criteria for MDS.
Measured: Up to 5 Years
Complete Remission (CR)
CR is defined as achieving a complete remission at any time point during the study per the modified International Working Group (IWG) 2006 criteria for myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS).
Measured: Up To 36 Months
Percentage of Participants Achieving Transfusion Independence (TI) Who are Transfusion Dependent at Baseline
TI is when the participants who were transfusion dependent on red blood cell (RBC) and/or Platelet at baseline achieve transfusion independence post baseline. TI is a period of at least 56 days with no transfusion after the date of the first dose of study drug to the last dose of study drug + 30 days, or 1 day before the date of progressive disease/ relapse from CR or PR per the modified IWG 2006 criteria for MDS, or 1 day before the initiation of post-treatment therapy or 1 day before death, whichever is earliest.
Measured: Up To 5 Years
Time to Deterioration in Physical Functioning as Measured by Physical Functioning Domain of the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire (EORTC QLQ-C30) Scale
Time to deterioration in physical functioning, as measured by the EORTC QLQ-C30 physical functioning score is defined as the time from the date of randomization to the date of death of any cause, or the first time worsening of score from baseline >= a pre-specified threshold. Participants rate items on a 4-point scale, with 1 as "not at all" and 4 as "very much."
Measured: Up To 5 Years
Change in Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS)-Fatigue Short Form (SF) 7a Scale Score
Fatigue will be assessed using the PROMIS Fatigue SF 7a Global Fatigue Score. PROMIS Fatigue SF 7a is a 7-item questionnaire that assesses the impact and experience of fatigue over the past 7 days. Participants rate items on a 5-point scale, with 1 as "never" an 5 as "always".
Measured: Up To 5 Years
Overall Response (OR)
OR [complete remission (CR) + partial response (PR)] is defined as achieving a CR or PR at any time point during the study per the modified IWG 2006 criteria for MDS.
Measured: Up To 5 Years
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted26 May 2020
- Study start10 Sep 2020
- Primary completionJul 2027 (estimated)
- Study completionJul 2027 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (2)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS)Studies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by AbbVieThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- 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
- Masking
- Quadruple blind
- Who is masked
- Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor
- Enrolment
- 531 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- AbbVie
- Sponsor type
- Industry (pharma, biotech, devices)
- Collaborators
- Genentech, Inc.
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- ABBVIE INC., Study director, AbbVie
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT04401748
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- M15-954
- Other IDs
- 2023-507153-16-00, 2023
- Acronym
- Verona
- Status last verified
- May 2026
- First submitted
- 22 May 2020
- Last updated
- 6 May 2026
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
- FDA-regulated drug
- Yes
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- Yes: AbbVie is committed to responsible clinical trial data sharing. This includes access to anonymized, individual and trial-level data (analysis data sets), as well as other information.
Publications
Ye Y, Brissot E, Bazarbachi A, Mohty M. Therapy of high-risk myelodysplastic syndromes. Bone Marrow Transplant. 2026 May;61(5):521-528. doi: 10.1038/s41409-026-02821-4. Epub 2026 Mar 6.
PubMed 41792302Stahl M, DeZern AE. Is there a path forward for immunotherapy in patients with myelodysplastic syndromes? Lancet Haematol. 2024 Jan;11(1):e5-e7. doi: 10.1016/S2352-3026(23)00343-5. Epub 2023 Dec 5. No abstract available.
PubMed 38065202
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 6 May 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- A Randomized, Double-Blind, Phase 3 Study Evaluating the Safety and Efficacy of Venetoclax in Combination With Azacitidine in Patients Newly Diagnosed With Higher-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndrome (Higher-Risk MDS)
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT04401748
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- Verona / M15-954
- Conditions
- Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS)
- Keywords
- MDS, Myelodysplastic Syndrome, Venetoclax, Azacitidine, AZA, Venclexta
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Active, not recruiting
- Enrolment
- 531 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- AbbVieIndustry (pharma, biotech, devices)
- Collaborators
- Genentech, Inc.
- Study start
- 10 Sep 2020 (actual)
- Primary completion
- Jul 2027 (estimated)
- Study completion
- Jul 2027 (estimated)
- First posted
- 26 May 2020 (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.
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS) is a group of disorders that gradually affect the ability of a person's bone marrow (semi-liquid tissue present in many bones like backbones) to produce normal blood cells. Some people with MDS have a risk of the disease progressing to acute myeloid leukemia (AML), and a risk of death from the disease itself. Symptoms of MDS include fatigue, shortness of breath, unusual paleness due to anemia (low red blood cell count), easy or unusual bruising, and red spots just beneath the skin caused by bleeding. The purpose of this study is to see how safe and effective venetoclax and azacitidine (AZA) combination are when compared to AZA and a placebo (contains no medicine), in participants with newly diagnosed higher-risk MDS.
Venetoclax is an investigational drug being developed for the treatment of MDS. The study consists of two treatment arms - In one arm, participants will receive venetoclax and AZA. In another arm, participants will receive AZA and placebo. Adult participants with newly diagnosed higher-risk MDS will be enrolled. Around 500 participants will be enrolled in approximately 220 sites worldwide.
Participants in one arm will receive oral doses of venetoclax tablet and intravenous (infusion in the vein) or subcutaneous (given under the skin) AZA solution. Participants in another arm will receive oral doses of placebo tablet and intravenous or subcutaneous AZA solution.
There may be higher treatment burden for participants in this trial compared to their standard of care. Participants will attend regular visits during the course of the study at a hospital or clinic. The effect of the treatment will be checked by medical assessments, blood and bone marrow tests, checking for side effects, and completing questionnaires.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Quadruple blind (participant, care provider, investigator, outcomes assessor)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Arm 1: Venetoclax + Azacitidine (AZA) | Experimental | Drug: Venetoclax, Drug: AzacitidineParticipants will receive venetoclax once daily (QD) (Days 1-14) in combination with AZA QD (7 days of the first 9 days) of each 28 day cycle. |
| Arm 2: Placebo + Azacitidine | Active comparator | Drug: Azacitidine, Drug: PlaceboParticipants will receive placebo once daily (QD) (Days 1-14) in combination with AZA QD (7 days of the first 9 days) of each 28 day cycle. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (5 listed)
- Participants with a diagnosis of Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS) according to the 2016 World Health Organization (WHO) classification wtih presence of < 20% bone marrow blasts per marrow biopsy/aspirate at screening.
- Participants must meet the following disease activity criteria:
Key exclusion criteria (2 listed)
- Prior therapy for MDS with any hypomethylating agent, chemotherapy, or allogenic stem cell transplantation.
- Prior diagnosis of therapy-related MDS (t-MDS), MDS evolving from a pre-existing myeloproliferative neoplasm (MPN), MDS/MPN including chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML), atypical chronic myeloid leukemia (aCML), juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia (JMML) and unclassifiable MDS/MPN.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| VenetoclaxAlso: ABT-199, GDC-0199, VenclextaTablet: Oral | Drug | Arm 1: Venetoclax + Azacitidine (AZA) |
| AzacitidineAlso: AZASubcutaneous (SC) or Intravenous (IV) injection | Drug | Arm 1: Venetoclax + Azacitidine (AZA), Arm 2: Placebo + Azacitidine |
| PlaceboTablet; Oral | Drug | Arm 2: Placebo + Azacitidine |
Primary outcome
Overall survival (OS)
Time frame: Up To 5 Years
OS is defined as the number of days from the date of randomization to the date of death of any cause, or last known date to be alive.
7 secondary outcomes
Modified Overall Response (mOR)
Time frame: Up To 5 Years
Percentage of Participants Achieving Overall Hematological Improvement (HI)
Time frame: Up to 5 Years
Complete Remission (CR)
Time frame: Up To 36 Months
Percentage of Participants Achieving Transfusion Independence (TI) Who are Transfusion Dependent at Baseline
Time frame: Up To 5 Years
Time to Deterioration in Physical Functioning as Measured by Physical Functioning Domain of the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire (EORTC QLQ-C30) Scale
Time frame: Up To 5 Years
Change in Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS)-Fatigue Short Form (SF) 7a Scale Score
Time frame: Up To 5 Years
Overall Response (OR)
Time frame: Up To 5 Years
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 6 May 2026.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 41792302Ye Y, Brissot E, Bazarbachi A, Mohty M. Therapy of high-risk myelodysplastic syndromes. Bone Marrow Transplant. 2026 May;61(5):521-528. doi: 10.1038/s41409-026-02821-4. Epub 2026 Mar 6.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 38065202Stahl M, DeZern AE. Is there a path forward for immunotherapy in patients with myelodysplastic syndromes? Lancet Haematol. 2024 Jan;11(1):e5-e7. doi: 10.1016/S2352-3026(23)00343-5. Epub 2023 Dec 5. No abstract available.
- This clinical study may be evaluating a usage that is not currently FDA approved. Please see US Prescribing Information for approved uses.Link provided by the sponsor.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: Yes. AbbVie is committed to responsible clinical trial data sharing. This includes access to anonymized, individual and trial-level data (analysis data sets), as well as other information.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
ABBVIE INC. study director
AbbVie
220 sites in 23 countries: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A Phase 3 study testing Venetoclax and Azacitidine in people with Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS), run by AbbVie at 220 sites in 23 countries.
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 2 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: under way, not looking for participants, as of the sponsor's last update on 6 May 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 220 sites in United States, China, Japan, France, Spain and 18 more countries. 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?
Overall survival (OS) (time frame: Up To 5 Years). 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 NCT04401748, which also lists 2 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 6 May 2026.