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Testing the Combination of Targeted Radiotherapy with Anti-Cancer Drugs, Venetoclax and ASTX-727, to Improve Outcomes for Adults with Newly Diagnosed Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Trial Status: active

This phase I trial tests the safety, side effects, and best dose of lintuzumab-Ac225 in combination with venetoclax and ASTX-727, and how well they work in treating patients with newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Lintuzumab-Ac225 is a monoclonal antibody, called lintuzumab, linked to a radioactive agent called actinium Ac 225. Lintuzumab attaches to CD33 positive cancer cells in a targeted way and delivers actinium Ac 225 to kill them. Venetoclax is in a class of medications called B-cell lymphoma-2 (BCL-2) inhibitors. It may stop the growth of cancer cells by blocking Bcl-2, a protein needed for cancer cell survival. ASTX-727 is a combination of two drugs, cedazuridine and decitabine. Cedazuridine is in a class of medications called cytidine deaminase inhibitors. It prevents the breakdown of decitabine, making it more available in the body so that decitabine will have a greater effect. Decitabine is in a class of medications called hypomethylation agents. It works by helping the bone marrow produce normal blood cells and by killing abnormal cells in the bone marrow. Giving lintuzumab-Ac225 in combination with venetoclax and ASTX-727 may be safe and tolerable in treating patients with newly diagnosed AML and may improve the chance of going into remission and staying in remission for a longer period of time.