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Leukemia clinical trials in Iowa

18 actively recruiting leukemia trials at 11 sites across Iowa.

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Payments from drug makers to the doctors running these trials

For 1 of the trials on this page, the pharmaceutical company funding the trial also disclosed payments to the physicians leading it — public data from the federal CMS Open Payments database. Paying clinical-trial investigators for site work is expected and necessary for industry-funded trials; the scale and source are simply useful context when you're deciding whether to enroll. See the full leukemia transparency page →

Phase 3 Recruiting Academic/Other

Testing the Addition of Anti-Cancer Drug Sonrotoclax, to the Standard Treatment Zanubrutinib, for Previously Untreated CLL/SLL

This phase III trial compares the effect of adding sonrotoclax to zanubrutinib versus zanubrutinib alone for the treatment of patients with untreated chronic lymphoblastic leukemia (CLL)/small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL). Sonrotoclax is in …

Sponsor: Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
NCT ID: NCT07321652
Sites in Iowa:
  • Mary Greeley Medical Center — Ames, Iowa
  • McFarland Clinic - Ames — Ames, Iowa
  • UI Health Care Mission Cancer and Blood - Ankeny Clinic — Ankeny, Iowa
  • Saint Anthony Regional Hospital — Carroll, Iowa
  • Mercy Hospital — Cedar Rapids, Iowa
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Phase 3 Recruiting Network

A Study to Compare Standard Chemotherapy to Therapy With CPX-351 and/or Gilteritinib for Patients With Newly Diagnosed AML With or Without FLT3 Mutations

This phase III trial compares standard chemotherapy to therapy with liposome-encapsulated daunorubicin-cytarabine (CPX-351) and/or gilteritinib for patients with newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia with or without FLT3 mutations. Drugs …

Sponsor: Children's Oncology Group
NCT ID: NCT04293562
Sites in Iowa:
  • Blank Children's Hospital — Des Moines, Iowa
  • University of Iowa/Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center — Iowa City, Iowa
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Phase 3 Recruiting Industry

A Study of Nemtabrutinib (MK-1026) Versus Comparator (Investigator's Choice of Ibrutinib or Acalabrutinib) in First Line (1L) Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)/ Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma (SLL) (MK-1026-011/BELLWAVE-011)

The goal of this study is to evaluate nemtabrutinib compared with investigator's choice of ibrutinib or acalabrutinib in participants with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL)/small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL) who have not received any prior …

Sponsor: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
NCT ID: NCT06136559
Sites in Iowa:
  • University of Iowa Health Care. ( Site 0017) — Iowa City, Iowa
  • University of Iowa Health Care. ( Site 0057) — Waukee, Iowa
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Phase 3 Recruiting Academic/Other

Venetoclax in Children With Relapsed Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)

A study to evaluate if the randomized addition of venetoclax to a chemotherapy backbone (fludarabine/cytarabine/gemtuzumab ozogamicin \[GO\]) improves survival of children/adolescents/young adults with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in 1st r…

Sponsor: PedAL BCU, LLC
NCT ID: NCT05183035
Sites in Iowa:
  • University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital — Iowa City, Iowa
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Phase 3 Recruiting Industry

Studies to Assess Ziftomenib in Combination With Ven+Aza or 7+3 in Patients With Untreated NPM1-m or KMT2A-r AML

Ziftomenib is an investigational drug in development for the treatment of patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) with eligible genetic alterations. Ziftomenib is a type of therapy known to target the menin pathway in cancer cells. This…

Sponsor: Kura Oncology, Inc.
NCT ID: NCT07007312
Sites in Iowa:
  • University of Iowa — Iowa City, Iowa
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Phase 3 Recruiting Industry

A Study to Evaluate the Risk of Tumor Lysis Syndrome (TLS) in Adult Participants Receiving Oral Venetoclax in Combination With Intravenously Infused Obinutuzumab or Oral Acalabrutinib for Previously Untreated Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)

Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is the most common leukemia (cancer of blood cells). The purpose of this study is to assess the safety of venetoclax in combination with obinutuzumab or acalabrutinib in the treatment of CLL. Adverse even…

Sponsor: AbbVie
NCT ID: NCT06428019
Sites in Iowa:
  • University of Iowa Health Care /ID# 267206 — Des Moines, Iowa
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Phase 2 Recruiting NIH

Testing New Therapies for Patients With Acute Myeloid Leukemia Who Are Newly Diagnosed and Have Not Yet Started Treatment (A MyeloMATCH Treatment Trial)

This phase II MyeloMATCH treatment trial tests whether the standard approach of cytarabine and daunorubicin in comparison to the following experimental regimens works to shrink cancer in patients with high risk acute myeloid leukemia (AML)…

Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
NCT ID: NCT05554406
Sites in Iowa:
  • University of Iowa/Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center — Iowa City, Iowa
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Phase 2 Recruiting NIH

A Study to Compare Blinatumomab Alone to Blinatumomab With Nivolumab in Patients Diagnosed With First Relapse B-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (B-ALL)

This phase II trial studies the effect of nivolumab in combination with blinatumomab compared to blinatumomab alone in treating patients with B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL) that has come back (relapsed). Down syndrome patients…

Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
NCT ID: NCT04546399
Sites in Iowa:
  • Blank Children's Hospital — Des Moines, Iowa
  • University of Iowa/Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center — Iowa City, Iowa
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Phase 1, Phase 2 Recruiting Academic/Other

The Pediatric Acute Leukemia (PedAL) Screening Trial - A Study to Test Bone Marrow and Blood in Children With Leukemia That Has Come Back After Treatment or Is Difficult to Treat - A Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and Children's Oncology Group Study

This study aims to use clinical and biological characteristics of acute leukemias to screen for patient eligibility for available pediatric leukemia sub-trials. Testing bone marrow and blood from patients with leukemia that has come back a…

Sponsor: PedAL BCU, LLC
NCT ID: NCT04726241
Sites in Iowa:
  • Blank Children's Hospital — Des Moines, Iowa
  • University of Iowa/Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center — Iowa City, Iowa
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Phase 2 Recruiting Industry

A Study of NX-5948 in Adults With CLL/SLL Previously Treated With a Bruton's Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor and a B-cell Lymphoma-2 Inhibitor (DAYBreak CLL-201)

This is a study for patients with relapsed/refractory (R/R) chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) or small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL) who have previously received treatment with a BTK inhibitor (covalent and non-covalent) and a BCL-2 inhibito…

Sponsor: Nurix Therapeutics, Inc.
NCT ID: NCT07221500
Sites in Iowa:
  • University of Iowa — Iowa City, Iowa
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Phase 1, Phase 2 Recruiting Industry

Substudy 01A: Zilovertamab Vedotin in Pediatric and Young Adult Participants With Hematologic Malignancies or Solid Tumors (MK-9999-01A/LIGHTBEAM-U01)

Substudy 01A is part of a platform study. The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy and safety of zilovertamab vedotin in pediatric participants with relapsed or refractory B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL), diffuse lar…

Sponsor: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
NCT ID: NCT06395103
Sites in Iowa:
  • University of Iowa-Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center ( Site 1017) — Iowa City, Iowa
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Phase 2 Recruiting Industry

Study to Assess Change in Disease Activity and Adverse Events of Oral Venetoclax With Intravenous (IV) Obinutuzumab in Adult Participants With Recurring Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)

Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is the most common leukemia (cancer of blood cells). The purpose of this study is to assess retreatment with venetoclax-obinutuzumab (VenG) in participants previously treated with fixed duration first-lin…

Sponsor: AbbVie
NCT ID: NCT04895436
Sites in Iowa:
  • Des Moines Oncology Research Association /ID# 232606 — Des Moines, Iowa
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Phase 1, Phase 2 Recruiting Academic/Other

Lurbinectedin in FET-Fused Tumors

The purpose of this study is to find out if a drug called lurbinectedin (the "study drug") is safe and effective at treating people with recurrent or relapsed solid tumors, including Ewing sarcoma.

Sponsor: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
NCT ID: NCT05918640
Sites in Iowa:
  • University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics — Iowa City, Iowa
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Phase 1 Recruiting Industry

A Study to Investigate the Safety and Tolerability of Ziftomenib in Combination With Venetoclax/Azacitidine, Venetoclax, 7+3, or 7+3+Quizartinib in Patients With AML

Ziftomenib is an investigational drug in development for the treatment of patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) with certain genetic alterations. This protocol has 3 separate arms that will investigate the benefits and risks of adding…

Sponsor: Kura Oncology, Inc.
NCT ID: NCT05735184
Sites in Iowa:
  • University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics — Iowa City, Iowa
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Phase 1 Recruiting Industry

Safety and Tolerability of Ziftomenib Combinations in Patients With Relapsed/Refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia

The safety, tolerability, and antileukemic response of ziftomenib in combination with standard of care treatments for patients with relapsed/refractory acute myeloid leukemia will be examined with the following agents: FLAG-IDA, low-dose c…

Sponsor: Kura Oncology, Inc.
NCT ID: NCT06001788
Sites in Iowa:
  • University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics — Iowa City, Iowa
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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov API v2 · Last checked: 2026-09-07