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Leukemia clinical trials in Iowa

24 actively recruiting leukemia trials at 16 sites across Iowa.

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Payments from drug makers to the doctors running these trials

For 2 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 NIH

Testing Early Treatment for Patients With High-Risk Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) or Small Lymphocytic Leukemia (SLL), EVOLVE CLL/SLL Study

This phase III trial compares early treatment with venetoclax and obinutuzumab versus delayed treatment with venetoclax and obinutuzumab in patients with newly diagnosed high-risk chronic lymphocytic leukemia or small lymphocytic lymphoma.…

Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
NCT ID: NCT04269902
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
  • McFarland Clinic - Boone — Boone, Iowa
  • Saint Anthony Regional Hospital — Carroll, Iowa
Phase 3 Recruiting Network

Inotuzumab Ozogamicin and Post-Induction Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With High-Risk B-ALL, Mixed Phenotype Acute Leukemia, and B-LLy

This phase III trial studies whether inotuzumab ozogamicin added to post-induction chemotherapy and immunotherapy (chemo-immunotherapy) for patients with High-Risk B-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (B-ALL) improves outcomes. Inotuzumab o…

Sponsor: Children's Oncology Group
NCT ID: NCT03959085
Sites in Iowa:
  • Blank Children's Hospital — Des Moines, Iowa
  • University of Iowa/Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center — Iowa City, Iowa
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:
  • UI Health Care Mission Cancer and Blood - Ankeny Clinic — Ankeny, Iowa
  • Saint Anthony Regional Hospital — Carroll, Iowa
  • Mercy Hospital — Cedar Rapids, Iowa
  • Oncology Associates at Mercy Medical Center — Cedar Rapids, Iowa
  • UI Health Care Mission Cancer and Blood - West Des Moines Clinic — Clive, Iowa
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
Phase 2 Recruiting NIH

MYELOMATCH: A Screening Study to Assign People With Myeloid Cancer to a Treatment Study or Standard of Care Treatment Within myeloMATCH (MyeloMATCH Screening Trial)

This MyeloMATCH Master Screening and Reassessment Protocol (MSRP) evaluates the use of a screening tool and specific laboratory tests to help improve participants' ability to register to clinical trials throughout the course of their myelo…

Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
NCT ID: NCT05564390
Sites in Iowa:
  • UI Health Care Mission Cancer and Blood - Ankeny Clinic — Ankeny, Iowa
  • UI Health Care Mission Cancer and Blood - West Des Moines Clinic — Clive, Iowa
  • Iowa Methodist Medical Center — Des Moines, Iowa
  • UI Health Care Mission Cancer and Blood - Des Moines Clinic — Des Moines, Iowa
  • Mercy Medical Center - Des Moines — Des Moines, Iowa
Phase 2 Recruiting NIH

Venetoclax and HMA Treatment of Older and Unfit Adults With FLT3 Mutated Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) (A MyeloMATCH Treatment Trial)

This phase II MyeloMATCH treatment trial compares the usual treatment of azacitidine and venetoclax to the combination treatment of azacitidine, venetoclax and gilteritinib in treating older and unfit patients with acute myeloid leukemia a…

Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
NCT ID: NCT06317649
Sites in Iowa:
  • University of Iowa/Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center — Iowa City, Iowa
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
Phase 2 Recruiting NIH

Comparing Cytarabine + Daunorubicin Therapy Versus Cytarabine + Daunorubicin + Venetoclax Versus Venetoclax + Azacitidine in Younger Patients With Intermediate Risk AML (A MyeloMATCH Treatment Trial)

This phase II MyeloMATCH treatment trial compares cytarabine with daunorubicin versus cytarabine with daunorubicin and venetoclax versus venetoclax with azacitidine for the treatment of younger patients with intermediate risk acute myeloid…

Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
NCT ID: NCT05554393
Sites in Iowa:
  • University of Iowa/Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center — Iowa City, Iowa
Phase 1, Phase 2 Recruiting Network

Study to Test OBI-3424 in Patients With T-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (T-ALL) or T-Cell Lymphoblastic Lymphoma (T-LBL)

This phase I/II trial studies the safety, side effects and best dose of OBI-3424 and how well it works in treating patients with T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia or T-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma that has come back (relapsed) or does not…

Sponsor: SWOG Cancer Research Network
NCT ID: NCT04315324
Sites in Iowa:
  • Mary Greeley Medical Center — Ames, Iowa
  • McFarland Clinic - Ames — Ames, Iowa
  • McFarland Clinic - Boone — Boone, Iowa
  • McFarland Clinic - Trinity Cancer Center — Fort Dodge, Iowa
  • McFarland Clinic - Jefferson — Jefferson, Iowa
Phase 2 Recruiting NIH

A Study Testing the Combination of Dasatinib or Imatinib to Chemotherapy Treatment With Blinatumomab for Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults With Philadelphia Chromosome Positive (Ph+) or ABL-Class Philadelphia Chromosome-Like (Ph-Like) B-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (B-ALL)

This pilot trial assesses the effect of the combination of blinatumomab with dasatinib or imatinib and standard chemotherapy for treating patients with Philadelphia chromosome positive (Ph+) or ABL-class Philadelphia chromosome-like (Ph-li…

Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
NCT ID: NCT06124157
Sites in Iowa:
  • Blank Children's Hospital — Des Moines, Iowa
  • University of Iowa/Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center — Iowa City, Iowa
Phase 2 Recruiting NIH

Testing the Addition of the Anti-cancer Drug Venetoclax and/or the Anti-cancer Immunotherapy Blinatumomab to the Usual Chemotherapy Treatment for Infants With Newly Diagnosed KMT2A-rearranged or KMT2A-non-rearranged Leukemia

This phase II trial tests the addition of venetoclax and/or blinatumomab to usual chemotherapy for treating infants with newly diagnosed acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) with a KMT2A gene rearrangement (KMT2A-rearranged \[R\]) or without…

Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
NCT ID: NCT06317662
Sites in Iowa:
  • Blank Children's Hospital — Des Moines, Iowa
Phase 2 Recruiting Industry

A Study Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of Pirtobrutinib in Participants With Relapsed or Refractory Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia/Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma

The main purpose of Part 1 of this study is to assess the efficacy and safety of 3 dose levels of Pirtobrutinib in participants with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) or small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL), who have received 1-3 lines of tre…

Sponsor: Loxo Oncology, Inc.
NCT ID: NCT06588478
Sites in Iowa:
  • Mission Cancer + Blood — Waukee, Iowa
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
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
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
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
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
Phase 1 Recruiting Academic/Other

High-dose Ascorbate (HDA) in Combination With Standard of Care Azacitidine and Venetoclax in Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)

This is a randomized, open-label, Phase I clinical study with expansion. It will assess the safety and efficacy of high-dose ascorbate administered concomitantly with azacitidine and venetoclax in newly diagnosed AML.

Sponsor: Kittika Poonsombudlert
NCT ID: NCT07177079
Sites in Iowa:
  • University of Iowa Health Care — Iowa City, Iowa
Recruiting Academic/Other

Collecting Blood Samples From Patients With and Without Cancer to Evaluate Tests for Early Cancer Detection

This study collects blood and tissue samples from patients with cancer and without cancer to evaluate tests for early cancer detection. Collecting and storing samples of blood and tissue from patients with and without cancer to study in th…

Sponsor: Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
NCT ID: NCT05334069
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
  • McFarland Clinic - Boone — Boone, Iowa
  • Mercy Hospital — Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Recruiting Industry

A Longitudinal Multi-Center Molecular Biomarker Discovery Registry for Patients With Hematologic Malignancies

The TEMPUS AQUARIUS Study is a non-interventional, longitudinal observational study focused on hematological malignancies. It will collect rich molecular (multi-omic) and clinical data from patient cohorts through serial blood draws and th…

Sponsor: Tempus AI
NCT ID: NCT07154823
Sites in Iowa:
  • University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics — Iowa City, Iowa

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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov API v2 · Last checked: 2026-07-27