Recruiting
Phase 2

Ca-EDTA & DMSA

Sponsor:

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Code:

NCT06811233

Conditions

Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

DMSA

Ca-EDTA

Magnesium Sulfate

Multivitamin

Study Details

Brief summary:

The goal of this clinical research study is to learn if metal detoxification (with calcium disodium edetate \[Ca-EDTA\] and dimercaptosuccinic acid \[DMSA\]) during standard therapy can help improve outcomes in patients with intermediate-risk, high-risk, or secondary AML compared to standard therapy alone. Researchers think lowering the level of metals found in the blood/bone marrow may help to control the disease and/or improve the response to chemotherapy.

Conditions

Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)

Study ID

NCT06811233

Start date

May 8, 2025

Status verified date

Aug, 2026

Completion date

Aug 31, 2031

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Aug 31, 2029

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Understand and voluntarily sign an informed consent form for participants 18 years or older, unless LAR signs where applicable along with any required verbal assents if patients can provide assent.
2. Age 18 years or older at the time of signing the informed consent form.
3. Diagnosis of Any of the Following:

  • Newly diagnosed (or untreated) AML or Newly diagnosed Myeloproliferative Neoplasm in Myeloid Blast Phase (MPN-BP) \[including Chronic Myeloid Leukemia in Blast Phase (CML-BP)\], Ph+AML with intermediate-risk or high-risk (by ELN), or any other intermediate or high-risk AML by ELN
  • Secondary AML regardless of ELN risk status, however, may not have CBF \[t(8;21) or inv(16)\]

Secondary AML types include:
  • Secondary AML evolved from prior untreated MDS, myeloproliferative neoplasm (MPN), or Aplastic Anemia
  • Therapy-related AML (t-AML)
  • AML evolved after prior MDS, MPN, or Aplastic Anemia after prior therapy for those myeloid bone marrow disorders
  • Secondary AML, including blast phase of MPN (MPN-BP) \[also, including CML in blast phase (BP of CML) after prior hematologic myeloid bone marrow disease (MDS, MPN, Aplastic Anemia, CML) (patients may have received treatment for their prior hematologic disorder for their previous bone marrow disorder) . Newly diagnosed (or untreated) myeloid blast phase of MPN (including myeloid blast phase of CML)/Ph+AML.150
4. Patients can enroll on this study after start of non-investigational induction therapy but must be within first 2 cycles of front-line therapy, as long as not in a complete remission.
5. Transformed and untreated AML transformed from previously treated MDS, myeloproliferative neoplasm (MPN) or other types of secondary AML are allowed. Myeloid-Blast Phase of MPN and Myeloid Blast Phase of Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML) are allowed/Ph+ AML are allowed.
6. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of . 2
7. Laboratory test results within these ranges (unless due to leukemia or other hematologic malignancy):

  • Serum creatinine.2.0 mg/dL
  • Total Bilirubin . 2.0 x Upper limit of normal (ULN) unless the patient has Gilbert fs.
  • AST (SGOT) and/or ALT (SGPT) . 2.0 x ULN
8. Women of childbearing potential (WCBP) must have a negative urine or serum pregnancy test within 14 days and must either commit to continued abstinence from heterosexual intercourse or adopting at least one highly effective method of contraception. These methods include intra-uterine device, tubal ligation, partners vasectomy, and hormonal birth control pills. Men must agree not to father a child and agree to use a condom if his partner is of childbearing potential.
9. Extramedullary disease is allowed if it can be measured and followed for response.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Nursing and pregnant individuals. Should a study participant become pregnant or suspect pregnancy while participating in this study, the study participant should inform their treating physician immediately.
2. Uncontrolled inter-current illness including, but not limited to, uncontrolled active infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements or which judged by the investigator, places the patient at unacceptable risk.
3. Acute Promyelocytic leukemia (APL)
4. Prior venetoclax failure

Study Design

Enrollment

140 participants

Anticipated

Intervention Model

Single group

Primary purpose

Supportive Care

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Metal Detoxification with DMSA + Ca-EDTA with Standard AML Therapy

Participants treatment will be administered on either an inpatient or outpatient basis

Interventions

DMSA

Given PO

Ca-EDTA

Given by IV

Magnesium Sulfate

Given by infusion

Multivitamin

Given PO

Primary outcome measure

  • Safety and Adverse Events (AEs) [ Time Frame: Through study completion; an average of 1 year ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Locations

The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center

Recruiting

Houston, Texas, United States, 77030

Contacts

Principal Investigator:

Maro Ohanian, DO

More Information

Sponsor

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Last update posted

Aug 25, 2026

Last verified

Aug, 2026

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center on 2026-08-25.