Clinical Research Directory

Defining Inflammatory Markers of Cardiovascular Disease in Patients With Myelodysplastic Syndromes

Why Is This Research Study Being Conducted? * The study wants to find out why people with a type of blood cancer called myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are more likely to have heart problems like heart disease and stroke. * Researchers also want to see if certain proteins related to inflammation in the body can help predict these heart issues in MDS patients. * By understanding this better, researchers hope to find new ways to detect and manage heart disease risks in people with MDS

A Study to Investigate Treatment of HU and VPA, or 6-MP and VPA in Unfit AML/HR-MDS Patients

The purpose of this study is to investigate the safety, tolerability, and preliminary efficacy of the combination treatment of hydroxyurea capsules and valproic acid capsules, or the combination treatment of 6-mercaptopurine tablets and valproic acid capsules in male and female patients aged 18 years or older with acute myeloid leukemia or high- risk myelodysplastic syndrome. The population to be studied is newly diagnosed AML patients who are considered unfit for standard induction chemotherapy, HR-MDS unfit/ineligible for standard treatment, and relapsed/refractory AML/HR-MDS patients who are considered unfit for standard therapy ,or are, for some reason, ineligible for another type of therapy. Clinically, hydroxyurea, valproic acid and 6-mercaptopurine are historically very well-known therapeutic agents with low toxicity profiles. The rationale for this study is that the combination of these drugs with low toxicity will be well tolerated in elderly AML patients with comorbidities, or lower performance status. This combination could have a beneficial therapeutic effect on overall survival and contribute to a better quality of life.

Prophylactic Intervention for Relapse Prevention Post-Allogeneic Transplantation in Very High-Risk MDS Patients Based on IPSS-M Stratification

By collecting interventional clinical data to assess the survival and relapse conditions of patients post-transplantation and comparing them with historical data, the primary study endpoint is the 1-year and 2-year relapse-free survival (RFS) post-transplantation. This includes the time from the start of treatment until the documentation of disease progression (bone marrow smear blast cells \> 5% or extramedullary relapse) or death due to any cause, whichever occurs first. This experiment aims to improve the post-transplant survival rates of MDS patients classified as very high risk under the IPSS-M stratification and to explore pathways to prevent relapse.