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Myelodysplastic Syndrome clinical trials
46 of 135 indexed Myelodysplastic Syndrome trials are currently recruiting.
135 US clinical trials · 46 currently recruiting
Myelodysplastic Syndrome is the subject of 135 registered US clinical trials on ClinicalTrials.gov, 46 of them currently open to new participants. 7 are in Phase 3-4 (later-stage) and 121 in Phase 1-2 (earlier-stage). The most active sponsor is M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, running 33 of these trials.
The research picture
Myelodysplastic Syndrome has 135 registered US clinical trials, 46 of them open to new participants right now, about 34% of the total.
- 46
- recruiting participants now
- 34%
- of trials open to enrollment
- 7
- in Phase 3–4 (later-stage)
- 33
- top sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Active & Recent Trials
135 total, page 1 of 3
Collection of Tissue Samples for Cancer Research
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
NCT00900198
MYELOMATCH: A Screening Study to Assign People With Myeloid Cancer to a Treatment Study or Standard of Care Treatment Within myeloMATCH (MyeloMATCH Screening Trial)
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
NCT05564390
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
PedAL BCU
NCT04726241
Cladribine, Idarubicin, Cytarabine, and Venetoclax in Treating Patients With Acute Myeloid Leukemia, High-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndrome, or Blastic Phase Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
NCT02115295
Monitoring Minimal Residual Disease of Patients With Acute Myelogenous Leukemia or High Grade Myelodysplastic Syndrome
University of Rochester
NCT01311258
Venetoclax to Improve Outcomes of Fractionated Busulfan Regimen in Patients With High-Risk AML and MDS
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
NCT04708054
A Study to Compare Elritercept With Epoetin Alfa to Treat Anemia in Adults With Very Low, Low, or Intermediate Risk Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS) Who Need Regular Blood Transfusions
Takeda
NCT07422480
CMV-MVA Triplex Vaccination in HLA-Matched Related Stem Cell Donors for the Prevention of CMV Infection in Patients Undergoing Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant
City of Hope Medical Center
NCT06059391
A Safety Study of SEA-CD70 in Patients With Myeloid Malignancies
Seagen, a wholly owned subsidiary of Pfizer
NCT04227847
Methylprednisolone, Horse Anti-Thymocyte Globulin, Cyclosporine, Filgrastim, and/or Pegfilgrastim or Pegfilgrastim Biosimilar in Treating Patients With Aplastic Anemia or Low or Intermediate-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndrome
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
NCT01624805
A Vaccine (VSV-hIFNβ-NIS) With or Without Cyclophosphamide and Combinations of Ipilimumab, Nivolumab, and Cemiplimab in Treating Relapsed or Refractory Multiple Myeloma, Acute Myeloid Leukemia or Lymphoma
Mayo Clinic
NCT03017820
Graft Versus Host Disease-Reduction Strategies for Donor Blood Stem Cell Transplant Patients With Acute Leukemia or Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS)
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
NCT03970096
Study of BMS-986497 (ORM-6151) as a Monotherapy, in Double and Triple Combination With Azacitidine and Venetoclax in Participants With Relapsed or Refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia or Myelodysplastic Syndrome
Bristol-Myers Squibb
NCT06419634
Induction and Consolidation With Fludarabine, Cytarabine, Idarubicin, and Venetoclax for the Treatment of Acute Myeloid Leukemia
OHSU Knight Cancer Institute
NCT07228273
Ivosidenib and Venetoclax With or Without Azacitidine in Treating Patients With IDH1 Mutated Hematologic Malignancies
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
NCT03471260
A Study of BTX-A51 in People With Relapsed or Refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia or High-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndrome
Edgewood Oncology
NCT04243785
A Phase II, Open-Label, Study of Subcutaneous Canakinumab, an Anti-IL-1β Human Monoclonal Antibody, for Patients With Low or Int-1 Risk IPSS/IPSS-R Myelodysplastic Syndromes and Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
NCT04239157
Quizartinib, Decitabine, and Venetoclax in Treating Participants With Untreated or Relapsed Acute Myeloid Leukemia or High Risk Myelodysplastic Syndrome
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
NCT03661307
SL-401 in Combination With Azacitidine or Azacitidine/Venetoclax in Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML), High-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS) or Blastic Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cell Neoplasm (BPDCN)
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
NCT03113643
A Randomized Phase II Study of Hyperbaric Oxygen in Improving Engraftment in Umbilical Cord Blood Stem Cell Transplant
University of Rochester
NCT03739502
Edetate Calcium Disodium or Succimer in Treating Patients With Acute Myeloid Leukemia or Myelodysplastic Syndrome Undergoing Chemotherapy
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
NCT03630991
Azacitidine and Quizartinib for the Treatment of Myelodysplastic Syndrome or Myelodysplastic/Myeloproliferative Neoplasm With FLT3 or CBL Mutations
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
NCT04493138
Trial of 2 Step ATG for Prevention of Acute GVHD Post Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant
University of Alabama at Birmingham
NCT06265584
Pembrolizumab and Decitabine With or Without Venetoclax in Treating Patients With Acute Myeloid Leukemia or Myelodysplastic Syndrome That Is Newly-Diagnosed, Recurrent, or Refractory
City of Hope Medical Center
NCT03969446
Cord Blood Transplant, Cyclophosphamide, Fludarabine, and Total-Body Irradiation in Treating Patients With High-Risk Hematologic Diseases
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
NCT06013423
Testing the Anti-cancer Drug, Cirtuvivint, and Its Combination With ASTX727 to Improve Outcomes in Patients With Acute Myeloid Leukemia and Myelodysplastic Syndromes
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
NCT06484062
Testing the Addition of an IDH2 Inhibitor, Enasidenib, to Usual Treatment (Cedazuridine-Decitabine) for Higher-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS) With IDH2 Mutation (A MyeloMATCH Treatment Trial)
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
NCT06577441
Enasidenib and Azacitidine in Treating Patients With Recurrent or Refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia and IDH2 Gene Mutation
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
NCT03683433
Seclidemstat and Azacitidine for the Treatment of Myelodysplastic Syndrome or Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
NCT04734990
Tagraxofusp and Azacitidine for Maintenance Treatment in Patients With CD123 Positive AML and MDS Following Donor Hematopoietic Cell Transplant
City of Hope Medical Center
NCT06498973
ASTX727, Venetoclax, and Gilteritinib for the Treatment of Newly Diagnosed, Relapsed or Refractory FLT3-Mutated Acute Myeloid Leukemia or High-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndrome
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
NCT05010122
Ruxolitinib With Tacrolimus and Methotrexate for the Prevention of Graft Versus Host Disease in Pediatric and Young Adult Patients Undergoing Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplant for Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, or Myelodysplastic Syndrome
City of Hope Medical Center
NCT06128070
Vedolizumab Plus Post-transplant Cyclophosphamide and Short Course Tacrolimus for the Prevention of Graft Versus Host Disease in Patients Undergoing Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation After Reduced Intensity Conditioning
City of Hope Medical Center
NCT06815003
FHD-286 With Low-Dose Weekly Decitabine/Venetoclax in Patients With Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Montefiore Medical Center
NCT07283094
Orca-T Following Chemotherapy and Total Marrow and Lymphoid Irradiation for the Treatment of Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia or Myelodysplastic Syndrome
City of Hope Medical Center
NCT06195891
CPX-351 and Ivosidenib for the Treatment of IDH1 Mutated Acute Myeloid Leukemia or High-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndrome
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
NCT04493164
Combination Chemotherapy (FLAG-Ida) With Pivekimab Sunirine (PVEK [IMGN632]) for the Treatment of Newly Diagnosed Adverse Risk Acute Myeloid Leukemia and Other High-Grade Myeloid Neoplasms
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
NCT06034470
Curcumin to Improve Inflammation and Symptoms in Patients With Clonal Cytopenia of Undetermined Significance, Low Risk Myelodysplastic Syndrome, and Myeloproliferative Neoplasms
University of Southern California
NCT06063486
Study in Relapsed/Refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia or Myelodysplastic Syndrome Patients to Determine the Recommended Dose of CYAD-02
Celyad Oncology
NCT04167696
Decitabine With Ruxolitinib, Fedratinib or Pacritinib for the Treatment of Accelerated/Blast Phase Myeloproliferative Neoplasms
University of Washington
NCT04282187
A Phase Ib Study of Rezatapopt in Combination With Azacitidine in Patients With TP53Y220C Mutant Myeloid Malignancies (Acute Myeloid Leukemia or Myelodysplastic Syndrome)
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
NCT06616636
Safety and Proof-of-Concept Study of RPT1G in Adults With Acute Myeloid Leukemia and High-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndromes
Remedy Plan
NCT07107126
Alpha/Beta CD19+ Depleted Haploidentical Transplantation + Zometa for Pediatric Hematologic Malignancies and Solid Tumors
University of Wisconsin, Madison
NCT02508038
Combination Chemotherapy (FLAG-Ida) Followed Immediately by Reduced-Intensity Total Body Radiation Therapy and Donor Hematopoietic Cell Transplant for the Treatment of Adults Age 60 and Older With Newly Diagnosed Adverse-Risk Acute Myeloid Leukemia or Other High-Grade Myeloid Cancer
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
NCT07046078
225Ac-DOTA-Anti-CD38 Daratumumab Monoclonal Antibody With Fludarabine, Melphalan and Total Marrow and Lymphoid Irradiation as Conditioning Treatment for Donor Stem Cell Transplant in Patients With High-Risk Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia and Myelodysplastic Syndrome
City of Hope Medical Center
NCT06287944
Olutasidenib for the Treatment of Patients With IDH1 Mutated AML, MDS or CMML After Donor Hematopoietic Cell Transplant
City of Hope Medical Center
NCT06543381
Cytogenetic Studies in Acute Leukemia and Multiple Myeloma
Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
NCT00048958
Mismatched Related Donor Versus Matched Unrelated Donor Stem Cell Transplantation for Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults With Acute Leukemia or Myelodysplastic Syndrome
Children's Oncology Group
NCT05457556
Cardiovascular Reserve Evaluation in Survivors of Transplant, CREST Study
City of Hope Medical Center
NCT04537871
Assessment of Chimerism and Relapse Post Bone Marrow/Hematopoietic Cell Transplant (HCT) Using AlloHeme Test
CareDx
NCT04635384
Phase Distribution
| Phase | Trial count |
|---|---|
| Phase 1 | 57 |
| Phase 2 | 64 |
| Phase 3 | 7 |
Top Sponsors
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, National Library of Medicine. Data is informational only.
Reading the Myelodysplastic Syndrome Trial Landscape
135 indexed Myelodysplastic Syndrome studies · 46 recruiting (34%).
Phase mix: 7 late (III/IV) vs 121 early (I/II).
Top sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center (33 trials), 9 others listed. 50 shown below, recruiting first.
How to read this condition's trial landscape
That ratio is a useful proxy for activity level: a high share of recruiting studies often signals that research interest is current and that new enrollment opportunities are appearing, while a low share typically means the field is dominated by completed or follow-up work where most participant spots have already been filled. These counts reflect the public registry only and include studies at every stage of design, so they should be read as an index of research attention rather than as a measure of treatment availability.
Phase 1 and Phase 2 studies focus on early safety signals, dosing, and preliminary effect, while Phase 3 studies are typically the larger efficacy and safety trials submitted toward regulatory review, and Phase 4 studies follow approved interventions in real-world use. A condition weighted toward later phases often reflects a mature research pipeline with several interventions already close to or past approval, whereas a heavier early-phase tilt suggests the field is still exploring new mechanisms and candidate approaches.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many clinical trials are there for Myelodysplastic Syndrome?
PlainTrial tracks 135 US clinical trials for Myelodysplastic Syndrome, of which 46 are currently recruiting participants. Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov.
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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (NIH/NLM) ClinicalTrials.gov AACT registry · 2026 Trial counts and statuses sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov. Sponsor counts include both industry and federal/academic sponsors.
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