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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 2 of 3
Azacitidine With or Without Lenalidomide or Vorinostat in Treating Patients With Higher-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndromes or Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
NCT01522976
Response-Based Chemotherapy in Treating Newly Diagnosed Acute Myeloid Leukemia or Myelodysplastic Syndrome in Younger Patients With Down Syndrome
Children's Oncology Group
NCT02521493
Lenalidomide With or Without Epoetin Alfa in Treating Patients With Myelodysplastic Syndrome and Anemia
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
NCT00843882
Busulfan, Fludarabine Phosphate, and Post-Transplant Cyclophosphamide in Treating Patients With Blood Cancer Undergoing Donor Stem Cell Transplant
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
NCT02861417
Precision-T: A Randomized Study of Orca-T in Recipients Undergoing Allogeneic Transplantation for Hematologic Malignancies
Orca Biosystems
NCT05316701
Safety and Tolerability Study of INCB057643 in Participants With Myelofibrosis and Other Advanced Myeloid Neoplasms
Incyte Corporation
NCT04279847
Vorinostat and Azacitidine in Treating Patients With Myelodysplastic Syndromes or Acute Myeloid Leukemia
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
NCT00392353
Venetoclax in Combination With ASTX727 for the Treatment of Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia and Other Myelodysplastic Syndrome/Myeloproliferative Neoplasm
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
NCT05600894
Venetoclax and Sequential Busulfan, Cladribine, and Fludarabine Phosphate Before Donor Stem Cell Transplant in Treating Patients With Acute Myelogenous Leukemia or Myelodysplastic Syndrome
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
NCT02250937
Multi-antigen CMV-MVA Triplex Vaccine in Reducing CMV Complications in Patients Previously Infected With CMV and Undergoing Donor Hematopoietic Cell Transplant
City of Hope Medical Center
NCT02506933
Nivolumab and/or Ipilimumab With or Without Azacitidine in Treating Patients With Myelodysplastic Syndrome
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
NCT02530463
Palifermin With Leuprolide Acetate for the Promotion of Immune Recovery Following Total Body Irradiation Based T-Cell Depleted Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
NCT01746849
Clofarabine and Melphalan Before Donor Stem Cell Transplant in Treating Patients With Myelodysplasia, Acute Leukemia in Remission, or Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia
City of Hope Medical Center
NCT01885689
Itacitinib, Tacrolimus, and Sirolimus for the Prevention of GVHD in Patients With Acute Leukemia, Myelodysplastic Syndrome, or Myelofibrosis Undergoing Reduced Intensity Conditioning Donor Stem Cell Transplantation
City of Hope Medical Center
NCT04339101
Venetoclax in Combination With ASTX727 for the Treatment of Treatment-Naive High-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndrome or Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
NCT04655755
AZD6738 for Patients With Progressive MDS or CMML
Massachusetts General Hospital
NCT03770429
Liposome-encapsulated Daunorubicin-Cytarabine and Gemtuzumab Ozogamicin in Treating Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) or High Risk Myelodysplastic Syndrome
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
NCT03672539
Comparing the Addition of an Anti-Cancer Drug, Pomalidomide, to the Usual Chemotherapy Treatment (Daunorubicin and Cytarabine Liposome) in Newly Diagnosed Acute Myeloid Leukemia With Myelodysplastic Syndrome-Related Changes
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
NCT04802161
Administration of Donor Multi TAA-Specific T Cells for AML or MDS (ADSPAM)
Baylor College of Medicine
NCT02494167
Azacitidine, Venetoclax, and Pevonedistat in Treating Patients With Newly Diagnosed Acute Myeloid Leukemia
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
NCT03862157
Chemotherapy, Total Body Irradiation, and Post-Transplant Cyclophosphamide in Reducing Rates of Graft Versus Host Disease in Patients With Hematologic Malignancies Undergoing Donor Stem Cell Transplant
Roswell Park Cancer Institute
NCT03192397
CMV-MVA Triplex Vaccination of Stem Cell Donors in Preventing CMV Viremia in Participants With Allogeneic Transplant
City of Hope Medical Center
NCT03560752
Study of a Geriatric Assessment to Plan a Treatment Approach for Older People With Various Blood Disorders
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
NCT04761770
Total Marrow and Lymphoid Irradiation as Conditioning Regimen Before Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation in Patients With Myelodysplastic Syndrome or Acute Leukemia
City of Hope Medical Center
NCT04262843
Guadecitabine and Atezolizumab in Treating Patients With Advanced Myelodysplastic Syndrome or Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia That Is Refractory or Relapsed
University of Southern California
NCT02935361
Infusion of Expanded Cord Blood Cells in Addition to Single Cord Blood Transplant in Treating Patients With Acute Leukemia, Chronic Myeloid Leukemia, or Myelodysplastic Syndromes
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
NCT03399773
Geriatric Optimization Plan to Improve Survival in Older Adult Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplant Candidates, OTIS Study
Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
NCT05972577
RAD001 in Combination With PKC412 in Patients With Relapsed, Refractory or Poor Prognosis AML or MDS
Richard Stone, MD
NCT00819546
Treosulfan-Based Versus Clofarabine-Based Conditioning Before Donor Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant for the Treatment of Myelodysplastic Syndromes or Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
NCT04994808
TBI Using IMRT (VMAT or Tomotherapy) for the Prevention of Pul Toxicities in Patients Undergoing Donor SCT
City of Hope Medical Center
NCT04281199
Adding Itacitinib to Cyclophosphamide and Tacrolimus for the Prevention of Graft Versus Host Disease in Patients Undergoing Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplants
City of Hope Medical Center
NCT05364762
Cytokine-Treated Veto Cells in Treating Patients With Hematologic Malignancies Following Stem Cell Transplant
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
NCT03622788
Administration of Donor T Cells With the Caspase-9 Suicide Gene
Baylor College of Medicine
NCT01494103
CASPALLO: Allodepleted T Cells Transduced With Inducible Caspase 9 Suicide Gene
Baylor College of Medicine
NCT00710892
Triplex Vaccine in Preventing CMV Infection in Patients Undergoing Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
City of Hope Medical Center
NCT04060277
90Y-DOTA-anti-CD25 Basiliximab, Fludarabine, Melphalan, and Total Marrow and Lymphoid Irradiation for the Treatment of High-Risk Acute Leukemia or Myelodysplastic Syndrome
City of Hope Medical Center
NCT05139004
Navitoclax in Relapsed or Refractory High-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndrome
Thomas Jefferson University
NCT05564650
Study of US-ATG-F to Prevent Chronic Graft Versus Host Disease (GVHD)
Neovii Biotech
NCT01295710
IV Busulfan With Allo-BMT: Study for Patients With Acute Myelogenous Leukemia and Myelodysplastic Syndrome
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
NCT00469144
Specialized Blood Cell Transplants for Cancers of the Blood and Bone Marrow
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
NCT00003838
Decitabine (DAC) w/ or w/o Valproic Acid (VPA) in Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS) and Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML)
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
NCT00414310
Nivolumab and Azacitidine With or Without Ipilimumab in Treating Patients With Refractory/Relapsed or Newly Diagnosed Acute Myeloid Leukemia
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
NCT02397720
Evaluation of Antibody Response to High-Dose Seasonal Influenza Vaccination in Patients With Myeloid Malignancy Receiving Chemotherapy and Healthy Volunteers
Roswell Park Cancer Institute
NCT04484532
Study of Three Different Schedules of Low-Dose Decitabine in Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS)
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
NCT00067808
The Role of Cyclosporine in Blood Cell Transplants With T-Cell Add-Back for Blood Cancers
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
NCT00001873
A Phase I/II Study of OPN-305 in Second-line Lower Risk Myelodysplastic Syndrome
Opsona Therapeutics
NCT02363491
Phase II Trial of a Chemotherapy Alone Regimen of IV Busulfan (Busulfex), Melphalan and Fludarabine as Myeloablative Regimen Followed by an Allogeneic T-Cell Depleted Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant From an HLA-Identical, or HLA-Non Identical Related or Unrelated Donor
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
NCT00582933
Chemotherapy and Unrelated Donor Stem Cell Transplantation for Patients With Cancers of the Blood and Immune System
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
NCT00520130
Cord Blood With T-Cell Depleted Haplo-identical Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation for Hematological Malignancies
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
NCT01682226
Donor Umbilical Cord Blood Transplant in Treating Patients With Hematologic Cancer
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
NCT00723099
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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