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Refractory Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia: early-phase trial registry

7 of 20 indexed Refractory Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia trials are currently recruiting, with more weight in Phase 1-2.

Corpus placement: #848 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count.

20 US clinical trials · 7 currently recruiting · #848 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count

Refractory Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia: 20 US clinical trials tracked, 7 recruiting.

Refractory Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia is the subject of 20 registered US clinical trials on ClinicalTrials.gov, 7 of them currently open to new participants. 0 are in Phase 3-4 (later-stage) and 20 in Phase 1-2 (earlier-stage). The most active sponsor is Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, running 3 of these trials.

Enrollment posture brief

Registry condition refractory-chronic-lymphocytic-leukemia

OPEN 7 | RECR 35% | LATE 0 | EARLY 20 | RANK #848 | SPON 3

Nearest open-share peer: Anatomic Stage IIIA Breast Cancer AJCC v8 (35% recruiting · 40 trials)

Advanced or Metastatic Solid55%ALS50%Refractory Chronic Lymph (th…35%Abdominal Pain25%Acute Myocardial Infarction25%
Open-enrollment share among volume-matched conditions near Refractory Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

Refractory Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia lists 7 open slots (35% of 20 indexed trials). Peers are matched on registered volume, not therapeutic-area browse lists. How peer matching works →

Key findings

What ClinicalTrials.gov does not surface for Refractory Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia on its own pages , computed from the registry mirror as of 2026-08-08. Each line carries its own denominator so it can be quoted as it stands.

  1. Refractory Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia is recruiting below its size-band peers.

    7 of 20 indexed trials (35%) are open to enrollment, against a 39.7% average across 762 conditions with 20-99 trials. The peer set uses the same ClinicalTrials.gov-derived counts as this page.

  2. One sponsor concentrates Refractory Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia research.

    Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center accounts for 3 of 20 trials (15%). 11 distinct sponsors appear on at least one study for this condition label.

  3. Most Refractory Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia trials plan to enrol fewer than 100 people.

    Median target enrolment is 24 among the 20 trials that report a genuine target (sentinel values excluded). 16 of those (80%) plan for fewer than 100 participants.

  4. Refractory Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia research is mostly interventional.

    20 interventional and 0 observational studies make up this index (100% interventional). Study type is sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov.

Phase 111Phase 29

Open and recent trials

20 total, page 1 of 1

RECRUITING Phase 2 168 participants

Acalabrutinib and Venetoclax With or Without Early Obinutuzumab for the Treatment of High Risk, Recurrent, or Refractory Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia or Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

NCT04169737

RECRUITING Phase 1 27 participants

B-Cell Activating Factor Receptor (BAFFR)-Based Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-Cells With Fludarabine and Cyclophosphamide Lymphodepletion for the Treatment of Relapsed or Refractory B-cell Hematologic Malignancies

Mayo Clinic

NCT06191887

RECRUITING Phase 1 25 participants

CD19-Directed CAR-T Cell Therapy for the Treatment of Relapsed/Refractory B Cell Malignancies

Mayo Clinic

NCT04892277

RECRUITING Phase 1 24 participants

Anti-CD19/20/22 Chimeric Antigen Receptor T Cells (TriCAR19.20.22 T Cells) for the Treatment of Relapsed or Refractory Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, and Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center

NCT07166419

RECRUITING Phase 2 20 participants

Testing the Effectiveness of the Anti-cancer Drug, Mirdametinib, in Treating Relapsed, Refractory Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

NCT07061951

RECRUITING Phase 2 20 participants

Sonrotoclax, Rituximab, and Zanubrutinib in Treating Participants With Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma, and Mantle Cell Lymphoma

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

NCT06839053

RECRUITING Phase 2 20 participants

Acalabrutinib in Combination With Venetoclax for the Treatment of Refractory or Recurrent Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia or Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma, The AVENUE-2 Trial

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

NCT04941716

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 2 234 participants

Venetoclax and Ibrutinib in Treating Patients With Chronic or Small Lymphocytic Leukemia

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

NCT02756897

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 1 112 participants

A Study of BGB-21447, a Bcl-2 Inhibitor, in Mature B-Cell Malignancies

BeOne Medicines

NCT05828589

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 1 87 participants

Bcl-2 Inhibitor GDC-0199 in Combination With Obinutuzumab and Ibrutinib in Treating Patients With Relapsed, Refractory, or Previously Untreated Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

Kerry Rogers

NCT02427451

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 2 29 participants

Acalabrutinib, Umbralisib, and Ublituximab (AU2) In Relapsed and Untreated CLL

Jennifer R. Brown, MD, PhD

NCT04624633

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 1 24 participants

Modified Immune Cells (CD19/CD20 CAR-T Cells) in Treating Patients With Recurrent or Refractory B-Cell Lymphoma or Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center

NCT04007029

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 1 18 participants

Pevonedistat and Ibrutinib in Treating Participants With Relapsed or Refractory CLL or Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

City of Hope Medical Center

NCT03479268

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 2 15 participants

Intermittent Duvelisib Dosing in Treating Patients With Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia or Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma

City of Hope Medical Center

NCT03961672

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 1 12 participants

Lenalidomide, Ibrutinib, and Rituximab in Treating Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia or Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma That Is Metastatic or Cannot Be Removed by Surgery

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

NCT02160015

COMPLETED Phase 2 210 participants

Tacrolimus and Mycophenolate Mofetil With or Without Sirolimus in Preventing Acute Graft-Versus-Host Disease in Patients Who Are Undergoing Donor Stem Cell Transplant for Hematologic Cancer

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

NCT00105001

COMPLETED Phase 1 50 participants

Sorafenib and Bortezomib in Treating Patients With Advanced Cancer

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

NCT00303797

COMPLETED Phase 2 22 participants

Venetoclax and Ibrutinib in Patients With Relapsed/Refractory CLL or SLL

Steven E. Coutre

NCT03045328

COMPLETED Phase 1 22 participants

Imprime PGG, Alemtuzumab, and Rituximab in Treating Patients With High Risk Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

Mayo Clinic

NCT01269385

COMPLETED Phase 1 21 participants

Study of Carfilzomib in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL), Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma (SLL) or Prolymphocytic Leukemia (PLL)

Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center

NCT01212380

Phase Distribution

PhaseTrial count
Phase 1 11
Phase 2 9

Named interventions

Most-linked intervention names on Refractory Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia records (sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov). Counts are trial links, not unique products.

Biospecimen Collection Procedure
7 trials
Bone Marrow Biopsy Procedure
6 trials
Ibrutinib Drug
5 trials
Computed Tomography Procedure
4 trials
Venetoclax Drug
4 trials
Acalabrutinib Drug
3 trials
Laboratory Biomarker Analysis Other
3 trials
Bone Marrow Aspiration Procedure
3 trials

US sites by state

Facility locations filed on Refractory Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia trials. A trial with sites in several states counts in each.

California 4 trials
Washington 3 trials
Ohio 3 trials
Minnesota 3 trials
Massachusetts 3 trials
Texas 2 trials
New York 2 trials

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, National Library of Medicine. Data is informational only.

What to do with this Refractory Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia page

20 registered trials, 7 currently recruiting, is a starting point for a conversation, not a diagnosis or a recommendation.

  • 7 Refractory Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia trials are currently recruiting, check eligibility criteria before contacting a site. Browse recruiting trials
  • Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center sponsors the most Refractory Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia trials on record, review their full trial history before evaluating a specific study. See Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center's trials
  • Bring the specific trial ID (NCT number) to your own doctor before enrolling, this page is a directory, not medical guidance. Read the trial-finding guide

Trial and recruiting counts reflect ClinicalTrials.gov registry status as of the data vintage above; individual trial eligibility and enrollment status can change.

Every figure on PlainTrial is rendered directly from the ClinicalTrials.gov registry, no number is typed in by an editor. This Refractory Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia condition card totals 20 registered trials; most-linked intervention Biospecimen Collection; top US site state California. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, the data changelog, or report a data error.