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‹ Thu · 4 Jun 2026
Promising but preliminary

Venetoclax, azacitidine, and chidamide in combination with cytarabine, aclarubicin, and G-CSF as induction chemotherapy for myelodysplasia-related acute myeloid leukemia

A new drug combination for blood cancers outperformed standard chemotherapy in early results, though larger studies are needed to confirm benefits.

This retrospective study (n=30+30) shows that the novel CACAG-VEN regimen (venetoclax + azacitidine + chidamide + cytarabine + aclarubicin + G-CSF) achieves superior CR and survival compared to standard 3+7 chemotherapy in myelodysplasia-related AML. Results are promising but limited by small sample size, retrospective design, and single-center Chinese PLA hospital setting.

What the study was

Study design
Retrospective comparative cohort study
Population
AML-MR (myelodysplasia-related AML) patients age 14-75
Sample size
60
Category
Treatment Innovation
Maturity
Exploratory
Journal
Clin Exp Med

Why it surfaced

Promising CR rates for a notoriously difficult-to-treat AML subtype. However n=30 per arm, retrospective, single center — requires prospective validation.

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