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Tamibarotene Plus Azacitidine in Participants With Newly Diagnosed RARA-positive Higher-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndrome

Myelodysplastic Syndromes

This study compares the efficacy of Tamibarotene in combination with azacitidine to azacitidine in combination with placebo in participants who are Retinoic Acid Receptor Alpha (RARA) positive, and newly diagnosed with higher-risk myelodysplastic syndrome (HR-MDS), and who have not received treatment for this diagnosis. The primary goal of the study is to compare the complete remission rate between the two treatment arms.

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Participation Requirements

  • Sex:

    ALL
  • Eligible Ages:

    18 and up

Participation Criteria

Key Inclusion Criteria:

* Participants must be RARA-positive based on the investigational assay.
* Participants must be newly diagnosed with HR-MDS as follows:

* Diagnosis of MDS according to the World Health Organization (WHO) classification and classified by the Revised International Prognostic Scoring System (IPSS R) risk category as very high, high, or intermediate risk.
* Participants must have Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status of ≤2.

Key Exclusion Criteria:

* Participants are suitable for and agree to undergo allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) at the time of screening.

* Participants who need treatment prior to stem cell transplant can receive treatment on this study and stop the study treatment when they are ready to proceed to transplant.
* Participants who received prior treatment for MDS with any hypomethylating agent, lenalidomide, chemotherapy or allogeneic HSCT.

Study Location

CancerCare Manitoba
CancerCare Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Canada

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McGill University Health Centre (MUHC)
McGill University Health Centre (MUHC)
Montréal, Quebec
Canada

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Princess Margaret Cancer Centre - University Health Network
Princess Margaret Cancer Centre - University Health Network
Toronto, Ontario
Canada

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Juravinski Cancer Centre
Juravinski Cancer Centre
Hamilton, Ontario
Canada

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London Health Sciences Center
London Health Sciences Center
London, Ontario
Canada

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Study Sponsored By
Syros Pharmaceuticals
Participants Required
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Study ID: NCT04797780