Interferon-α Maintenance in Favorable-Risk AML

November 3, 2026 updated by: Xiao-Jun Huang, Peking University People's Hospital

Interferon-α as Maintenance Therapy for Favorable-Risk Acute Myeloid Leukemia: A Prospective, Single-Arm Study

Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a blood cancer with a substantial risk of relapse after initial treatment. Although patients with favorable-risk AML generally have better outcomes, relapse remains a major concern. Interferon-alpha (IFN-α) may help prevent relapse, but its effectiveness as maintenance therapy has not been confirmed in prospective studies.

This prospective, single-arm study aims to evaluate the efficacy and safety of IFN-α as maintenance therapy in patients with favorable-risk AML. Participants will receive IFN-α maintenance treatment and will be followed for disease relapse, survival, and treatment-related adverse events.

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Recruiting

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

Enrollment

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30

Phase

Phase

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  • Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

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Study Contact

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  • Name: Yuanjie Ding
  • Phone Number: 010-88325948
  • Email: rmkyc@163.com

Study Contact Backup

Study Locations

  • China
      • Beijing, China
        • Recruiting
        • Peking University People's Hospital
        • Contact:

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 70 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Age 18-70 years, inclusive.

  2. Newly diagnosed favorable-risk acute myeloid leukemia (AML) according to the 2022 European LeukemiaNet (ELN) risk classification.

  3. Achieved first complete remission (CR1) after 1-2 courses of standard chemotherapy.

  4. Completed 4-6 courses of consolidation chemotherapy, including at least 2 courses of high-dose cytarabine (HiDAC).

  5. Bone marrow examination at the end of consolidation therapy confirms continued CR1, with flow cytometric measurable residual disease (MRD) <0.1% and/or a >3-log reduction in molecular disease burden.

  6. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0-2.

  7. Liver function: alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) ≤2.5 times the upper limit of normal (ULN), and total bilirubin ≤2 times ULN, based on laboratory tests performed within 2 weeks before enrollment.

  8. Renal function: serum creatinine ≤1.5 times ULN, based on laboratory tests performed within 2 weeks before enrollment.

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Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL).
  2. Patients who strongly prefer transplantation, or who have an indication for transplantation but are unable to undergo transplantation.
  3. Uncontrolled active infection.
  4. Severe organ failure.
  5. Pregnancy.
  6. Unwillingness to receive interferon therapy.
  7. History of hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism.
  8. Participation in another clinical study within 1 month before enrollment. -

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

A process or action that is the focus of a clinical study. Interventions include drugs, medical devices, procedures, vaccines, and other products that are either investigational or already available. Interventions can also include noninvasive approaches, such as education or modifying diet and exercise.
Experimental: Peginterferon Alfa-2b Maintenance Therapy

Eligible patients with favorable-risk acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in first complete remission (CR1) after consolidation chemotherapy will receive peginterferon alfa-2b injection at a dose of 135 μg once weekly by subcutaneous injection for 6 months. Participants will be monitored for disease relapse, measurable residual disease (MRD), survival, and treatment-related adverse events, with follow-up for 2 years after enrollment.
Biological: pegylated interferon alfa-2b

Pegylated interferon alfa-2b injection, administered at a dose of 135 μg once weekly by subcutaneous injection for 6 months as maintenance therapy in patients with favorable-risk acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in first complete remission (CR1) after consolidation chemotherapy.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, the planned outcome measure that is the most important for evaluating the effect of an intervention/treatment. Most clinical studies have one primary outcome measure, but some have more than one.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
2-Year Cumulative Incidence of Relapse
Time Frame: 2 years after enrollment

The proportion of patients who experience disease relapse within 2 years after enrollment. Relapse is defined as bone marrow blasts ≥5%, detection of leukemic cells in peripheral blood, or extramedullary leukemia.
2 years after enrollment

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, a planned outcome measure that is not as important as the primary outcome measure for evaluating the effect of an intervention but is still of interest. Most clinical studies have more than one secondary outcome measure.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
2-Year Event-Free Survival (EFS)
Time Frame: 2 years after enrollment

Event-free survival is defined as the time from enrollment to the first occurrence of molecular progression, hematologic relapse, or death from any cause.
2 years after enrollment
2-Year Overall Survival (OS)
Time Frame: 2 years after enrollment

Overall survival is defined as the time from enrollment to death from any cause. Participants who are alive at the last follow-up will be censored.
2 years after enrollment
MRD Conversion Rate Among Patients With MRD-Positive Disease at Enrollment
Time Frame: Up to 2 years after enrollment

The proportion of patients with measurable residual disease (MRD)-positive status at enrollment who achieve MRD-negative status during follow-up, assessed by multiparameter flow cytometry and/or quantitative PCR.
Up to 2 years after enrollment
Number of Participants With Grade 3 or Higher Adverse Events
Time Frame: During the 6-month maintenance treatment period

The number of participants experiencing grade 3 or higher adverse events during peginterferon alfa-2b maintenance therapy, including hematologic and hepatic toxicities. Adverse events will be graded according to the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 5.0.
During the 6-month maintenance treatment period

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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Peking University People's Hospital

Investigators

Investigators

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  • Study Chair: Xiangyu Zhao, Peking University People's Hospital

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

Study Start

The actual date on which the first participant was enrolled in a clinical study. The "anticipated" study start date is the date that the researchers think will be the study start date.
March 28, 2026

Primary Completion (Estimated)

Primary Completion

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October 31, 2027

Study Completion (Estimated)

Study Completion

The date on which the last participant in a clinical study was examined or received an intervention/treatment to collect final data for the primary outcome measures, secondary outcome measures, and adverse events (that is, the last participant's last visit). The "anticipated" study completion date is the date that the researchers think will be the study completion date.
October 31, 2028

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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November 3, 2026

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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November 3, 2026

First Posted (Actual)

First Posted

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November 9, 2026

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

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November 9, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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November 3, 2026

Last Verified

Last Verified

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November 1, 2026

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Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

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  • IFN-α in AML Maintenance

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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