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Studying the Effect of Levocarnitine in Protecting the Liver From Chemotherapy for Leukemia or Lymphoma

Children's Oncology Group
NCT IDNCT05602194ClinicalTrials.gov data as of Apr 2026
Phase

Phase 3

Target enrollment

440

Study length

about 5.4 years

Ages

15–40

Locations

226 sites in AK, AL, AR +39

What this study is about

This trial is testing whether adding levocarnitine to standard chemotherapy protects the liver from damage caused by asparaginase, a drug used to treat leukemia and lymphoma. The goal is to see if levocarnitine can reduce severe liver toxicity in patients with ALL, LL, or MPAL.

Simplified from trial records by PatientMatch.

What you may be asked to do

  • 1.Levocarnitine
  • 2.Quality-of-Life Assessment
  • 3.Take Calaspargase Pegol
  • +2 more

Participation Burden

What's physically and logistically required of participants.

Logistics & Travel
In-person visits

Requires travel to a study site

Physical Intervention
Oral

How treatment is administered

Treatment Assignment
Randomized (Open Label)

You are randomly assigned, but you will know your treatment.

Extracted study details

Pulled from the trial record to show what is being tested and what the study is measuring.

Drug classes

calaspargase pegol, levocarnitine, pegaspargase

Drug routes

oral (Oral Capsule)

Endpoints

Secondary: Incidence of grade >= 3 alanine aminotransferase (ALT) or aspartate aminotransferase (AST) elevations during induction therapy

Procedures

diagnostic

Body systems

Oncology