Clinical Trials

Daunorubicin Hydrochloride has been evaluated in numerous clinical trials spanning Early Phase 1 through Phase 4, primarily targeting hematologic malignancies such as acute myeloid leukemia, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, myelodysplastic syndromes, and chronic myelomonocytic leukemia across pediatric and adult populations. Sponsored by academic medical centers, government organizations like the National Cancer Institute, clinical networks, and pharmaceutical companies, these investigations encompass completed, active recruiting, and terminated protocols. Ongoing efforts aim to optimize efficacy and overcome resistance through novel approaches, including targeted dosing strategies in relapsed pediatric leukemia and liposomal formulations for high-risk myelodysplastic syndromes.

NCT Number Recruitment Conditions Sponsor/Collaborators Start Date Phases
NCT07072585 NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Stage II T Lymphoblastic Leukemia/Lymphoma; Stage III T Lymphoblastic Leukemia/Lymphoma; Stage IV T Lymphoblastic Leukemia/Lymphoma; T Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia; T Lymphoblastic Lymphoma
Children's Oncology Group
2026-08-28 PHASE2; PHASE3
NCT06947967 RECRUITING
Lymphoma, T-Cell, Peripheral
Chipscreen Biosciences, Ltd.
2025-08-12 PHASE3
NCT03013998 RECRUITING
Previously Untreated Relapsed Refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Beat AML, LLC
2016-11 PHASE2; PHASE3
NCT07007312 RECRUITING
Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
Kura Oncology, Inc.
2025-09-26 PHASE3
NCT07223814 RECRUITING
Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Stichting Hemato-Oncologie voor Volwassenen Nederland
2026-03-01 PHASE3
NCT07078591 RECRUITING
Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Beijing 302 Hospital
2025-06-20 PHASE2
NCT05735184 RECRUITING
Acute Myeloid Leukemia; Mixed Lineage Leukemia Gene Mutation; Refractory AML; AML With Mutated NPM1; Acute Myeloid Leukemia Recurrent; Acute Myeloid Leukemia, in Relapse; NPM1 Mutation; KMT2Ar; Myeloid Sarcoma; Nucleophosmin 1-mutated Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Kura Oncology, Inc.
2023-07-18 PHASE1
NCT07651176 ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION
Acute Myeloid Leukemia; Lisaftoclax
First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University
2026-03-01 PHASE2; PHASE3
NCT04293562 RECRUITING
Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Children's Oncology Group
2020-07-21 PHASE3
NCT06918431 RECRUITING
B Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Philadelphia Chromosome Negative; Lymphoblastic Lymphoma
City of Hope Medical Center
2025-10-10 PHASE2
NCT05342584 RECRUITING
Acute Myeloid Leukemia; Myelodysplastic Syndromes
Montefiore Medical Center
2022-05-25 PHASE1
NCT07588698 NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Non-Hodgkin's B-cell Lymphoma; Lymphoma Non-Hodgkin; Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma (DLBCL)
Carrie Ho, MD
2026-09-15 PHASE2
NCT03643276 RECRUITING
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Pediatric
Martin Schrappe
2018-07-15 PHASE3
NCT06262438 RECRUITING
Acute Myeloid Leukemia in Children
Princess Maxima Center for Pediatric Oncology
2024-02-06 PHASE2
NCT05886049 RECRUITING
Acute Myeloid Leukemia; Acute Myeloid Leukemia With KMT2A Rearrangement; Acute Myeloid Leukemia With NPM1 Mutation; Secondary Acute Myeloid Leukemia
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
2024-06-20 PHASE1
NCT04128748 ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Acute Myeloid Leukemia; Blasts More Than 10 Percent of Bone Marrow Nucleated Cells; High Risk Myelodysplastic Syndrome; Recurrent Acute Myeloid Leukemia; Recurrent Myelodysplastic Syndrome; Refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia; Refractory Myelodysplastic Syndrome
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
2020-05-27 PHASE1; PHASE2
NCT06744556 ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
AML
Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, China
2025-01-21 PHASE2
NCT07255872 NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Sichuan Baili Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
2026-03 PHASE2; PHASE3
NCT03897127 ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Acute Myeloid Leukemia
University of Ulm
2019-09-04 PHASE3
NCT04385290 RECRUITING
Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Technische Universität Dresden
2020-09-04 PHASE1; PHASE2
NCT06313437 RECRUITING
Acute Myeloid Leukemia; AML, Adult; AML With Gene Mutations; AML; Leukemia
Richard Stone, MD
2024-12-06 PHASE1
NCT04801797 ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Massachusetts General Hospital
2021-05-20 PHASE2
NCT05681260 RECRUITING
T-cell Lymphoblastic Lymphoma
Children's Cancer Group, China
2023-02-06 PHASE3
NCT07561892 RECRUITING
Acute Myeloid Leukemia; Newly Diagnosed; Chemotherapy Effect
Fujian Medical University Union Hospital
2022-04-01 PHASE4
NCT06345365 RECRUITING
Acute Myeloid Leukaemia
Zhongnan Hospital
2024-01-18 PHASE3
NCT04049539 RECRUITING
Blasts More Than 5 Percent of Bone Marrow Nucleated Cells; Persistent Disease; Refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
2021-01-29 PHASE1; PHASE2
NCT07156435 RECRUITING
Relapsed Pediatric AML; Refractory Pediatric AML
Princess Maxima Center for Pediatric Oncology
2020-11-06 PHASE1
NCT05453903 ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute
Janssen Research & Development, LLC
2022-10-04 PHASE1
NCT03117751 ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia; Acute Lymphoblastic Lymphoma
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
2017-03-29 PHASE2; PHASE3
NCT06210750 WITHDRAWN
T Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia; T Lymphoblastic Lymphoma
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
2024-08-09 PHASE2
NCT05554419 NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Acute Myeloid Leukemia; Acute Myeloid Leukemia Arising From Previous Myelodysplastic Syndrome; Acute Myeloid Leukemia Arising From Previous Myeloproliferative Neoplasm; Acute Myeloid Leukemia Post Cytotoxic Therapy; Secondary Acute Myeloid Leukemia
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
2026-07-01 PHASE2
NCT03672539 COMPLETED
Acute Myeloid Leukemia Arising From Previous Myelodysplastic Syndrome; Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia; High Risk Myelodysplastic Syndrome; Myelodysplastic Syndrome; Recurrent Acute Myeloid Leukemia; Refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
2018-11-07 PHASE2
NCT05939180 RECRUITING
Acute Myeloid Leukemia
The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University
2024-04-01 PHASE2; PHASE3
NCT04061239 RECRUITING
MDS; AML
GWT-TUD GmbH
2019-08-19 PHASE2
NCT06697327 ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION
Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute; Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Anhui Medical University
2025-02-01
NCT02416388 RECRUITING
Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
University Hospital, Angers
2015-01 PHASE2; PHASE3
NCT04269213 COMPLETED
Acute Myeloid Leukemia Arising From Previous Myelodysplastic Syndrome; Acute Myeloid Leukemia With Myelodysplasia-Related Changes; Secondary Acute Myeloid Leukemia; Therapy-Related Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Roswell Park Cancer Institute
2021-07-29 PHASE2
NCT03878199 TERMINATED
Essential Thrombocythemia; Myelofibrosis; Myeloproliferative Neoplasm; Polycythemia Vera; Secondary Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
2019-02-20 PHASE1; PHASE2
NCT03825796 ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Recurrent Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
2019-04-12 PHASE2
NCT02521493 ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Acute Myeloid Leukemia; Down Syndrome; Myelodysplastic Syndrome; Myeloid Leukemia Associated With Down Syndrome; Myeloproliferative Neoplasm
Children's Oncology Group
2015-12-23 PHASE3
NCT03026842 UNKNOWN
Acute Myeloid Leukemia
The First Hospital of Jilin University
2017-01 PHASE4
NCT03904251 TERMINATED
Acute Myelogenous Leukemia
Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
2019-07-18 PHASE1
NCT03878927 TERMINATED
Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
2019-08-23 PHASE1
NCT04562792 COMPLETED
Relapsed Pediatric ALL; Relapsed Pediatric AML; Refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia; Refractory Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City
2020-05-08 PHASE2
NCT02140242 COMPLETED
Leukemia, Myelocytic, Acute
Technische Universität Dresden
2014-04-16 PHASE3
NCT02523976 COMPLETED
Acute,Leukemia, Lymphoid
Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, China
2015-08-01 PHASE2
NCT03988205 TERMINATED
Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute
Medical College of Wisconsin
2019-08-28 PHASE4
NCT04109690 WITHDRAWN
MDS
Yale University
2019-12-30 PHASE1; PHASE2
NCT02236013 COMPLETED
Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Astellas Pharma Global Development, Inc.
2015-01-07 PHASE1
NCT03379727 COMPLETED
Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
2018-02-13 PHASE3
NCT04920500 UNKNOWN
Acute Myeloid Leukemia
CSPC Zhongnuo Pharmaceutical (Shijiazhuang) Co., Ltd.
2020-09-04
NCT03555955 COMPLETED
Hematologic Malignancy; Acute Myeloid Leukemia; Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia; Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia; Myelodysplastic Syndromes
Jazz Pharmaceuticals
2018-11-20 PHASE1
NCT03586999 COMPLETED
Peripheral T Cell Lymphoma
University of Colorado, Denver
2018-11-07 PHASE1; PHASE2
NCT02085408 COMPLETED
Acute Myeloid Leukemia With Multilineage Dysplasia Following Myelodysplastic Syndrome; Adult Acute Megakaryoblastic Leukemia (M7); Adult Acute Minimally Differentiated Myeloid Leukemia (M0); Adult Acute Monoblastic Leukemia (M5a); Adult Acute Monocytic Leukemia (M5b); Adult Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia With Maturation (M2); Adult Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia Without Maturation (M1); Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia With 11q23 (MLL) Abnormalities; Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia With Del(5q); Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia With Inv(16)(p13;q22); Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia With t(16;16)(p13;q22); Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia With t(8;21)(q22;q22); Adult Acute Myelomonocytic Leukemia (M4); Adult Erythroleukemia (M6a); Adult Pure Erythroid Leukemia (M6b); Secondary Acute Myeloid Leukemia; Untreated Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia
ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group
2011-02-04 PHASE3
NCT02038777 COMPLETED
Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Pfizer
2014-03-25 PHASE1
NCT03568994 COMPLETED
Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Baylor College of Medicine
2018-07-10 EARLY_PHASE1
NCT00549848 COMPLETED
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
2007-10-29 PHASE3
NCT03850535 TERMINATED
Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Hoffmann-La Roche
2019-03-25 PHASE1; PHASE2
NCT03416179 COMPLETED
Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute
Pfizer
2018-04-20 PHASE3
NCT02029950 COMPLETED
Acute Myeloid Leukemia; Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia-2; High Risk Myelodysplastic Syndrome; Myeloproliferative Neoplasm
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
2013-12-16 PHASE1
NCT04562792 Completed
Relapsed Pediatric ALL|Relapsed Pediatric AML|Refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia|Refractory Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Children''s Mercy Hospital Kansas City
2020-05-08 Phase 2
NCT03298984 COMPLETED
Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.
2017-09-25 PHASE1
NCT02036489 COMPLETED
Acute Lymphobkastic Leukemia
PETHEMA Foundation
2008-01 PHASE4
NCT02283177 COMPLETED
Newly Diagnosed AML With FLT3 Activating Mutations
Arog Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
2015-01 PHASE2
NCT03444649 WITHDRAWN
AML
Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern
2018-09 PHASE1
NCT03878927 Terminated
Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Weill Medical College of Cornell University|Jazz Pharmaceuticals|Pfizer
2019-08-23 Phase 1
NCT02393859 COMPLETED
Leukemia, Acute Lymphoblastic
Amgen
2015-11-10 PHASE3
NCT03896269 Recruiting
Blasts 10-19 Percent of Bone Marrow Nucleated Cells|Blasts More Than 5 Percent of Bone Marrow Nucleated Cells|High Risk Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia|Recurrent Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia|Recurrent High Risk Myelodysplastic Syndrome|Refractory Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia|Refractory High Risk Myelodysplastic Syndrome
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center|National Cancer Institute (NCI)
2019-05-14 Phase 1
NCT02914977 COMPLETED
Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia; Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Tara Lin
2016-11 PHASE1
NCT03135028 TERMINATED
Hematologic Malignancy; Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Gilead Sciences
2017-05-19 PHASE1
NCT02642965 COMPLETED
Acute Myeloid Leukemia Post Cytotoxic Therapy; Recurrent Childhood Acute Myeloid Leukemia; Secondary Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Children's Oncology Group
2016-05-02 PHASE1; PHASE2
NCT02894645 UNKNOWN
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL)
National University Hospital, Singapore
2008-10 PHASE4
NCT02343939 TERMINATED
Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Gilead Sciences
2015-07-01 PHASE1; PHASE2
NCT00866749 COMPLETED
Lymphoblastic Leukemia; Lymphoblastic Lymphoma
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
2006-09-12 PHASE2
NCT02432872 UNKNOWN
Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Jianxiang Wang
2015-04
NCT01156883 COMPLETED
Leukemia
Gruppo Italiano Malattie EMatologiche dell'Adulto
2010-04
NCT02834390 COMPLETED
Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd.
2016-08-12 PHASE1
NCT02560025 COMPLETED
Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Massachusetts General Hospital
2015-12 PHASE2
NCT01806571 COMPLETED
Untreated Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Mayo Clinic
2015-03-12 PHASE2
NCT02419469 TERMINATED
Leukemia; Precursor-B Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia; Lymphoblastic Lymphoma; Lymphoma
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
2015-11-13 PHASE2
NCT01804101 COMPLETED
Acute Biphenotypic Leukemia; Acute Myeloid Leukemia; Myelodysplastic Syndrome; Untreated Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
2013-05-07
NCT02198482 TERMINATED
Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML); High-risk Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS)
University of Ulm
2016-02 PHASE2
NCT02472626 WITHDRAWN
Untreated Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
2015-12 PHASE1; PHASE2
NCT01999413 COMPLETED
Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
French Innovative Leukemia Organisation
2013-11 PHASE2
NCT01463046 COMPLETED
Acute Myeloid Leukemia; Advanced Myelodysplastic Syndrome
University of California, San Francisco
2012-01 PHASE1
NCT00850382 COMPLETED
Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
University of Ulm
2009-06 PHASE1; PHASE2
NCT01890746 COMPLETED
Acute Leukaemia
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
2013-09-05 PHASE2
NCT00526409 COMPLETED
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
PETHEMA Foundation
2005-06 PHASE4
NCT01990807 UNKNOWN
Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia; Philadelphia Chromosome, Ph^1^, Absent; B-cell Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences
2012-10 PHASE4
NCT00866307 COMPLETED
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia; Adult B Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia; Childhood B Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Children's Oncology Group
2009-02-23 PHASE1
NCT00458848 COMPLETED
Leukemia
Gruppo Italiano Malattie EMatologiche dell'Adulto
2004-10 PHASE2
NCT00369317 COMPLETED
Childhood Acute Basophilic Leukemia; Childhood Acute Eosinophilic Leukemia; Childhood Acute Erythroleukemia (M6); Childhood Acute Megakaryocytic Leukemia (M7); Childhood Acute Minimally Differentiated Myeloid Leukemia (M0); Childhood Acute Monoblastic Leukemia (M5a); Childhood Acute Monocytic Leukemia (M5b); Childhood Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia With Maturation (M2); Childhood Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia Without Maturation (M1); Childhood Acute Myelomonocytic Leukemia (M4); Childhood Myelodysplastic Syndromes; de Novo Myelodysplastic Syndromes; Secondary Acute Myeloid Leukemia; Secondary Myelodysplastic Syndromes; Untreated Childhood Acute Myeloid Leukemia and Other Myeloid Malignancies
Children's Oncology Group
2007-03 PHASE3
NCT00372593 COMPLETED
Leukemia
Children's Oncology Group
2006-08 PHASE3
NCT01238211 COMPLETED
Acute Myeloid Leukemia; Acute Myeloid Leukemia Arising From Previous Myelodysplastic Syndrome; Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia With Inv(16)(p13.1q22); CBFB-MYH11; Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia With t(16;16)(p13.1;q22); CBFB-MYH11; Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia With t(8;21); (q22; q22.1); RUNX1-RUNX1T1; Core Binding Factor Acute Myeloid Leukemia; Secondary Acute Myeloid Leukemia; Therapy-Related Acute Myeloid Leukemia
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
2010-12-14 PHASE2
NCT00783653 COMPLETED
Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
2008-08 PHASE1; PHASE2
NCT00814164 TERMINATED
Leukemia
Roswell Park Cancer Institute
2008-12 PHASE2
NCT00915252 COMPLETED
Acute Myeloid Leukemia
University Hospital Muenster
2009-07 PHASE2
NCT01382147 COMPLETED
Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Hiddemann
2009-07-01 PHASE3
NCT00454480 COMPLETED
Leukemia; Myelodysplastic Syndromes
The University of New South Wales
2006-08 PHASE2; PHASE3
NCT00990054 COMPLETED
Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Genzyme, a Sanofi Company
2009-12 PHASE1
NCT00430118 COMPLETED
Leukemia
University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein
2000-07 PHASE3
NCT00184041 COMPLETED
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
University of Southern California
2004-07 PHASE2
NCT00002766 COMPLETED
Leukemia; Lymphoma
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
1996-03 PHASE3
NCT00268229 COMPLETED
Leukemia
The Cleveland Clinic
2003-07 PHASE1
NCT00927498 COMPLETED
Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Acute Leukemia French Association
2007-12 PHASE3
NCT00093600 COMPLETED
Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
2004-02 PHASE1
NCT00428558 COMPLETED
Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
2007-07 PHASE3
NCT00427414 TERMINATED
Sarcoma
AIDS Malignancy Consortium
2008-09 PHASE1
NCT00180167 COMPLETED
Leukemia, Nonlymphocytic, Acute
Technische Universität Dresden
2005-01 PHASE4
NCT00788892 COMPLETED
Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Jazz Pharmaceuticals
2008-10 PHASE2
NCT00715637 UNKNOWN
Secondary Acute Myeloid Leukemia (Secondary AML, sAML)
Antisoma Research
2007-06 PHASE3
NCT00046930 COMPLETED
Leukemia; Myelodysplastic Syndromes
Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group
2002-09-17 PHASE3
NCT00121303 COMPLETED
Leukemia; Myelodysplastic Syndromes
Stichting Hemato-Oncologie voor Volwassenen Nederland
2005-01 PHASE3
NCT00618501 COMPLETED
Leukemia
Asan Medical Center
2005-10 PHASE2
NCT00474006 COMPLETED
ACUTE MYELOGENOUS LEUKEMIA
Cooperative Study Group A for Hematology
2001-08 PHASE3
NCT00136084 COMPLETED
Leukemia, Myelocytic, Acute
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
2002-08 PHASE3
NCT00003728 UNKNOWN
Leukemia; Lymphoma
European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer - EORTC
1998-12 PHASE3
NCT00004128 UNKNOWN
Leukemia
European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer - EORTC
1999-09 PHASE3
NCT00061945 COMPLETED
Acute Undifferentiated Leukemia; B-cell Adult Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia; B-cell Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia; L1 Adult Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia; L1 Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia; L2 Adult Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia; L2 Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia; Philadelphia Chromosome Negative Adult Precursor Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia; Philadelphia Chromosome Positive Adult Precursor Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia; Philadelphia Chromosome Positive Childhood Precursor Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia; T-cell Adult Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia; T-cell Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia; Untreated Adult Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia; Untreated Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
2003-06 PHASE1; PHASE2
NCT00005945 COMPLETED
Leukemia
Children's Oncology Group
2000-06 PHASE3
NCT00005585 COMPLETED
Leukemia
Children's Oncology Group
2000-04 PHASE3
NCT00085124 COMPLETED
Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia With 11q23 (MLL) Abnormalities; Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia With Inv(16)(p13;q22); Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia With t(15;17)(q22;q12); Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia With t(16;16)(p13;q22); Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia With t(8;21)(q22;q22); Secondary Acute Myeloid Leukemia; Untreated Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
2003-12 PHASE3
NCT00003593 COMPLETED
Leukemia; Myelodysplastic Syndromes; Myelodysplastic/Myeloproliferative Neoplasms
Children's Oncology Group
1999-06 PHASE3
NCT00066794 COMPLETED
Leukemia
SWOG Cancer Research Network
2004-07 PHASE2
NCT00002798 COMPLETED
Childhood Acute Erythroleukemia (M6); Childhood Acute Megakaryocytic Leukemia (M7); Childhood Acute Monoblastic Leukemia (M5a); Childhood Acute Monocytic Leukemia (M5b); Childhood Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia With Maturation (M2); Childhood Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia Without Maturation (M1); Childhood Acute Myelomonocytic Leukemia (M4); Childhood Myelodysplastic Syndromes; Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia; de Novo Myelodysplastic Syndromes; Refractory Anemia; Refractory Anemia With Excess Blasts; Refractory Anemia With Excess Blasts in Transformation; Refractory Anemia With Ringed Sideroblasts; Secondary Myelodysplastic Syndromes; Untreated Childhood Acute Myeloid Leukemia and Other Myeloid Malignancies
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
1996-08 PHASE3
NCT01225874 COMPLETED
Leukemia
Children's Oncology Group
1999-12
NCT00005596 COMPLETED
Leukemia
Children's Oncology Group
2000-04 PHASE3
NCT00002700 COMPLETED
Leukemia; Lymphoma
European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer - EORTC
1995-08 PHASE3
NCT00199056 COMPLETED
Adult Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia
Goethe University
1999-10 PHASE4
NCT00037583 COMPLETED
Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Wyeth is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Pfizer
PHASE2
NCT00023777 COMPLETED
Leukemia
SWOG Cancer Research Network
2001-08 PHASE2
NCT00002471 COMPLETED
Leukemia; Lymphoma
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
1990-02 PHASE2
NCT00004056 COMPLETED
Leukemia
Children's Oncology Group
1999-10 PHASE1
NCT00187005 TERMINATED
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
1998-07 PHASE3
NCT00002665 COMPLETED
Leukemia; Neutropenia; Thrombocytopenia
SWOG Cancer Research Network
1995-07 PHASE2
NCT00004217 COMPLETED
Leukemia
SWOG Cancer Research Network
2000-02 PHASE2
NCT00005942 COMPLETED
Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia; Previously Treated Myelodysplastic Syndromes; Recurrent Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia; Refractory Anemia With Excess Blasts; Refractory Anemia With Excess Blasts in Transformation
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
2000-03 PHASE1; PHASE2
NCT00004215 COMPLETED
Anemia; Leukemia; Neutropenia; Thrombocytopenia
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
1999-08 PHASE2
NCT00199069 COMPLETED
Adult Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia
Goethe University
1993-04 PHASE4
NCT00343369 UNKNOWN
Leukemia
Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
2003-01
NCT00002532 UNKNOWN
Leukemia
Hannover Medical School
1993-01 PHASE2
NCT00005823 COMPLETED
Leukemia; Myelodysplastic Syndromes; Myelodysplastic/Myeloproliferative Neoplasms
Leukemia Research Fund
1998-12 PHASE3
NCT00018954 COMPLETED
Leukemia; Lymphoma
National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)
1992-10 PHASE2
NCT00002499 UNKNOWN
Leukemia
Grupo Argentino de Tratamiento de la Leucemia Aguda
1990-01 PHASE2; PHASE3
NCT00002531 UNKNOWN
Leukemia
Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Hospital
1993-01 PHASE2

(data from https://clinicaltrials.gov, updated on 2026-07-30)

Check the Daunorubicin Hydrochloride (Daunomycin) product page for in-depth specifications, including solubility, stock solutions, MOA, and working concentrations.

Compliance for Clinical Use

Mechanism and Biochemical Profile

Daunorubicin Hydrochloride intercalates into DNA and inhibits topoisomerase II, thereby disrupting both DNA and RNA synthesis and inducing cell-cycle arrest and apoptotic cell death. By suppressing nucleic acid replication and promoting apoptosis in rapidly dividing blast cells, this cytotoxic mechanism underlies its clinical utility in treating hematologic malignancies such as acute myeloid leukemia and acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

Appendix RUO and cGMP Quality Standards

Quality Dimension RUO (Research Use Only) cGMP (Current Good Manufacturing Practice)
Clinical Applicability Prohibited in human clinical trials or medical diagnostics. Mandatory for human clinical trials (Phase I–III) and therapies.
Regulatory Status Non-regulated grade; exempt from drug manufacturing laws. Legally enforced by health authorities (e.g., FDA, EMA, NMPA).
Facility Environment Unclassified analytical or research laboratories. Validated Cleanrooms (ISO Class 5–8) with continuous monitoring.
Quality Control Basic purity and activity testing. Rigorous safety release testing (Sterility, Endotoxin, Mycoplasma).
Process Validation Basic equipment calibration; no process validation required. Full qualification (IQ/OQ/PQ) and complete batch records.
Quality Assurance Vendor self-declared without required formal QMS. Mandatory QA/QC unit, Change Control, CAPA, and vendor audits.
Regulatory Impact High risk of IND rejection if used as a critical raw material. Required for IND/NDA filings, supported by Drug Master Files (DMF).

Footnotes

Regulatory Note: Governed by FDA (21 CFR Parts 210/211/312), EMA (EudraLex Vol 4), ICH Guidelines (E6/Q7/Q9/Q10), and compendial standards (USP <71>/<85>/<1043>).

Note: Technical data last updated: Sep 1, 2026.