Clinical Trials

Numerous clinical trials evaluate hydroxyurea across various hematologic disorders and malignant neoplasms. Spanning Early Phase 1 through Phase 3, these studies assess its safety and efficacy in pediatric and adult patients with conditions such as sickle cell disease, vaso-occlusive crises, polycythemia vera, thalassemia intermedia, acute myeloid leukemia, myelodysplastic syndromes, glioblastoma, and advanced head and neck carcinomas. Supported by academic medical centers, government institutes, and pharmaceutical sponsors, these trials encompass recruiting, active, and completed statuses.

NCT Number Recruitment Conditions Sponsor/Collaborators Start Date Phases
NCT07616154 RECRUITING
Sickle Cell Disease
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
2026-09 PHASE2
NCT07722611 NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Polycythemia Vera
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
2026-09-21 PHASE2; PHASE3
NCT07708714 RECRUITING
Sickle Cell Disease; Sickle Cell Anemia in Children
Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
2026-05-13 PHASE1; PHASE2
NCT06526117 RECRUITING
Sickle Cell Disease; Stroke
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
2024-08-05 PHASE4
NCT06439082 RECRUITING
Sickle Cell Disease
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
2024-10-24 PHASE3
NCT07766850 NOT_YET_RECRUITING
R/R AML
Christer C Nilsson
2026-10 PHASE1; PHASE2
NCT07507760 RECRUITING
Acute Myeloid Leukemia With Gene Mutations
PETHEMA Foundation
2026-06-12 PHASE2
NCT07190833 RECRUITING
Treatment-Refractory Solid Tumors
Bionoxx Inc.
2026-03-09 PHASE1
NCT07170592 NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Treatment-Refractory Solid Tumors
Bionoxx Inc.
2027-01 PHASE1
NCT06761560 RECRUITING
Sickle Cell Disease (SCD)
Yves Pastore
2026-02-03 PHASE2; PHASE3
NCT03653338 RECRUITING
Sickle Cell Anemia; Beta-thalassemia Major; Diamond-blackfan Anemia
Paul Szabolcs
2018-08-02 PHASE1; PHASE2
NCT07033598 RECRUITING
Leukemia, Myelomonocytic, Chronic
Theradex
2026-01-01 PHASE2
NCT06871410 RECRUITING
Recurrent Acute Myeloid Leukemia; Refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Roswell Park Cancer Institute
2026-02-02 PHASE1
NCT05870475 RECRUITING
Polycythemia Vera
Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, China
2023-06-30 PHASE2
NCT05526924 RECRUITING
Head and Neck Cancer; Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma; Head and Neck Carcinoma; Head and Neck Cancer Stage IV; Head and Neck Cancers - Throat
University of Chicago
2023-03-07 PHASE1
NCT06930352 RECRUITING
Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Uma Borate
2026-10-01 PHASE2
NCT03500731 RECRUITING
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis; Emphysema or COPD
Paul Szabolcs
2018-04-19 PHASE1; PHASE2
NCT06171217 ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Sickle Cell Disease; Children
Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
2023-10-27 PHASE2
NCT06456346 ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Essential Thrombocythemia
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
2024-07-16 PHASE3
NCT05953584 RECRUITING
Sickle Cell Disease
Forma Therapeutics, Inc.
2023-06-20 PHASE2
NCT06079879 ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Essential Thrombocythemia
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
2023-12-31 PHASE3
NCT07232290 RECRUITING
Polycythemia Vera (PV)
Chengdu Zenitar Biomedical Technology Co., Ltd
2025-09-23 PHASE2
NCT06318143 RECRUITING
Sickle Cell Disease
New York University
2024-07-01
NCT07673302 RECRUITING
Thalassemia
Riphah International University
2026-06-20
NCT05662098 ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Sickle Cell Disease
Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
2022-06-16 EARLY_PHASE1
NCT07177300 RECRUITING
Sickle Cell Anemia (HbSS); Sickle-β0-thalassemia (HbSβ0)
Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
2024-12-19 PHASE4
NCT02286154 ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Anemia, Sickle Cell
Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
2014-10
NCT01962415 RECRUITING
Primary Immunodeficiency (PID); Congenital Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes; Inherited Metabolic Disorders (IMD); Hereditary Anemias; Inflammatory Conditions; Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (sJIA); Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis (JRA)
Paul Szabolcs
2014-02-04 PHASE2
NCT05285917 RECRUITING
Sickle Cell Anemia in Children; Sickle Cell Disease
Brown University
2023-11-15 PHASE3
NCT06264700 COMPLETED
Sickle Cell Disease
Nationwide Children's Hospital
2024-07-11
NCT06093672 RECRUITING
Polycythemia Vera
Italfarmaco
2024-03-26 PHASE3
NCT04362293 ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Sickle Cell Disease
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
2020-04-30 PHASE2
NCT05853458 TERMINATED
Polycythemia Vera
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
2023-07-28 PHASE4
NCT06606886 COMPLETED
Transfusion Dependent Beta-thalassemia
Bahria University
2024-09-16 PHASE4
NCT06063317 TERMINATED
Solid Tumor, Adult
Imugene Limited
2023-10-02 PHASE1
NCT05357482 ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Sickle Cell Anemia; Beta Thalassemia
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
2022-05-12 PHASE1; PHASE2
NCT06299670 COMPLETED
Transfusion-dependent Thalassemia
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2023-11-01 PHASE4
NCT06881056 RECRUITING
Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)
West China Second University Hospital
2024-07-17
NCT07292259 COMPLETED
Transfusion Dependent Beta Thalassemia
Pakistan Blood and Marrow Transplant (PBMT) Group
2024-01-01 PHASE2
NCT06199557 RECRUITING
Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Adult; Myelodysplastic Syndromes, Adult
Haukeland University Hospital
2024-05-23 PHASE1; PHASE2
NCT06552429 RECRUITING
Essential Thrombocythemia
Xiamen Amoytop Biotech Co., Ltd.
2024-08-29 PHASE2
NCT06464458 UNKNOWN
Sickle Cell Disease
University Hospital, Strasbourg, France
2023-02-08
NCT05434000 UNKNOWN
Sickle Cell Disease; Stroke
Barau Dikko Teaching Hospital
2021-01-06
NCT05405114 COMPLETED
Sickle Cell Disease
Novo Nordisk A/S
2022-07-07 PHASE2
NCT05062278 UNKNOWN
AML; Hyperleukocytosis
Hospital Universitario Dr. Jose E. Gonzalez
2021-07-26 PHASE2
NCT03789591 COMPLETED
Sickle Cell Disease; Sickle Cell Anemia
Lifespan
2019-01-17 PHASE3
NCT04750707 COMPLETED
Sickle Cell Anemia in Children
Global Health Uganda LTD
2021-03-09 PHASE3
NCT03263559 COMPLETED
Sickle Cell Disease
Medical College of Wisconsin
2017-10-03 PHASE2
NCT07066072 COMPLETED
the Use of Radiofrequency Ablation in Form of TECAR(Capacitive and Resistive Transfer Energy) in Chronic Pain of Sickle Cell Disease Patients
Cairo University
2022-12-01
NCT05451940 COMPLETED
Anemia, Sickle Cell; Sickle Cell Disease
Julia Xu
2023-05-25 PHASE1; PHASE2
NCT03474965 COMPLETED
Sickle Cell Disease (SCD)
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
2018-10-01 PHASE2
NCT03107182 COMPLETED
HPV-Related Squamous Cell Carcinoma; HNSCC
University of Chicago
2017-06-27 PHASE2
NCT02258659 COMPLETED
Human Papilloma Virus Infection; Stage III Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Oropharynx; Stage IVA Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Oropharynx; Stage IVB Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Oropharynx
University of Chicago
2014-09-22 PHASE2
NCT04126681 COMPLETED
Chronic Myeloid Leukemia, Chronic Phase
Ascentage Pharma Group Inc.
2019-10-21 PHASE2
NCT04691323 COMPLETED
Sickle Cell Disease; Sickle B+ Thalassemia; Sickle Beta Zero Thalassemia; Sickle Cell Hemoglobin C
Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
2021-03-02
NCT06490601 ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Fetal Hemoglobin; Beta-Thalassemia; Hemoglobinopathies
National Institute of Blood and Marrow Transplant (NIBMT), Pakistan
2022-04-01 PHASE2
NCT04662931 COMPLETED
Sickle Cell Disease (SCD)
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
2021-07-14 PHASE4
NCT01847326 COMPLETED
Recurrent Salivary Gland Cancer; Recurrent Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Hypopharynx; Recurrent Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Larynx; Recurrent Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Lip and Oral Cavity; Recurrent Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Nasopharynx; Recurrent Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Oropharynx; Recurrent Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Paranasal Sinus and Nasal Cavity; Recurrent Verrucous Carcinoma of the Larynx; Recurrent Verrucous Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity; Salivary Gland Squamous Cell Carcinoma; Tongue Cancer
University of Chicago
2013-03-26 PHASE1
NCT03944915 COMPLETED
Human Papilloma Virus; Squamous Cell Carcinoma; Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck; HPV-Related Squamous Cell Carcinoma; HNSCC
University of Chicago
2019-08-26 PHASE2
NCT05020652 COMPLETED
Moderate and High Risk Myelofibrosis
Chia Tai Tianqing Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd.
2021-11-11 PHASE2
NCT06171217 Recruiting
Sickle Cell Disease|Children
Children''s Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati|National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
2023-10-27 Phase 2
NCT06153784 COMPLETED
Thalassemia, Beta
Children's Hospital Karachi
2020-07-07 PHASE2; PHASE3
NCT03077542 ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Sickle Cell Disease
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
2017-04-06 PHASE1; PHASE2
NCT05142254 COMPLETED
Priapism Due to Sickle Cell Disease
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
2022-04-01 PHASE2
NCT05909657 Recruiting
Sickle Cell Disease
The University of The West Indies
2023-07-01 --
NCT03264989 COMPLETED
Sickle Cell Disease (SCD)
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
2017-12-19 PHASE2
NCT05005182 TERMINATED
Myelodysplastic/Myeloproliferative Neoplasm With Ring Sideroblasts and Thrombocytosis, Not Otherwise Specified; Myelodysplastic/Myeloproliferative Neoplasm, Not Otherwise Specified
Mayo Clinic
2023-02-20 PHASE2
NCT02493530 COMPLETED
Myelofibrosis; Polycythemia Vera
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
2015-07 PHASE1
NCT05548062 Recruiting
Polycythemia Vera
Novartis Pharmaceuticals|Novartis
2023-03-02 --
NCT02556099 COMPLETED
Sickle Cell Anemia
Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
2014-08 PHASE2
NCT03634488 COMPLETED
Sickle Cell Anemia; Severe Acute Malnutrition
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
2021-08-18 PHASE2
NCT03860844 TERMINATED
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia; Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Sanofi
2019-08-06 PHASE2
NCT05485948 ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Polycythemia Vera
PharmaEssentia
2021-10-08 PHASE2
NCT03948867 ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Sickle Cell Anemia in Children
Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
2019-04-24 PHASE2
NCT02899169 UNKNOWN
Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia
First Affiliated Hospital Xi'an Jiaotong University
2016-09-01 PHASE3
NCT03814746 ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Sickle Cell Disease (SCD)
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
2019-07-26 PHASE3
NCT05662098 Recruiting
Sickle Cell Disease
Children''s Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati|Jinja Regional Referral Hospital (JRRH) Sickle Cell Clinic Jinja Uganda
2022-06-16 Early Phase 1
NCT01389024 COMPLETED
Sickle Cell Disease; Stroke
Johns Hopkins University
2012-08-16 PHASE2
NCT04080167 COMPLETED
Sickle Cell Disease
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
2019-11-11
NCT03442114 COMPLETED
Sickle Cell Anemia; Children, Only
Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
2018-07-12
NCT03825341 TERMINATED
Sickle Cell Disease; Thalassemia
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
2019-06-10 PHASE2
NCT03462511 COMPLETED
Sickle Cell Disease
Columbia University
2018-08-15
NCT02757885 COMPLETED
Sickle Cell Disease
Emory University
2019-07-10 PHASE2
NCT06239389 COMPLETED
Beta-Thalassemia
National Institute of Blood and Marrow Transplant (NIBMT), Pakistan
2021-09-01 PHASE2
NCT03651102 COMPLETED
Thalassemia
Blood Diseases Clinic
2018-01-01 PHASE2; PHASE3
NCT02214407 COMPLETED
MDS
Groupe Francophone des Myelodysplasies
2014-10-14 PHASE3
NCT03644953 COMPLETED
Sickle Cell Disease
Children's National Research Institute
2018-10-30 PHASE2
NCT02962388 TERMINATED
Essential Thrombocythemia
French Innovative Leukemia Organisation
2017-01-03 PHASE2; PHASE3
NCT03463733 UNKNOWN
Glioma; Glioblastoma
M.E. van Linde
2018-03-02 PHASE1
NCT03763656 COMPLETED
Sickle Cell Disease; Sickle-Cell; Hemoglobin Disease, Thalassemia; Sickle Cell-beta-thalassemia; Sickle Cell Hemoglobin C
Nova Laboratories Limited
2019-01-03 PHASE1; PHASE2
NCT05132270 COMPLETED
Thalassemia, Beta
Children's Hospital Karachi
2020-01-01 PHASE2; PHASE3
NCT04292314 COMPLETED
Iron Overload; Oxidative Stress; Thalassemia Major
Beni-Suef University
2019-11-01 PHASE2; PHASE3
NCT04301336 COMPLETED
Vaso-occlusive Crisis; Sickle Cell Disease; Sickle Cell Anemia in Children
Beni-Suef University
2019-11-01 PHASE2; PHASE3
NCT03123588 TERMINATED
MPN (Myeloproliferative Neoplasms)
Incyte Corporation
2017-11-14 PHASE2
NCT02042222 COMPLETED
Sickle Cell Disease
Baylor College of Medicine
2013-10 EARLY_PHASE1
NCT04675645 COMPLETED
Sickle Cell Disease; Sickle B+ Thalassemia; Sickle Beta Zero Thalassemia; Sickle Cell Hemoglobin C
Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
2018-05-15
NCT03020615 COMPLETED
Sickle Cell Anemia
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
2017-05-12 PHASE2
NCT01387763 COMPLETED
Polycythemia Vera; Essential Thrombocythemia; Primary Myelofibrosis
Thomas Stauffer Larsen
2012-01 PHASE3
NCT05681598 COMPLETED
Sickle-Cell Anaemia
University of Kinshasa
2017-08-30
NCT03515018 UNKNOWN
Leukemia, Chronic Myeloid
First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University
2018-05-01 PHASE3
NCT02675790 COMPLETED
Sickle Cell Disease; Sickle Cell Anemia; Stroke
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
2017-01 PHASE3
NCT03287245 TERMINATED
Polycythemia Vera
Hoffmann-La Roche
2018-02-21 PHASE2
NCT02560935 COMPLETED
Sickle Cell Disease; Stroke
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
2016-07-19 PHASE3
NCT02611973 UNKNOWN
MPN; Essential Thrombocythemia
Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
2016-03-10 PHASE3
NCT03577691 TERMINATED
Sickle Cell Disease
Emory University
2018-08-03
NCT02769845 COMPLETED
Sickle Cell Anemia
Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
2016-03-16
NCT02578017 COMPLETED
Sickle Cell Disease
Nationwide Children's Hospital
2014-07
NCT03128515 COMPLETED
Sickle Cell Anemia; Sickle Cell Disease; Malaria
Indiana University
2017-07-26 PHASE3
NCT01801423 COMPLETED
Sickle Cell Anemia; Sickle Cell Disease; Stroke
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
2013-04-24
NCT02371720 COMPLETED
Sickle Cell Disease
Emory University
2014-06-01
NCT02197845 COMPLETED
Sickle Cell Disease
Virginia Commonwealth University
2012-10
NCT01966731 ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Sickle Cell Disease
Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
2014-06 PHASE1; PHASE2
NCT01185171 COMPLETED
Head and Neck Cancer
University of Chicago
2003-01-27 PHASE2
NCT01964755 TERMINATED
Epstein Barr Virus Associated Non Hodgkin's Lymphoma; Epstein Barr Virus Associated Hodgkin's Lymphoma; Post-Transplant Lymphoproliferative Disease
University of Miami
2009-04-21 PHASE2
NCT02225132 COMPLETED
Sickle Cell Disease
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
2014-08-23 PHASE1; PHASE2
NCT03183375 UNKNOWN
Thalassemia, Beta
Dr.Saqib Hussain Ansari
2017-08-21 PHASE2
NCT01960413 COMPLETED
Sickle Cell Anemia (HbSS, or HbSβ-thalassemia0)
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
2013-11 PHASE2
NCT01711541 COMPLETED
Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma; Stage IVA Oropharyngeal Carcinoma AJCC v7; Stage IVB Oropharyngeal Carcinoma AJCC v7
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
2012-10-22 PHASE1; PHASE2
NCT02844673 COMPLETED
Sickle Cell Anaemia
Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences
2017-04-28 PHASE2
NCT02088541 COMPLETED
Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc
2014-03 PHASE2
NCT02292446 COMPLETED
Polycythemia Vera
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
2014-11-21 PHASE3
NCT02640573 TERMINATED
Hemoglobin SC Disease
Baylor College of Medicine
2015-10-12 PHASE2
NCT02149537 COMPLETED
Sickle Cell Disease; Sickle Cell Anemia
Loyola University
2014-12 PHASE4
NCT01259856 COMPLETED
High Risk Polycythemia Vera; High Risk Essential Thrombocythemia
Ronald Hoffman
2011-09 PHASE3
NCT03062501 UNKNOWN
Anemia, Sickle Cell; Anemia; Sickle-Cell, With Crisis
Instituto Estadual de Hematologia Arthur de Siqueira Cavalcanti
2016-11 PHASE2
NCT02336373 TERMINATED
Hemoglobin SC Disease
Baylor College of Medicine
2014-12 PHASE2
NCT00117572 COMPLETED
Cancer of the Pharynx; Cancer of the Larynx; Cancer of the Nasal Cavity; Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms; Cancer of the Oral Cavity
University of Chicago
2004-11 PHASE3
NCT01259817 COMPLETED
High Risk Polycythemia Vera; High Risk Essential Thrombocythemia
Ronald Hoffman
2011-09 PHASE2
NCT02522104 COMPLETED
Sickle Cell Disease; Renal Function Disorder
Theravia
2015-09-03 PHASE4
NCT00175838 COMPLETED
Thrombocythemia; Myeloproliferative Disorder
University of Cambridge
1997-07
NCT01976416 COMPLETED
Sickle Cell Anemia; Sickle Cell Disease; Malaria
Indiana University
2014-09 PHASE3
NCT02114203 COMPLETED
Phase 1 Sickle Cell
Pfizer
2014-12 PHASE1
NCT01949805 COMPLETED
Polycythemia Vera
AOP Orphan Pharmaceuticals AG
2013-09 PHASE3
NCT01895361 COMPLETED
Sickle Cell Disease
Reprixys Pharmaceutical Corporation
2013-07 PHASE2
NCT00202644 COMPLETED
Thrombocythemia, Hemorrhagic
Shire
2006-01-13 PHASE4
NCT02029742 COMPLETED
Sickle Cell Disease
Columbia University
2013-09
NCT02038036 COMPLETED
Polycythemia Vera
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
2014-03-25 PHASE3
NCT00706810 COMPLETED
Cancer; Brain Cancer; Meningioma
University of Utah
2007-12 PHASE2
NCT02090296 WITHDRAWN
Sickle Cell Anemia
Children's National Research Institute
2014-02 PHASE2
NCT01425307 TERMINATED
Sickle Cell Anemia
Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
2011-08 PHASE3
NCT00978146 WITHDRAWN
Desmoid Tumors; Fibromatosis
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
2009-10 PHASE2
NCT01950585 WITHDRAWN
Pulmonary Hypertension
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
2013-09-06 EARLY_PHASE1
NCT00383448 COMPLETED
Adrenoleukodystrophy; Metachromatic Leukodystrophy; Globoid Cell Leukodystrophy; Tay Sachs Disease; Sandhoffs Disease; Wolman Disease; I-Cell Disease; Sanfilippo Syndrome; GM1 Gangliosidosis
Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota
2006-09 PHASE2
NCT01848925 COMPLETED
Sickle Cell Disease
Prolong Pharmaceuticals
2013-05 PHASE1
NCT01632904 COMPLETED
Polycythemia Vera
Incyte Corporation
2012-06 PHASE3
NCT01243944 COMPLETED
Polycythemia Vera
Incyte Corporation
2010-10-27 PHASE3
NCT01531387 TERMINATED
Sickle Cell Anemia
Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
2012-05 PHASE3
NCT01103583 TERMINATED
Multiple Sclerosis
S. Andrea Hospital
2011-07 PHASE2; PHASE3
NCT01506544 COMPLETED
Sickle Cell Anemia
Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City
2011-12 PHASE1
NCT01521299 WITHDRAWN
Advanced Solid Tumors
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
2012-03 PHASE1
NCT01609192 COMPLETED
Drepanocytic Men Treated by Hydroxyurea for the First Time
Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
2010-04 PHASE4
NCT01624038 UNKNOWN
Thalassemia Intermedia
Ain Shams University
2012-06 PHASE2; PHASE3
NCT00672789 COMPLETED
Sickle Cell Anemia
Duke University
2008-04
NCT01420783 COMPLETED
Hematopoietic Neoplasm
Bristol-Myers Squibb
2011-10 PHASE2
NCT00468169 COMPLETED
Head and Neck Cancer
University of Chicago
2006-07 PHASE2
NCT01645124 TERMINATED
Polycythemia Vera
Consorzio Mario Negri Sud
2008-05 PHASE3
NCT00055874 COMPLETED
Leukemia
Heidelberg University
2002-06 PHASE3
NCT00568698 COMPLETED
Muscular Atrophy, Spinal
Stanford University
2004-01 PHASE1; PHASE2
NCT02480608 COMPLETED
Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive
University of Leipzig
2004-04 PHASE1; PHASE2
NCT00928707 COMPLETED
Polycythemia Vera
Italfarmaco
2009-06 PHASE2
NCT00462735 COMPLETED
Head and Neck Cancer; Cancer of the Pharynx; Cancer of the Larynx; Nose Neoplasms; Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms; Cancer of the Oral Cavity
Johnny Kao
2007-02 PHASE2
NCT00336362 COMPLETED
Beta-Thalassemia
University of Washington
2006-07
NCT00726232 TERMINATED
Myeloproliferative Neoplasm (MPN)
Incyte Corporation
2008-08-20 PHASE2
NCT00122980 TERMINATED
Hemochromatosis; Cerebrovascular Accident; Anemia, Sickle Cell; Hematologic Diseases
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
2006-10 PHASE3
NCT00568802 COMPLETED
Muscular Atrophy, Spinal
Stanford University
2004-01 PHASE1; PHASE2
NCT00023959 COMPLETED
Metastatic Squamous Neck Cancer With Occult Primary Squamous Cell Carcinoma; Recurrent Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity; Recurrent Basal Cell Carcinoma of the Lip; Recurrent Esthesioneuroblastoma of the Paranasal Sinus and Nasal Cavity; Recurrent Inverted Papilloma of the Paranasal Sinus and Nasal Cavity; Recurrent Lymphoepithelioma of the Nasopharynx; Recurrent Lymphoepithelioma of the Oropharynx; Recurrent Metastatic Squamous Neck Cancer With Occult Primary; Recurrent Midline Lethal Granuloma of the Paranasal Sinus and Nasal Cavity; Recurrent Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity; Recurrent Salivary Gland Cancer; Recurrent Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Hypopharynx; Recurrent Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Larynx; Recurrent Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Lip and Oral Cavity; Recurrent Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Nasopharynx; Recurrent Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Oropharynx; Recurrent Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Paranasal Sinus and Nasal Cavity; Recurrent Verrucous Carcinoma of the Larynx; Recurrent Verrucous Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity; Stage III Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity; Stage III Basal Cell Carcinoma of the Lip; Stage III Esthesioneuroblastoma of the Paranasal Sinus and Nasal Cavity; Stage III Inverted Papilloma of the Paranasal Sinus and Nasal Cavity; Stage III Lymphoepithelioma of the Nasopharynx; Stage III Lymphoepithelioma of the Oropharynx; Stage III Midline Lethal Granuloma of the Paranasal Sinus and Nasal Cavity; Stage III Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity; Stage III Salivary Gland Cancer; Stage III Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Hypopharynx; Stage III Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Larynx; Stage III Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Lip and Oral Cavity; Stage III Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Nasopharynx; Stage III Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Oropharynx; Stage III Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Paranasal Sinus and Nasal Cavity; Stage III Verrucous Carcinoma of the Larynx; Stage III Verrucous Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity; Stage IV Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity; Stage IV Basal Cell Carcinoma of the Lip; Stage IV Esthesioneuroblastoma of the Paranasal Sinus and Nasal Cavity; Stage IV Inverted Papilloma of the Paranasal Sinus and Nasal Cavity; Stage IV Lymphoepithelioma of the Nasopharynx; Stage IV Lymphoepithelioma of the Oropharynx; Stage IV Midline Lethal Granuloma of the Paranasal Sinus and Nasal Cavity; Stage IV Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity; Stage IV Salivary Gland Cancer; Stage IV Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Hypopharynx; Stage IV Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Larynx; Stage IV Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Lip and Oral Cavity; Stage IV Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Nasopharynx; Stage IV Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Oropharynx; Stage IV Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Paranasal Sinus and Nasal Cavity; Stage IV Verrucous Carcinoma of the Larynx; Stage IV Verrucous Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity; Untreated Metastatic Squamous Neck Cancer With Occult Primary
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
2001-07 PHASE1
NCT00006400 COMPLETED
Hematologic Diseases; Anemia, Sickle Cell
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
2000-08 PHASE3
NCT00270478 COMPLETED
Sickle Cell Disease; Chronic Kidney Disease; Pulmonary Hypertension
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
2005-12-21 PHASE1
NCT00485511 COMPLETED
Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital
2007-06 PHASE2; PHASE3
NCT00615927 COMPLETED
Glioblastoma; Gliosarcoma
Duke University
2006-02 PHASE2
NCT00354913 COMPLETED
Glioblastoma; Gliosarcoma
Duke University
2005-05 PHASE2
NCT00532883 TERMINATED
Hemoglobin SC Disease
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
2007-01 PHASE2
NCT00613054 COMPLETED
Glioblastoma; Gliosarcoma
Annick Desjardins
2007-11 PHASE1
NCT00387933 COMPLETED
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors
Duke University
2005-07 PHASE1
NCT00003590 COMPLETED
Adult Meningioma
SWOG Cancer Research Network
1998-11 PHASE2
NCT00613132 COMPLETED
Glioblastoma; Gliosarcoma
Annick Desjardins
2005-05 PHASE1
NCT00154375 COMPLETED
Glioblastoma Multiforme; Astrocytoma
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
2004-10 PHASE3
NCT00290771 TERMINATED
Recurrent Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM)
Novartis
2006-02 PHASE2
NCT00350844 TERMINATED
Sickle Cell Disease; Pulmonary Hypertension
Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
2006-07 PHASE1; PHASE2
NCT00143572 COMPLETED
Anemia, Sickle Cell
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
2004-11 PHASE1
NCT00203905 COMPLETED
Head and Neck Cancer
University of Chicago
2004-01 PHASE2
NCT00809042 COMPLETED
β-Thalassemia Intermedia
Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
2007-06 PHASE2
NCT00004897 TERMINATED
Esophageal Cancer
Northwestern University
1999-10 PHASE2
NCT00083187 COMPLETED
Leukemia; Myelodysplastic Syndromes; Myelodysplastic/Myeloproliferative Neoplasms
Vion Pharmaceuticals
2005-11 PHASE2
NCT00056433 COMPLETED
Sickle Cell Anemia
National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)
2003-03-10 PHASE1
NCT00344981 COMPLETED
HIV Infections; AIDS
University of Maryland, Baltimore
2003-06
NCT00006119 COMPLETED
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors
UNICANCER
1999-07 PHASE2
NCT00002951 COMPLETED
Esophageal Cancer; Head and Neck Cancer
University of Chicago
1996-06 PHASE2
NCT00002868 COMPLETED
Leukemia
Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group
1997-11-20 PHASE3
NCT00001197 COMPLETED
Sickle Cell Anemia
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
1984-02-07 PHASE2
NCT00040677 COMPLETED
Sickle Cell Disease; Sickle Cell Anemia
Icagen
2002-02 PHASE2
NCT01693718 COMPLETED
Head and Neck
University of Chicago
2003-03 PHASE2
NCT00004089 COMPLETED
Head and Neck Cancer
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
1999-08 PHASE2
NCT00002940 COMPLETED
Lymphoma
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
1996-10 PHASE2
NCT00004933 TERMINATED
Leukemia
Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
2000-01 PHASE3
NCT00019474 COMPLETED
Extrahepatic Bile Duct Cancer; Gastric Cancer; Gastrointestinal Carcinoid Tumor; Liver Cancer; Pancreatic Cancer; Small Intestine Cancer
Montefiore Medical Center
1998-03 PHASE2
NCT00002674 COMPLETED
Leukemia
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
1994-10 PHASE2
NCT00002177 COMPLETED
HIV Infections
Bristol-Myers Squibb
1997-05
NCT00002176 COMPLETED
HIV Infections
Bristol-Myers Squibb
1997-05
NCT00000586 COMPLETED
Anemia, Sickle Cell; Hematologic Diseases; Hemoglobinopathies
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
1992-01 PHASE3
NCT00005823 COMPLETED
Leukemia; Myelodysplastic Syndromes; Myelodysplastic/Myeloproliferative Neoplasms
Leukemia Research Fund
1998-12 PHASE3
NCT00002427 COMPLETED
HIV Infections
Research Institute for Genetic and Human Therapy
1999-05 PHASE1
NCT00519701 COMPLETED
Sickle Cell Anemia
Duke University
2002-04
NCT00001958 COMPLETED
Beta Thalassemia; Hemoglobinopathy
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
1999-12 PHASE2
NCT00402480 COMPLETED
Stroke
Duke University
2003-04 PHASE2
NCT00002771 UNKNOWN
Leukemia
German CML Study Group
1995-01 PHASE3
NCT00004404 COMPLETED
Sickle Cell Anemia
Boston Children's Hospital
1997-04
NCT00180973 UNKNOWN
LOCALLY ADVANCED UNDIFFERENTIATED CARCINOMA NASOPHARYNGEAL TYPE UCNT
Gustave Roussy, Cancer Campus, Grand Paris
1995-02 PHASE3
NCT00093990 COMPLETED
Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, L.L.C.
2004-01 PHASE3
NCT00001074 COMPLETED
HIV Infections
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
PHASE1
NCT00025402 UNKNOWN
Leukemia
III. Medizinische Klinik Mannheim
1997-07 PHASE3
NCT00003172 COMPLETED
Gastric Cancer
Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group
1997-12 PHASE2
NCT00004094 UNKNOWN
Head and Neck Cancer
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
1999-08 PHASE2
NCT00002869 UNKNOWN
Leukemia
Medical Research Council
1995-04 PHASE3
NCT00000916 COMPLETED
HIV Infections
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
PHASE2
NCT00000939 COMPLETED
HIV Infections
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
PHASE2
NCT00000919 COMPLETED
HIV Infections
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
NCT00004901 COMPLETED
Head and Neck Cancer
Robert H. Lurie Cancer Center
1999-10 PHASE1; PHASE2
NCT00002230 COMPLETED
HIV Infections
Northwestern University
PHASE3
NCT00019058 COMPLETED
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
1995-04 PHASE1
NCT00496535 COMPLETED
Head and Neck Cancer; Head and Neck Neoplasms
GenVec
PHASE1; PHASE2
NCT00002418 TERMINATED
HIV Infections
Bristol-Myers Squibb
PHASE2
NCT00006339 WITHDRAWN
HIV Infections
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
PHASE2
NCT00001818 COMPLETED
HIV Infection
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
1999-06 PHASE1
NCT00904735 UNKNOWN
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors
Istituto Scientifico H. San Raffaele
2009-06 PHASE2
NCT00008866 WITHDRAWN
HIV Infections
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
PHASE2
NCT00002887 UNKNOWN
Lung Cancer
Ottawa Regional Cancer Centre
1995-07 PHASE1
NCT00004492 COMPLETED
Sickle Cell Anemia
University of North Carolina
1999-10 PHASE1; PHASE2
NCT01065038 COMPLETED
Essential Thrombocythaemia
AOP Orphan Pharmaceuticals AG
2002-09 PHASE3
NCT00294541 TERMINATED
Sickle Cell Disease; Sickle Cell Anemia
Icagen
2006-02 PHASE3
NCT00002412 COMPLETED
HIV Infections
Triangle Pharmaceuticals
PHASE2
NCT00005018 COMPLETED
HIV Infections
Glaxo Wellcome
1999-07 PHASE4
NCT00002420 TERMINATED
HIV Infections
Bristol-Myers Squibb
PHASE2
NCT00008047 UNKNOWN
Esophageal Cancer
GERCOR - Multidisciplinary Oncology Cooperative Group
1999-08 PHASE1; PHASE2
NCT00000602 COMPLETED
Anemia, Sickle Cell; Hematologic Diseases; Hemoglobinopathies
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
1994-04 PHASE2

(data from https://clinicaltrials.gov, updated on 2026-07-23)

Check the Hydroxyurea product page for in-depth specifications, including solubility, stock solutions, MOA, and working concentrations.

Compliance for Clinical Use

Mechanism and Biochemical Profile

Hydroxyurea quenches the tyrosyl free radical within the M2 subunit of ribonucleotide reductase, inactivating the enzyme complex and selectively inhibiting DNA synthesis to induce S-phase cell cycle arrest and apoptosis. By halting cellular proliferation and stimulating fetal hemoglobin production via soluble guanylyl cyclase activation, this targeted activity directly mitigates vaso-occlusive crises in sickle cell disease and suppresses pathologic cell expansion in myeloproliferative neoplasms.

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.