AI takes on lymphoma: personalized drug cocktail aims to outsmart cancer in older patients
NCT ID NCT07717177
First seen Jul 21, 2026 · Last updated Jul 22, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether an artificial intelligence (AI) system can help choose the best combination of drugs for older patients newly diagnosed with large B-cell lymphoma. Participants are first treated with a standard two-drug regimen (ZR2), then those at intermediate or high risk are randomly assigned to either continue ZR2 or switch to an AI-recommended regimen that may include up to five different drugs. The goal is to see if the AI-guided strategy improves how long patients live without their cancer progressing.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- a combination of polatuzumab vedotin, rituximab, zanubrutinib, lenalidomide, and glofitamab, guided by an AI model
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this AI-driven approach could personalize treatment for older lymphoma patients, potentially improving survival and reducing side effects compared to standard therapy.
- What could go wrong
- This is a Phase 2 trial with a relatively small number of participants, so results may not apply to all patients. The AI model's predictions may not always be accurate, and the drug combinations carry risks of serious side effects.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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About 112 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jun 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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70 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: Patients must satisfy all of the following criteria to be enrolled in the study: * Histologically-confirmed large B-cell lymphoma (without central nervous system involvement) * Aged ≥ 70 years old with comprehensive geriatric assessment stratified as unfit or frail, or those who decline immunochemotherapy. * After 1 cycle of ZR2, classified as intermediate-risk or high-risk by AI-based multimodal stratification * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status 0-2 * At least 1 measurable site of disease (defined as lymph nodes with the long diameters longer than 1.5cm, or extra-nodal sites with the long diameters longer than 1.0cm; meanwhile, any lesion site with at least 2 measurable vertical diameters) * Life expectancy of at least 3 months determined by researchers * The patient or his or her legal representative must provide written informed consent prior to any special examination or procedure for the research. * Anti-lymphoma drugs have not been used before (except glucocorticoids) Exclusion Criteria: Presence of any of the following criteria will exclude a patient from enrollment: * Uncontrolled blood clotting disorders, connective tissue diseases, serious infectious diseases and other diseases * Laboratory measures meet the following criteria at screening (unless caused by lymphoma): Neutrophils\<1.0×10\^9/L Platelets\<75×10\^9/L ALT or AST is 2.5 times higher than the upper limits of normal (ULN), serum bilirubin are 1.5 times higher than the ULN. eGFR is lower than 30ml/min/1.73m\^2 (according to Cockcroft-Gault Equation or MDRD Equation). * uncontrollable or significant cardiovascular diseases, including but not limited to: Left ventricular ejection fraction\<50% Cardiomyopathy, such as dilated cardiomyopathy, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, restrictive cardiomyopathy QTc prolongation with clinical significance, QTc interval\>470ms (females) or 480ms (males), type 2 second-degree atrioventricular block or third-degree atrioventricular block * Patients with HbsAg positive are required to have HBV DNA\<1.0×10\^3 IU/ml before entering the group. In addition, if the patient is HBsAg negative but HBcAb positive (regardless of HBsAb status), HBV DNA test is also required, and HBV DNA\<1.0×10\^3 IU/ml is required before entering the group * Patients with psychiatric disorders or patients who are known or suspected to be unable to fully comply with the study protocol * HIV-infected patients * History of stroke or intracranial hemorrhage within 6 months prior to start of therapy * Other medical conditions determined by the researchers that may affect the study
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Ruijin Hospital
Shanghai, 200020, China
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