Immunotherapy after chemo may keep aggressive lymphoma at bay

NCT ID NCT03463057

First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This phase 2 study tests whether the immunotherapy drug atezolizumab can help prevent relapse in people with high-risk diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) who have already achieved remission with standard chemotherapy (R-CHOP). About 109 adults aged 18–75 are receiving 18 cycles of atezolizumab followed by 12 months of observation. The main goal is to see if this approach improves disease-free survival.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance

Atezolizumab (Tecentriq)

What this could lead to

If it works, this could offer a way to keep high-risk DLBCL in remission longer after initial chemotherapy.

What could go wrong

This is a mid-stage trial with only 109 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. Atezolizumab can cause immune-related side effects, and it's unclear if it will improve survival.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

diffuse large B-cell lymphoma non-Hodgkin lymphoma

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • BE-Antwerpen Edegem-UZA

    Antwerp, Belgium

  • BE-Antwerpen-ZNASTUIVENBERG

    Antwerp, Belgium

  • BE-Brugge-AZBRUGGE

    Bruges, Belgium

  • BE-Leuven-UZLEUVEN

    Leuven, Belgium

  • BE-Roeselare-AZDELTA

    Roeselare, Belgium

  • NL-Amersfoort-MEANDERMC

    Amersfoort, Netherlands

  • NL-Amsterdam-OLVG

    Amsterdam, Netherlands

  • NL-Amsterdam-VUMC

    Amsterdam, Netherlands

  • NL-Apeldoorn-GELREAPELDOORN

    Apeldoorn, Netherlands

  • NL-Breda-AMPHIA

    Breda, Netherlands

  • NL-Delft-RDGG

    Delft, Netherlands

  • NL-Den Bosch-JBZ

    's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands

  • NL-Den Haag-HAGA

    The Hague, Netherlands

  • NL-Dordrecht-ASZ

    Dordrecht, Netherlands

  • NL-Ede-ZGV

    Ede, Netherlands

  • NL-Eindhoven-CATHARINA

    Eindhoven, Netherlands

  • NL-Eindhoven-MAXIMAMC

    Eindhoven, Netherlands

  • NL-Enschede-MST

    Enschede, Netherlands

  • NL-Groningen-UMCG

    Groningen, Netherlands

  • NL-Hilversum-TERGOOI

    Hilversum, Netherlands

  • NL-Hoofddorp-SPAARNEGASTHUIS

    Hoofddorp, Netherlands

  • NL-Leeuwarden-MCL

    Leeuwarden, Netherlands

  • NL-Leiden-LUMC

    Leiden, Netherlands

  • NL-Maastricht-MUMC

    Maastricht, Netherlands

  • NL-Nieuwegein-ANTONIUS

    Nieuwegein, Netherlands

  • NL-Nijmegen-CWZ

    Nijmegen, Netherlands

  • NL-Rotterdam-ERASMUSMC

    Rotterdam, Netherlands

  • NL-Rotterdam-MAASSTADZIEKENHUIS

    Rotterdam, Netherlands

  • NL-Sittard-Geleen-ZUYDERLAND

    Sittard, Netherlands

  • NL-Tilburg-ETZ

    Tilburg, Netherlands

  • NL-Utrecht-UMCUTRECHT

    Utrecht, Netherlands

  • NL-Zwolle-ISALA

    Zwolle, Netherlands