New drug BL-M08D1 joins standard therapy in fight against aggressive lymphoma
NCT ID NCT07818499
First seen Sep 14, 2026 · Last updated Sep 15, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
Researchers are testing an experimental drug called BL-M08D1 alongside standard immunochemotherapy in adults with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. The trial enrolls about 204 people aged 18 to 75 whose cancer has at least one measurable lesion. Participants receive BL-M08D1 plus a combination of rituximab and chemotherapy drugs through intravenous infusions every three weeks. The study measures how many participants respond to treatment and tracks side effects to find the best dose for further testing.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- BL-M08D1, an experimental drug given with standard immunochemotherapy
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this combination could offer another treatment option for people with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, especially those whose disease has come back or not responded.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-phase trial with a small number of participants, so results may not hold up in larger studies. Combining an experimental drug with chemotherapy can add side effects, and the treatment may not improve outcomes.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1/2
Runs two stages together: safety and dose first, then whether the treatment works.
- Participants
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About 204 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
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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18 to 75 years
- 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: 1. Voluntarily sign the informed consent form and comply with the protocol requirements; 2. No gender restriction; 3. Age ≥18 years and ≤75 years; 4. Expected survival time ≥3 months; 5. Patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma; 6. Agree to provide archived tumor tissue specimens within 3 years or fresh tissue samples; 7. Must have at least one measurable lesion; 8. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status score ≤2; 9. Toxicity from prior anti-tumor therapy must have recovered to ≤ Grade 1 as defined by NCI-CTCAE v6.0; 10. No severe cardiac dysfunction, with left ventricular ejection fraction ≥50%; 11. Organ function levels must meet the requirements; 12. Urine protein ≤1+ or \<1000 mg/24h; 13. For premenopausal women with childbearing potential, a serum pregnancy test must be performed within 7 days before starting treatment, and the serum pregnancy test must exclude pregnancy; patients must not be breastfeeding; all enrolled trial participants must take adequate barrier contraceptive measures throughout the entire treatment period and for 6 months after treatment completion; 14. Trial participants must be able and willing to comply with the visit schedule, treatment plan, laboratory tests, and other study-related procedures specified in the protocol. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Use of chemotherapy, biological therapy, immunotherapy, etc., within 4 weeks or 5 half-lives prior to the first dose; 2. History of severe heart disease or cerebrovascular disease within 6 months before screening; 3. Prolonged QT interval, complete left bundle branch block, third-degree atrioventricular block, or frequent and uncontrolled arrhythmias; 4. Active autoimmune diseases and inflammatory diseases; 5. Diagnosis of active malignancy within 5 years prior to the first dose; 6. Unstable thrombotic events requiring therapeutic intervention within 6 months prior to the first dose; 7. Hypertension inadequately controlled by antihypertensive medications; 8. Trial participants with poorly controlled blood glucose; 9. History of interstitial lung disease requiring corticosteroid therapy, or current ILD, or radiation pneumonitis of grade ≥2; 10. Use of glucocorticoids at a dose \>30 mg/day prednisone or equivalent, for purposes other than control of lymphoma symptoms; 11. Concurrent pulmonary diseases resulting in clinically severe impairment of respiratory function; 12. Patients with central nervous system involvement; 13. Previous or current central nervous system disorders; 14. Contraindications to any component of the study intervention, including but not limited to previous allergic reactions; 15. Receipt of autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation or CAR-T cell therapy, etc., within 12 weeks prior to the first dose; 16. Positive for human immunodeficiency virus antibody, active tuberculosis, active hepatitis B virus infection, or active hepatitis C virus infection; 17. Active infection requiring systemic therapy within 4 weeks prior to the first study drug administration; 18. Pleural, abdominal, or pelvic effusion or pericardial effusion requiring drainage and/or accompanied by symptoms within 4 weeks prior to the first study drug administration; 19. Imaging findings indicating that the tumor has invaded or encased major blood vessels in the abdomen, chest, neck, pharynx, etc., or the pericardium or heart; 20. Use of another investigational drug within 4 weeks or 5 half-lives prior to the first dose; 21. Pregnant or breastfeeding women; 22. Other conditions that, in the investigator's opinion, make the participant unsuitable for enrollment in this clinical trial.
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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
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University
Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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