New pill combo shows promise for tough brain cancer

NCT ID NCT03328078

First seen Apr 25, 2026 · Last updated May 15, 2026 · Updated 4 times

Summary

This study tests an experimental oral drug called emavusertib (CA-4948), taken alone or with another drug (ibrutinib), in adults with a rare brain lymphoma that has returned or not responded to prior therapy. The goal is to find safe doses and see if the combination can shrink tumors. About 152 participants will take part across multiple centers.

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Contacts and locations

Study contacts

  • Contact

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Locations

  • City of Hope

    RECRUITING

    Duarte, California, 91010, United States

  • Cleveland Clinic

    RECRUITING

    Cleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States

  • Columbia University Irving Medical Center

    WITHDRAWN

    New York, New York, 10032, United States

  • Dana Farber Cancer Institute

    RECRUITING

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States

  • Duke University Medical Center, Duke Cancer Center

    RECRUITING

    Durham, North Carolina, 27710, United States

  • Fred and Pamela Buffett Cancer Center

    RECRUITING

    Omaha, Nebraska, 68198, United States

  • Hackensack University Medical Center

    COMPLETED

    Hackensack, New Jersey, 07601, United States

  • Hadassah Medical Center / Ein-Carem

    RECRUITING

    Jerusalem, Israel

  • Hematology Department Soroka UMC / Heanatology Department

    RECRUITING

    Beersheba, Israel

  • Hopital de la Timone

    RECRUITING

    Marseille, France

  • Hospital Pitie Salpetriere

    RECRUITING

    Paris, France

  • Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocio

    RECRUITING

    Seville, Spain

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

    COMPLETED

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States

  • Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah

    RECRUITING

    Salt Lake City, Utah, 84112, United States

  • IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute

    RECRUITING

    Milan, Italy

  • IRST - Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori

    RECRUITING

    Meldola, Italy

  • Institut Bergonie

    RECRUITING

    Bordeaux, France

  • Institut Curie Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Paris, France

  • MD Anderson Cancer Center Madrid

    RECRUITING

    Madrid, Spain

  • Mayo Clinic

    COMPLETED

    Phoenix, Arizona, 85054, United States

  • Mayo Clinic

    RECRUITING

    Jacksonville, Florida, 32224, United States

  • Mayo Clinic

    RECRUITING

    Rochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

    RECRUITING

    New York, New York, 10065, United States

  • Mt Sinai

    RECRUITING

    New York, New York, 10029, United States

  • NarodowyInstytutu Onkologii im. Marii Sklodowskiej-Curie-Panstwowy Instytutu Badawczy

    RECRUITING

    Warsaw, Poland

  • Northwestern Memorial Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States

  • Oddzial Kliniczny Hematologii

    WITHDRAWN

    Krakow, Poland

  • Providence Neurological Specialties West

    RECRUITING

    Portland, Oregon, 97225, United States

  • Providence St. John's Health Center

    RECRUITING

    Santa Monica, California, 90404, United States

  • Rambam Medical Center

    RECRUITING

    Haifa, Israel

  • Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center

    RECRUITING

    Buffalo, New York, 14263, United States

  • SODc Ematologia Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Careggi

    RECRUITING

    Florence, Italy

  • Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale-New Haven

    COMPLETED

    New Haven, Connecticut, 06510, United States

  • St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center

    RECRUITING

    Phoenix, Arizona, 85013, United States

  • Swedish Cancer Institute

    COMPLETED

    Seattle, Washington, 98104, United States

  • The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

    RECRUITING

    Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

  • UCLA Department of Medicine - Hematology/Oncology

    WITHDRAWN

    Santa Monica, California, 90404, United States

  • UPMC Hilman Cancer Center

    RECRUITING

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15232, United States

  • UT Southwestern Medical Center

    ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

    Dallas, Texas, 75235, United States

  • University Hospital Vall d'Hebron

    RECRUITING

    Barcelona, Spain

  • University of Tennessee Medical Center

    COMPLETED

    Knoxville, Tennessee, 37920, United States

  • University of Washington Medical Center

    RECRUITING

    Seattle, Washington, 98195, United States

  • Università di Torino Croce e Carle

    RECRUITING

    Cuneo, Italy

  • Uniwersyteckie Centrum Kliniczne Osrodek Badan Klinicznych Wczesnych Faz

    RECRUITING

    Gdansk, Poland

  • Všeobecná fakultní nemocnice v Praze

    RECRUITING

    Prague, Czechia

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