New hope for rare lymphoma: duvelisib faces off against standard chemo
NCT ID NCT06522737
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This phase 3 trial tests the drug duvelisib against two standard chemotherapy drugs (gemcitabine or bendamustine) in 124 people with a rare type of lymphoma (nodal T cell lymphoma with TFH phenotype) that has returned or not responded to prior treatment. The main goal is to see if duvelisib helps people live longer without their cancer getting worse. Participants are randomly assigned to receive either duvelisib pills or one of the chemo drugs.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Duvelisib (oral capsules)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, duvelisib could offer a new, more effective treatment option for people with this rare type of lymphoma that has stopped responding to standard chemotherapy.
- What could go wrong
- This is a phase 3 trial, but it's still experimental. Duvelisib may not prove better than current treatments, and side effects like infections or liver issues are possible.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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About 124 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2025
- 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 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.
Key Inclusion Criteria: * Pathologically confirmed nodal T cell lymphoma with TFH phenotype according to the criteria of the World Health Organization classification (Swerdlow 2017, Alaggio 2022) including any one of Angioimmunoblastic T cell lymphoma (AITL), follicular T cell lymphoma, and other nodal peripheral T cell lymphoma (PTCL) with a TFH phenotype. * Relapsed or refractory to at least 1 prior systemic, cytotoxic therapy for T cell lymphoma. * Measurable disease as defined by Lugano 2014 criteria (Cheson 2014) for T cell lymphoma. Key Exclusion Criteria: * Cutaneous-only disease. * Received prior allogeneic transplant any time in the past or received autologous transplant within 60 days prior to the first dose of study drug. * Received prior treatment with a phosphoinositide-3-kinase (PI3K) inhibitor. * Prior exposure to planned study treatment investigator's choice therapy (gemcitabine or bendamustine) within 60 days prior to the first dose of study drug. Other protocol-defined criteria apply.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
44 sites in 10 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Aarhus University Hospital
RECRUITINGAarhus, DK-8200, Denmark
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Amsterdam UMC location AMC
RECRUITINGAmsterdam, 1105 AZ, Netherlands
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Asst Papa Giovanni Xxiii Uo Ematologia
RECRUITINGBergamo, 24127, Italy
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Azienda Ospedaliera Nazionale SS. Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo - Alessandria
RECRUITINGAlessandria, 15121, Italy
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Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna
RECRUITINGBologna, 40138, Italy
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Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre
RECRUITINGGlasgow, G12 0YN, United Kingdom
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CHU Bordeaux
RECRUITINGPessac, 33604, France
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CHU Clermont-Ferrand
RECRUITINGClermont-Ferrand, 63000, France
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CHU Cote de Nacre
RECRUITINGCaen, 14033, France
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CHU Montpellier
RECRUITINGMontpellier, 34295, France
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CHU Nantes
RECRUITINGNantes, 44093, France
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CHU PONTCHAILLOU-Haematology
RECRUITINGRennes, France
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Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud
RECRUITINGPierre-Bénite, 69310, France
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Ematologia Oncologia Instituto Pascale
RECRUITINGNaples, Italy
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Erasmus University Medical Center
RECRUITINGRotterdam, 3015GD, Netherlands
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Evangelisches Krankenhaus Essen-Werden
RECRUITINGEssen, 45239, Germany
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Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS
RECRUITINGRome, 00168, Italy
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Hopital Pitie Salpetriere
RECRUITINGParis, 75019, France
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Hospital Clinico Universitario de Salamanca
RECRUITINGSalamanca, 58182, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Fundacion Jimenez Diaz
RECRUITINGMadrid, 37007, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocio
RECRUITINGSeville, Spain
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ICO Hospitalet (Hospital Duran i Reynals)
RECRUITINGBarcelona, 08908, Spain
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Institut Curie Paris
RECRUITINGSaint-Cloud, 92210, France
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Institut Gustave Roussy
RECRUITINGVillejuif, Vaillant, 94805, France
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Instytut Hematologii i Transfuzjologii
RECRUITINGWarsaw, 02-776, Poland
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Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC)
RECRUITINGLeiden, 2333 ZA, Netherlands
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Narodowy Instytut Onkologii im. Marii Skłodowskiej - Curie
RECRUITINGWarsaw, 02-781, Poland
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Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
RECRUITINGNottingham, NG5 1PB, United Kingdom
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Odense Hospital
RECRUITINGOdense, DK-5000, Denmark
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Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
RECRUITINGOxford, OX3 7LE, United Kingdom
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Pratia Centrum Medyczne Krakow
RECRUITINGKrakow, 30-727, Poland
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Rigshospitalet Copenhagen
RECRUITINGCopenhagen, DK-2100, Denmark
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The Christie NHS Foundation Trust
RECRUITINGManchester, M20 4BX, United Kingdom
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The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
RECRUITINGSutton, Surrey, SM2 5PT, United Kingdom
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UCLH NHS Foundation Trust
RECRUITINGLondon, NW1 2PG, United Kingdom
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UNICANCER - Centre Henri-Becquerel
RECRUITINGRouen, Normandy, 76038 Cedex 1, France
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UZ Leuven - Gasthuisberg Campus
RECRUITINGLeuven, 3000, Belgium
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Universitaetsklinikum Halle (Saale)
RECRUITINGHalle, 06120, Germany
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Universitaetsklinikum Leipzig- Klinik und Poliklinik fuer Haematologie und Zelltherapie
RECRUITINGLeipzig, 04103, Germany
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Universitaetsmedizin Goettingen (UMG) - Klinik fuer Haematologie und Medizinische Onkologie
RECRUITINGGoettigen, 37075, Germany
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Universitair Ziekenhuis Gent (UZ Gent)
RECRUITINGGhent, 9000, Belgium
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University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
RECRUITINGLeicester, LE1 5WW, United Kingdom
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Uniwersyteckie Centrum Kliniczne Oddzial Hematologii i Transplantologii
RECRUITINGGdansk, 80-214, Poland
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Vseobecna fakultni nemocnice
RECRUITINGPrague, 128 08, Czechia
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