New dosing strategy aims to tame blood cancer with fewer side effects

NCT ID NCT03961672

Summary

This study is testing whether giving the cancer drug duvelisib on an irregular schedule works as well as continuous dosing but with fewer severe side effects. It is for adults with chronic lymphocytic leukemia or small lymphocytic lymphoma that has returned or stopped responding to prior treatments. The main goal is to see if this approach keeps the cancer from progressing for at least 12 months.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • City of Hope Medical Center

    Duarte, California, 91010, United States

  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States

  • OHSU Knight Cancer Institute

    Portland, Oregon, 97239, United States

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