New drug combo aims to keep mantle cell lymphoma in check

NCT ID NCT02896582

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This phase 2 trial tested whether adding the targeted drug obinutuzumab to standard chemotherapy (DHAP) and stem cell transplant could better control mantle cell lymphoma in 86 previously untreated patients. Participants received obinutuzumab during induction, before transplant, and as maintenance for up to 3 years. The main goal was to see if the cancer could be cleared at a molecular level in the bone marrow after initial treatment.

What this could mean

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

Active substance

Obinutuzumab (a targeted antibody drug) given with chemotherapy (DHAP, BEAM) and followed by stem cell transplant and maintenance therapy.

What this could lead to

If successful, this approach could improve long-term control of mantle cell lymphoma and reduce the chance of the cancer coming back.

What could go wrong

This is a small, early-phase trial (86 people) with no comparison group, so results may not apply broadly. The treatment involves strong chemotherapy and transplant, which carry serious side effects.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

mantle cell lymphoma

As listed by the trial registrant

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

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • APHP - Hopital Necker

    Paris, 75743, France

  • CH Perpignan

    Perpignan, 66046, France

  • CH d'Avignon

    Avignon, 84902, France

  • CHD Vendée

    La Roche-sur-Yon, 85925, France

  • CHRU Bretonneau

    Tours, 37044, France

  • CHRU Lille - Hôpital Claude Huriez

    Lille, 59037, France

  • CHU Limoges

    Limoges, 87042, France

  • CHU Lyon Sud

    Pierre-Bénite, 69130, France

  • CHU Montpellier

    Montpellier, 34295, France

  • CHU Nantes

    Nantes, 44093, France

  • CHU Pontchaillou

    Rennes, 35033, France

  • CHU Robert Debré

    Reims, 51092, France

  • CHU d'Amiens

    Amiens, 80480, France

  • CHU d'Angers

    Angers, 49000, France

  • CHU de Brabois

    Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France

  • CHU de Caen

    Caen, 14033, France

  • CHU de Clermont Ferrand

    Clermont-Ferrand, 63000, France

  • CHU de Dijon - Hôpital le Bocage

    Dijon, 21034, France

  • CHU de Grenoble

    Grenoble, 38700, France

  • CHU de Haut Leveque

    Pessac, 33604, France

  • CHU de Poitiers

    Poitiers, 86021, France

  • CHU de Strasbourg

    Strasbourg, 67091, France

  • Centre Henri Becquerel

    Rouen, 76038, France

  • Centre Hospitalier Annecy-Genevois

    Pringy, 74374, France

  • Clinique Victor Hugo

    Le Mans, 72000, France

  • Gustave Roussy Cancer Campus

    Villejuif, 94805, France

  • Hopital Henri Mondor

    Créteil, 94010, France

  • Hôpital Saint Louis

    Paris, 75475, France

  • I.U.C.T Oncopole

    Toulouse, 31100, France

  • Institut de Cancérologie de Loire

    Saint-Priest-en-Jarez, 42271, France