New pill shows promise for Tough-to-Treat lymphoma

NCT ID NCT03593018

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

Summary

This Phase 3 trial tested an oral chemotherapy drug, azacitidine, against standard treatments in 86 patients with a rare type of T-cell lymphoma that had returned or not responded to prior therapy. The main goal was to see if the oral drug could delay cancer progression. The study is completed, and results will help determine if this pill offers a better option for these patients.

What this could mean

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

Active substance

oral azacitidine (a chemotherapy drug taken as a tablet)

What this could lead to

If successful, this could offer a new, more convenient treatment option for patients with this rare blood cancer that has stopped responding to prior therapy.

What could go wrong

This is a completed Phase 3 trial, but results are not yet widely reported. The drug may not improve survival compared to existing options, and side effects like nausea or low blood counts are possible.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma

As listed by the trial registrant

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

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • A. Z. Sint-Jan Brugge-Oostende AV

    Bruges, Belgium

  • Aarhus University Hospital

    Aarhus, Denmark

  • CH Annecy Genevois

    Pringy, France

  • CHRU de Lille

    Lille, France

  • CHRU de Nancy - Hôpital de Brabois

    Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France

  • CHU Haut-Lévèque - Centre François Magendie

    Pessac, France

  • CHU Henri Mondor

    Créteil, France

  • CHU Lyon-Sud

    Pierre-Bénite, France

  • CHU Pontchaillou

    Rennes, France

  • CHU UCL Namur - Site Godinne

    Yvoir, Belgium

  • CHU de Clermont-Ferrand - Hôpital Estaing

    Clermont-Ferrand, France

  • CHU de Dijon

    Dijon, France

  • CHU de Grenoble

    Grenoble, France

  • CHU de Montpellier - Hôpital Saint-Eloi

    Montpellier, France

  • CHU de Nantes - Hôtel Dieu

    Nantes, France

  • Centre Henri Becquerel

    Rouen, France

  • Churchill Hospital

    Oxford, United Kingdom

  • Cliniques Universitaires de Bruxelles - Hôpital Erasme

    Brussels, Belgium

  • Hôpital Necker

    Paris, France

  • Hôpital Saint-Louis

    Paris, France

  • IUCT - Oncopole

    Toulouse, France

  • Institut d'Hématologie de Basse Normandie

    Caen, France

  • Medical University of Vienna

    Vienna, Austria

  • Nottingham City Hospital

    Nottingham, United Kingdom

  • The Christie

    Manchester, United Kingdom

  • University College London Hospital

    London, United Kingdom

  • University Hospital for Internal Medicine - University Hospital Graz

    Graz, Austria