Immunotherapy after transplant shows promise for tough lymphomas

NCT ID NCT02362997

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

Summary

This study tested whether giving the immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab after a stem cell transplant could help keep lymphoma from coming back. It included 82 adults with relapsed or hard-to-treat Hodgkin lymphoma, diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, or T-cell lymphoma. The goal was to see if more patients stayed cancer-free 18 months after transplant.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

classic Hodgkin lymphoma diffuse large B-cell lymphoma Hodgkins lymphoma mature T-cell and NK-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma

As listed by the trial registrant

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

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States

  • City of Hope National Medical Center

    Duarte, California, 91010, United States

  • Dana Farber Cancer Institute

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States

  • MD Anderson Cancer Center

    Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

  • Massachusetts General Hospital

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

    New York, New York, 10065, United States