New immunotherapy combo aims to boost hodgkin lymphoma remission

NCT ID NCT05949931

First seen May 13, 2026 · Last updated Jun 20, 2026 · Updated 7 times

Summary

This phase 2 trial tests whether adding the immunotherapy drug penpulimab to standard AVD chemotherapy improves outcomes for people with newly-diagnosed advanced classic Hodgkin lymphoma. About 108 adults will receive either concurrent or sequential treatment. The main goal is to see how many patients achieve complete remission after all treatment cycles.

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Contacts and locations

Study contacts

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Locations

  • Sun Yat-sen Universitiy Cancer Center, Sun Yat-Sen University

    RECRUITING

    Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510060, China

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What this could mean

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

Active substance

Penpulimab (an immunotherapy drug) combined with AVD chemotherapy

What this could lead to

If successful, this could offer a more effective first-line treatment for advanced Hodgkin lymphoma, potentially improving remission rates.

What could go wrong

This is an early-phase (Phase 2) trial with only 108 participants, so results may not apply broadly. Side effects from the drug combination are possible and not yet fully known.

Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

classic Hodgkin lymphoma

As listed by the trial registrant

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