New cocktail aims to knock out tough lymphoma

NCT ID NCT04231877

First seen Nov 01, 2025 · Last updated Jun 22, 2026 · Updated 38 times

Summary

This early-phase trial is testing whether adding the targeted drug polatuzumab vedotin (with or without another drug called glofitamab) to standard chemotherapy is safe for people with untreated, aggressive B-cell lymphoma. About 56 participants will receive the combination to see how well they tolerate it. The goal is to find a more powerful upfront treatment for this fast-growing cancer.

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Contacts and locations

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Locations

  • Fred Hutch/University of Washington Cancer Consortium

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    Seattle, Washington, 98109, United States

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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

polatuzumab vedotin (with or without glofitamab) plus standard chemotherapy (rituximab, etoposide, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, prednisone)

What this could lead to

If this combination is safe, it could lead to a more effective first treatment for aggressive B-cell lymphomas, potentially improving remission rates.

What could go wrong

This is a very early (Phase 1) safety study with only 56 people. The added drugs may cause more side effects, and it is not yet known if they work better than standard therapy.

Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

aggressive B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma ALK-positive large B-cell lymphoma B-cell lymphoma, unclassifiable, with features intermediate between diffuse large b-cell lymphoma and classical Hodgkin lymphoma diffuse large B-cell lymphoma high grade B-cell lymphoma high grade B-cell lymphoma with MYC and/ or BCL2 and/or BCL6 rearrangement primary mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma T-cell/histiocyte rich large B cell lymphoma

As listed by the trial registrant

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