New combo aims to boost CAR-T power against tough lymphoma

NCT ID NCT06553872

First seen Nov 17, 2025 · Last updated Jun 19, 2026 · Updated 26 times

Summary

This phase 2 trial tests whether adding the targeted drug pirtobrutinib to standard CAR-T cell therapy (brexucabtagene autoleucel) helps people with mantle cell lymphoma that has returned or stopped responding to treatment. About 60 adults will be randomly assigned to receive pirtobrutinib either alongside CAR-T or later. Researchers will track how long the cancer stays under control and monitor side effects like severe immune reactions.

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Contacts and locations

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  • Moffitt Cancer Center

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    Tampa, Florida, 33612, United States

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  • Stanford Cancer Center

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    Stanford, California, 94305, United States

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  • Univ of Miami - Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center

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    Miami, Florida, 33136, 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

pirtobrutinib (a targeted drug) and brexucabtagene autoleucel (a CAR T-cell therapy made from the patient's own immune cells)

What this could lead to

If successful, this combination could improve how long people with hard-to-treat mantle cell lymphoma stay cancer-free after CAR-T therapy.

What could go wrong

This is a small, early-phase trial (60 people) with no control group for the main comparison. The added drug may increase side effects like immune reactions without improving outcomes.

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.