New cocktail aims to tame aggressive lymphoma in the very elderly

NCT ID NCT04974216

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

Summary

This phase 2 trial is testing a combination of three drugs—tafasitamab, lenalidomide, and rituximab—in people aged 80 and older with untreated diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). The goal is to see if this gentler, chemotherapy-free regimen can shrink or eliminate tumors after three cycles of treatment. The study enrolled 71 participants and is no longer recruiting.

What this could mean

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

Active substance

tafasitamab, lenalidomide, and rituximab

What this could lead to

If successful, this combination could offer a gentler, effective treatment option for elderly patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma who cannot tolerate standard chemotherapy.

What could go wrong

This is a small, early-phase trial (71 patients) with no comparison group. The drugs may cause serious side effects, and the results may not apply to all patients.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

diffuse large B-cell lymphoma follicular lymphoma high grade B-cell lymphoma high grade B-cell lymphoma with MYC and/ or BCL2 and/or BCL6 rearrangement

As listed by the trial registrant

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

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • APHP - Hôpital Saint Louis

    Paris, France

  • Besancon University Hospital Center

    Besançon, 25030, France

  • CH Saint Vincent de Paul

    Lille, France

  • CHRU Mont Godinne

    Yvoir, Belgium

  • CHRU de LILLE - Claude Huriez

    Lille, France

  • CHU Brabois

    Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France

  • CHU Helora

    La Louvière, 7100, Belgium

  • CHU de Bordeaux - Hôpital Haut Lévêque

    Bordeaux, France

  • CHU de Liège

    Liège, Belgium

  • CHU de Nantes - Hôtel Dieu

    Nantes, France

  • Centre Henri Becquerel

    Rouen, France

  • Centre Hospitalier D Avignon

    Avignon, France

  • Centre Hospitalier De La Cote Basque

    Bayonne, France

  • Centre Hospitalier Departemental Vendee

    La Roche-sur-Yon, France

  • Centre Hospitalier Sud Francilien

    Corbeil-Essonnes, France

  • Chu de Limoges - Hopital Dupuytren

    Limoges, France

  • Clinique Universitaire Saint LUC

    Brussels, Belgium

  • Grand Hopital De Charleroi

    Charleroi, 6000, Belgium

  • Institut Bergonié - Bordeaux

    Bordeaux, France

  • Institut de Cancérologie de la Loire Lucien Neuwirth

    Saint-Priest-en-Jarez, 42270, France