Can a weekly drug combo outsmart resistant lymphoma?

NCT ID NCT01703949

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

Summary

This phase 2 pilot study tests whether giving brentuximab vedotin weekly, alone or with nivolumab, can help people with CD30+ lymphoma whose cancer stopped responding to the standard every-3-week dosing. The study enrolls 28 adults with relapsed or refractory Hodgkin or non-Hodgkin lymphoma. The goal is to see if the new schedule can shrink tumors in at least 20% (with brentuximab alone) or 40% (with the combination) of patients.

What this could mean

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

Active substance

brentuximab vedotin (a drug that targets cancer cells) and nivolumab (an immunotherapy that helps the immune system attack cancer)

What this could lead to

If successful, this could offer a new treatment option for people with CD30+ lymphoma whose cancer no longer responds to standard brentuximab vedotin dosing.

What could go wrong

This is a small, early-phase pilot study with only 28 participants. The response rate targets are modest (20-40%), and the results may not apply to all patients. Side effects from the drugs are possible.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

anaplastic large cell lymphoma Hodgkins lymphoma non-Hodgkin lymphoma refractory malignant neoplasm

As listed by the trial registrant

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

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Fred Hutch/University of Washington Cancer Consortium

    Seattle, Washington, 98109, United States