Triple-Drug cocktail aims to boost remission in follicular lymphoma
NCT ID NCT06471738
First seen Jul 20, 2026 · Last updated Jul 21, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This phase 2 trial tests a combination of three drugs—zanubrutinib, rituximab, and venetoclax—in people with previously untreated follicular lymphoma. The goal is to see if this mix can improve the rate of complete remission (disappearance of cancer). Participants receive all three drugs, and the study tracks how well the cancer responds and how long it stays away.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- a combination of zanubrutinib, rituximab, and venetoclax
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this drug combination could offer a more effective first treatment for follicular lymphoma, potentially leading to higher remission rates.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase trial with only 30 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The combination also carries risks of side effects like infections or low blood counts.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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About 30 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2024
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * A diagnosis of follicular lymphoma (grades 1, 2, or 3a), untreated. * Stage II, III, or IV disease. * Able and willing to provide written informed consent and to comply with the study protocol. * at least one measurable disease. * Must be in need of therapy as evidenced by at least one of the following criteria: * Presence of at least one B symptom: Fever (\> 38 Celsius \[C\]) not due to infectious etiology, or Night sweats, or Weight loss \> 10% in the past 6 months; * Fatigue due to lymphoma; * Splenomegaly (\> 13 cm); * Compression syndrome (ureteral, orbital, gastrointestinal); * Any of the following cytopenias, due to lymphoma: Hemoglobin ≤ 10 g/dL, or Platelets ≤ 100 x 10\^9/L, or Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) \< 1.5 x 10\^9/L; * Pleural or peritoneal effusion; * Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) \> upper limit of normal (ULN) or beta (B)2 microglobulin \> ULN; * Other lymphoma-mediated symptoms as determined by the treating physician. * ECOG ≤ 2 * ANC \> 1.0 x 10\^9/L (for patients without bone marrow involvement by lymphoma) * Platelet count \> 50 x 10\^9/L (for patients without bone marrow involvement by lymphoma) * Prothrombin time (PT)/international normal ratio (INR) \< 1.5 x (upper limit of normal) ULN and partial thromboplastin time (PTT) (activated partial thromboplastin time \[aPTT\]) \< 1.5 x ULN (unless abnormalities are unrelated to coagulopathy or bleeding disorder). When treated with warfarin or other vitamin K antagonists, then INR ≤ 3.0) * Serum aspartate transaminase (AST) and alanine transaminase (ALT) \< 3 x ULN * Creatinine clearance \> 30 ml/min calculated by modified Cockcroft-Gault formula * Bilirubin \< 1.5 x ULN unless bilirubin is due to Gilbert's syndrome, documented liver involvement with lymphoma, or of non-hepatic origin, in which case bilirubin should not exceed 3 g/dL * Women of childbearing potential must have a negative serum (beta-human chorionic gonadotropin \[B-hCG\]) pregnancy test at screening. Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding are ineligible for this study Exclusion Criteria: * Known active central nervous system lymphoma or leptomeningeal disease * Follicular lymphoma with evidence of diffuse large B-cell transformation * Grade 3b follicular lymphoma * Any prior history of other malignancy besides follicular lymphoma * History of severe allergic or anaphylactic reactions to monoclonal antibody therapy * Patients who have undergone major surgery within 14 days * The researchers believe that it is not advisable for the participant to take part in this trial.
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Conditions
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As listed by the trial registrant
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Biotherapeutic Department and Hematology Department of Chinese PLA General Hospital
RECRUITINGBeijing, 100853, China
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