Triple-Drug attack aims to wipe out blood cancer cells

NCT ID NCT03824483

First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This Phase 2 trial is testing a combination of three drugs—zanubrutinib, obinutuzumab, and venetoclax—in people with previously untreated chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL), or mantle cell lymphoma (MCL). The goal is to see if the combo can make the cancer undetectable in the bone marrow and blood. The study plans to enroll 230 participants and is currently recruiting.

What this could mean

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

Active substance

zanubrutinib, obinutuzumab, and venetoclax

What this could lead to

If successful, this combination could offer a powerful, chemotherapy-free option that drives CLL, SLL, or MCL into deep remission with no detectable cancer cells.

What could go wrong

This is a Phase 2 trial, so it's still early. The three-drug regimen may cause significant side effects, and not all patients may achieve undetectable disease. Long-term outcomes are unknown.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma mantle cell lymphoma

As listed by the trial registrant

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

Contacts and locations

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Locations

  • Massachusetts General Hospital (Data Collection and Specimen Analysis)

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    Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States

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  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

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    New York, New York, 10065, United States

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  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Commack

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    Commack, New York, 11725, United States

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  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth

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    Middletown, New Jersey, 07748, United States

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  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Nassau

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    Uniondale, New York, 11553, United States

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  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester

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    Harrison, New York, 10604, United States

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  • Memorial Sloan Kettering at Basking Ridge

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    Basking Ridge, New Jersey, 07920, United States

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  • Northwestern University

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    Evanston, Illinois, 60208, United States

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