Chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma
MONDO:0003864An indolent, mature B-cell neoplasm composed of small, round B-lymphocytes. When the bone marrow and peripheral blood are involved, the term chronic lymphocytic leukemia is used. The term small lymphocytic lymphoma is restricted to cases which do not show leukemic involvement of the bone marrow and peripheral blood.
Also known as: CLL/SLL, chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma, chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma (morphologic abnormality)
2126 clinical trials for this condition and its sub-types, 108 tagged with Chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma itself.
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Second chance: new combo targets relapsed CLL after venetoclax fails
Disease control Recruiting nowThis Phase 2 trial tests a combination of two drugs, venetoclax and acalabrutinib, in 60 adults with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) whose cancer returned after initial treatment with venetoclax plus an antibody. Participants first take acalabrutinib alone for 2 cycles, then a…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Stichting Hemato-Oncologie voor Volwassenen Nederland • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Sep 21, 2026 13:01 UTC
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New drug combo aims to outperform standard therapy for Hard-to-Treat blood cancers
Disease control Recruiting nowThis phase 3 trial is testing whether a new drug, nemtabrutinib, combined with venetoclax works better than the current standard of venetoclax plus rituximab for people with relapsed or refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) or small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL). About 735 p…
Phase 3 • Sponsor: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Sep 21, 2026 13:01 UTC
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New hope for Tough-to-Treat blood cancers: NX-5948 trial opens
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests an experimental drug called NX-5948 in adults with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) or small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL) that has come back or not responded to prior treatments, including BTK and BCL-2 inhibitors. The main goal is to see if the drug can shrink o…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Nurix Therapeutics, Inc. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Sep 19, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New hope for Tough-to-Treat blood cancer: targeted drug trial opens
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests a drug called mirdametinib in people whose chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) or small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL) has returned or stopped responding to treatment. The drug blocks a protein that helps cancer cells grow. About 20 participants will take the drug to …
Phase 2 • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Sep 13, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New combo therapy aims to tackle Hard-to-Treat blood cancers
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests whether adding a targeted drug (nemtabrutinib) to a personalized cell therapy (lisocabtagene maraleucel) can help people with chronic lymphocytic leukemia or small lymphocytic lymphoma that has returned or stopped responding to treatment. About 20 adults will rec…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Sep 13, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New cocktail of cancer drugs shows promise for tough leukemia cases
Disease control Recruiting nowThis phase 2 trial is testing whether a combination of three drugs—acalabrutinib, venetoclax, and obinutuzumab—can better control chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL) that has come back or is resistant to treatment. About 168 adults with high-ri…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Sep 12, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New hope for Hard-to-Treat leukemia: Two-Drug combo enters human trials
Disease control Recruiting nowThis early-stage trial is testing two drugs, mosunetuzumab and venetoclax, in people with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) that has come back or stopped responding to treatment. Mosunetuzumab is given as a shot under the skin, and venetoclax is a daily pill. The study will chec…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Hoffmann-La Roche • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Sep 10, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New drug pirtobrutinib tested for Long-Term safety in blood cancers
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study is checking the long-term safety of the drug pirtobrutinib in people with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) or small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL) who have already been treated with other drugs. About 150 adults who completed a previous pirtobrutinib study can join. They…
Phase 4 • Sponsor: Eli Lilly and Company • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Sep 06, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New combo aims to beat standard CLL therapy in older patients
Disease control Recruiting nowThis Phase 3 trial compares a fixed-duration combination of zanubrutinib and sonrotoclax against continuous zanubrutinib alone in older patients with untreated chronic lymphocytic leukemia or small lymphocytic lymphoma. The study will enroll 466 participants to see if the combo i…
Phase 3 • Sponsor: Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Sep 04, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New hope for blood cancer patients: experimental combo enters final testing phase
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests whether a new drug, sonrotoclax, combined with an antibody therapy works better than the current standard treatment for adults with chronic lymphocytic leukemia or small lymphocytic lymphoma that has come back or stopped responding to prior therapy. About 630 par…
Phase 3 • Sponsor: BeOne Medicines • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Aug 26, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New drug targets Hard-to-Treat blood cancers in chinese trial
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests a new drug called BGB-16673 for people in China with certain blood cancers (B-cell malignancies) that have come back or not responded to treatment. The drug works by breaking down a protein that helps cancer cells grow. The trial has two parts: first, finding the…
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: BeiGene • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Aug 23, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New pill shows promise against tough blood cancers
Disease control Recruiting nowThis phase 2 study tests an oral drug called nemtabrutinib in about 490 people with blood cancers like chronic lymphocytic leukemia, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, and Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia. The goal is to see if the drug can shrink tumors and control the cancer, while also chec…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Aug 23, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New hope in blood cancer battle: Next-Gen drug tested against standard therapy
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests whether a newer drug called pirtobrutinib works better than the current standard drug ibrutinib for people with chronic lymphocytic leukemia or small lymphocytic lymphoma. About 737 adults who need treatment for their cancer will be randomly assigned to receive o…
Phase 3 • Sponsor: Loxo Oncology, Inc. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Aug 19, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New pill takes on hard-to-treat blood cancers in early trial
Disease control Recruiting nowThis early-stage study tests an experimental drug called EXS73565 in about 50 adults with certain blood cancers (like lymphoma or leukemia) that returned or didn't respond to standard treatments. The main goal is to check safety and find the right dose, while also seeing if the d…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Exscientia AI Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Recursion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Aug 15, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New drug rocbrutinib takes on pirtobrutinib in blood cancer showdown
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests a new drug, rocbrutinib, against another drug, pirtobrutinib, in people with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) or small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL) whose cancer has returned or stopped responding to treatment. All participants have already tried a type of BTK inh…
Phase 3 • Sponsor: Newave Pharmaceutical Inc • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Aug 13, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New pill ZE50-0134 takes on Hard-to-Treat leukemia and lymphoma
Disease control Recruiting nowThis early-stage study is testing a new oral drug called ZE50-0134 in 66 adults with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL), or certain low-grade lymphomas that have come back or not responded to prior treatments. The main goal is to check the drug's…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Lomond Therapeutics Holdings, Inc. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Aug 02, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New triple therapy aims to tame relapsed blood cancer
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests whether a combination of three drugs—pirtobrutinib, venetoclax, and obinutuzumab—can control relapsed chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) or small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL). About 40 adults who have had prior treatment will receive this time-limited therapy. The …
Phase 2 • Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Aug 01, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New combo pill attack aims to control blood cancers
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests two experimental drugs (rocbrutinib and lacutoclax) taken together to treat several types of blood cancers, including lymphoma and leukemia. The goal is to see if the combination is safe and can shrink or control the cancer. About 92 adults who have already tried…
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: Guangzhou Lupeng Pharmaceutical Company LTD. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Aug 01, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New pill shows promise for Hard-to-Treat blood cancer
Disease control Recruiting nowThis phase 2 trial tests lacutoclax, a daily pill that blocks a protein helping cancer cells survive, in 75 adults with relapsed or refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia or small lymphocytic lymphoma. Participants take the drug until their disease worsens or side effects become…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Guangzhou Lupeng Pharmaceutical Company LTD. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Aug 01, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New pill takes on Hard-to-Treat blood cancers
Disease control Recruiting nowThis early-stage trial tests a daily pill called APG-3288 in 180 adults with blood cancers like leukemia or lymphoma that have come back or not responded to standard treatments. The main goals are to find the safest dose and check for side effects. Researchers will also look for …
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Ascentage Pharma Group Inc. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Aug 01, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Can a Chemo-Free pill combo outsmart leukemia at first diagnosis?
Disease control Recruiting nowThis phase 3 trial is testing whether a combination of two targeted oral drugs—lisaftoclax and acalabrutinib—can work better than standard chemoimmunotherapy for people newly diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) or small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL). About 344 particip…
Phase 3 • Sponsor: Ascentage Pharma Group Inc. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 30, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New BTK blocker aims to outsmart drug resistance in elderly CLL patients
Disease control Recruiting nowThis phase 2 trial tests a drug called pirtobrutinib in people aged 75 and older with untreated chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). Pirtobrutinib is a next-generation BTK inhibitor designed to block cancer growth signals, potentially working even when other similar drugs stop bei…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Jennifer Woyach • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 08, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New combo aims to shorten CLL treatment
Disease control Recruiting nowThis phase 2 trial tests two oral drugs, zanubrutinib and sonrotoclax, in 24 people with untreated high-risk CLL/SLL. The goal is to see if a time-limited treatment guided by minimal residual disease (MRD) can achieve deep remission. Participants take the drugs for up to 27 cycle…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 28, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New pill combo aims to keep blood cancer at bay
Disease control Recruiting nowThis phase 2 trial is testing a combination of two oral drugs, DZD8586 and venetoclax, in people with chronic lymphocytic leukemia or small lymphocytic lymphoma (CLL/SLL) who have not yet been treated. The study will first check safety, then see if the combination can keep the ca…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Dizal Pharmaceuticals • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:01 UTC
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New combo therapy aims to outsmart resistant blood cancer
Disease control Recruiting nowThis Phase 3 trial is testing whether adding a new drug called lisaftoclax to a standard BTK inhibitor works better than the BTK inhibitor alone for people with CLL or SLL whose cancer has come back or not responded well to prior BTK inhibitor treatment. About 400 participants wi…
Phase 3 • Sponsor: Ascentage Pharma Group Inc. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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Experimental immune therapy takes on tough lymphomas
Disease control Recruiting nowThis early-phase trial is testing a new cell therapy called TBI-2001 for people with certain blood cancers (B-cell lymphoma, CLL, SLL) that have come back or not responded to at least two prior treatments. The therapy uses a patient's own immune cells, modified to recognize and a…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: University Health Network, Toronto • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:05 UTC
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Engineered immune cells take on tough blood cancers in early trial
Disease control Recruiting nowThis early-stage trial tests a new treatment called IC19/1563 for people with certain blood cancers (like lymphoma or leukemia) that have returned or not improved after standard therapy. The treatment uses a patient's own immune cells, which are modified in a lab to better recogn…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Mayo Clinic • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:04 UTC
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New hope for Tough-to-Treat blood cancers: phase 3 trial launches
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests a new drug called DZD8586 against standard treatments in 250 adults whose chronic lymphocytic leukemia or small lymphocytic lymphoma has come back or stopped responding to prior therapy. The main goal is to see if DZD8586 can delay cancer growth longer than the d…
Phase 3 • Sponsor: Dizal Pharmaceuticals • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:01 UTC
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New hope for blood cancer patients: experimental drug DZD8586 enters phase 2 trial
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests an experimental drug called DZD8586 (Birelentinib) in 155 adults with chronic lymphocytic leukemia or small lymphocytic lymphoma that has returned or not responded to prior treatment. Participants take one of three daily doses to see if the drug shrinks tumors an…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Dizal Pharmaceuticals • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:01 UTC
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New drug cocktail aims to wipe out Hard-to-Treat blood cancers
Disease control Recruiting nowThis Phase 2 trial tests a combination of two oral drugs, acalabrutinib and venetoclax, in 20 adults with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) or small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL) that has come back or not responded to treatment. The goal is to see if the combo can reduce cancer cel…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:34 UTC
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New combo therapy aims to speed up treatment for blood cancer patients
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests a faster, hospital-based dose increase of the drug sonrotoclax for people with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL), or mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) that is new, has returned, or hasn't responded to treatment. Participants first rece…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:23 UTC
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New trial aims to bring targeted lymphoma drugs to minority patients
Disease control Recruiting nowThis phase 1 trial is testing a combination of two targeted drugs, zanubrutinib and sonrotoclax, in people from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups who have relapsed or refractory B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma. The study aims to see if this treatment is feasible and safe for …
Phase 1 • Sponsor: City of Hope Medical Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:10 UTC
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Engineered immune cells take on Hard-to-Treat blood cancers
Disease control Recruiting nowThis early-phase trial is testing a new type of CAR T-cell therapy called MC10029 for people with B-cell blood cancers that have returned or not responded to treatment. The therapy involves taking a patient's own immune cells, modifying them in the lab to target a protein called …
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Mayo Clinic • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 09:05 UTC
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New pill takes on tough blood cancers in early trial
Disease control Recruiting nowThis early-phase study is testing an experimental oral drug called LP-168 in about 60 people with several types of B-cell blood cancers that have come back or not responded to prior treatments. The main goals are to find the safest dose and to see how the drug behaves in the body…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Newave Pharmaceutical Inc • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 09:04 UTC
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New combo therapy aims to wipe out hidden leukemia cells
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests whether adding the drug epcoritamab after standard treatment can make chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) or small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL) disappear more completely. About 22 adults who have already received at least 12 months of a BTK inhibitor (acalabrutinib …
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Zulfa Omer • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:08 UTC
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New hope for CLL patients: a drug that may spare the heart
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests whether acalabrutinib, a drug similar to ibrutinib, is safer for the heart in people with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). Many patients on ibrutinib develop heart side effects and have to stop treatment. Researchers will give acalabrutinib to 61 adults with C…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Seema Bhat • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:04 UTC
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CLL patients may soon stop daily pills: new combo aims for Fixed-Duration treatment
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests whether adding venetoclax (a targeted drug) to ongoing BTK inhibitor therapy can help people with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) achieve deep remission and then stop all treatment. About 79 adults who have been on a BTK inhibitor for at least 6 months and are…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 07:59 UTC
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New combo therapy aims to control blood cancer without a cure
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests a new drug combination (ICP-248 plus orelabrutinib) in people with untreated chronic lymphocytic leukemia or small lymphocytic lymphoma. The goal is to see if the combination is safe and tolerable. About 226 adults aged 18 to 80 with measurable disease and a need…
Phase 2/3 • Sponsor: Beijing InnoCare Pharma Tech Co., Ltd. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 07:59 UTC
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CRISPR gene editing takes on blood cancers: new trial tests donor immune cells
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests a new treatment called CTX112 for people with B-cell cancers (like lymphoma or leukemia) that have not responded to standard therapy or have returned. CTX112 uses CRISPR gene editing to modify immune cells from a healthy donor, making them target and kill cancer …
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: CRISPR Therapeutics AG • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 07:57 UTC
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Scientists watch and learn: no treatment, just tracking blood cancers over time
Knowledge-focused Recruiting nowThis study follows up to 1,000 adults with certain slow-growing blood cancers (CLL, SLL, LPL, WM) to track how the diseases change over time. Participants have regular check-ups and blood draws every 6 to 24 months, and may also have optional biopsies or scans for research. No tr…
Sponsor: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Sep 17, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Exercise may strengthen immunity in CLL and NHL patients, study suggests
Knowledge-focused Recruiting nowThis study looks at how short-term and long-term exercise affects the immune system in people with slow-growing blood cancers like chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and indolent non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). Researchers at Mayo Clinic will have 70 participants undergo a 12-week ex…
Sponsor: Mayo Clinic • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:05 UTC
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Protein study aims to sharpen CLL diagnosis
Knowledge-focused Recruiting nowThis study looks at a protein called LEF-1 in people with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) or small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL). Researchers want to see if measuring LEF-1 can help make a more accurate diagnosis and find new clues about the disease. They will study tissue sample…
Sponsor: IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:08 UTC
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Massive new registry to track thousands of blood cancer patients for years
Knowledge-focused Recruiting nowThis study is a registry that will follow up to 8,000 people with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and related blood cancers over many years. It does not test a new treatment but instead collects information on how patients are doing over time, including survival. The goal is t…
Sponsor: German CLL Study Group • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:02 UTC
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CAR-T cell patients monitored for 15 years in new study
Knowledge-focused Recruiting nowThis study follows 500 people who received CAR-T cells in earlier trials for blood cancers like lymphoma and multiple myeloma. Researchers will check for new cancers and track long-term safety and effectiveness over 15 years. No new treatment is given; it is purely an observation…
Sponsor: Medical College of Wisconsin • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 07:56 UTC
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Tiny heart monitor tracks dangerous rhythms in cancer patients
Knowledge-focused Recruiting nowThis study is for people starting a type of cancer drug called BTK inhibitors, which can sometimes cause irregular heartbeats. Researchers will implant a small heart monitor under the skin to watch for these heart rhythm problems continuously for up to 5 years. The goal is to lea…
Sponsor: Northwell Health • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 26, 2026 18:46 UTC