Relapsed/refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma
MONDO:0000901A diffuse large B-cell lymphoma characterized by less than 50 percent decrease in lesion size with induction therapy or the appearance of new lesions or the appearance of new lesions after attainment of complete remission.
2190 clinical trials for this condition and its sub-types, 210 tagged with Relapsed/refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma itself.
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Experimental drug boosts Cancer-Killing cells in lymphoma trial
Disease control CompletedThis early-phase trial tests whether adding an experimental drug called NKTR-255 to standard CAR-T cell therapy can improve outcomes for people with large B-cell lymphoma that has returned or not responded to treatment. The study involves 27 adults and focuses on safety and how w…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Sep 21, 2026 19:00 UTC
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Can a new drug shrink Hard-to-Treat lymphoma tumors?
Disease control CompletedThis phase II trial is testing an experimental drug called BEBT-908 in adults with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma that has come back or not responded to at least two prior treatments. The study aims to see how well BEBT-908 shrinks tumors and controls the disease, as well as how s…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: BeBetter Med Inc • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Aug 20, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Can a Multi-Drug combo outsmart resistant lymphoma?
Disease control CompletedThis phase I trial is testing a combination of drugs—avelumab, utomilumab, rituximab, ibrutinib, and chemotherapy—in people with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma or mantle cell lymphoma that has returned or not responded to treatment. The goal is to find the safest dose and see how …
Phase 1 • Sponsor: City of Hope Medical Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Aug 14, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Immune booster after CAR-T shows promise in early lymphoma trial
Disease control CompletedThis early-phase study tested an experimental drug called NT-I7 (efineptakin alfa) in 17 people with relapsed or refractory large B-cell lymphoma who had already received CAR-T cell therapy. The goal was to see if giving NT-I7 after CAR-T is safe and tolerable, and to look for ea…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: NeoImmuneTech • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Aug 12, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New drug combo shows promise for Tough-to-Treat lymphomas
Disease control CompletedThis phase 1 trial tested the safety and best dose of olaparib when added to high-dose chemotherapy for 50 patients with lymphomas that returned or didn't respond to treatment. All patients were scheduled for a stem cell transplant. The goal was to see if the combination could wo…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Aug 01, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Can nivolumab rescue patients when CAR T-Cell therapy fails?
Disease control CompletedThis phase 2 trial tested nivolumab, an immunotherapy drug, in 20 people with blood cancers like lymphoma, leukemia, or myeloma that came back or didn't respond after CAR T-cell therapy. The goal was to see if nivolumab could help the immune system attack the cancer again. The st…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: University of Washington • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 28, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New targeted therapy combo aims to boost remission in Tough-to-Treat lymphoma
Disease control CompletedThis Phase 3 trial tested whether adding the targeted drug polatuzumab vedotin to a standard chemotherapy regimen (R-ICE) helps people with relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). The study enrolled 306 adults whose lymphoma had come back or did not respond …
Phase 3 • Sponsor: GWT-TUD GmbH • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:06 UTC
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New drug combo shows promise for Tough-to-Treat lymphoma
Disease control CompletedThis early-stage study tested two experimental drugs, odronextamab and cemiplimab, in 105 patients with aggressive B-cell lymphoma that had stopped responding to other treatments. The main goal was to check safety and find the best dose. Researchers also looked at how well the dr…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Regeneron Pharmaceuticals • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:02 UTC
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New combo tackles tough lymphoma
Disease control CompletedThis study tested a new combination treatment for people with a type of blood cancer (B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma) that did not respond to standard therapies. The treatment combined a drug (XPO-1 inhibitor) with specially engineered immune cells (CAR-T cells). The goal was to s…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:00 UTC
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New hope for tough lymphoma: targeted drug shows promise
Disease control CompletedThis phase 2 trial tested a drug called zilovertamab vedotin (MK-2140) in 140 people with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma that had returned or stopped responding to at least two prior treatments. The goal was to see how many patients had their tumors shrink or disappear. The study …
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:39 UTC
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New combo offers hope for aggressive lymphoma in diverse patients
Disease control CompletedThis study tracked 102 US adults with relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (a type of blood cancer) who were treated with a combination of tafasitamab and lenalidomide. The goal was to see how safe and effective this treatment is, especially for racial and ethnic …
Sponsor: Incyte Corporation • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:24 UTC
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New antibody HX009 shows promise for tough lymphoma cases
Disease control CompletedThis study tested a new drug called HX009 in 48 Chinese patients with lymphoma that had relapsed or not responded to prior treatments. HX009 is a dual-target antibody designed to block two proteins (CD47 and PD-1) that help cancer cells hide from the immune system. The goal was t…
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: Hangzhou Hanx Biopharmaceuticals, Ltd. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:09 UTC
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Engineered immune cells take on childhood leukemia and lymphoma in landmark trial
Disease control CompletedThis study tested a treatment called KTE-X19, a type of CAR T-cell therapy, in 95 children and adolescents whose B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) or B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) had returned or stopped responding to standard treatments. The therapy involves collecti…
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: Kite, A Gilead Company • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:05 UTC
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Experimental cocktail aims to tackle tough lymphoma
Disease control CompletedThis early-phase trial tested an experimental drug called OPB-111077 combined with two standard chemotherapy drugs (bendamustine and rituximab) in 36 people whose diffuse large B-cell lymphoma had come back or stopped responding to treatment. The main goal was to check the safety…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:05 UTC
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Targeted drug shows promise for Hard-to-Treat lymphoma
Disease control CompletedThis study tested the drug zanubrutinib in 65 adults with a specific genetic form (CD79B mutant) of relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, an aggressive blood cancer. Participants took zanubrutinib capsules twice daily and were monitored for tumor response and side…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: BeiGene • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:00 UTC
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New hope for lymphoma patients after CAR T-Cell failure
Disease control CompletedThis study tested a drug called glofitamab in 67 people with certain types of lymphoma (a blood cancer) that did not respond to or came back after CAR T-cell therapy. Participants received a pre-treatment followed by up to 11 cycles of glofitamab. The goal was to see if this anti…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: The Lymphoma Academic Research Organisation • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 11:01 UTC
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Off-the-Shelf CAR t cells take on tough lymphomas
Disease control CompletedThis early-phase study tested a new type of cell therapy called ALLO-501, made from donor cells rather than the patient's own cells, in 50 adults with lymphoma that had come back or stopped responding to treatment. The therapy targets CD19, a protein on cancer cells, and was give…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Allogene Therapeutics • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 09:09 UTC
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Outpatient CAR T-Cell therapy shows promise for tough lymphoma
Disease control CompletedThis study tested a cancer treatment called axicabtagene ciloleucel (a CAR T-cell therapy) given with preventive steroids to 35 adults with large B-cell lymphoma that had returned or not responded to prior treatments. The goal was to see if giving the therapy in an outpatient set…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Kite, A Gilead Company • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 09:01 UTC
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New pill shows promise for Hard-to-Treat cancers
Disease control CompletedThis study tested a new drug called XNW5004 in 120 people with advanced tumors or lymphoma that had come back or stopped responding to standard treatments. The goal was to check the drug's safety, find the right dose, and see if it helps shrink tumors. The drug is taken as a tabl…
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: Evopoint Biosciences Inc. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:10 UTC
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Combination therapy shows promise for Hard-to-Treat lymphoma
Disease control CompletedThis phase II trial tested whether combining the immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab (Keytruda) with targeted radiation therapy could help patients whose non-Hodgkin lymphoma had returned or stopped responding to treatment. Seventeen adults with aggressive lymphoma types received bo…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:10 UTC
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New combo therapy shows promise for Tough-to-Treat lymphoma
Disease control CompletedThis early-phase study tested a new drug, glofitamab, combined with standard chemotherapy (R-ICE) in 43 people with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma that returned or didn't respond to first treatment. Participants were eligible for a stem cell transplant or CAR-T therapy. The goal w…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Hoffmann-La Roche • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:00 UTC
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CAR T-Cell therapy shows promise against tough lymphoma in major trial
Disease control CompletedThis phase 3 trial tested whether a personalized cell therapy called axicabtagene ciloleucel (Yescarta) works better than standard chemotherapy for people with relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). The study enrolled 359 participants and compared event-fre…
Phase 3 • Sponsor: Kite, A Gilead Company • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:00 UTC
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New drug cocktail shows promise for Tough-to-Treat lymphoma
Disease control CompletedThis early-stage trial tested a combination of two drugs, lenalidomide and blinatumomab, in 35 adults with non-Hodgkin lymphoma that had come back or stopped responding to treatment. The main goal was to find the safest dose and understand side effects. Researchers also looked at…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:00 UTC
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Double attack on blood cancer: stem cell transplant plus CAR-T shows promise
Disease control CompletedThis study tested a new approach for adults with a tough-to-treat type of blood cancer called large B-cell lymphoma that had returned or not responded to prior treatment. Participants first received a stem cell transplant using their own cells, followed by infusions of two types …
Phase 2 • Sponsor: The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 07:57 UTC
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New hope for tough lymphoma: drug cocktail shows promise
Disease control CompletedThis early-phase trial tested a new drug called ociperlimab combined with either tislelizumab or rituximab in 53 people whose diffuse large B-cell lymphoma had returned or stopped responding to treatment. The main goal was to check safety and find the right dose. Researchers also…
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: BeiGene • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 26, 2026 17:06 UTC
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Can a common arthritis drug tame CAR-T's dangerous side effects?
Symptom relief CompletedThis phase 2 trial tested whether adding the drug anakinra (Kineret) to standard CAR-T cell therapy could prevent nerve toxicity in 15 people with relapsed or refractory non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Participants received anakinra injections for a week alongside their CAR-T infusion. The…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Marcela V. Maus, M.D.,Ph.D. • Aim: Symptom relief
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 07:59 UTC
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CAR-T therapy Follow-Up study shows no new safety surprises
Knowledge-focused CompletedThis study followed 16 people who had already received a special immune cell treatment (CLBR001 CAR-T) for various types of B-cell blood cancers like lymphoma and leukemia. The goal was to check for any new or long-term side effects that might appear months or years after treatme…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Calibr, a division of Scripps Research • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:06 UTC