Promising combo tackles relapsed lymphoma in small trial
NCT ID NCT02433795
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This phase 2 study tested a combination of two drugs, bendamustine and rituximab, in 27 people with relapsed or progressive marginal zone B-cell lymphoma. The goal was to see how well the treatment shrank or controlled the cancer. Participants had already tried at least one prior therapy. The study is complete, and results may help guide future treatment for this type of lymphoma.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- bendamustine plus rituximab
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this combination could offer a treatment option for people with relapsed marginal zone lymphoma, helping to shrink or control the cancer.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, phase 2 study with only 27 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The treatment also has side effects like low blood counts and infection risk.
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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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27 people
The number who actually took part.
- Start date
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May 2015
- Finished
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Oct 2019
- 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: 1. Histologically confirmed CD20-positive nodal or extranodal MZBCL 2. MZBCL patients who relapsed or progressed: * At least one and a maximum of four prior lines of chemotherapy * During or after the last chemotherapy or radiotherapy or * Without progression within 6 months of the last dose of rituximab-based regimen 3. Patients age ≥ 18 years 4. ECOG PS 0-2 5. At least one bidimensionally measurable disease 6. Adequate hematologic, renal, and hepatic functions 7. Women of child-bearing potential should use two appropriate methods of contraception during the study 8. Written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: 1. Not all of the above inclusion criteria are met. 2. Prior chemotherapy within 4 weeks or radiotherapy within 6 weeks 3. Corticosteroids during last 28 days except chronic administration of prednisolone at a dose of \< 20mg/day for indications other than lymphomas 4. Evidence of CNS involvement by lymphomas 5. Active HBV/HCV infections, known HIV infection 6. Prior diagnosis of cancers within 5 years, except cervical intraepithelial neoplasia type 1, localized non-melanoma skin cancer, or small differentiated thyroid cancer 7. Serious concurrent disease: 8. Patients who are pregnant or lactating
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Chonbuk National University Hospital
Jeonju, Jeollabuk-do, 54907, South Korea
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Chungnam National University
Daejeon, South Korea
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Gachon University Gil Medical Center
Incheon, South Korea
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Gyeongsang National University Hospital
Jinju, South Korea
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Hallym University Medical Center
Anyang-si, South Korea
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Inje Universit
Seoul, South Korea
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Korea Cancer Center Hospital
Seoul, South Korea
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Seoul National University Boramae Hospital
Seoul, South Korea
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Seoul National University Bundang Hospital
Seongnam, South Korea
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Seoul National University Hospital
Seoul, South Korea
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The Catholic University of Korea
Seoul, South Korea
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