New hope for young hodgkin patients: drug combo aims to cut radiation
NCT ID NCT06563245
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is testing a drug called brentuximab vedotin, combined with chemotherapy, for children, adolescents, and young adults newly diagnosed with classical Hodgkin lymphoma. The goal is to see if this approach can achieve a faster and more complete response, allowing fewer patients to need radiation therapy. About 96 participants will be enrolled, and the study will track how well the cancer responds and overall survival.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- brentuximab vedotin
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a more effective treatment for Hodgkin lymphoma in young people, reducing the need for radiation therapy and its long-term side effects.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-phase study with only 96 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The drug combination may cause side effects, and it's not yet proven to be better than standard care.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2/3
Runs two stages together: whether the treatment works, then large-scale confirmation.
- Participants
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About 96 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2024
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2039
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A research network
The lead sponsor is a research network or cooperative group.
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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2 to 35 years
- 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: * Ages \>=2\~\<35 years at the time of enrollment; * Patients with newly diagnosed, pathologically confirmed classical Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) by at least 2 tertiary referral centers for pathology; * Adequate organ function; * Patients and/or their parents or legal guardians sign a written informed consent; Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with nodular lymphocyte-predominant HL; * Patients with an immunodeficiency that existed prior to diagnosis; such as primary immunodeficiency syndromes, organ transplant recipients and children on current systemic immunosuppressive agents are not eligible;Patients known to be positive for HIV are not eligible. * Patients who are pregnant; Lactating females who plan to breastfeed. * Patients who received systemic corticosteroids within 28 days of enrollment on this protocol
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Shanghai Children's Medical Center
RECRUITINGShanghai, China
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