CAR-T therapy takes on High-Risk lymphoma as First-Line treatment
NCT ID NCT05605899
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This phase 3 trial is testing whether a single infusion of a patient's own genetically modified immune cells (CAR-T therapy, called Yescarta) works better than standard chemotherapy plus antibody treatment as the very first therapy for people with high-risk large B-cell lymphoma. About 300 participants will be randomly assigned to receive either the CAR-T cells or standard care. The main goal is to see if the CAR-T approach delays disease progression or death better than the usual treatment.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Axicabtagene ciloleucel (Yescarta), a CAR-T cell therapy made from the patient's own immune cells
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a more effective first-line treatment for people with high-risk large B-cell lymphoma, potentially improving event-free survival and overall survival.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-phase 3 trial with 300 participants, so results may not apply to all patients. CAR-T therapy carries risks of severe side effects like cytokine release syndrome and neurological problems.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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About 300 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2023
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2031
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
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.
Key Inclusion Criteria: * Histologically confirmed large B cell lymphoma (LBCL) based on 2016 World Health Organization (WHO) classification by local pathology lab assessment, including of the following: * Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), not otherwise specified (NOS) * High-grade B-cell lymphoma (HGBL) * Note: Transformed DLBCL from follicular lymphoma or from marginal zone lymphoma is eligible if no prior treatment with anthracycline-containing regimen. * High-risk disease defined as an International Prognostic Index (IPI) score of 4 or 5 at initial diagnosis. * Have received only 1 cycle of rituximab plus chemotherapy (R-chemotherapy). * Adequate bone marrow, renal, hepatic, pulmonary, and cardiac function. * Females of childbearing potential must have a negative serum or urine pregnancy test. Key Exclusion Criteria: * The following WHO 2016 subcategories by local assessment: * T-cell/histiocyte-rich LBCL * Primary DLBCL of the central nervous system (CNS) * Primary mediastinal (thymic) LBCL * B-cell lymphoma, unclassifiable, with features intermediate between DLBCL and classical Hodgkin lymphoma * Burkitt lymphoma * History of Richter's transformation of chronic lymphocytic leukemia * Presence of detectable cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)-malignant cells, brain metastases, or a history of CNS involvement of lymphoma. * Presence of cardiac lymphoma involvement. * Any prior treatment for LBCL other than the 1 cycle of R-chemotherapy. * History of severe immediate hypersensitivity reaction to any of the agents used in this study. * Presence of CNS disorder. History of stroke, transient ischemic attack, or posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) within 12 months prior to enrollment. * History of acute or chronic active hepatitis B or C infection. * Positive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) unless taking appropriate anti-HIV medications, with an undetectable viral load by PCR and with a cluster of differentiation 4 (CD4) count \> 200 cells/uL. * Medical conditions or residual toxicities from prior therapies likely to interfere with assessment of safety or efficacy of study treatment. Please refer to protocol for further details. * History of clinically significant cardiac disease within 12 months before enrollment. * History of any medical condition requiring maintenance systemic immunosuppression/systemic disease modifying agents within the last 2 years. Note: Other protocol defined Inclusion/Exclusion criteria may apply.
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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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ASST Degli Spedali Civili di Brescia
Brescia, 25123, Italy
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Academisch Medisch Centrum
Amsterdam, 1081HV, Netherlands
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Addenbrookes Hospital (Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust)
Birmingham, B15 2TH, United Kingdom
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Azienda Ospedaliera di Perugia - Ospedale S. Maria della Misericordia
Perugia, 06132, Italy
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Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center
Gilbert, Arizona, 85234, United States
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CHU Bordeaux-Hopital Haut-Leveque
Bordeaux, France
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CHU Dijon
Dijon, 21079, France
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CHU Pontchaillou
Rennes, 35033, France
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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice
Nice, CS 23079, France
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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire(CHU) de Toulouse
Toulouse, 31100, France
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Centre Leon Berard
Cedex Lyon 08, 69008, France
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Centro Hospitalar Universitario Lisboa Norte, E.P.E. - Hospital de Santa Maria
Lisbon, Portugal
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Charite Universitaetsmedizin Berlin
Berlin, Germany
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Colorado Blood Cancer Institute
Denver, Colorado, 80218, United States
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Columbia University Medical Center
New York, New York, 10032, United States
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Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States
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Georgia Cancer Center at Augusta University
Augusta, Georgia, 30912, United States
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Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Bianchi Melacrino Morelli
Reggio Calabria, 89133, Italy
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Helios Klinikum Berlin-Buch
Berlin, 13125, Germany
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Henry-Joyce Cancer Center
Nashville, Tennessee, 37232, United States
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Hopital Claude Huriez CHU Lille, Service Maladies du sang
Lille, 59037, France
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Hopital Henri MONDOR, APHP
Paris, 94000, France
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Hopital Saint Eloi
Montpellier, 34295, France
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Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia
Valencia, 46010, Spain
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Hospital Universitari Vall D'Hebron
Barcelona, 8035, Spain
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Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre
Madrid, 28041, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla
Santander, 39008, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocio
Seville, 41013, Spain
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Hospital Universitario de Salamanca
Salamanca, 37007, Spain
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IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna
Bologna, 40138, Italy
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IRCCS Istituto Clinico Humanitas
Rozzano, 20089, Italy
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Institut Catala d'Oncologia
Barcelona, 08908, Spain
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Instituto Portugues de Oncologia de Lisboa Francisco Gentil - E.P.E.
Lisbon, Portugal
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Instituto Portugues de Oncologia do Porto Francisco Gentil, E.P.E.
Porto, 4200-072, Portugal
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Intermountain LDS Hospital/Blood and Marrow Transplant/ Acute Leukemia Program
Salt Lake City, Utah, 84143, United States
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Jewish General Hospital
Montreal, H3T1E2, Canada
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John Theurer Cancer Center at Hackensack University Medical Center
Hackensack, New Jersey, 07601, United States
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Juntendo University Hospital
Tokyo, 113-8431, Japan
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Leiden University Medical Center
Leiden, 2333 ZA, Netherlands
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Maastricht Universitair Medisch Centrum
Maastricht, 62002, Netherlands
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Mayo Clinic
Phoenix, Arizona, 85054, United States
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Mayo Clinic Cancer Center Outpatient Pharmacy
Rochester, Minnesota, 55902, United States
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Medizinische Universität Innsbruck
Innsbruck, 6020, Austria
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Medizinische Universität Wien (AKH Wien, Medical University Vienna and General Hospital Vienna)
Vienna, 01090, Austria
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Moffitt Cancer Center
Tampa, Florida, 33612, United States
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Montefiore Medical Center
The Bronx, New York, 10467, United States
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Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Chicago, Illinois, 60612, United States
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Norton Cancer Institute, St. Matthews Campus
Shelbyville, Kentucky, 40065, United States
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Novant Health Cancer Institute- Hematology
Charlotte, North Carolina, 28204, United States
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Ochsner Clinic Foundation
New Orleans, Louisiana, 70121, United States
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Osaka University Hospital
Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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Ospedale San Raffaele
Milan, 20132, Italy
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Peter MacCallum Cancer Center
Melbourne, Victoria, 3000, Australia
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Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
Toronto, M5G 2M9, Canada
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Prisma Health Cancer Institute
Greenville, South Carolina, 29615, United States
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Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Buffalo, New York, 14203, United States
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Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital
South Brisbane, Queensland, 4101, Australia
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Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
Camperdown, New South Wales, 2050, Australia
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Tennessee Oncology, PLLC
Nashville, Tennessee, 37203, United States
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The Ottowa Hospital- General Campus
Ottawa, K1H 8L6, Canada
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The University of Kansas Hospital
Westwood, Kansas, 66205, United States
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The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
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Tohoku University Hospital
Miyagi, 980-8574, Japan
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Tokyo Metropolitan Komagome Hospital
Tokyo, 113-8677, Japan
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UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center
La Jolla, California, 92093, United States
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Uniklinikum Duesseldorf, Klinik fuer Haematologie, Onkologie und klinische Immunologie
Düsseldorf, 40225, Germany
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Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
Rome, Italy
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Universitair Medisch Centrum Utrecht
Utrecht, 3508 GA, Netherlands
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University Hospital, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine
Kyoto, 602-8566,, Japan
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University Hospitals Southampton
Southampton, SO16 6YD, United Kingdom
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University Medical Center Groningen
Groningen, 9700 RB, Netherlands
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University of Alabama Hospital
Birmingham, Alabama, 35233, United States
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University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)
Los Angeles, California, 90095, United States
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University of Chicago Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois, 60637, United States
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University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa, 52242, United States
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University of MD Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center
Baltimore, Maryland, 21201, United States
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University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States
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University of Rochester Medical Center
Rochester, New York, 14642, United States
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University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, Texas, 75235, United States
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Universitätsklinik Erlangen
Erlangen, Germany
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Universitätsklinikum St. Pölten
Sankt Pölten, 3100, Austria
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Universitätsklinikum bonn, medizinische klinik III
Bonn, 53127, Germany
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Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, Virginia, 23298, United States
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Weill Cornell Medical College - NewYork Presbyterian Hospital
New York, New York, 10021, United States
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Zuniklinikum Salzburg, Landeskrankenhaus, Universitatsklinik fur Innere Medizin III der PMU
Salzburg, 5020, Austria
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