Two-Drug sequence aims to clear CLL cells and let patients stop treatment
NCT ID NCT07682415
First seen Jul 02, 2026 · Last updated Jul 02, 2026
Summary
This phase 2 trial tests a treatment plan for people with newly diagnosed chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) or small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL). Participants first take zanubrutinib alone for 12 cycles, then add sonrotoclax for another 12 cycles. The goal is to see if this sequence can make the cancer undetectable in the blood and allow low-risk patients to stop all treatment. The study also monitors side effects and immune function.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- zanubrutinib and sonrotoclax
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this treatment sequence could offer a time-limited therapy that clears CLL/SLL cells deeply, potentially allowing patients to stop treatment and stay in remission.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-phase trial with only 60 participants, so results may not apply to all patients. The combination may cause side effects, and the high-risk group still needs ongoing maintenance therapy.
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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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About 60 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jun 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2034
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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. Aged ≥18 years, no restriction on gender. 2. Newly diagnosed chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma (CLL/SLL) consistent with the Chinese Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia/Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma (2025 Edition). 3. Meet at least one of the following indications for CLL treatment: 1. Evidence of progressive bone marrow failure manifested by progressive reduction in hemoglobin and/or platelet counts. 2. Massive splenomegaly (spleen palpable \>6 cm below the left costal margin) or symptomatic splenomegaly. 3. Bulky lymphadenopathy (maximum diameter \>10 cm) or symptomatic lymphadenopathy. 4. Progressive lymphocytosis: ≥50% increase in lymphocyte count within 2 months, or lymphocyte doubling time (LDT) \<6 months. LDT alone shall not serve as an indication for treatment if the baseline lymphocyte count is \<30×10⁹/L. 5. Symptomatic organ dysfunction caused by CLL/SLL (involving skin, kidney, lung, spine and other organs). 6. Autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) and/or immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) with inadequate response to corticosteroid therapy. 7. At least one of the following disease-related B symptoms: * Unintentional weight loss ≥10% within the preceding 6 months without identifiable cause; ② Severe fatigue (ECOG performance status ≥2, inability to perform routine daily activities); ③ Unexplained fever \>38.0 °C lasting ≥2 weeks without confirmed infection; ④ Unexplained night sweats persisting for more than 1 month without confirmed infection. 4. ECOG performance status ≤2. 5. Major organ function meets the following criteria within 7 days prior to treatment initiation: ○ Hematology: platelet count ≥30×10⁹/L; ○ Biochemistry: total bilirubin (TBIL) ≤1.5×upper limit of normal (ULN); alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) ≤2.5×ULN; creatinine clearance ≥30 mL/min; ○ Cardiac Doppler echocardiography: left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≥lower limit of normal (50%). 6. Male and female participants agree to use effective contraception throughout the study period and for a minimum of 4 weeks after treatment completion. 7. Estimated life expectancy ≥6 months. 8. The patient voluntarily participates in the trial and signs the written informed consent form. Exclusion Criteria: * 1\. Previously received any systemic anti-tumor therapy for CLL/SLL. 2. Pathologically confirmed transformation to Richter's syndrome via biopsy. 3. Severe non-lymphoma-related hepatic or renal impairment defined as: ALT/AST \>3×ULN or TBIL \>2×ULN; creatinine clearance \<30 mL/min or serum creatinine \>2×ULN. 4\. Significant pre-existing renal, neurological, psychiatric, pulmonary, endocrine, metabolic, immune, cardiovascular or hepatic disease judged by the investigator to compromise trial participation. 5\. Other uncontrolled clinically significant medical conditions including but not limited to: a. Uncontrolled systemic infection (viral, bacterial, fungal); positive hepatitis B surface antigen with HBV-DNA \>1000 IU/mL; positive anti-HCV antibody or detectable HCV-RNA; positive anti-HIV antibody. b. Active uncontrolled autoimmune diseases other than autoimmune cytopenias. 6. Clinical signs of central nervous system (CNS) dysfunction or documented CNS infiltration by disease. 7\. Received major surgery (excluding lymph node biopsy) within 14 days prior to enrollment or scheduled to undergo major surgery during trial treatment. 8\. Inability to swallow capsules, malabsorption syndrome, or severe gastrointestinal disorders including prior gastrectomy, small bowel resection, symptomatic inflammatory bowel disease, ulcerative colitis, partial or complete intestinal obstruction. 9\. Concurrent use of strong CYP3A inhibitors or inducers during study drug initiation and dose titration period. 10\. Pregnant or breastfeeding females; females of childbearing potential without reliable contraceptive measures. 11\. Clinically significant cardiovascular disease (NYHA cardiac functional class III/IV); history of myocardial infarction, malignant arrhythmia (including QTc ≥480 ms), inadequately controlled hypertension (systolic BP ≥150 mmHg, diastolic BP ≥100 mmHg) or unstable angina within 6 months before enrollment. 12\. Coagulopathy-related exclusion: long-term treatment with multiple high-dose anticoagulants with no possibility of short-term discontinuation; persistent uncontrolled active bleeding; or prior life-threatening irreversible bleeding events. 13\. History of severe hypersensitivity to any active ingredient or excipient of the investigational product. 14\. Systemic disorders that may impair patient compliance with trial requirements.
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Conditions
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As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
7 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Blood Disease Hospital of Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (Institute of Hematology, CAMS)
Tianjin, Tianjin Municipality, 300000, China
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Henan Cancer Hospital
Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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Jiangsu Province Hospital
Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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Qilu Hospital of Shandong University
Jinan, Shandong, China
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Shenzhen Second People's Hospital
Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University
Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
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The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University
Changsha, Hunan, China
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