New combo tackles rare, aggressive lymphoma
NCT ID NCT04139304
First seen Jun 02, 2026 · Last updated Jun 22, 2026 · Updated 4 times
Summary
This early study tests adding daratumumab, an antibody that targets a protein on cancer cells, to standard chemotherapy for people with newly diagnosed plasmablastic lymphoma, a rare and fast-growing cancer. The trial includes up to 15 participants, with or without HIV. The main goal is to see if the combination is feasible and safe, not yet to prove it works.
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Johns Hopkins University/Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center
RECRUITINGBaltimore, Maryland, 21231, United States
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10021, United States
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The Ohio State University
RECRUITINGColumbus, Ohio, 43210, United States
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The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77030, United States
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University of Illinois at Chicago
RECRUITINGChicago, Illinois, 60612, United States
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University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
RECRUITINGMiami, Florida, 33136, United States
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University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
RECRUITINGChapel Hill, North Carolina, 27514, United States
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University of Pennsylvania
RECRUITINGPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
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What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.
Active substance
Daratumumab (a targeted antibody) plus a combination of chemotherapy drugs (etoposide, prednisone, vincristine, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin)
What this could lead to
If successful, this could point toward a more effective first treatment for plasmablastic lymphoma, a rare and aggressive cancer.
What could go wrong
This is a very early, small feasibility study with only 15 participants. It is not designed to prove the treatment works, only that it can be given. Side effects from the added drug and chemo are expected.
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.