New hope for elderly lymphoma patients: antibody therapy without harsh chemo
NCT ID NCT05660967
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 02, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a drug called epcoritamab, given alone or with another drug (lenalidomide), in elderly patients with a type of lymphoma (DLBCL) who cannot receive standard chemotherapy. The goal is to see how well the treatment shrinks tumors and how safe it is. All 111 participants will receive active treatment, and they have an equal chance of getting epcoritamab alone or the combination.
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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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111 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2023
- Finished
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Jun 2026
- 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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75 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: * Must have newly diagnosed CD20+ large cell lymphoma. * Is ineligible for anthracycline-based therapy/cytotoxic chemotherapy due to: * Being age ≥80 years; AND/OR * Being age ≥75 years and having important comorbid condition(s), which are likely to have a negative impact on tolerability of anthracycline-based therapy/cytotoxic chemotherapy. * Have Immune Effector Cell-Associated Encephalopathy (ICE) score of at least 8 out of 10. * Have Ann Arbor Stage II-IV disease. * Have ECOG PS of 0, 1, or 2; (ECOG PS of 3 may be considered if impairment is attributed to current lymphoma/DLBCL and if pre-phase treatment during the screening phase results in an improvement of ECOG PS to ≤2 prior to enrollment). * Have measurable disease as per Lugano criteria. * Have acceptable organ function based on baseline bloodwork. * Must have fresh (preferred) or archival biopsy material at screening. Exclusion Criteria: * Has known active, clinically significant bacterial, viral, fungal, mycobacterial, parasitic, or other infection at trial enrollment, including COVID-19 infection. * Has severe cardiovascular disease (other than those eligibility criteria that preclude the subject from receiving anthracycline-based therapy/cytotoxic chemotherapy), * Has been exposed to/received any of the following prior therapies, treatments, or procedures within the specified timeframes: * Major surgery within 4 weeks prior to the first dose of epcoritamab; * Non-investigational antineoplastic agents (except anti-CD20 monoclonal antibodies) or any investigational drug within 4 weeks or 5 half-lives, whichever is shorter, prior to the first dose of epcoritamab; * Autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), CAR-T, allogeneic stem cell transplantation, or solid organ transplantation; * Live, attenuated vaccines within 30 days prior to initiation of epcoritamab; * Investigational vaccines within 28 days before the planned first dose of epcoritamab (ie, experimental and/or non-authorized SARS-CoV-2 vaccinations and therapies are not allowed); * Invasive investigational medical device use within 28 days before the planned first dose of epcoritamab. * Has primary central nervous system (CNS) tumor or known CNS involvement or intracranial involvement as confirmed by mandatory brain magnetic resonance imaging/computed tomography (MRI/CT) scan at screening and, if clinically indicated, by lumbar puncture. * Has a seizure disorder requiring anti-epileptic therapy or experienced a seizure within 6 months of signing an informed consent form. * Has known past or current malignancy other than inclusion diagnosis, with exceptions as stated in protocol. * Has known or suspected allergies, hypersensitivity, or intolerance to either of the trial treatments or has known or suspected contraindication to the use of all locally available anti-cytokine therapies per local guidelines for management of cytokine release syndrome (CRS). * Has active hepatitis B virus (HBV) (DNA polymerase chain reaction \[PCR\]-positive) or hepatitis C virus (HCV) (RNA PCR-positive) infection, current alcohol abuse, or cirrhosis. * Has active cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection (DNA PCR-positive) requiring treatment. * Has suspected active or inadequately treated latent tuberculosis. * Has a known history of seropositivity for HIV. Note: HIV testing is required at screening only if required per local health authorities or institutional standards. 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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AUSL Piacenza Ospedale Guglielmo da Saliceto
Piacenza, Italy
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AZ Delta
Roeselare, Belgium
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AZ Turnhout - Campus Sint-Elisabeth
Turnhout, Belgium
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Asan Medical Center
Seoul, South Korea
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Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Policlinico Sant'Orsola Malpighi IRCCS
Bologna, Italy
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Azienda Ospedaliera Vincenzo Cervello
Palermo, Italy
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Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale degli Spedali Civili di Brescia (Presidio Spedali Civili)
Brescia, Italy
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Azienda sanitaria integrata università di Trieste
Trieste, Italy
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CHU Amiens - Hopital Sud
Salouël, France
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CHU Angers - Hôpital Hôtel Dieu
Angers, France
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CHU Tours - Hôpital Bretonneau
Tours, France
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CHU de Bordeaux - Hôpital Haut-Lévêque
Pessac, France
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CHU de Nantes - Hotel Dieu
Nantes, France
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Cancer Institute Hospital of JFCR
Kōtoku, Japan
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Centrum Medyczne Pratia Poznan
Skorzewo, Poland
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Clinica di Ematologia AOU Ospedali Riuniti di Ancona
Ancona, Ancona, Italy
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Derriford Hospital
Plymouth, United Kingdom
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Fakultni nemocnice Hradec Kralove
Hradec Králové, Czechia
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Fakultni nemocnice v Motole
Prague, Czechia
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Fondazione del Piemonte per l'Oncologia IRCC Candiolo
Candiolo, Italy
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Hopital Claude Huriez - CHRU Lille
Lille, France
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Hopital de la Conception - APHM
Marseille, France
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Hospital Clinic de Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain
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Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañon
Madrid, Spain
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Hospital San Pedro de Alcantara
Cáceres, Spain
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Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre
Madrid, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Fundacion Jimenez Diaz
Madrid, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Nuestra Señora de Valme
Seville, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Puerta del Mar
Seville, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Ramon y Cajal
Madrid, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena
Seville, Spain
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Hôpital Henri Mondor
Créteil, France
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Hôpital Saint-Antoine
Paris, France
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Hôpital Saint-Louis
Paris, France
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ICO Badalona - Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol
Badalona, Spain
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ICO l'Hospitalet - Hospital Duran i Reynals
Barcelona, Spain
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IEO Istituto Europeo di Oncologia Parent
Milan, Italy
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IRCCS Centro di Riferimento Oncologico
Aviano, Italy
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IRCCS Istituto Romagnolo Per Lo Studio Dei Tumori "Dino Amadori" - IRST
Meldola, Italy
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Institut Jules Bordet
Anderlecht, Belgium
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Jeonbuk National University Hospital
Jeonju, South Korea
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Kagoshima University Hospital
Kagoshima, Japan
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Kanazawa University Hospital
Kanazawa, Japan
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Keimyung University Dongsan Hospital
Daegu, South Korea
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Kepler Universitätsklinikum
Linz, Austria
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Kindai University Hospital
Ōsaka-sayama, Japan
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Klinikum Wels-Grieskirchen GmbH
Wels, Austria
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Kyushu University Hospital
Fukuoka, Japan
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LKH - Universitätsklinikum der PMU Salzburg
Salzburg, Austria
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MICS Centrum Medyczne Torun
Torun, Poland
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Matsuyama Red Cross Hospital
Matsuyama, Japan
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NHO Nagoya Medical Center
Nagoya, Japan
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National Cancer Center
Goyang-si, South Korea
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National Cancer Center Hospital East
Kashiwa, Japan
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Ospedale San Raffaele
Milan, Italy
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Pratia MCM Krakow
Krakow, Poland
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Royal Cornwall Hospital NHS Trust
Truro, United Kingdom
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Royal Marsden Hospital
Sutton, United Kingdom
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Royal Marsden Hospital - Fulham
London, United Kingdom
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Samsung Medical Center
Seoul, South Korea
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Seoul National University Hospital
Seoul, South Korea
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Southampton General Hospital
Southampton, United Kingdom
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UW Cancer Center at ProHealth Care
Waukesha, Wisconsin, 53188, United States
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UZ Brussels
Jette, Belgium
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UZ Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
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Universitaetsklinikum Aachen AOeR
Aachen, Germany
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Universitaetsklinikum Freiburg
Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany
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Universitaetsklinikum Wuerzburg
Würzburg, Germany
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Vitaz
Temse, Belgium
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Vivantes Klinikum Neukoelln
Berlin, State of Berlin, Germany
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Vseobecna fakultni nemocnice v Praze
Prague, Czechia
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Wojewodzki Szpital Specjalistyczny w Bialej Podlaskiej
Biała Podlaska, Poland
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Yamagata University Hospital
Yamagata, Japan
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ZNA
Antwerp, Belgium
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