New drug combo shows promise for aggressive lymphoma patients
NCT ID NCT03731234
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 09, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests whether adding the targeted drug ibrutinib to standard chemotherapy (R-CHOP) helps people with a hard-to-treat type of lymphoma called ABC-DLBCL. About 75 adults aged 18-65 with a poor prognosis will receive the combo for 6 cycles, then take ibrutinib alone for 18 months to keep the cancer from coming back. The main goal is to see how long patients live without their disease getting worse.
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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 75 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2019
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2027
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 to 64 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 * Histologically confirmed DLBCL not otherwise specified (NOS). Patients with follicular lymphoma IIIB and large B-cell lymphoma with IRF4 rearrangement can be also included. * ABC type defined by Lymph2Cx on the NanoString platform. Note: A formalin fixed paraffin embedded lymph node or tumor biopsy specimen must be submitted to Central Pathology for review during the Screening Period. The specimen must have been acquired by a surgical incision or excision biopsy or from a core needle biopsy * Previously untreated disease * Age ≥ 18 and \< 65 years * IPI score ≥ 2 * Ann Arbor stage II-IV disease * Measurable disease ≥ 1.5 cm in longest diameter, and measurable in 2 perpendicular dimensions * Normal blood count as defined as: absolute neutrophil count ≥1.0 × 10 9 /L independent of growth factor support, platelet count ≥ 100,000/mm 3 or ≥ 50,000/mm 3 if bone marrow (BM) involvement independent of transfusion support in either situation Normal organ functions defined as: creatinine ≤2 times the upper limit of normal (ULN) or estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (Cockroft-Gault) ≥40 ml/min/1.73m 2 , aspartate aminotransferase (AST) or alanine aminotransferase (ALT) ≤3× the ULN; total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 × the ULN unless bilirubin rise is due to Gilbert's syndrome or of non-hepatic origin: patients with documented Gilbert disease may be enrolled if total bilirubin is ≤ 3.0 × the ULN; International normalized ratio (INR) \< 1.5 × the ULN in the absence of therapeutic anticoagulation; partial thromboplastin time (PTT) or activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) \< 1.5 × the ULN in the absence of a lupus anticoagulant * Patients with occult or prior hepatitis B infection (defined as HBsAg negative, anti-HBs positive and /or anti-HBc positive) may be included if hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA is undetectable. These patients must be willing to undergo bi-monthly DNA testing and they should receive prophylaxis with Lamivudine * No active hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection * Known availability of biopsy material * No Central Nervous System (CNS) disease (meningeal and/or brain involvement by lymphoma) * Absence of active infections * No peripheral neuropathy or active neurological non-neoplastic disease of CNS * No major surgical intervention prior 3 months to enrolment if not due to lymphoma and/or no other disease life-threatening that can compromise chemotherapy treatment * Patient with a history of curatively treated basal or squamous cell carcinoma or melanoma of the skin or in situ carcinoma of the cervix at any time prior to the study. * No previous malignancies or patient with a history of curatively treated basal or squamous cell carcinoma or melanoma of the skin or in situ carcinoma of the cervix at any time prior to the study or patients with any other malignancy in remission without treatment for at least 5 years prior to enrolment * Women of childbearing potential and men who are sexually active must be practicing a highly effective method of birth control during and after the study consistent with local regulations regarding the use of birth control methods for subjects participating in clinical trials. - Women of childbearing potential must have a negative serum (beta-human chorionic gonadotropin \[Beta-hCG\]) or urine pregnancy test at Screening. Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding are ineligible for this study. * Life expectancy \> 6 months * Written informed consent from the patient stating understanding of the purpose and procedures required by the study and willingness to take part in the study EXCLUSION CRITERIA * DLBCL including High grade B-cell Lymphomas, both with double hit and NOS according to the 2017 Revised WHO Classification of Tumour of Haematopoietic and Lymphoid Tissues * GCB-DLBCL after centralized COO profiling * Any other histologies than DLBCL: composite or transformed disease. * Primary mediastinal lymphoma (PMBL) * Known central nervous system lymphoma * Primary testicular lymphoma * Any prior lymphoma therapy * Contraindication to any drug in the chemotherapy regimen * Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) \< 50% * Neuropathy ≥ grade 2 * Seropositive for or active viral infection with HBV * HBsAg positive * HBsAg negative, anti-HBs positive and/or anti-HBc positive with detectable viral DNA * Known seropositive active HCV * Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection * Any of the following abnormal laboratory values (unless any of these abnormalities are due to underlying lymphoma): creatinine ≥ 2 times the ULN (unless creatinine clearance normal, or calculated creatinine clearance \< 40 mL/min (using the Cockcroft-Gault formula); AST or ALT ≥3 × the ULN; total bilirubin \>1.5 × the ULN: patients with documented Gilbert disease may be enrolled if total bilirubin is ≤ 3.0 × the ULN; INR \> 1.5 × the ULN in the absence of therapeutic anticoagulation; PTT or aPTT \> 1.5 × the ULN in the absence of a lupus anticoagulant" * History of stroke or intracranial hemorrhage within the past 6 months. * Requires anticoagulation with warfarin or equivalent vitamin K antagonists * Requires treatment with strong CYP3A inhibitors * History of clinically relevant liver or renal insufficiency; significant cardiac, vascular, pulmonary, gastrointestinal, endocrine, neurologic, rheumatologic, hematologic, psychiatric, or metabolic disturbances * Clinically significant cardiovascular disease such as uncontrolled or symptomatic arrhythmias, congestive heart failure, or myocardial infarction within 6 months of Screening, or any Class 3 (moderate) or Class 4 (severe) cardiac disease as defined by the New York Heart Association Functional Classification. * Any uncontrolled active systemic infection requiring intravenous (IV) antibiotics * Major surgical intervention prior 4 weeks to enrollment if not due to lymphoma and/or other disease life-threatening that can compromise chemotherapy treatment * Prior malignancies other than lymphoma in the last 5 years with exception of currently treated basal or squamous cell carcinoma or melanoma of the skin or in situ carcinoma of the cervix * Any other medical or psychological condition that might preclude participation in the study or impair the patient's ability to give informed consent. * Any life-threatening illness, medical condition, or organ system dysfunction which, in the investigator's opinion, could compromise the subject's safety, interfere with the absorption or metabolism of ibrutinib capsules, or put the study outcomes at undue risk. * If female, the patient is pregnant or breast-feeding
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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A.O. C. Panico - U.O.C Ematologia e Trapianto
Tricase, 73039, Italy
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A.O. S. Maria di Terni - S.C. Oncoematologia
Terni, Italy
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A.O. SS. Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo - S.C. Ematologia
Alessandria, 15121, Italy
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A.O.R. "San Carlo" - U.O. Ematologia
Potenza, 85100, Italy
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A.O.U. Citta della Salute e della Scienza di Torino - Centro Ematologia Universitaria
Torino, 10126, Italy
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A.O.U. Citta della Salute e della Scienza di Torino - S.C.Ematologia
Torino, 10126, Italy
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AOU Maggiore della Carità di Novara - SCDU Ematologia
Novara, 28100, Italy
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AOU Pisana - U.O. Ematologia
Pisa, 56126, Italy
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ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda - SC Ematologia
Milan, 20162, Italy
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ASST Spedali Civili di Brescia - Ematologia
Brescia, 25123, Italy
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Arnas Nuovo Ospedale Garibaldi Nesima - U.O.C. Ematologia
Catania, 95123, Italy
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Azienda Ospedali Riuniti Papardo-Piemonte - S.C. Ematologia
Messina, 98158, Italy
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Azienda Ospedaliera S.Giuseppe Moscati - S.C. Ematologia e Trapianto emopoietico
Avellino, 83100, Italy
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Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Careggi - Unità funzionale di Ematologia
Florence, 50141, Italy
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Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Policlinico di Modena - Ematologia
Modena, 41123, Italy
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Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Integrata Trieste (ASUITS) SC Ematologia
Trieste, Italy
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Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale-IRCCS - Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova - Ematologia -
Reggio Emilia, 42123, Italy
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Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza - UO Ematologia
San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy
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Centro Riferimento Oncologico- S.O.C. Oncologia Medica A
Aviano, 33081, Italy
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Dipartimento di Medicina Traslazionale e di Precisione, Università 'La Sapienza'
Roma, Italy
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Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori di Milano - Ematologia
Milan, 20133, Italy
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I.R.C.C.S. Istituto Oncologico Veneto - Oncologia 1
Padova, 35128, Italy
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IEO Istitito Europeo di Oncologia - Divisione Ematoncologia
Milan, 20141, Italy
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IRCCS Istituto Tumori Giovanni Paolo II - U.O.C Ematologia
Bari, 70121, Italy
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IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo di Pavia - Div. di Ematologia
Pavia, 27100, Italy
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Istituto Nazionale Tumori - IRCCS Fondazione G. Pascale - UOC Ematologia Oncologica
Naples, 80131, Italy
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Istituto Scientifico San Raffaele - Unità Linfomi - Dipartimento Oncoematologia
Milan, 20132, Italy
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Monza - Fondazione IRCCS San Gerardo dei Tintori - Ematologia
Monza, 20900, Italy
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Ospedale Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Integrata di Udine (A.S.U.I. Udine)-SOC Clinica Ematologica
Udine, 33100, Italy
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Ospedale Businco - SC Ematologia e CTMO
Cagliari, 09121, Italy
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Ospedale Guglielmo da Saliceto - U.O.Ematologia
Piacenza, 29121, Italy
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Ospedale Policlinico San Martino S.S.R.L- IRCCS per l'Oncologia - Ematologia
Genova, 16132, Italy
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Ospedale degli Infermi di Rimini - U.O. di Ematologia
Rimini, 47923, Italy
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Ospedale delle Croci - Ematologia
Ravenna, Italy
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Ospedale di Castelfranco Veneto - Oncoematologia IOV
Castelfranco Veneto, Treviso, 31033, Italy
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Ospedale di Circolo U.O.C Ematologia
Varese, Italy
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P.O. Spirito Santo di Pescara - UOS Dipartimentale - Centro di diagnosi e Terapia dei linfomi
Pescara, 65124, Italy
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Università Cattolica S. Cuore - Ematologia
Roma, Italy
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Università Politecnica delle Marche- Clinica di Ematologia
Ancona, 60121, Italy
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