New liquid biopsy could spot hidden brain lymphoma
NCT ID NCT06090162
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether a liquid biopsy (a simple test that checks for cancer DNA in spinal fluid) can better detect and monitor brain involvement in people with high-risk B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Researchers will compare this new method to standard tests in 64 newly diagnosed patients. If successful, it could help doctors decide who needs stronger treatment to prevent or manage lymphoma in the brain.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 64 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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.
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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: * Informed consent as documented by signature before registration and prior to any trial specific procedures, according to Swiss law and ICH E6 regulations Swiss law and ICH GCP E6(R2) regulations before registration. * Histologically and/or cytologically confirmed newly diagnosed lymphomas including the following: * Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) with at least one of the following characteristics: * CNS IPI \> 4 * Non-GC/ABC subtype with IPI \> 3 * Testicular involvement * Breast involvement * Kidney involvement * Adrenal involvement * Paranasal sinus / orbit involvement * Involvement of ≥ 3 extranodal sites * HIV-positive * Radiological or histological CNS involvement * High-grade B-cell lymphoma with MYC translocation with BCL2 and / or BCL6 (HGBL) * Burkitt lymphoma * Mantle cell lymphoma (blastoid variant or Ki67 \>30% or TP53 mutated) * Primary CNS lymphoma Note: * Aggressive transformation from indolent lymphomas (pretreated or not) are allowed * Patients enrolled in other clinical trials may be included * Patients must be willing to undergo a lumbar puncture at screening * Age ≥ 18 years Exclusion Criteria: * Subtypes of Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) not fulfilling above mentioned criteria (e.g., indolent lymphoma, T-cell lymphoma) * Relapsing B-NHL * Low/intermediate-risk DLBCL (CNS-IPI \< 4) AND no CNS involvement on imaging * Any prior lymphoma-directed therapy before registration, with the exception of a maximum of 48 hours steroids prior to lumbar puncture procedure and therapies received for indolent lymphomas prior to transformation * Any active advanced or metastatic cancer * Any clinical contraindication to lumbar puncture procedure as per local guidelines * Any other serious underlying medical, psychiatric, psychological, familial or geographical condition, which in the judgment of the investigator may interfere with the planned diagnostic procedure.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHUV - Départment d'oncologie
Lausanne, 1011, Switzerland
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Hopitaux Universitaire de Genève (HUG)
Geneva, 1205, Switzerland
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Hôpital Fribourgeois - Hôpital Cantonal
Fribourg, 1708, Switzerland
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Hôpital du Valais, Hôpital de Sion
Sion, 1951, Switzerland
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Inselspital Bern - Universitätsklinik für Medizinische Onkologie
Bern, 3010, Switzerland
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Istituto Oncologico della Svizzera Italiana (IOSI)
Bellinzona, 6500, Switzerland
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Kantonspital Aarau
Aarau, 5001, Switzerland
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Kantonsspital Baselland
Liestal, 4410, Switzerland
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Kantonsspital Graubünden
Chur, 7000, Switzerland
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Kantonsspital Münsterlingen
Münsterlingen, 8596, Switzerland
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Kantonsspital St. Gallen
Sankt Gallen, 9007, Switzerland
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Klinik für Hämatologie und Onkologie Hirslanden Zürich
Zurich, 8032, Switzerland
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Stadtspital Triemli Zürich
Zurich, 8063, Switzerland
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Universitätsspital Basel
Basel, 4056, Switzerland
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