Could a tiny dose of radiation beat lymphoma with fewer side effects?
NCT ID NCT07029217
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study compares standard radiation (24 Gy) to a much lower dose (4 Gy) for people with follicular or marginal zone lymphoma. The goal is to see if the lower dose works just as well but causes fewer side effects. About 375 participants will be enrolled, and the study is currently recruiting.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- radiation therapy
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a gentler radiation option for indolent B-cell lymphomas, reducing side effects while maintaining cancer control.
- What could go wrong
- This is a phase III trial, but the lower dose may not control the cancer as effectively as standard treatment. Long-term outcomes are still being studied.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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About 375 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2028
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: (Arms 1\&2) * Patients must be diagnosed with a follicular lymphoma or marginal zone lymphoma. Of note, there are now two widely-utilized pathology classification criteria used for mature B-cell lymphomas, the World Health Organization (WHO) 5th Edition Classification of Lymphoid Neoplasms and the International Consensus Classification (ICC) of Mature Lymphoid Neoplasms. Either criteria is acceptable and for the purposes of this protocol, the following diagnoses are included: * Follicular lymphoma * WHO 5th Edition * Classic follicular lymphoma (cFL) * Follicular lymphoma with uncommon features (uFL) * Pediatric type follicular lymphoma * Duodenal type follicular lymphoma * ICC * Follicular lymphoma, grades 1-2 or 3A * BCL2 rearrangement negative, CD23 positive follicle center lymphoma * Pediatric type follicular lymphoma * Duodenal type follicular lymphoma * Marginal zone lymphoma * WHO 5th Edition and ICC * Nodal marginal zone lymphoma * Pediatric nodal marginal zone lymphoma * Extranodal marginal zone lymphoma of mucosa associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) * Patients must have stage I or II disease (with stage I defined as involvement of one nodal region and stage II as two or more nodal regions involved on the same side of the diaphragm) * Patients should be newly diagnosed or previously observed with no prior lymphoma-directed therapy * If the patient is referred for localized gastric MALT lymphoma, there should be documented negative H. Pylori testing within 6 months prior to proposed radiotherapy * Age at the time of enrollment of ≥18 years * Patients must be able to start radiation within 2 months from time of randomization Exclusion Criteria: * Prior radiation to site(s) needing treatment * Follicular lymphoma, grade 3B (ICC) or Follicular large B cell lymphoma (FLBL by WHO 5th edition criteria) * Patients planned to receive concurrent systemic therapy (including oral steroids) for their lymphoma * Patient has cutaneous only iNHL defined as primary cutaneous B-cell lymphoma, primary cutaneous follicle center lymphoma, cutaneous marginal zone lymphoma or unspecified indolent lymphoma of the skin * Gross total resection of all disease * Tumor size measuring ≥5 cm in maximum diameter on any modality diagnostic imaging * Patients with any concurrent medical or psychiatric condition or disease which, in the investigator's judgment, would make them inappropriate candidates for entry into this study
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge (All Protocol Activities)
RECRUITINGBasking Ridge, New Jersey, 07920, United States
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen (All Protocol Activities)
RECRUITINGMontvale, New Jersey, 07645, United States
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (All Protocol Activities)
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10065, United States
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth (All Protocol Activities)
RECRUITINGMiddletown, New Jersey, 07748, United States
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Nassau (All Protocol Activities)
RECRUITINGUniondale, New York, 11553, United States
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Suffolk - Commack (All Protocol Activities)
RECRUITINGCommack, New York, 11725, United States
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester (All Protocol Activities)
RECRUITINGHarrison, New York, 10604, United States
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