New pill hopes to tackle tough lymphoma
NCT ID NCT04993690
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Sep 15, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This early-stage trial is testing an experimental drug called LP-168, taken as a pill, in adults with B-cell lymphoma that has come back or not responded to standard treatments. The study aims to find the safest dose and check for side effects in about 200 participants. It is too early to know if the drug works, but researchers will also look for signs of tumor shrinkage.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- LP-168 tablet
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a new oral treatment option for people with B-cell lymphoma who have not responded to standard therapies.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early Phase 1 trial, so the drug may not be effective or safe. It is small and focused on finding the right dose, not proving a cure.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1
The first testing in people. Mainly checks safety and dose, usually in a small group.
- Participants
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About 200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2021
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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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18 to 80 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.
Key Inclusion Criteria: * Per 2017 revised WHO lymphoma classification criteria, subject must have either: Diagnosed with relapsed or refractory DLBCL or FL and require treatment in the opinion of the Investigator and have received 2 lines SOC. Diagnosed with relapsed or refractory non-Hodgkin's lymphoma associated with B-cell proliferation (such as CLL\\ SLL \\ MCL \\ MZL \\ WM, etc.) in need of treatment in the opinion of the Investigator and have received 1 line SOC. * Adequate hematologic function. * Adequate hepatic and renal function. * Ability to receive study drug therapy orally and willing to receive examinations. * Willingness of men and women of reproductive potential (defined as following menarche and not postmenopausal \[and 2 years of non-therapy-induced amenorrhea\] or surgically sterile) to observe conventional and effective birth control. Key Exclusion Criteria: * According to the 2017 revised WHO Lymphoma Classification Criteria, patients diagnosed with the following diseases: Burkitt lymphoma or Burkitt-like lymphoma, lymphoblastic lymphoma/leukemia, and post-transplant lymphoproliferative disease(PTLD). * Prior malignancy (other than the disease under study) within the past 3 years, except for curatively treated basal or squamous cell skin cancer, carcinoma in situ of the cervix or breast cancer. * Subjects who have received the following treatments within 4 weeks or 5 half-lives before the first dose of LP-168: Antitumor therapies including myelosuppressive chemotherapy, targeted therapy, biological therapy and/or immunotherapy; Any investigational treatment; Patients who have undergone major surgery, severe trauma or radiotherapy. * Subjects who have received the following treatments within 2 weeks before the first dose of LP-168: Steroids or traditional herbal medicine for antitumor purposes; Strong and moderate CYP3A inhibitors and inducers; All drugs that may cause QTc interval prolongation or torsional tachycardia. * Disease states where clinical manifestations may be difficult to control, including HIV, HBV, HCV, syphilis positive or active bacterial and fungal infections; Disease affects the central nervous system with obvious symptoms; Autoimmune hemolytic anemia or Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura. Any gastrointestinal conditions that may severely affect the study drug absorption or pharmacokinetic parameters. * Subjects who cannot tolerate urine collection, venipuncture, lymph node biopsy, and bone marrow aspiration.
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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.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
3 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Beijing Cancer Hospital
RECRUITINGBeijing, Beijing Municipality, 100142, China
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Peking University Third Hospital
RECRUITINGBeijing, Beijing Municipality, 100089, China
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Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center
RECRUITINGGuangzhou, Guangdong, 510060, China
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