New hope for deadly lymphoma combo: drug cocktail targets both cancer and immune chaos
NCT ID NCT07525466
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This trial tests a new combination of drugs (MEPL-G) for people with a rare and aggressive lymphoma (NK/T-cell) that has triggered a life-threatening immune overreaction called HLH. The goal is to control both the cancer and the dangerous inflammation quickly. About 25 adults will receive this treatment to see if it improves survival and is safe.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1/2
Runs two stages together: safety and dose first, then whether the treatment works.
- Participants
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About 25 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2026
- Expected to finish
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Sep 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: * Histologically confirmed extranodal NK/T-cell lymphoma. * Meeting the HLH-2004 diagnostic criteria (≥ 5 criteria). * Age ≥ 18 years, regardless of gender. * Negative HIV antigen or antibody. * Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≥ 50% on cardiac echocardiography. * No active visceral bleeding (e.g., gastrointestinal, pulmonary, cerebral). * No uncontrolled infection (e.g., pulmonary infection, intestinal infection). * Negative HCV antibody; or positive HCV antibody with negative HCV RNA. * Negative HBsAg and negative HBcAb. If either is positive, peripheral blood HBV DNA load must be \< 1×10³ copies/mL to be eligible. * Signed written informed consent and ability to understand and comply with all study requirements. Exclusion Criteria: * New York Heart Association (NYHA) cardiac function class ≥ II; * Female patients who are pregnant or breastfeeding; * Known hypersensitivity to any of the study drugs; * Presence of other concurrent malignancies (except non-melanoma skin cancer); * Concurrent central nervous system lymphoma infiltration; * Severe psychiatric disorders or inability to comply with follow-up; * Severe renal dysfunction (glomerular filtration rate \< 15 mL/min); * Severe liver cirrhosis (MELD score \> 20); * History of acute or chronic pancreatitis; * Simultaneous participation in another clinical trial.
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University
RECRUITINGBeijing, 100730, China
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