New drug combo shows promise against rare brain cancer
NCT ID NCT06115824
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This completed study looked at 136 people with newly-diagnosed primary central nervous system lymphoma (a rare brain cancer). Researchers compared standard chemo alone versus chemo plus the targeted drug orelabrutinib. The goal was to see if the combination improved tumor shrinkage and delayed cancer growth. Results are being analyzed to determine if adding orelabrutinib is more effective.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Orelabrutinib (a targeted cancer drug taken as a pill)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, adding orelabrutinib to standard chemo could improve tumor shrinkage and delay cancer progression in people with newly-diagnosed primary CNS lymphoma.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, single-center retrospective study, not a randomized trial. Results may not apply broadly, and orelabrutinib may cause side effects like infections or bleeding.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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136 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2023
- Finished
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Jul 2024
- 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.
Who is studied
PCNSL is a rare and highly aggressive subtype of primary extranodal non-Hodgkin's lymphoma with a distinctive clinical presentation, and more than 95% of the pathological types are diffuse large B-cell lymphomas.The current National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) guidelines recommend first-line induction therapy with high-dose methotrexate (HD-MTX) in combination with rituximab, but long-term efficacy is still unsatisfactory, with 50% of patients relapsing at around 2 years
- Ages
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18 to 75 years
- Sex
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Anyone
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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: * Pathologically confirmed primary central nervous system lymphoma * Methotrexate-based chemotherapy ± orelabrutinib regimen as first-line treatment for patients Exclusion Criteria: * Patients receiving ≤2 cycles of treatment without efficacy evaluation * Those with uncontrolled or significant cardiovascular disease, including: uncontrolled diabetes mellitus, severe cardiac, pulmonary, hepatic, renal insufficiency) and haematological, endocrine system lesions, history of other uncontrollable malignancies
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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.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Department of Hematology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University
Shanghai, China
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