Smart scans and DNA tests guide lymphoma treatment
NCT ID NCT06069830
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a new way to treat a rare type of nasal lymphoma (NK/T cell lymphoma) by using PET scans and blood tests for the Epstein-Barr virus to decide the best treatment plan. About 89 newly diagnosed patients will receive a combination of chemotherapy, radiation, and immunotherapy tailored to their test results. The goal is to see if this personalized approach can improve how long patients live without their cancer coming back.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Pegaspargase, etoposide, dexamethasone, and PD-1 monoclonal antibody
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this approach could lead to more personalized and effective treatment for localized nasal NK/T cell lymphoma, potentially improving survival rates.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase study (89 participants) without a control group, so results may not be definitive. The treatment involves chemotherapy and immunotherapy, which carry risks like infection and organ damage.
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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 89 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2023
- Expected to finish
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Oct 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.
- 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: * Pathologically newly diagnosed extranodal NK/T cell lymphoma, nasal type (according to the WHO classification 2016); * No previous anti-lymphoma treatment; * Age ≥ 18 years old; * Ann Arbor stage I/II; * ECOG 0-2 score; * Patients with a life expectancy of at least 3 months; * At least one measurable / evaluable lesion from diagnostic biopsy to the beginning of treatment; * Sufficient bone marrow and liver and kidney function, namely: 1. Absolute neutrophil count (ANC)\> 1000 / μL, platelet count\> 50, 000 / μl, hemoglobin\> 9g/ dl; 2. Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) \<3 times the upper limit of normal (ULN); Serum total bilirubin \<1. 5 times ULN (patients with Gilbert syndrome can be included); 3. Serum creatinine \<2 times ULN or creatinine clearance rate\> 50 ml/min. * Able to comply with the research procedures and cooperate in the implementation of the entire research process; * Written informed consent; * Women with fertility agree to take appropriate measures to avoid pregnancy during the treatment period until at least one year after the end of treatment; Men agree to maintain abstinence or use barrier contraception. Exclusion Criteria: * Diagnosed invasive NK cell leukemia and extranasal ENKTL; * Ann Arbor stage III/IV; * Pregnant or lactation; * Autoimmune diseases that require systemic treatment in the past 2 years (namely, antirheumatic drugs, hormones or immunosuppressants), including but not limited to myasthenia gravis, myositis, autoimmune hepatitis, systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, antiphospholipid syndrome related vascular thrombosis, Wegener's granuloma, Sjogren's syndrome, Guillain Barre syndrome, multiple sclerosis, vasculitis or glomerulonephritis. The following cases are allowed to be included: autoimmune hypothyroidism or type I diabetes receiving stable treatment, hormone replacement treatment (such as thyroxine, insulin, or supplement of physiological hormone due to insufficient adrenal or pituitary gland) are not considered as systematic treatment and are allowed to be included. * Other invasive cancers that have not received curative treatment or are still receiving anti-cancer treatment (including hormone therapy for breast cancer or prostate cancer) in the past 3 years; * Pneumonia requiring steroid medication treatment (non-infectious); Or had clinical evidence of interstitial lung disease or active and non-infectious pneumonia; * Active infections that require systemic treatment; * Severe cardiovascular disease, or myocardial infarction, unstable arrhythmia, or unstable angina pectoris occurring 3 months ago; * Previous treatment with anti PD-1, anti PD-L1, or anti PD-L2 drugs; * HBsAg, HCV, or HIV positivity; HBV and HCV serological positivity is allowed, but DNA/RNA must be negative; * Live attenuated vaccine vaccination within 4 weeks before the treatment; patients are prohibited from receiving live attenuated vaccines during the study period, including influenza vaccines; * Central nervous system diseases; * Previous allogeneic tissue/solid organ transplantation; * Active tuberculosis; * Other concurrent uncontrollable medical conditions that may interfere the participation of the study.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Ruijin Hospital
RECRUITINGShanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200020, China