New combo therapy aims to beat childhood lymphoma
NCT ID NCT07168980
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is testing whether adding the drug rituximab early and intensively to a strong chemotherapy regimen can improve outcomes for children and teens with aggressive B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma. About 87 participants will receive the combination therapy. The goal is to see if this approach leads to better event-free survival and overall survival compared to historical results from an earlier study.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Rituximab combined with chemotherapy drugs (cyclophosphamide, vincristine, cytarabine, doxorubicin, prednisone, ifosfamide, etoposide, methotrexate)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a more effective treatment option for children with aggressive B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma, potentially improving long-term survival rates.
- What could go wrong
- This is a Phase 2/3 trial with only 87 participants, comparing results to past studies rather than a current control group. The intensive chemotherapy carries significant side effects, and the benefit of adding rituximab early is not yet proven.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2/3
Runs two stages together: whether the treatment works, then large-scale confirmation.
- Participants
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About 87 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2030
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A research network
The lead sponsor is a research network or cooperative group.
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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Up to 18 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.
Inclusion Criteria: * Histology or cytologically confirmed mature B-cell NHL/AL(Burkitt, DLBCL, PMLBL,or aggressive mature B-cell NHL non other specified or specifiable) * Able to comply with scheduled follow-up and with management of toxicity * Signed informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Follicular lymphoma, MALT and nodular marginal zone are not included into this therapeutic study * Patients with congenital immunodeficiency, chromosomal breakage syndrome, prior organ transplantation, previous malignancy of any type, or known positive HIV serology. * Evidence of pregnancy or lactation period. Past or current anti-cancer treatment except corticosteroids during less than one week. Exclusion Criteria related to Rituximab : * Tumor cell negative for CD20 * Prior exposure to rituximab * Hepatitis B carrier status history of HBV or positive serology.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Shanghai Children's Medical Center
RECRUITINGShanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 201315, China
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