Can a maintenance drug keep lymphoma at bay? new trial aims to find out.
NCT ID NCT07654465
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This phase 2 trial tests whether giving rituximab maintenance therapy after initial treatment with rituximab and lenalidomide (R2) can improve outcomes for people with untreated marginal zone lymphoma. About 144 patients who respond to R2 will be randomly assigned to receive rituximab every 8 weeks for 2 years or just observation. The main goal is to see if maintenance therapy extends the time without the disease getting worse.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- rituximab and lenalidomide
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that maintenance therapy with rituximab helps keep marginal zone lymphoma in check longer after initial treatment.
- What could go wrong
- This is a phase 2 trial with only 144 participants, so results are preliminary. The maintenance therapy may not improve outcomes and could increase side effects like infections.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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About 144 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jul 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2031
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.
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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: * Able to understand and voluntarily sign the informed consent form. * Age ≥18 years. * Histologically confirmed CD20-positive marginal zone lymphoma, including extranodal, splenic, or nodal subtypes. * Considered unsuitable for or unable to tolerate standard chemotherapy. * Previously untreated with systemic anti-lymphoma therapy. * Measurable or evaluable disease according to Lugano 2014 criteria. * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0-2. * Adequate organ function. Exclusion Criteria: * History of other malignancies that may interfere with study assessment. * Central nervous system involvement by lymphoma. * Known HIV infection or active hepatitis B/C infection. * Active or uncontrolled infection. * Gastrointestinal condition that may interfere with oral administration or absorption of study treatment. * Pregnancy or breastfeeding.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Sun yat-sen university cancer center
Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510060, China
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