Could a higher stem cell dose beat back lymphoma?
NCT ID NCT02570542
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at whether giving more stem cells during an autologous transplant helps people with relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma recover better and stay cancer-free longer. About 59 adults who have already tried one chemotherapy will get high-dose chemo (BEAM) followed by a stem cell infusion. Researchers will compare different stem cell doses to see which leads to better immune recovery and longer time without the cancer 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
- stem cells (CD34+ cells) collected after plerixafor mobilization, followed by BEAM chemotherapy
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors choose the best stem cell dose to improve recovery and delay lymphoma progression after transplant.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase study with only 59 participants, so results may not apply to all patients. The transplant itself carries 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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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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59 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2015
- 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: * Age ≥ 18 years old * Diagnosed with relapsed or refractory de novo DLBCL or follicular lymphoma transformed to DLBCL to one previous line of anthracycline-containing chemotherapy * KPS ≥ 70 * Complete or partial response by IWG Working Group or ICML Criteria to maximum of one salvage line of chemotherapy without pre-HDT/ASCT salvage radiotherapy. * Eligible for high-dose therapy and autologous stem-cell rescue * Serum creatinine ≤ 1.5 mg/dL, or if creatinine \>1.5 mg/dL, calculated creatinine clearance of ≥50 mL/min by 24 hour creatinine clearance or CKD-EPI. * Last cycle of most recent salvage therapy within 8 weeks of enrollment * Total bilirubin \< 2.0 mg/dL o If Gilbert"s disease is suspected and total bilirubin \> 2.0 mg/dL, direct bilirubin must be \< 2.0 mg/dL * Females of childbearing potential and males must agree to use an acceptable form of contraception per institutional practices. Exclusion Criteria: * Disease progression by IWG Working Group or ICML Criteria since last therapy * Prior autologous or allogeneic stem cell transplantation * HIV infection * Comorbid condition(s) which, in the opinion of the attending physician and/or MSKCC Principal Investigator, will preclude stem cell mobilization and/or high-dose therapy with autologous stem cell rescue * Treatment plan that includes post-transplant maintenance therapy * Salvage therapy that includes involved field radiotherapy
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Columbia University
New York, New York, United States
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Medical College of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53226, United States
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge (Consent and Follow-Up Only)
Basking Ridge, New Jersey, United States
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen (Consent and Follow Up Only)
Montvale, New Jersey, 07645, United States
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York, 10065, United States
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Commack (Consent and Follow-up Only)
Commack, New York, 11725, United States
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth (Consent and Follow up Only)
Middletown, New Jersey, 07748, United States
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Nassau (Consent and Follow up Only)
Uniondale, New York, 11553, United States
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester
Harrison, New York, 10604, United States
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Northwell Health (Data collection only)
Manhasset, New York, 11030, United States
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Tennessee Oncology
Nashville, Tennessee, 37203, United States
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Texas Transplant Institute
San Antonio, Texas, 78229, United States
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University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, Nebraska, 68198-7680, United States
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University of Rochester Medical Center
Rochester, New York, 14642, United States
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