Tiny radiation dose may tame eye lymphoma
NCT ID NCT02494700
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 16, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests whether a very low dose of radiation (4 Gy) can control slow-growing B-cell lymphoma in the eye socket. About 50 adults with stage I-IV indolent lymphoma or mantle cell lymphoma will receive this targeted treatment. The goal is to shrink or stop the cancer while causing fewer side effects than standard radiation.
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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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50 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2015
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2027
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: * Patients 18 years or older with stage I-IV indolent B cell lymphoma, including MALT and follicular grade I/II. Patients with mantle cell lymphoma will also be included in this study, as mantle cell lymphoma is also radiosensitive, despite it not being an indolent B cell lymphoma. Patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma (CLL/SLL) are ineligible. * Patients must have measurable disease within the orbit, either clinically and/or radiographically after biopsy confirmation of B cell lymphoma. * Bilateral ocular adnexal involvement is permitted, if biopsy confirms unilateral disease and there is high clinical suspicion for bilateral disease, biopsy of the contralateral ocular adnexa can be waived. * Female patients of childbearing potential must have a negative serum pregnancy test (βhCG) within 2 weeks of protocol entry. * Planned systemic therapy after orbital radiation therapy is permitted however the timing of systemic therapy will be recorded and patients will be stratified according to receipt of adjuvant systemic therapy. * Male patients must agree to use a barrier method of contraception or agree to abstain from heterosexual activity for the duration of the study. * Female patients must be willing to use two adequate barrier methods of contraception to prevent pregnancy or agree to abstain from heterosexual activity throughout the study or be post-menopausal (free from menses \> two years or surgically sterilized). * Patients must have the ability to give informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients treated with chemotherapy for lymphoma within 4 weeks of protocol enrollment (including Rituxan). * Patients with aggressive B cell lymphoma histology, including diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL) and grade 3 follicular lymphoma. * Patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma (CLL/SLL). * Patients with a history of prior radiation to the orbit if re-treatment would exceed known orbital tolerance. * Patients with pre-existing retinopathy. * Patients who are pregnant. * Patients with active lupus or scleroderma are ineligible
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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M D Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
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