Promising combo tackles rare lymphoma in early trial
NCT ID NCT04433156
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This phase 2 trial tested a combination of drugs called VR-CAP (bortezomib, rituximab, and chemotherapy) as a first treatment for people with marginal zone lymphoma, a rare blood cancer. 26 patients received up to 6 cycles of treatment. Researchers measured how long patients lived without the cancer getting worse and how many responded to treatment. The study is complete, but results are not yet widely reported.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- VR-CAP (bortezomib, rituximab, cyclophosphamide, epirubicin, prednisone)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a new first-line treatment option for marginal zone lymphoma, potentially improving disease control and survival.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase trial with only 26 participants and no comparison group. Results may not apply to all patients, and side effects from chemotherapy and targeted drugs can be serious.
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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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26 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2020
- Finished
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Mar 2026
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
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 to 70 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: 1. Age between 18 to 70 years old (including 18 and 70) 2. Diagnosed as marginal zone lymphoma 3. No receiving chemotherapy before enrollment 4. Indications for treatment: 1) symptoms related to tumor; 2) end-organ function damage; 3) large mass; 4) continuous or rapid progress of disease; 5) patient's willingness 5. Having at least one measurable lesions 6. World health organization-Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance tatus (ECOG) 0-1 7. Life expectancy no less than 3 months 8. enough main organ function 9. Pregnancy test within 7 days must be negative for women of childbearing period, and appropriate measures should be taken for contraception for women in childbearing period during the study and six months after this study 10. Agreeing to sign the written informed consents Exclusion Criteria: 1. Diagnosed as central nervous system lymphoma 2. World health organization-Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance tatus (ECOG) ≥2 3. Other malignant tumor history or active malignant tumor need be treated 4. Serious surgery and trauma less than two weeks 5. Systemic therapy for serious acute/chronic infection 6. Congestive heart failure, uncontrolled coronary heart disease, arrhythmia and heart infarction less than 6 months 7. Active tuberculosis. Patients suspected of active TB need to be examined for chest X-ray, sputum and clinical symptoms and signs 8. HIV-positive, AIDS patients and untreated active hepatitis(HBV/HBV and HCV) 9. Patients with a history of deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism less than 12 months 10. Patients with a history of mental illness 11. Researchers determine unsuited to participate in this trial
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Henan Cancer Hospital/The affiliated Cancer Hospital of ZhengZhou university
Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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