New drug cocktail aims to beat tough lymphoma
NCT ID NCT07371923
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This phase 2 trial tests whether adding the drug zanubrutinib to a standard chemotherapy regimen (Pola-R-CHP) can improve outcomes for people with newly diagnosed diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) who have high-risk features. About 50 participants will receive the combination for six cycles. The main goal is to see how many achieve a complete remission (no cancer detected).
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- zanubrutinib (a BTK inhibitor) combined with polatuzumab, rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, and prednisone
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a more effective first-line treatment for high-risk DLBCL patients, potentially improving remission rates and reducing relapse.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase (phase 2) single-center trial with no control group, so results may not be generalizable. The combination also carries risks of increased side effects from multiple drugs.
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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 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2025
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2028
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: * Pathologically confirmed diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL); * Have a "measurable lesions" ; * Have at least one of the following risk factors, including: IPI score ≥2 points, ABC subtype, double-expressor lymphoma, double-hit lymphoma, CD5-positive DLBCL, MCD subtype, N1 subtype, A53 subtype, extranodal lesions ≥2, special site involvement, such as central nervous system CNS, breast, testis, ovary, uterus, bone marrow, vitreoretinal, paraspinal, paranasal sinuses and intravascular, etc. * ECOG score 0-3; * Expected survival time for 3 months or more; * White blood cell count ≥3 x 10e9/L, the platelet count≥50 x 10e9/L; 1.5 mg/dL or less of serum creatinine, creatinine clearance≥50 ml/min; ALT, AST 3 x ULN or less, total bilirubin 2 x ULN or less. Exclusion Criteria (the subject should not have any one of the following): * currently suffering from other malignant tumor; * ever received any treatments for lymphoma, except for short-term use of corticosteroids; * Allergic to any kind of study drug; * Active infection or uncontrol of HBV infection, HIV/AIDS or other serious infectious diseases; * Pregnancy and lactation women of childbearing age and are reluctant to take contraception subjects; * Researchers think that the subject does not fit to participate in this study.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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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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Beijing Tongren Hospital
RECRUITINGBeijing, Beijing Municipality, 100730, China
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