Testing Drug Treatments After CAR T-cell Therapy in Patients With Relapsed/Refractory Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma
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A Study of Mogamulizumab to Prevent Adult T-cell Leukemia/Lymphoma in People With HTLV-1
Substudy 01A: Zilovertamab Vedotin in Pediatric and Young Adult Participants With Hematologic Malignancies or Solid Tumors (MK-9999-01A/LIGHTBEAM-U01)
Testing Early Treatment for Patients With High-Risk Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) or Small Lymphocytic Leukemia (SLL), EVOLVE CLL/SLL Study
A Study to Compare Standard Therapy to Treat Hodgkin Lymphoma to the Use of Two Drugs, Brentuximab Vedotin and Nivolumab
Feasibility Trial of Glofitamab in a Response Adapted Approach Incorporating Interim FDG PET and ctDNA to Optimize Primary Therapy of DLBCL (GRAIL)
Testing Continuous Versus Intermittent Treatment With the Study Drug Zanubrutinib for Older Patients With Previously Untreated Mantle Cell Lymphoma
TAPUR: Testing the Use of Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Approved Drugs That Target a Specific Abnormality in a Tumor Gene in People With Advanced Stage Cancer
Assessing Benefits and Harms of Cannabis/Cannabinoid Use Among Cancer Patients Treated in Community Oncology Clinics
What is lymphoma?
Lymphoma is cancer of lymphocytes, the white blood cells of the immune system, usually starting in lymph nodes, the spleen, or bone marrow. It most often shows up as painless swollen lymph nodes, sometimes with fevers, night sweats, weight loss, or fatigue. Doctors divide it into two families. Hodgkin lymphoma, identified by a distinctive cell under the microscope, is most common in young adults and people over 60 and is among the most curable cancers. Non-Hodgkin lymphoma covers dozens of types, most arising from B cells, ranging from fast growing ones that need treatment right away to slow growing ones that may be watched for years. Treatment depends on the type and includes chemotherapy, antibodies, radiation, targeted pills, CAR T cells, and bispecific antibodies.
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Types of lymphoma clinical trials
CAR T and cellular trials. Engineered immune cells for relapsed lymphomas, including targets beyond CD19; see CAR T cell therapy.
Bispecific antibody trials. Antibodies linking T cells to lymphoma cells, moving into earlier treatment.
Hodgkin lymphoma trials. Immunotherapy with chemotherapy, and lower toxicity regimens for young patients.
T-cell lymphoma trials. New drugs for rarer T-cell types with fewer approved options.
Pediatric trials. Studies in children and young adults, often through national cooperative groups.
Who can participate in lymphoma clinical trials?
Trials are organized by lymphoma type, stage, and treatment history. Most require biopsy confirmed lymphoma of a specific type; newly diagnosed trials enroll before treatment, and relapsed trials specify how many prior treatments and whether CAR T or transplant has been used. Pediatric trials enroll children and young adults. Eligibility always varies by study.
Types of lymphoma, and where to find their trials
Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. The most common, fast growing type.
Follicular lymphoma. The most common slow growing type; see follicular lymphoma clinical trials.
Mantle cell lymphoma. See mantle cell lymphoma clinical trials.
Small lymphocytic lymphoma. The same disease as CLL.
Hodgkin and T-cell lymphomas. Covered by the studies on this page.
How to enroll in a lymphoma clinical trial
Identify your trial. Use the filters and match the stage or type and the treatment history named in study titles to your own.
Select your preferred location. Enter your city or state; large trials run at many sites, early phase studies at fewer centers.
Explore study details. Click "Learn More" for eligibility, prior treatment rules, and the visit schedule.
Complete the health profile. Click "Get started" to begin the 5-step application. Have three things ready: your lymphoma type and stage from the biopsy report, the treatments you have had, and whether you have had CAR T or a transplant.
Submit the application. A clinical trial coordinator reviews it and contacts you. Nothing is decided until informed consent, and participation is voluntary at every step.