Recruiting
Phase 2

ctDNA Testing

Sponsor:

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Code:

NCT06736613

Conditions

Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma

High-grade B-cell Lymphoma

Stage III High Grade B-Cell Lymphoma

Stage IV High Grade B-Cell Lymphoma

DLBCL - Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Cerebral Spinal Fluid ctDNA

Study Details

Brief summary:

The purpose of this study is to find out how many people with B-cell lymphoma who are at high risk for central nervous system/CNS relapse test positive for cerebral spinal fluid/CSF ctDNA but test negative for CNS involvement using standard tests. The study will also look at how often CNS relapse happens in people with and without detected CSF ctDNA.

Conditions

Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma

High-grade B-cell Lymphoma

Stage III High Grade B-Cell Lymphoma

Stage IV High Grade B-Cell Lymphoma

DLBCL - Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma

Study ID

NCT06736613

Start date

Dec 11, 2024

Status verified date

Dec, 2025

Completion date

Dec 11, 2027

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Dec 11, 2027

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Signed Informed Consent.
  • Ability and willingness to comply with the requirements of the study protocol.
  • Age ≥ 18 years old.
  • Diagnosis of the following histologies according to the 2016 WHO Classification for Mature Lymphoid Neoplasms81 along with a specific high-risk criteria for CNS relapse if indicated as certain diagnoses in of themselves are high-risk alone:

1. Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma (DLBCL) with CNS IPI score ≥ 4.
2. Stage III/IV High Grade B-cell lymphoma (HGBCL) with MYC, BCL2, and/or BCL6 translocations
3. Primary DLBCL of Breast
4. Primary DLBCL of Testis
5. Primary Cutaneous DLBCL, Leg Type
6. Intravascular Large B-cell Lymphoma
7. Stage III/IV HIV-associated DLBCL
8. Double expressor DLBCL (co-expression of MYC ≥ 40% and BCL2 ≥ 50% without translocations) with a CNS IPI score ≥ 3
9. DLBCL with the following extranodal involvement AND CNS IPI score ≥ 3:

i. Adrenal ii. Breast iii. Bone Marrow with pathological overt morphological involvement iv. Epidural/Paraspinal v. Nasal/parasinus with local invasion such as bone destruction vi. Renal viii. Uterine ix. Testis xi. Skull involvement without direct invasion into CNS/brain parenchyma
  • Transformed DLBCL from any indolent B-cell lymphoma is permitted (as long as there is no prior history of CNS involvement).
  • Planned to receive standard chemoimmunotherapy.
  • Patient is able to undergo lumbar puncture without any contraindications which include but are not limited to altered mental status, increased intracranial pressure due to any CNS lesion (mass, abscess), overlying skin infection at the site of LP, inability to safely access CSF due to lymphomatous involvement (i.e. epidural mass), or inability to hold antiplatelet or anticoagulation safely for the procedure to be performed.
  • No systemic therapy prior to study enrollment for an aggressive B-cell lymphoma is permitted. Treatment for a history of indolent lymphoma is permitted. Systemic corticosteroids are permitted (must be ≤7 days and tapered down to prednisone ≤ 20 mg oral/day or steroid equivalent by first day of anthracycline treatment). Clinical exceptions in regards to steroid management can be made after discussion with PI.
  • ECOG performance status of 0 to 2.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Active systemic therapy for another malignancy (other than indolent B-cell lymphoma) within 2 years; local/regional therapy with curative intent such as surgical resection or localized radiation within 2 years of treatment is permitted.
  • Active concurrent malignancy with the exception of basal cell or localized squamous cell skin carcinoma, localized prostate cancer, or other localized carcinomas such as carcinoma in situ of cervix, breast, or bladder.
  • Any uncontrolled illness that in the opinion of the investigator would preclude administration of curative intent chemoimmunotherapy (e.g. significant active infections, hypertension, angina, arrhythmias, pulmonary disease, or autoimmune dysfunction).
  • Known active bacterial, viral, fungal, mycobacterial, parasitic, or other infection (excluding fungal infections of nail beds) at study enrollment, or any major episode of infection requiring treatment with IV antibiotics or hospitalization within 2 weeks prior to Cycle 1, Day 1.
  • Psychiatric illness or social situations that would limit the patient's ability to tolerate and/or comply with study requirements.

Study Design

Enrollment

50 participants

Anticipated

Intervention Model

Single group

Primary purpose

Diagnostic

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Participants with Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) i

Participants will be deemed clinically high-risk for CNS relapse. Participants will be considered to be high-risk for CNS relapse as determined by CNS-IPI score, pathological characteristics such as the presence of MYC, BCL2 and/or BCL6 translocations and specific extranodal involvement such as breast, renal, adrenal, nasopharyngeal, epidural/paraspinal involvement

Interventions

Cerebral Spinal Fluid ctDNA

MSK's Diagnostic Molecular Pathology core has developed and validated a CSF ctDNA assay which has been approved by New York State Department of Health as of 2019

Primary outcome measure

  • Incidence of positive cerebral spinal fluid/CSF ctDNA [ Time Frame: up to 2 years ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Locations

Memorial Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge (Limited Protocol Activities)

Recruiting

Basking Ridge, New Jersey, United States, 07920

Contacts

Jennifer Lue, MD

646-608-4160

Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth (Limited Protocol Activities)

Recruiting

Middletown, New Jersey, United States, 07748

Contacts

Jennifer Lue, MD

646-608-4160

Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen (Limited Protocol Activities)

Recruiting

Montvale, New Jersey, United States, 07645

Contacts

Jennifer Lue, MD

646-608-4160

Memorial Sloan Kettering Suffolk - Commack (Limited Protocol Activities)

Recruiting

Commack, New York, United States, 11725

Contacts

Jennifer Lue, MD

646-608-4160

Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester (Limited Protocol Activities)

Recruiting

Harrison, New York, United States, 10604

Contacts

Jennifer Lue, MD

646-608-4160

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (All Protocol Activites)

Recruiting

New York, New York, United States, 10065

Contacts

Jennifer Lue, MD

646-608-4160

Memorial Sloan Kettering Nassau (Limited Protocol Activities)

Recruiting

Rockville Centre, New York, United States, 11553

Contacts

Jennifer Lue, MD

646-608-4160

More Information

Sponsor

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Last update posted

Dec 18, 2025

Last verified

Dec, 2025

Keywords

  • Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma
  • High-grade B-cell Lymphoma
  • Stage III High Grade B-Cell Lymphoma
  • Stage IV High Grade B-Cell Lymphoma
  • DLBCL - Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma
  • Intravascular Large B-Cell Lymphoma
  • Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma of Breast
  • Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma of Testis
  • HIV-associated Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma
  • Double expressor DLBCL
  • Circulating Tumor DNA
  • ctDNA
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
  • 24-336

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-08. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center on 2025-12-18.