Recruiting

Hypofractionated vs. Hyperfractionated

Sponsor:

Yale University

Code:

NCT06898905

Conditions

Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Bridging Radiation Therapy

Study Details

Brief summary:

This study evaluates the feasibility and safety of bridging radiation therapy, including a novel method for comparing the effectiveness of hypofractionated versus hyperfractionated radiation therapy in participants with relapsed/refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (R/R DLBCL) undergoing T-cell redirection therapies (CAR T-cell therapy or bispecific antibodies).

Conditions

Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma

Study ID

NCT06898905

Start date

Oct 30, 2025

Status verified date

Jun, 2026

Completion date

Apr, 2027

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Apr, 2027

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Provision of signed and dated informed consent form.
2. Stated willingness to comply with all study procedures and availability for the duration of the study.
3. Adult aged 18 years or older.
4. Histologically confirmed diagnosis of R/R DLBCL with plan for CAR T or BsAb therapy at Yale New Haven Hospital.
5. ECOG performance status 0 to 3.
6. Ability to present for once or twice daily (M-F) fractionated radiation therapy, without contraindications for radiotherapy as determined by the treating radiation oncologist.
7. Women of childbearing potential must have a negative serum or urine pregnancy test at screening and at time of radiation treatment planning, per standard of care and departmental standard operating procedure. Participants must agree to take appropriate precautions to avoid pregnancy (with at least 99% certainty) from screening through safety follow-up. Permitted methods that are at least 99% effective in preventing pregnancy should be communicated to the participants and their understanding confirmed.

Exclusion Criteria:

Participants who meet any of the following criteria will be disqualified from entering the study:

1. Participants who are pregnant or currently breastfeeding.

a. Females who have undergone surgical sterilization or who have been postmenopausal for at least 12 months are not considered to be of childbearing potential.
2. Participants with history of prior radiation exposure for research purposes within the past year, such that participation in this study would place them over the FDA limits for annual radiation exposure.
3. Participants who are unable to safely receive FDG PET tracer.
4. Any condition that would, in the investigator's judgment, interfere with full participation in the study and attending required study visits (if outpatient); pose a significant risk to the participant; or interfere with interpretation of study data.
5. Participants who would not be anticipated to derive any clinical benefit from bridging radiotherapy, are unable to participate in twice daily radiotherapy, or have clinical contraindications to radiation therapy per treating investigator.

Study Design

Enrollment

10 participants

Anticipated

Intervention Model

Single group

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Dual Hyperfractionated Radiation Therapy

All patients enrolled will receive radiation as a bridge to subsequent planned T Cell Directed therapy. The same tumor will be treated daily, with one area receiving once daily and the other receiving twice daily radiation therapy.

Interventions

Bridging Radiation Therapy

Study seeks to compare the hypofractionated radiation therapy with hyperfractionated treatment within the same tumor. Each participant will be serving as their own control; half their tumor will receive once daily hypofractionated (QD) bridging radiotherapy, and the other half of their tumor will receive twice daily hyperfractionated (BID) bridging radiotherapy. Either schedule is considered standard of care and this study aims to determine which schedule may prove superior between the two standards.

Primary outcome measure

  • Feasibility Assessment of Bridging Radiation Therapy [ Time Frame: Approximately one year ]
  • Safety analysis of Bridging Radiation Therapy [ Time Frame: Throughout the study, approximately two years ]
  • Dynamics of Circulating Tumor DNA (ctDNA) as a Marker of Minimal Residual Disease [ Time Frame: Baseline (0-7 days prior to radiation therapy) to post-radiation therapy (prior to initiation of lymphodepleting chemotherapy) ]
  • Biomarkers of Hypoxia and Immune Exhaustion in Relation to Treatment Response [ Time Frame: Baseline (0-7 days prior to radiation therapy) to post-radiation therapy (prior to initiation of lymphodepleting chemotherapy). ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Locations

Yale University

Recruiting

New Haven, Connecticut, United States, 06510

Contacts

Principal Investigator:

Timothy Robinson, MD PhD

More Information

Sponsor

Yale University

Last update posted

Jun 22, 2026

Last verified

Jun, 2026

Keywords

  • HyDEF
  • bridging radiation
  • once vs twice daily radiation
  • bulky disease lymphoma

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-08. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Yale University on 2026-06-22.