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Large Cell Lymphoma, DiffusePhase 2NCT05852717

Safety and Efficacy of Epcoritamab With Gemcitabine, Dexamethasone, and Cisplatin (GDP) Salvage Chemotherapy in Relapsed Refractory Large B-cell Lymphoma

A Phase 2 study testing AutoSCT OR CAR T-cell Therapy, GDP and Epcoritamab in people with Large Cell Lymphoma, Diffuse and Relapsed Cancer, run by Vijendra Singh at 4 sites in United States.

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Looking for participants now. Contact the study team or a site below to ask about taking part.

Sites and contacts
Official record
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Trial summary

Subjects with relapsed large cell lymphoma will receive 3 cycles of combination therapy consisting of GDP and epcoritamab. Each cycle will last 21 days. GDP consists of gemcitabine 1000 mg/m2 IV on Days 1 and 8, cisplatin 75 mg/m2 IV on Day 1, and dexamethasone 40 mg orally on Days 1 through 4. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
What is being tested?
AutoSCT OR CAR T-cell Therapy, GDP and Epcoritamab
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
35 participants
Where
4 sitesUnited States
Study dates
31 Oct 2023to 24 Nov 2028
Phase
Phase 2
Are there results?
Not yet: the study is under way

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Written informed consent and HIPAA authorization for release of personal health information prior to registration. NOTE: HIPAA authorization may be included in the informed consent or obtained separately.
  • Age ≥ 18 years at the time of consent.
  • ECOG Performance Status of 0-2 within 28 days prior to registration.
  • Histologically confirmed CD20+ relapsed large cell lymphoma according to the 5th edition of the WHO classification of the hematolymphoid tumors and the 2022 international consensus classification of mature lymphoid neoplasms. This includes de-novo and transformed from prior indolent B-cell NHL such as follicular lymphoma, or marginal zone lymphoma (33, 34). Subjects with high-grade B-cell lymphoma (HGBCL), NOS subtype, and high-grade B-cell lymphoma with c-MYC, Bcl2 and/or Bcl6 rearrangements (double or triple hit lymphoma) are eligible. Patients with primary mediastinal B-cell lymphoma, and T-cell histiocyte-rich B-cell lymphoma, primary cutaneous diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, leg type, Intravascular large B-cell lymphoma, Epstein-Barr virus-positive diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, NOS, Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma associated with chronic inflammation, and ALK-positive large B-cell lymphoma are eligible. Patients with Burkitt lymphoma or lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma are not eligible.
  • Positron emission tomography (PET) positive measurable disease with at least 1 node having the longest diameter (LDi) greater than (>) 1.5 centimeter (cm) or 1 extranodal lesion with LDi >1 cm (per the Lugano Criteria 2014).
  • Have received at least 1 prior line of systemic therapy for the treatment of large cell lymphoma. NOTE: Prior radiation therapy or systemic corticosteroids will not be considered a line of therapy.
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  • Patients must be deemed eligible to proceed with stem cell transplantation (autologous or allogeneic) or CAR T-cell therapy per treating physician discretion. Prior autologous stem cell transplantation or CAR T-cell therapy is permitted if > 90 days have elapsed and the patient is deemed eligible for allogeneic stem cell transplantation or CAR T-cell therapy by the investigator. Prior allogeneic stem cell transplant recipients may be eligible if they do not have active or chronic GVHD and are not receiving immunosuppression for the prophylaxis or treatment of GVHD.
  • Must have had relapsed or refractory disease following standard frontline chemotherapy. Refractory disease is defined as large cell lymphoma not achieving complete remission, progressing, or relapsing within 6 months after first-line chemotherapy based on PET/CT per the Lugano criteria. Relapsed disease is defined as disease that recurs beyond 6 months after completion of initial chemotherapy based on PET/CT per the Lugano criteria.
  • Archival tissue obtained within 2 years of signing consent is required if available and will be identified at screening and shipped prior to Cycle 2 Day 1. If archival tissue is not available, but the subject is undergoing a standard of care biopsy, fresh tissue from that standard of care biopsy may be used for eligibility. If a subject does not have archival tissue obtained within 2 years of signing consent or is not undergoing a standard of care biopsy, they are not eligible for the trial. Cytological or fine-needle aspiration samples are not acceptable. Tumor tissue from bone metastases that has been decalcified is not acceptable.
  • Demonstrate adequate organ function. All screening labs to be obtained within 21 days prior to registration. *Patients with bone marrow involvement will be eligible to participate in the study but must meet hematologic parameters.
  • Life expectancy of ≥ 6 months, as determined by the enrolling physician or protocol designee.
  • Females subjects of childbearing potential must have a negative urine or serum pregnancy test within 24 hours prior to study treatment. If a urine test is done and it is positice ir cannot be confirmed as negative, a serum pregnancy test will be required.
  • Female subjects of childbearing potential and male subjects must be willing to abstain from penile-vaginal intercourse or to use an effective method(s) of contraception.
  • As determined by the enrolling physician or protocol designee, ability of the subject to understand and comply with study procedures for the entire length of the study.

Who cannot join

  • Previous treatment with gemcitabine, cisplatin, and epcoritamab or other bispecific T-cell engager antibody (BsAB) such as glofitamab, mosunetuzumab, or odronextamab.
  • Known active central nervous system or meningeal involvement by large cell lymphoma at time of screening. Patients diagnosed with CNS disease who achieved and maintained CNS CR at the time of relapse are eligible. Lumbar puncture must be done in this case prior to study entry to demonstrate CNS CR status. Tests to investigate CNS involvement are required otherwise only if clinically indicated (i.e. disease suspected on basis of symptoms or other findings).
  • Contraindication to any drug contained in the combination therapy regimen (GDP).
  • Known hypersensitivity or allergic reaction to epcoritamab or its' excipients.
  • Use of any standard or experimental anti-large cell lymphoma therapy (including nonpalliative radiation, chemotherapy, immunotherapy, radio-immunotherapy, or any other anticancer therapy) < 14 days prior to C1D1. NOTE: Prednisone up to 50 mg or equivalent for 5 days is permitted; palliative radiation is permitted only if on non-target lesions).
  • Major surgery < 14 days of Cycle 1 Day 1.
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  • Neuropathy Grade ≥ 2 (CTCAE v.5.0).
  • Patients with a history of other malignancies, except adequately treated non-melanoma skin cancer, non-invasive superficial bladder cancer, curatively treated in-situ cancer of the cervix, DCIS of the breast, localized low grade prostate cancer (up to Gleason score 6), or other solid tumours curatively treated with no evidence of disease for at least 3 years.
  • Active bacterial, viral, fungal, mycobacterial, parasitic, or other infection (excluding fungal infections of nail beds) requiring systemic treatment within 7 days prior to the first dose of study treatment. Prophylactic antibacterial, antiviral, and antifungal agents are allowed.
  • Active HIV infection. NOTE: Testing for HIV antibody is required at the time of screening. Those with positive HIV antibody will require HIV viral load by PCR testing. Patients with detectable viral load will not be eligible for the study. Those with positive antibody but undetectable viral load and CD4 >200 will be eligible.
  • Testing for hepatitis B (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) is required at screening. Hepatitis B testing will consist of Hepatitis B surface Antigen (HBsAg), Hepatitis B Core Antibody (HBcAb) and Hepatitis Surface Antibody (HBsAb). Hepatitis C testing will consist of Hepatitis C Antibody (HCAb). Subjects with a history of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection must have an undetectable HBV viral load on suppressive therapy, if indicated. Subjects with evidence of prior HBV but who are PCR-negative are permitted in the trial but should receive prophylactic antiviral therapy. Subjects with a history of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection must have been treated. For patients with HCV infection who are currently on treatment, the HCV viral load must be undetectable to be eligible for this trial. Subjects who received treatment for HCV that was intended to eradicate the virus may participate if hepatitis C RNA levels are undetectable.
  • Pregnant or breastfeeding (NOTE: breast milk cannot be stored for future use while the mother is being treated on study).
  • Any life-threatening illness, medical condition, or organ system dysfunction which, in the Investigator's opinion, could compromise the subject's safety, or being compliant with the study procedures.

Trial locations and contacts

4 sites in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.

United States4 sites, 4 recruiting
  • University of Virginia Health System

    Charlottesville, Virginia, 22908

    Sandy J Soler, dpt7xp@uvahealth.org

    Emily Ayers, MD

    Recruiting
  • University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

    Dallas, Texas, 75390

    Michael McCane, michael.mccane@utsouthwestern.edu

    Elif Yilmaz, MD

    Recruiting
  • Karmanos Cancer Center (Wayne State University)

    Detroit, Michigan, 48201

    Mary Jo O'Loughlin, 313-578-4405, oloughli@karmanos.org

    Vijendra Singh, MD

    Recruiting
  • Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202

    Bobbie Frye, fryeba@iupui.edu

    Varun mITTAL, MD

    Recruiting

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About this study

Official title: A Phase II Trial Evaluating Safety and Efficacy of Epcoritamab With Gemcitabine, Dexamethasone, and Cisplatin (GDP) Salvage Chemotherapy in Relapsed Refractory Large B-cell Lymphoma

Subjects with relapsed large cell lymphoma will receive 3 cycles of combination therapy consisting of GDP and epcoritamab. Each cycle will last 21 days. GDP consists of gemcitabine 1000 mg/m2 IV on Days 1 and 8, cisplatin 75 mg/m2 IV on Day 1, and dexamethasone 40 mg orally on Days 1 through 4. Epcoritamab will be administered subcutaneously (SC) on Days 1, 8, and 15. Patients will receive granulocyte colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) between Day 8 through Day 10 of each cycle of combination therapy.

Patients will then undergo radiology imaging for disease assessment. Patients may proceed to SCT(autologous or allogeneic) or CAR T-cell therapy or epcoritamab monotherapy upon completion of Cycle 3 per investigator discretion. The rationale for subjects not proceeding to autoSCT or CAR T-cell therapy will be captured in the eCRFs.

Patients who do not undergo SCT or CAR T-cell therapy may have the option to receive study treatment with epcoritamab monotherapy following completion of Cycle 3. Epcoritamab monotherapy will be offered to selected subjects who become ineligible to undergo SCT or CAR T-cell therapy (such as social situation, change in subject decision). The decision to offer epcoritamab monotherapy will be per investigator's discretion. However, subjects must have demonstrated a response to the combination therapy (partial remission or complete remission) per disease assessment scans prior to offering epcoritamab monotherapy. Epcoritamab monotherapy should begin 2 weeks following Cycle 3 Day 15. Monotherapy will consist of epcoritamab 48 mg administered subcutaneously on Days 1 and 15 of each 28 day cycle for Cycle 4 to Cycle 9 or until unacceptable toxicity, or disease progression per the Lugano Criteria.

Being tested
AutoSCT OR CAR T-cell Therapy, GDP, Epcoritamab
Medical subject headings
Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse, Recurrence, Neoplasms

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • AutoSCT OR CAR T-cell TherapyProcedure or surgery

    Also called Autologous transplant, chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell

    Autologous stem cell transplant (AutoSCT) or CAR T-cell therapy will be performed after Cycle 3 of receiving epcoritamab and GDP

  • GDPDrug

    Gemcitabine Cisplatin Dexamethasone

  • EpcoritamabDrug

    Epcoritamab

Study groups in NCT05852717
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
GDP + Epcoritamab + AutoSCT or CAR T-cell therapyExperimentalCycles 1-3 (Cycle = 21 days) Epcoritamab will be administered by subcutaneous injection Days 1, 8, and 15. Epcoritamab Day 1: 0.16mg, Day 8: 0.8mg, Day 15: 48mg except Cycle 2-Epcoritamab will administered at 48mg on Days 1, 8 and 15 Gemcitabine will be administered by IV infusion on Days 1 and 8. Gemcitabine Days 1,8: 1,000mg/m^2 Cisplatin will be administered by IV infusion on Day 1. Cisplatin Day 1: 75mg/m^2 Dexamethasone will be given by mouth on Days 1-4. Dexamethasone Days 1-4: 40mg After completion of Cycle 3 Autologous stem cell transplant (AutoSCT) OR CAR T-cell therapy
Receives: Procedure: AutoSCT OR CAR T-cell Therapy; Drug: GDP; Drug: Epcoritamab
GDP + Epcoritamab + Epcoritamab MaintenanceExperimentalCycles 1-3 (Cycle = 21 days) Epcoritamab will be administered by subcutaneous injection Days 1, 8, and 15 of each Cycle. Epcoritamab Day 1: 0.16mg, Day 8: 0.8mg, Day 15: 48mg except Cycle 2-Epcoritabab will administered at 48mg on Days 1, 8 and 15 Gemcitabine will be administered by IV infusion on Days 1 and 8 of each Cycle. Gemcitabine Days 1,8: 1,000mg/m^2 Cisplatin will be administered by IV infusion on Day 1 of each Cycle. Cisplatin Day 1: 75mg/m^2 Dexamethasone will be given by mouth on Days 1-4 of Cycle 1 ONLY. Dexamethasone Days 1-4: 40mg Cycles 4-9 (Cycle =28 Days) Epcoritamab will be administered by subcutaneous injection on Days 1, 8, and 15 of Cycles 4-9.
Receives: Drug: GDP; Drug: Epcoritamab

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Complete Response (CR)

    CR rate is defined as proportion of subjects with a CR based on the Lugano Criteria 2022 following 3 cycles of combination treatment.

    Measured: 4 years

Secondary outcomes (5)
  1. Overall Response Rate (ORR)

    ORR is defined as the proportion of subjects with a CR + PR based on Lugano Criteria 2022

    Measured: 4 years

  2. Duration of Response (DOR)

    DOR is defined as time from first observed response (CR or PR) to date of progression (PD) based on the Lugano Criteria 2022 or death, whichever occurs first.

    Measured: 4 years

  3. Progression-free Survival (PFS)

    PFS is defined as the time from treatment initiation until disease progression based on the Lugano Criteria 2022 or death from any cause.

    Measured: 4 years

  4. Overall Survival (OS)

    OS is defined as the time from treatment initiation until death from any cause.

    Measured: 4 years

  5. Feasibility of AutoSCT or CAR T-cell

    Feasibility of stem cell mobilization or CAR T-cell therapy will be assessed based on the number of subjects that undergo autologous transplant or CAR T-cell therapy.

    Measured: 6 months

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted10 May 2023
  2. Study start31 Oct 2023
  3. Primary completion24 Nov 2027 (estimated)
  4. Study completion24 Nov 2028 (estimated)

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Non-randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
35 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT05852717
Sponsor's protocol ID
HCRN LYM22-565
Status last verified
Nov 2026
First submitted
2 May 2023
Last updated
5 Nov 2026
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing AutoSCT OR CAR T-cell Therapy, GDP and Epcoritamab in people with Large Cell Lymphoma, Diffuse and Relapsed Cancer, run by Vijendra Singh at 4 sites in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 14 inclusion and 13 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: looking for participants now, as of the sponsor's last update on 5 Nov 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 4 sites in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Contact Vijendra Singh, MD (313-576-8694, singhv@karmanos.org), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Complete Response (CR) (time frame: 4 years). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 5 Nov 2026.

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