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Advanced Hodgkin LymphomaPhase 2NCT06745076

Personalized Reduction of Chemotherapy Intensity Through ctDNA Evaluation for the Treatment of Patients With Advanced Hodgkin Lymphoma

A Phase 2 study testing Biospecimen Collection, Computed Tomography and Dacarbazine in people with Advanced Hodgkin Lymphoma and Classic Hodgkin Lymphoma, run by University of Washington at 6 sites in United States.

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Sites and contacts
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Trial summary

This phase II trial tests how well personalized reduction of chemotherapy (nivolumab, doxorubicin, vinblastine and dacarbazine) based on circulating tumor deoxyribonucleic acid (ctDNA) evaluation works for treating patients with Hodgkin lymphoma that may have spread from where it first started to nearby tissue, lymph… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
What is being tested?
Biospecimen Collection, Computed Tomography and Dacarbazine
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
125 participants
Where
6 sitesUnited States
Study dates
6 Mar 2025to 3 Jan 2033
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

  • Classical Hodgkin lymphoma without prior systemic therapy, stage 3 or 4. Corticosteroids for symptom relief are allowed
  • Measurable disease per Lugano criteria
  • Patients must be appropriate candidates for 6 cycles of combination chemotherapy including an anthracycline
  • No evidence of active central nervous system lymphoma
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0-2
  • Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 500/mm^3. Growth factor and/or transfusion support is permissible to stabilize participant prior to study treatment if needed. There is no lower limit to cytopenias if related to bone marrow involvement or underlying Hodgkin lymphoma
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  • Platelets ≥ 50,000/mm^3 (without transfusion or growth factor support). Growth factor and/or transfusion support is permissible to stabilize participant prior to study treatment if needed. There is no lower limit to cytopenias if related to bone marrow involvement or underlying Hodgkin lymphoma
  • Hemoglobin ≥ 8 g/dL. Growth factor and/or transfusion support is permissible to stabilize participant prior to study treatment if needed. There is no lower limit to cytopenias if related to bone marrow involvement or underlying Hodgkin lymphoma
  • Serum creatinine < 1.5 x upper limits of normal (ULN) or creatinine clearance greater than 30/ml per minute by Cockcroft Gault formula
  • Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 times upper limit of normal OR direct bilirubin ≤ ULN for participants with total bilirubin levels > 1.5 × ULN). Patients with Gilbert Syndrome and direct bilirubin < 1.5 x ULN or confirmatory UGT1A1 testing are allowed to enroll
  • Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) ≤ 2.5 times upper limit of normal (≤ 5 × ULN for participants with liver involvement)
  • Patients must be age 18 or older
  • All patients must be informed of the investigational nature of this study and have given written consent in accordance with institutional and federal guidelines
  • Patients must be anticipated to complete all planned study therapy
  • Male patients who are not surgically sterile, including those who have not undergone vasectomy with documented azoospermia or other confirmed sterilization, and who have a partner of childbearing potential must agree that they and/or their partner will use effective contraception beginning with the first dose of study therapy and continuing through 120 days after the last dose of study therapy. Acceptable methods include participant use of barrier contraception and/or partner use of a highly effective contraceptive method, including an intrauterine device or system, hormonal implant, bilateral tubal occlusion, or other methods considered highly effective according to institutional standards. Partners who are not of childbearing potential, including those who are surgically sterile or postmenopausal, do not necessitate contraception by the participant for pregnancy prevention
  • Female patients of childbearing potential must have a negative urine or serum pregnancy test within 72 hours prior to receiving the first dose of study medication. If the urine pregnancy test is positive or cannot be confirmed as negative, a serum pregnancy test will be required. Patients with recent fertility preservation may falsely test human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) positive, and may be allowed on study with principal investigator (PI) approval
  • Female patients of childbearing potential must agree to use effective contraception or abstain from heterosexual activity beginning with the first dose of study therapy and continuing through 120 days after the last dose of study medication. Acceptable methods include two methods of birth control, one of which may be a barrier method, or a highly effective contraceptive method such as an intrauterine device or system, hormonal implant, bilateral tubal occlusion, or other methods considered highly effective according to institutional standards. Female patients are considered not of childbearing potential if they have been surgically sterilized or have been free from menses for more than 1 year

Who cannot join

  • Patients known positive for HIV or infectious hepatitis type B or C with a detectable viral load may not participate. Hepatitis B/C, and HIV testing are not required at screening unless mandated by local health authority.
  • Patients living with HIV, on anti-viral treatment and undetectable viral load are allowed
  • Patients with positive hepatitis (hep) B core antibody are allowed on study with an undetectable viral load and appropriate prophylaxis
  • Patients with positive hepatitis C antibody are allowed with undetectable viral load
  • Pregnant or nursing women. Men or women of reproductive potential may not participate unless they have agreed to use an effective contraceptive method
  • Patients with other prior malignancies except for adequately treated basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, breast or cervical cancer in situ, or other cancer from which the patient has been disease-free for 2 years or greater, unless approved by the principal investigator
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  • Patients who have other medical conditions that would contraindicate treatment with aggressive chemotherapy (including active infection, uncontrolled hypertension, congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, or myocardial infarction within the past 6 months, uncontrolled arrhythmia, severe pulmonary disease or requirement of supplemental oxygen)
  • Active ischemic heart disease (eg. myocardial infarction within 6 months) or congestive heart failure (eg. left ventricular ejection fraction < 50%)
  • Concurrent use of other anti-cancer agents or experimental treatments
  • Known current or prior autoimmune disease with the exception of vitiligo. Patients with a history of autoimmune thyroid disease on a stable dose of thyroid hormone are also allowed
  • Active or prior history of pneumonitis/interstitial lung disease that required corticosteroids
  • Current use of supplemental oxygen
  • Is known to have received a live vaccine or live-attenuated vaccine within 30 days prior to the first dose of trial treatment. Other non-live or live-attenuated vaccines (eg. COVID, Influenza) are allowed

Trial locations and contacts

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

Hongyan Du, Ph.D. contact

206.606.1221

hongydu@fredhutch.org

6 sites in 1 country

United States6 sites, 6 recruiting
  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02215

    Reid Merryman, MD

    Recruiting
  • City of Hope

    Irvine, California, 92618

    Azra Borogovac, MD

    Recruiting
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

    New York, New York, 10065

    Alison Moskowitz, MD

    Recruiting
  • Stanford Cancer Institute Palo Alto

    Palo Alto, California, 94304

    Joseph Schroers-Martin, MD

    Recruiting
  • Fred Hutch/University of Washington Cancer Consortium

    Seattle, Washington, 98109

    Hongyan Du, Ph.D., 206-606-1221, hongydu@fredhutch.org

    Ryan Lynch, MD

    Recruiting
  • Washington University in St. Louis

    St Louis, Missouri, 63110

    David Russler-Germain, MD

    Recruiting

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About this study

Official title: A Multicenter Study PRECISE-HL: Personalized Reduction of Chemotherapy Intensity Through ctDNA Evaluation in Advanced Hodgkin Lymphoma

This phase II trial tests how well personalized reduction of chemotherapy (nivolumab, doxorubicin, vinblastine and dacarbazine) based on circulating tumor deoxyribonucleic acid (ctDNA) evaluation works for treating patients with Hodgkin lymphoma that may have spread from where it first started to nearby tissue, lymph nodes, or distant parts of the body (advanced). Chemotherapy drugs, such as nivolumab, doxorubicin, vinblastine and dacarbazine, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing, or by stopping them from spreading. Many types of tumors tend to lose cells or release different types of cellular products including their DNA, which is referred to as ctDNA, into the bloodstream before changes can be seen on scans. Health care providers can measure the level of ctDNA in blood or other bodily fluids and, based on the result, assign patients to a reduced number of chemotherapy treatments or the standard number of chemotherapy treatments. Using ctDNA to assign a personalized reduction of chemotherapy may be effective in treating patients with advanced Hodgkin lymphoma.

Read the detailed description

OUTLINE:

CYCLES 1-2: Patients receive nivolumab intravenously (IV), doxorubicin IV, vinblastine IV and dacarbazine IV on days 1 and 15 of each cycle. Cycles repeat every 28 days for up to 2 cycles in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients then undergo measurable residual disease (MRD) testing.

Patients who are MRD negative are assigned to Arm I and patients who are MRD positive are assigned to Arm II.

ARM I:

CYCLES 3-4: Patients receive nivolumab IV, doxorubicin IV, vinblastine IV and dacarbazine IV on days 1 and 15 of each cycle. Cycles repeat every 28 days for up to 2 cycles in the absence of disease progression of unacceptable toxicity.

CYCLES 5-6: Patients receive nivolumab IV on days 1 and 15 of each cycle. Cycles repeat every 28 days for up to 2 cycles in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

ARM II:

CYCLES 3-6: Patients receive nivolumab IV, doxorubicin IV, vinblastine IV and dacarbazine IV on days 1 and 15 of each cycle. Cycles repeat every 28 days for up to 4 additional cycles (total of 6 cycles) in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up every 3 months for 1 year then periodically for up to 5 years.

Patients undergo echocardiography or MUGA scan, position emission tomography (PET)-computed tomography (CT) scan, questionnaire and blood sample collection throughout the study.

Being tested
Biospecimen Collection, Computed Tomography, Dacarbazine, Doxorubicin, Echocardiography Test

What participants receive

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

  • Biospecimen CollectionProcedure or surgery

    Also called Biological Sample Collection, Biospecimen Collected, Specimen Collection

    Undergo blood sample collection

  • Computed TomographyProcedure or surgery

    Also called CAT, CAT Scan, Computed Axial Tomography, Computerized Axial Tomography

    Undergo CT scan

  • DacarbazineDrug

    Also called 4-(Dimethyltriazeno)imidazole-5-carboxamide, 5-(Dimethyltriazeno)imidazole-4-carboxamide, Asercit, Biocarbazine

    Given IV

  • DoxorubicinDrug

    Also called Adriablastin, Hydroxydaunomycin, Hydroxyl Daunorubicin, Hydroxyldaunorubicin

    Given IV

  • Echocardiography TestProcedure or surgery

    Also called EC, Echocardiography

    Undergo echocardiography

  • Multigated Acquisition ScanProcedure or surgery

    Also called Blood Pool Scan, Equilibrium Radionuclide Angiography, Gated Blood Pool Imaging, Gated Heart Pool Scan

    Undergo MUGA scan

  • NivolumabBiological

    Also called ABP 206, BCD-263, BMS 936558, BMS-936558

    Given IV

  • Positron Emission TomographyProcedure or surgery

    Also called Medical Imaging, Positron Emission Tomography, PET, PET Scan, Positron emission tomography (procedure)

    Undergo PET scan

  • VinblastineDrug

    Also called Vincaleucoblastine, VLB

    Given IV

  • QuestionnaireOther

    Complete questionnaire

Study groups in NCT06745076
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Arm I (MRD negative)ExperimentalCYCLES 1-2: Patients receive nivolumab IV, doxorubicin IV, vinblastine IV and dacarbazine IV on days 1 and 15 of each cycle. Cycles repeat every 28 days for up to 2 cycles in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients then undergo MRD testing. CYCLES 3-4: Patients receive nivolumab IV, doxorubicin IV, vinblastine IV and dacarbazine IV on days 1 and 15 of each cycle. Cycles repeat every 28 days for up to 2 cycles in the absence of disease progression of unacceptable toxicity. CYCLES 5-6: Patients receive nivolumab IV on days 1 and 15 of each cycle. Cycles repeat every 28 days for up to 2 cycles in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients undergo echocardiography or MUGA scan, PET/CT scan, questionnaire and blood sample collection throughout the study.
Receives: Procedure: Biospecimen Collection; Procedure: Computed Tomography; Drug: Dacarbazine; Drug: Doxorubicin; Procedure: Echocardiography Test; Procedure: Multigated Acquisition Scan; Biological: Nivolumab; Procedure: Positron Emission Tomography; Drug: Vinblastine; Other: Questionnaire
Arm II (MRD positive)ExperimentalCYCLES 1-2: Patients receive nivolumab IV, doxorubicin IV, vinblastine IV and dacarbazine IV on days 1 and 15 of each cycle. Cycles repeat every 28 days for up to 2 cycles in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients then undergo MRD testing. CYCLES 3-6: Patients receive nivolumab IV, doxorubicin IV, vinblastine IV and dacarbazine IV on days 1 and 15 of each cycle. Cycles repeat every 28 days for up to 4 additional cycles (total of 6 cycles) in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients undergo echocardiography or MUGA scan, PET/CT scan, questionnaire and blood sample collection throughout the study.
Receives: Procedure: Biospecimen Collection; Procedure: Computed Tomography; Drug: Dacarbazine; Drug: Doxorubicin; Procedure: Echocardiography Test; Procedure: Multigated Acquisition Scan; Biological: Nivolumab; Procedure: Positron Emission Tomography; Drug: Vinblastine; Other: Questionnaire

What is being measured

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

  1. Progression free survival (PFS) in patients with undetectable minimal residual disease (MRD) after 2 cycles of treatment

    Measured: At 1 year

Secondary outcomes (3)
  1. PFS in MRD positive patients after 2 cycles of treatment

    Measured: At 1 year

  2. PFS in the overall cohort

    Measured: At 2 years

  3. Best response

    Measured: Up to 5 years

Timeline

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

  1. First posted20 Dec 2024
  2. Study start6 Mar 2025
  3. Primary completion3 Jan 2032 (estimated)
  4. Study completion3 Jan 2033 (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
125 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT06745076
Sponsor's protocol ID
RG1124935
Other IDs
NCI-2024-09815, 20689
Status last verified
Sep 2026
First submitted
13 Dec 2024
Last updated
9 Sep 2026
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
Yes
Individual data sharing
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing Biospecimen Collection, Computed Tomography and Dacarbazine in people with Advanced Hodgkin Lymphoma and Classic Hodgkin Lymphoma, run by University of Washington at 6 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 17 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 9 Sep 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 6 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 Hongyan Du, Ph.D. (206.606.1221, hongydu@fredhutch.org), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Progression free survival (PFS) in patients with undetectable minimal residual disease (MRD) after 2 cycles of treatment (time frame: At 1 year). 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 9 Sep 2026.

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