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Non-Hodgkin LymphomaTOXNHLNCT07652580

Toxin Exposure and Immune Dysregulation in Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

An observational study of Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma and Lymphoma Non-Hodgkin, run by Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine at 3 sites in United States.

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Trial summary

The goal of this observational cohort study is to learn how toxin and occupational exposures, germline genetic variation, and immune dysregulation relate to B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma among active-duty service members and other Military Health System beneficiaries. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 4 years and older
How many people
300 participants
Where
3 sitesUnited States
Study dates
1 May 2025to 1 May 2028
Phase
Observational
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 4 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Study population: Active-duty service members and other MHS beneficiaries, ages 4 years old and up, with B-cell NHL recruited from WRNMMC/Murtha Cancer Center, adult/pediatric Hematology-Oncology clinics, Allergy/Immunology clinic, screening from existing clinical patient lists, and associated MHS sites.

Who may be able to join

  • Age 4 years old and older with a clinical diagnosis of B-cell NHL.
  • Must be willing to undergo phlebotomy and/or skin punch biopsy.
  • Must be willing to undergo whole genome sequencing, which includes return of primary and secondary findings.

Who cannot join

  • Has any condition that, in the opinion of the Principal Investigator, contraindicates participation in this study. Examples of situation that may contraindicate participation include but are not limited to a) some cases of cerebral vascular accidents where an individual no longer has the capacity to make their own medical decisions and a conservator or responsible family member is not available and b) an individual has active suicidal ideation and is a danger to themselves at the time of enrollment.
  • Does not have access to health care and primary care clinician.
  • Actively undergoing induction treatment for NHL.

Trial locations and contacts

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

Christin B. Destefano, MD, Lt Col, MC, USAF contact

(301) 295-3190

christin.destefano@usuhs.edu

W. Grant Day, MD, LCDR, MC, USN contact

(757) 953-2194

william.g.day26.mil@health.mil

United States3 sites, 1 recruiting

  • Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

    Bethesda, Maryland, 20814

    Active, not recruiting

  • Walter Reed National Military Medical Center

    Bethesda, Maryland, 20814

    Christin B Destefano, (301) 295-3190, christin.destefano@usuhs.edu

    Annika Hamann, RN, BSN, BS, (301) 295-4198, annika.hamann.ctr@usuhs.edu

    Recruiting

  • Naval Medical Center Portsmouth

    Portsmouth, Virginia, 23708

    Active, not recruiting

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About this study

Official title: Toxin Exposure and Immune Dysregulation in Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Across the Military Healthcare System

The goal of this observational cohort study is to learn how toxin and occupational exposures, germline genetic variation, and immune dysregulation relate to B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma among active-duty service members and other Military Health System beneficiaries. The main questions are whether specific exposures and germline variants are associated with B-cell NHL subtype, immune dysfunction, and clinical outcomes. Participants will complete exposure and medical-history surveys, provide biospecimens for immune and genomic testing, and may be followed annually for up to 3 years.

Read the detailed description

This prospective observational registry and biorepository study evaluates the relationship between occupational/environmental toxin exposures, immune dysregulation, and germline genetic susceptibility in active-duty service members (ADSMs) and other Military Health System (MHS) beneficiaries with B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). Participants will be enrolled into one of three cohorts based on disease status and age, including individuals in remission, newly diagnosed adults, and treatment-naïve pediatric patients.

The study will collect clinical, epidemiologic, immunologic, and genomic data longitudinally for up to 3 years. Participants will complete standardized surveys assessing demographics, military history, occupational/environmental exposures, medical history, and family history. Additional military exposure data may be obtained from the Department of Defense Individual Longitudinal Exposure Record (ILER).

Clinical data abstracted from the electronic medical record will include lymphoma subtype, staging, pathology, treatment history, laboratory values, infectious complications, immune phenotyping, treatment response, recurrence, second malignancies, and survival outcomes.

Biospecimens may include peripheral blood, skin fibroblasts, residual tumor tissue, bone marrow aspirate, and archived serum samples from the Department of Defense Serum Repository (DODSR). Germline and somatic genomic analyses will be performed using next-generation sequencing platforms, including whole genome sequencing. Immunologic analyses may include lymphocyte subsets, B-cell phenotyping, T-cell phenotyping, activation markers, cytokine profiling, and functional immune assays.

The primary objectives are to characterize toxin exposures and immune dysregulation in B-cell NHL, identify germline pathogenic variants associated with lymphoma susceptibility, and establish a comprehensive longitudinal database and biospecimen repository for future translational research. Exploratory analyses will evaluate relationships among environmental exposures, genomic variants, immune phenotypes, lymphoma subtype, and clinical outcomes.

Keywords
Immunodeficiency, Lymphoma, Exposure, Genetics
Medical subject headings
Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin, Lymphoma, B-Cell, Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes, Lymphoma

What participants receive

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

Study groups in NCT07652580
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Cohort 1Active duty service members (ADSMs) and other Military Health System (MHS) beneficiaries who have a history of B-cell non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (NHL) and have achieved clinical remission.
Cohort 2ADSMs and other MHS beneficiaries ages 18 and older who are newly diagnosed that is untreated or NHL that has been previously treated.
Cohort 3Other MHS beneficiaries ages 4-17 who are newly diagnosed with B-cell NHL or are untreated.

What is being measured

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

  1. Aim 1: Characterize occupational exposures and their impact on health outcomes and immune health of ADSMs and other MHS beneficiaries with B-cell NHL.

    1. Characterize and determine the prevalence of various toxin and occupational exposures in ADSMs and other MHS beneficiaries with B-cell NHL (Cohorts 1-3).
    2. Characterize the B-cell NHL subtypes and health outcomes of NHL in ADSMs and other MHS beneficiaries (Cohorts 1-3).
    3. Characterize immune dysregulation in ADSMs and other MHS beneficiaries with B-cell NHL. Immune dysregulation could be characterized by humoral vs cellular defects as well as innate vs adaptive defects among others (Cohorts 2-3).

    Measured: 3 years

  2. Aim 2: Identify and interpret germline variants in ADSMs and other MHS beneficiaries with B-cell NHL.

    1. Determine the relative frequency of germline pathogenic/likely pathogenic variants in MHS beneficiaries with B-cell NHL (Cohorts 1-3).

    Measured: 3 years

  3. Aim 3: Create a comprehensive database and biorepository of ADSMs and other MHS beneficiaries with B-cell NHL.

    1. Create a database compiling clinical information, toxin exposure, military history (if applicable), and health outcomes (Cohorts 1-3).
    2. Create a biorespository of peripheral blood (Cohorts 1-3).

    Measured: 3 years

Secondary outcomes (1)

  1. Exploratory Endpoints

    1. Determine the relative frequency of somatic tumor mutations in MHS beneficiaries and analyze the association with germline variants (Cohorts 1-3).
    2. Characterize pre-diagnostic serum of ADSMs and analyze their association with clinical outcomes, tumor subtype, and subsequent immune dysregulation.

    Measured: 3 years

Timeline

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

  1. First posted17 Jun 2026
  2. Study start1 May 2025
  3. Primary completion1 May 2028 (estimated)
  4. Study completion1 May 2028 (estimated)

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More details

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

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrolment
300 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT07652580
Sponsor's protocol ID
USUHS.2024-137
Other IDs
HU00012520036
Acronym
TOXNHL
Status last verified
Sep 2026
First submitted
11 Jun 2026
Last updated
3 Sep 2026
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Yes: Coded/de-identified study data and biospecimen-associated data may be shared with approved collaborators or public/controlled repositories using external study/sample IDs and appropriate data-sharing agreements; direct identifiers will not be shared. Data shared via cBioPortal as well as by formal request with appropriate agreements in place.

Publications

  • Kalia SS, Adelman K, Bale SJ, Chung WK, Eng C, Evans JP, Herman GE, Hufnagel SB, Klein TE, Korf BR, McKelvey KD, Ormond KE, Richards CS, Vlangos CN, Watson M, Martin CL, Miller DT. Recommendations for reporting of secondary findings in clinical exome and genome sequencing, 2016 update (ACMG SF v2.0): a policy statement of the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics. Genet Med. 2017 Feb;19(2):249-255. doi: 10.1038/gim.2016.190. Epub 2016 Nov 17.

    PubMed 27854360

  • Gonsalves SG, Ng D, Johnston JJ, Teer JK, Stenson PD, Cooper DN, Mullikin JC, Biesecker LG; NISC Comparative Sequencing Program. Using exome data to identify malignant hyperthermia susceptibility mutations. Anesthesiology. 2013 Nov;119(5):1043-53. doi: 10.1097/ALN.0b013e3182a8a8e7.

    PubMed 24195946

  • Johnston JJ, Rubinstein WS, Facio FM, Ng D, Singh LN, Teer JK, Mullikin JC, Biesecker LG. Secondary variants in individuals undergoing exome sequencing: screening of 572 individuals identifies high-penetrance mutations in cancer-susceptibility genes. Am J Hum Genet. 2012 Jul 13;91(1):97-108. doi: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2012.05.021. Epub 2012 Jun 14.

    PubMed 22703879

  • Ng D, Johnston JJ, Teer JK, Singh LN, Peller LC, Wynter JS, Lewis KL, Cooper DN, Stenson PD, Mullikin JC, Biesecker LG; NIH Intramural Sequencing Center (NISC) Comparative Sequencing Program. Interpreting secondary cardiac disease variants in an exome cohort. Circ Cardiovasc Genet. 2013 Aug;6(4):337-46. doi: 10.1161/CIRCGENETICS.113.000039. Epub 2013 Jul 16.

    PubMed 23861362

  • Richards S, Aziz N, Bale S, Bick D, Das S, Gastier-Foster J, Grody WW, Hegde M, Lyon E, Spector E, Voelkerding K, Rehm HL; ACMG Laboratory Quality Assurance Committee. Standards and guidelines for the interpretation of sequence variants: a joint consensus recommendation of the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics and the Association for Molecular Pathology. Genet Med. 2015 May;17(5):405-24. doi: 10.1038/gim.2015.30. Epub 2015 Mar 5.

    PubMed 25741868

  • Miller DT, Lee K, Abul-Husn NS, Amendola LM, Brothers K, Chung WK, Gollob MH, Gordon AS, Harrison SM, Hershberger RE, Klein TE, Richards CS, Stewart DR, Martin CL; ACMG Secondary Findings Working Group. Electronic address: documents@acmg.net. ACMG SF v3.2 list for reporting of secondary findings in clinical exome and genome sequencing: A policy statement of the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG). Genet Med. 2023 Aug;25(8):100866. doi: 10.1016/j.gim.2023.100866. Epub 2023 Jun 22.

    PubMed 37347242

  • Tangye SG, Al-Herz W, Bousfiha A, Cunningham-Rundles C, Franco JL, Holland SM, Klein C, Morio T, Oksenhendler E, Picard C, Puel A, Puck J, Seppanen MRJ, Somech R, Su HC, Sullivan KE, Torgerson TR, Meyts I. Human Inborn Errors of Immunity: 2022 Update on the Classification from the International Union of Immunological Societies Expert Committee. J Clin Immunol. 2022 Oct;42(7):1473-1507. doi: 10.1007/s10875-022-01289-3. Epub 2022 Jun 24.

    PubMed 35748970

  • Bohers E, Viailly PJ, Dubois S, Bertrand P, Maingonnat C, Mareschal S, Ruminy P, Picquenot JM, Bastard C, Desmots F, Fest T, Leroy K, Tilly H, Jardin F. Somatic mutations of cell-free circulating DNA detected by next-generation sequencing reflect the genetic changes in both germinal center B-cell-like and activated B-cell-like diffuse large B-cell lymphomas at the time of diagnosis. Haematologica. 2015 Jul;100(7):e280-4. doi: 10.3324/haematol.2015.123612. Epub 2015 Mar 6. No abstract available.

    PubMed 25749829

  • DeRoin L, Cavalcante de Andrade Silva M, Petras K, Arndt K, Phillips N, Wanjari P, Subramanian HP, Montes D, McElherne J, Theissen M, Briese R, Das S, Godley LA, Segal J, Del Gaudio D, Fitzpatrick C, Churpek JE. Feasibility and limitations of cultured skin fibroblasts for germline genetic testing in hematologic disorders. Hum Mutat. 2022 Jul;43(7):950-962. doi: 10.1002/humu.24374. Epub 2022 Apr 14.

    PubMed 35419889

  • Kiaee F, Azizi G, Rafiemanesh H, Zainaldain H, Sadaat Rizvi F, Alizadeh M, Jamee M, Mohammadi S, Habibi S, Sharifi L, Jadidi-Niaragh F, Haghi S, Yazdani R, Abolhassani H, Aghamohammadi A. Malignancy in common variable immunodeficiency: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Expert Rev Clin Immunol. 2019 Oct;15(10):1105-1113. doi: 10.1080/1744666X.2019.1658523. Epub 2019 Sep 15.

    PubMed 31452405

  • Minard-Colin V, Auperin A, Pillon M, Burke GAA, Barkauskas DA, Wheatley K, Delgado RF, Alexander S, Uyttebroeck A, Bollard CM, Zsiros J, Csoka M, Kazanowska B, Chiang AK, Miles RR, Wotherspoon A, Adamson PC, Vassal G, Patte C, Gross TG; European Intergroup for Childhood Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma; Children's Oncology Group. Rituximab for High-Risk, Mature B-Cell Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma in Children. N Engl J Med. 2020 Jun 4;382(23):2207-2219. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1915315.

    PubMed 32492302

  • Casulo C, Maragulia J, Zelenetz AD. Incidence of hypogammaglobulinemia in patients receiving rituximab and the use of intravenous immunoglobulin for recurrent infections. Clin Lymphoma Myeloma Leuk. 2013 Apr;13(2):106-11. doi: 10.1016/j.clml.2012.11.011. Epub 2012 Dec 29.

    PubMed 23276889

  • Barmettler S, Ong MS, Farmer JR, Choi H, Walter J. Association of Immunoglobulin Levels, Infectious Risk, and Mortality With Rituximab and Hypogammaglobulinemia. JAMA Netw Open. 2018 Nov 2;1(7):e184169. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2018.4169.

    PubMed 30646343

  • Bomken S, van der Werff Ten Bosch J, Attarbaschi A, Bacon CM, Borkhardt A, Boztug K, Fischer U, Hauck F, Kuiper RP, Lammens T, Loeffen J, Neven B, Pan-Hammarstrom Q, Quinti I, Seidel MG, Warnatz K, Wehr C, Lankester AC, Gennery AR. Current Understanding and Future Research Priorities in Malignancy Associated With Inborn Errors of Immunity and DNA Repair Disorders: The Perspective of an Interdisciplinary Working Group. Front Immunol. 2018 Dec 12;9:2912. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2018.02912. eCollection 2018.

    PubMed 30619276

  • Alaggio R, Amador C, Anagnostopoulos I, Attygalle AD, Araujo IBO, Berti E, Bhagat G, Borges AM, Boyer D, Calaminici M, Chadburn A, Chan JKC, Cheuk W, Chng WJ, Choi JK, Chuang SS, Coupland SE, Czader M, Dave SS, de Jong D, Du MQ, Elenitoba-Johnson KS, Ferry J, Geyer J, Gratzinger D, Guitart J, Gujral S, Harris M, Harrison CJ, Hartmann S, Hochhaus A, Jansen PM, Karube K, Kempf W, Khoury J, Kimura H, Klapper W, Kovach AE, Kumar S, Lazar AJ, Lazzi S, Leoncini L, Leung N, Leventaki V, Li XQ, Lim MS, Liu WP, Louissaint A Jr, Marcogliese A, Medeiros LJ, Michal M, Miranda RN, Mitteldorf C, Montes-Moreno S, Morice W, Nardi V, Naresh KN, Natkunam Y, Ng SB, Oschlies I, Ott G, Parrens M, Pulitzer M, Rajkumar SV, Rawstron AC, Rech K, Rosenwald A, Said J, Sarkozy C, Sayed S, Saygin C, Schuh A, Sewell W, Siebert R, Sohani AR, Tooze R, Traverse-Glehen A, Vega F, Vergier B, Wechalekar AD, Wood B, Xerri L, Xiao W. The 5th edition of the World Health Organization Classification of Haematolymphoid Tumours: Lymphoid Neoplasms. Leukemia. 2022 Jul;36(7):1720-1748. doi: 10.1038/s41375-022-01620-2. Epub 2022 Jun 22.

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Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma and Lymphoma Non-Hodgkin, run by Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine at 3 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 3 inclusion and 3 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 3 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 3 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.

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 Christin B. Destefano, MD, Lt Col, MC, USAF ((301) 295-3190, christin.destefano@usuhs.edu), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Aim 1: Characterize occupational exposures and their impact on health outcomes and immune health of ADSMs and other MHS beneficiaries with B-cell NHL. (time frame: 3 years). The study lists 3 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT07652580, which also lists 21 linked publications.

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 3 Sep 2026.

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