Phase 3 study for people with Lymphoma

Recruiting Phase 3

Sources: ClinicalTrials.gov Checked: 15 October 2026 Not medical advice

This trial at a glance

Status Recruiting
Phase Phase 3
Sponsor Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Registry number NCT05139017
Started 14 January 2022 Today 16 October 2026 Estimated completion 24 September 2027

Where this trial is running

Trial sites and the status recorded for each
SiteCityState or countryStatus at this site
Townsville University Hospital ( Site 1800) Townsville QLD Active not recruiting
Grampians Health ( Site 1802) Ballarat VIC Recruiting
Royal Perth Hospital-Haematology ( Site 1801) Perth WA Recruiting

voxsanity.com.au · trial sites from public registries · registry record synced 15 October 2026 · not medical advice

Who can join

Age 18 Years and over
Sex Anyone, regardless of sex
Healthy volunteers Not accepted
Enrolment target 290

The official eligibility criteria

Registry text, reproduced exactly. These are the words the trial's sponsor published on ClinicalTrials.gov. They have not been edited, shortened or rewritten, and they are written for researchers rather than for patients.

Inclusion Criteria:

* Has a histologically confirmed diagnosis of Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma (DLBCL).

* Has radiographically measurable DLBCL per the Lugano Response Criteria, as assessed locally by the investigator.

* Has an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status of 0 to 2 within 7 days prior to study treatment initiation.

* Has adequate organ function.

* Is able to provide new or archival tumor tissue sample not previously irradiated.

Zilovertamab vedotin plus R-GemOx, or R-GemOx study arms:

* Has relapsed or refractory DLBCL and is ineligible for or have failed autologous stem-cell transplant (ASCT) and have failed at least 1 line of prior therapy.

* Has post-chimeric antigen receptor T (post-CAR-T) cell therapy failure or is ineligible for CAR-T cell therapy.

Not applicable with protocol amendment 4: Zilovertamab vedotin plus Bendamustine Rituximab (BR), and Bendamustine Rituximab study arms:

* Has relapsed or refractory DLBCL and is ineligible for or have failed ASCT and have failed at least 2 lines of prior therapy.

* Has post-CAR-T therapy failure or is ineligible for CAR-T cell therapy.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Not applicable with protocol amendment 4: Has history of transformation of indolent disease to DLBCL

* Has received solid organ transplant at any time.

* Has received a diagnosis of primary mediastinal B-cell lymphoma (PMBCL).

* Has clinically significant (ie, active) cardiovascular disease or serious cardiac arrhythmia requiring medication.

* Has ongoing graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) of any grade, or is receiving treatment for their GVHD.

* Has clinically significant pericardial or pleural effusion.

* Has ongoing Grade \>1 peripheral neuropathy.

* Has a history of a second malignancy, unless potentially curative treatment has been completed with no evidence of malignancy for 2 years.

* Has a demyelinating form of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease.

* Has contraindication to any of the study intervention components including but not limited to prior anaphylactic reaction.

* Has received prior systemic anticancer therapy, including investigational agents within 4 weeks prior to the first dose of study intervention.

* Has received prior radiotherapy within 4 weeks of start of study intervention. Participants must have recovered from all radiation-related toxicities, not require corticosteroids, and not have had radiation pneumonitis.

* Has ongoing corticosteroid therapy.

* Has received a live or live-attenuated vaccine within 30 days before the first dose of study intervention.

* Is currently participating in or has participated in a study of an investigational agent or has used an investigational device within 4 weeks before the first dose of study intervention.

* Has known active central nervous system (CNS) lymphoma involvement or active CNS involvement by lymphoma. Participants with prior CNS involvement are eligible if their CNS disease is in radiographic, cytological (for cerebrospinal fluid disease), and clinical remission.

* Has an active infection requiring systemic therapy.

* Has a known history of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection.

* Has a known active Hepatitis C virus infection.

* Has a known psychiatric or substance abuse disorder that would interfere with the participant's ability to cooperate with the requirements of the study.

Dates on the record

Started 14 January 2022
Estimated completion 24 September 2027
Registry last updated 15 October 2026
Checked by Voxsanity 15 October 2026

Results, publications and the official record

Sources and dates

  • ClinicalTrials.gov – the record this page reformats
  • ClinicalTrials.gov processing date: 15 October 2026.
  • This page last checked by Voxsanity: 15 October 2026.

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