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A Phase II trial of DA-EPOCH And Rituximab with HD-MTX therapy for newly-diagnosed DLBCL with CD5 expression (PEARL5 study)

A Phase II trial of DA-EPOCH And Rituximab with HD-MTX therapy for newly-diagnosed DLBCL with CD5 expression (PEARL5 study) - A Phase II trial of DA-EPOCH And Rituximab with HD-MTX therapy for newly-diagnosed DLBCL with CD5 expression (PEARL5 study)

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-UMIN000008507
Enrollment
45
Registered
2012-07-25
Start date
2012-07-25
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-29

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

CD5-positive diffuse large B-cell lymphoma

Interventions

Four cycles of DA-EPOCH-R followed by 2 cycles of HD-MTX(3.5 g/m2 IV, day1, q2w) and additional 4 cycles of DA-EPOCH-R

Sponsors

CD5+ DLBCL Treatment Study Group
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (1) Histologically confirmed CD5-positive diffuse large B-cell lymphoma according to the 2008 WHO classification (2) Confirmed CD20-positive and CD5-positive by immunohistochemistry and/or flow cytometry (3) Ann Arbor stage: II, III, or IV (4) Lymphoma cell count in peripheral blood 14 days before registration >= 10,000/mm3 (5) Age: 20 to 75 years old (6) PS (ECOG): 0-3 (7) No clinical symptoms of CNS involvement (8) Measureable lesion present (9) No prior chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and antibody therapy (10) Adequate organ function (11) Written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (1) History of angle-closure glaucoma (2) Uncontrollable diabetes mellitus in spite of insulin therapy (3) Uncontrollable hypertension (4) Pleural effusion or ascites except for those with little amount (5) Coronary artery disease under treatment; cardiomyopathy, heart failure, or arrhythmia treated with anti-arrhythmic (6) HBs antigen positive (7) HCV antibody positive (8) HIV antibody positive (9) Interstitial pneumonia, pulmonary fibrosis (10) Severe infection (11) Liver cirrhosis (12) Other active malignancies; history of lymphoma, myelodysplastic syndrome, or leukemia (13) Pregnant, possible pregnant, or breastfeeding woman (14) Severe psychosis (15) Under systemic corticosteroid therapy (16) Considered as ineligible by attending physicians for other reasons

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
2-year progression-free survival rate

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Complete response rate, overall response rate, overall survival, 2-year CNS recurrence rate, adverse events

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactKana Miyazaki

PEARL5 Coordinating Office Department of Hematology and Oncology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine

k-myzk@clin.medic.mie-u.ac.jp059-232-1111

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026