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Dynamic Monitoring of Plasma ctDNA for Prognostic Assessment in Patients With B-Cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

Dynamic Monitoring of Plasma Circulating Tumor DNA (ctDNA) for Prognostic Assessment in Patients With B-Cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma: An Observational Study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT07480837
Enrollment
60
Registered
2026-03-18
Start date
2026-01-01
Completion date
2031-01-01
Last updated
2026-03-18

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Conditions

B-Cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

Brief summary

For patients with newly diagnosed or relapsed/metastatic B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma following first-line treatment, peripheral blood samples are collected before treatment and at various treatment time points to monitor circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA), aiming to investigate the correlation between dynamic ctDNA changes and patient prognosis.

Detailed description

This study is a prospective, observational, single-center clinical research aimed at exploring the correlation between the dynamic changes of plasma circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) before and after treatment and the prognosis of patients with B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (B-NHL). A total of 60 patients who were initially treated with evaluable target lesions and were capable of undergoing molecular pathological testing, either in the initial treatment stage or after relapse/refractory treatment, were planned to be included. All patients will provide peripheral blood samples for ctDNA testing at the pre-treatment stage, during the mid-treatment stage, and after the end of treatment. Simultaneously, standard efficacy assessment PET-CT examinations will be conducted. The primary endpoint of the study is progression-free survival (PFS), while the secondary endpoints include overall response rate (ORR), overall survival (OS), and the consistency analysis between ctDNA clearance rate and PET-CT metabolic complete response (CMR).

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

Cancer Institute and Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 75 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Age ≥ 18 years and ≤ 75 years. * Histopathologically and immunohistochemically confirmed diagnosis of B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma (according to the latest WHO classification). * Presence of at least one evaluable target lesion prior to initial treatment (based on Lugano 2014 criteria). * Availability of feasible tumor tissue samples or fresh biopsy specimens (from initial diagnosis or relapse biopsy) for establishing a personalized sequencing assay (e.g., identification of patient-specific mutations via tumor tissue DNA sequencing for ctDNA tracking). * Planned to receive standard regimen therapy (first-line regimen for treatment-naïve patients, second-line regimen for relapsed/refractory patients). * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status score of 0-2. * Voluntary participation in this study with written informed consent provided.

Exclusion criteria

* Prior treatment with ≥2 lines of systemic anti-lymphoma therapy. * Presence of other active malignancies * History of myocardial infarction within the past 1 year; presence of New York Heart Association (NYHA) class III or IV congestive heart failure, or a history of NYHA class III or IV congestive heart failure, unless left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) is ≥50% on echocardiography (ECHO) screening performed within 1 month prior to study entry. * Hepatic or renal dysfunction: creatinine level ≥176.8 μmol/L (2 mg/dL), transaminase or bilirubin levels \>2 × upper limit of normal (ULN). * Severe hematologic abnormalities: absolute neutrophil count (ANC) \<1 × 10⁹/L, platelet count \<50 × 10⁹/L. * Presence of uncontrolled infection. * Pregnant or breastfeeding women. * Any other condition that the investigator deems inappropriate for participation in this trial.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
PFSFrom enrollment to the end of treatment at 8 weeksPFS defined as the time from the initiation of treatment to disease progression or death from any cause, whichever occurs first.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
ORRFrom enrollment to the end of treatment at 8 weeksThe overall response rate (ORR) was defined as the cumulative proportion of patients attaining either a complete response (CR) or partial response (PR) .
OSFrom enrollment to the end of treatment at 8 weeksOS was measured from treatment initiation to death from any causea
Agreement between ctDNA clearance and PET-CT-defined metabolic complete response (CMR)From enrollment to the end of treatment at 8 weeksThis term refers to the concordance between two indicators of treatment response in lymphoma: the undetectable status of circulating tumor DNA in peripheral blood (ctDNA clearance) and the absence of pathological fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) uptake on PET-CT imaging (metabolic complete remission). High agreement suggests that liquid biopsy may serve as a non-invasive surrogate for radiographic remission assessment.

Countries

China

Contacts

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORXinxin Cao, MD

NCC, CICAMS

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Mar 19, 2026