Clinical trial · Interventional
A Clinical Study of Zilovertamab Vedotin (MK-2140) Plus Rituximab Plus Cyclophosphamide, Doxorubicin, and Prednisone (R-CHP) Versus Polatuzumab Vedotin Plus R-CHP in People With Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma (DLBCL) (MK-2140-011/waveLINE-011)
A Randomized, Open-label, Multicenter, Phase 2 Study Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of Zilovertamab Vedotin (MK-2140) Plus R-CHP Versus Polatuzumab Vedotin Plus R-CHP in Treatment-naïve Participants With GCB Subtype of Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma (DLBCL)
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 26, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260926-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
Researchers are looking for ways to treat germinal center B-cell-like diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (GCB DLBCL). DLBCL is a fast-growing blood cancer that affects B-cells. GCB is a type of DLBCL that affects young B-cells that are still maturing. The goal of this study is to learn if more people who receive zilovertamab vedotin (MK-2140) and R-CHP have the cancer respond (go away) than those who receive polatuzumab vedotin and R-CHP.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse | Lymphoma | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.85 |
Interventions
Interventions (9)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cyclophosphamide | Drug | Cyclophosphamide | ALIAS |
| Doxorubicin | Drug | Doxorubicin | ALIAS |
| Polatuzumab vedotin | Biological | Polatuzumab Vedotin | ALIAS |
| Prednisolone | Drug | Prednisolone | ALIAS |
| Prednisone | Drug | Prednisone | ALIAS |
| Rescue Medication | Drug | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Rituximab | Biological | Rituximab | ALIAS |
| Rituximab Biosimilar | Biological | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Zilovertamab vedotin + Rituximab + Cyclophosphamide, Doxorubicin, Prednisone (R-CHP)
- description
- Participants will receive a dose of zilovertamab vedotin (1.75 mg/kg) plus 750 mg/m\^2 cyclophosphamide, 50 mg/m\^2 doxorubicin, and 375 mg/m\^2 rituximab or rituximab biosimilar administered by intravenous (IV) infusion on Day 1 of each 3-week cycle for up to 6 cycles (up to approximately 4 months) plus 2 additional cycles of rituximab or biosimilar for participants with high risk DLBCL. Participants will also receive 100 mg prednisone or prednisolone via oral tablet per day during Days 1-5 of each 3-week cycle for up to 6 cycles (up to approximately 4 months).
- interventionNames
- Biological: Zilovertamab vedotin
- Biological: Rituximab
- Drug: Cyclophosphamide
- Drug: Doxorubicin
- Biological: Rituximab Biosimilar
- Drug: Prednisone
- Drug: Prednisolone
- Drug: Rescue Medication
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Polatuzumab vedotin + R-CHP
- description
- Participants will receive a dose of polatuzumab vedotin (1.8 mg/kg) plus 750 mg/m\^2 cyclophosphamide, 50 mg/m\^2 doxorubicin, and 375 mg/m\^2 rituximab or rituximab biosimilar administered by IV infusion on Day 1 of each 3-week cycle for up to 6 cycles (up to approximately 4 months) plus 2 additional cycles of rituximab or biosimilar for participants with high risk DLBCL. Participants will also receive 100 mg prednisone or prednisolone via oral tablet per day during Days 1-5 of each 3-week cycle for up to 6 cycles (up to approximately 4 months).
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: The main inclusion criteria include but are not limited to the following: * Has histologically confirmed diagnosis of germinal center B-cell (GCB) subtype of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), by prior biopsy, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) classification of neoplasms of the hematopoietic and lymphoid tissues. * Has positron emission tomography (PET) positive disease at screening, defined as 4 to 5 on the Lugano 5-point scale. * Has received no prior treatment for their DLBCL. * Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected participants must have well controlled HIV on antiretroviral therapy (ART). * Participants who are hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) positive are eligible if they have received hepatitis B virus (HBV) antiviral therapy and have undetectable HBV viral load prior to randomization. * Participants with history of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection are eligible if HCV viral load is undetectable at screening. Exclusion Criteria: The main exclusion criteria include but are not limited to the following: * Has a history of transformation of indolent disease to DLBCL. * Has received a diagnosis of primary mediastinal B-cell lymphoma (PMBCL) or Grey zone lymphoma. * Has Ann Arbor Stage I DLBCL. * Has clinically significant (i.e., active) cardiovascular disease: cerebral vascular accident/stroke (\<6 months prior to enrollment), myocardial infarction (\<6 months prior to enrollment), unstable angina, congestive heart failure (New York Heart Association Classification Class ≥II), or serious cardiac arrhythmia requiring medication. * Has clinically significant pericardial or pleural effusion. * Has ongoing Grade \>1 peripheral neuropathy. * Has a demyelinating form of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease. * HIV-infected participants with a history of Kaposi's sarcoma and/or Multicentric Castleman's Disease. * Has ongoing corticosteroid therapy. * Known additional malignancy that is progressing or has required active treatment within the past 2 years. * Known active central nervous system (CNS) lymphoma. * Has active autoimmune disease that has required systemic treatment in the past 2 years. * Has active infection requiring systemic therapy. * Has active HBV (defined as HBsAg positive and detectable HBV deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)) and HCV (defined as anti-HCV antibody positive and detectable HCV ribonucleic acid (RNA)) infection. * Has history of stem cell/solid organ transplant.
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