Home/Loved One/NCT06717347
PHASE3RECRUITING
View on ClinicalTrials.gov

Comparing Zilovertamab vedotin with Vincristine for diffuse large b-cell lymphoma

Official title: A Study to Evaluate Zilovertamab Vedotin (MK-2140) Combination With Rituximab Plus Cyclophosphamide, Doxorubicin, and Prednisone (R-CHP) Versus Rituximab Plus Cyclophosphamide, Doxorubicin, Vincristine, and Prednisone (R-CHOP) in Participants With Previously Untreated DLBCL (MK-2140-010)

A Randomized, Open-Label, Multicenter, Phase 3 Study of Zilovertamab Vedotin (MK-2140) in Combination With R-CHP Versus R-CHOP in Participants With Previously Untreated Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma (DLBCL) (waveLINE-010)

Condition: Diffuse Large B-Cell LymphomaSponsor: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLCTarget enrollment: 1046

Interventions

BIOLOGICAL

Zilovertamab vedotin

IV infusion

BIOLOGICAL

Rituximab

IV infusion

DRUG

Cyclophosphamide

IV infusion

DRUG

Doxorubicin

IV infusion

BIOLOGICAL

Rituximab Biosimilar

IV infusion

DRUG

Prednisone

Per Approved Product Label

DRUG

Prednisolone

Oral administration

DRUG

Vincristine

IV infusion

DRUG

Rescue medication

Participants receive rescue medication per approved product label. The rescue medication is granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF).

DRUG

Methylprednisolone

Per Approved Product Label

Canadian Sites (5)

Cross Cancer Institute ( Site 0205)

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

RECRUITING

Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre ( Site 0207)

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

RECRUITING

Hamilton Health Sciences-Juravinski Cancer Centre ( Site 0208)

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

RECRUITING

Lakeridge Health - The R.S. McLaughlin Durham Regional Cancer Centre (MDRCC) ( Site 0206)

Oshawa, Ontario, Canada

RECRUITING

Sunnybrook Research Institute ( Site 0204)

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

RECRUITING

Eligibility Criteria

See who this study is looking for24 criteria

The trial’s own eligibility text, word for word from the registry. Only the trial site can say who takes part.

Inclusion

  • +Has positron emission tomography (PET) positive disease at screeningScreeningThe checks done before joining, to see whether a study fits.Read more →, defined as 4 to 5 on the Lugano 5-point scale
  • +Has an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 to 2 assessed within 7 days before randomizationRandomisedWhich group you go into is decided by chance, not by you or your doctor.Read more →
  • +Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected participants must have well controlled HIV on antiretroviral therapy (ART)
  • +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
  • +Has histologically confirmed diagnosis of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), by prior biopsy, based on local testing according to the WHO classification of neoplasms of the hematopoietic and lymphoid tissues
  • +Has received no prior treatment for their DLBCL
  • +Has an ejection fraction ≥45% as determined by either echocardiogram (ECHO) or multigated acquisition (MUGA)

Exclusion

  • HIV-infected participants with a history of Kaposi's sarcoma and/or Multicentric Castleman's Disease
  • Has concurrent active HBV (defined as HBsAg positive and detectable HBV DNA) and HCV (defined as anti-HCV antibody positive and detectable HCV ribonucleic acid (RNA)) infection
  • 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 enrollmentEnrolmentThe number of participants a study plans to include, or has included.Read more →), 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
  • Has ongoing corticosteroid therapy
  • Has received a live or live-attenuated vaccine within 30 days before the first dose of study intervention. Administration of killed vaccines is allowed
  • 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 history of allogeneic tissue/solid organ transplant
5 concepts to explore on this page · up to 1,300 pointsTap any term to learn what it means.

In plain language

Assembled directly from this trial’s registry record. Every sentence traces to a field below — nothing here is generated or interpreted.

Learning 
What this study is

This study is testing a treatment for a condition.

Phase 3Phase 3A large study comparing a treatment against the current standard.Read more → — a large study comparing this against the current standard, usually across many hospitals.

What is being given or done in this study: Zilovertamab vedotin, Rituximab, Cyclophosphamide, Doxorubicin, and 6 more.

From the trial registry

Built from these fields:

  • designModule.designInfo.primaryPurpose
  • designModule.phases
  • armsInterventionsModule.interventions[].name
How the study is run

Which group you would be placed in is decided by chance, like a coin flip — not by you and not by your doctor.

This study is open-labelOpen-labelEveryone knows which treatment is being given — nothing is hidden.Read more →: everyone knows which treatment is being given, including you and the study team.

From the trial registry

Built from these fields:

  • designModule.designInfo.allocation
  • designModule.designInfo.maskingInfo.masking
Is there a placebo?

This study does not list a placeboPlaceboA dummy treatment with no active medicine, used for comparison.Read more → group.

One group receives an existing treatment, so the two can be compared.

There are 2 groups in this study.

From the trial registry

Built from this field:

  • armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].type
Who the study is looking for

The study lists a minimum age of 18 years, with no upper limit given.

The study is open to people of any sex.

The study does not accept healthy volunteersHealthy volunteerSomeone without the condition being studied who takes part anyway.Read more →.

These are the criteria the study lists. Only the trial siteTrial siteA hospital or clinic where a study is actually run.Read more → can decide whether someone can take part.

From the trial registry

Built from these fields:

  • eligibilityModule.minimumAge
  • eligibilityModule.sex
  • eligibilityModule.healthyVolunteers
How big and how long

The study aims to enrol about 1,046 people.

The study is currently expected to finish around March 2032.

The main measurement is taken over: Up to ~ 50 months.

From the trial registry

Built from these fields:

  • designModule.enrollmentInfo.count
  • statusModule.completionDateStruct.date
  • outcomesModule.primaryOutcomes[].timeFrame
What the study measures

Progression-free survival (PFS) — measured over Up to ~ 50 months.

From the trial registry

Built from these fields:

  • outcomesModule.primaryOutcomes[].measure
  • outcomesModule.primaryOutcomes[].timeFrame

Source: NCT06717347 on ClinicalTrials.gov. The full registry text is further down this page — this summary never replaces it.

Not medical advice. What do these terms mean?

What is being tested — in plain terms

About Zilovertamab vedotinBiological

IV infusion

From the trial registry — its own words, unedited.

What a biological is here: A treatment made from or by living systems — such as antibodies, vaccines, or cell-based therapies.

Read the full explanation → · in clinical review

About RituximabBiological

IV infusion

From the trial registry — its own words, unedited.

What a biological is here: A treatment made from or by living systems — such as antibodies, vaccines, or cell-based therapies.

Read the full explanation → · in clinical review

About CyclophosphamideDrug

IV infusion

From the trial registry — its own words, unedited.

What a drug is here: A medicine — a chemical or small-molecule treatment — given as the thing being studied.

Read the full explanation → · in clinical review

About DoxorubicinDrug

IV infusion

From the trial registry — its own words, unedited.

What a drug is here: A medicine — a chemical or small-molecule treatment — given as the thing being studied.

Read the full explanation → · in clinical review

About Rituximab BiosimilarBiological

IV infusion

From the trial registry — its own words, unedited.

What a biological is here: A treatment made from or by living systems — such as antibodies, vaccines, or cell-based therapies.

Read the full explanation → · in clinical review

About PrednisoneDrug

Per Approved Product Label

From the trial registry — its own words, unedited.

What a drug is here: A medicine — a chemical or small-molecule treatment — given as the thing being studied.

Read the full explanation → · in clinical review

About PrednisoloneDrug

Oral administration

From the trial registry — its own words, unedited.

What a drug is here: A medicine — a chemical or small-molecule treatment — given as the thing being studied.

Read the full explanation → · in clinical review

About VincristineDrug

IV infusion

From the trial registry — its own words, unedited.

What a drug is here: A medicine — a chemical or small-molecule treatment — given as the thing being studied.

Read the full explanation → · in clinical review

About Rescue medicationDrug

Participants receive rescue medication per approved product label. The rescue medication is granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF).

From the trial registry — its own words, unedited.

What a drug is here: A medicine — a chemical or small-molecule treatment — given as the thing being studied.

Read the full explanation → · in clinical review

About MethylprednisoloneDrug

Per Approved Product Label

From the trial registry — its own words, unedited.

What a drug is here: A medicine — a chemical or small-molecule treatment — given as the thing being studied.

Read the full explanation → · in clinical review

Common questions

Answered from this trial’s registry record. Where the record doesn’t say, these answers say so rather than filling the gap.

Am I eligible for this trial?

Only the trial siteTrial siteA hospital or clinic where a study is actually run.Read more → can decide whether someone can take part. Concord cannot make that determination, and neither can any tool that has not examined you.

What the study lists: a minimum age of 18 years.

The full inclusionInclusion criteriaThe things you must have or be for a study to consider you.Read more → and exclusion criteriaExclusion criteriaThe things that would prevent someone from taking part.Read more → are published on this page, exactly as the study team wrote them.

The useful next step is to bring this trial to your doctor. Answering a few questions first gives them something concrete to review.

From the trial registry
  • eligibilityModule.minimumAge
  • eligibilityModule.eligibilityCriteria
Is there a placebo?

This study does not list a placeboPlaceboA dummy treatment with no active medicine, used for comparison.Read more → group.

One group receives an existing treatment so the two can be compared.

From the trial registry
  • armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].type
Would I know which treatment I am getting?

This study is open-labelOpen-labelEveryone knows which treatment is being given — nothing is hidden.Read more →: everyone knows which treatment is being given, including you and the study team.

Which group you would be placed in is decided by chance, like a coin flip — not by you and not by your doctor.

From the trial registry
  • designModule.designInfo.maskingInfo.masking
  • designModule.designInfo.allocation
Who can join?

The study lists a minimum age of 18 years, with no upper limit given.

It is open to people of any sex.

It does not accept healthy volunteersHealthy volunteerSomeone without the condition being studied who takes part anyway.Read more →.

Only the trial siteTrial siteA hospital or clinic where a study is actually run.Read more → can confirm whether a particular person can take part.

From the trial registry
  • eligibilityModule.minimumAge
  • eligibilityModule.sex
  • eligibilityModule.healthyVolunteers
How long would this take?

The study's main measurement is taken over: Up to ~ 50 months.

The study as a whole is currently expected to finish around 2032-03-29.

How long any one person takes part can differ from the study length. The study team can tell you what the schedule looks like in practice.

From the trial registry
  • outcomesModule.primaryOutcomes[].timeFrame
  • statusModule.completionDateStruct.date
How many people are taking part?

The study aims to enrol about 1,046 people.

From the trial registry
  • designModule.enrollmentInfo.count
Where is this happening?

This study lists 11 locations, including: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; Hamilton, Ontario, Canada; Oshawa, Ontario, Canada; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Detroit, Michigan, United States, and 5 more.

Sites can open and close during a study, so confirm with the team before travelling.

From the trial registry
  • trial_locations

About This Trial

The purpose of this study is to evaluate if zilovertamab vedotin with standard treatment can help people live longer without the cancer growing or spreading than people who receive standard treatment alone.

Other Sites (6)

Karmanos Cancer Institute ( Site 0174)

Detroit, Michigan, United States

Corewell Health ( Site 0130)

Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States

Intermountain Health St. Vincent Regional Hospital - Cancer Centers of Montana ( Site 0178)

Billings, Montana, United States

New York Oncology Hematology, P.C. ( Site 0129)

Albany, New York, United States

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai ( Site 0164)

New York, New York, United States

Vista Oncology ( Site 4201)

Olympia, Washington, United States

Worth passing on?

Save it to the Care Package and send it to them, or to their doctor, in one message. Whether they follow it up is theirs to decide.

Review the Care Package

This page is for informational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. Clinical trial eligibility can only be determined by the trial site after proper screening. Trial information is sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov and may not reflect the most current status. Always consult your healthcare provider before making decisions about clinical trial participation.