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RecruitingNCT05898477Updated Jan 22, 2026

Describing Treatment Outcomes and Responses in Lymphoma-associated Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis

An observational study in Lymphoma and Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytoses, sponsored by University of Alabama at Birmingham. Recruiting at 1 site in United States. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-01-22.

Sponsored by University of Alabama at Birmingham · Observational

From the registry’s dates

  • Started May 2023; still recruiting 3 years 5 months later.
Study type
Observational
Model
Cohort
Time perspective
Retrospective
Enrollment
2,000
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose of the study is to describe Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) in patients with lymphoma to identify possible therapeutic strategies to improve overall survival of the patients with lymphoma associated hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis.

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Retrospective, multi-institutional study focused on describing the clinical features, laboratory parameters, treatments, and outcomes among individuals presenting with HLH in the setting of a lymphoma

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Conditions studied

  • Lymphoma
  • Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytoses
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In context

Lymphoma

5,578 studies on the registry are indexed under Lymphoma; 825 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 2,000 is above the median of 136 across 625 observational studies indexed under Lymphoma.

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Lead sponsor

University of Alabama at Birmingham is the lead sponsor of 1,396 studies on the registry; 284 are open to participants now.

Of its 156 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 124 (79%) have results posted.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
Child (0–17), Adult (18–64), Older adult (65+)
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No
Sampling method
Non-probability sample

Study population

Patients with diagnosis of Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients with lymphoma that are fulfilling at least one of the following:

A. Meeting 5 of 8 HLH-2004 diagnostic criteria OR B. Are OHI index positive (sCD25>3,900 U/mL and ferritin>1,000 ng/mL)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients developing HLH> 1 month after lymphoma diagnosis (for aggressive lymphomas)
  • Patients with incomplete treatment and response documentation
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Study design

Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Retrospective
Enrollment
2,000 participants (estimated)
Patient registry
No

Groups and cohorts

  • Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) Patients
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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. To determine the factors predicting 180 days overall survival of patients with cancer that are HLH-2004/OHI+

    The investigators will gather data on different treatments received, time to treatment, and other factors and determine which is associated with survival.

    Time frame: The participant's survival would be assessed at 180 days from the malignancy diagnosis

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
  • University of Alabama at Birmingham
    Birmingham, Alabama 35294, United States
    Recruiting
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jan 22, 2026, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT05898477
Lead sponsor
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Responsible party
Gaurav Goyal (Principal Investigator, University of Alabama at Birmingham) — Principal investigator
First posted
Jun 12, 2023
Start date
May 1, 2023
Primary completion
Jan 2028 (estimated)
Completion
Jul 2028 (estimated)
Last update
Jan 22, 2026

Study contacts

Gaurav Goyal, MD
Contact
ggoyal@uabmc.edu
205-934-1816
Gaurav Goyal, MD
principal investigator · University of Alabama at Birmingham

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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