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Combination of Zanubrutinib, Rituximab and Venetoclax in Patients With Previously Untreated Follicular Lymphoma

A Phase 2 interventional study of Zanubrutinib and Rituximab in Ann Arbor Stage II Follicular Lymphoma, Grade 1 Follicular Lymphoma and Ann Arbor Stage III Follicular Lymphoma, sponsored by Chinese PLA General Hospital. Recruiting at 1 site in China. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-07-20.

Sponsored by Chinese PLA General Hospital · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Started Jul 2024; still recruiting 2 years 2 months later.
Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
30
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

This is a single center, open label, single arm phase II clinical trial. The objective of this study is to assess the feasibility and efficacy of zanubrutinib combined with venetoclax and Rituximab in patients with previously untreated follicular lymphoma (FL) .

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Follicular lymphoma (FL)is the most common inert non Hodgkin's lymphoma (iNHL). Their natural courses are slow but highly variable. The standard first-line treatment of advanced FL is based on rituximab. Whether combined with chemotherapy or not, it can induce lasting remission, but it is usually incurable. Although the first-line immunochemotherapy regimen has high efficacy, it also has high toxicity. Cytotoxic chemotherapy is related to many side effects, including bone marrow suppression and immunosuppression, gastrointestinal and cardiac toxicity, neurotoxicity and the occurrence of secondary tumors. About 20% of FL patients relapse within 2 years after first-line chemotherapy. The overall prognosis of these patients is poor. This clinical trial aims to evaluate the feasibility and efficacy of free-chemotherapy regimen (zanubrutinib combined with venetoclax and Rituximab) in patients with previously untreated follicular lymphoma.

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Conditions studied

  • Ann Arbor Stage II Follicular Lymphoma
  • Grade 1 Follicular Lymphoma
  • Ann Arbor Stage III Follicular Lymphoma
  • Ann Arbor Stage IV Follicular Lymphoma
  • Grade 2 Follicular Lymphoma
  • Grade 3a Follicular Lymphoma

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In context

Lymphoma, Follicular

931 studies on the registry are indexed under Lymphoma, Follicular; 237 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 30 is below the median of 48 across 797 interventional studies indexed under Lymphoma, Follicular.

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Lead sponsor

Chinese PLA General Hospital is the lead sponsor of 558 studies on the registry; 202 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • A diagnosis of follicular lymphoma (grades 1, 2, or 3a), untreated.
  • Stage II, III, or IV disease.
  • Able and willing to provide written informed consent and to comply with the study protocol.
  • at least one measurable disease.
  • Must be in need of therapy as evidenced by at least one of the following criteria:

    • Presence of at least one B symptom: Fever (> 38 Celsius [C]) not due to infectious etiology, or Night sweats, or Weight loss > 10% in the past 6 months;
    • Fatigue due to lymphoma;
    • Splenomegaly (> 13 cm);
    • Compression syndrome (ureteral, orbital, gastrointestinal);
    • Any of the following cytopenias, due to lymphoma: Hemoglobin ≤ 10 g/dL, or Platelets ≤ 100 x 10\^9/L, or Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) \< 1.5 x 10\^9/L;
    • Pleural or peritoneal effusion;
    • Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) > upper limit of normal (ULN) or beta (B)2 microglobulin > ULN;
    • Other lymphoma-mediated symptoms as determined by the treating physician.
  • ECOG ≤ 2
  • ANC > 1.0 x 10\^9/L (for patients without bone marrow involvement by lymphoma)
  • Platelet count > 50 x 10\^9/L (for patients without bone marrow involvement by lymphoma)
  • Prothrombin time (PT)/international normal ratio (INR) \< 1.5 x (upper limit of normal) ULN and partial thromboplastin time (PTT) (activated partial thromboplastin time [aPTT]) \< 1.5 x ULN (unless abnormalities are unrelated to coagulopathy or bleeding disorder). When treated with warfarin or other vitamin K antagonists, then INR ≤ 3.0)
  • Serum aspartate transaminase (AST) and alanine transaminase (ALT) \< 3 x ULN
  • Creatinine clearance > 30 ml/min calculated by modified Cockcroft-Gault formula
  • Bilirubin \< 1.5 x ULN unless bilirubin is due to Gilbert's syndrome, documented liver involvement with lymphoma, or of non-hepatic origin, in which case bilirubin should not exceed 3 g/dL
  • Women of childbearing potential must have a negative serum (beta-human chorionic gonadotropin [B-hCG]) pregnancy test at screening. Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding are ineligible for this study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Known active central nervous system lymphoma or leptomeningeal disease
  • Follicular lymphoma with evidence of diffuse large B-cell transformation
  • Grade 3b follicular lymphoma
  • Any prior history of other malignancy besides follicular lymphoma
  • History of severe allergic or anaphylactic reactions to monoclonal antibody therapy
  • Patients who have undergone major surgery within 14 days
  • The researchers believe that it is not advisable for the participant to take part in this trial.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
30 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Treatment (zanubrutinib, venetoclax, rituximab)

    stage I (cycles 1-3, every 4 weeks): zanubrutinib PO 160mg, BID; rituximab IV on day 1. stage II (cycles 4-9, every 4 weeks): if complete response : zanubrutinib PO 160mg, BID; rituximab IV on day 1. if no complete response : zanubrutinib PO160mg, BID; rituximab IV on day 1 and Venetoclax PO (100mg D1, 200mg D2, and 400mg D3 of cycle 4; 400mg QD).

    Drug: Zanubrutinib · Biological: Rituximab · Drug: Venetoclax

Interventions

  • DrugZanubrutinib

    BTK inhibitor

  • BiologicalRituximab

    Monoclonal antibody to CD20

  • DrugVenetoclax

    BCL-2 inhibitor

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. CR rate

    Determined by PET/CT based on Cheson, Lugano classification 2014 as assessed by the investigator. The number and percentage of subjects with a CR will be tabulated.

    Time frame: Within 6 months of therapy completion

Secondary outcomes

  1. Overall response rate (ORR)

    CR + partial response (PR), determined by PET/CT based on Cheson, Lugano classification 2014 as assessed by the investigator. The number and percentage of subjects with an ORR will be tabulated.

    Time frame: Within 6 months of therapy completion

  2. Progression-free survival

    PFS is defined as the duration from date of treatment initiation to date of disease progression or death from any cause

    Time frame: up to two years

  3. Overall survival

    PFS is defined as the duration from date of treatment initiation to date of death from any cause

    Time frame: up to two years

  4. Incidence of Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events

    Incidence of subjects occuring treatment related adverse events.

    Time frame: Up to 90 days after the last dose of study drugs

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
  • Biotherapeutic Department and Hematology Department of Chinese PLA General Hospital
    Beijing, 100853, China
    Recruiting
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jul 20, 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
NCT06471738
Lead sponsor
Chinese PLA General Hospital
Responsible party
Han weidong (Chief physician., Chinese PLA General Hospital) — Principal investigator
First posted
Jun 24, 2024
Start date
Jul 10, 2024
Primary completion
Dec 30, 2026 (estimated)
Completion
Jun 1, 2027 (estimated)
Last update
Jul 20, 2026

Study contacts

YANG LIU, MD
Contact
liuyang301blood@163.com
010-66937463

Oversight

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