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Zanubrutinib Combined With Rituximab in the Treatment of Secondary HLH in B-cell Lymphoma

A Phase 4 interventional study of Rituximab and Zanubrutinib in Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis and B Cell Lymphoma, sponsored by The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University. Recruiting at 1 site in China. Open to participants aged 14 Years to 80 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-12-08.

Sponsored by The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University · Phase 4, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Started Nov 2025; still recruiting 11 months later.
Phase
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
40
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
14 Years to 80 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

For patients who met the inclusion criteria, treatment regimens were administered: Rituximab 375 mg/m², intravenously, once weekly for 4 weeks.

Zanubrutinib 160 mg, orally, twice daily for 4 weeks. Combined drugs: prednisone 100 mg/m²/d, orally, d1-5; Ruxolitinib 15mg bid orally; With/without emapalumab as appropriate.

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For patients who met the inclusion criteria, treatment regimens were administered:

Rituximab 375 mg/m², intravenously, once weekly for 4 weeks (may be extended or adjusted according to clinical response).

Zanubrutinib: 160 mg, orally, twice daily for 4 weeks as for rutuximab. Dose can be adjusted or extended according to tolerance and efficacy.

When ≥3 grade hematological or intolerable non-hematological toxicity occur, zanubrutinib or rituximab will be suspended, and the dose will be reduced or resumed according to the toxicity grade after recovery. The dose of zanubrutinib should be adjusted according to the manufacturer's label with concomitant use of strong CYP3A inhibitor/inducer.

Combined drugs: prednisone 100 mg/m²/d, orally, d1-5; Ruxolitinib 15mg bid orally; With/without emapalumab as appropriate.

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Conditions studied

  • Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis
  • B Cell Lymphoma
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In context

Lymphohistiocytosis, Hemophagocytic

99 studies on the registry are indexed under Lymphohistiocytosis, Hemophagocytic; 36 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 40 is above the median of 30 across 68 interventional studies indexed under Lymphohistiocytosis, Hemophagocytic.

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Lead sponsor

The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University is the lead sponsor of 252 studies on the registry; 148 are open to participants now.

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

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
14 Years to 80 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • According to the diagnostic criteria of HLH-04, the patients meet the diagnostic criteria of HLH;
  • HLH patients with definite or highly suspected evidence of B-cell lymphoma; Or HLH patients whose bone marrow flow cytometry show an increased proportion of CD20-positive B cells;
  • Age of 14-80 years old, both sexes;
  • Predicted survival beyond 1 month;
  • Baseline serum creatinine ≤1.5 times ULN; Fibrinogen could be corrected to ≥0.6g/L by infusion;
  • Negative serum HIV antibody; Either negative for HCV antibodies or positive for HCV antibodies but negative for HCV RNA. HBV surface antigen and HBV core antibody were negative. If any of the above was positive, HBV DNA titer in peripheral blood should be tested, and the titer was less than 1×10\^3 copies /ml;
  • Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≥50% measured by echocardiography;
  • The patient have no serious and uncontrollable infections, such as pulmonary infection, intestinal infection, and sepsis;
  • Women of childbearing age must be confirmed to be not pregnant by pregnancy test and willing to take effective measures to prevent pregnancy during the study period and ≥12 months after the last dose; Pregnant and lactating women cannot participate; All male subjects took contraceptive measures during the trial and ≥3 months after the last dose;
  • Patients should be able to sign informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients with known severe allergy to rituximab, zanubrutinib, or other BTK inhibitors;
  • Severe active infections (including bacterial, viral or fungal infections) or uncontrolled co-infections;
  • Severe organ dysfunction including NYHA class III-IV heart failure or severe arrhythmia; Liver function: ALT or AST >5 times the upper limit, or severe cirrhosis; Renal function: CrCl \<30 mL/min or severe renal insufficiency;
  • Combined with other malignant tumors and the expected survival time was less than 3 months;
  • Have received other experimental drugs and had not completed the drug washout period;
  • Pregnant or lactating women, or unwilling to use effective contraception;
  • any condition that would not be suitable for participation in the study or that might affect adherence, follow-up, or safety assessment, as judged by the investigator.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 4
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
40 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    intervention group

    Rituximab 375 mg/m², intravenously, once weekly for 4 weeks (may be extended or adjusted according to clinical response). Zanubrutinib: 160 mg, orally, twice daily for 4 weeks as for rutuximab. Dose can be adjusted or extended according to tolerance and efficacy. When ≥3 grade hematological or intolerable non-hematological toxicity occur, zanubrutinib or rituximab will be suspended, and the dose will be reduced or resumed according to the toxicity grade after recovery. The dose of zanubrutinib should be adjusted according to the manufacturer's label with concomitant use of strong CYP3A inhibitor/inducer. Combined drugs: prednisone 100 mg/m²/d, orally, d1-5; Ruxolitinib 15mg bid orally; With/without emapalumab as appropriate.

    Drug: Rituximab · Drug: Zanubrutinib

Interventions

  • DrugRituximab

    375 mg/m², intravenously, once weekly for 4 weeks

    Also known as: HALPRYZA

  • DrugZanubrutinib

    160 mg, orally, twice daily for 4 weeks as for rutuximab.

    Also known as: Brukinsa

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. response rate of HLH after 4 weeks of treatment

    RR will be evaluated according to the response evaluation criteria recommended by the International Histiocyte Society.

    Time frame: after 4 weeks

  2. OS at week 8

    overall survival after 8 weeks of treatment

    Time frame: after 8 weeks

Secondary outcomes

  1. AE

    Adverse events will be evaluated according to NCI-CTCAE 5.0.

    Time frame: till the end of 4 weeks

  2. OS

    OS at 1/2/3 months/ 6 months

    Time frame: at 4/8/12/24 weeks

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Undecided

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 Dec 8, 2025, 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
NCT07270835
Lead sponsor
The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University
Responsible party
Xuefeng He (professor, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University) — Principal investigator
First posted
Dec 8, 2025
Start date
Nov 1, 2025
Primary completion
Apr 2027 (estimated)
Completion
Aug 2027 (estimated)
Last update
Dec 8, 2025

Study contacts

Xuefeng He, doctor
Contact
hexuefeng@suda.edu.cn
86-18914031640
Fei Zhou, doctor
Contact
zhoufei@suda.edu.cn
86-15051425673
Xuefeng He, doctor
principal investigator · department of hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University

Oversight

FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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