Daratumumab for Relapsed/Refractory Primary Effusion Lymphoma
Status:
Not yet recruiting
Trial end date:
2035-12-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Background:
Primary effusion lymphoma (PEL) is an aggressive form of cancer that affects cells in the
immune system and lymph nodes. How PEL develops is not well understood, and this disease does
not respond well to standard treatments for other types of lymphomas.
Objective:
To test a drug treatment (daratumumab SC) in people with PEL.
Eligibility:
People aged 18 and older with PEL. Their PEL must have failed to respond to therapy or they
must be unable to receive standard treatment for the disease.
Design:
Participants will be screened. They will have a physical exam with blood tests. They will
have imaging scans and tests of their heart and lung function. They may need to have a
biopsy: tissue or fluid will be collected. They will have an eye exam.
Daratumumab SC is given as an injection into the fat under the skin in the abdomen. This
takes 3 to 5 minutes. Participants will receive the treatment once a week for 8 weeks; then
every 2 weeks for 16 weeks; then every 4 weeks for up to 24 months.
Participants will have other tests during the study period. These may include lumbar
punctures: A needle will be inserted between the bones of the spine to draw some fluid from
the area around the spinal cord. Participants may also have a thoracentesis: A needle or
plastic tube will be inserted into the space around the lungs to withdraw fluid. Participants
will have more imaging scans and blood tests.
Follow-up visits will continue after treatment ends. Participants will be in the study for up
to 5 years.