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A Clinical Study of Zilovertamab Vedotin (MK-2140) Plus Rituximab Plus Cyclophosphamide, Doxorubicin, and Prednisone (R-CHP) Versus Polatuzumab Vedotin Plus R-CHP in People With Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma (DLBCL) (MK-2140-011/waveLINE-011)

Sponsor: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

NCT ID: NCT06890884

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At a glance

What the study gets you
Access to the study treatment being tested
Type of study
Interventional (receives a drug or procedure)
Time in hospital
In-person visits at study sites — visit count not specified by the sponsor
Drug or intervention
Zilovertamab vedotin (biological), Rituximab (biological), Cyclophosphamide (drug), Doxorubicin (drug)
How long the study runs
Study runs about 92 months (dates as stated)
About the drug or intervention
Zilovertamab vedotin — biological: IV infusion · Rituximab — biological: IV infusion · Cyclophosphamide — drug: IV infusion · Doxorubicin — drug: IV infusion · Rituximab Biosimilar — biological: IV infusion · Prednisone — drug: Oral administration or IV infusion · Prednisolone — drug: Oral administration or IV infusion · Polatuzumab vedotin — biological: IV infusion · Rescue Medication — drug: Participants receive rescue medication at the investigators discretion, per approved product label.
Patient visit burden
Not specified by the sponsor
Type of study
Testing a treatment
Ages
18 Years and over
Who
All
Number of participants
594
Started
2025-04-11
Last checked
2026-10

Plain English Summary

What is this study?

  • • Testing a new treatment for lymphoma, large b-cell, diffuse
  • • Phase2 - 594 participants
  • • Researchers are looking for ways to treat germinal center B-cell-like diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (GCB DLBCL)

Who can take part?

  • • Ages 18 Years and over
  • • Diagnosed with lymphoma, large b-cell, diffuse

Where?

  • • Bristol - Bristol Haematology and Oncology Centre ( Site 0908)
  • • Aylesbury - Stoke Mandeville Hospital ( Site 0917)
  • • Exeter - Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital ( Site 0910)
  • • Plymouth - University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust ( Site 0905)
  • • +8 more UK sites

This is a simplified summary. Always discuss with your doctor before making any decisions.

About This Trial

Researchers are looking for ways to treat germinal center B-cell-like diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (GCB DLBCL). DLBCL is a fast-growing blood cancer that affects B-cells. GCB is a type of DLBCL that affects young B-cells that are still maturing. The goal of this study is to learn if more people who receive zilovertamab vedotin (MK-2140) and R-CHP have the cancer respond (go away) than those who receive polatuzumab vedotin and R-CHP.

Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse

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Eligibility at a Glance

Key info

  • Age: 18 Years and over
  • Who can join: All genders

Biomarkers mentioned

HBsAg positiveantibody positive

Treatment history

Treatments you must have had:

  • ✓ well controlled HIV on antiretroviral therapy (ART)

What the study is looking for

  • ✓The main inclusion criteria include but are not limited to the following:
  • ✓Has positron emission tomography (PET) positive disease at screening, defined as 4 to 5 on the Lugano 5-point scale.
  • ✓Has received no prior treatment for their DLBCL.
  • ✓Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected participants must have well controlled HIV on antiretroviral therapy (ART).
  • ✓Participants with history of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection are eligible if HCV viral load is undetectable at...

Who cannot take part

  • ✗The main exclusion criteria include but are not limited to the following:
  • ✗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 pericardial or pleural effusion.
See the full criteria
Inclusion Criteria: The main inclusion criteria include but are not limited to the following: * Has histologically confirmed diagnosis of germinal center B-cell (GCB) subtype of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), by prior biopsy, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) classification of neoplasms of the hematopoietic and lymphoid tissues. * Has positron emission tomography (PET) positive disease at screening, defined as 4 to 5 on the Lugano 5-point scale. * Has received no prior treatment for their DLBCL. * Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected participants must have well controlled HIV on antiretroviral therapy (ART). * Participants 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. Exclusion Criteria: The main exclusion criteria include but are not limited to the following: * 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 enrollment), 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. * HIV-infected participants with a history of Kaposi's sarcoma and/or Multicentric Castleman's Disease. * Has ongoing corticosteroid therapy. * 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 active HBV (defined as HBsAg positive and detectable HBV deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)) and HCV (defined as anti-HCV antibody positive and detectable HCV ribonucleic acid (RNA)) infection. * Has history of stem cell/solid organ transplant.

Where Is This Study? (12 UK sites)

Bristol Haematology and Oncology Centre ( Site 0908)

Bristol BS2 8ED, United Kingdom

Recruiting
Site contact (verified)
Study Coordinator+441179230000

Stoke Mandeville Hospital ( Site 0917)

Aylesbury HP21 8AL, United Kingdom

Recruiting
Site contact (verified)
Study Coordinator+441296315000

Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital ( Site 0910)

Exeter EX2 5DW, United Kingdom

Recruiting
Site contact (verified)
Study Coordinator01392402850

University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust ( Site 0905)

Plymouth PL68DH, United Kingdom

Recruiting
Site contact (verified)
Study Coordinator+441752431043

The James Cook University Hospital ( Site 0909)

Middlesbrough TS4 3BW, United Kingdom

Recruiting
Site contact (verified)
Study Coordinator+441642850850

Lincoln County Hospital ( Site 0906)

Lincoln LN2 5QY, United Kingdom

Recruiting
Site contact (verified)
Study Coordinator+441522573557

Guy s & St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust ( Site 0904)

London SE1 9RT, United Kingdom

Recruiting
Site contact (verified)
Study Coordinator+442071887188

Hammersmith Hospital ( Site 0915)

London W12 0 HS, United Kingdom

Recruiting
Site contact (verified)
Study Coordinator+442033134594

Churchill Hospital ( Site 0903)

Oxford OX3 7LJ, United Kingdom

Recruiting
Site contact (verified)
Study Coordinator+441865227063

Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham ( Site 0912)

Birmingham B15 2TH, United Kingdom

Recruiting
Site contact (verified)
Study Coordinator+441213717842

Clatterbridge Cancer Centre - Liverpool ( Site 0911)

Liverpool L7 8YA, United Kingdom

Recruiting
Site contact (verified)
Study Coordinator+441515565000

Christie Hospital NHS Trust ( Site 0901)

Manchester M20 4BX, United Kingdom

Recruiting
Site contact (verified)
Study Coordinator+441619187222

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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov · Last verified: 2026-10