NCT03274492

Brief Summary

This Phase III, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study will compare the efficacy, safety, and pharmacokinetics of polatuzumab vedotin plus R-CHP versus R-CHOP in participants with previously untreated diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL).

Trial Health

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Trial Health Score

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Trial has exceeded expected completion date
Strong global presence with extensive site network
Enrollment
1,000

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for phase_3

Timeline
Completed

Started Nov 2017

Longer than P75 for phase_3

Geographic Reach
21 countries

212 active sites

Status
active not recruiting

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

September 5, 2017

Completed
2 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

September 7, 2017

Completed
2 months until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

November 16, 2017

Completed
8.5 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

April 30, 2026

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

April 30, 2026

Completed
Last Updated

February 6, 2026

Status Verified

February 1, 2026

Enrollment Period

8.5 years

First QC Date

September 5, 2017

Last Update Submit

February 5, 2026

Conditions

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Progression-Free Survival (PFS) as Assessed by the Investigator, Using the Lugano Response Criteria for Malignant Lymphoma

    From randomization to the first occurrence of disease progression or relapse, or death from any cause, whichever occurs earlier (up to 38 months)

Secondary Outcomes (19)

  • Percentage of Participants With Complete Response (CR) as Assessed by Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography (FDG-PET) by Blinded Independent Central Review (BICR)

    End of treatment visit (6-8 weeks after last dose on Day 1 of Cycle 8 [Cycle length=21 days] [up to Week 32])

  • Event-Free Survival-Efficacy (EFSeff) as Assessed by the Investigator, Using the Lugano Response Criteria for Malignant Lymphoma

    From randomization to first occurrence of disease progression/relapse;or death from any cause;or other primary efficacy reason that leads to initiation of any non-protocol specified antilymphoma treatment(NALT);or residual disease(up to approx 65 months)

  • Percentage of Participants Who are Progression Free as Assessed by the Investigator, Using the Lugano Response Criteria for Malignant Lymphoma

    24 months after enrollment (up to approximately 65 months)

  • Overall Survival

    From randomization until death from any cause (up to approximately 65 months)

  • Percentage of Participants With CR as Assessed by FDG-PET by Investigator

    End of treatment visit (6-8 weeks after last dose on Day 1 of Cycle 8 [Cycle length=21 days] [up to Week 32])

  • +14 more secondary outcomes

Study Arms (2)

R-CHP plus Vincristine Placebo plus Polatuzumab Vedotin

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants will receive polatuzumab vedotin 1.8 milligrams per kilogram (mg/kg) intravenously (IV), placebo for vincristine IV, rituximab 375 milligrams per square meter (mg/m\^2) IV, cyclophosphamide 750 mg/m\^2 IV, and doxorubicin 50 mg/m\^2 IV on Day 1 and prednisone 100 milligrams per day (mg/day) orally (PO) on Days 1-5 of every 21-day cycle for 6 cycles. Rituximab 375 mg/m\^2 IV will be administered as monotherapy in Cycles 7 and 8.

Drug: Polatuzumab VedotinDrug: RituximabDrug: CyclophosphamideDrug: DoxorubicinDrug: Vincristine PlaceboDrug: Prednisone

R-CHOP plus Polatuzumab Vedotin Placebo

PLACEBO COMPARATOR

Participants will receive placebo for polatuzumab vedotin, rituximab 375 mg/m\^2 IV, cyclophosphamide 750 mg/m\^2 IV, doxorubicin 50 mg/m\^2 IV, and vincristine 1.4 mg/m\^2 IV (maximum 2 milligrams per dose \[mg/dose\]) on Day 1 and prednisone 100 mg/day PO on Days 1-5 of every 21-day cycle for 6 cycles. Rituximab 375 mg/m\^2 IV will be administered as monotherapy in Cycles 7 and 8.

Drug: RituximabDrug: CyclophosphamideDrug: DoxorubicinDrug: VincristineDrug: PrednisoneDrug: Polatuzumab vedotin Placebo

Interventions

Polatuzumab vedotin IV infusion will be administered as per the schedule specified in the respective arm.

Also known as: DCDS4501A; anti-CD79b-VC-MMAE
R-CHP plus Vincristine Placebo plus Polatuzumab Vedotin

Rituximab IV infusion will be administered as per the schedule specified in the respective arm.

R-CHOP plus Polatuzumab Vedotin PlaceboR-CHP plus Vincristine Placebo plus Polatuzumab Vedotin

Cyclophosphamide IV infusion will be administered as per the schedule specified in the respective arm.

R-CHOP plus Polatuzumab Vedotin PlaceboR-CHP plus Vincristine Placebo plus Polatuzumab Vedotin

Doxorubicin IV infusion will be administered as per the schedule specified in the respective arm.

R-CHOP plus Polatuzumab Vedotin PlaceboR-CHP plus Vincristine Placebo plus Polatuzumab Vedotin

Vincristine IV infusion will be administered as per the schedule specified in the respective arm.

R-CHOP plus Polatuzumab Vedotin Placebo

Placebo matching to vincristine will be administered as per the schedule specified in the respective arm.

R-CHP plus Vincristine Placebo plus Polatuzumab Vedotin

Prednisone PO will be administered as per the schedule specified in the respective arm.

R-CHOP plus Polatuzumab Vedotin PlaceboR-CHP plus Vincristine Placebo plus Polatuzumab Vedotin

Placebo matching to polatuzumab vedotin will be administered as per the schedule specified in the respective arm.

R-CHOP plus Polatuzumab Vedotin Placebo

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 80 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Previously untreated participants with cluster of differentiation 20 (CD20)-positive DLBCL, including one of the following diagnoses by 2016 World Health Organization (WHO) classification of lymphoid neoplasms: DLBCL, not otherwise specified (NOS) including germinal center B-cell type, activated B-cell type; T-cell/histiocyte-rich large B-cell lymphoma; Epstein-Barr virus-positive DLBCL, NOS; anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK)-positive large B-cell lymphoma; human herpesvirus-8 (HHV8)-positive DLBCL, NOS; High-grade B-cell lymphoma with MYC and B-cell lymphoma 2 (BCL2) and/or B-cell lymphoma 6 (BCL6) rearrangements (double-hit or triple-hit lymphoma); High-grade B-cell lymphoma, NOS
  • Availability of archival or freshly collected tumor tissue before study enrolment
  • International Prognostic Index (IPI) score of 2-5
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status of 0, 1, or 2
  • Life expectancy greater than or equal to (\>/=)12 months
  • Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) \>/= 50 percent (%) on cardiac multiple-gated acquisition (MUGA) scan or cardiac echocardiogram (ECHO)
  • Adequate hematologic function
  • Female participants: Agreement to remain abstinent (refrain from heterosexual intercourse) or use contraceptive methods and refrain from donating eggs.
  • Male participants: agreement to remain abstinent (refrain from heterosexual intercourse) or use a condom and agreement to refrain from donating sperm.

You may not qualify if:

  • History of severe allergic or anaphylactic reactions to humanized or murine monoclonal antibodies or known sensitivity or allergy to murine products
  • Contraindication to any of the individual components of CHOP, including prior receipt of anthracyclines
  • Prior organ transplantation
  • Current Grade greater than (\>) 1 peripheral neuropathy by clinical examination
  • Demyelinating form of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease
  • History of indolent lymphoma
  • History of follicular lymphoma grade 3B
  • B-cell lymphoma, unclassifiable, with features intermediate between DLBCL and classical Hodgkin lymphoma (grey-zone lymphoma)
  • Primary mediastinal (thymic) large B-cell lymphoma
  • Burkitt lymphoma
  • Prior treatment with cytotoxic drugs within 5 years of screening for any condition (example \[e.g.\], cancer, rheumatoid arthritis) or prior use of any anti-CD20 antibody
  • Prior use of any monoclonal antibody within 3 months of the start of Cycle 1
  • Prior therapy for DLBCL, with the exception of nodal biopsy
  • Corticosteroid use \>30 mg/day of prednisone or equivalent, for purposes other than lymphoma symptom control
  • Participants with central nervous system (CNS) lymphoma (primary or secondary involvement), primary effusion DLBCL, and primary cutaneous DLBCL
  • +14 more criteria

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (215)

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, Alabama, 35294, United States

Location

Southern Cancer Center

Daphne, Alabama, 36526, United States

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City of Hope

Duarte, California, 91010, United States

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Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center

Los Angeles, California, 90095, United States

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Rocky Mountain Cancer Centers, LLP

Aurora, Colorado, 80012, United States

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Georgetown University Medical Center

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20007, United States

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Florida Cancer Specialists - Fort Myers (New Hampshire Ct)

Fort Myers, Florida, 33901-8101, United States

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Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute

St. Petersburg, Florida, 33705, United States

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Florida Cancer Specialists

West Palm Beach, Florida, 33401, United States

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Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia, 30322, United States

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Illinois Cancer Specialists

Arlington Heights, Illinois, 60005, United States

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University of Louisville Hospital

Louisville, Kentucky, 40202, United States

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Ochsner Medical Center

New Orleans, Louisiana, 70121, United States

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University of Maryland

Baltimore, Maryland, 21201, United States

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Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland, 21287, United States

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Massachusetts General Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States

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Dana Farber Cancer Institute

Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States

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University of Michigan Health System

Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States

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Karmanos Cancer Center

Detroit, Michigan, 48201, United States

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Washington University

St Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States

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Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen

Montvale, New Jersey, 07645, United States

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Roswell Park Cancer Institute

Buffalo, New York, 14263, United States

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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center - Commack

Commack, New York, 11725, United States

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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center at Westchester

Harrison, New York, 10604, United States

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New York University Cancer Cen

New York, New York, 10016, United States

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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

New York, New York, 10065, United States

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University of Rochester Medical Center

Rochester, New York, 14642, United States

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University of North Carolina School of Medicine

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27514-4221, United States

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Levine Cancer Institute - Clincal Trials Administration

Charlotte, North Carolina, 28204, United States

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Oncology/Hematology Care Clinical Trials LLC

Cincinnati, Ohio, 45236, United States

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University Hospitals Case Medical Center

Cleveland, Ohio, 44106, United States

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Ohio State University

Columbus, Ohio, 43210, United States

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Oncology Associates of Oregon, P.C

Eugene, Oregon, 97401, United States

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Northwest Cancer Specialists - Portland (SW Barnes Rd)

Portland, Oregon, 97225, United States

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Oregon HSU

Portland, Oregon, 97239, United States

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Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States

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Fox Chase Cancer Center

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19111, United States

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University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Cancer Center

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15232, United States

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Medical University of South Carolina Hospital

Charleston, South Carolina, 29425, United States

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Prisma Health ? Upstate

Greenville, South Carolina, 29615, United States

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Greco-Hainesworth Centers for Research

Chattanooga, Tennessee, 37403, United States

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Tennessee Oncology - Nashville

Nashville, Tennessee, 37203, United States

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Texas Oncology-Austin Midtown

Austin, Texas, 78705, United States

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Texas Oncology San Antonio Medical Center

San Antonio, Texas, 78229, United States

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Texas Oncology-Tyler

Tyler, Texas, 75702, United States

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University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah, 84112, United States

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Oncology Associates of Southwest Virginia, Inc.

Blacksburg, Virginia, 24060, United States

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Virginia Cancer Specialists, PC

Fairfax, Virginia, 22031, United States

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Seattle Cancer Care Alliance

Seattle, Washington, 98101, United States

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West Virginia Uni Med. Center - Robert Byrd Health Science

Morgantown, West Virginia, 26506, United States

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Concord Repatriation General Hospital

Concord, New South Wales, 2139, Australia

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St George Hospital

Kogarah, New South Wales, 2217, Australia

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Prince of Wales Hospital

Randwick, New South Wales, 2031, Australia

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Calvary Mater Newcastle

Waratah, New South Wales, 2298, Australia

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Westmead Hospital

Westmead, New South Wales, 2145, Australia

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Princess Alexandra Hospital Woolloongabba

Woolloongabba, Queensland, 4102, Australia

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Ashford Cancer Center Research

Kurralta Park, South Australia, 5037, Australia

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The University of Adelaide - The Queen Elizabeth Hospital (TQEH)

Woodville South, South Australia, 5011, Australia

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Monash Medical Centre

Clayton, Victoria, 3168, Australia

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Austin Hospital

Heidelberg, Victoria, 3084, Australia

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Paracelsus Medizinischen Privatuniversitaet-Salzburger Landeskliniken (SALK)

Salzburg, 5020, Austria

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Medizinische Universität Wien

Vienna, 1090, Austria

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Wiener Gesundheitsverbund ? Klinik Ottakring

Vienna, 1160, Austria

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UZ Gent

Ghent, 9000, Belgium

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CH Jolimont - Lobbes (Jolimont)

Haine-Saint-Paul, 7100, Belgium

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CHU UCL Mont-Godinne

Mont-godinne, 5530, Belgium

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Hospital Erasto Gaertner

Curitiba, Paraná, 81520-060, Brazil

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Hospital das Clinicas - UFRGS

Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, DUMMY_VALUE, Brazil

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Centro de Hematologia e Hemoterapia - HEMOCENTRO UNICAMP

Campinas, São Paulo, 13083-878, Brazil

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Hospital das Clinicas - FMUSP

São Paulo, São Paulo, 05403-000, Brazil

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University of Alberta Hospital

Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 1Z2, Canada

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BC Cancer ? Vancouver

Vancouver, British Columbia, V5Z 4E6, Canada

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CancerCare Manitoba (CCMB)

Winnipeg, Manitoba, MB R3E 0V9, Canada

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The Ottawa Hospital

Ottawa, Ontario, K1H 8L6, Canada

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Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Toronto, Ontario, M4N 3M5, Canada

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CIUSSS de l Est de l Ile de Montreal - Hopital Maisonneuve Rosemont

Montreal, Quebec, H1T 2M4, Canada

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CHU de Quebec-Universite Laval

Québec, G1J 1Z4, Canada

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Beijing Cancer Hospital

Beijing, 100142, China

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The First Hospital of Jilin University

Changchun, 130021, China

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Fujian Provincial Cancer Hospital

Fuzhou, 350014, China

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Sun Yet-sen University Cancer Center

Guangzhou, 510060, China

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The First Affiliated Hospital of College of Medicine, Zhejiang University

Hangzhou, 310003, China

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Jiangsu Cancer Hospital

Nanjing, 210009, China

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Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine

Shanghai, 200025, China

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Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center

Shanghai, 200032, China

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Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University

Shanghai, 200032, China

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Institute of Hematology and Blood Diseases Hospital Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences

Tianjin, 300020, China

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Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute & Hospital

Tianjing, 300060, China

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Union Hospital Tongji Medical College Huazhong University of Science and Technology

Wuhan, 430022, China

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Henan Cancer Hospital

Zhengzhou, 450008, China

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Fakultni Nemocnice Hradec Kralove (FNHK)

Hradec Králové, 500 05, Czechia

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Fakultni nemocnice Olomouc

Olomouc, 775 20, Czechia

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Fakultni nemocnice Ostrava

Ostrava - Poruba, 708 52, Czechia

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Fakultni Nemocnice Kralovske Vinohrady (FNKV)

Prague, 100 34, Czechia

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Všeobecná fakultní nemocnice v Praze

Prague, 128 08, Czechia

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CHU Amiens - Hopital Sud

Amiens, 80054, France

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CHU Angers

Angers, 49933, France

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Centre Hospitalier de La Cote Basque

Bayonne, 64109, France

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Hopital Jean Minjoz

Besançon, 25030, France

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Institut Bergonie

Bordeaux, 33076, France

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Institut d'Hématologie de Basse Normandie

Caen, 14000, France

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CH Metropole de Savoie

Chambéry, 73011, France

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Hopital Henri Mondor

Créteil, 94010, France

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CHU de Dijon - Hopital le Bocage

Dijon, 21000, France

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L'Union Mutualiste de la Gestion des Eaux Claires - Institut Daniel Hollard

Grenoble, 38000, France

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CHD Vendée

La Roche-sur-Yon, 85025, France

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Hôpital Albert Michallon

La Tronche, 38700, France

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Clinique Victor Hugo - Centre Jean Bernard

Le Mans, 72015, France

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Hôpital Saint Vincent de Paul

Lille, 59000, France

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Hopital Claude Huriez

Lille, 59037, France

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Hopital Uni Ire Dupuytren

Limoges, 87042, France

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Centre Leon Berard

Lyon, 69008, France

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CHU Montpellier - Saint ELOI

Montpellier, 34295, France

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CHU de Nantes - Hotel Dieu

Nantes, 44093, France

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Centre Antoine Lacassagne

Nice, 06189, France

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CHU de Nîmes - Hôpital Carémeau

Nîmes, 30029, France

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Hôpital Saint-Louis

Paris, 75475, France

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Gh Necker Enfants Malades

Paris, 75743, France

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Hopital Saint Jean

Perpignan, 66046, France

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Hopital Haut-Leveque - Centre Francois Magendie

Pessac, 33604, France

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CHU Lyon Sud - Service Hématologie

Pierre-Bénite, 69310, France

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CHU de Poitiers

Poitiers, 86021, France

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Centre Hospitalier de Quimper Cornouaille (CHIC)

Quimper, 29107, France

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Hopital Pontchaillou

Rennes, 35033, France

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Centre Henri Becquerel

Rouen, 76038, France

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Centre Hospitalier de Saint Brieuc - Hôpital Yves Le Foll

Saint-Brieuc, 22027, France

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Pôle de Cancérologie ? CHU de Saint?Etienne'

Saint-Priest-en-Jarez, 42270, France

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Chru de Strasbourg

Strasbourg, 67091, France

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Institut Universitaire du Cancer - Oncopole Toulouse (IUCT-O)

Toulouse, 31059, France

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CHU Bretonneau

Tours, 37044, France

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CHU de Brabois

Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, 54511, France

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CH Bretagne Atlantique

Vannes, 56017, France

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Institut Gustave Roussy

Villejuif, 94805, France

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Vivantes Klinikum Am Urban

Berlin, 10967, Germany

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Städtisches Klinikum Dessau

Dessau, 06847, Germany

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Universitätsklinikum Essen

Essen, 45147, Germany

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Universitaetsklinikum Halle (Saale)

Halle, 06120, Germany

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Universitaetsklinikum Heidelberg

Heidelberg, 69120, Germany

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InVO - Institut für Versorgungsforschung in der Onkologie GbR

Koblenz, 56068, Germany

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Universitatsklinikum Munster

Münster, 48149, Germany

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Azienda Ospedaliera Papa Giovanni XXIII

Bergamo, Abruzzo, 24060, Italy

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Universita degli Studi Di Brescia - Azienda Ospedaliera Spedali Civili di Brescia

Brescia, Abruzzo, DUMMY_VALUE, Italy

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Universita degli Studi di Roma ''La Sapienza" - Clinica Ematologica

Rome, Abruzzo, DUMMY_VALUE, Italy

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AUSL di Reggio Emilia, IRCCS, P.O. Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova

Reggio Emilia, Emilia-Romagna, DUMMY_VALUE, Italy

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IRCCS AOU San Martino - IST

Genoa, Liguria, 16132, Italy

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Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori

Monza, Lombardy, 20052, Italy

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Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Maggiore della Carita di Novara

Novara, Piedmont, 28100, Italy

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Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Citta della Salute e della Scienza di Torino

Turin, Piedmont, 00126, Italy

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Aichi Cancer Center

Aichi, 464-8681, Japan

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Chiba Cancer Center

Chiba, 260-8717, Japan

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National Cancer Center Hospital East

Chiba, 277-8577, Japan

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Chiba University Hospital

Chūōku, 260-8670, Japan

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National Hospital Organization Kyushu Cancer Center

Fukuoka, 811-1395, Japan

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Kyushu University Hospital

Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan

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Hiroshima University Hospital

Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan

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Hokkaido University Hospital

Hokkaido, 060-8648, Japan

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Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital

Hyōgo, 650-0047, Japan

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Tokai University Hospital

Isehara-shi, 259-1193, Japan

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Kumamoto University Hospital

Kumamoto, 860-8556, Japan

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University Hospital Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine

Kyoto, 602-8566, Japan

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Tohoku University Hospital

Miyagi, 980-8574, Japan

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Osaka Metropolitan University Hospital

Osaka, 545-8586, Japan

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The University of Osaka Hospital

Osaka, 565-0871, Japan

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Kindai University Hospital

Osaka, 589-8511, Japan

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Jichi Medical University Hospital

Tochigi, 329-0498, Japan

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National Cancer Center Hospital

Tokyo, 104-0045, Japan

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The Cancer Institute Hospital of JFCR

Tokyo, 135-8550, Japan

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Auckland City Hospital, Cancer and Blood Research

Auckland, 1023, New Zealand

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Canterbury Health Laboratories

Christchurch, 8011, New Zealand

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Waikato Hospital

Hamilton, 3204, New Zealand

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Samodzielny Publiczny Zak?ad Opieki Zdrowotnej Zespó? Szpitali Miejskich w Chorzowie

Chorzów, 41-500, Poland

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PRATIA MCM Kraków

Krakow, 30-727, Poland

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Uniwersytet Medyczny w Lodzi

Lodz, 93-510, Poland

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SPZOZ Ministerstwa Spraw Wewn?trznych i Administracji w Poznaniu

Późna, 60-631, Poland

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Wojskowy Instytut Medyczny - Panstwowy Instytut Badawczy

Warsaw, 04-141, Poland

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Leningrad Regional Clinical Hospital

Saint Petersburg, Sankt-Peterburg, 194291, Russia

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Pusan National University Hospital

Busan, 49241, South Korea

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National Cancer Center

Gyeonggi-do, 410-769, South Korea

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Seoul National University Hospital

Seoul, 03080, South Korea

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Severance Hospital

Seoul, 03722, South Korea

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Asan Medical Center

Seoul, 05505, South Korea

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Samsung Medical Center

Seoul, 06351, South Korea

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Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital

Yangsan, DUMMY_VALUE, South Korea

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Complejo Hospitalario de Navarra

Pamplona, Navarre, 31008, Spain

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Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron

Barcelona, 08035, Spain

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Hospital Clinic Barcelona

Barcelona, 08036, Spain

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Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau

Barcelona, 08041, Spain

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Institut Catala d Oncologia Hospitalet

Barcelona, 08908, Spain

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Hospital San Pedro de Alcantara

Cáceres, 10003, Spain

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Hospital Universitari Dr. Josep Trueta

Girona, 17007, Spain

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Hospital Universitario La Paz

Madrid, 280146, Spain

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Fundación Jimenez Díaz

Madrid, 28040, Spain

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Hospital Quiron Madrid

Madrid, 28233, Spain

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Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Victoria

Málaga, 29010, Spain

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Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío

Seville, 41013, Spain

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Universitätsspital Basel Gynäkologie - Onkologie

Basel, 4031, Switzerland

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Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Cancer Center

Kaohsiung City, 807, Taiwan

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China Medical University Hospital

Taichung, 40447, Taiwan

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Chi-Mei Hospital, Liouying

Tainan, 736, Taiwan

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National Taiwan University Hospital

Taipei, 10002, Taiwan

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Taipei Veterans General Hospital

Taipei, 11211, Taiwan

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Ankara University Faculty of Medicine Cebeci Hospital

Ankara, 06700, Turkey (Türkiye)

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Ege Üniversitesi Tip Fakültesi

Lzmir, 35100, Turkey (Türkiye)

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Dokuz Eylul Universitesi Tip Fakultesi

Lzmir, 35340, Turkey (Türkiye)

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Communal Institution 'Cherkassy Regional Oncology Dispensary' of the Cherkassy Regional Council

Cherkassy, Chernihiv Governorate, DUMMY_VALUE, Ukraine

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MNE Lviv Territorial Medical Association Clinical Hospital for Palliative Care

Lviv, Chernihiv Governorate, 79007, Ukraine

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Khmelnytskyi Regional Hospital

Khmelnytskyi, Kharkiv Governorate, 29000, Ukraine

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Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - Addenbrookes Hospital

Cambridge, CB2 0QQ, United Kingdom

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East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust

Canterbury, CT1 3NG, United Kingdom

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University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust - Leicester Royal Infirmary

Leicester, LE1 5WW, United Kingdom

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Barts Health NHS Trust

London, EC1A 7BE, United Kingdom

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The Christie NHS Foundation Trust

Manchester, M20 4BX, United Kingdom

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The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Freeman Hospital

Newcastle upon Tyne, NE7 7DN, United Kingdom

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Nottingham City Hospital

Nottingham, NG5 1PB, United Kingdom

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Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Oxford, OX3 7LE, United Kingdom

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  • Morschhauser F, Salles G, Sehn LH, Herrera AF, Friedberg JW, Trneny M, Lenz G, Sharman JP, Herbaux C, Burke JM, Matasar M, Collins GP, Mehta-Shah N, Oberic L, Chauchet A, Jurczak W, Song Y, Pinto A, Rai S, Izutsu K, Greil R, Mykhalska L, Bergua-Burgues JM, Cheung MC, Shin HJ, Hapgood G, Munhoz E, Abrisqueta P, Gau JP, Jiang Y, McCall B, Chohan S, Sugidono M, Yan M, Batlevi CL, Tilly H, Flowers CR. Five-Year Outcomes of the POLARIX Study Comparing Pola-R-CHP and R-CHOP in Patients With Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma. J Clin Oncol. 2025 Dec 10;43(35):3698-3705. doi: 10.1200/JCO-25-00925. Epub 2025 Sep 24.

  • Hu B, Reagan PM, Sehn LH, Sharman JP, Hertzberg M, Zhang H, Kim A, Herbaux C, Molina L, Maruyama D, Stenner F, Chohan S, Kothari R, Lee Batlevi C, Hirata J, Sahin D, Lee C, Sugidono M, Tilly H. Subgroup analysis of older patients >/=60 years with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma in the phase 3 POLARIX study. Blood Adv. 2025 May 27;9(10):2489-2499. doi: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2024014707.

  • Liao MZ, Deng R, Gibiansky L, Lu T, Agarwal P, Dere R, Lee C, Hirata J, Herbaux C, Salles G, Li C, Miles D. Ethnic sensitivity assessment: Polatuzumab vedotin pharmacokinetics in Asian and non-Asian patients with previously untreated diffuse large B-cell lymphoma in POLARIX. Clin Transl Sci. 2023 Dec;16(12):2744-2755. doi: 10.1111/cts.13669. Epub 2023 Oct 31.

  • Song Y, Tilly H, Rai S, Zhang H, Jin J, Goto H, Terui Y, Shin HJ, Kim WS, Cao J, Feng J, Eom HS, Kim TM, Tsai XC, Gau JP, Koh H, Zhang L, Song Y, Yang Y, Li W, Huang H, Ando K, Sharman JP, Sehn LH, Bu L, Wang X, Jiang Y, Hirata J, Lee C, Zhu J, Izutsu K. Polatuzumab vedotin in previously untreated DLBCL: an Asia subpopulation analysis from the phase 3 POLARIX trial. Blood. 2023 Apr 20;141(16):1971-1981. doi: 10.1182/blood.2022017734.

  • Varma G, Wang J, Diefenbach C. Polatuzumab vedotin in relapsed / refractory aggressive B-cell lymphoma. Expert Rev Anticancer Ther. 2022 Aug;22(8):795-803. doi: 10.1080/14737140.2022.2093191. Epub 2022 Jun 27.

  • Tilly H, Morschhauser F, Sehn LH, Friedberg JW, Trneny M, Sharman JP, Herbaux C, Burke JM, Matasar M, Rai S, Izutsu K, Mehta-Shah N, Oberic L, Chauchet A, Jurczak W, Song Y, Greil R, Mykhalska L, Bergua-Burgues JM, Cheung MC, Pinto A, Shin HJ, Hapgood G, Munhoz E, Abrisqueta P, Gau JP, Hirata J, Jiang Y, Yan M, Lee C, Flowers CR, Salles G. Polatuzumab Vedotin in Previously Untreated Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma. N Engl J Med. 2022 Jan 27;386(4):351-363. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2115304. Epub 2021 Dec 14.

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse

Interventions

polatuzumab vedotinRituximabCyclophosphamideDoxorubicinVincristinePrednisone

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Lymphoma, B-CellLymphoma, Non-HodgkinLymphomaNeoplasms by Histologic TypeNeoplasmsLymphoproliferative DisordersLymphatic DiseasesHemic and Lymphatic DiseasesImmunoproliferative DisordersImmune System Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-DerivedAntibodies, MonoclonalAntibodiesImmunoglobulinsImmunoproteinsBlood ProteinsProteinsAmino Acids, Peptides, and ProteinsSerum GlobulinsGlobulinsPhosphoramide MustardsNitrogen Mustard CompoundsMustard CompoundsHydrocarbons, HalogenatedHydrocarbonsOrganic ChemicalsPhosphoramidesOrganophosphorus CompoundsDaunorubicinAnthracyclinesNaphthacenesPolycyclic Aromatic HydrocarbonsHydrocarbons, AromaticHydrocarbons, CyclicPolycyclic CompoundsAminoglycosidesGlycosidesCarbohydratesVinca AlkaloidsSecologanin Tryptamine AlkaloidsIndole AlkaloidsAlkaloidsHeterocyclic CompoundsIndolesHeterocyclic Compounds, 2-RingHeterocyclic Compounds, Fused-RingIndolizidinesIndolizinesPregnadienediolsPregnadienesPregnanesSteroidsFused-Ring Compounds

Study Officials

  • Clinical Trials

    Hoffmann-La Roche

    STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 3
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT, CARE PROVIDER, INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
INDUSTRY
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

September 5, 2017

First Posted

September 7, 2017

Study Start

November 16, 2017

Primary Completion

April 30, 2026

Study Completion

April 30, 2026

Last Updated

February 6, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-02

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will share

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