Clinical trial Recruiting at 182 sites Phase 3 Interventional Ages 18 and up

Odronextamab with chemo vs rituximab with chemo in untreated DLBCL

Official title: A Phase 3, Open Label, Randomized Study Comparing the Efficacy and Safety of Odronextamab (REGN1979), an Anti-CD20 × Anti-CD3 Bispecific Antibody, in Combination With CHOP (ODRO-CHOP) Versus Rituximab in Combination With CHOP (R-CHOP) in Previously Untreated Participants With Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma (DLBCL) (OLYMPIA-3)

Run by Regeneron Pharmaceuticals · NCT06091865 · Data updated 2026-11-12

A new treatment approach using odronextamab plus chemotherapy is being tested to see if it works better and is as safe as rituximab plus chemotherapy for adults with newly diagnosed diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.

Quick facts

PhasePhase 3
Study typeInterventional
Ages18 Years and up
SexAll
Enrollment904 (estimated)
SponsorRegeneron Pharmaceuticals
Industry-sponsored
Drugs / interventionsodronextamab, rituximab, chemotherapy
Locations195 sites (Scottsdale, Arizona and 194 other locations)
StatusRecruiting
StartedDecember 13, 2023
Main results expectedMarch 30, 2028
Study endsSeptember 12, 2029
Registry record updatedNovember 4, 2026
Trial IDNCT06091865 on ClinicalTrials.gov

Is this trial a fit for you?

Likely a good fit

Adults with CD20+ DLBCL who have not yet been treated or who are relapsed/refractory and for whom standard therapy is not suitable.

Probably not a fit

Patients whose disease does not respond to odronextamab or who experience intolerable safety issues may not benefit.

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This Phase 3 study tests odronextamab in combination with standard chemotherapy for adults with previously untreated DLBCL, comparing its effectiveness and safety to the current standard therapy of rituximab plus chemotherapy. The trial has Parts 1A/1B to establish safe dosing, followed by Part 2 to compare effectiveness against the rituximab-based regimen. Eligible participants have CD20+ DLBCL, measurable disease, and adequate organ function, with performance status allowing inclusion. Exclusions include primary CNS lymphoma and other active malignancies.

Why it matters

Potential benefit: If successful, the odronextamab-containing regimen could offer a more effective or tolerable treatment option for untreated DLBCL.

How similar studies have gone: Previous studies in bispecific antibodies for B-cell lymphomas have shown promise, but this exact approach with odronextamab is being tested in this disease setting.

Who can join: the full rules

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Key Inclusion Criteria:

1. Previously untreated participants for lymphoma with documented Cluster of Differentiation 20+ (CD20+) DLBCL, as described in the protocol OR relapsed or refractory DLBCL, for whom next available standard of care therapy is not available or deemed ineligible according to the investigator (Part 1A only)
2. Measurable disease with at least one nodal lesion or at least one extranodal lesion, as described in the protocol
3. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status ≤2
4. Life expectancy ≥ 12 months
5. International Prognostic Index (IPI) of 3 to 5 (part 1 only) and ≥2 (part 2) for untreated DLBCL only
6. Adequate hematologic and organ function, as defined in the protocol.

Key Exclusion Criteria:

1. Primary Central Nervous System (CNS) lymphoma or known involvement by non-primary CNS NHL and history or current relevant CNS pathology
2. Another active malignancy, significant active disease or medical condition, as described in the protocol
3. Peripheral neuropathy Grade ≥3
4. Treatment with any systemic anti-lymphoma therapy, except for participants with Relapsed/Refractory (R/R) DLBCL and participants with DLBCL transformed from an indolent lymphoma after treatment with systemic anti-lymphoma therapy.
5. Any other therapy or investigational treatment within 28 days or 5 half-lives of the drug, whichever is shorter, prior to the start of study treatment
6. Recent major surgery, prior organ transplantation, or standard radiotherapy, as described in the protocol
7. Allergy/hypersensitivity to study drugs, as described in the protocol
8. Infections such as any active infection (bacterial, viral, fungal, mycobacterial, parasitic or other), active Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) infection, uncontrolled infection with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Hepatitis B Virus (HBV), or Hepatitis C Virus (HCV), Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection, as described in the protocol.

Note: Other protocol-defined Inclusion/ Exclusion criteria apply

Where it's running

  • Mayo Clinic - Arizona
    Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
    Recruiting
  • David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
    Los Angeles, California, United States
    Recruiting
  • University of California Irvine Medical Center
    Orange, California, United States
    Recruiting
  • Mayo Clinic Jacksonville
    Jacksonville, Florida, United States
    Recruiting
  • Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center
    Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
    Recruiting
  • St Vincent Ascension at Peyton Manning Childrens Hospital
    Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
    Recruiting
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  • Investigative Clinical Research of Indiana
    Noblesville, Indiana, United States
    Recruiting
  • University of Kentucky
    Lexington, Kentucky, United States
    Recruiting
  • University of Maryland Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center
    Baltimore, Maryland, United States
    Recruiting
  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
    Boston, Massachusetts, United States
    Recruiting
  • Henry Ford Health System
    Detroit, Michigan, United States
    Recruiting
  • Cancer and Hematology Centers of Western Michigan
    Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
    Recruiting
  • Mayo Clinic - Rochester
    Rochester, Minnesota, United States
    Recruiting
  • Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey
    New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States
    Recruiting
  • Stony Brook University Hospital
    Stony Brook, New York, United States
    Recruiting
  • Duke University Medical Center
    Durham, North Carolina, United States
    Recruiting
  • East Carolina University
    Greenville, North Carolina, United States
    Recruiting
  • University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
    Cleveland, Ohio, United States
    Recruiting
  • Community Cancer Trials of Utah
    Ogden, Utah, United States
    Recruiting
  • Liverpool Hospital
    Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia
    Recruiting
  • Calvary Mater Newcastle
    Waratah, New South Wales, Australia
    Recruiting
  • Icon Cancer Centre - Wesley
    Auchenflower, Queensland, Australia
    Recruiting
  • Pindara Private Hospital
    Benowa, Queensland, Australia
    Recruiting
  • Epworth Freemasons
    East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
    Recruiting
  • Landeskrankenhaus Hochsteiermark
    Leoben, Styria, Austria
    Recruiting
  • Kepler University Hospital
    Linz, Upper Austria, Austria
    Recruiting
  • Medical University Graz
    Graz, Austria
    Recruiting
  • Medical University of Vienna
    Vienna, Austria
    Recruiting
  • Hanusch Krankenhaus
    Vienna, Austria
    Recruiting
  • Klinikum Wels-Grieskirchen
    Wels, Austria
    Recruiting
  • AZ St.-Elisabeth Herentals vzw
    Herentals, Antwerp, Belgium
    Recruiting
  • Centre Hospitalier Regional de Verviers
    Verviers, Liege, Belgium
    Recruiting
  • Universitair Ziekenhuis (UZ) Gent/ Ghent University Hospital
    Ghent, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium
    Recruiting
  • Algemeen Ziekenhuis AZ Delta
    Roeselare, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
    Recruiting
  • Institut Jules Bordet
    Brussels, Belgium
    Recruiting
  • Ensino e Terapia de Inovacao Clinica Amo (Etica)
    Salvador, Estado de Bahia, Brazil
    Recruiting
  • Hospital Sirio Libanes Brasilia
    Brasília, Federal District, Brazil
    Recruiting
  • Instituto Mario Penna de Ensino Pesquisa e Inovacao
    Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
    Recruiting
  • Uopeccan Hospital do Cancer de Cascavel
    Cascavel, Paraná, Brazil
    Recruiting
  • Hospital Erasto Gaertner
    Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
    Recruiting
  • Liga Norte Riograndense Contra o Cancer
    Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
    Recruiting
  • Instituto Tacchini de Pesquisa em Saude
    Bento Gonçalves, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
    Recruiting
  • Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre
    Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
    Recruiting
  • Centro Gaucho Integrado
    Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
    Recruiting
  • Centro de Hematologia e Oncologia
    Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil
    Recruiting
  • Animi Unidade de Tratamento Oncologico Ltda
    Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil
    Recruiting
  • Fundacao Pio XII - Hospital de Amor
    Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil
    Recruiting
  • Amaral Carvalho Hospital
    Jaú, São Paulo, Brazil
    Recruiting
  • Instituto Nacional de Cancer Jose Alencar Gomes da Silva
    Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    Recruiting
  • Instituto Americas
    Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    Recruiting

+145 more sites. See ClinicalTrials.gov for the full list.

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