Clinical trial Recruiting at 36 sites Phase1; Phase2 Interventional Ages 18 and up

Evaluating DR-01 for treating specific types of lymphomas

Official title: A Multicenter, Open-Label, First-In-Human, Multiple Expansion Cohort, Phase 1/2 Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of DR-01 in Adult Subjects With Large Granular Lymphocytic Leukemia or Cytotoxic Lymphomas

Run by Dren Bio · NCT05475925 · Data updated 2026-11-12

This study is testing a new treatment called DR-01 to see if it can safely help adults with certain types of lymphomas feel better and fight their cancer.

Quick facts

PhasePhase1; Phase2
Study typeInterventional
Ages18 Years and up
SexAll
Enrollment200 (estimated)
SponsorDren Bio
Industry-sponsored
Locations37 sites (Birmingham, Alabama and 36 other locations)
StatusRecruiting
StartedJuly 13, 2022
Main results expectedDecember 2026
Study endsDecember 2026
Registry record updatedJune 17, 2026
Trial IDNCT05475925 on ClinicalTrials.gov

Is this trial a fit for you?

Likely a good fit

Ideal candidates include adults aged 18 and older with large granular lymphocytic leukemia or specific cytotoxic lymphomas who have previously failed systemic therapies.

Probably not a fit

Patients who have not undergone any prior systemic therapy or those with other types of lymphomas not specified in the study 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 multicenter, first-in-human Phase 1/2 study aims to assess the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and anti-tumor activity of DR-01 in adult patients diagnosed with large granular lymphocytic leukemia or various cytotoxic lymphomas. Participants will receive the investigational treatment and undergo monitoring to evaluate its effects on their condition. The study seeks to gather critical data on how well DR-01 works and its potential side effects in this patient population.

Why it matters

Potential benefit: If successful, this treatment could provide a new therapeutic option for patients with difficult-to-treat lymphomas.

How similar studies have gone: While this approach is novel for these specific conditions, similar studies targeting other lymphomas have shown promising results.

Who can join: the full rules

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Inclusion Criteria (All Subjects):

1. ≥18 years of age.
2. Able to understand and comply with protocol-required study procedures and voluntarily sign a written informed consent document.
3. Sufficient key organ performance and coagulation.
4. Female subjects of childbearing potential (postmenarcheal, has an intact uterus and at least one ovary, and is \<1 year postmenopausal) must agree to use a highly effective method of contraception from enrollment through at least 12 months after last dose of DR-01.
5. Male subjects must agree to use acceptable effective method(s) of contraception.

   Subjects with LGLL must also meet inclusion criteria 6 and 7.
6. Must have discontinued at least one prior line of systemic therapy.
7. Additional immunophenotypic and symptomatic criteria must be met.

   Disease-specific Inclusion Criteria (Cytotoxic Lymphomas):

   Subjects with cytotoxic lymphomas must also meet inclusion criteria 8,9, and 10.
8. Subjects must have failed at least one prior systemic regimens.
9. Availability of post-progression tissue sample or willingness to consent to a baseline biopsy.
10. Histologically confirmed diagnosis of a cytotoxic lymphoma by a hematopathologist (according to the WHO 2016 classification \[Swerdlow 2016\]).
11. For Part A only, evaluable disease is acceptable.
12. For Part B2 only, evaluable by the following response criteria as documented during Screening:

    1. For cytotoxic PTCL-NOS, ENKTL, MEITL, EATL, SPTCL - Subjects must have radiographically measurable disease by computed tomography (CT) or CT/positron emission tomography (PET) scan defined as at least one node measuring \>1.5 cm or measurable extranodal lesion of at least 1.0 cm in longest diameter to be evaluated by Lugano criteria (Cheson 2014).
    2. For PCGDTCL, ET-CTCL, HVLPD, cytotoxic CuPTCL-NOS - Subjects with primary cutaneous variants must have at least 1 measurable lesion that is evaluable using the Olsen criteria (Olsen 2021) or have leukemic involvement that can be evaluated using modified TPLL response criteria (Staber 2019).
    3. For HSTCL, ANKL, SysEBV TCL - Subjects with hepatosplenic disease without measurable disease by Lugano criteria (Cheson 2014) or leukemic involvement in BM or peripheral blood that is evaluable for response using a modified TPLL response criteria (Staber 2019).

Exclusion Criteria:

Disease-specific Exclusion Criteria; LGLL and ANKL:

1. A reactive LGL lymphocytosis to a viral infection or LGL associated with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) or acute myeloid leukemia (AML).

   The following exclusion criteria apply to all subjects:
2. Active systemic infection or severe localized infection requiring systemic antibiotics, antivirals or antifungals.
3. Active or suspected malignant central nervous system involvement.
4. Life-threatening, severe complications of malignancy (e.g., uncontrolled bleeding, pneumonia with hypoxia or shock, and/or disseminated intravascular coagulation).
5. Active known second malignancy.
6. Infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) type 1 or 2 (HIV-1 or HIV-2).
7. Hepatitis B infection (hepatitis B virus surface antigen \[HBsAg\] positive), or hepatitis C (hepatitis C virus \[HCV\] antibody positive, confirmed by HCV ribonucleic acid). Subjects with HCV with undetectable virus after treatment are eligible.
8. History of clinically significant cardiac disease or congestive heart failure greater than New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class II.
9. Use of systemic corticosteroids at prohibited dose levels within 15 days prior to C1D1 (except for prophylaxis for radiodiagnostic contrast reactions and study-defined premedication) or use of other non-biological immunosuppressive drugs within 15 days or 5 half-lives (whichever is less) prior to C1D1.
10. Any condition requiring hormonal therapy (except for contraception, hormone replacement therapy and hormonal prophylaxis for a prior malignancy).
11. Any other medical or psychiatric condition, or laboratory abnormality that would increase the risk associated with study participation, in the opinion of the Investigator or Medical Monitor.
12. Toxicities from previous anticancer therapies must have resolved to baseline levels or to Grade 1 (except for alopecia, peripheral neuropathy, or hematologic parameters meeting inclusion criteria).
13. Autologous HSCT within 40 days of C1D1, allogeneic HSCT within 90 days
14. Any immunosuppressive therapy for GVHD for subjects who are post allogeneic HSCT.
15. Major surgery within 28 days of C1D1 (requires more than local anesthesia or plexus blockade).

Where it's running

  • Dren Investigational Site
    Birmingham, Alabama, United States
    Recruiting
  • Dren Investigational Site
    Duarte, California, United States
    Recruiting
  • Dren Investigational Site
    Irvine, California, United States
    Recruiting
  • Dren Investigational Site
    Redwood City, California, United States
    Recruiting
  • Dren Investigational Site
    New Haven, Connecticut, United States
    Recruiting
  • Dren Investigational Site
    Tampa, Florida, United States
    Recruiting
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  • Dren Investigational Site
    Boston, Massachusetts, United States
    Recruiting
  • Dren Investigational Site 1
    New York, New York, United States
    Recruiting
  • Dren Investigational Site
    Columbus, Ohio, United States
    Recruiting
  • Dren Investigational Site 2
    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
    Recruiting
  • Dren Investigational Site
    Houston, Texas, United States
    Recruiting
  • Dren Investigational Site
    Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
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  • Dren Investigational Site
    Fairfax, Virginia, United States
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  • Dren Investigational Site
    Seattle, Washington, United States
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  • Dren Investigational Site
    Clayton, Victoria, Australia
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  • Dren Investigational Site
    Richmond, Victoria, Australia
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  • Dren Investigational Site
    Nedlands, Washington, Australia
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  • Dren Investigational Site
    Pierre-Bénite, France
    Recruiting
  • Dren Investigational Site
    Rennes, France
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  • Dren Investigational Site
    Toulouse, France
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  • Dren Investigational Site
    Berlin, Germany
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  • Dren Investigational Site
    Cologne, Germany
    Recruiting
  • Dren Investigational Site
    Leipzig, Germany
    Recruiting
  • Dren Investigational Site 1
    Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
    Recruiting
  • Dren Investigational Site 2
    Hong Kong, Hong Kong
    Recruiting
  • Dren Investigational Site
    Bologna, Italy
    Recruiting
  • Dren Investigational Site 1
    Busan, South Korea
    Recruiting
  • Dren Investigational Site 2
    Busan, South Korea
    Recruiting
  • Dren Investigational Site
    Goyang-si, South Korea
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  • Dren Investigational Site 1
    Seoul, South Korea
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  • Dren Investigational Site 2
    Seoul, South Korea
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  • Dren Investigational Site 3
    Seoul, South Korea
    Recruiting
  • Dren Investigational Site
    Barcelona, Spain
    Recruiting
  • Dren Investigational Site
    Salamanca, Spain
    Recruiting
  • Dren Investigational Site
    Tainan, Taiwan
    Recruiting
  • Dren Investigational Site
    Taipei, Taiwan
    Recruiting
  • Dren Investigational Site 2
    New York, New York, United States
    Not yet recruiting

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How to take part

  1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
  2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
  3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.
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