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CtDNA-Guided Mosunetuzumab Consolidation Therapy for the Treatment of Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma in Older Adults

Trial Status: active

This phase II trial studies how well using a blood test to detect small amounts of lymphoma in the blood, circulating tumor deoxyribonucleic acid (ctDNA), to guide mosunetuzumab therapy following initial standard therapy (consolidation) works in treating older patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). The standard treatment for DLBCL in older adults is polatuzumab vedotin-rituximab-dose attenuated cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, and prednisone (pola-R-mini-CHP). Polatuzumab vedotin is a monoclonal antibody, called polatuzumab, linked to a monomethyl auristatin E drug, called vedotin. Polatuzumab is a form of targeted therapy because it attaches to specific molecules (receptors) on the surface of cancer cells, known as CD79B receptors, and delivers vedotin to kill them. Rituximab is a monoclonal antibody. It binds to a protein called CD20, which is found on B cells (a type of white blood cell) and some types of cancer cells. This may help the immune system kill cancer cells. Cyclophosphamide is in a class of medications called alkylating agents. It works by damaging the cell’s deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and may kill cancer cells. It may also lower the body’s immune response. Doxorubicin is in a class of medications called anthracyclines. Doxorubicin damages the cell’s DNA and may kill cancer cells. It also blocks a certain enzyme needed for cell division and DNA repair. Prednisone is in a class of medications called corticosteroids. It is used to reduce inflammation and lower the body's immune response to help lessen the side effects of chemotherapy drugs. At times ctDNA can remain following standard pola-R-mini-CHP even when positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) scans show complete response (CR). This can help identify patients who need further therapy so they can receive consolidation treatment with mosunetuzumab. Mosunetuzumab is a monoclonal antibody that may interfere with the ability of cancer cells to grow and spread. A monoclonal antibody is a type of protein that can bind to certain targets in the body, such as molecules that cause the body to make an immune response (antigens). Using ctDNA to guide mosunetuzumab consolidation therapy may be an effective way to treat DLBCL in older adults.