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Study to Compare Axicabtagene Ciloleucel With Standard of Care Therapy as First-line Treatment in Participants With High-risk Large B-cell Lymphoma (ZUMA-23)

LAST UPDATED

April 15 2026

Clinicaltrials.gov ID

NCT05605899

OVERVIEW

An Adaptive Phase 3, Randomized, Open-Label, Multicenter Study to Compare the Efficacy and Safety of Axicabtagene Ciloleucel Versus Standard of Care Therapy as First-Line Therapy in Subjects With High-Risk Large B-Cell Lymphoma (ZUMA-23) (ZUMA-23)

PROTOCOL SUMMARY

The goal of this clinical study is to compare the study drug, axicabtagene ciloleucel, versus standard of care (SOC) in first-line therapy in participants with high-risk large B-cell lymphoma.

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Participation Requirements

Calendar

Age

18 Years +

Condition

Sex

ALL

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Healthy Volunteers

No

Study Details

Medical Condition

High-risk Large B-cell Lymphoma (LBCL)

Gender

N/A

Date

February 2023 - March 2031

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Phase

PHASE3

Product

Axicabtagene Ciloleucel, Cyclophosphamide, Fludarabine, Etoposide, Rituximab, Doxorubicin, Vincristine, Prednisone

Eligibility Information

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria

  • Histologically confirmed large B cell lymphoma (LBCL) based on 2016 World Health Organization (WHO) classification by local pathology lab assessment, including of the following:
  • Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), not otherwise specified (NOS)
  • High-grade B-cell lymphoma (HGBL)
  • Note: Transformed DLBCL from follicular lymphoma or from marginal zone lymphoma is eligible if no prior treatment with anthracycline-containing regimen.
  • High-risk disease defined as an International Prognostic Index (IPI) score of 4 or 5 at initial diagnosis.
  • Have received only 1 cycle of rituximab plus chemotherapy (R-chemotherapy).
  • Adequate bone marrow, renal, hepatic, pulmonary, and cardiac function.
  • Females of childbearing potential must have a negative serum or urine pregnancy test.
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Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria

  • The following WHO 2016 subcategories by local assessment:
  • T-cell/histiocyte-rich LBCL
  • Primary DLBCL of the central nervous system (CNS)
  • Primary mediastinal (thymic) LBCL
  • B-cell lymphoma, unclassifiable, with features intermediate between DLBCL and classical Hodgkin lymphoma
  • Burkitt lymphoma
  • History of Richter's transformation of chronic lymphocytic leukemia
  • Presence of detectable cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)-malignant cells, brain metastases, or a history of CNS involvement of lymphoma.
  • Presence of cardiac lymphoma involvement.
  • Any prior treatment for LBCL other than the 1 cycle of R-chemotherapy.
  • History of severe immediate hypersensitivity reaction to any of the agents used in this study.
  • Presence of CNS disorder. History of stroke, transient ischemic attack, or posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) within 12 months prior to enrollment.
  • History of acute or chronic active hepatitis B or C infection.
  • Positive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) unless taking appropriate anti-HIV medications, with an undetectable viral load by PCR and with a cluster of differentiation 4 (CD4) count > 200 cells/uL.
  • Medical conditions or residual toxicities from prior therapies likely to interfere with assessment of safety or efficacy of study treatment. Please refer to protocol for further details.
  • History of clinically significant cardiac disease within 12 months before enrollment.
  • History of any medical condition requiring maintenance systemic immunosuppression/systemic disease modifying agents within the last 2 years.
  • Note: Other protocol defined Inclusion/Exclusion criteria may apply.
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Locations

Locations (85)
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University of Alabama Hospital

Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35233

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Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center

Gilbert, Arizona, United States, 85234

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Mayo Clinic

Phoenix, Arizona, United States, 85054

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UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center

La Jolla, California, United States, 92093

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University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)

Los Angeles, California, United States, 90095

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Colorado Blood Cancer Institute

Denver, Colorado, United States, 80218

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Moffitt Cancer Center

Tampa, Florida, United States, 33612

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Georgia Cancer Center at Augusta University

Augusta, Georgia, United States, 30912

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Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60612

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University of Chicago Medical Center

Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60637

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University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa, United States, 52242

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The University of Kansas Hospital

Westwood, Kansas, United States, 66205

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Norton Cancer Institute, St. Matthews Campus

Shelbyville, Kentucky, United States, 40065

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Ochsner Clinic Foundation

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, 70121

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University of MD Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center

Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21201

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Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02215

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University of Michigan

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48109

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Mayo Clinic Cancer Center Outpatient Pharmacy

Rochester, Minnesota, United States, 55902

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John Theurer Cancer Center at Hackensack University Medical Center

Hackensack, New Jersey, United States, 07601

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Roswell Park Cancer Institute

Buffalo, New York, United States, 14203

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Weill Cornell Medical College - NewYork Presbyterian Hospital

New York, New York, United States, 10021

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Columbia University Medical Center

New York, New York, United States, 10032

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University of Rochester Medical Center

Rochester, New York, United States, 14642

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Montefiore Medical Center

The Bronx, New York, United States, 10467

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Novant Health Cancer Institute- Hematology

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, 28204

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Prisma Health Cancer Institute

Greenville, South Carolina, United States, 29615

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Tennessee Oncology, PLLC

Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37203

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Henry-Joyce Cancer Center

Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37232

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University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Dallas, Texas, United States, 75235

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The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston, Texas, United States, 77030

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Intermountain LDS Hospital/Blood and Marrow Transplant/ Acute Leukemia Program

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, 84143

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Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, Virginia, United States, 23298

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Royal Prince Alfred Hospital

Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia, 2050

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Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital

South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 4101

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Peter MacCallum Cancer Center

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 3000

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Medizinische Universität Innsbruck

Innsbruck, Austria, 6020

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Zuniklinikum Salzburg, Landeskrankenhaus, Universitatsklinik fur Innere Medizin III der PMU

Salzburg, Austria, 5020

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Universitätsklinikum St. Pölten

Sankt Pölten, Austria, 3100

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Medizinische Universität Wien (AKH Wien, Medical University Vienna and General Hospital Vienna)

Vienna, Austria, 01090

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Jewish General Hospital

Montreal, Canada, H3T1E2

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The Ottowa Hospital- General Campus

Ottawa, Canada, K1H 8L6

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Princess Margaret Cancer Centre

Toronto, Canada, M5G 2M9

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CHU Bordeaux-Hopital Haut-Leveque

Bordeaux, France

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Centre Leon Berard

Cedex Lyon 08, France, 69008

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CHU Dijon

Dijon, France, 21079

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Hopital Claude Huriez CHU Lille, Service Maladies du sang

Lille, France, 59037

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Hopital Saint Eloi

Montpellier, France, 34295

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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice

Nice, France, CS 23079

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Hopital Henri MONDOR, APHP

Paris, France, 94000

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CHU Pontchaillou

Rennes, France, 35033

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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire(CHU) de Toulouse

Toulouse, France, 31100

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Helios Klinikum Berlin-Buch

Berlin, Germany, 13125

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Charite Universitaetsmedizin Berlin

Berlin, Germany

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Universitätsklinikum bonn, medizinische klinik III

Bonn, Germany, 53127

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Uniklinikum Duesseldorf, Klinik fuer Haematologie, Onkologie und klinische Immunologie

Düsseldorf, Germany, 40225

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Universitätsklinik Erlangen

Erlangen, Germany

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IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna

Bologna, Italy, 40138

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ASST Degli Spedali Civili di Brescia

Brescia, Italy, 25123

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Ospedale San Raffaele

Milan, Italy, 20132

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Azienda Ospedaliera di Perugia - Ospedale S. Maria della Misericordia

Perugia, Italy, 06132

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Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Bianchi Melacrino Morelli

Reggio Calabria, Italy, 89133

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Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore

Rome, Italy

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IRCCS Istituto Clinico Humanitas

Rozzano, Italy, 20089

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University Hospital, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine

Kyoto, Japan, 602-8566

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Tohoku University Hospital

Miyagi, Japan, 980-8574

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Osaka University Hospital

Osaka, Japan, 565-0871

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Juntendo University Hospital

Tokyo, Japan, 113-8431

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Tokyo Metropolitan Komagome Hospital

Tokyo, Japan, 113-8677

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Academisch Medisch Centrum

Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1081HV

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University Medical Center Groningen

Groningen, Netherlands, 9700 RB

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Leiden University Medical Center

Leiden, Netherlands, 2333 ZA

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Maastricht Universitair Medisch Centrum

Maastricht, Netherlands, 62002

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Universitair Medisch Centrum Utrecht

Utrecht, Netherlands, 3508 GA

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Centro Hospitalar Universitario Lisboa Norte, E.P.E. - Hospital de Santa Maria

Lisbon, Portugal

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Instituto Portugues de Oncologia de Lisboa Francisco Gentil - E.P.E.

Lisbon, Portugal

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Instituto Portugues de Oncologia do Porto Francisco Gentil, E.P.E.

Porto, Portugal, 4200-072

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Institut Catala d'Oncologia

Barcelona, Spain, 08908

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Hospital Universitari Vall D'Hebron

Barcelona, Spain, 8035

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Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre

Madrid, Spain, 28041

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Hospital Universitario de Salamanca

Salamanca, Spain, 37007

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Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla

Santander, Spain, 39008

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Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocio

Seville, Spain, 41013

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Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia

Valencia, Spain, 46010

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Addenbrookes Hospital (Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust)

Birmingham, United Kingdom, B15 2TH

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University Hospitals Southampton

Southampton, United Kingdom, SO16 6YD