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ArticleBlood advances2025

T-cell dysregulation informs radiotherapy-immunotherapy response in B-cell lymphoma: results from a phase 1 trial.

Eliza A Hawkes, Jodie B Palmer, Richard Khor, Sze Ting Lee, Melinda Burgess, Soi C Law, Maher K Gandhi, Geoffrey Chong, Jake Shortt, Rakin Chowdhury and 10 more

Registry-linked trialAbstract readClinical Trial, Phase I
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Article in Blood advances, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03610061 (Phase I Dose Escalation Study of Radiotherapy and Durvalumab in Relapsed/Refractory Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma), which is not on this map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT03610061 phase1completednot on this map

Phase I Dose Escalation Study of Radiotherapy and Durvalumab in Relapsed/Refractory Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma (DLBCL) and Follicular Lymphoma (FL): The RaDD Study

TypeinterventionalSponsorAustin HealthRan2018 to 2024Enrolled34ConditionsDiffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma, Follicular LymphomaArmsDurvalumab, Radiotherapy, Radiotherapy (cohort 6 only)
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

20 authors.

Eliza A HawkesOlivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute at Austin Health, Heidelberg, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-0376-2559
Jodie B PalmerOlivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute at Austin Health, Heidelberg, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-8964-0965
Richard KhorOlivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute at Austin Health, Heidelberg, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-7057-2747
Sze Ting LeeOlivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute at Austin Health, Heidelberg, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-8641-456X
Melinda BurgessFrazer Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
Soi C LawBlood Cancer Research Group, Mater Research, Translational Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-0782-6951
Maher K GandhiBlood Cancer Research Group, Mater Research, Translational Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-1000-5393
Geoffrey ChongOlivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute at Austin Health, Heidelberg, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-4006-2380
Jake ShorttMonash Haematology, Monash Health, Clayton, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-3185-6488
Rakin ChowdhuryFrazer Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.ORCID 0009-0000-9905-9667
Fiona SwainFrazer Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-7412-3271
Leonid ChurilovFaculty of Medicine, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia.
Michael MacManusPeter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Parkville, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-0900-5815
Charmaine SmithOlivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute at Austin Health, Heidelberg, Australia.
Fiona E ScottOlivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute at Austin Health, Heidelberg, Australia.ORCID 0009-0003-3190-6518
Arina MartynchykOlivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute at Austin Health, Heidelberg, Australia.ORCID 0009-0009-3094-8867
Allison BarracloughFiona Stanley Hospital, Perth, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-1615-0540
Kate ManosFlinders Medical Centre, Adelaide, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-6880-2876
Andrew M ScottOlivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute at Austin Health, Heidelberg, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-6656-295X
Colm KeaneFrazer Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-9009-9934

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

abstractDiffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) and follicular lymphoma (FL) are highly radiosensitive with immune-driven abscopal responses reported. Programmed cell death 1/programmed cell death ligand 1 (PD-L1) inhibitors are relatively ineffective in DLBCL/FL; however, evidence suggests synergy with radiotherapy (RT), but no clear biomarkers. This phase 1 study examined the safety of escalating RT dose and treated volumes with durvalumab (PD-L1 inhibitor) in 34 adults with relapsed/refractory DLBCL and relapsed/refractory FL, and the role of immune-cell subsets on outcomes. Patients received external-beam RT (2.5-30 Gray [Gy], 5 or 10 fractions up to 3 target sites) plus durvalumab from RT day 2, until progression. Novel positron emission tomography (PET) biodistribution studies of 89Zr-durvalumab and CD8 T-cell minibody-89Zr-Df-crefmirlimab were incorporated. The RT recommended phase 2 dose was 10 Gy/5 fractions and 30 Gy/10 fractions to 3 sites for FL and DLBCL, respectively. The most common grade 3 to 4 toxicities included anemia (9%), neutropenia (11%), and liver dysfunction (5%). Overall response was 60% in FL (3/5; complete response, 40% [2/5]), and 14% in DLBCL (4/27; complete response, 7% [2/27]). Distinct peripheral blood and tumor T-cell features, including CD8 PET-determined intratumoral CD8 T-cells, correlated with response (P < .05). RT-durvalumab with 30 Gy/10 fractions of RT to 3 disease sites is safe, and offers promising responses in FL. Intratumoral and peripheral blood CD8 T-cell dysregulation correlate with treatment response. This trial was registered at www.clinicaltrials.gov as #NCT03610061.

Indexed as

ImmunotherapyLymphoma, B-CellLymphoma, FollicularLymphoma, Large B-Cell, DiffuseT-LymphocytesAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntibodies, MonoclonalFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedTreatment OutcomeAntibodies, Monoclonaldurvalumab

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PMID40540795
PMCPMC12552934

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