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Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma: early-phase trial registry

36 of 82 indexed Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma trials are currently recruiting, with more weight in Phase 1-2.

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82 US clinical trials · 36 currently recruiting · #170 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count

Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma: 82 US clinical trials tracked, 36 recruiting.

Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma is the subject of 82 registered US clinical trials on ClinicalTrials.gov, 36 of them currently open to new participants. 16 are in Phase 3-4 (later-stage) and 62 in Phase 1-2 (earlier-stage). The most active sponsor is National Cancer Institute (NCI), running 6 of these trials.

Enrollment posture brief

Registry condition small-lymphocytic-lymphoma

OPEN 36 | RECR 44% | LATE 16 | EARLY 62 | RANK #170 | SPON 6

Nearest open-share peer: Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (44% recruiting · 132 trials)

Small-cell Lung Cancer47.5%Stage IV Lung Cancer AJCC v845.1%Small Lymphocytic Lympho (th…44%Peripheral Arterial Disease43.8%Liver Cancer37%
Open-enrollment share among volume-matched conditions near Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma

Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma lists 36 open slots (44% of 82 indexed trials). Peers are matched on registered volume, not therapeutic-area browse lists. How peer matching works →

Key findings

What ClinicalTrials.gov does not surface for Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma on its own pages , computed from the registry mirror as of 2026-08-08. Each line carries its own denominator so it can be quoted as it stands.

  1. Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma is recruiting above its size-band peers.

    36 of 82 indexed trials (43.9%) are open to enrollment, against a 39.7% average across 762 conditions with 20-99 trials. The peer set uses the same ClinicalTrials.gov-derived counts as this page.

  2. Sponsorship of Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma trials is spread across many organizations.

    National Cancer Institute (NCI) accounts for 6 of 82 trials (7.3%). 53 distinct sponsors appear on at least one study for this condition label.

  3. Typical Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma enrolment sits around 62 participants.

    Median target enrolment is 62 among the 82 trials that report a genuine target (sentinel values excluded). 46 of those (56.1%) plan for fewer than 100 participants.

  4. Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma research is mostly interventional.

    80 interventional and 2 observational studies make up this index (97.6% interventional). Study type is sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov.

Phase 124Phase 238Phase 316

Open and recent trials

82 total, page 1 of 2

RECRUITING Phase 3 1,200 participants

A Study of Nemtabrutinib (MK-1026) Versus Comparator (Investigator's Choice of Ibrutinib or Acalabrutinib) in First Line (1L) Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)/ Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma (SLL) (MK-1026-011/BELLWAVE-011)

Merck Sharp & Dohme

NCT06136559

RECRUITING 1,000 participants

Natural History Study of Monoclonal B Cell Lymphocytosis (MBL), Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia/Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma (CLL/SLL), Lymphoplasmacytic Lymphoma (LPL)/Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia (WM), and Splenic Marginal Zone Lymphoma (SMZL)

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

NCT00923507

RECRUITING Phase 3 700 participants

A Long-term Extension Study of PCI-32765 (Ibrutinib)

Janssen Research & Development

NCT01804686

RECRUITING Phase 3 662 participants

A Study of Pirtobrutinib (LOXO-305) Versus Ibrutinib in Participants With Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)/Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma (SLL)

Loxo Oncology

NCT05254743

RECRUITING Phase 3 630 participants

A Study to Investigate Progression-Free Survival With Sonrotoclax Plus Obinutuzumab Or Sonrotoclax Plus Rituximab Compared With Venetoclax Plus Rituximab Treatment In Patients With Relapsed and/or Refractory Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia/Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma (CELESTIAL-RRCLL)

BeOne Medicines

NCT06943872

RECRUITING Phase 1 614 participants

A Dose-Escalation and Expansion Study of BGB-16673 in Participants With B-Cell Malignancies

BeOne Medicines

NCT05006716

RECRUITING Phase 3 500 participants

A Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of BGB-16673 Compared to Pirtobrutinib in Adults With Relapsed/Refractory Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia or Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma

BeOne Medicines

NCT06973187

RECRUITING Phase 2 320 participants

A Study to Customize Ibrutinib Treatment Regimens for Participants With Previously Untreated Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

Janssen Research & Development

NCT05963074

RECRUITING Phase 1 276 participants

A Study of AZD0486 Monotherapy or in Combination With Other Anti-Cancer Agents for Mature B-Cell Malignancies

AstraZeneca

NCT06564038

RECRUITING Phase 2 249 participants

A Study Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of Pirtobrutinib in Participants With Relapsed or Refractory Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia/Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma

Loxo Oncology

NCT06588478

RECRUITING Phase 3 247 participants

Testing Early Treatment for Patients With High-Risk Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) or Small Lymphocytic Leukemia (SLL), EVOLVE CLL/SLL Study

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

NCT04269902

RECRUITING NA 200 participants

Umbilical Cord Blood Transplantation Using a Myeloablative Preparative Regimen for Hematological Diseases

Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota

NCT01962636

RECRUITING Phase 1 135 participants

Dose-escalation and Dose-expansion Study of Safety of Azer-cel (PBCAR0191) in Participants With Relapsed/Refractory (r/r) Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (NHL) and r/r B-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (B-ALL)

Imugene Limited

NCT03666000

RECRUITING Phase 1 132 participants

Anti-CD19 Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-Cell Immunotherapy for Leukemias

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

NCT06364423

RECRUITING Phase 2 120 participants

Acalabrutinib With or Without Obinutuzumab in Treating Patients With Early-Stage Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia or Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma

Mayo Clinic

NCT03516617

RECRUITING Phase 1 120 participants

AS-1763 in Patients With Previously Treated CLL/SLL or Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

Carna Biosciences

NCT05602363

RECRUITING Phase 2 100 participants

A Randomized Phase II Study Of Bruton Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor With Or Without Venetoclax In Veterans With Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)/Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma (SLL)

VA Office of Research and Development

NCT06520098

RECRUITING Phase 2 80 participants

Anti-pneumococcal Vaccine Strategy in Patients With Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

Seema Bhat

NCT05417165

RECRUITING Phase 2 62 participants

Intermittent Versus Continuous Venetoclax With Acalabrutinib for CLL/SLL

Zulfa Omer

NCT07014917

RECRUITING Phase 2 60 participants

Pneumococcal Pneumonia Vaccine Series (PCV20 and PPSV23) in Patients With Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Associated Immunodeficiency, PROTECT CLL Trial

University of Utah

NCT05183854

RECRUITING Phase 2 60 participants

Fixed Duration Pirtobrutinib and Obinutuzumab in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

Inhye Ahn

NCT06333262

RECRUITING Phase 2 60 participants

Acalabrutinib and Obinutuzumab for the Treatment of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

NCT04505254

RECRUITING Phase 2 52 participants

Acalabrutinib in Combination With Venetoclax or Obinutuzumab for the Treatment of Treatment-naive Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center

NCT05336812

RECRUITING 45 participants

Vaccine Responses in Patient With Multiple Myeloma and Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma After CAR-T Treatment

OHSU Knight Cancer Institute

NCT06784167

RECRUITING Early Phase 1 42 participants

64Cu-LLP2A for Imaging Hematologic Malignancies

Washington University School of Medicine

NCT06636175

RECRUITING NA 40 participants

Combating Cancer-Related Fatigue: A Personalized Supportive Care Program

UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center

NCT06860880

RECRUITING Phase 2 40 participants

Venetoclax-Obinutuzumab +/- Acalabrutinib in R/R CLL

Massachusetts General Hospital

NCT04560322

RECRUITING Phase 1 40 participants

Mosunetuzumab for CLL MRD Clearance

Inhye Ahn

NCT07052695

RECRUITING Phase 1 36 participants

Anti-CD19 Chimeric Antigen Receptor T Cells for Treatment of Relapsed or Refractory Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

C. Babis Andreadis

NCT04545762

RECRUITING Phase 2 34 participants

LP-168 and Obinutuzumab for Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia/Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma (CLL/SLL) and Variants of This

Zulfa Omer

NCT06978088

RECRUITING Phase 2 33 participants

Venetoclax and Obinutuzumab Followed by Epcoritamab for the Treatment of Untreated Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia and Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma, LonGEVity Trial

City of Hope Medical Center

NCT07218510

RECRUITING Phase 1 32 participants

Gene Therapy for CD19-Positive Hematologic Malignancies (SENTRY-CD19)

Vironexis Biotherapeutics

NCT06533579

RECRUITING Phase 2 30 participants

Pirtobrutinib (LOXO-305) and Venetoclax for the Treatment of Patients With CLL or SLL Resistant to Covalent BTKi

Kerry Rogers

NCT06466122

RECRUITING Phase 2 27 participants

Acalabrutinib, Venetoclax and Durvalumab for the Treatment of Richter Transformation From Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia or Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma

Mayo Clinic

NCT05388006

RECRUITING Phase 2 22 participants

Study of Epcoritamab as a Consolidation Therapy in CLL/SLL

Zulfa Omer

NCT07108998

RECRUITING Phase 2 20 participants

Sonrotoclax, Rituximab, and Zanubrutinib in Treating Participants With Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma, and Mantle Cell Lymphoma

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

NCT06839053

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 3 720 participants

Assessing the Ability of Combination Treatment With Venetoclax to Permit Time Limited Therapy in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

NCT03701282

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 3 600 participants

A Trial of Pirtobrutinib (LOXO-305) Plus Venetoclax and Rituximab (PVR) Versus Venetoclax and Rituximab (VR) in Previously Treated Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia/Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma (CLL/SLL)

Loxo Oncology

NCT04965493

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 3 590 participants

A Study Comparing Zanubrutinib With Bendamustine Plus Rituximab in Participants With Previously Untreated CLL or SLL

BeiGene

NCT03336333

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 3 529 participants

Ibrutinib and Rituximab Compared With Fludarabine Phosphate, Cyclophosphamide, and Rituximab in Treating Patients With Untreated Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia or Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

NCT02048813

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 3 465 participants

Testing the Addition of a New Anti-cancer Drug, Venetoclax, to the Usual Treatment (Ibrutinib and Obinutuzumab) in Untreated, Older Patients With Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

NCT03737981

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 3 309 participants

A Study of Pirtobrutinib (LOXO-305) Versus Bendamustine Plus Rituximab (BR) in Untreated Patients With Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)/Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma (SLL)

Loxo Oncology

NCT05023980

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 1 306 participants

ACP-196 (Acalabrutinib), a Novel Bruton Tyrosine Kinase (BTK) Inhibitor, for Treatment of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, Richter's Syndrome or Prolymphocytic Leukemia

Acerta Pharma

NCT02029443

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 3 300 participants

A Study of Nemtabrutinib vs Chemoimmunotherapy for Participants With Previously Untreated Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia/Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma (CLL/SLL) Without TP53 Aberrations (MK-1026-008, BELLWAVE-008)

Merck Sharp & Dohme

NCT05624554

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 3 238 participants

Study of LOXO-305 (Pirtobrutinib) Versus Investigator's Choice (Idelalisib Plus Rituximab or Bendamustine Plus Rituximab) in Patients With Previously Treated Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)/Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma (SLL)

Loxo Oncology

NCT04666038

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 2 234 participants

Venetoclax and Ibrutinib in Treating Patients With Chronic or Small Lymphocytic Leukemia

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

NCT02756897

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 1 217 participants

Phase I/II Study of Rapcabtagene Autoleucel in CLL, 3L+ DLBCL, r/r ALL and 1L HR LBCL

Novartis Pharmaceuticals

NCT03960840

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 1 195 participants

Safety and Efficacy Study of Epcoritamab in Subjects With Relapsed/Refractory Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia and Richter's Syndrome

Genmab

NCT04623541

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 1 190 participants

A Study of Nemtabrutinib (MK-1026) in Participants With Relapsed or Refractory Hematologic Malignancies (ARQ 531-101/MK-1026-001)

ArQule, Inc., a subsidiary of Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc. (Rahway, NJ USA)

NCT03162536

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 1 150 participants

NKX019, Intravenous Allogeneic Chimeric Antigen Receptor Natural Killer Cells (CAR NK), in Adults With B-cell Cancers

Nkarta

NCT05020678

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Phase Distribution

PhaseTrial count
Phase 1 24
Phase 2 38
Phase 3 16

Named interventions

Most-linked intervention names on Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma records (sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov). Counts are trial links, not unique products.

Venetoclax Drug
16 trials
Ibrutinib Drug
15 trials
Acalabrutinib Drug
11 trials
Rituximab Drug
11 trials
Pirtobrutinib Drug
9 trials
Biospecimen Collection Procedure
9 trials
Obinutuzumab Biological
8 trials
Computed Tomography Procedure
8 trials

US sites by state

Facility locations filed on Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma trials. A trial with sites in several states counts in each.

California 36 trials
Ohio 25 trials
Massachusetts 25 trials
New York 23 trials
Florida 23 trials
North Carolina 20 trials
Texas 17 trials
Minnesota 16 trials

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, National Library of Medicine. Data is informational only.

What to do with this Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma page

82 registered trials, 36 currently recruiting, is a starting point for a conversation, not a diagnosis or a recommendation.

Trial and recruiting counts reflect ClinicalTrials.gov registry status as of the data vintage above; individual trial eligibility and enrollment status can change.

Every figure on PlainTrial is rendered directly from the ClinicalTrials.gov registry, no number is typed in by an editor. This Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma condition card totals 82 registered trials; most-linked intervention Venetoclax; top US site state California. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, the data changelog, or report a data error.